Essays

Jack London wrote White Fang during the era of the Klondike Gold Rush of 1887. Inspirations for the book highlight many of London’s adventures and experiences during the Alaskan rush. London applies Realism in his novels the most. In brief, White Fang features the rigors of a wolf-dog born wild but who becomes docile gradually … Read more

Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation centers on the lives of two characters, Bob Harris (Bill Murray) and Charlotte (Scarlet Johansson). Bob is an aging actor and movie star from Hollywood, who struggles with a mid-life crisis. His visit to Tokyo is to film whiskey commercials as well as make appearances on some of the popular … Read more

Percival and Gwaine took their usual seats at the round table. The Council Chamber was so quiet Percival heard his own shallow breathing. Even the most serious of meetings rarely started out this somber. And more that the silence was the thick presence of worry in the air. Council members sat erect, and even Gwaine … Read more

The Romantic Era vs. The Enlightenment: The Ultimate Antithesis When we think back to the romantic era and the enlightenment, we create images of old philosophers and writers in the glow of a lamp trekking the way to the beliefs we rely on now by the edge of their pen. The noted people who started … Read more

If someone observes the parent/child relationships and notices that the parent gives too much discipline, the parent could be observed further and the child will be questioned about their parents, without their parents, in a private setting. “If a child is physically injured, including bruising, broken skin, swelling or a situation that requires medical attention, … Read more

The mock trial we held in class progressed pretty well within the two days we had. With the amount of time that we had to prep for the trial and the amount of experience we had about trials, we as a class improvised and adjusted perfectly. Our peek was on our second day, when everyone … Read more

World War 1 Propaganda The “They Shall Not Pass” poster is a inspirational poster connected with the Poliu era of French propaganda. Poliu, which meant “shaggy,” or “hairy” soon was known as a French soldier on the front lines. The exact happenings of this piece by Maurice Neumont is a French soldier in ragged attire … Read more

One of the ongoing arguments within the field of Human Evolution is how and why our big brains evolved. Brains are really expensive. Our brains are much larger than they ought to be. There has to be a reason for a brain to both evolve, and be sustained, that is larger than necessary for the … Read more

Soraya’s perspective of meeting Amir Summer 1984 Today started off like every other normal, summer day here in Fremont, California. I woke up and helped Mama jan make the breakfast and then I helped her finish the daily chores around the house. When I was done I went to my room and drowned myself in … Read more

The Way I Experienced It While many people may think the National Park Service was started by Theodore Roosevelt it was not. Theodore Roosevelt worked on the National Park System, while in office, but the actual National Park Service actually started in 1916. The National Park Service is comprised of 417 protected areas, 59 of … Read more

Throughout the world, discrimination in all forms has continued to be a constant struggle; whether it’s racial, gender-based, religion, beliefs, appearance or anything that makes one person different from another, it’s an everyday occurrence. A major place that discrimination is occurring at is in the workplace. The largest discrimination problem is believed to gender-based, because … Read more

Fast Food, Fast Death Almost 75% of people in the United States of America are considered to be overweight or obese. Food such as burgers and chicken nuggets are being consumed by the average American daily, this may indicate why our Nation’s waistline is increasing from the overconsumption of meat and unhealthy fats. Fast food … Read more

In the context of the years 1815 to 1917 to what extent was the collapse of Tsardom caused by the spontaneous upsurge of the political masses? To fully understand the collapse of Tsardom, the condition of Russia in 1917 must be analysed, along with 1815 to 1917. The Russian revolution and the subsequent collapse of … Read more

While many societies around the world are becoming more connected due to globalization, individual civilizations have distinct cultures that affect all aspects of that society’s behavior, including play. How people play is often misconstrued as a universal constant, however, this is not the case and such an interpretation can make it difficult to objectively study … Read more

Friendship can often spring out of the most unexpected places. People often say that the best friendships were those that no one anticipated. In “The Epic of Gilgamesh” Gilgamesh himself finds the truest of friendships in the most unexpected of places. He finds them in a young man named Enkidu who shares his same enjoyment … Read more

Out of the 27, 21, 13, 7, and 3 states that offer no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, in-person absentee voting, permanent absentee, and vote-by-mail respectively, New York is not one of them (Desilver). The only form of early voting permitted under Article II Section 2 of the New York State Constitution is absentee voting with … Read more

Over the course of the last forty years, the United States has been battling the ‘War on Drugs. ” A phrase coined by President Richard Nixon in 1971 to launch his campaign to protect America and its citizens from the harm that is associated with the use of drugs. This brought about new legislation in … Read more

Jim Morrison once said, “Violence isn’t always evil. What’s evil is the infatuation with violence. ” Violence against others is always a bad thing to do, but people who do violence have something to do that’s inside their brain. Humans doing violent acts have something to do with genetics, their job, or their childhood. With … Read more

When we look deeper into the de la Poer’s character we begin to discover some other weaknesses, aside from the desire to consume other human beings. Similar to Edgar Allan Poe, Lovecraft had a tendency to write about more than what was on the surface. His focus was more centered on the interior, what was … Read more

We can learn form every character in the bible through their stories. We learned from David that we all have challenges that we must face, even giant ones, and that God gives us the strength to get through those challenges. The story of Ruth and Naomi shows us that having faith and strong friendships can … Read more

Part one of Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis” is a representation of basic Marxist principles, with a significant focus on alienation of the worker. The worker, Gregor Samsa, has been blinded to his disadvantaged condition by the minor troubles and major alienation he experiences as a traveling salesman. It is not until he is transformed into … Read more

1. Summary Marguerite O’Haire, Samantha McKenzie, Sandra McCune, and Virginia Slaughter conducted a research study that tested the effects of Animal-Assisted Activities on children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The objective of their study was to see how Animal-Assisted Activities effect the social functioning of their participants. Their research took place in kindergarten through seventh grade … Read more

Leadership is very important in life. It has been taught by a lot of people in many different ways. Only a few authors are the best at explaining it. John Calvin Maxwell is one of those few authors. John Maxwell is known across the globe as motivational author, speaker, and founder of multiple organizations, he … Read more

Anthropology is the study of human bones and and the development of cultures and societies. Forensic science is the discipline in which professionals use scientific means to analyze physical crime evidence. Forensic science and anthropology are both used in many different ways and maybe even alike in some ways. Anthropology and forensic science can be … Read more

The Effects of Sex Trafficking There are approximately 20 to 30 million slaves in the world today, around 80% of trafficking involves sexual exploitation. The victims of sex trafficking are forced into prostitution, to appear in pornographic material, and to work as exotic entertainers. Every year young women are often tricked, kidnapped, or forced to … Read more

The Man In The Well : Peer Pressure In life many times we have to make hard decisions, but our moral opinion can be swayed by our peers in certain ways, which is known as peer pressure. This is shown a couple of times in the story “the Man in the Well,” Throughout the story … Read more

“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it,” wrote Evelyn Beatrice Hall. Hall goes into describing how we have every right to say exactly how we feel, but there is always going to be someone who disagrees with your word choice or personal opinion. While … Read more

Self-Assessment and Goal Setting Assessment In assessing my future aspirations, in relation to my professional life, I aspire to be able to conduct meetings and give educational presentations to staff in a professional and relaxed manner. In being in a supervisory position currently, there are many meetings and educational opportunities offered, but I have avoided … Read more

Abstract: Enzymes, molecules that speed up chemical reactions, are specific to one substrate. In this experiment the substrate hydrogen peroxide and the enzyme catalase will be used. The higher the concentration of potato extract, or catalase, the faster the reaction and the more substrate present will result in a decrease in the time of the … Read more

There are plenty of people who are fans of crime dramas such as Criminal Minds, or Law and Order.. But what is one thing that all crime dramas have in common? Each one has a forensic psychologist in the show. As with all jobs, Forensic psychologist have certain skills and duties, along with a different … Read more

Name Tutor Class Date Irony “The Story of an Hour” is a short story by Kate Chopin’s. It is a story about marriage, one filled with rather many instances of irony. It is about a lady, Mrs. Mallard, and how she reacts to the news she receives about the apparent death of her husband. She … Read more

As she watched the clock tick by, it seemed as if hours passed. She sat on the chair in the doctor’s office with her husband by her side. Her beautiful, brown eyes turned jet black all of a sudden. The doctor had told her some heartbreaking news. “I’m sorry to tell you this, but… ” … Read more

The influence of neo-Nazism has been on a steady rise in America. It is a political platform that is used to promote the ideas of fascism in our country. The recent spike in this party has been the cause of a considerable amount of debate in America. The Nazi ideology was almost non-existent in America … Read more

I was narrowly born in the millennial generation in 1999, one of the last years. Growing up a majority of my friends and close cousins were Millennials as well. My closest cousin, Monica Luhar is a 27 years old journalist currently working for NBC Asian America in Los Angeles, California. She is unmarried, lives in … Read more

One sunny Saturday in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, with a temperature of 92* F, The Kiyah family of monkeys went to the beach as soon as their breakfast of bananas and eggs was over. Kiyah made sure to feed Mario and Peaches (both goldfish) but forgot to feed Mickey(the cat). “I’ll be home later … Read more

Aquinas in his Article 3 of “On Evil” argues that good cannot cause evil insofar that good is not deficient in any way. “Good insofar as it is deficient causes evil, it follows that good causes evil insofar as good already has within itself some evil. ” (Aquinas 68) And Aquinas then places this into … Read more

Philosophy is the study of the world around us and our perspective of it. Its purpose is to uncover the truth about the universe and how it functions. Unlike the natural sciences where there are clearly agreed upon theories, in philosophy it is much more difficult for a theory to be “wrong” in the common … Read more

Julius Caesar is portrayed at the start as a prominent leader returning to Rome after a military victory in Spain. However, Julius Caesar is not the main character of the play that bears his name; Brutus has over four times as many lines, and the play does not show us Caesar’s point of view. Nonetheless, … Read more

What are the Implications of Discrimination of Autistic Children in School from a Historical, Social, Psychological, and Political Perspective? How Does the Federal and State Governments Discriminate Against Autistic Children? Word Count: 1213 How Does the Federal and State Governments Discriminate Against Autistic Children? Autism is a brain disorder that impairs social skills, developmental language, … Read more

Omnibuses in New York City Millions of people ride the subway in New York City everyday, but any time before 1826 there was no public transportation, and if you wanted to get somewhere you had to walk or hire an expensive private carriage. This was until 1827 when the Omnibus was brought to New York … Read more