Essays

Utilitarianism theories hold that the moral worth of actions or practices is determined by their consequences. An action or practice is right if it leads to the best possible balance of good consequences over bad consequences for all affected parties. (Arnold, pp 17) Utility = whatever produces pleasure or happiness, and prevents pain or suffering. … Read more

Broken bones, stress fractures, and long lasting negative psychological effects are some of the negative side effects of parents becoming too involved with youth sports. Parents should always involve themselves in youth sports, encourage their children, and remain supportive, however in some extreme cases this can have a negative impact on the child. Increased parental … Read more

What makes a story unique? What makes a reader drawn to the plot? To the characters? The story “Zlateh the Goat” written by Isaac Bashevis Singer and the story “the King of Mazy May” written by Jack London both give a reason to go on. The two stories are compelling in different ways – may … Read more

Growing up in the household, that I was lucky enough to have, made me the person I am today. They helped me grow up and helped me find out whom I really am. Attending high school did not really change me but put me around the people that I knew I would like or did … Read more

No matter what culture, what place, what time; a story that is being told always has certain characters within it to give it depth, to portray different themes. Despite the leaps and distances of cultures and peoples, certain characters types appear multicultural. These archetypes as many have called them, are used as a reflection of … Read more

With the beginning of human history comes the Stone Age—comprised of the Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras. The start of tool-making marks the former; the start of agriculture marks the latter. The first forms of tools in the Paleolithic Era were quite basic and rough, made from materials like wood, bone, and stone. Tools such as … Read more

On Monday April 5th 1999, I had come into the world. If you had asked me then what my opinion of the Declaration of Independence was, I wouldnt be able to come up with a clear nor concise answer, which would be due to the fact that I was only a few hours old and … Read more

World War 1 was a huge global battle of the Allied Powers and Central Powers in Europe. It started on the 28th of July 1914 and ended on the 11th of November 1918 and within the 4 years of war, over 16 million people died. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (the Austro-Hungary heir) and … Read more

Introduction The Wars of the Roses were a series of battles fought over the throne of England in the 15th century between 1455 and 1485. The thirty-year conflict is so named based on the symbols of the rival houses, House York (a white rose) and House Lancaster (a red rose). This era consisted of several … Read more

Humans need to understand what we are looking at in order to see it. Our knowledge has influenced how we see the world through our perception and how we reflect it on others. Believing is necessary to see what I want to for what Panchatantra saying. We all have senses to see, but is this … Read more

The seven deadly sins, gluttony, greed, lust, sloth, pride, envy and wrath, are all emotions that nearly every individual experience each day throughout their lives because of the social, political and economic factors that surround us each day. However, what would happen if we were truly punished for allowing these emotions to control us? This … Read more

Isolation and Loneliness Expressed in Kokoro in the Meji Ishin Era Kokoro takes place in the Meiji Ishin era which had installed a period of modernization and Westernization in Japan so hastily that the foundations of traditional Japanese thinking existed with the new Western thought. (CP 391, 701) Ishin in Japanese, references the meaning of … Read more

Throughout high school, I’ve always heard that senior year would be the easiest, most fun year- the year when you could just lay back and enjoy yourself. Unfortunately, and though | know it is mostly by my own doing, I have not found it to be my easiest year at all. College, senior project, all … Read more

Children: Children need to feel comfortable away from their parents / carers (children look to role models). If an adult is able to communicate in a way the child clearly understands, as well as able to listen to their responses, then the child will feel comfortable and therefore safe. The child will be more confident … Read more

Freud’s text ‘The Uncanny’ has enabled me to understand the sense of ‘not being at home’ as I’m not British, having lived in London all my life it has yet to be considered home although, if taking Freud’s text into consideration a part of me has already established London as my home but Ukraine as … Read more

Identity is a unique thing that everyone has to own and it can be described through places or cultures or other things that affect our life. From the past until now, humans search for their identity. The universe consists of different places with various landscapes which reflect people’s identity through location or culture and time. … Read more

After reading my first critical reflection paper the one thought that keeps scrolling in my brain is, “how naive I have been concerning IVP/domestic violence”. I remember not wanting to “label” myself as a “victim” because “I am and was not ever a VICTIM! ” I was strong and able to leave that relationship so … Read more

Once upon a time there were four pigs and two wolfs. In the deep dark woods, outside of New York. There was Petty, she was a pink pig. She was the nicest pig and the youngest. She had one sister and two mean brothers. There was Betty, she was a pink pig with black dots. … Read more

“Unlike the Holocaust, Stalin’s murders are forgotten: dust blowing in the wind” (Robert Harris). George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a satirical allegory. Rebelling against farmer Jones, the animals of Manor Farm decide to run the farm themselves. After driving Jones out, the pigs declare themselves in charge. Orwell’s fictional farm is a representation of the … Read more

In Ordinary People the Jarrett family is stricken with grief. There is constant tension in the air as the family goes about the day, yet each person in the family does not speak about it. They each do not have emotional security with one another. There is a serious lack of human connection in the … Read more

The Applied Psychology course at St. Francis College offers students attending class an exciting field assignment. Psychology students were required to participate and complete 100 hours of community service. Namely, a volunteer or internship involving their particular interest related to the field of psychology. While students may initially feel overwhelmed at the idea of allocating … Read more

There are many differences between the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution. The Articles of Confederation is the first constitution of the United States of America. The Articles of Confederation was agreed on by the Congress on November 15th, 1777 This made the people of the states fear the central authority and lengthy … Read more

It was her very first basketball game. Chase came with me to, my older brother, Nate’s basketball game. We arrived just as the Chelsea Hornets were getting ready. The warmth of the gym wrapped around our bodies, and the scent of teenage boy sweat filled our nostrils, making me almost retch. Chase sounded very excited … Read more

The chronicles of Batman and The Joker continue to evolve in complexity for every generation. They are the ultimate good vs. evil who are equally as different as they are similar. Many will argue that they will continue the game they play infinitely, due to the rules they follow. Neither can exist without the other … Read more

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines philosophical determinism as “the belief that all events are caused by things that happened before them and that people have no real ability to make choices or control what happens; a theory or doctrine that acts of the will, occurrences in nature, or social or psychological phenomena are causally determined by … Read more

With this emphasis on getting good testing results, many teachers decided to sacrifice teaching critical thinking and advanced problems, and instead substitute the minimal knowledge that is needed on a standardized test. For example, a seventh grade teacher will try to perfect students’ ability to use the Pythagorean Theorem in order to obtain the measurement … Read more

Industrialization in both Japan and Russia between 1850 and 1914 was state sponsored. However, the treatment of factory workers in Russia compared to Japan was considerably poorer. What fueled Industrialization in Japan and Russia was the invention of new technologies and machnery that were used in factories. Machines such as the power loom would allow … Read more

The issue analyzed by this paper is whether people/I should quit school because they think is a waste of time. For example, I have friends who have told me that they want to drop out of college due to the fact that their jobs they have and also because school is a waste of time … Read more

1) Colonization has been prevalent since the age of mankind, likewise with economics. The economics of the world heavily correlates to the pattern of colonization that swept across the globe in the 1700’s. In the eyes of colonizers, their duties were strictly to enlighten the people of these univillied nations while retrieving goods to take … Read more

Beast, written by, Donna Jo Napoli is a very unique and thought provoking. This book has a great deal of suspense, and stunning language. Some things in particular that make this book interesting are the Well rounded characters and complicated relationships between the character. This is a great book, with a lot of complexity, and … Read more

“Even a feeble-minded man wants to be like other men” (pg.199). In the novel, Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes expresses the lifelong changes of Charlie Gordon. Charlie Gordon is thirty two years old, he’s a sweet kindhearted loving man who just wants to be accepted for the person that he is, while having the mindset … Read more