I think you will agree that positive affirmations are a powerful method to use to start manifesting what you want in your life. So why don’t they work? Well, most mainstream sources leave out the most important key to making affirmations work. That key is inner resistance and here I will discuss why positive affirmations … Read more

Over a period of time, Greek art has developed many new art forms and ideas. Although they were heavily influenced by Egypt and Mesopotamia, their unique innovations have made the foundation of the Western art. Despite the changes from the Geometric and Orientalizing period to the Hellenistic period, you can see one consistent characteristic. The … Read more

This paper will prove that Ultrasonography is influencing neurosurgeries by providing an alternate method of surgery that is beneficial to the patient, doctor, and families. This paper will answer questions like how can we make difficult surgeries easier on the surgeons and patients? The answer to that question is HIFU. HIFU stands for high-intensity focused … Read more

Abuse can appear unexpectedly in anyone’s life. One of many reasons people detect abuse or signs of abuse in time is because they don’t know what exactly abuse is. Animal abuse is cruelty to animals or intentional infliction by humans upon any non-human animal. Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior, used by one … Read more

Is the life of an unborn, nonliving so-called human worth more than the life of an actual living and breathing human woman? Many people believe that abortions are an immoral injustice, but that simply is not the case. Some say that abortions are against religion, or should not be a right. But if saving the … Read more

Feminist art begun in the 1960’s. Feminist movements began to take place during the mid nineteenth centaury. Beginning in the mid 1800’s groups of people were gathering together in the fight for women’s rights. On July 19, 1848 many men and women gathered together along side Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, in Seneca Falls, … Read more

Dorothy Parker writes in her poem “Unfortunate Coincidence,” “By the time you swear you’re his, / Shivering and sighing. / And he vows his passion is / Infinite, undying. / Lady make note of this– / One of you is lying. ” Surely, by most standards this sort of remark on romance would be considered … Read more

Pip’s changing perceptions of himself, the world, and the people he interacts with are affected by various characters throughout Stage One of the book Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. In this section of the story, Pip’s life is centered upon the Forge and the Satis House. The characters in these settings alter and shape his … Read more

The world is fallen and not the way if was intended to be. In the beginning, when God created the world it was good, this is seen in Genesis 1-2. Just a couple pages to the right, in chapter 3, sin enters the world. The crafty serpent enticed the woman, Eve, to eat from the … Read more

“… Upon my secure hour thy uncle stole, with juice of cursed hebenon in a vile and in the porches of my ears did pour the leperous distilment. ” (Shakespeare, Ham. , 1. 5. 61-64) The death of Hamlet’s father set the book onto a layout of revenge and despair. It caused Hamlet to change … Read more

Feminism, why the long face? Today, there are many rights women tend to take for granted. For example, women are allowed to vote, pursue a higher education, are not pressured to get married or have children, and play sports. These are some of the rights that women have earned within the past century. To put … Read more

“Let’s GO! ” Demanded my friend, Chintan, we quickly rushed from one line to another. My friends and I waited patiently in line. Sweat poured down the temples of individuals as the sun silently shot waves of heat down at us. Every few minutes the line would move up until it was finally our turn … Read more

In August 1971, two young girls played on a second story hotel landing in Lincoln, Nebraska. Eleven-year-old Cheryl became bored with their game and suggested they try something else. She looked over at the hotel dumbwaiter, a service lift rigged to transport laundry, and suggested they ride it down to the basement. Chrissy hopped in … Read more

The Extraction of Carbon Dioxide from Martian Regolith A Simulation Experiment One of the most critical stages of terraforming is the establishment and maintenance of a stable atmosphere with an appropriate availability of gases necessary for life and its processes. These gases are already available on Mars, but they are trapped in regolith or permafrost. … Read more

The Treaty of Versailles played a big role in the onset of World War Il that helped end conflict during the War in the United States in 1919. The Treaty was signed on June 28, 1919 after the War, in hopes of resolving the tensions created by World War I. Drafted and created by “the … Read more

When it comes down to it, racism still plays a huge part in the United States till this day. Although some may argue that it “may not be a big deal and it isn’t as bad. ” Either way their are still flashes of racism going on that needs to come to an abrupt end. … Read more

Being born White in the United States of America provides its own advantages that many other races do not get. There have been clashes between races in America since the beginning it was founded. Whites colonized and took America away from the natives which made them superior to all other races. There are many advantages … Read more

The film ‘Matilda,’ was released in 1966 and directed by Danny DeVito (who also plays an important role in the movie as an actor, Harry Wormwood,) is reviewed as ‘utterly fantastic’ and ‘the best family movie I have ever seen,’ according to Rotten Tomatoes review website. ‘Matilda’ is a movie about a child who lives … Read more

Fear may represent the most powerful motivator on the spectrum of emotions experienced by human beings. Instigating everything from escaping bodily harm to sweating profusely before an exam, fear substantially molds our cognition and our behaviors. Further supporting the fundamental nature of fear is its universality; all animals, including primitive insects and worms, have demonstrated … Read more

Defining Religion Religion is not a straightforward concept. It is not the kind of subject that human beings choose to sit and discuss over a cup of tea in the afternoon nor is it the kind of subject that individuals easily come to an agreement on. Religion is not a universal truth that people simply … Read more

“Life is not fair; get used to it. “(libraryeb. com). This is a quote most people have heard of, but no one has taken it seriously even for the time an unfair situation happens to them. Bill Gates, the richest man on Earth whose net worth is 84. 9 Billion Dollars, was a person who … Read more

Despite The Fox and the Hound’s happy ending, it could still be viewed as a warning to people who are, or are wanting to, form relationships between themselves and a different class. The portrayal of the risks that Todd has to endure after he is released in to the wild imply danger and rejection for … Read more

The use of literary devices helps readers to further develop deeper knowledge and understanding of the text and who the text revolves around. Every aspect of a piece of literature relies on other aspects within to create a complexity and relatability that an author wants to achieve. The same can be said for situations outside … Read more

Since everything has a start, the greatest way to explain something, for the slightest extent of misunderstanding, is to start at the very beginning. My question for the history books, is where did swing music originate? Upon further research I came to the conclusion that the United States is a relatively young country, and I … Read more

As I start my 2001 Volkswagen Passat for the first time in 2 months, it clicks for a few seconds before rolling over. The back left speaker doesn’t work anymore and the button for the trunk doesn’t work anymore so I just have to use the key. All these malfunctions remind me of August 27th, … Read more

The History Channel’s Ku Klux Klan: A Secret History is a fascinating but basic video consisting of the background information that encompasses the Ku Klux Klan. The Klan, an American based terrorist group, is known not only for their repeated targeting of Blacks and Jews, but also of anyone not White Protestant; advocating “white supremacy, … Read more

To start this exploration it is best to begin with the oldest cases of suicide, and work up to modern day to see both changes and similarities amongst them. Before doing so, the actual meaning of the word suicide needs to be established. Suicide translates to “self-murder” in English. The word suicide comes from the … Read more

In 1992, the Rebel Yell released an article that stated that crime on campus was increasing. This was the first time that the amount of crime was finally pointed out and as the article acknowledges that students and parents needed to be aware of what occurs on the campus. This is especially important because if … Read more

In a State of the Union address, President Obama stated that “we’re the only advanced country on Earth that doesn’t guarantee paid sick leave or paid maternity leave to our workers. ” 2 What we call ‘paid leave’ is really medical and family leave insurance. It provides wages to those who take temporary leave to … Read more

The modern definition of a tragedy is any serious accident, crime, disaster, or great misfortune (“tragedy, 2009). However in order to classify a play as a tragedy, the more formal definition constructed by Aristotle in the 4th century B. C. must be used. Aristotle defined a tragedy as “an imitation of an action of high … Read more

Research Context Essay: A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings Gabriel Garcia Marquez, or locally known as Gabo, was born in 1928 at a small Colombian village near the Caribbean coast. Because his parents were so poor, his grandparents chose to raise him, and later he would say that he drew much of his inspirational … Read more

For centuries, many individuals view prostitution as something immoral and others view differently saying it’s just the norm to pleasure another individual needs. There’s been many debates on the topic of prostitution, if it should be legalized or decriminalize. What can governments and activists do to protect sex workers from dangerous situation such as trafficking, … Read more

Throughout this course, and through my own personal experiences as well, I have come to understand that there are incredible nuances and difficulties when it comes to navigating the world of public assistance. While, in its essence, it’s a service designed to make the lives and experiences of the less fortunate much easier, it often … Read more

Water is known the world over as a fount in which the foundations of life are built upon. It symbolizes freedom. It symbolizes rebirth. It symbolizes purity. Yet, the actuality of water in today’s world does not meet those same criteria. Exploited, polluted, and dammed are often words that come to mind when I look … Read more

1. Problem / Key Issues. a. What is the main problem to be solved? Robin Ash, (the protagonist), and chief operating officer (COO) of Printzhof and VP OF EEH, needs to decide how to execute the changes needed to produce continuous maintainability within the company’s culture and operations, while perilously improving the organization’s idea of … Read more

Since the formation of Christianity, the ritual of baptism was embed into the core ceremonies an individual goes through. While they vary drastically from complete submergence to a few droplets on the face, the water cleanses their soul. With a pure soul, they may continue on their spiritual journey. While I am not a religious … Read more

After Vladimir Lenin died in 1924, Joseph Stalin was able to outcompete his rivals and become dictator of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In 1929, Stalin began his rule through the creation of a series of five-year plans, during which he attempted to jump start industrialization in the Soviet Union and take control … Read more

A parent-child relationship is described as the closest bond two human beings can have. Hence why being betrayed by a parent is an outcome almost as bad as death. In William Shakespeare’s beloved play King Lear, two characters suffer great parental betrayals; the youngest and favoured daughter of King Lear, Cordelia, and the legitimate son … Read more

From the day you are born you are assigned a sex, either male or female. With this assigned sex comes a predisposed set of rules and expectations that the individual gets almost no control over. For most people if you are assigned the sex of female at birth you tend to follow the predisposed rules … Read more

C. S. Lewis once described faith as “the art of holding onto things your reason has once accepted, in spite of your changing moods. ” This concept of faith is repeatedly tested throughout Yann Martel’s novel, The Life of Pi, which follows the life of Piscine Patel, or Pi for short. The book begins by … Read more

Gone With Common Wisdom, In With Inebriated Falsity In the Shakespearean tragedy Othello, the eventual downfall of the main protagonist is from his lack of wisdom and flawed knowledge. However, although being vitally important to the play, these two factors were not driving reason towards his eventual death; they were just catalysts to a separate … Read more

Garrison Keillor tells a story in a classic Lake Wobegon episode of his memories of hot summer days working in the garden. He would be outside all day sweating, miserable, and hot, wishing that they could have air conditioning. He also recalls how his mother used to tell him to make the best of his … Read more

Desdemona’s role as Othello’s wife proves to be a weighty factor in the unsuccessful conversion of Othello. As Jane Hwang DeGenhardt discusses, a crucial aspect of the culture during this era was the idea concerning the “threat of Islamic conversion” which is “in light of England’s increased commercial engagement with the Ottoman empire” (84). In … Read more

Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales consists of a General Prologue and a collection of twenty-four tales, two of which are fragments, told by a group of thirty pilgrims, including Chaucer the Pilgrim himself, on their journey from Southwark, directly outside London, to Canterbury in order to visit the shrine of St. Thomas Becket at Canterbury … Read more

Seamus Haney’s translation and the Fitz and Fitzgerald translation of the first Ode of Antigone differ in their portrayals of the strength and resilience of man. While both translations paint humanity as having ingenuity and power, Haney’s translation describes man as being able to overcome anything through hard work in conjunction with the world around … Read more

What is freedom? To me freedom is the ability to do and think as you please but only to a certain extent. We have certain barriers in place for our own safety as individuals or as a nation itself. The fact that we have freedom is a gift itself we can have certain ability s … Read more

Life tends to get better with age, although this is not the case when it comes to paying for the cost of healthcare. An increase in life expectancy, prescription drug costs and medical insurance work together to push the average cost of healthcare to the point where it quickly becomes a financial burden for many … Read more

The purpose of this essay is to analyse Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); specifically, children that have being diagnosed with High Functioning Autism (high IQ), what challenges they have to face, such as school, teachers and their skills, bulling, depression and anxiety; briefly discuss the reason why this disorder has been increasing in Australia; the integration … Read more

The year 2008 was one of the most difficult one of my life emotionally. On March 4th 2008 my Grandpa died of pneumonia. This is the first time in my life that someone close to me had died. I was in 7th grade at the time. I remember how everyone in my family was saddened … Read more

Throughout life, society has predetermined stereotypes that are based on ideal norms that influence each person from the minute they are born. During the mid 1900’s, gender was not questioned and racism was heightened in America, which lead for much of literature to go with typical norms. When Toni Morrison wrote “Recitatif” and David Henry … Read more