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Back a few thousands of years ago, there were 3 well known groups that settled down in Mesoamerica and Central America called the Inca, Maya, and Aztec. All three groups had their own rules and ways of living that were priorities for most that lived in the cities. Although some traits about the three groups … Read more
In the novel The Handmaid’s Tale written by Margaret Atwood, the main character is a woman known to the audience as Offred. She exists in a sort of dystopian country known as the Republic of Gilead, where men hold the political and familial power, while the women are nothing more than property, maids, and vessels. … Read more
From the first couple sentences of David Sedaris’ short story you may think that this story is going to be about how North Carolina never had any snow on the ground. Until one winter when North Carolina had a tremendous amount of snowfall and the author had never been happier. “School was canceled, and two … Read more
Ever been through a traumatic situation, that you can’t seem to get over? Or there was always something there that reminded you of it? You’re not the only one. The romantic Blanche DuBois is a traumatized protagonist who encounters many crises throughout the play. In A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams utilizes the “Varsouiviana” (Polka) … Read more
“The Border Patrol State” is an article written by Leslie Marmon Silko, a Native American writer, who also has written another book titled Almanac of the Dead. This article originally appeared “In the Nation” on October 17, 2014. Silko claims that the border patrol agents where racially profiling any white person traveling with a person … Read more
The allure of wanting to read a romantic novel with the theme of courtly love is appealing to many readers and exists even in today’s modern times as a popular genre. Was it truly a practice of some of the ladies and knights in the courts during the middle ages? or just a parody of … Read more
Sister James, a nun in her twenties, consistently deals with multiple problems in the play Doubt: A Parable by John Shanley. She is at the heart of the focal conflict in the play, but deals with personal conflicts. She is extremely impressionable and makes the audience aware of her uncertainty throughout the play, rather than … Read more
As Hamlet criticizes Gertrude for all of her misdoings, he reveals his hatred for Claudius and his intentions to do the king harm; at the same time, Hamlet also reveals his intentions to “blow [his two schoolmates Rosencrantz and Guildenstern] to the moon” after reading the execution letters that Claudius writes (3. 4. 232). At … Read more
The author Flannery O’Conner uses meanings and examples of grace to create an extreme depth into her short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find”. O’Conner herself was a very religious person when her father died that made her even more religious. In “A Good Man” a family of a gracious grandmother and a … Read more
It was the beginning of the 1800 and people wanted to enjoy the beauty of nature, fishing, bird watching and they started looking for places where they could do these things. This time period marks the beginning of the Ecological Conservation movement. This was the movement that recommended the preservation of nature in the country … Read more
Love and Despair The ideas of love and passion are ever present in almost everyone’s lives nowadays, this intimacy can be felt for your parents, a lover, or any number of things, and many authors use these topics in their novels. William Shakespeare, author of Romeo and Juliet, does not shy away from the effects … Read more
Deportation is on the minds of millions of people in the city of Chicago, That is about 183,000 that live their lives day to day fearing that they will be caught by immigration services and sent back to mexico. But there is a hope for this people, it’s called naturalization. Naturalization is the process which … Read more
“A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him” General Douglas MacArthur, a five-star general, proved his own statement to be true. By the end of his career Douglas Macarthur was the most successful general of that time, the upbringing, personality and life events Douglas MacArthur … Read more
It wasn’t a typical Friday until I got my morning headache courtesy of the freshman drumline banging out a rough cadence three months and counting after marching season and I stepped in a puddle of spit. And my new black converses just made contact with the remnants of the trombones’ spit valves. The brown tiled … Read more
When people think of a someone with a disability, what do they often picture? Many often imagine people who have disabilities as having a physically different appearance or something that sets them apart. They think of someone who cannot speak, hear, see or walk. In some cases, though, people that have disabilities are not very … Read more
Q1A: What is a fecal transplant (also called a fecal microbiome transplant, or a poop transplant)? Fecal transplant is to obtain fecal, or poop, sample, mix it with saline, and place it in patients. This treatment is used to treat clostridium difficile infection which is caused invasion of an anaerobic, gram-negative, sporeforming bacteria. This invasion … Read more
After examining the books To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne it is clear that they have many similarities when it comes to the theme of discrimination. In both books theme of discrimination is emphasized by aspects of the plot. This theme helps us to … Read more
Interviewing Kenneth Athol was rather easy and straight to the point. His interview was well said although not thought out straight. He fascinated me the most out of everyone because now after college, he works at a restaurant. He earns a high salary as well which is rather good. He only earned his associate degree … Read more
Into Thin Air, is an autobiography written by Jon Krakauer about an Everest disaster that he experienced first-hand while climbing the mountain in May of 1996. One theme that the author incorporates throughout the book is that climbing costs everything. He explains that climbing Mount Everest costs a lot of money. For some people, mountaineering … Read more
Falsely accused people have been serving valuable time in prison for crimes they did not commit, and the reason for this issue is the fact that the justice system does not try as hard as they could to prove someone innocent. Two people in particular have experienced this horrible issue, Michael Blair, and Victor Burnette. … Read more
What in the heck do you mean? Isn’t that a use of satire one might ask? Satire is saying one thing and meaning another. It is a perfect example of irony. Irony can be seen in our everyday lives and is greatly used throughout comedy and poetry. Especially in the old poetry. Satire can also … Read more
Devolution of the Incarcerated Prison was once thought to be an effective deterrent for crime. The premise was simple, if a person did not comply with the law, they will be fined and thrown in jail for a long period of time. During that time the prisoner is incarcerated, they are greeted with substandard living … Read more
Philip Zimbardo and Stanley Milgram conducted controversial experiments that had to deal with obedience. Zimbardo conducted an experiment in a mock prison that showed the roles of the guards and prisoners. Milgram conducted an experiment that tested how much pain a teacher would inflict on someone else at the command of an experimenter. The experiments … Read more
The first argument is one that takes a position to support the idea that abortion, in certain cases, is morally permissible or is acceptable to do. The argument is given by Judith Jarvis Thompson. She concedes to the idea that the fetus is a person and is given the right to life for the sake … Read more
Introverts make up about 33% to 50% of the population in the United States (Goudreau). In the novel, As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner, Dewey Dell may be considered introverted, or a person who does not communicate their emotions well with others. However, each member of the Bundren family has something to hide, therefore … Read more
Generational Poverty Caused by Neoliberalism has a Negative Impact on Education in the United States Generational poverty is defined as a systematic institution in which two or more generations have been born in or have lived in poverty. The ideas of neoliberalism has only perpetuated the economic system in such a way that it creates … Read more
Failures within Today’s American Education System The American education system has been on a gradual decline over the past several years and has become very non competitive to other nations across the world. This is quite surprising considering the fact that America has one of the most developed and strongest economies in the world yet … Read more
The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson A devious man, with an end goal in mind, took the biggest risk to get what he wanted. In 1864 Abraham Lincoln ran for President with Andrew Johnson as his running mate. Though they were in different political parties, Lincoln was impressed with the former Governor of Tennessee. Lincoln chose … Read more
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is composed of a plethora of characters with varying personalities. Romeo and Juliet is a tale of a boy and a girl from feuding families who fall in love with each other, and end up killing themselves. Shakespeare ends with “Some shall be pardoned, and some shall be punished” (Cite). Among … Read more
There are some things worth dying for, and in The Crucible that is just what John Proctor did. Proctor’s wife was sent to prison because his mistress Abigail convicted his wife of witchcraft. The Crucible is based in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 through 1693 during the Salem Witch Trials. This was a very strict and … Read more
All lives matter. No matter the color of skin, each life matters. In spite of many people believing this, race does not decide whether or not you get shot by a police officer. Colin Kaepernick is a national league football star who has taken protesting too far. Black lives matter is a great topic to … Read more
In earlier times, American literature barely depicted the true feelings of an oppressed woman. The implication of woman in the 1800s was a wife cleaning the house, taking care of the children, and satisfying her husband’s needs. In The Awakening, Kate Chopin wrote about the life of a grown woman, Edna Pontellier, who slowly discovered … Read more
In any event, the wilderness was never seen as the unknown, but in fact, seen as the Garden of Eden where God’s children were put to the test. Although, the nature of American Puritans was to never see nor do evil, the real test was to conquer evil, to either tame or vanquish it. In … Read more
You and your best friend live a normal life in Gravesend, New Hampshire, although your best friend has a squeakier voice than you and is much shorter. Your favorite sport is baseball, until one day you are at your baseball game as your best friend is up to bat, who rarely ever gets on base, … Read more
Wrongful convictions can happen, they should be looked at more by the system as more of a tragedy, but they do happen. In the criminal justice system there are so many different aspects and loop holes that effect the outlook on crime, let alone the convictions that happen. If we can look at all of … Read more
Censorship in Canada takes varies forms through different mass media to standardize the freedom of expression in public. The government control and regulation are deep-rooted in film industry since movies have been shown in theatres since early 1990s. Film censorship often examines the issues of obscenity and sexuality on the stand of Canada’s Criminal code. … Read more
Imagine being woken up in the middle of the night and being taken out of one’s house by soldiers and moved from their homelands to a foreign land in the west. That is what happened to the Indians during the Indian removals. The Indian Removal Act gave the government enough power to seize the Indian’s … Read more
Around the ending of the fifteenth century, Europeans who first settled in America brought longhorn cattle along with them. The population of cattle multiplied. By the early nineteenth century, more cattle ranches were common in places such as Mexico. Mexico was included to become Texas. Longhorn cattle were kept on open range and looked after … Read more
There are many social restrictions that cause a person to behave or think a certain way, These restrictions lead a person to act a certain way, based on the influences present. There are many limitations from many different influences that result in these behaviors. In a community, a person is expected to be placed under … Read more
Oppressed by the Pharaoh, the Israelites were subjugated and forced to do the bidding of Egyptian society. Even with Moses, their connection to God, the Israelites still lacked the means to break free from the chains of Pharaoh. They required God’s assistance in order to escape slavery. The miracles that wreaked havoc upon Egypt at … Read more
The Legislative branch is the most powerful branch of the United States government. Congress has the power to tax, spend, make laws, and even make declarations of war. While the other branches often work independently of Congress – sometimes proceeding in complete opposition – the Constitution grants much more authority to Congress, making the Legislative … Read more
Tam taking the life story of my mother Tammy Lynn Gallant to analyze in a sociological perspective. Tammy was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada. She was born at the Grace Maternity Hospital, known today as the IWK Children’s Hospital, on November 13th 1978. Born to parents also known as my grandparents Kathleen Kharma, and … Read more
The murder of Helen Jewett attracted a lot of attention, because it was about a well-educated woman and a young man both taking paths to get into trouble. The expansion of the newspapers made everyone know about the case from all across the United States. New people were coming into New York City which was … Read more
Childhood is a time in one’s life characterized by sweet simplicity, innocence, and playfulness. However, as society progressively shifts into a culture where values and morals are based on social media and pop culture, children are increasingly likely to face exposure to more mature and adult-like content. Proponents of exposing kids to sexuality at a … Read more
In the book A Hope in the Unseen tells about a boy named Cedric that is ready to go into college. In his high school years he struggled because the school separated the smart people from the other people that attended the school. Cedric tried not to d out for much from the crowd from … Read more
Does existence exist? Is “A” always “A”? What would happen if the elites who figuratively support the weight of the world shrug off their responsibilities and allow the world to fall? Who is John Galt? Such are the questions addressed in Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, a 1957 philosophical dystopian-fiction novel that the author regards as … Read more
The Narrative of Frederick Douglass is a memoir of a former slave who is known now as an abolitionist. This autobiography takes place in Eastern Shore of Maryland; Baltimore; New York City; New Bedford, Massachusetts. Douglass serves his life on a plantation where life is not thought to be that difficult. Being a child, he … Read more
The question of should the United States seek to remain the “indispensable” country? Creates discussions for former U. S. Senator Hilary Clinton and published scholar and fellow member of the Cato Institute, Ted Galen Carpenter. Each orator discusses their position with reasons supporting their stance on the matter. In brief, Hilary Clinton proposes that the … Read more
On April 15th 2013, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his older brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, bombed Boston during the Boston marathon; taking the lives of three innocent people and injuring many others. Tamerlan was killed in a gunfight against the police and his younger brother,Tsarnaev, was captured and imprisoned. Tsarnaev was sentenced to life in prison and a … Read more
An essay discussing Alice Walker’s famous 1973 short story Everyday Use. The essay contrasts the characters of Mama and her eldest daughter Dee. Walker analyzes how Dee’s preoccupation with her African heritage (such as exchanging her given name for an adopted African name) is ironically artificial when compared with Mama’s more traditional, less pretentious lifestyle. … Read more