America has one of the most inefficient and ineffective health care system in the world as a developed nation. On average, America continuously spends more on healthcare than any other nation. Most nations spend about 10%-11% of their GDP on healthcare while America spends a whopping 17. 1%. Although our expenditure is extremely high, the … Read more

Mao Zedong the Leader of the Communist Party of China Mao is undisputedly one of the best-known Chinese of the twentieth century. He was an all-powerful leader, and major figure in modern world history. Mao was a revolutionary activist, organizer and military commander for almost three decades before the communist victory. Mao Zedong was born … Read more

In Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness,” it is apparent that he is very critical of Imperialism. The main character and narrator, Marlow, is telling the story of his trip to the Congo and his experiences with Imperialism along the way. Conrad’s critique of Imperialism has a strong focus on the affects on the Africans, such … Read more

A mother is capable of murdering her own children; however, one may struggle to understand what motivates her to do this. This is the conflict that readers encounter in the play Medea by Euripides. After her husband, and famed hero Jason, leaves her to marry another woman, Medea responds by murdering their children. Yet, readers … Read more

Cumbersome, consistent advertisements. Lack of imperative school funding. Money problems for once-flourishing companies. These issues have deep roots in the system of an establishment – many of which are hidden from the eyes of the public. These issues arise in a community with the lack of outside support from corporations or organizations. Corporate sponsorship, the … Read more

One of the ongoing arguments within the field of Human Evolution is how and why our big brains evolved. Brains are really expensive. Our brains are much larger than they ought to be. There has to be a reason for a brain to both evolve, and be sustained, that is larger than necessary for the … Read more

To my high school self and anyone else struggling with the same things I was and still am, Until the summer going into my senior year, I had always been a very independent person. I was very confident in everything I did, never to rely on anyone else but myself for happiness or anything of … Read more

Throughout history, art has evolved and taken many different forms and styles. Every artist places his own twist and emphasis on technique on their own work. Leonardo di Vinci painted The Last Supper on the end wall of the Santa Maria delle Grazie monastery in 1495-1498. During this time period, oil painting was very popular. … Read more

Zelda In Fitzgerald’s This Side Of Trouble By Zelda is a piquant southern belle that meets Scott F. Fitzgerald right before World War one ends. She was described as being a carefree young lady and often flirted with many men, however Scott captured her heart, especially once he proves that he can turn his dropout … Read more

The morning of the first day of my clinical preceptorship I had such a mix of emotions. I had been lying in bed awake for hours because I felt too much excitement to sleep. My alarm went off and the nerves set in sending one question after another swirling through my head. Would my preceptor … Read more

Uber’s Impact on the Transportation Industry Rideshare services are rapidly integrating in cities across the United States and internationally. Uber is revolutionizing the transportation industry, specifically in connecting a rider and a driver. A similar business would be a taxi service but more technologically advanced. Uber is not an entirely new concept, however, it is … Read more

Hoover’s dam is one of the main reason why the irrigation changed Yuma/Southern Arizona. Hoover Dam control the Colorado River water. The colorado river is the main source of water used to irrigate crops, and when it over flows it destroy the crops and yuma will be filled with water. Which is when Hoover dam … Read more

Have you ever wondered how people’s brains mix things up that their not supposed to, or how they sometimes have a brain farts, well this activity does that exact thing. The “Stroop Effect” is a spectacular phenomenon that makes a person say the color of a word when that exact word is also a color. … Read more

Fire Development shows the time history of a fuel-limited fire. In other words, the fire growth is not limited by a lack of oxygen. As more fuel becomes involved in the fire, the energy level continues to increase until all of the fuel available is burning fully developed stage. Then as the fuel is burned … Read more

Starving Cancer With Nutrition “My grandfather was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer at the end of October in 2007 and passed away March 7, 2008. As soon as he was diagnosed, at the recommendation of a close family friend who is an MD but believes in a holistic approach, he met with Dr. Marc … Read more

Nervous System The nervous system consist of all the nerves the body has. Controlling not only the actions the body takes but the emotions a human being feels. The spinal cord, brain, and many nerves revolve around the nervous system. There are three overlapping functions that use millions of sensory receptors, that monitor the body. … Read more

For today’s tutorial I decided to try something new and create an entire look using a single brand products. As per your feedback, such posts help you to learn all the tricks of creating a makeup look but also learn about the products from one specific line that I love the best. I’m super honored … Read more

“Do Zombies show that the mind cannot be physical? ” To say that the mind is physical would be to reduce the mind and all it includes down to its physical properties. The mind, in this sense, would be the brain, as this scenario presents the mind and brain as one in the same. However, … Read more

Today in the United States, there is an alarming and ever growing problem present. The people of the United States are among the worst in the world when tested over geographic literacy. In his address, Peirce Lewis, the president of geography at Pennsylvania State University, states that the majority of Americans are immensely uninformed about … Read more

Rent is personally one of my all time favorite productions. It is a Broadway musical and motion picture that is set in New York City’s East Village during a time period when HIV and AIDS was a common issue. This musical expresses many other issues through its content. Most of these issues are things that … Read more

World War 1 Propaganda The “They Shall Not Pass” poster is a inspirational poster connected with the Poliu era of French propaganda. Poliu, which meant “shaggy,” or “hairy” soon was known as a French soldier on the front lines. The exact happenings of this piece by Maurice Neumont is a French soldier in ragged attire … Read more

As I reflect on my career, I’ve come to develop my philosophy of what a Leadership role should look like as I see myself in the administrative role. I’ve had many helping hands along the way to show, teach, guide, and mold me into what I want to see meshed into an ultimate educational model. … Read more

In the United States young adults ages 8- 18 use some sort of media an average of 7. 5 hours a day. (NEDA) From the moment you are brought into this world you are constantly taking in images, information, and ideas. It would be impossible to not be influenced by media, because it is imbedded … Read more

Joan of Arc states, “One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying. ” Born in France in 1412, Joan heard voices as a teenager, supposedly sent to her … Read more

The Women’s Rights Movement was a big part of the 1960’s in the United States. These women continued the fight for their rights for decades before and helped make many of the opportunities available to women today possible. The movement focused on six major topics, legal rights, violence against women, reproductive choice, sexual freedom, employment … Read more

In the stories “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” by Katherine Anne Porter and “Miss Brill” by Katherine Mansfield, both of the ladies let the reader delve into the depths of their characters’ minds by the use of stream of consciousness. A simple way to explain stream of consciousness is when a character’s thoughts and dialogue … Read more

Some of the biggest questions to date are the ones that pertain to consciousness, such as “where is it? “, “what is it made of? “, and “how did it come to be? ” There is still an ongoing debate on whether the mind is nonphysical or purely physical. Also, there are debates on who … Read more

Problems Associated with Standardized Testing A problem within the educational system would be standardized testing. Standardized testing has been part of the US educational system since the mid 1800’s. Educating children should and is a top priority in America. That being said standardized test should not measure educational quality because of the many complications that … Read more

For many decades, women lived under the suppression of men. In fact, many people still argue this today. There are many facts that support the idea that men are privileged over women in today’s society. However, these gender issues were much more overt and much more of a problem in the past. Many authors have … Read more

“Inis Beag” The fictious name Inis Beag refers to one of the islands located in the Irish Gaeltacht. During the 60’s, it was home to just 350 people, who were primarily farmers and fishers. John C Messenger, a cultural anthropologist, travelled to Inis Beag several times with his wife during the years 1961-1966, after an … Read more

“On the contrary, I think we are particularly hot upon the trail, Sir Henry. ” Holmes countered me. “Watson here knows more about my methods than you do, but I fear that even he has not quite grasped the significance of this sentence. ” “No, I confess that I see no connection. ” Watson humbly … Read more

Mahan’s intent is extremely conspicuous and he offers little qualification about his desire to increase the size and relevance the US Navy to achieve the interests of the state; however his theories are largely insufficient when examining a large amount of technological, geographic, and strategic factors. In his words, “Naval strategy has indeed for its … Read more

The Phaedo is a dialogue between Socrates and his friends on the days of his eminent execution. Given the circumstances, the conversation naturally turns to questions concerning death and soul of the after-life. The friends of Socrates is sad at his impending death, but Socrates is cheerful of death and he promises to tell them … Read more

The African oil palm is the principal source of palm oil. This species of palm tree can grow only in the tropical regions of the planet, as a result, the growing demand for palm oil has had a negative impact on the environment, particularly to the world’s tropical regions. Palm oil can be found everywhere, … Read more

Christianity Vs Islam What you may not know about the both In the united states Christianity is more profound than Islam is, but most people associate Islam with terrorism, and that could be the furthest thing from the truth. Here are a few things about Christianity and Islam that most may not know. There are … Read more

Shiplier talks about con artists in the loan programs in America. You will pass by buildings that say “Quick Cash” or “Easy Money”, tricking people into thinking that they will be able to pay off what they need to and be done. When in fact it is a whole mess of loans between you and … Read more

The mock trial we held in class progressed pretty well within the two days we had. With the amount of time that we had to prep for the trial and the amount of experience we had about trials, we as a class improvised and adjusted perfectly. Our peek was on our second day, when everyone … Read more

When you go out with a couple of friends for a celebration or just to have a good time, you have to take everyone into consideration. You will have different people who have different tastes. The Cheesecake Factory is a restaurant with large variety, and food of the highest quality. It also has a wonderful … Read more

Thave played video games my whole life. Video games have a special place in my heart. They were essentially my whole childhood and it was a great way for me to connect with friends. My friends and I would pull all-nighters playing games and those were some great times. I never really thought of myself … Read more

Julia is a 10-year-old girl with a cochlear implant and is in the process of getting a second implant in a few weeks. In this video interview, she is asked a series of questions from her older cousin. Julia presents with language development issues that are a possible result of her hearing loss. Julia does … Read more

Being an introverted type of person, I thought being friends with her was for the better. It all seem to click when we met in kindergarten. We thought we were going to be lifelong best friends. Over the years of elementary school, we spent more and more time together and kept growing closer as friends. … Read more

So there I was, in Creative Writing, working on my project, when suddenly my name was announced on the intercom above my head, “Fiona Bailey, please come to the front office, Fiona Bailey. ” I became surprised for a moment, then I stood up, left my classroom, and started speed walking through the halls towards … Read more

As we society grows, so do the social needs of society. In the history of America, the main goal for the criminal justice system is to keep our communities safe. Providing the best educational programs for offenders inside a prison institution could reduce recidivism. Gordon and Weldon (2003) exemplifies that the ultimate goal of correctional … Read more

The world and the people in it have always been influenced by words. In particular, the ability to record and share words in a written format has changed the world. Today, type is all around us. Some fonts like Helvetica are familiar and comforting. Others, like Comic Sans, should never be seen unless you are … Read more

In the novel Beloved, Toni Morrison writes in both the past and the present. When in the present, the characters constantly encounter the events of their past. Memories of their past are always painful, disturbing, and involve the horrors of slavery. Although the characters hope to live peacefully in the present, their past haunts them … Read more

The Benefits of Vaccinations Why are vaccinations a problem? Some people believe that they are the cause for harmful symptoms and effects. Some believe that they may not work for everyone. You may be thinking the same thing about vaccinations. Many of people, including parents, do not approve of the general problems associated with vaccines … Read more

There are not very many big things in my life that have changed the person I am now but I think that my first trip to Hawaii may be one of the very few events that have. I think that through this experience I have since loved exploring and traveling to new places which is … Read more

Nothing From the beginning, the theme nothing has been prevalent. “Nothing will come of nothing,” (1. 1. 95) Lear says to his beloved daughter in the first act of the play. The quote sets the story by meaning that Cordelia will not receive anything until she professes her love for her father. As Cordelia is … Read more