Jim Morrison once said, “Violence isn’t always evil. What’s evil is the infatuation with violence. ” Violence against others is always a bad thing to do, but people who do violence have something to do that’s inside their brain. Humans doing violent acts have something to do with genetics, their job, or their childhood. With … Read more

Will the rise in University college tuition reduces enrollment? The rise in college students debt have been blamed often on college’s high tuition. Many students who enroll into a university often end up with a lot of loan they have to pay back for, even financial aid doesn’t help cover everything. Many students are also … Read more

Thesis: Throughout William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, women are viewed negatively and play a limited role within the society of Elsinore. Through the use of critical and dismissive dialogue, women are displayed as powerless, play a muted role and are dependant on a male figure. The negative judgements of women are represented throughout the whole play … Read more

Often considered a catalyst of the Civil War, Uncle Tom’s Cabin is an anti-slavery book whose permanent impact, both positive and negative, on race relations within the United States are irrefutable. Published in 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel was written as a direct response to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850; second of a pair … Read more

The common topic of debate that is if all civilizations are doomed to collapse because it hold the ability to prevent or slow down the collapse of any civilization. Historians such as Tainter (In Collapse and Sustainability: Rome, the Maya, and the Modern World)and Greer (In How Civilizations Fall: A Theory of Catabolic Collapse) have … Read more

Do you ever wonder why there aren’t many records of the Celts before the Romans came to power? The culture of the Celts can be hard to trace before Roman times. They were a society that did not leave anything of much permanence behind. That being said, much pagan Celtic culture like art and literature … Read more

When referring to painting masterpieces that have immensely powerful grief and significance that could be interpreted in multiple ways “Massacre of the Innocents” by Peter Paul Rubens, 1612 is one to fit the description immensely. When viewing “Massacre of the Innocents” what meanings are exemplified, shown, and reasons behind all the violence throughout the graphic … Read more

Over the years, politicians have debated whether or not universal healthcare should be implemented in the United States of America. Healthcare is a system countries use to aid citizens in maintaining their physical and mental health. Universal healthcare pertains to the government provided coverage of each citizen in the country. A single payer healthcare system … Read more

In A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens presents a story that cannot be found in textbooks. By juxtaposing different experiences of femininity and domestic life in the late 18th century, Dickens highlights a duality in French and English contemporary thought towards the role of the family in state and war. Ultimately, this serves as … Read more

Love is a trap. When it appears, we only see its light, not its shadows” (Coelho). Love takes control of emotions and one can only see the bright future that lies ahead. In William Shakespeare’s famous play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, a story of a true and undying love is portrayed. Within the … Read more

Disruption occurs when a smaller company with fewer resources successfully disrupts the business practices of an incumbent business. Disruptive innovation has brought success to countless companies. However, though it is effective, it can also be dangerous. This is because many theories on the subject are misunderstood or misapplied. Christenson believes this is because users tend … Read more

1. Goal Reflection (Two paragraphs) During this quarter, I believe I accomplished all my goals. First, I took one-two hours a night Monday thru Thursday and threefour hours a night Friday thru Saturday to do homework and studying. Second, I gained a lot of refreshers from being out of school for sixteen years and achieved … Read more

Noah was allowed two animals of each kind, however having only two animals creates a lack of genetic diversity. With that being said, some of these animals must have been ‘ideas to contain abundant genetic diversity to be passed on to future generations. So how did Noah know to choose the lion or the domestic … Read more

Step-1 My Authentic Happiness Inventory score is 3. 92. My MyersBriggs Personality Test type is ESTJ. I am more of extrovert rather than introvert. I believe more in logical sense rather than going for the intuition. I focus more on thinking rather than giving importance to feeling on something. And, I analyze facts and rely … Read more

“It doesn’t suck to be intersex, it sucks to be persecuted” sadly this is the mindset that is still popular/ widely associated with individuals who are intersex. These individuals are normal human beings and people who desire to have everyday lives, normal love lives, and to be confident in their own skin. 1. 7 percent … Read more

The health and safety of both your baby and you are of supreme importance during pregnancy. Thanks to advancement in medical science, you can take a few extra steps for a healthy pregnancy and childbirth. From the time your pregnancy is confirmed you will be asked to take a series of tests and scans to … Read more

Over the course of the last forty years, the United States has been battling the ‘War on Drugs. ” A phrase coined by President Richard Nixon in 1971 to launch his campaign to protect America and its citizens from the harm that is associated with the use of drugs. This brought about new legislation in … Read more

Bobok by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a witty anecdote that satirizes the extent in which human depravity exists and thus makes a social commentary on the futile and foolish nature of Russian Utopianism and assigns moral revival as the call for real change. In the late 19th century, as writers like Chernyshevsky propagated novels detailing the … Read more

Society’s opinion on something is never fixed. It is unstable and constantly changing quickly due to new ideas and information. Certain ideas on things such as how to treat people different than you that was believed thousands of years ago is no longer believed today. The way society has treated people with disabilities has drastically … Read more

The principles surrounding ethics involve health care professionals analysing problems they face and decide if an action or practice is deemed right or wrong. Health care professionals must always ensure they work within ethical principles highlighted within their profession (HCPC, 2016). Virtue ethics is a frame work which focuses upon the character of the person … Read more

For years and years there has been a lot of speculation as to whether face processing is a special process. Some of the issues involved in face recognition are the same as for recognising any other possible object, other issues seem to be unique to just face recognition. The question remaining, is if the brain’s … Read more

The setting of my experiment happened back in my hometown in different locations. I decided to do different random acts of kindness all day, like giving back to a homeless person, and a few other things. For my first deviant act, I decided to give back to a homeless person I saw near downtown. I … Read more

Teaching and Mentoring Experience Teaching has been a fundamental component of my academic training. I have been actively involved in teaching, tutoring, and mentoring high school and undergraduate research students throughout my doctoral and postdoctoral work at the City University of New York (CUNY). I taught General Chemistry (I & II) laboratory courses and recitation … Read more

Storytelling Project Speech My dad decided to travel to Canada in 1998, when he was 29 years old. He had just completed his PhD in China, and decided to travel to Canada in order to conduct some research as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Alberta. He had known for a while that he … Read more

EL AURENS is a touching dramatic, character driven short story. The script explores solid themes about tolerance and making the right life choices. The characters are confronted by strong moral decisions. In addition, the topic of immigration and the abuse of women in Iran are relevant issues to explore. The tone is consistently dramatic. The … Read more

A leadership style is a leaders method of providing direction, implementing plans, and motivating others. John NG, a Chinese innovator, states that, “Styles are tailor made to different situations. Different leaders must have unique styles and these styles must be able to adapt to different people and situations”. In the novel, Lord of the Flies, … Read more

The abundance of cases that involve low back pain reminds one of a plague spread throughout the world. The lumbar spine is considered the most supportive part of the spine with weight bearing features; however, neglecting the initial symptoms of low back pain can lead to irreversible changes and further serious damage to the spine … Read more

King Lear is a story of tragedy written by the play guru, William Shakespeare. The play revolves around the gradual entry into madness of the lead character after he gives off his territory to two of his three daughters bringing misfortune to them all. The play is a derivation of the legendary Lear of Britain, … Read more

Since the time of our friend Eve, the tempting fruit, and that pesky snake, mankind has been in pursuit of knowledge and all that it has to offer. We have toiled trying to cultivate it, use it, and evolve it since the dawn of man and have only succeeded in spite of our innate ignorance. … Read more

The way of how electronic media has reshaped society around the world is been analyzed in Jeffrey Sachs’ essay appeared in the Project Syndicate Magazine as cited in The McGraw-Hill Reader (2011). The media, in general, is used for a specific purpose from printed media like newspapers or magazines through radio, television, and Internet. However, … Read more

In the first scene of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, Menenius tells a short story about how a human body wasted away. He begins with the “members” (organs of the body, excluding the stomach) complaining about how the “belly” (the stomach) does no work while the members do all of the work. Menenius continues by saying that the … Read more

In the renowned novel The Sun Also Rises (1926) by Ernest Hemingway, there is a reoccurring theme of sexuality. The new mindset that the moderns have when it comes to relationships is that men and women should be able to enjoy their sexual relations without the commitment of being in a relationship, such as marriage. … Read more

Out of the 27, 21, 13, 7, and 3 states that offer no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, in-person absentee voting, permanent absentee, and vote-by-mail respectively, New York is not one of them (Desilver). The only form of early voting permitted under Article II Section 2 of the New York State Constitution is absentee voting with … Read more

The Roman Forum, located between the Capitoline and Palatine hills, was the “chief marketplace of Rome, and, during the Empire, the main seat of government containing the greatest of the city’s basilicas” (2). This grand forum symbolized the power and success of Rome throughout the kingdom, republic, and the empire. Initially, the land upon which … Read more

Many Scholars say that the grieving process can be altered within the death of a child’s parent(s) through therapy and other stress relieving methods. However, I would like to look at the ways the grieving process can be altered or eased through spirituality and having a close involvement with a religion. According to childrensgriefawarenessday. org … Read more

Many Scholars say that the grieving process can be altered within the death of a child’s parent(s) through therapy and other stress relieving methods. However, I would like to look at the ways the grieving process can be altered or eased through spirituality and having a close involvement with a religion. According to childrensgriefawarenessday. org … Read more

Analysis of Communication Skills Communication is an essential skill a nurse must have in order to be successful in understanding and connecting with patients. The ability to utilize therapeutic communication techniques while interacting with patients to build a strong foundation for the nurse-patient relationship is also very crucial. Therapeutic communication is important to the nurse … Read more

Introduction: The disease Tetanus is also known as the “lock jaw” or “rusty nail” disease. The word Tetanus derives from the Greek word Tetanus with means to stretch. Tetanus was discovered in 1884 by Carle and Rattonem and later in 1889 Kitsato isolated the organism, to ultimately prove that a disease was made when injected … Read more

Discrimination of Women through Sexualization and it’s affects on society Reflection: The sexualization of women has brought about an immoral expectation to all members of society in the matter of how women are, how they should act, and how they should be seen. Not as an individual or person, but as an object that is … Read more

In the midst of it all, buccaneers and privateers were poorly generalized as simple pirates. However, “pirate” is a hackneyed term that is slightly ambiguous. What most people don’t know is that three hundred years ago, these beings appeared in different situations throughout the Golden Age of Piracy. Many of these individuals from this period … Read more

By convention, artwork – both in the illustrative and written medium – serves as a literal representation of an idea. Brush strokes paint vivid colors in hopes of capturing an iconic moment, and words are deliberately structured to tell a moving story. At its core, any form of art fulfills the capacity to capture life; … Read more

Listerine’s Power of Killing Invisible Germs The advertisement that I chose was the Listerine magazine ad, produced in the year 1959 by the Lambert Pharmacal Company. I found this ad to be most interesting because I did not know that Listerine was originally used for killing off the common cold and sore throat. The company … Read more

The elderly sometimes come across as grouchy, grumpy, and even mean, but their distress in the face of their diminishing life perhaps justifies them to act defensively and unhappily. Years pass, and they lose the things they care about. The world moves on, but their bodies grow crippled, their sources of enjoyment become more difficult, … Read more

With close textual analysis of Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte and Atonement by lan McEwan to what extent do the writers use their characters obsessive natures as the driving force of their fiction? Throughout Wuthering Heights, Bronte demonstrates the theme of obsessive natures within love and relationships. This is especially presented through the character of … Read more

The three branches of the United States government are modeled after three parts of Athenian democracy. Athenian democracy implemented three institutions that ran their government. While Athenian democracy was made up of the Ekklesia, the Boule, and Dikasteria, American democracy is made up of the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branch. There is a close resemblance … Read more

Forensic anthropology is a form of anthropology that can be described as the study of humans. These types of anthropologists focus mainly on identifying and constructing a biological profile based off of old/ancient remains. They do this by estimating age, sex, body type, and ancestry as well as identifying certain characteristics like diseases and injuries … Read more

“Meanwhile, the women of Southern Sudan flee, they die, they are raped, they starve, they get sick, they are abducted into slavery, they struggle, they despair, they resist. ” (Hyndman) The Civil War in Sudan has been an on-again-off-again type war (1955-1972 and 1983-2005). It has been many years in between fighting where both the … Read more

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald once said, “Show me a hero and l’ll write you a tragedy”. Decades apart, Fitzgerald did not know that he would be making a claim that William Shakespeare, the author of the play, Macbeth, had perfected before. According to Wayne C. Booth he would, “Take a good man, a noble man, … Read more

Friendship can often spring out of the most unexpected places. People often say that the best friendships were those that no one anticipated. In “The Epic of Gilgamesh” Gilgamesh himself finds the truest of friendships in the most unexpected of places. He finds them in a young man named Enkidu who shares his same enjoyment … Read more

The doctor-patient relationship demonstrates many differences from a researcher-subject relationship. The two relationships diverge when it comes to the purpose of the interaction, the interaction itself between professional and patient or subject, and the final goal that results. The basis of the differing relationships stems from the contrast in the moral obligations and responsibilities that … Read more