Essays

Roddy Doyle’s bildungsroman, A Star Called Henry, follows the development of Henry Smart Jr. into the near image of his father, Henry Smart Sr. Henry unconsciously embraces his namesake despite comparisons from others, with the adoption of his father’s physical characteristics and in his role as a pawn in the Irish Rebellion. He acquires the … Read more

Freshman year was a learning experience with growing pains. I had preconceived notions of what it would be like as a Black male at a Predominately White Institution. I believed that I would be in a diverse place where I could meet people from different backgrounds and life experiences. I was extremely excited to begin … Read more

The dictionary defines a lie as, “a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood.” However, while the intent of a lie is to deceive, that deceit is not always intended to cause detriment to others. Lies can be told for justifiable reasons such as to protect the feelings of … Read more

In “Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking,” Hawking discusses his vision of the universe and it’s ability to exist. In the episode, Hawking shares his knowledge on how the universe came into existence and how it managed to become what it is today. Hawking also shares the evidence that scientists, such as himself, have collected … Read more

John Urry’s, The Tourist Gaze (1990), interpolates the discussion of tourism in pleasure sought in environments outside the “normal”. The intersectionality of cultural discourse and the interoperability of socioeconomic tourism act, in part, of “consuming goods and services which are in some sense unnecessary” (1). There is a corollary between “supposedly” generated forms of “pleasure … Read more

3. Describe Nussbaum’s account of the development of children in relationship to primitive shame. How can shame be mishandled/how do children experience underdevelopment in relation to shame? Nussbaum explains firstly how shame is an emotion experienced as a sense of failure in reaching an ideal state. Those who are shameful feel inadequate as a whole … Read more

In American society today, we can’t go anywhere, watch or do anything without exposure to some type of advertisement. Companies spend millions of dollars in efforts to reach us as consumers. They use manipulative messages and deliver underlying promises to get us to buy their product. Advertisements reflect the political, economic, and social environment of … Read more

As a child, I was often surrounded by television and different forms of media all the time. I was always watching the news and hearing about stories from across the nation. I recall specifically watching the news on election night 2008. Thousands of people were televised roaring,”Yes we can!” towards a young blank candidate who … Read more

Main Features of the Reef: One of Australias most remarkable and unique natural gifts, the Great Barrier Reef is filled with the breathtaking beauty of the worlds largest coral reef. The Great Barrier Reef is made up of 3000 individual coral reefs and 940 islands, which stretches for 2000 kilometres along the Queensland coast and … Read more

As a child, I always used to wonder why can’t my parents be friendly with me? Why can’t they try to see where I’m coming from? All I wanted was them to spend some time together as a family and not having felt as I was in school 24×7. Was it because they were under … Read more

Today’s society uses much more sexual advertisement then years in the past. They portray young women and men as objects, as they try to vigorously force a product down a person’s throat, by trying to sexually please them or conform to their social norms. However many people that watch these advertisements go buy the product, … Read more

Imagine not understanding what you are doing, not even fully knowing who is coming to get you, and where you are going is a mystery in itself. These are all thoughts and questions that might run through a childs mind who is being adopted by a family that lives in a different country. This is … Read more

Accepting others who are different and reconciling with those who have wronged one another can be among the most challenging tasks. Individuals can differ in social class, interests, race or ethnicity, geographical location, occupation, economics and more. Many times differences can lead to resentment and categorizing individuals according to societal and cultural prejudices. If an … Read more

UNIT 1 Question 1 (5 marks): Discuss the rate-limiting factor. Why is it important to consider when studying exercise physiology and training? Provide one example to clarify your understanding. The rate-limiting factor is the “step” that limits performances (the “slow step”). If we know the rate-limiting step in a certain physiological pathway or training situation, … Read more

An advertisement is something such as a short film or a written notice shown or presented to the public in order to help sell a product. Jib Fowles, a professor from the University of Houston, wrote an article describing the emotional appeals of an advertisement. According to Fowles, “The continuous pressure is to create ads … Read more

The pantheon is an artistic and imaginative blend of three major architectural focus: the unification of traditional temple form and the new domed space, the technical development of concrete constructions, and the tendency to obscure construction and structural elements. This paper discusses the Pantheon by analyzing the architecture from various aspects such as its three … Read more

Introduction Children who are diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) exhibit challenges in social and emotional skills. Developing Social and emotional skills is vital toured self fulfilment and independent living. Independent, engagement with others, and lead. This paper will review the benefits of drama therapy as a behaviorist therapeutic approach to improve these skills. … Read more

Al Capone is one of the most well-known mobsters in American History due to his booming success during the prohibition. His success was helped through his intimidation and his professional business attitude. Citizens in Chicago respected Capone mainly because they were scared of him but also, because he brought highly valued goods into the city. … Read more

Choose, the door with the lady or the door with the tiger? What’s good for oneself or what’s good for another? In “The Lady or the Tiger? ” by Frank R. Stockton, a fictional story filled with characterization and interesting conflicts, the climax leaves many questions to think about. Conflict in “The Lady or the … Read more

You may not realize, but your body is exposed to amounts of alcohol everyday! Although you may not drink alcohol, a list of products that be could used to compare to today’s times include: mouthwash, cosmetics, cleaning products, and personal hygiene products. In the year 1919, the United States created the 18th Amendment (Prohibition). The … Read more

A banned or challenged book tends to be disputed and unwanted in public places. When a book is banned from schools or even a whole state it means that it contains things such as sexual explicitness, offensive language, political incorrectness, violence, views contrary to the state or are seen threatening in some way (Gale 1). … Read more

There are many people who smoke cigarettes and other tobacco products every day. Do you think they really know all the dangers associated with smoking tobacco products? There are so many resources out there that inform people of all the dangers. There are many negative effects associated with the consumption of tobacco, from difficulty breathing … Read more

Analysis: At this point, William figures out that the deaths following the trumpets of the apocalypse was a coincidence as opposed to a pattern. He asks Jorge why he decided to play along with the notion of the seven trumpets that would eventually lead him to the secret room in the library. Jorge explains that … Read more

When governments continuously disenfranchise their population by lack of economic opportunity or education, they have a right to revolt against their governments. Both violent and nonviolent protests develop under the same conditions and fight for the same causes, therefore, both forms of civil disobedience are justifiable. Historically, marginalized groups, especially black communities in the United … Read more

The 2000 film ‘American Beauty’ directed by Sam Menez, effectively contrasts the subtle beauty of life with the struggle of modern day stress and sadness caused by the materialism of modern Western Society. This is displayed excellently through symbolism, cinematic techniques and characterisation. The symbolism used includes the frequent use of the colour red and … Read more

When determining the intervention that would be used, many questions needed to be answer. Is the approach appropriate for addressing the problem? Is the approach relevant and appropriate to Selena? Many interventions were reviewed and studied. The invention that I felt would work best with Selena would be solution-focused therapy. Solution-focused therapy emerged in the … Read more

Cross contamination is critical matter and does go unnoticed. It’s not something many think about when out eating out, or preparing there own food at home. The remainder of this essay will include what is cross contamination and its symptoms, what prevention methods should be taken along with examples of food being contaminated. When an … Read more

“The Epic of Gilgamesh” is an ancient story by William Ellery Leonard that we have a written record and was recited for generation before it was inscribed on clay table in cuneiform script(6). Leonard presents challenges and experiences encountered by the powerful man Gilgamesh who ruled the city of Uruk in ancient Sumer, between 2700 … Read more

Many children learn in many different ways. Neal Stephenson’s The Diamond Age is about a young girl growing up in a future society who is on her own to learn the ways of the world. To help her though she has “magical book“ called a primer to help her learn all the necessary things in … Read more

Does the bell toll for the old man? Perhaps it is for the the white elephants. No, the bell tolls for us all. That bell is Ernest Hemingway, and more importantly Ernest Hemingways literary examination of human behavior. Hemingways career was both illustrious and contradictory. His style was blunt, however he was able to display … Read more

According to dictionary. com, soccer is a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who can use their hands to catch, carry, throw, … Read more

Folklore is the traditional customs, beliefs, and stories of a community, passed down through generations. Legends are traditional stories sometimes regarded as historical but unauthenticated. Myths are traditional stories, one concerning the early history of people or explaining some social or natural phenomenon. It typically involves supernatural beings or events. Fairy Tales are children’s stories … Read more

In a world with Facebook, text messaging, and any other social media cites we are never really alone. We may feel completely lost or alone when we lose service, but we don’t truly know what loneliness is. Norsemen were huge tough guys that loved raiding and killing. They loved the freedom of the oceans they … Read more