Essays

The basic objectives of this course: American Cultural Experience was to basically understand American culture better, at least that is what I am getting from it. I don’t believe that you can understand another countries culture, unless you understand your own, so this class is helping me understand my own culture. I believe that the … Read more

Similarities of Two Tales “The Glass Menagerie” and “A Raisin in the Sun” are about families with different backgrounds and are placed in different eras of American history. In “A Raisin in the Sun,” an AfricanAmerican family struggles with keeping faith with their dreams and remaining optimistic. “The Glass Menagerie,” parallels to “A Raisin in … Read more

Are you a white male from a good family? If so then you could potentially get away with raping someone. Rape is too common now and white privileged men seem to be able to get away with it. However to some rape is just another miniature crime, but to myself and others it is so … Read more

In the modern world, music provides more than just entertainment; it has become a way to spread political messages. Pop musicians, some with millions of fans around the world, have been more willing to challenge established conventions, knowing that their songs can potentially possess a profound and life-changing effect. One of the most avant-garde artist … Read more

In the novel Beloved, Toni Morrison writes in both the past and the present. When in the present, the characters constantly encounter the events of their past. Memories of their past are always painful, disturbing, and involve the horrors of slavery. Although the characters hope to live peacefully in the present, their past haunts them … Read more

For many decades, women lived under the suppression of men. In fact, many people still argue this today. There are many facts that support the idea that men are privileged over women in today’s society. However, these gender issues were much more overt and much more of a problem in the past. Many authors have … Read more

Fire Development shows the time history of a fuel-limited fire. In other words, the fire growth is not limited by a lack of oxygen. As more fuel becomes involved in the fire, the energy level continues to increase until all of the fuel available is burning fully developed stage. Then as the fuel is burned … Read more

During the rule of the Roman Empire, thousands of people were persecuted. A major number of those people were Christians who are known as martyrs because they died for believing and practicing their faith. They were persecuted under the empire for many reasons such as the motives of the different emperors, but overall it was … Read more

Women Subordination in Greek Mythology The versatility and malleability of Greek myths allowed ancient to incorporate their values and traditions. One recurrent theme throughout times and cultures seems to remain the same: the inferiority of women. In the following pages, I will discuss the relationship in Greek mythology between males and female figures. Furthermore, I … Read more

Amanda Seyfried’s Letters To Juliet: Who Am I? Have you ever seen the movie Letters to Juliet? It is a movie about a girl, who in a low point in her life, finds a letter in a wall while aboard in Italy. This letter was written years earlier and shocked the girl, played by Amanda … Read more

In this course, we have gone over a lot of topics, that have been interesting and some have been very confusing. One of our topics that I’ve found interesting and I enjoyed was when talked about the weaknesses and strengths of Gaunilo’s and Kant’s and their ontological arguments. Anselm’s ontological argument defined God as being … Read more

This specific Ted Talk points out some major issues that are going on in today’s society. Jon Ronson brings up some excellent points pertaining to how the social media can take one simple thing and misconstrued it and then proceed to blow it up way out of proportion. It was not only the subject matter … Read more

In this paper I will be discussing Abraham Lincoln’s relationship/ marriage with Mary Todd Lincoln. It is somewhat debated whether or not their marriage was a business deal or if it was really true love. The reason this is heavily debated is because at one point in their engagement, they broke it off. Then all … Read more

This paper will argue that abortion is not morally permissible. The phrase morally permissible can be explained by the following definition: allowed by principles with respect to what is right and wrong. First, this paper will argue that abortion is immoral and not morally permissible in the religious standpoint. This will be followed by an … Read more

By convention, artwork – both in the illustrative and written medium – serves as a literal representation of an idea. Brush strokes paint vivid colors in hopes of capturing an iconic moment, and words are deliberately structured to tell a moving story. At its core, any form of art fulfills the capacity to capture life; … Read more

EL AURENS is a touching dramatic, character driven short story. The script explores solid themes about tolerance and making the right life choices. The characters are confronted by strong moral decisions. In addition, the topic of immigration and the abuse of women in Iran are relevant issues to explore. The tone is consistently dramatic. The … Read more

In A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens presents a story that cannot be found in textbooks. By juxtaposing different experiences of femininity and domestic life in the late 18th century, Dickens highlights a duality in French and English contemporary thought towards the role of the family in state and war. Ultimately, this serves as … Read more

Child poverty refers to the phenomenon of children living in poverty. This applies to children that come from poor families or orphans being raised with limited, or in some cases absent, state resources. Children that fail to meet the minimum acceptable standard of living for the nation where that child lives are said to be … Read more

Cypress is formally organized into a multi-divisional system. On the primary layer, Cypress is functional; it is divided into Products, Finance, R&D, Marketing, and Manufacturing. Within these departments, it is market-based by both product and geography. From Rodgers’ recruitment system to killer software, Cypress’ architectural features instill and maintain the company’s competitive and cutthroat culture. … Read more

Thave experienced many crazy occurrences in my lifetime, stories of real fun and adventure that any young kid would love to enjoy. I also have always had a vivid imagination, creating storylines for me and my cousin to re-play, but this was a step further into a reality. A moment that seemed too real, but … Read more

Caring for the Amish in a Modern world Tanya Mitchell Mid-State Technical College Caring for the Amish in a Modern world The Amish believe in living in the simple world. They travel by horse drawn buggies and most don’t use electricity. Cell phones, Internet, and vacuum cleaners are not among the items found in an … Read more

We are able to visualize, feel, smell, and hear the world around us due to a system called the sensory system. All around the surface of our body we have detectors that are known as receptors. These receptors, in the form of cells, are specialized to capture specific forms of energy- whether heat, light, chemical, … Read more

In “The Metamorphosis”, Gregor refuses to face the reality of his situation, instead choosing to remain in denial about his family life and to an extent, his metamorphosis into a bug, resulting in his eventual death. He maintains an illusion for himself of a loving family, essentially living life in a daze, a constant daydream … Read more

Imagine that one simple mistake you make could mean the difference between your life and death? The cruel realization of this comes into play in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne, when Bruno, a nine year-old German boy meets Shmuel, a nine year-old Jewish boy at a concentration camp called, “Auschwitz. ” … Read more

Today, people have seen loads of advertisement of beauty and ways young girls can attract men. The closer someone looks it is ironic how most people say everyone is beautiful in their own way. Meanwhile, the people in articles are influencing young teens and adults to look a certain way. The audience needs to acknowledge … Read more

Cross country practice started a week before school started for most people; for me and many others, it started a couple weeks into summer. Eventually, when the season actually started we all started running together more and do harder workouts. Then in a couple more weeks we started having a couple meets, sometimes two a … Read more

Disney has had its vast array of princesses in its prime and they’re still continuing to create more that unsurprisingly influence the girls in our society. Each princess of Disney’s undoubtedly came along with their own distinct personalities, however all of them portrayed some similar characteristics that correlated with the same intentions of being a … Read more

Imagine being a young teen, scared and nervous thinking this test is going to shape your future. Then, all of sudden there it is right in front of you. You knew all the answers because you spent hours studying, but for some reason your mind just cannot seem to access the information. Then you think … Read more

As seen at the beginning of Pride and Prejudice, a novel written by Jane Austen, a set of characters can be seen being either too prideful or too prejudiced. Two of these characters take part in their fair share of change during the course of the novel. Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy are the most … Read more

If there was one award the film Mad Max: Fury Road deserved at the 2016 Oscars, it was Costume Design. Costume designer Jennifer Beavan did an exemplary job of creating a wardrobe for each of the characters that wholly encompassed the gritty, wartorn world they inhabited. Not only were these costumes aesthetically pleasing, but each … Read more

This is my personal journey towards dismantling my conceptualized understanding of being a privileged knower into accepting that I am a complete foreigner. Throughout this learning journey, I have uncovered weeds that would impact my anti-oppressive journey path. I will integrate the “Just Practice Framework” principals of “meaning, context, power, history, and possibility” that will … Read more

Fighting for Gay Adoption Rights Homosexuality is becoming more and more accepted and integrated into today’s society, however, when it comes to homosexuals establishing families, there is usually a problem. In most states, homosexuals can adopt children like any other married or single adult. There are a lot of arguments to this topic, some people … Read more

Task 3 “The Social Model was devised by disabled people to explain the barrier to equality which they experience” (Children in Wales) Social model is a more acceptable model as it states that society is the problem rather than the person’s impairment an example is if a building doesn’t have a ramp the social model … Read more

In Antarctica it can get as cold as -50°C this is because the sun is aimed at a shallow angle towards Antarctica this means that there is not a lot of sunlight that hits Antarctica, the sun that does hit Antarctica is either reflected off the shiny white ice and the heat energy is sent … Read more

Authoritarianism can be a favorable system of government because it is more efficient that even parliamentary democracy, and extremely stable when implemented correctly. Unfortunately this is a slippery slope: while the country has stability it needs to retain its stability, and the only way one can do that is by hampering free speech and free … Read more

World War II left Europe devastated. The Nazi tyranny, unstoppable in its surge of power, left Europe ruined and put many countries in a state of bankruptcy. In the “King’s Speech” by King George VI, he seeks to commemorate all those who lost their lives fighting for their country’s freedom and to mark a new … Read more

The Blame Game Teen angst is known across the world as just something that most teens have at some point or another. Both boys and girls go through a rebellion stage, but they tend to differ slightly based on time, place, and of course the people around them. It is the time of change, a … Read more

Studied guinea pig’s immune response which produces a very robust T cell response, like humans, against intracellular pathogens. My duties were to develop guinea pig reagents, which are lacking, to do molecular immunological studies in the guinea pig animal model in pre-clinical vaccine development. Performed early development work on vaccines to Haemophilus influenza, Moraxella catarrhalis, … Read more

There is no doubt that Kino’s majestic pearl symbolizes and portrays different ideas and feelings throughout John Steinbeck’s The Pearl. Kino dives for the pearl and sees it as a symbol of hope and a bright future. However, with the ironic ending of the novel, it is easy to conclude that Kino and Juana feel … Read more

One thing to remember is that, as the laws are currently written (both federal and state), sending nude pictures of minors is defined as either child pornography or sexual exploitation of a minor. Which, of course, leads to absurdities like that case in North Carolina (wasn’t it? ) wherein two teenagers are charged as adults … Read more