Whether we know it or not, we make use of metaphors and the many ways in which they help us make sense of the world. A metaphor is defined as a figure of speech that identifies an object or an idea that is similar to an unrelated thing. The use of metaphors and the language … Read more

Tensions rise between different cultures, always have and always will. That being said, violence is bound to occur, it’s just a matter of how and when. During the late 20th century of France, conflict was a reoccurring theme, with the involvement of wars, rioting, and social controversy. These conflicts are shown within the movies “Cache” … Read more

Classical computing has been operating using a binary system measured in bits. These bits can have only two states, zero and one. These states are used to represent, store and process data. The binary architecture has been used in computers since Konrad Zues built the first programmable computer in 1941(CITATION). As computers have become more … Read more

Nursing is a prominent and the most rewarding career a person can ever join. Nursing is a diversified field that entails a lot of careers (freeman 5). The classification of nursing jobs varies depending on the salary, flexibility, time, and the job satisfaction. World statistics stipulates that the demand for nursing services is at inclining … Read more

“Buying green, saving green, acting green,” is the new mantra hummed by numerous amounts of people in the world today. Becoming environmentally conscious has grown to a state where everyone shames those who leave a light on when they leave a room or when they leave the tap on a second too long when brushing … Read more

Disgusting doesn’t make it “speech” by Ann Coulter, is the opinion of author that free speech is not absolute right. There is a typical example that child pornography should be restricted. However, what her journey contains and refer contents are child pornography. She believes child pornography has very high risk to endanger and threat innocent … Read more

Hunger has been a massive problem, especially world wide. Therefore, people, families, and even children have been a victim of this issue. However, it seems to be that people in Africa are the one’s who have suffered the most. For example, in the article,”Ending World Hunger In Africa”, by Martha Van der Wolf, the article … Read more

Conflict can have many different definitions to various people. Conflict can be a difference in opinion, a disagreement or a battle. I think that conflict is often thought of as negative, but fortunately it does not have to be. Conflict can be a healthy part of group dynamics. Although, conflict can also negatively affect a … Read more

When looking at Pablo Picasso’s “Girl Before a Mirror”, one can obviously make out a girl observing herself in front of a mirror. The woman is portrayed one way before the mirror and another way in her reflection. Picasso is obviously sending a message behind the meaning of his work. He also, more than likely, … Read more

In today’s world where technology and advancements has flourished, majority comes to one main source to run on… Energy. There is several alternative methods on producing energy, some more efficient or safer than others. The most common and traditional source of energy in today’s world is coal power, but other alternatives do exist such as … Read more

In many schools, teachers and students are arguing over a priviledge. Should cell phones be allowed in school or not? What intelligent students say is that cell phones should be allowed, but the strict teachers say that cell phones should be banned from the school. What excellent uses would cell phones be in the school … Read more

Salvador Felipe Jacinto’s “The persistence of memory” painted in 1931 in a town called Catalonia. It is one of Salvador’s most important and critical historical artwork of the surrealist movement and is extremely well known amongst artists all over the world. Salvador Dali was born on May 11, 1904 in the Spanish town of Figueres. … Read more

‘Heil Hitler. ‘ Ralf said performing the proper salute, and then shutting the door. Opening the envelope, his breath hitched. The paper he held in his hand, informed him of his mother’s death and the time the funeral was to be held. In three days time, the funeral would occur in Berlin, as such they … Read more

4 Aspects “The Hunger Games” In the film “The Hunger Games” directed by Gary Ross, and adapted from the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins, I studied four different aspects of the film that help to improve the effects the film has on its audience. The first aspect of the film I studied … Read more

Insomnia, a sleep disorder, is characterized by arduousness falling or staying asleep. This disease affects individuals nationally; more than 50 percent of the population undergoes this disease and teenagers and younger children comprise of about 25 percent of the population suffering from insomnia, making it a substantial disease to be indoctrinated about. “Insomnia Facts”) Insomnia … Read more

Ernest Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois. He was the oldest son of a doctor and music teacher. While Hemingway grew up in Oak Park, he spent his summers in Michigan. Michigan gave Hemingway rich experiences and background to fill his writings with. The article “Ernest Hemingway” tells us, “In … Read more

The disappearance of my dad changed everything. It all started with a phone call. The message, echoing in my ear like a gunshot, was clear: my dad will move to China without us. At the time my father did not tell me the exact reason for his departure, but I read recently in a magazine … Read more

A Case Study: Sociology Why do men hold higher positions than women? What is Racism? What is the difference between Race and ethnicity? How can social policies improve society? These are frequently asked questions that many people in today’s society would like to have answered. These are also questions that sociologists strive to discover the … Read more

Being a student athlete should be a privilege, a reward; it should always come second, after the students education. It seems that student athletes get special treatments, getting away with having low grades, having an extended time to do assignments, or even being excused from them. There needs to be a more strict policy in … Read more

Feminism is becoming more and more apparent and important in the lives of humans every single day. Both women and men are fighting to achieve gender equality in everything. Posters and pictures each certainly have deeper meaning beyond what is physically visible right away. Looking deeper into each of the character placements, weather, genders, background, … Read more

I first read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone when I was eight years old. It immediately became one of my favorite books. Over the next several years, I read the rest of the series many times, and I watched the entire series of movies almost as many times. However, I’ve never grown tired of … Read more

First Week: I began my internship on 6th of July. I met with Dr. As’ad Masri, in 7787 leesburg pike, suite B falls church, VA 22043. I had a lengthy discussion about the educational leadership, history of disorder, genetic, and much more. I notice a lot of things about disorder for example, ADHD if the … Read more

There is a difference between a “transgender,” “transsexual,” and a “non-gender conforming” individual. A transgender is a person whose self-identity differs from their ascribed status. To clarify, an ascribed status is something that is assigned to a person at birth which cannot be altered such as skin color— in this case— sex; meanwhile, a transsexual … Read more

D. H Lawrence was known as a novelist, poet, painter and a literary critic. Lawrence criticized several works, one of his major criticisms was written on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s book The Scarlet Letter. Lawrence greatly disfavored the whole book, the critique is all written in a very sarcastic and sardonic tone, as he mentions that the … Read more

How can we expect killing to stop when we kill in response to a crime? The death penalty has been giving out to criminals all around the world for a variety of crimes but it never seems to solve any problems or make anything better. The death penalty should not be allowed because it proves … Read more

It is not at all uncommon to hear photographers talk about “seeing” a photograph. This can be somewhat confusing to those who are on the outside looking in and are not familiar with the concept. Sure, we physically use our eyes to see an object or a person or a landscape but that’s not exactly … Read more

J. Richard Hackman was a professor of social and organizational psychology at Harvard University. Hackman was known for his many contributions to our understanding of work design and team effectiveness. ( Wageman & Amabile, 2013) He was also the author and co-author of 10 books. Throughout his career Dr. Hackman observed corporate boards, sports teams, … Read more

Tolstoy has never been concerned with rules. Whether it is with the structure of the novel, revered thought on established topics, or even his own past writing, Tolstoy disregards all of them in pursuit of his elusive hero. This constant, intense search for truth fills Tolstoy’s works with the uncanny lifelike quality that has immortalized … Read more

To fabricate a competent relationship of trust and knowledge between Nurse and Patient, the utilisation of interpersonal skills and therapeutic communication are fundamental and must be taken into account (Hargie, 2010). Hargie (2010) explains, nowadays, having powerful interpersonal skills as a Nurse to achieve personal and expert growth is highly acknowledged in both work and … Read more

The audience for writing project one final is for my instructor Heather Burford , for my ivy tech English 111 class. My peer response that I received was very helpful. I was told that I had some grammar mistakes. Also I had a suggestion to fix where | had one of my paragraphs. Also I … Read more

People have different traits and characteristics that differentiate them from others. According to Richard Daft, the differences among people in terms of age, ethnicity, age, gender, or other dimensions is known as diversity (Daft, 2015). Daft explains the concept of leadership diversity in the Chapter 11 of his book “The Leadership Experience”. Daft estates that … Read more

In order to get an understanding of what my strengths are, I interviewed three different individuals. In my opinion, the views of these different individuals would give a reflection of what really would be my strengths. In order to get their feedback to follow up questions, I conducted my interviews by phone. Here are the … Read more

In Oulu, Finland a scientist by the name of George S. Fizzler was starting his new experiment. His new experiment dealt with shrinking things and seeing how other things looked like when shrunken down. This week he was shrinking a submarine so he could go into a living organisms cell. He was very fascinated with … Read more

Cinder cone is a cone shaped volcano A cinder cone or scoria cone is a steep conical hill of loose pyroclastic fragments Cinder cones are the simplest type of volcano They are built from particles and blobs of congealed lava ejected from a single vent. Cinder cones tend to be small, like hill-sized volcanoes When … Read more

As a college student bad writing is no stranger to me. On my journey to become a great writer I have made many mistakes and you should as well. No Author writes a perfect story the first time, It takes a great deal of revision and hours of word choice to make sure the reader … Read more

I gazed down the pitch, the sun beating down on me. I stood in ready position desperately waiting for some action. One of my allies had the soccer ball at his feet and was dribbling down the field. I was currently a defender on the right side of the pitch. A player on the opposing … Read more

In this essay, I tried to replicate the meaning behind the book The Catcher in the Rye, which was the maturing of the main character, Holden, and his acceptance of the real world. I also tried to make the style of writing similar to J. D Salinger’s. I wanted to show that Holden was still … Read more

Amistad is a 1997 American historical drama film based on the true story of the mutiny that occurred aboard La Amistad (Spanish for “friendship’) in 1839. The ship is traveling from Cuba to the United States and has a cargo of Africans captured in Sierra Leone and held at the Lomboko slave fortress. It begins … Read more

Should cell phones be banned in privately owned businesses? Since cell phones became popular in the mid nineties, their uses have expanded drastically: from rudimentary functions such as calling and texting, to 3-D video games and access to the internet. Some might argue that these new features can cause more harm than good, especially in … Read more

Authors like Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and William Faulkner have presented gothic literature throughout their writing during the 18th and 19th centuries. Gothic literature is defined as a “distinct modern development in which the characteristic theme is the stranglehold of the past upon the present”(294 Drabble and Stringer). Therefore, to deliver this theme to … Read more

Apologies originating from large global corporations may likely be fauxpologies to protect brand image and prevent customer loss. It is therefore necessary for these apologies to be carefully examined through the analysis of felicity conditions, elements of interpersonal apologies, and persuasion strategies. Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) accused the globally recognized corporation, Volkswagen, for … Read more

Music has played a significant role throughout my whole life. All throughout middle school and high school I have been a performer, participating in many different musical organizations including orchestra and choir. These personal experiences have broadened my interests in music. In middle school I was in choice voices, which was a special singing group … Read more

It was a bright sunny Wednesday afternoon and I was walking towards my car. I got out of class early and was heading home to get myself ready to spend time with my bright and intelligent students. Sometimes when I get out of class my body feels overwhelmed and tired. Perhaps it feels this way … Read more

Today’s work environment is without a doubt a multigenerational one; and every era has its own arrangement of desires, needs, values and working styles. While generational differences in the workforce advance a more extensive scope of ability, it can frequently mean conflicting ideas and stereotyping. Perceiving and understanding generational contrasts can encourage everyone to learn … Read more

I always used to say ‘yes’. My mother never taught me how to say ‘no’. That’s why I am in a corner crying. Not crying, crying is too little of a word. I am sobbing. Heart retching sobs that make my body convulse and make me shake uncontrollably. That’s why in my head I am … Read more

literature also includes investigations from countries around the world as well. Finally, and as previously mentioned, this literature is intended to educate and also invite intelligent conversations on this subject matter; it is not intended to persuade or convince one that touch has a connection to health. THE TOUCH THEAPIES Due to the obscure nature … Read more

The Impact of Ancient Egyptian Flutes on Modern Egyptian Flutes Introduction Music has played an integral role in Egyptian society since ancient times. Music has been seen in Ancient Egyptian society as early as 4000BC where it was involved largely in everyday life through playing a role in ceremonies, being linked to Gods and providing … Read more

1. NEW What is a nation? In my opinion, a nation is a group of people belonging to all different races and religions, but still living together in peace under one democratic title, “nation. ” Many great writers of the nineteenth and early twentieth century hold vast ideas about nation, because of the circumstances they … Read more

The issue of the Indian Government possibly banning tobacco ads is cause for much ethical concern, and compelling arguments are made by both sides. Those in favor of the ban have many valid concerns, such as the health risks associated with long term tobacco use. Those opposed to the ban have strong arguments as well, … Read more

I started my first year of college with my life prearranged. I had a ridiculous notion that everything was going to be a piece of cake. I was going to join different clubs, do lots of research, make the dean’s list, make my parents proud and attend as many parties as I could. However, now … Read more