Essays

In Crowley, Texas a six year old girl returning home is quizzed by her parents, and later police about her encounter with the nearby neighbor, the young girl admits the perpetrator had indecently touched her. The accused was not charged with any crimes or labeled as a sex offender and allowed to return to his … Read more

Maya Angelou (1928 – 2014) was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist who published many works throughout her lifetime. She is most famously known for her memoirs and poems documenting her early life, including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, published in 1969, and Phenomenal Women, about her journey as a woman, … Read more

We judge people on their normal and abnormal behavior but where is the line between them. Societal normalcy is to behave in an acceptable and in a similar manner as everyone else. Psychological normalcy is simply to be without a mental disorder. However, both of these definitions have extreme variances. This blurs the line of … Read more

My father snorted impatiently and repeated his question. “What m-m-makes… you special? ” I looked away, eyes roaming the study. “I don’t know,”|| murmured. This was no dodge; it was the truth. “No,” my father insisted. He raised his voice. “Think. “What makes you different? ” I shook my head, not knowing what he wanted … Read more

In the past week, 250 civilians including 49 children have died because of airstrikes in Aleppo. Dear classmates, this speech is not about amazing accomplishments about happiness. My speech is about how our selfishness has costed human lives, how hypocritical this society is and how we failed to stop a genocide. I am talking about … Read more

That feeling of elation had all but disappeared when he had finally returned to his chambers, the same one that Arthur had been given use of. Merlin had laid down on the bed, only to find himself tossing and turning, unused to the soft down-filled mattress. After what seemed like hours, he’d gathered a blanket … Read more

THE STATUE OF LIBERTY The Statue of Liberty by award-winning documentarian Ken Burns is only one hour long, but is one of the most powerful films that I have ever watched. It’s a part of a series that Burns has done entitled “America. ” Because our society today is struggling with how to respond to … Read more

School Dress Code What is fair? What is fair when it comes to schools dress code? Parents have said when they were in high school they could wear off-the shoulder crop tops with their low-rise jeans and chucks and be just fine. Smithville High School has made strict rules on what to wear to be … Read more

Have you wondered if the decisions we made and make were caused by past factors or were just chose by our free will though out our lives? Paul Ree’s explanation to that sums up that free will does not exists, thus, there is no moral responsibility and vice versa. which can be basically translated as … Read more

Hollywood, amazingly out of this world, and when I say out of this world, I mean it. Whether we realize it or not, Hollywood can sometimes be seen as an artificial way of life and in the movie I Am Sam, Hollywood is extremely helpful in the way we portrav individuals with an intellectual disorder. … Read more

Before Starting: The behaviour I have chosen to increase in frequency is going to the gym more often. I love going to the gym as it makes me feel strong and happy. Quiet recently I got a trainer to motivate me to go to the gym and push beyond my limits. Towards the end of … Read more

It was a sunny day, Zack was riding his hoverboard down the streets full of joy to go to school. He indeed should be happy as today was his birthday. It was August 17, 2252, and today they were going to teach about sybernaux. The new solar system the humans have landed in. On the … Read more

The Roman and Byzantine empires are widely regarded as two of the most powerful empires in human history. With large religious empires comes large extravagant architecture. The Pantheon, a temple created for the worship of the many Roman Gods was built by the emperor Hadrian in Rome from 118 to 125 CE. The Hagia Sophia … Read more

Hollywood is the most popular form of cinema and filmmaking; it is the first one that comes to mind when people think of cinema today. But, the world is not limited to just the American and Hollywood perspective as other countries make their own films even compete against the familiar style. Transnational films break through … Read more

On 6/14/2015 at approximately 1833 hours, I was conducting a security walk in Tower 12-B Pod at the Lower Buckeye Jail (address listed above). After I completed the walk in B podl came up to cell 8 and noticed (V1) Inmate Stark, Arthur MCSO Booking Number (T174712) was laying on the lower bed inside his … Read more

With the rising presence of machines in society, it has become necessary to decide how to implement a moral processing system into machines. Self-driving cars have seemed like a dream for a long time, always appearing as something futuristic, but unfathomable in the current world. However, as recently as 2014, Google and a few other … Read more

The second commercial that Craig analyzed was a Miller Beer commercial. The commercial begins with a couple sitting in a booth, holding hands, as a young, blond waitress walks across the room. It is at this point that a man dressed as a cowboy walks into the cafe. The rest of the commercial from what … Read more

Bernie Madoff was a successful businessman, who built his business with an investment of five thousand dollars and ran his business using Ponzi schemes. His Ponzi schemes are what made him acquire so many investors and make billions. As crooked and illegal as Bernie Madoff’s actions might’ve been he found a way to still strike … Read more

Why would you like to become a member of Teen Council? I would like to become a member of Teen Council because of numerous reasons. First, I love to meet different artist ar artist alike and talking with them about art and listening to all different views, and this skill will aid me in collaborating … Read more

Purpose: The purpose of this experiment is to: determine the limiting reactant of a chemical reaction that involves iron filings and a copper sulfate solution. Second, to determine the mole ratios between iron and copper and to show that a single replacement reaction occurs when iron and copper sulfate react with each other. And lastly, … Read more

I visited a Vietnamese Buddhist temple in West Palm Beach, and I was able to partake in some of their religious practices. There are many Vietnamese people in Florida, so the temples where created in order to provide people with the chance to practice Buddhism and express the cultural values. The form of Buddhism I … Read more

The different types of force characteristics such as heavy versus light forces and continuous versus intermittent force and the type of tooth movement influence the rate and force of orthodontic tooth movement. Heavy forces generally results in pain development, necrosis of cellular components within the PDL and undermining resorption of alveolar bone adjacent to the … Read more