Essays

The Wide Range Achievement Test: Fourth Edition (WRAT 4) is a test that measures basic academic skills, written by Gary S. Wilkinson and Gary J. Robertson. Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc. published this test in 2006. Administration time for this test takes about 15-25 minutes for younger children ages 5-7. Administration time for those eight years … Read more

I have a vivid memory of the day that I found out a person in my life had killed themselves. I watched from the couch as two cars pulled into the driveway, and a handful of people I knew walked into our house. This seemed to be anything but a just a friendly visit. I … Read more

Gateway communities are defined as communities in close proximity to public lands, serve as an entry point to public lands, and have an economic influence of public lands. For example, gateway communities include towns within the proximity of national and state forests, monuments, refuges, grasslands, wild and scenic river corridors, lakeshores, and parks. Tourists and … Read more

William Faulkner’s Light in August follows multiple characters who currently in Jefferson, Mississippi by describing both their current actions and memories of the past, to show the connection and influence of past events on current situations. In the case of Reverend Gail Hightower, a defrocked minister in Jefferson, his current life is completely determined by … Read more

1. Look up Machiavelli. What were the circumstances surrounding his writing of The Prince, i. e. why did he write it? Niccolo Machiavelli was a diplomat for 14 years in Italy’s Florentine Republic during the Medici family’s exile. The young Niccolo Machiavelli became a diplomat after the temporary fall of Florence’s ruling Medici family in … Read more

The Cure band members grew up during the Cold War and the Anti-War Movement. The Cure also played punk rock music during the 1980’s, during their time it was not socially acceptable. Marvin P. Goldstein made an “Underground Alternative Arts Center”. Underground meaning that the information was not given to everyone. “Alternative Arts” are singing … Read more

The true-life story of John Newton, a former slave ship Captain, who became a clergyman and fought to abolish slavery. STORY COMMENTS A WRETCH LIKE ME is a character driven story based on the true-life narrative of John Newton, who helped abolish slavery and composed the lyrics to the haunting and soulful song AMAZING GRACE. … Read more

Do you ever long for a love that seems eternal, only if it lasts for a moment and the whole world turns against you? “Romeo and Juliet”, by William Shakespeare, is a play about two young teens from enemy households who fall in love, only for it to end tragically. It is a timeless classic … Read more

Nathaniel Hawthorne published The Scarlet Letter in 1850. Hawthorne engenders a protestant society holding community values to be the standards, leaving Hester Prynne in a difficult situation. According to community values she’s a sinner, a wrongdoer, an atrocious person, conversely , looking at her own morals she could be a hero, a role model, an … Read more

The Cold War is in full swing in 1952 and new ideas are emerging from everyone. The United States released its newly created nuclear submarine, DC Comics released Firefly and Rex the Wonder Dog, and Harvey Kurtzman on a lesser note released Mad. During this time period, middle aged Antonio Prohias was working for El … Read more

Life was not simple for those living in the American Midwest in the late 1800s. The times were changing. Small towns were no longer adequate places for success for the ambitious. Now, the big towns were the place to be. Sherwood Anderson, a well known American writer, was caught in this transition. The situation and … Read more

In the modern age of sexuality there is a consistent shame associated with lying within the peripherals of passion and sexuality. With the general public growing more tolerant and less judgmental the possibilities of a new comprehension on the fundamentals associated with sexual preference are becoming actualized. Through the awareness of historical critique there can … Read more

Today’s Olympics have changed a lot. The Olympics in Greece focused mainly on the gods. The Greeks made sacrifices to the gods on the first and third day of the Olympic Games (Ancient). That is not how they focus today at all. In fact, many people don’t believe in the gods being more than myths … Read more

People have always told me to follow my dreams. We hear that again and again, day after day, but most people never listen. Dreams may seem so far out of reach, but if they aren’t scary, they aren’t big enough. I constantly wrote down my dreams because they were frequently changing. One dream of mine … Read more

The music found in Latin America is as rich and diverse as the people that reside there. Latin America is comprised of several countries including Mexico and all of those found in Central and South America. Considering all of the countries that contribute to and influence Latin music, one might imagine just how culturally dense … Read more

Hyde comes to represent the embodiment of pure evil merely for the sake of evil. When he is first extracted and in our first encounter with him, he is seen running over a young girl, simply trampling on her. He does not do this out of spite — or intentionally; it is simply an amoral … Read more

Shiplier talks about con artists in the loan programs in America. You will pass by buildings that say “Quick Cash” or “Easy Money”, tricking people into thinking that they will be able to pay off what they need to and be done. When in fact it is a whole mess of loans between you and … Read more

Rent is personally one of my all time favorite productions. It is a Broadway musical and motion picture that is set in New York City’s East Village during a time period when HIV and AIDS was a common issue. This musical expresses many other issues through its content. Most of these issues are things that … Read more

Cumbersome, consistent advertisements. Lack of imperative school funding. Money problems for once-flourishing companies. These issues have deep roots in the system of an establishment – many of which are hidden from the eyes of the public. These issues arise in a community with the lack of outside support from corporations or organizations. Corporate sponsorship, the … Read more

There are a multitude of things that can affect a police officer’s discretion. The first big factor that they take into consideration is the suspects demeanor and how they carry themselves in the presence of the officer. A suspect that makes the officers job harder than it must be rather than cooperating with them are … Read more

In order to find the Vitamin C content you will need to use a process called titration which, according to the Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, is when you add a chemicals to a liquid in order to create a reaction which can determine the content of a substance inside the liquid. This is how you will … Read more

In the article “An Inconvenient Ice”, author Lisa Margonelli examines what methane hydrates are, the capabilities of methane hydrates, and the potentially detrimental affects methane hydrates can have on global warming. Methane hydrates exist in the seabed along coastlines around the world and are massive deposits of gas that are trapped in large, icy structures … Read more

The Brain’s Influence on Teenage Behavior When you talk to a teenager, have you ever wondered why, why did they make that decision, or perhaps, what influenced that decision? Many factors go into why teens make some of the choices they make, but a huge one is the teenage brain. Teenager’s brains are still growing. … Read more

In the 1860’s, more people on the Isle of Man spoke Manx, the native language of the island, than English (Crossan). However, cultural and international changes soon started to reverse that until by the mid-20th century, the language had only a few native speakers left. After a kick start in the 1960’s and 1970’s by … Read more

“It might take a year, it might take a day, but what’s meant to be will always find its way. ” —Anonymous Fate and destiny are supernatural concepts that many take the time to consider while others disregard as notions beyond scientific understanding. The quote above represents the idea of providence; events that are intended … Read more

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald once said, “Show me a hero and l’ll write you a tragedy”. Decades apart, Fitzgerald did not know that he would be making a claim that William Shakespeare, the author of the play, Macbeth, had perfected before. According to Wayne C. Booth he would, “Take a good man, a noble man, … Read more

In the renowned novel The Sun Also Rises (1926) by Ernest Hemingway, there is a reoccurring theme of sexuality. The new mindset that the moderns have when it comes to relationships is that men and women should be able to enjoy their sexual relations without the commitment of being in a relationship, such as marriage. … Read more

The health and safety of both your baby and you are of supreme importance during pregnancy. Thanks to advancement in medical science, you can take a few extra steps for a healthy pregnancy and childbirth. From the time your pregnancy is confirmed you will be asked to take a series of tests and scans to … Read more

On June 26, 2015, gay marriage was finally legalized in all 50 states in America. This was a major step in American history because previously, same-sex love and marriage was viewed as a shameful thing that was going against God and society’s rules. However, society has realized that same-sex love is just as valid as … Read more

Adlerian therapy is a humanistic, goal oriented, psychoeducational model which focuses on an individual’s success, connectedness with others, and contributions to society. The good life according to Adler would be achieved when the individual felt significant and like he or she belonged. Only then would the individual reach optimal human development. Adlerian theory portends it … Read more

In the society that is today, we have all kinds of different forms of government in different areas. Around the world, government is implemented in countries to help and govern the people of the country. However, in order to assist the country, governments have to depend on some forms of voting from its citizens to … Read more

The young bluenette stared longingly outside her window, which reflected back her small town of Annel. Marinette Dupain-Cheng settled her tentative hand on the window as she watched her home flew by her like a radiant flash from a camera. Marinette always found herself enraptured by her town because it reminded her of an animated … Read more

What active listening is a process of information, which uses all of our senses but mostly through perceiving sound? Our, hearing, smell, taste and touch are sensing that we sometimes use it without knowing. Listen correctly, can be crucial to encoding and decoding the message, for clarification and understanding what the message is. While deciphering … Read more

The Drug Attitude Inventory-(DAI-30) was created to assess the effectiveness of medication used to treat people hospitalized with Schizophrenia (Lin et al. , 2013). This model was based upon 30 questions and yielded a true or false response. For each question resulting in a true response the number 1 assigned. False responses yielded a -1 … Read more

Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth, where characters have high expectations and abandon their morals to fulfill ambitions, shares many similarities to a failed party. During the festivities of the early night, the guests anticipate greater opportunities for fun and fame, disregarding their possible consequences. In reaching for their goals, they change the feelings at the very core … Read more

“At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us. “(Albert Schweitzer) In both of the novels Les Miserables and Jane Eyre, there were characters who sparked ideas and philosophies … Read more

Transformation In Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis Franz Kafka’s short story, The Metamorphosis, illustrates the struggle of a family trying to manage with the insect transformation of the main character, Gregor Samsa. Although most readers might argue that the focus of the metamorphosis is based around Gregor due to his transformation; however, from the moment we meet … Read more

Courageous and Strong People of the Past Anne Frank once said, “The weak die out and the strong will survive, and will live on forever! ” People must be strong and hopeful if they want to persevere through extreme circumstances like a genocide. Anne Frank and Vahan Kenderian were these strong people. Vahan, like Anne … Read more

Gorgias by Plato focuses on the nature of rhetoric, art, power, and good versus evil. The dialogue begins with Socrates and Chaerephon by asking Gorgias some questions about the nature of his art, and what he professes and teaches. Then, Polus comes in and exploited his actions by being arrogant. But as soon as Chaerephon … Read more

In 1856, Swiss philosopher, poet, and critic Henri-Frederic Amiel said: “Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark”. As human beings we can choose to be either like the flint and prudently wait for a spark … Read more

We commence with a child crying louder than normal. The screen is dark for 3 minutes. The audience then is rudely interrupted into a retrospective look into the past of the two nations. Gunner was the first man to set foot on Gondour, and established the patriarch. Sara was the first woman to set foot … Read more

Through the ages, the Trinity has been viewed through many lenses and interpreted many different ways, and those ways include those penned down by the mystics Meister Eckhart and John van Ruusbroec. Eckhart and Ruusbroec, actually inspired by Eckhart, both view the Trinity in the unique sense in which to them, God is eternally present … Read more

Osomatsu lied idly on the futon, glad for the peace and quiet. Even though, it was temporary. He sighed, wiping the tears from his face. He was a disgrace, a burden, trash. No, he was lower than trash–scum, that was the appropriate word. A part of him wanted to get caught, so that this madness … Read more

Our values and morals remain timeless as they form the basis of our interaction with each other and are instilled as part of our humanity defining us as beings. The Shakespearean play, “King Richard III” and its hybrid doco-drama appropriation, “looking for Richard’ directed by Al Pacino, reveal inherent values of power in relation to … Read more

In my opinion Franklin D. Roosevelt says it best, “Real estate cannot be lost or stolen, nor can it be carried away. Purchased with common sense, paid for in full, and managed with reasonable care… it is about the safest investment in the world. ” To be successful in real estate I have to be … Read more

Although the reader is informed of Catherine’s reading of Radcliffe’s Udolpho, Austen alludes more liberally to the gothic conventions presented in Radcliffe’s The Romance of the Forest when Henry refers to Radcliffe’s passage: ‘We shall not have to explore our way into a hall dimly lighted by the expiring embers of a wood fire – … Read more

The Peloponnesian war was a war of ancient Greece, (431 BC-404 BC) fought between the leading city-state of Athens and Sparta, along with their allies, resulting in the transfer of hegemony from Athenian to Sparta. The fundamental cause of the war was the Spartan fear of Athenian imperialism. These two powers have asymmetrically different military … Read more

Study Guide Questions At the betrothal feast, Dantes is arrested for being a Bonapartist and a traitor on the basis that a letter he delivered was treasonous. Villefort is the deputy public prosecutor. He is also the son of Nortier, a well-known traitor to the king. At first, Villefort likes Dantes and likes how honest … Read more

“Terrorism and Requiem for the Twin Towers” was written in 2002 by Jean Baudrillard, a French twentieth century philosopher and sociologist and published in the French newspaper Le Monde on the one-year anniversary of 9/11. Baudrillard delves into many separate subjects in this essay such as, the underlying symbolism of events in contrast to non- … Read more

Compromise between Games and Mediums for Storytelling In present society, videogames are seen primarily as forms of cheap entertainment to those who want to spend their free time gaming. Because of this assumption, stories in games aren’t legitimately considered to be works of art, simply due to the fact that they are stories in videogames … Read more