Essays

Look closer. The chilling tag-line of multi award winning American Beauty has great relatability, from the lives of all of the characters to the hidden beauty on showcase throughout the film. It cannot simply be filed into one genre, instead being a drama, comedy, tragedy and more. Director Sam Mendes and screenwriter Alan Ball fine-tuned … Read more

The Symposium (c. 385-370 BCE) is widely regarded as one of Plato’s greatest philosophical and stylistic triumphs. The dialogue recounts a drinking party in the house of Agathon at which Socrates and a number of other prominent Athenian citizens deliver speeches in praise of Eros (Love). Our assigned section begins just after the end of … Read more

Title – Are we wrong for falling in love? (HARRYS POV) I was never really good at holding back my emotions. I’m known to be ‘the crier’, although I’ve denied it on many occasions. Lou and I were in our flat. Tonight we decided to watch a movie we both thoroughly enjoyed, Bambi. This movie … Read more

A person’s surroundings influence their life; family, friends, society, alcohol, and emotions affect the way a person acts and thinks in their surroundings. Constant control or oppression can cause someone to become filled with tremendous hate towards the entity that restrains them. This entity can create a brute that will commit unnatural crimes. Friends can … Read more

Acting on my own motives is quite difficult for me because I believe that it is easier to follow what your peers tell you to do or to follow those who I have respect for and look up to. Getting emotionally and physically hurt from listening to the advice of others caused me to change … Read more

The ball is at his feet, he’s passing defenders left and right. He gets to the penalty area and is pushed a little rougher than usual. The ref calls the penalty. Now he’s up against Iker Casillas, the greatest goal keeper there ever was. His heart jumps to his throat and for a minute the … Read more

It was grand Final day at the Wimborne sports ground my stomach was churning inside of me. I Stumbled to my hands and began to throw up in one of the shrubs in the car park. I was interrupted by dads laughing “You sissy stop begin a girl and get with your team we’ve got … Read more

1. Nnamdi Azikiwe was an active advocate of African nationalism and he took many steps to achieve that goal. He is significant for creating the West African Pilot in 1935, a news outlet that preached loud words about revolution. He reached those under the educated elite as he failed to shy away from controversial issued … Read more

Reading for academic purposes and reading for pleasure, they can be perceived as opposites when in essence they are mostly the same. With each the object is to read a work of literature and gain knowledge or experience from its contents, and with both methods one can recognize patterns, themes, and analogies. One can notice … Read more

For the Learning trajectory assignment I reviewed the 2nd grade math curriculum as presented by Bridges Mathematics Curriculum. I picked three lessons from Unit 3 Module 2 (Adding and Subtracting on the Number Line) that I felt would encourage students mathematical skill development. For the course of this write-up, I will be referring to the … Read more

Biographical Sketch Viktor E. Frankl was born in Vienna in 1905 and lived to be 92. He was a neurologist, psychiatrist, and a professor at Vienna Medical School. Frankl founded “logotherapy” which is the existential psychotherapy focusing on the importance of meaning. He was married twice, his first wife died in 1945 and then he … Read more

I never actually attended UConn as a degree student. Although it is true that I enrolled late in the summer of 2009, it was only for the briefest amount of time. I enrolled late at UConn because unforeseen financial issues in my family made attending the other schools I was accepted into a terrible idea. … Read more

Because I could not stop for Death was a poem written by a famous poet well known to some named Emily Dickson. This poem withheld a thought provoking and profound meaning of how the poet Emily, has calmly given an acceptance to her death. This piece is appropriately considered poetry, for the simple and obvious … Read more

I don’t blame myself for what happened to my parents. I may not be the most buoyant about it, but who would be? Going through your high school years without complete parental support can end horribly in more ways than one. High school is the time when you need your parents the most; you are … Read more

According to the dictionary, a bridge is a structure carrying a road, path, railroad, or canal across a river, ravine, road, railroad, or other obstacle. Bridges are essential for transportation. Whether it’s a canyon, or a body of water, bridges allow travel over those gaps from one part of land to the other. The world … Read more

Michael’s great-great aunt Dewbert is one hundred years old and she has a penny for every year that she has been alive. Aunt Dew keeps her pennies in an old wooden box that she calls her hundred penny box. When Aunt Dew moves from Atlanta to live with Michael’s family, he is drawn to the … Read more

After you die your life is over, you don’t get to come back to life. Knowing that, what you do with the life you have is very important. What people remember you by is also equally as important. Three character traits I would like others to remember me by are, being great with people of … Read more

That sexual services are motivated by economic gains and theorists view that sex trade a analogous to any other contract to that each part attempted to gain the best deal. That sex trade is like any other business transactions. “Where the state has the same interest in prostitution as it has in any other contract, … Read more

After reading this article, explain what you think the key issues are that are being discussed. In your answer, be sure to fully describe the social problems you see reflected in the story. The key issues in Mark Berman’s Washington Post article about Boko Haram, is the violent actions that the Islamic extremist group Boko … Read more

As a leader, is it better to be feared or to be loved? This question is so important for a few reasons. The first reason that this question is so important is because it can not only help the leaders of today, but in ways, can help everyone. It shows that no matter what kind … Read more

We are the victims of our own poisons: to those toxic manifestations we seek to remedy, but only medicate; often only sedating. To that poison which gives one the desire to target those who falsely attest to fabricating panaceas for countering the opiate we facilitate and foster within our own minds; and the ensuing impulse … Read more

Oedipus the King by Sophocles The painting was created by Collin Mills, also known as Rezurekted from the famous art site Deviant Art. In the painting the absence of Oedipus’s eye did not becloud him, but yet his spirit was lightened, there were puzzles he was trying to piece together. Although the windows of his … Read more

It’s 9 in the morning on a Friday, hours before Sakata Gintoki is anywhere near the peak of wakefulness. Supressing a yawn, he leans his back against a dirty brick wall in a nondescript Kabukicho alley, contemplating whether he should wait out the company of his friends or go back home to the comfort of … Read more

ITV plc is a media company operates in the UK and internationally whose segment contents of Broadcast & Online in the UK and global contents ITV studios. It is one of the UK’s leading and fastest growing commercial channel and integrated producer broadcaster creates, owns and distributes high-quality contents in multiple platforms. It consists of … Read more

“It is not inevitable, nor is it any kind of progress for these traditions to vanish. We have much to learn from them if we are willing to listen. ” The Last Speakers page 242 K. David Harrison is a linguist, activist for language preservation and documentation, and author of The Last Speakers. Written in … Read more

The Baroque style of art emerged during a tumultuous period of religious and political change (Carl and Charles 2012). During the 16th century, rival religious beliefs weakened the power of Catholic dogma and papal authority across Europe. As a result, the Counter-Reformation sought to make institutional reforms, and reinvigorate the mystical and evangelical ideals of … Read more

“Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. ” – The Tale Of Despereaux Reading is my life. It’s my escape from the world around me. I love getting lost in a story about monsters and myths, or a Cinderella gone wrong. If I didn’t draw as much as I did, I’d … Read more

A bold statement for recognition of talent, the Oscar Award has become one of the most coveted awards in the film industry. Simply being nominated for an Oscar carries it’s own prestige. Every year, actors, film crews and fans alike anticipate nominations and winners for each category. A curious trend continues to arise with the … Read more

Miley Cyrus seductively poses on the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine, wearing Mac Lipstick, she captures the consumers attention instantaneously. The use of controversial images to promote interest successfully peddles products because the current era of pop culture. Due to the recent rise of social media, consumers have the ability to track or “follow” their idols. … Read more

The books Bird by Bird and David and Goliath, by Anne Lamott and Malcolm Gladwell respectively, provide their readers with many new ideas and ways of thinking about the world around them. They also allow for certain opinions to be created or changed, and are powerful tools altogether. Because I have learned to look at … Read more

1. What is anthropology? What are its four sub-fields and how are they briefly defined? Use your own words to answer these questions! Anthropology is the overall study of humankind. The four sub-fields of Anthropology are; Social-Cultural, Linguistic, Physical, and Archaeology. S-C Anthropology studies living people’s cultures using comparisons to learn how different they are … Read more

My Question: Do plants have or need a digestive system? Some plants have digestive systems, but those plants live in marsh areas because they can’t get adequate nitrogen. But most plants don’t have digestive systems. Plants that don’t have digestive live in soils and environments that contain all the nutrients and other things they need. … Read more

How has product placement came to be such an important factor on television and in the movies today? Why is it that when we are watching a movie, we see all of these random products we’re familiar with? Product placement began in the nineteenth century. It has been used more and more ever since. Product … Read more

In American advertisements and entertainment, sex is everywhere. Women in revealing bikinis are on TV, shirtless men displaying six packs are on billboards, and couples in intimate poses take up glossy two-page spaces in magazines. This is by no means unintentional. Media moguls make calculated moves when inserting touches of sensuality and eroticism into their … Read more

Conflict as defined by Floger, Poole, and Stutman is the interaction of interdependent people who perceive incompatible goals and interference from each other in achieving those goals. The word that was reiterated was interdependent. The author states that there cannot be conflict if you do not have interdependent people because the noninterdependent people will give … Read more

‘Avatar’ is a sci-fi action feature length film directed by James Cameron. It has been argued that ‘Avatar’ presents the message of the greed of capitalism against the people who want to live in peace and preserve their culture. The blockbuster hit, ‘Avatar refers to a major element in American history – the Invasion of … Read more

A child’s development is affected by their social relationships and the world around them. The ecological systems theory introduced by Urie Brofenbrenner (1979) focuses on the development of a person within the ecological environment, outlining and explaining the complex relationship and exchange between the infant, the family and society, and how these exchanges impact upon … Read more

Cell phones are changing social interaction. Having a cell phone is a really good thing to have for emergencies or any other type of situation you’re in. using your phone is fine but using it a lot does affect the way you see the world, once you do let go of that phone you should … Read more

Freedom of religion? Are we really free to be apart of whatever religion we choose to believe in? If we are really free to believe in whatever religion we choose then why aren’t we able to pray in schools? Everyone in the United States has amendments that they have to obey. The first amendment to … Read more

Cry, The Beloved Country, by Alan Paton, contains numerous comparisons between two different yet similar locations in South Africa. Each comparison further shows the deviation between the thoughts and traditions of old and new. The main conflicts in the novel revolve around the differences of two locations, Ndotsheni and Johannesburg, which represent the thoughts of … Read more

My heart was pounding on the car ride home, I knew that I did poorly this school year and neither of my parents were going to tolerate my grades. “You’ve disappointed me this school year, son. You’ve had all school year do get your grades up and you didn’t. We had this same talk last … Read more

Monsters Behind The Monster Introduction In order to maintain an aura of mystique, a monster usually would not expose its entire physical body in the beginning of a sci-fi creature movie; however, the director Bong Joon-ho subverts the genre convention and “reworks genre convention using them as a framework for exploring and critiquing South Korean … Read more

Homer’s The Iliad is a timeless epic that reveals the events during the Trojan War around twelfth century BC. The lliad is an epic that has stood constant through thousands of years and is used in modern life. The lliad provides questions and produces stories throughout the epic and some have never been answered. The … Read more

For the past seventy-eight years, Disney has been creating disney princess movies, a phenomenon that has swept the world, with worldwide gross of up to six hundred million dollars. Little girls from the age of two watch and enjoy these chauvinist movies, spending hundreds on outfits so that they can resemble their most idealized princess. … Read more

Within sixty years of the opera’s appearance, new concepts developed such as the aria, which similarly to a theatrical soliloquy, real time stops. “In an aria, the librettist provides words that pause and reflect and the composer creates music that interprets and deepens the emotions behind those words” (L12, 8:12). About “the year 1660, the … Read more

“No rules. Don’t be afraid to do whatever you want. Cooking doesn’t like it that way. ” – Masaharu Morimoto. Chef Morimoto has not been afraid to break rules and push boundaries. Because of this, from an early age, he has gone on to have a great career, created a great cuisine, and has been … Read more

In four years when I read this I honestly won’t be surprised if nothing really changes. I can’t see myself changing in any major ways. I will always love sports, hunting, fishing guns and anything that has four wheels. I sure I will still not understand the point of reading books for school and writing … Read more

Perfection. It’s more than just a universal truth. We believe in it. We crave it. We strive for it. It’s safe to say we basically breathe for it. But tell me, what is perfection? Each and every individual asked that question would have a greatly altered definition of their perception of perfection, ranging from personal … Read more

What’s next The time to become a successful adult is ticking down fast. The choices I make now will only affect me of what I want to accomplish in life, although I know its going to be a long ride. Before I start talking about what I want in the far future I need to … Read more

Behind its gentle image is a tough, highly lucrative bank. Banco Compartamos portrays itself as the gentler lender to Mexico’s poor. Compartamos means “let’s share,” reflecting the philosophy of its founders, the two Carlos’. The non-profit Grameen Bank model and the commercial for-profit Banco Compartamos have many differences, the fundamental distinctions between them is in … Read more