Essays

This is Barney. He’s a Randal. He lives with his family in Carrollton, Alaska. His friends, the little Randals, are planning one last adventure before everyone is forced to move. The first to arrive is Clint and he loves to dance. His favorite move is the “Chunky Monkey”. Although his legs are slow to go, … Read more

1. INTRODUCTION Brazil is a land of diverse culture and people, due to being part of the former colonial empire belonging to Portugal. It is the only country in South America to have Portuguese as its national language instead of Spanish. Along with this colonization, Brazil would see a huge surge of culture from many … Read more

“Kindness” and “hope” are two simple words. One could look them up in a dictionary, define them, write them, and do what they wish with them. However, to know and to act are two different things. Kindness can be define as “the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. ” Kindness is doing your best … Read more

In The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks written by Rebecca Skloot, there is a debate over whether Americans should be hopeful for the future of healthcare or whether to be pessimistic about what’s to come. There are times where people can see both sides of the argument and it is understandable why people have different … Read more

Purposely applying unpredictable and sparse punctuation and conventions, Cummings emphasizes the importance of logic versus emotions through this style. In the poem, Cummings conveys his love and devotion to a woman of an unknown source by thus stating, “[they] are for each other. ” Cummings expresses his beliefs that emotions are much more powerful and … Read more

For the Infant and Toddler Curriculum class, I was assigned the toddler classroom at Montessori Day School to complete my 24 hours of observation. The classroom had ten children with two teachers. The classroom was divided into four sections by two-shelf bookshelves. There were two tables, large carpets, and small white rugs where the students … Read more

Dust being carried and swept all around your home and town basically describes The Dust Bowl. The Dust Bowl led to a major decline in an area’s population because large numbers of people moved, people left to go to safe states, people lost jobs, and the number of storms affected the population. To start things … Read more

For many years, the battle of the Alamo in 1836 has widely been regarded as the turning point in the Texas Revolution. But of all the unknowns regarding that battle, such as how Davy Crockett died or if William B. Travis was placed on the funeral pyre alive, one of the most important mysteries is … Read more

With tensions between the colonial townspeople and the higher class British soldiers sparking conflicts, the Boston Massacre was sure to happen at one point. As the most famous story goes, colonists threw snowballs at the soldiers, called them nasty names, and dared them to fire their bayonets. The Redcoats responded as so by readying their … Read more

During the 1800s slavery was established. Slavery was common in the south, however slavery was abolished in several areas such as the North for example. Several African Americans for instance Harriet Tubman, she tried to escape from the South and tried entering the North for freedom and the pursuit of happiness. However this wasn’t any … Read more

Musicians don’t retire; they stop when there’s no more- Louis Armstrong He means that the musician doesn’t stop playing the music until he has no more music to play and for a good musician they make songs all the way until they are deceased. Louis Armstrong was an important figure in American history because he … Read more

By the 1850’s the Constitution, originally viewed as a document for national unity, had become a source of regional disagreements and tension that eventually resulted in the failure of the Union. The Constitution never outright mentions slavery, and created an unsolved problem that later resulted in compromises and the failure of the Union it formed. … Read more

There I was, walking along the road that lead to whatever next town it let to. It was a cold, windy sunny day with no cars around and I was also alone, which to me was a perfect day and I was also terrified. I should probably tell you that most of my family is … Read more

According to Prochaska and DiClemente’s Behavioural Change model which takes the individual through step by step stages in order to change, Ava’s is at the contemplation stage. Here she is beginning to think about making changes, allowing her to move to the decision stage where she understands she is at risk, then needs to make … Read more

America is known as the country that is able to overcome adversity and hardship. It is what allowed us to become the great nation we are today. However, there is a growing epidemic we have failed to accommodate for and is quickly sweeping the nation. This disease isn’t from pathogens, but originates from the food … Read more

It was selfish, I knew in that moment that it was selfish. My sister, Bridgette, was only six years old, and I took advantage of being only a year older than her. She was oblivious to what I was doing in that moment. We were at the arcade in the middle of July in Stone … Read more

Throughout my entire senior year, I had reflected upon my experiences in my high school career. With this, I have come to the conclusion that whomever said and believed that high school were the best years of their lives obviously did not ever attend such an institution. Although my input is rather cynical, I have … Read more

Everywhere around the world, barriers located on each and every continent. From the common American’s back yard to the Great Wall of China, we use them for privacy and security, but not all uses of walls have good intentions behind them. An example such as the Berlin Wall, created in 1961, divided East and Western … Read more

I. Heart of Darkness Text Theme: “A haze rested on the low shores that ran out to seanin vanishing flatness. The air was dark above Gravesend.” (pg.45) “Only the gloom to the west, brooding over the upper reaches, became more sombre every minute, as if angered by the approach of the sun.” (pg.46) Conflict: “- … Read more

In this comparison essay I will be addressing the reading process and it’s 5 stage process as well as the writing process with it’s 5 stage process both found in the Literacy in the 21st century textbook. The two processes go hand in hand and integrated together can benefit students with the ability to read … Read more

My trip started out one day when we wanted to go to six flags. My sister, mom, and I packed up and decided to go the next day. We all woke up pretty early and we were excited to get there, we got in the car and left. We took off from home and got … Read more

A lie: a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive (Dictionary.com). Today society consists of good, yet dishonest company. Deceit is more common than uncommon and research has shown that on a daily basis, lies are consistent in every individual’s life. According to a study done by U.S. News & World Report, for every … Read more