The Tang dynasty is one of the most spectacular dynasties of Imperial China. It saw its founding in 618 by the Li family and knew, thereafter a majestic expansion and an extremely diverse growth and development for almost the rest 200 years. From these developments, the abundance of poetry is particularly distinguishable, as it was … Read more

In society today, it is commonly known that crime rate has increased dramatically by the years. This is where many of us look for ways to solve such issue. It is the last place anybody would want to be in. but unfortunately we have hundreds of thousands of them, if not millions around the world. … Read more

Imagine how difficult the music industry would be like in the future? There are many celebrities in the music industry that send out inappropriate messages through their music. Some do not realize that they are role models and that their music inspires many people. Also, there are many people who are trying their hardest to … Read more

I am writing to express my own personal thoughts and images when it comes to describing Native Americans and Pacific Islanders. Admittedly, after a short while, I have come to realize that what I would consider useful, thoughtful insight about Native Americans and Pacific Islanders is very limited. After attending Tuesday’s lecture, I’ve realized that … Read more

Not fitting into the specific gender roles and characteristics have to be some of the hardest things that some males and females go through. It has been decades since the whole “mothers stay at home” and “fathers work and earn the money” era, but when one expectation ends, others multiply. In today’s culture it is … Read more

French novelist, lawyer, husband and father; these are all things that Alexandre Dumas has been called. Alexandre Dumas was born July 24, 1802 in Villers-Cotterets, France (The Editors). He is most famously known for his works of literature. Dumas has written many books, his most famous being The Three Musketeers or The Count of Monte … Read more

Set in Palestine, Paradise Now is a movie that tells the story of two Palestinian childhood friends Khaled and Said, who are recruited to carry out a terrorist mission in Tel Aviv, Israel. The two friends are to cross into Israel and blow themselves up, a plan the friends are to keep secret from their … Read more

Death is something that every human must face. It is the inevitable conclusion to life and is something that humans have had to come to terms with since the dawn of their existence. This is very clear in many of the writings and stories that human beings have told throughout history. This obsession about the … Read more

How many volcanoes are going off right now? What are these volcanoes doing to the environment and to the people? So, how do volcanoes shape the earth? Volcanoes can be harming but, what most people don’t know is, they can be helpful too. One way they can be helpful is because they put off certain … Read more

This pedagogical model comparison project will center round elementary literacy, which includes pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. Pedagogy, as defined by Watson and Wildy (2014), is the “set of instructional techniques and strategies which enable learning to take place and provide opportunities for the acquisition of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and dispositions” (p. 83). It is important … Read more

Describe the economic and political systems of three countries on three different continents (one of which is the United States and the other two non-western) in the 20th Century. Compare their political and economic systems and discuss the effects on each country s relative progress in achieving economic growth, and fair distribution of income and … Read more

The public education system is somewhat of a hot topic all over the world, the conversations mostly revolve around changes that should be made to enhance public education.Changes that should be made to enhance public education should start in the schools themselves. These changes will impact society and how it thinks today. Although schools have … Read more

When determining the intervention that would be used, many questions needed to be answer. Is the approach appropriate for addressing the problem? Is the approach relevant and appropriate to Selena? Many interventions were reviewed and studied. The invention that I felt would work best with Selena would be solution-focused therapy. Solution-focused therapy emerged in the … Read more

Nectar in a Sieve shows the impact of modernization on rural India through the story of Rukmani and her husband Nathan, and their struggle with the change that happened all around them, yet seemed to leave them behind. The book shows the effect that change had on their family, their village, and how it shaped … Read more

Is it sad that when it comes to writing a story all about me. Just one story, nothing comes to mind. This is what happens when you dedicate all your life to go to school and try to be the best you can be. Since I was a little girl all I ever did was … Read more

The seven deadly sins, gluttony, greed, lust, sloth, pride, envy and wrath, are all emotions that nearly every individual experience each day throughout their lives because of the social, political and economic factors that surround us each day. However, what would happen if we were truly punished for allowing these emotions to control us? This … Read more

You’re visiting the hospice for the twenty third day in a row, the bright flickering of the fluorescents and the squeaking of the linoleum floor greet you as you walk in. You are visiting your great grandmother, whose ninety three years old with a broken neck, who is unable to speak or eat. She hasn’t … Read more

Not only do Soviet Montage, German expressionism, and French impressionism influence nearly every film we see today, it also molds and builds the appearance of films and help to evoke emotion from the intended audience. Montage can best be described as the selecting, editing, or piecing together of film to create some type of meaning, … Read more

“Beauty is an integral quality of the soul and God. If God is beautiful, the entire universe has to be beautiful. There can be nothing ugly in the universe. ” (Hindu Janajagruti Samiti) Hinduism is the oldest of all living religions. It was not manmade and is based on a set of dogmas. Unlike Islam … Read more

At six years old, I believed in magic. I believed in Atlantis. I even believed in the Tooth Fairy. I would wake up in the middle of the night convinced that I would finally catch the Tooth Fairy. However, all I would ever find was a dollar hidden under my pillow. Out of all the … Read more

Throughout the semester I was able to improve my writing skills through a variety of ways. I learned many new skills and techniques to help improve my writing skills. I learned that I need to continue working on my grammar: first, correcting run-on sentences and fragmented sentences, second, improving my understanding of the readings to … Read more

“Once upon a time… ” the protagonist is introduced helpless and struggling to surpass the antagonist. The antagonist, or the villain’s, objective is one of cruel intentions. The moral of the story forms our current culture, “kindness is the key,” “you are never truly alone,” and “respect others. ” The attention is drawn to the … Read more

21st Century Skills: Comparative Analysis Self-assessment is an explorative and introspective activity to find self-realities in order to gain insight and plan selfimprovement activities (Yena, 2011). The self-assessment aspects reviewed for this assignment, include skills assessment, skills inventory, emotional intelligence, and a career profile summary. In particular, this paper will focus on the results of … Read more

Persuasive Essay On How To Get Life Insurance Can I Get Life Insurance If I am a Pilot? Earning your pilot’s license is a thrilling experience. Some people decide to get their aviation license to help with a long commute or for agricultural reasons. Some have dreamed of flying since they were small children. And … Read more

They had overrun the White House in two days and the world in four. They should have listened. They should have listened. If only they had listened. Potato Bob Jones was an average American man, fat and bald. He lived in New York. He was very lonely even though he was relatively old, forty-two brand … Read more

Gender is the basis for defining norms within men and women. Society expects each sex to follow their respective stereotypes. However, when these gender expectations are unsatisfactory, people face shame and rejection for deviating from the norm. This becomes further apparent in literature, where the authors use their platform to introduce abnormal versions of gender, … Read more

At first glance, Oscar Wilde’s works The Picture of Dorian Gray, Lady Windermere’s Fan, and The Importance of Being Earnest seem quite disparate. The first is horror, while the latter two are comedies; the first is a novel, while the latter two are plays; the list of the differences between the works could continue. The … Read more

Kevin Piechocinski Dr. Benjamin Wood Religion-2112-02 November 14, 2015 Summary and Reflection on Rev. Angel Kyodo Williams lecture Rev. Angel Kyodo Williams is an ordained Zen priest and author. From her childhood, she found Christianity to be of irrelevance to her take on religion, leading to her discovery of Buddhism. As for her lecture on … Read more

The 2000 film ‘American Beauty’ directed by Sam Menez, effectively contrasts the subtle beauty of life with the struggle of modern day stress and sadness caused by the materialism of modern Western Society. This is displayed excellently through symbolism, cinematic techniques and characterisation. The symbolism used includes the frequent use of the colour red and … Read more

Have you ever heard a really exciting piece played by an orchestra, symphony, or even a band(meaning one made up of brass, woodwinds, and percussion)? I think of my cultural identity like a beautiful masterpiece made up of many different components and layers of voices. I hope after reading my essay you will be able … Read more

Oh sixteen. That magical age that we fervently look forward to, imagining the the new found freedoms that are to greet us..The age of going to parties every friday, driving our friends around in a shiny new Toyota Prius, and finally having our parents not breathing down our necks every second. There are so many … Read more

Humans need to understand what we are looking at in order to see it. Our knowledge has influenced how we see the world through our perception and how we reflect it on others. Believing is necessary to see what I want to for what Panchatantra saying. We all have senses to see, but is this … Read more

If Quality is the personalized, Nirvana-like state of being, where one can be joined with their universe and everything inside of it, then Gumption is the way to get there. It is, as Pirsig describes it, “the psychic gasoline that keeps the whole thing going” (Pirsig 390), the “whole thing” being the pursuit of Quality. … Read more

In the United States today, a huge social issue that Americans are facing is unemployment. Unemployment is so important today, because it has retaken its place in Americans’ minds as the country’s biggest social problem in the United States. According to brookings. edu, “The government’s report that the economy added only 74,000 jobs in December, … Read more

Global poverty can be looked at as the result of an injustice, but is it really? A person cannot help who or what circumstance they are born into this world. Not all people have the same access to education, job opportunities or higher social order. Poverty has been with the human race since the beginning … Read more

Taylor Rychtarczyk Professor S. Stoner Western Heritage Course Paper 20 November 2015 Are Honor and Glory Critical to Understand Heroes’ Motivation? Honor and glory are central to the Greek character. Since heroes are the essence of the society from which they come from, Greek heroes live their lives according to honor and glory, in all … Read more

In this essay, I will outline my understanding and knowledge of human interaction both with my own personal real world experience as well as using a piece of fiction to reflect on the manner. Having worked several jobs since I was 17 years old, I have had the opportunity to work with a large variety … Read more

As the late Robert Peel once said, “The police are the public, and the public are the police”. Theoretically, Peel’s statement proves true as policing is the duty of maintaining order carried out by members of society. The police are the civil force of a local or national government consisting of many departments, units, and … Read more

Spanking is a form of corporal punishment that is commonly used to discipline children all around the world. This form of punishment typically consists of an adult striking the child’s bottom or hand as a reaction to unwanted behavior. There are many arguments that are made on whether a child should be spanked or not, … Read more

Throughout the years many media sources use social constructs to make their audience conform to an ideal. This essay uses three media sources to show that making the audience conform to a set ideal can be detrimental to people and their culture. The first source, Minik: The Lost Eskimo, expresses how conforming too much to … Read more

A mere thought can be a dangerous thing capable of bringing many lives and nations into ruin. When the seed of doubt is planted; it slowly manifests, eating away at one’s reasoning eventually blinding them to all logic. If not recognised and treated as what it is it could destroy your life but it will … Read more

Courage in Bacigalupi’s The Windup Girl: Fall to Rise Ambrose Redmoon once said, ” Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear”. In Paolo Bacigalupi’s novel, The Windup Girl, this particular quote is pertinent as the symbols, conflicts, and characters in the novel indicate … Read more

How is it that it’s so hard to communicate with one another face to face but yet we can carry a twenty-four-hour conversation on our devices? Is it because we can be quick to delete our true selves and permit ourselves a sense of empowerment to out alter egos; which we project to others for … Read more

The lowest estimated total death by genocide in the year 1994 is 500,000. Genocide is defined as the deliberate killing of a large group of people. Genocide can happen for various reasons such as disagreement in religious beliefs or hostility towards a specific ethnic group. During a genocide human rights are taken away and ignored … Read more

When governments continuously disenfranchise their population by lack of economic opportunity or education, they have a right to revolt against their governments. Both violent and nonviolent protests develop under the same conditions and fight for the same causes, therefore, both forms of civil disobedience are justifiable. Historically, marginalized groups, especially black communities in the United … Read more

The course’s literature has examined the history, styles, and authors of various text. While many have explored the influences of the speakers and authors due to the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, and expansionism, the modern works written Post-War have mirrored the views of new humanism. “Pluck” and “The Fly” place emphases on the formality of … Read more

The poems “The Wanderer” and “The Seafarer”, found in the Exeter Book with unknown authors, represent a lot about what Anglo-Saxon life is about. The Anglo-Saxons are a group of people from the Baltic shores of Germany who drove out the Britons in order to settle the greater part of Britain. The Sutton Hoo treasure, … Read more

Introduction The Wars of the Roses were a series of battles fought over the throne of England in the 15th century between 1455 and 1485. The thirty-year conflict is so named based on the symbols of the rival houses, House York (a white rose) and House Lancaster (a red rose). This era consisted of several … Read more

Do you know that Venezuela could be one of the richest countries in the world? Venezuela is one of the countries that has one of the most profitable products in the whole world. Venezuela depends mostly in the price of oil to keep their economy afloat because it is one of the products that makes … Read more

Question One The conventions of a road movie are simple: a couple characters go on a trip and they change along the way. While the destination is important, the journey is even more interesting. When it comes to road movies, both Central Station and the Motorcycle Diaries are prime examples. “Genre films work by engaging … Read more