Yamas The yamas are the fundamental ethical guidelines of yoga. In my opinion these are suggestions and guidelines for life. They guide us on how to deal with people and ourselves. Yama is defined as our attitude toward things and people outside ourselves. There are five sections that encompass yamas. Those five components are Ashima … Read more

Moving schools is definitely a challenge for kids since it means they are forced to leave their comfort zone and find a new one. When I was about 9 years old my parents and I moved from Boise to Meridian. It wasn’t necessarily a big move since we still lived in Idaho, but it meant … 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

Something I Love to Do One hobby that I consider to be my passion, beyond all other hobbies that I have, this hobby however, is a sport that I spend most of my time on, ever since I was a young kid. Some people don’t believe that this should be called sport, which is horseback … Read more

Throughout my life, I have always pushed myself to grow, whether that be in intelligence, strength, or generosity. As a child, I dissected starfish and studied music theory at an honors summer camp rather than splashing in the pool with other kids. Later on, I exerted myself physically through sports and regular exercise. I also … Read more

Nothing has as profound influence on one’s identity as name. That is, one is constantly recognized by the people and by oneself with his name, and the name consciously and unconsciously keeps influencing one’s identity as the name directly relates to how one perceives the world and oneself. In a novel, The Namesake, by Jhumpa … Read more

Today our lives are thought to be in danger due to global warming. Global warming is defined as a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth’s atmosphere caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants. Thought to be a big contribution to global warming are the emissions that come from … Read more

Finally, November first arrived. Since my birthday, when I received my ice-skates in the mail, I had counted down the days until this moment. Listening to instrumental music, I had envisioned myself spinning and gliding across the ice, as gracefully as a swan on a lake. In my head, I could skate both elegantly and … Read more

On a chilly winter evening, my family and I strolled through Chicago gazing as we went at the beautiful snow and lights that lit the city. Although the adventure brought lasting memories, I remember that as we walked my subconscious thought that not everyone happily hustled and bustled that day fully revealed itself. In fact, … Read more

Ah, A Tim Horton’s double-double. This north of the border slang refers to a steamy coffee with double cream, double sugar, and to top it off, a beautifully glazed maple donut. This is a staple snack of the gray, cold, Canadian morning. What could make it better, you ask? A multi-billion dollar Canadian-American merger of … Read more

Why Plagiarism is Wrong By: Akshar Patel Plagiarism is essentially taking someone else’s work or ideas and taking false credit for them. Plagiarism can have many negative consequences because it denies credit of the person who actually did the work. It is basically stealing someone’s ideas and acting as if they are your own. One … Read more

Although Holden values intelligence in women, Holden often allows physical appearances cloud his judgment. Most people suppose like Holden does, and that is if someone is attractive, he/she will likely be chosen over a person who is not as attractive. Holden is a sixteen-year-old teen, who is experiencing rapid hormonal development. This means that the … Read more

One of the most influential minds in western philosophy is of Plato. Plato lived from 422-347 B. C, was born into an aristocratic family in the city of Athens. He was a student of Socrates and a teacher of Aristotle. Plato followed the basic ideas of Socrates, in which no laws are to be broken … Read more

INTRODUCTION: I selected the novel 90 Minutes In Heaven by Don Piper, which was originally published in 2004 by Revell and contains anywhere from 208 to 299 pages, depending on the edition. This book is categorized under the genre of Christian literature and “Heaven Tourism”. In this extraordinary true account of life and death, the … Read more

The media is a powerful tool and shapes the way we receive as well as perceive things. According to the textbook “a medium is sometimes defined, as a channel of communication, a way to move signs from one person to another. ” Television and the computer are popular ways of communication. You might have seen … Read more

Long Term Lessons Crack! “Owww! “, I screamed. My mom, no stranger to my clumsy habits, started frantically asking questions. “Are you okay? What happened? “. Then, she started worrying, I had broken my right elbow in the past and it took a toll on my parents, so they did not want to go through … Read more

Alcohol is a common and easily obtainable drug that has been socially accepted in many countries. Alcohol is a ‘depressant drug. ‘ It slows down the actions of the central nervous system and lowers heart and breathing rates, allowing many people to ‘relax. ” The drug doesn’t affect the body as much if it is … Read more

Argumentative Abortion, one of the worlds biggest problems. Is abortion good, or not. I’m on the not side of this, but before I tell you why, lets look at the opposing side. There are many reasons people think that Abortion is a good idea. 1.To save a womans life, who is ill. 2.If the woman … 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

STAR CHILD shines with a vivid imagination to tell a fantastic tale. The script focuses on a weak, meek, and worried teenager James, who has the daunting task of saving Earth from a terrible wizard and deadly drought. The story’s concept is solid. James has a clear goal: save Star Child and Earth. It’s a … Read more

People are likely to eat what is convenient and affordable to them. For many U.S citizens, that means a quick drive to the nearest major grocer, which provides an abundance of fresh produce from all corners of the world at a reasonable price. For others, it means a leisurely walk down the block to a … Read more

You get pushed down the path; shoved, kicked, and punched to get to an unknown destination. You look back at your family but they’re at the bottom of the high incline, they leave you to fend for yourself. You feel every blow as you board a strange abandoned looking rollercoaster, you board and suddenly a … Read more

I chose the book Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder and illustrated by Garth Williams. This book was first published in 1932. I chose this book at random from my grandmother’s house over Thanksgiving. I knew that she had all of the books and my sister had used my grandmother’s collection … Read more

The book The Farming of Bones is a constant reminder of loss and regret shared by almost all of the characters. The story is a tragic event in itself but the character’s pain doesn’t start with the massacre. Throughout the story, water is a reoccurring entity not always shown in a positive light. This is … Read more

The novella by George Orwell, Animal Farm, is an allegory, or a piece of literature with a hidden meaning, of the Russian Revolution of 1917. Animal Farm follows the events of the farm animals and their uprising against the farmer. Despite the obvious differences between, Animal Farm, and the Russian Revolution, they are very much … Read more

Inca education was divided into two halves: education for the upper classes and education for the general population. The upper classes were formally educated by the Amawtakuna (philosopher-scholars who were a special class of wise men). These people learned about the culture, history, customs, and traditions throughout the kingdom. The lower classes did not go … Read more

‘Independence or death! ‘ was proclaimed by Prince Pedro on September 7, 1822 when Brazil’s independence was declared. Dom Pedro was an important figure in latin american history because Dom Pedro was the first emperor of Brazil. He was also known as Dom Pedro IV to the portuguese because he was the king of Portugal. … Read more

Case Study Two a Holistic Teaching Plan This paper will discuss a holistic teaching plan for a middle age man with diabetes. Included in this paper will be the assessments needed to confirm the patient’s full needs are met. This nurse will be ensuring the patient’s wiliness to make changes. Teaching new life long changes … Read more

Introduction The play that my group and I read and presented was Behind Closed Doors, a play with the concept of, Tragedy in your past can affect your present if you do not let go and move on. The role I played was the director, which is a role in the theater, that’s very much … Read more

In addition to the environment, marine animals mistakenly eat plastic bags due to people’s littering, which keeps killing ocean wildlife. The clean and blue oceans in California always attract tourists to spend time enjoying it during their holiday. Nonetheless, trashes littered by people gather together in the oceans due to ocean current, and plastic bags … Read more

The 1999 film The Insider is one that deals with a man trying to make the toughest decision of his life as it pertains to the safety of his family as well as the well being of the entire country. While the movie is plenty interesting in its own right, the dilemma the man faces … Read more

McCulture has extended and has changed many traditions and cultures around the world. McCulture is a form of globalization that has entered societies life. Foreigners believe that McCulture is an American formed tradition; therefore, it should remain in America. Many Countries embrace their unique cultures and show disturbance when McGlobalization interferes, Tyler Cowen argues, “nothing … Read more

This morning I attended a weekday mass at All Saints Catholic Church. The church itself is relatively large from what I saw. The exterior had many well-tended trees and bushes, with a sign pointing to the office, and a cross about six feet tall out front by a cement walkway which led to the entrance. … Read more

Prufrock Analysis Prufrock, throughout lines 26-30, not only delineates his insecurity but also his indecisiveness and fear of rejection. These few lines give readers a snapshot of what the poem consists of: Prufrock’s constant self-doubt, ambivalence and passivity. Furthermore, it reveals that he overanalyzes situations to the point where it is unhealthy. As a result … 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

Although they began as a comedic escape, comic books have evolved into something far beyond strips in the Sunday paper. Graphic novels, as these materials are most often referred to today, have become their own genre (even though they are a format, not a genre) in bookstores and libraries alike. Popularity for them has skyrocketed … Read more

“Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak” (Thomas Carlyle). A good wife is aware, strong, persevering and caring. Linda Loman is an oblivious, weak, enabler and cannot be characterized as a good wife. In many instances … Read more

The blue tulle dress in the clear plastic bag sat placed on the seat next to them with a small pair of nude heels sitting on top. It was a lot of fabric for not a lot of girl. Rebecca, a princess for today, was perched on the edge of a folding chair skimming the … Read more

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, by Patrick Lencioni is a fable about an up and coming company called Decision Tech. Decision Tech is a technology company which despite having a very talented executive team, has continuous declining staff moral, a low customer base, and inadequate profit margins. Because of the lack of progress the … Read more

Gone are the days of Andy Griffin and Barney Fife’s version of policing! This version was where officers of the law didn’t carry guns or carried guns but the bullets were in their shirt pocket. Those were the times when crime was low or almost nonexistent, when people didn’t have to lock their homes or … Read more

Autobiography I still recall that day. The day when I decided I wanted to become a dancer. It was an ordinary one like no other , the trees sang and the birds whistled leaving a soft melody. Being born in an urban setting, but, growing up in the country allowed the outside to serve as … Read more

The Gothic horror in this film is in the begging where Caleb is being watched through his computer when he wins to go to the research facility. Then, Caleb is flying over a land scape that haves to no life and is covered in snow and from there he is flown over another landscape that … Read more

Kellogg Frosted Flakes Ad analysis In the Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes commercial, the advertisement contradicts Parkin’s point of gender role stereotypes because it shows a father preparing food while spending time with his child. While Parkins theory about gender roles in advertising was based on 20th century mentality, this advertisement shows a modernized version of advertising … Read more

As I have gotten older I feel as though I established a rapport with my peers and people within the communities I have lived. With this understanding I find myself basing some parts of who | want to be and how I want to act on how others interact. When I notice someone do something … Read more

Comprising of 43 parts, the novel starts with Huck Finn presenting himself as somebody perusers may have known about previously. Perusers discover that the viable Huck has ended up rich from his last enterprise withTom Sawyer (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer) and that the Widow Douglas and her sister, Miss Watson, have taken Huck into … Read more

Third-wave feminism has become synonymous with sexpositivity and the empowering nature of sexual activity. Sexpositivity has been defined as: “a celebration of sexuality as a positive aspect of life, with a broader definition of what sex means and what oppression and empowerment may imply in the context of sex. ” This emergence of sexual positivity … Read more

How does Morten Rhue use literary techniques to explore the positive and negative effects of peer pressure and social movements like, The Wave? Peer pressure can be defined as persuading or using force upon a group or individual to change one’s beliefs, behavior and values. ‘The Wave’ by Morton Rhue, was published in 1981, and … Read more

Dystopia. The idea is explored in a now, quite saturated, genre of novels, many of which predict propaganda integrated into daily life, “controlling” the minds of the masses. 1984 is no longer the future, and neither is the twenty-first century. Many would believe that we still have yet to live in such conditions, but the … Read more

I. Target Behavior Jerry is distracted easily and looks for any appropriate object to be out of control. In addition to his behavior, his communicating and interacting skills are a major hinder in his education development. Unfortunately, he is unable to speak clearly. He bites his classmates and punches his teacher. Jerry’s outbursts also include … Read more

It takes one to know one. Maria and I are similar in many ways. Maria would not dream of betraying Olivia and knows her intimately. Maria is strong-willed and does what she thinks needs to be done. I contain the same determination and resolve that Maria does. I am loyal to my friends in the … Read more