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Most people have somebody that they have faith and courage in. Someone who they can rely on in about every situation. In Harper Lee’s book To Kill a Mockingbird, Miss Maudie says, “Whether Maycomb knows it or not, we’re paying the highest tribute we can pay a man. We trust him to do right. It’s … Read more
Ernest Hemingways, “Hills Like White Elephants,” is discussed by many people because of the way that Hemingway used dialogue that contained a lack of descriptions, unidentified characters, and barely any narration to convey the short storys meaning. In this case, the reader is required to read between the lines. In this short story, one can … Read more
“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born. ” – Anais Nin The words of Anais Nin make me think of the Adiche single story we heard through her Ted Talk and then again through … Read more
Do stricter gun laws ensure the safety of Americans? Throughout America an ongoing argument is on if stricter gun laws should be developed in order to attempt and deter gun violence. America does not need stricter gun laws because more laws do not mean there will be less violence, gun control laws deny people a … Read more
When American police officers become the criminals, who do American citizens call for help? It was not until 1838 when the city of Boston officially instituted the United States of America’s first police department, marking the start of the officer’s role in society, Throughout the years, it has grown to be one of the most … Read more
Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven, Annabel Lee, And The Bells Edgar Allan Poe was a famous American poet, and many of his works are still read in classrooms today. Some of his most famous works include “The Raven”, “Annabel Lee”, and “The Bells”. Across these three poems, there are multiple literary devices used. Poe’s use … Read more
During the Antebellum period in American history,Slaves were molded by both oppression and agency, they were mistreated and had a lack of education but slaves also had hope in religion, songs and education, they thought this would lead them to freedom. Historians have made the argument that slavery stripped away all of the slaves African … Read more
It is indisputable that the Native Americans were wronged by the European settlers. Adamant U. S government officials would threaten native tribes to leave their land so they could selfishly use the land for their own purposes. Andrew Jackson was the driving force in clearing away the Native Americans. He strongly despised American Indians as … Read more
“A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say” -Italo Calvino. According to (dictionary. com) a classic is a book that is “something noteworthy of its kind and worth remembering”. There are multiple definitions of what a classic is but all of them say that the book still needs … Read more
Cold Mountain, written by Charles Frazier, is a historical fiction novel written in 1977. Charles Frazier writes about the grand journey of a troubled Confederate soldier on his way to the Blue Ridge Mountains. However, Inman, the soldier, is not alone in his journey. Although separated by distance, Inman’s life long lover, Ada, is experiencing … Read more
Thutmose III was the 6th Pharoah of the 18th Dynasty in Egypt. During his reign, he created a new model for a larger army; reformed the administration, weapons, chariots; and developed a way for the army to support itself away from Egypt (Gabriel 21). Most relevantly, he changed Egypt’s originally more defensive policies into an … Read more
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter: Literature Analysis By:Nyanna Pepper The book I decided to read was The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards. I chosed this book because it demonstrated real life situations, teaching us lessons that 9th graders can use in their later future while creating fascinating storyline to keep the story entertaining. This story … Read more
The novel Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley, is a romantic, gothic classic with strange similarity to Mary’s own personal life: the losses, the stages grief, the heartbreak, all relating back to life of Mary Shelley. Oddly enough, her own life experiences are what she uses as building blocks for this story line and creatively worked … Read more
Ogidi, Anambra and Stratford, England, nearly four thousand three hundred and twenty two miles apart, are the birthplaces of two extremely different authors both culturally and age wise. Although very different, these authors, Chinua Achebe, author of Things Fall Apart, and William Shakespeare, author of Macbeth, both wrote popular stories in which the protagonist’s downfall … Read more
Universality of The Achievement of Desire In The Achievement of Desire, Richard Rodriguez talks about his experiences from when he was a young boy until he becomes an adult who have realized his life goals. As a boy, Rodriguez describes himself as a “good student” and a “troubled son” (Rodriguez 565) at the same time. … Read more
1. Are all crimes solvable? No, not all crimes are solvable Specialists hunt down confirmation utilizing strategies. Here and there, in any case, almost no confirmation exists. In this manner, not all wrongdoings are resolvable. For instance, a burglary carried out by a transient who goes into a house through an open entryway, takes nourishment … Read more
Invasive species always have varying impacts on the ecosystem to which they are introduced. The introduction of the blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) has been treated with opposition from some due to its potential to wipe out native species, thus affecting the balance of the ecosystem in question. However, many believe that the value of the … Read more
The Hawaiian Islands formed through volcanic and tectonic activity. Tectonic plates shifted down into the Earth and went to magma level. This would allow for a volcano to pop through to the surface and create islands around themselves. The islands may have started as just one island, but over time more formed more (8). There … Read more
The Civil Rights Movement was a time in which African Americans struggled from the mid-1950s into the 1960s to gain civil rights that made them equal to that of whites. The movement was intended to restore the citizenship of black people, which had been tarnished and tainted by Jim Crow laws of the South. These … Read more
African Americans and Latino Americans have always been presumed as criminals or bad guys to police officers. This is due to how rap artists portray minorities in urban neighborhoods and how society itself looks at them. They are often suspects of racial profiling while shopping. For example, an African American college student was stopped in … Read more
For my community service hours this quarter, one thing | worked at was Pep Band for various basketball games, mostly the Friday home games. I play the Baritone in our band, and I believe that I chose this project due to reasons stated in the social cognitive personality theory. As I know that I play … Read more
In the novel, Frankenstein by Mary Shelly, Victor creates the creature in order to be noticed and remembered for creating life. However, even though making the creature was fascinating and exciting for Victor once the creature was animated Victor wanted nothing to do with his creation. Throughout the novel the creature can be seen trying … Read more
Civil disobedience, as a form of civil position and attitude, can be viewed as a concept that presumes an individual’s right and permissible responsibility to challenge and make own decisions against the letter and spirit of the law. It reflects on situations and contexts when these state-inflicted laws contradict the natural human laws, involving some … Read more
United States of America has the largest prison population in the world, what is wrong with our prison system. Many prisoners are repeat offenders in America. Also many criminals are in prison for nonviolent crimes, plentiful have a large prison sentence. Why does America have so many problems in their prison system and how can … Read more
1. Discuss what you learned from the film about teaching babies and children to swim. (At least 250 words) The film “Laurie Lawrence: Teach Your Baby To Swim” educates viewers on how to train their child/children to swim at a young age. It explains in detail how children should be handled with care in the … Read more
August 9th of 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri, unarmed teenager Michael Brown was shot and killed by police Officer Darren Wilson, Michael Brown’s body left in the street for four hours after his death. Following the incident was a national unrest and uproar, leaving racial tensions at high that was last seen to that extent from … Read more
“Afro-American Music, without Apology”: The Motown Sound and the Politics of Black Culture Chapter 4 in the book Dancing in the Street: Motown and the Cultural Politics of Detroit by Suzanne E. Smith focuses primarily on Motown’s popularity and “the question of the relationship of the negro artist and his or her art to black … Read more
“The Scarlet Letter and the Antislavery Feminists” Jean Fagan Yellin, in her essay “The Scarlet Letter and the Antislavery Feminists,” argues that The Scarlet Letter’s motifs and language reject the doctrines of the antislavery feminists and instead reinforce patriarchal norms and ideas. Yellin’s purpose is to reveal Hawthorne’s rejection of feminist ideals in order to … Read more
The People’s Champion Harlan Ellison’s “Repent, Harlequin! ‘ Said the Ticktockman” incorporates, and perfectly balances, a goofy silliness and foreboding seriousness. Ellison’s story invites readers to reflect upon their own values, and whether or not they are meaningful. The society within the story has many parallels with the reader’s, and encompasses many of the same … Read more
[Section l] Mission Vision The vision of Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas (CSVS) is dedicated to providing quality comprehensive healthcare to men, women and children with an emphasis on farm worker families and the agricultural community. CSVS expects to meet their mission by expanding access to their services and increasing patient base by … Read more
“The Return of Martin Guerre” by Natalie Zemon Davis provides the read with an interesting case of a present, Arnaud du Tihl, stealing Martin Guerre identity and almost getting away with it. The story create two campus of thought on Bertrande’s motive. One side being defended by Davis, and arguing she masterminded the whole plan. … Read more
As stated above the convict leasing system started in Alabama. Alabama started the convict leasing system almost twenty years before the rest of the southern states, beginning in 1846, and throughout the time Alabama continually had the harshest conditions. In 1883 almost forty years after the start of convict leasing in Alabama ten percent of … Read more
Black activism was thriving during the 1950s and 1960s due to leadership from many strong activists. One in particular that holds a special background goes by the name of Malcolm X. He was an African American leader and figure of the Nation of Islam. Malcolm X’s birth name was Malcolm Little and he was born … Read more
Although Robert E. Lee, Commanding General of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, was on the losing side of the Civil War, people still recognize him as a war hero due to his successful battlefield tactics and maneuvering. Midway through the war, Gen. Lee had so much success out-maneuvering Union forces that it seemed as … Read more
Classroom Management and Understanding of Students Meet Ms. Lujano. Her classroom is located next door to another important character in this story, Mr. Santiago. Recently, Ms. Lujano came to me, the special education teacher and consultant, sharing about her uneasiness due to how Mr. Santiago treats one of his students. This student, Joey, has been … Read more
Billy Sunday once said “Let’s quit fiddling with religion and do something to bring the world to Christ. ” This wasn’t Billy Sunday’s mindset his whole life, he wasn’t even a christian until his older adult life. Billy Sunday is an extraordinary muckraker and christian evangelists, even best know as one of the best evangelists … Read more
In the section I selected from ‘Us and Them,’ the author, David Sedaris, uses a plethora of literary devices to comedically depict a mundane conversation and a boy’s mother’s reaction to it. The conversation depicted in the passage, and its following few lines, are perfect representations of the flow of feelings produced by uncomfortable conversation. … Read more
From an introverted child who likes to draw cartoons and watching old movies to becoming one of the most famous creative minds in the world has turned his passion and hobby into his career. Tim Burton is blessed with artistic abilities, a passion for movies, and a wild imagination. He is a film director, producer, … Read more
More than forty-five million people, or 14. 5% of Americans today are living below the federal poverty line. As we know twenty-two percent of wealth is owned by only one percent of the population. This means that only 78 percent of Americas wealth is distributed throughout the upper middle class, lower middle class, working poor, … Read more
Despite being written over two hundred years ago, Voltaire’s Candide addresses many issues that are to this day controversial and widely discussed. Concepts like Rationalism exist within religion and sociological controversies like war, science and human rights are still in existence today. Although within the topics mentioned by Voltaire there are slight differences in what … Read more
Acting on revenge can either be bittersweet or deadly. Revenge is the act of “getting someone back” who has done another person wrong. The emotion one feels that could lead to revenge is anger, as a replacement of grief. Normally, the person taking revenge lets the one who has done him wrong know that he … Read more
Define “crime. ” Define “sin. ” Are all crimes sins? Are all sins crimes? Explain your response using examples from your education and current events. Crime is breaking a law that is in place by the government and that a person could be put it in jail for. A sin is breaking a moral law … Read more
Surgical site wound infections is one of the most dreaded complications. A surgical site infection is defined as an infection that occurs at or near a surgical incision within 30 days of the procedure or within one year if an implant is left in place. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that … Read more
Society’s perception on domestic violence can be traced back to the activists such as Ellen Pence, the author of a domestic violence-related book titled Duluth Model. The work engages readers with questions about domestic violence which would later culminate as the Duluth Model Theory. Some questions asked by those at the initial gathering on the … Read more
Possessing and perusing unauthorized material is considered felonious. If discovered, then identified personages are penalized. Their novels are eradicated by flames and their belongings are obliterated. The government is portrayed as an oppressive and authoritative regime that discourage pursuing and preserving knowledge of any distinction. Any enlightened individual who inquires or expresses themselves is viewed … Read more
The year is 2025 and a new president has just been sworn into office in the beginning of a world war. The only thing keeping the country of Retrolandia out of this war is no one has attacked them yet. This all changed on April 15 when the west coast of Retrolandia was attacked destroying … Read more
During these day, President Trump is the hottest topic since he won the election because his campaigns cause many arguments day by day. He is the first president who took many changes in American economy and politics even though there are many people think otherwise. The most unbelievable order is on Jan. 25, when President … Read more
On May 26, 1924 congress passed this law that was to be called the immigration act of 1924. This act did many thing that provided limitations, and requirements to be allowed to enter the United States. The United states was a booming country. A lot of foreigners had wanted to enter the country in hopes … Read more
Wyrd Sisters: The Unwilling Hero There are many characters in Terry Pratchett’s Wyrd Sisters who can be considered the hero of the story. These include Tomjon and the witches. However, the Fool is the character who best exemplifies the hero archetype and the traits pertinent to all heroes. At first glance, it may seem like … Read more
When analyzing the countless number of religions world wide one can’t help but notice the recurrent belief in confession. Confession is defined as admitting or acknowledging some form of fault. Along with confession comes the freedom from one’s guilt and anxiety. In “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Arthur Dimmesdale is a puritan minister who … Read more