Today, the death penalty is an issue that has raised many questions in regards to its morality. Many people believe that the death penalty is immoral for a number of factors, some of which being the execution of innocents, the arbitrary application of the death penalty, and the racial and economic discrimination with the system. … Read more

It has been something we have been dealing with for a long time. It almost seems impossible to get rid of it, and we hear about it almost everyday. Littering. Littering has become such a regular problem that almost nobody cares about it anymore. Littering is wrong, and really harmful to everyone and the environment. … Read more

1. To me, leadership means displaying traits that inspire trust, confidence, inspiration, accountability and one’s ability to guide an individual or organization. 2. Some of the earliest leadership influences I experienced came from when I was a non-rate on the deck force of the CGC MONHEGAN, a 110′ WPB. The Boatswains Mates that ran the … Read more

I never thought me, of all people, would experience such a sorrowful day. I have tried to forget it time and time again; but the reality is I will always remember every miniscule detail, moment, word, and facial expression on that particular day. My heart managed to shatter into a million pieces, leaving me without … Read more

hunting Its 5:00am i just got up and got dressed in my hunting gear. i grabbed my gun and got into the truck where my dad was already waiting.He said, “Are you ready for your first hunt”. I said yes tiredly and we took off. when we arrived to the property we were hunting on … Read more

Over the course of the semester, I was able to work with a fifth grade student, Luke, on his reading. Luke is currently reading at an end of first grade level. At the beginning of the semester, when I first began working with Luke, he was reading at an early first grade level. He has … Read more

In the story “The Adventure of the Speckled Band,” Sherlock Holmes used his phenomenal detective skills to solve the austere case of Julia’s demise along with Helen’s worries. The foul play mystery was written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The main characters in the story include Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Grimesby Roylott, Helen Stoner, and Dr. … Read more

We have plenty of restaurants nowadays, but what makes a restaurant so special that everyone wants to come to it over and over. Most of the restaurants try their best to be at the top rank but not all of them succeed. I have been in hundreds of restaurants but only some of them are … Read more

Hieroglyphics and paleolithic cave paintings have a lot of similarities to each other but they also have many differences as well. Hieroglyphics were developed by a more sophisticated society, the Egyptians and then later adopted by other cultures. Cave paintings were simplistic and the earliest form of written communication. Both were used to tell stories … Read more

The story of The Epic of Gilgamesh is a western civilization historical poem that is mix of mythology and literature. It is to be believed was written around the first centuries of the second millennium B. C. considering one of the oldest, if not the oldest, ancient poem. It is about a hero who is … Read more

Everything Happens for a Reason M. Night Shyamalan uses the impact of Colleen’s sacrificial death on the Hess family, Graham’s struggle with faith, and every character’s quirk to prove that everything happens for reason. Graham is a dynamic character throughout the story. He begins as the town Reverend, and as a follower of Christ. But, … Read more

This article focuses on hyperacusis is, how it works, and the different treatment approaches based on what is currently known. Hyperacusis is defined as “ unusual tolerance to ordinary environmental sounds and, more pejoratively, as consistently exaggerated or inappropriate responses to sounds that are neither threatening nor uncomfortable loud to a typical person,” (Baguley 2003) … Read more

Oedipus rex is a well-known Greek play that was performed by Sophocles during 429 BC. A play that emphasizes on Greek tragedy and Greek Oracles. In this play, there is a lot of tension on just the guys and how they really use their anger to fix their problems. Not really focusing on the women … Read more

In this assignment, we had to read “The Hobbit” by J. R. R. Tolkien and “How to Read Literature like a Professor” by Thomas C. Foster. Once both books were read, we had to take at least one archetype and compare it to the events in the book. “The Hobbit” tells of lonely Bilbo Baggins … Read more

Caught in a Wake of Illusions To remain, or not to remain: that is the question. In The Awakening, a novella by Kate Chopin, the main character, Edna, explores the depth of this question as she awakens from her blind submission to society’s demands. Realizing for the first time in her life that she is … Read more

Midsummer Night’s Dream was not an easy read. Reading a piece of literature that is supposed to be performed on a stage and not consumed as a whole was a challenging experience. To fully understand a play that shifts between extreme metaphor, dark dreams and unstable reality, I had break the acts down by scenes … Read more

Runaway youth is a serious problem that America faces today. Whether it’s just a youth’s way of trying to hurt their parent’s feelings, threating to run away is no laughing matter. Sometimes it’s not a threat to run away, sometimes they leave unannounced leaving the parent usually with grief, anger, and confusion. Between 1. 6-2. … Read more

Winston Churchill once said, “Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection. ” As the big day draws near, it is important to reflect on the roots of the global holiday as well as the direction in which it is heading. Christmas is a tradition rooted deep in the history of western … Read more

In the world we live in today we face many environmental problems that are hazarders to humans. One of the largest problems is the fear of global warming weather you believe it or you don’t there is a change in the plant that could have extreme negative effects on the whole plant. Many scientist believe … Read more

Samantha was my savior and protector till the struggle of social life took over our compact minds. I remember when Samantha and I first met in Kindergarten; I had just back to Fort Hood from Germany and hardly spoke English. I was the middle of the school year, kids had just come back from winter … Read more

Is there a God? How was the world formed? How did it come into existence? In Genesis 1:11, it offers insight into these questions and many more. It sets the foundation on how I view the world. Do I believe in a creator or creation? Do my values and morals line up with the word … Read more

Hamlet supports a large array of themes, but I feel that the most prominent theme, by far, must be that of Appearance vs Reality. Shakespeare’s work, very much open to interpretation of the individual reader, makes the question of the central theme one that proves difficult to choose but simple to support no matter the … Read more

Amanda (Mother): “No, sister, no, sister – you be the lady this time and I’ll be the darkey.” 1. While the play takes place in 1937, Amanda’s comment indicates that she believes that black women were still to be serving and cleaning up after white women, suggesting slavery. Amanda: “Resume your seat, little sister, I … Read more

Writing a paper about one of my experiences was definitely strange. Although I have written a reflection paper before, my teacher had told me that he did not get the point of my paper. As a result, seeing my first real college paper edited by the teacher made me realize that I have a lot … Read more

There are 2,739,732 active geocaches around the world, just waiting to be discovered by one of the six million registered geocachers (“Get the Free Official Geocaching app and Join the World”). Geocaching, as defined later, is a popular hobby with much to offer. Besides obvious amusement during the moment, geocaching helps people build relationships with … Read more

Photography has been around for over 150 years. It has evolved and expanded since it’s introduction in 1839 but it still remains to be seen as the perfect medium for documenting reality. Art critic and author Andy Grundberg tried to understand the medium in 1974, stating that “photography was still perceived primarily as an instrument … Read more

“There’s no one defining moment that kills you or makes you.”(Sinbad). People’s defining moment in their life changes their whole personality and changes their point of view in their life.People’s defining moment in their life changes their whole personality and changes their point of view in their life. I never thought that, I was going … Read more

Social constructivist theory Measuring the effectiveness of social constructivism in the classroom will take place in two different ways. When working on group projects or when engaging in class discussion, students will be expected to demonstrate the five essential elements that are unique to a cooperative learning classroom: positive interdependence, individual accountability, face-to-face interaction, and … Read more

The way films are created and pieced together has progressed greatly over the past century, where before 1910 there was little use of film techniques such as special effects, animation, complex transition sequences and many more. However the introduction of film techniques have helped films gain a sense of genre and establishment as they were … Read more

This example is successful in demonstrating that politicians are utility-maximisers because, as Downs (2011) explains, it perhaps explains why they choose to act, or in this case “formulate to win elections, rather than winning elections to formulate policies” (Downs, 1957: 28). A plausible reason is that the reward, or end benefits, provides an incentive to … Read more

The movement of the doll was a influenced by a play about a woman who became self-motivated woman being in a womandenying man’s world. Henrik Ibsen was born on March 20 of 1828 in a city known as Skien in Norway. His was a Norwegian playwright best known to “A Doll’s House” among his many … Read more

The complexity of relationships spans centuries. Whether we find difficulty in 17th century courtship, or puzzling double meanings in modern societies’ seduction, the ideals of comedic mishaps in the path to love reigns true in works of art from past to present and even in a cosmic spectrum. In William Shakespeare’s, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, … Read more

The silence of the lamb is a very interesting movie. This movie was published in the year 1991. Thomas Harris who learned about Ted Bundy, Gary M. Heidnick and Ed Gein, shaped the character of Buffalo Bill. Ed Gein was the most influential for the silence of the lamb. One significant tie between Gein and … Read more

I grew up in Freedom, North Dakota as Marissa Frank. It was a dull November day, when my life would change forever. I was in the middle of a test in science class when a large man came into the classroom. He whispered something to the teacher and then asked me to go into he … Read more

The Two Anne Bradstreet’s In her poetry, Anne Bradstreet writes in two different forms. These forms are not the type of poetry she writes, but the style of her writing as an author in each of them. She either writes as ‘Mistress Anne’ or ‘True Anne. ‘ Mistress Anne writes as she ought, which is … Read more

WorldCom was one of the leading telecommunication companies prior to its application for bankruptcy protection on July 21st, 2002. The firm’s decision to file for bankruptcy was a shocker move considering the amount of revenues and asset base the company had. It is believed that the firm was highly involved in fraudulent bookkeeping between the … Read more

In 1784, the German philosopher, Immanuel Kant described the Enlightenment as the: “man’s emergence from his self-imposed nonage. Nonage is the inability to use one’s own understanding without another’s guidance. This nonage is self-imposed if its cause lies not in lack of understanding, but in indecision and lack of courage to use one’s own mind … Read more

Bastards, scorn sisters, vengeful family members and numerous amounts of deaths, what a tragedy. Shakespeare’s play “King Lear” allows the audience to watch as two families are torn apart by greed for the same reason, power. Among the themes developed through animal imagery, the most notable ones would be those of Madness, Family and Nothingness. … Read more

It was not difficult for me to decide who I have connected with the least over the year, yet it was not a connection that was weak from the start, but one that slowly declined throughout the course of our relationship. The disconnection with my father was not of his own volition, but rather a … Read more

Standardized testing has been around for a long time and recently, these tests have been on the rise. There are many advantages that standardized testing has to offer which can be very beneficial for schools. One of the main reasons why standardized testing has become so popular is because these tests provide a fair chance … Read more

Today’s America’s ability to provide a basic education to anyone is truer than ever before. Does it mean everyone gets an equal education? The concept behind education is an individual who has been educated and knows all the answers. For some this is a person who has been through the rigors of school and graduated. … Read more

In the interesting film The Brass Teapot (2012), directed by Ramaa Mosley and story by Tim Macy. Mosley uses various camera work techniques, aural techniques and mise-en- scene to convey the message of the film, that ‘greed can bring out the worst in people’ and ‘it’s not worth it in the end’. This is clearly … Read more

John Dalton was an English chemist, physicist, and meteorologist. Dalton was born in 1766. He is best known for his work in color blindness, and of course, his Atomic Theory. His theory gave us an idea about what the universe is really made up of, and he paved the way for many more important scientific … Read more

Present Technology The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) has caused a lot of problems. People have come up with ideas as to how we can fix the problem in a cost effective and plausible way. One of the major concerns is the wildlife in the oceans. Marine biologists use devices such a waterproof cameras to … Read more

Age discrimination is one of the most common types of discrimination there is today. The Human Rights Commission states it is unlawful to differentiate against anyone in the workplace because of their actual or assumed age. Favoring someone in the workplace because of his or her age is also illegal. The law states no one … Read more

Living in a country known for its freedom, an individual wouldn’t stop and consider that they would need a law to be passed to marry someone they love. In the most recent poll over whether or not gay marriage should be legalized has been taken you can see that the united states supports it more … Read more

Every high school student across the country has that constant struggle to maintain an accurate grade. It’s always in the back of their heads to keep up with homework assignments, or to study specific sections for a test. The amount of stress put on these students is equal to giving them an elephant to carry … Read more

This case study focuses on the bribery scandal surrounding the city selection process for the 2002 Olympics held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. The student is ask to discuss the merits of the case based on three parameters, ethical behavior, the impact of culture, and the bid process from a broad based business point … Read more

My implicit bias tilted more towards having a preference towards straight people, with a total percentage of 68% (project implicit) towards a preference to straight people. An implicit bias takes out attitudes and stereotypes that effect our action towards, understanding and decision towards a group unconsciously. (Kirwan Institute) as to where an explicit bias are … Read more