Essays

Impressed by Emily Dickinson’s erudite and complex manner of writing, T. W. Higginson suggested his scholar leave her father’s home to reach out and interact with others; her ruminations seemed to him to be worthy of great discussion. Because Dickinson shot out astounding “thoughts of such a quality” in her letters and poems, Higginson could … Read more

Everyone lost their minds when they thought all the computers would crash in 2000 because of the “turn of the century” or whatever. It is probable that a lot of people do not know why everyone thought everything would crash simply because of the transition from the year 1999 to 2000, but they did. It … Read more

How possible is it that a fourteen-year old will act out violence against someone because of a game the kid played? Is there a possibility that someone will cause harm to others when they murder fake characters in a fake reality? If someone kills twohundred thirty one zombies on Call of Duty, will they go … Read more

The evolution of Russian Ballet Marilyn Monroe once said, “Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world” and I believe she was right and referring to ballet slippers when she said this. The Russian Ballet has been around for ages now and it has had quite a delightful evolution within. Ballet … Read more

Tam hardworking, have good sense of humour, excellent computer skills, mathematical skills, great verbal and non-verbal skills, conscientious, patient, trustworthy, dependable, reliable, committed, has the fear of God, empathetic, caring, a determined person who get things done when needed, helpful, an excellent motivator, a teacher and the best mother in the whole wide world says, … Read more

John Bowlby was a mid-twentieth-century English psychologist who was known all over the world for putting a scientific label to motherly love and its importance to a child. He called his evidences Attachment Theory. Bowlby’s thesis was that the success of all relationships in life is dependent on the success of the first one, specifically … Read more

Courage in Bacigalupi’s The Windup Girl: Fall to Rise Ambrose Redmoon once said, ” Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear”. In Paolo Bacigalupi’s novel, The Windup Girl, this particular quote is pertinent as the symbols, conflicts, and characters in the novel indicate … Read more

Gender is the basis for defining norms within men and women. Society expects each sex to follow their respective stereotypes. However, when these gender expectations are unsatisfactory, people face shame and rejection for deviating from the norm. This becomes further apparent in literature, where the authors use their platform to introduce abnormal versions of gender, … Read more

This pedagogical model comparison project will center round elementary literacy, which includes pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. Pedagogy, as defined by Watson and Wildy (2014), is the “set of instructional techniques and strategies which enable learning to take place and provide opportunities for the acquisition of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and dispositions” (p. 83). It is important … Read more

Tam analyzing the musical Legally Blonde that has music and lyrics written by Laurence O’Keefe, Nell Benjamin, and Heather Hach who wrote the libretto. The musical is based on the novel Legally Blonde written by Amanda Brown and the 2001 film version of the same name that tells a story of a UCLA sorority girl … Read more

Ancient Egypt was a society that thrived for many years. This civilization ended up devolping techniques that would be passed down many generations and even be used today. In the book, Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries, Kenneth Feder states, “Technological skills that should have taken hundreds or even thousands of years to evolve were brought into … Read more

Night by Elie Wiesel provided the world with a deep and painful insight to the horrors within the German lines. Throughout the novel, many lines tugged at the heart strings of audience members because they depicted true thoughts of Jewish captives during this time period. Though most of the novel described life in concentration camps, … Read more

In the fourteen century, men were always the superior, head of the household, the breadwinner, but women were always inferior, they would stay at home, do the house work, cook, and never would have a job. Well, times have changed. Women are reaching an equal status to men in political, social and economic matters, it’s … Read more

Reflecting back on the two main books we have read, Aya and Wild Swans, a connection can be main between the main characters of these stories. Aya, De-Hong, and Jung have very similar character traits even though they are from different times and cultures. A parallel seen between these characters is their independence, studious nature, … Read more

How Languages Shape Lives Learning new languages may shape our ways of talking and thinking. Also every language to another has many different ways in how we communicate with other people who speak the language we have learned. In “How Does Our Language Shape the Way We Think?” Lera Boroditsky explains how a new language … Read more

Malala is a young lady who became known to the world after the Taliban shot her in her head for speaking out. She is a girl who decided to make a difference in her country and as a result made a difference in the world. In the words of Mahatma Gandhi, “We must become the … Read more

Fascism is defined as “A political ideology that asserts the superiority and inferiority of different groups of people and stresses a low degree of both freedom and equality in order to achieve a powerful state (O’Neil A-17). ” The novel A Thousand Splendid Suns takes place in Afghanistan at a time in its history where … Read more

Introduction: What is a learning journal? A learning journal is a narrow-scope of information focusing on the creating of a compilation of my notes from both my lectures and tutorials, detailing certain aspects of topics that have been interesting to me. The learning journal will help me further understand what I’ve learned in the term … Read more

The dictator Napoleon in the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell resembles the current Sudanese Dictator Omar al-Bashir. Napoleon is a pig on Animal Farm who, from the time Mr. Jones was kicked out of the farm, assumed power and took as much control as he could over the farm. Omar al-Bashir has been president … Read more

It is safe to say that through out history advertising has been a major factor to large corporations around the world. In order to sell their products while maintaining a successful business, these large corporations have become extremely smart on how to get the viewers attention. Women and men are both used in advertisements, but … Read more

Second Red Scare Essay In the years following World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union entered upon the brink of the Cold War, which lasted from the late 1940s into the early 1950s. During this time, the United States broke into hysteria over supposed threats of communist in the country, thus brining … Read more

Nathaniel Hawthorne presents his story, “Rappaccini’s Daughter,” as an allegory of the inherent danger of corruption. As such, the story overflows with symbolism. There is intentionally not an enormous deal of subtlety in these symbols, as Hawthorne wants them to be clear to all readers. Hawthorne uses the marble fountain, the garden, and the large … Read more

Cheating Fiasco A relationship is meant for two people only, but some can’t seem to count. In today’s society, there are more people being unfaithful to their mate everyday as if they were never committed to them, and that is just selfish. Cheating does not only affect someone emotionally, but also physically. The pain after … Read more

I identify as a white, middle class, male-gendered ripple on this quasi-spatial persistent illusion we call life. As a member of the dominant group (at least in these categories) it is difficult to tease out the precise moments of acute realization that I “belonged” to any of these groups. Rather, it seems like I exist … Read more

In this paper, I will be writing a review of the textbook called, “Systems Theory in Action: Applications to Individual, Couples, and Family Therapy” written by Shelly Smith-Acuna (2011). This will include the purpose behind Smith-Acuna’s writing of chapters three and four in the textbook and the principle of systemic thinking that the author emphasized. … Read more

The Attachment theory is the focal point of understanding the physically and emotional relationships among individuals that starts off with the first interactive love relationship that usually involves a primary caregiver as an infant which is usually your mother. Within the Attachment Theory it is the mother/child bond that develops the infant’s brain development to … Read more

Years ago I adventured on a family trip to the Bahamas. During the time, my sister and I were twelve and eleven, respectively. Due to the fact that it was our first trip outside of the United States, it was imperative that we obtained passports. Because we never journeyed outside the country’s expansive borders, we … Read more

Guilt and forgiveness from a Christian and Psychological perspective From a Christian perspective, guilt is the feeling that we get when we know we have failed in obeying the commandments of God, or that we have acted in ways contrary to what we believe is right. The Baker’s Theological Dictionary of the Bible (2000) emphasizes … Read more