Hannah Kent, in Burial Rites and Billie August in Les Miserables explore a variety of injustices as a product of prejudice by revealing the flaws of their Nineteenth Century social system. Although Kent released her novel in the 21st century, she thoroughly presents Nineteenth Century Iceland in all its formidable culture of prejudice and hardship … Read more

Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian hero who inspired a country to revolve and free themselves of oppression. He is the type of person who no one else could ever become, but if there was someone who I would like to model myself after, it is him. He changed the course of history with his new … Read more

We went to my Uncle Brian’s house to see them for a family get together. I asked my cousin, Derek, if he could take me hunting soon. He said that when hunting season comes and when It’s youth hunting that he will take me. I said ok and a month later I called him when … Read more

We live in an environment where flaws nourish our judgment and criticism of one another. This occurs most often when celebrities have slipups. The paparazzi takes the form of lions following around zebras until they are vulnerable to attack, and that’s when they go in for the kill. The media describes these moments of vulnerability … Read more

The previous week in my practicum placement has been very rewarding. I have been able to start the fixed interval reinforcement schedule with my student. The increase in attentive listening skills during instruction over the last three weeks has resulted in increased learning. Discrete Trial Training (DTT) has been used with the student to teach … Read more

“For a while, I thought I was the dragon. I guess I can tell you that now. And, for a while, I thought I was the princess,” (Siken, Litany in Which Certain Things Are Crossed Out) shows the development of Princess Benevolence, better known as Princess Ben, as she is forced to become a queen … Read more

“In an effective classroom students should not only know what they are doing. They should also know why and how. ” Harry Wong is an educational speaker that tries to help teachers be able to not only educate their students, but also teach them how to comprehend and logically think. Even at Tell City Jr. … Read more

Once upon a time, as young children, our parents read us fairy tales. We allowed our imaginations to unravel the plots as we immersed ourselves in the magical mysteries of wizards, princesses, genies, and potions. Danish author and poet, Hans Christian Andersen, was best known for his touching and imaginative fairy tales. One fable, which … 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

In ancient times, the Romans upheld values just like our society does today, standards that they cherished and celebrated. Among them were values of loyalty and duty, power and respect. Pietas and gravitas are two ideals are both quite evident in Stevens, the main character of the novel The Remains of the Day by Kazuo … 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

At the beginning of the trip the lawyer entered the bus. The driver was worried that such a large man would fit through a small door yet he expertly squeezed through the narrow crack boasting of his ability to fit through anything. One of the passengers snickered. Once he entered he paused to slick back … Read more

When we were small children, our gender didn’t mean much other than our anatomy. We recognized differences between ourselves and the opposite sex, but it didn’t mean much as far as how we acted. The older that we got, observation and instruction began to dictate our behavior based on gender. We saw other children of … Read more

Columbine, Sandy Hook, Phoebe Prince are names that embody modern-day issues school administrators face and are trying to address. Because of the public outcry and publicity surrounding these events, educators are scrambling for and implementing programs that moderate mental health issues, reduce bullying, and improve academic outcomes. However, these programs are prone to failure because … Read more

Crime and deviance are always been a matter of fact, the ‘collateral effect’ of living among other people. Norms and rules are set in each society, from rural ones to the largest urban environments, but this cannot prevent the attitudes by some individuals, that in the most of case gang up, to not follow these … Read more

Within the Hindu community there are multiple ways that women have become the property of the male figures in their lives, either it being their fathers, sons, and/or husbands. Traditionally, women are depicted as much more delicate that men, whom require the protection of her male figures. From a cultural perspective the woman’s virginity, while … Read more

I’ve chosen to analyse Ludwig Wittgenstein and his views on the private language after reading Yezhou Yang’s written assignment on the Private Language Argument. The private language argument is a philosophical argument regarding the idea of a language understandable to only a single individual and how it would be incoherent to others. Ludwig Wittgenstein introduced … Read more

Critics raved about Robert Frost in the 19th and 20th century. Additionally, there was such a sufficient amount of positive feed that it was hard to find bits of criticism. Robert Frost’s awards consist of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, the United States Poet Laureate, a Robert Frost Medal, the Bollingen Prize, the Congressional Gold … Read more

In the film The Shawshank Redemption, the director, Frank Darabont uses many techniques to create meaning and emphasis regarding Andy and Red’s journey from institutionalisation to freedom. He uses a range of camera techniques, sound, theme and symbolism to convey his points to the audience. The audience sees the use of camera techniques to show … Read more

Stories have different settings, plots, tones, themes, and moods. These things make a story. These are the things that impact how a character would act in the story. One short story where a character was impacted is in the short story “To Build a Fire”, written by Jack London. The setting of the story was … Read more

There was once a good witch, named Quakie who was married to a brave knight, Trey. They were about to give birth to a baby girl, in the land of Mystic. Mystic is a discreet town in Greece. But, a witch must have a mortal child, or else your life would be taken, for not … Read more

“I don’t want to be a great female athlete. I want to be a great athlete” (unknown). Taking a look back on history, we could not possibly keep track of the number of times women were not given equal opportunity as men. It started off with rights as a whole, and then moved to voting, … Read more

Child abuse and neglect, more specifically child molestation is typically analysed through the social prism of the long term physical, psychological and behavioral effects. However it is impossible to completely separate the issue from the biological, psychosocial and ecological/dynamic factors that ultimately determine the long term effects and the shaping of how the abused individual … Read more

In today’s society it is very clear that many Americans don’t take the law as serious as it should be. Everyone knows the right from the wrong, and yet they don’t really care that they are doing the wrong thing. Frank Trippett explains how Americans are getting in the habit of breaking minor laws because … Read more

Thave to say the death of my dad had a great impact on who | am now. My dad’s name was Elmo Lee he was about 35 when he died. He left behind 5 children my brothers Elmo,and Emerion and my sisters, Tiffany,Teja,and myself. I was never told what killed him or how he got … Read more

Summary Conflicts are seen in almost all the organizations. In health care organization where physicians, nurses and technologists work under stressful condition that conflicts can easily arise. The article that I have selected for this paper discusses about the conflicts that are seen in healthcare organization and the ways the manager implements in resolving the … 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

Never in my life had I ever thought that at the age of seventeen years old, I would lose my father in an unexpected accident. To this day, I feel it should have never happened. I would like to think it is all a bad nightmare and that I would wake up to see my … Read more

The book Under the Eye of the Clock written by Christopher Nolan, is an autobiography written in the style of a biography about a boy named Joseph Meehan. In the novel which is written in prose form, Nolan describes his life as though he were watching it unfold rather than as a participant. The places … Read more

Music has been and always will be a way for a person to release their thoughts and emotions into the world. It keeps the hope alive that someone will hear their lyrics and understand, and make their listener feel less alone. Music is an indefinable force. A force that inspires action, creates unity, and allows … Read more

Breakdown the Categories of the Elderly population in China In China there are many different factors that contribute to the life span of the elderly population in China, such as education, and exposure to other risk factors throughout the span of one’s life. When looking at the mortality rate in China It is said that … Read more

Overall, the Venus suggests that women were important. They were essential to life and survival because child bearing capabilities ensured the survival of the people. During the Paleolithic period, hunters and gatherers were constantly being killed, and in order to thrive as a society the woman was a necessity. With the changing roles of men … Read more

Khanya Ramey Tuesday Nov. 24 Intermolecular Forces Intermolecular Forces Lab II. Goal: The central goal of this experiment is to depict the intermolecular forces of four different properties of solubility, evaporation, viscosity, and boiling point. The reason for achieving the goal is so we can further understand solubility, Evaporation, viscosity, and the boiling point of … Read more

Going through school can be a difficult time for children, especially during their adolescent years. One of the most difficult points in an adolescent’s high school career is dealing with the constant pressures to engage in sexual activities. These activities may be fun and games until someone ends up pregnant and has to alter their … Read more

The twenty-first century is the golden age of media. Following the widespread of technology in the late twentieth century, media has become a constant presence in people’s lives. New innovations in technology have led to blockbuster movies, music at the touch of our fingertips, weekly television programs and a vast array of video games available … Read more

As soon as we hit 100 mph the cop sires ambushed us, as if they were calculating their bust. “I don’t really feel like racing tonight” kept replaying as the cop’s sirens became less noticeable. Then, scenarios played with my mind. “What if I make a run for it? And hide in an alley, or … Read more

Body image has had a major influence in today’s general media. Different types of sources have been displayed both online and offline. For example, pictures have been posted, blogs have been viewed, websites have been created, newspaper and magazine articles have been read and television shows have been produced. Body image is described as how … Read more

In the first video at John Smith Middle school, on Friday, April fifteenth at 12 pm, the classroom observed was in Mrs. Blue’s middle school class. This class was not as ethnically diverse; there were only Caucasian and Hispanics visible. From what was shown there were eleven boys and ten girls. In the second video … Read more

In the film Raise the Red Lantern, by Chinese director Zhang Yimou (1991, Zhang Yimou), we are shown the story of Songlian and her experiences as the new fourth wife of her master. The struggle between tradition and modernity as well as femininity versus masculinity is prominent in the film as Songlian is thrown into … Read more

Wong Kar-Wai’s visually stunning,”In the Mood for Love” is a film set in Hong Kong 1962, and made in the year 2000. The two protagonists, Chow Mo-Wan, and Su Li-Zhen, become neighbors where they discover that their marital partners have cheated on them. Through their mutual betrayal, they begin to develop an intimate bond, but … Read more

What are the some of the effects that texting is having on the teen literacy? Text messaging has increased in popularity ever since the very first text message that was sent in the year of 1933 by a student who was working for the Nokia Corporation (Druoin and Davis 49). Centre of Science Education at … Read more

The Renaissance is marked as the rebirth of ancient culture for the aristocratic class that lived in Italy, England, and France circa 1350-1650. This is an era in which the term, Renaissance humanism emerged. What is humanism as it relates to the Renaissance? Well, this form of “Humanism can be defined as a movement that … 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

“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite. ” This was said by … Read more

The modern atomic theory was developed by many scientists, such as Neil Bohr, Democritus, James Chadwick and John Dalton. Each of these intelligent scientists have found different discoveries in their research with the atom. Why has scientific understanding of the atom changed over time? This would be because each scientist has had a different approach … Read more

Danto begins “The Artworld” by going after Socrates’ and Plato’s view of art as imitation or a mirror. He calls this the “Imitation Theory” or “IT”. If this were accurate then any image reflected in a mirror would also be considered an artwork. Although, many artists during Socrates’ and Plato’s time and later tried to … Read more

Tales of the mythical and magical mermaid have been dismissed as rumors; however, these majestical creatures do exist. Cameras have caught photos and even videos of these creatures stranded on beaches and swimming dignified through the ocean. You may argue that these images are fabricated but there are scientist who dedicate their lives and can … Read more

One Life, One Chance This story discusses the life of two people with the same name, Wes Moore and “the other” Wes Moore. Each faces completely different obstacles in life and learns lessons built from morals, wrong choices, stance in society, and reacting to past decisions. The life lessons learned throughout ones childhood, school life, … Read more

Sellin argues that to study the concept of “culture conflict,” or conflict of conduct norms, one must establish establish the relationship between a norm conflict within the person or group studied and the violation of the norm. “Culture conflict” occurs when the norms or a group or individual conflict with society’s conventional norms or rules. … Read more

Countries are shaped and built by many different characteristics. Crimes and punishments are two of these characteristics which have influenced countries and their laws for many centuries. Though, some of the crimes and their ensuing punishments are now obsolete, many are still pertinent in modern times. Each country has a different definition of crime and … Read more