Essays

Times in America were extremely difficult between the years of 1929 and 1941. To fix these difficult times, many plans were put into action to attempt to help fix America’s problems. People did as much as they could to try and provide for their family and help the country as a whole. Roosevelt’s Administration responded … Read more

The Mission: Film Review The Mission was released in 1986 by producers Fernando Ghia and David Puttnam assisted by director Roland Joffe. Some of the actors consisted of Robert De Niro as Rodrigo Mendoza, the main protagonist, and Jeremy Irons as Father Gabriel. The movie, as a whole, I enjoyed very much. The character development … Read more

In the movie Batman Begins Bruce Wayne watches his parents die right in front of his eyes. He grows up in solitude in his mansion with no friends and know one to talk to. He grows up to be a strong man who wants to do something good for his city. When he was old … Read more

“Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.” This quote about animal abuse is from Thomas Edison, an engineer known for his life changing innovations that continue to impact on our world today. Animal abuse is a long-debated … Read more

Sophocles’s use of both plot and character within his classic tragedy “Oedipus the King” portray the religious and ethical views of the Classical period of Ancient Greece to such an extent that Knox goes so far as to say that “the audience which watched Oedipus in the theatre of Dionysus was watching itself. ” Marlowe … Read more

The theme of the story, “The Bluest Eye” written by Toni Morrison, demonstrates the connection between the self-esteem of African-American people (beauty and ugliness), racism and hate. The reason why this theme is discussed was because, we can go back to the origins of African-Americans, it relates to the African diaspora, Jim Crow era, and … Read more

I felt this sense of fear, but I knew it was just nervousness. It caused my whole body to tremble. I creeped onto the field and pass by the fifty girls and all of the coaches. Just me walking by everyone gave me this ginormous knot in my stomach, it made me feel like I … Read more

It’s midnight and as I expected, a black Ford F-150 Truck with tinted windows pulls up to my house. I walk outside holding a backpack with my portable speakers and a baseball bat. However, I quickly change my mind and leave the baseball bat inside the house. I hop into the back seat of the … Read more

Attention is something everyone has, yet it has different varying degrees of how it is used consciously and unconsciously. Attention as defined by the American Psychological Association is a state of focused awareness on a subset of the available perceptual information. When people attend to the information consciously it is known as the top-down process … Read more

As part of our audit process, we will request from Tesla Motors, written confirmation concerning representations made to us in connection with the audit. We will issue a written report upon completion of our audit of Tesla Motor’s financial statements. Our report will be addressed to the board of directors of Tesla Motor’s. We cannot … Read more

The meaningful changes the characters in Atonement go through are what make the film successful in engaging the audience as it helps the audience to relate to the characters, their experiences and their motives throughout the film. The director, Joe Wright, uses a variety of motifs and symbols to support this idea and to help … Read more

“The pleasure of remembering had been taken from me, because there was no longer anyone to remember with. It felt like losing your coremberer meant losing the memory itself, as if the things we’d done were less real and important than they had been hours before. ” (John Green). In my opinion, loss is one … Read more

In the reading “Love is a Fallacy”, Max Shulman writes about a character named Max who attempts to have a relationship with a girl by trading his roommate a racoon coat for the girl in exchange. Max Shulman’s piece is neither anti-women nor anti- men and is, therefore, meant to be irony. This piece is … Read more

The human thoughts, behavior and the overall physical nature, have been described as an invincible part of the existence of humanity. The manner in which individuals and people conduct themselves within the society or in a specific community is best explained through the use of various psychological theories. The latter is a sociological part of … Read more

Photosynthesis is a chemical process that converts the sunlight into a chemical energy that plants store for later. Without photosynthesis, the world as we know it would not exist. All the plants would die and so would a major food and oxygen source. During Photosynthesis water is sucked up through the roots up the stem … Read more

We all know that friend that suffers from “Only child syndrome” and according to Adler’s theory of birth order, it does in fact affect how successful you are through many different ways (Krohn 7). Others believe that other consisting factors influence how successful you are and can be in life. “Thus the timing, sex, and … Read more

Adapted physical activity is a cross-disciplinary field of study that is still relatively new promotes an active, healthy lifestyle by remediating psychomotor problem that interfere with goal achievement and self-actualization (Sherrill (1998), Haegele, J. , Jihyun Lee, J. , & Porretta, D. , (2015)). Adapted physical education is a key factor of physical activity for … Read more

Gambling is known to be a vice of many men. An activity that requires one to bet their cold hard cash that they earned through their jobs and to bet it all on a luck and the slim chance that they would somehow beat the odds and receive what they had betted and much more. … Read more

Back when I was in Kweilin, people did not think about the fancy cars that make the putt-putt-putt sound or the mortgage on their house. Their worst troubles were their children’s moans of hunger. Most people only dreamed of their next meal. Everybody had humility, all these Chinese people bound under the same problems, all … Read more

“Are we there yet? ” “No. ” “Now are we there? ” “Do you want me to turn this car around?! ” Brothers are annoying. I’m fairly certain my mother agrees, based on the way she’s sighing with exasperation. I swear, we’ve been in this car for eternity. Supposedly, grandma’s house is only 45 minutes … Read more

By McClatchy-Tribune, adapted by Newsela staff on 01.08.14 Word Count 1,431 Angie Vorhies plugs in the charging cord to her Nissan Leaf electric vehicle at a mall on Nov. 13, 2013, in San Diego. Photo: AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi PRO: Don’t pull the plug on electric cars BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — It would be very unwise to … Read more

Concerning Human Understanding, “Cogito Ergo Sum. ” The human mind is a very intricate instrument. There have been many people that have attempted, and failed, to illuminate how the human mind functions. The pursuit for the solution to this question has led to the development of two schools of philosophy, rationalism and empiricism, dealing specifically … Read more

In every part of life there have been various disputes involving religion, culture, gender, class, and ethnicity that has created an endless conflict of war. And why is this? It all has to deal with human variability. It is this, in which causes such arguments take affect and create barriers between others. Communication is the … Read more

The teenage years are a sea of change, rife with angst, disorientation and discovery. “Early adolescence is a time of physical and psychological change, self-absorption, preoccupation with peer approval and identity formation”. Why is that teenagers are no longer discovering sports? As I have recently been chosen as a sport leader at Wellington High School, … Read more

Question 6:1: Of these five moral habits and practices, which do you think you are best at presently? Which of these habits, if any, would you like to do more to cultivate? Of these five moral habits and practices, presently I think I am best at “Self-Reflection/Examination”. After moving to US, there were many instances … Read more

Throughout the collection of short stories, Interpreter of Maladies, by Jhumpa Lahiri, many characters have varying levels of success assimilating and accepting American customs. People face adapting to new cultures in various ways, which is reflected in the short stories “Mrs. Sen’s” and “When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine”, as Mrs. Sen completely isolates herself … Read more

That is it. That was Drama 10. The four unit “fundamentals of movement, speech, theatre games, and improvisation” course, has come to an end. I must say that this class truly flew by at the speed of light. One day we are learning about improvisation and the next day we are performing our final scripted … Read more

I always used to say ‘yes’. My mother never taught me how to say ‘no’. That’s why I am in a corner crying. Not crying, crying is too little of a word. I am sobbing. Heart retching sobs that make my body convulse and make me shake uncontrollably. That’s why in my head I am … Read more

To fabricate a competent relationship of trust and knowledge between Nurse and Patient, the utilisation of interpersonal skills and therapeutic communication are fundamental and must be taken into account (Hargie, 2010). Hargie (2010) explains, nowadays, having powerful interpersonal skills as a Nurse to achieve personal and expert growth is highly acknowledged in both work and … Read more

‘Heil Hitler. ‘ Ralf said performing the proper salute, and then shutting the door. Opening the envelope, his breath hitched. The paper he held in his hand, informed him of his mother’s death and the time the funeral was to be held. In three days time, the funeral would occur in Berlin, as such they … Read more

My implicit bias tilted more towards having a preference towards straight people, with a total percentage of 68% (project implicit) towards a preference to straight people. An implicit bias takes out attitudes and stereotypes that effect our action towards, understanding and decision towards a group unconsciously. (Kirwan Institute) as to where an explicit bias are … Read more

I grew up in Freedom, North Dakota as Marissa Frank. It was a dull November day, when my life would change forever. I was in the middle of a test in science class when a large man came into the classroom. He whispered something to the teacher and then asked me to go into he … Read more

Winston Churchill once said, “Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection. ” As the big day draws near, it is important to reflect on the roots of the global holiday as well as the direction in which it is heading. Christmas is a tradition rooted deep in the history of western … Read more

It has been something we have been dealing with for a long time. It almost seems impossible to get rid of it, and we hear about it almost everyday. Littering. Littering has become such a regular problem that almost nobody cares about it anymore. Littering is wrong, and really harmful to everyone and the environment. … Read more

For the second part, answer the following questions. Submit this portion of the midterm as a Word document. 1. You want to use break-even and target profit analysis with respect to the introduction of a new product in the marketplace. Your manager says you are wasting your time because the best determination of profitability is … Read more