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The types of individuals who take part of the United States’ (U. S. ) larger political narrative is all encompassing. Namely, who has a voice in the political discussion is continuously changing and individuals who would initially have the smallest voices would soon have the opportunity to begin movements. However, this does not mean that … Read more
Fannie Poteet sat cross-legged on her Uncle John’s front porch; her favorite rag doll clutched under one arm. The late afternoon sun shone through the leaves of the giant oak tree, casting its flickering light on the cabin. This golden motion of light entranced the child and she sat with her face turned upward, as … Read more
In the United States of America, the federal and state governments should share some power, while completely controlling others. Certain responsibilities have acquired traits that can only be provided for by the federal government, such as a national defense system. To run and maintain a standing military it takes an incredible amount of resources and … Read more
The Army’s Mission Command philosophy is a strategic cultural and intellectual shift in how to run the Army of the future. The Army is a large and complex organization founded in policies and procedures, derived from tradition and past success. Even though the army hasn’t realized the overall adoption of Mission Command, it is imperative … Read more
A video consisting in a conversation between Donald Trump and Billy Bush in 2005 showing Donald Trump brag about his ability to sexually assault women because of his stardom has resurfaced. While many people are dismissing Donald Trump’s comments as ‘locker room talk’ there are others who believe comments as disrespectful as his are the … Read more
The story of Old Yeller begins with a fourteen year old boy who goes by the name of Travis, and his younger brother Arliss and his mother who are left to fend for themselves after the husband has to leave for the cattle mart with plenty of other men in town as well. Travis’ father … Read more
Brad v Ada and Connie v Ada Assault Brad and Connie may have an action of assault against Ana. To obtain damages, Brad and Connie have to demonstrate that there was an intentional act or threat that directly places them in reasonable apprehension of imminent contact due to the direct acts of the defendant. In … Read more
The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution states that, “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed” (U. S. Const. Am. 2). This amendment guarantees American citizens the right to have firearms. Since this amendment is … Read more
Some people in the world may believe that rebellion is way better than conformity. On the other hand, some believe that conformity is way better than rebellion. My primary sources, “The Bridegroom” and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, show that conformity causes or creates problems within the world while rebellion causes or … Read more
In December of 1937, the Japanese Imperial Army overtook China’s capital, Nanking and slaughtered 300,000 Chinese civilians. The Japanese army raped and looted hundred of thousands of people using inhumane and barbaric methods. This event is referred to today as one of the worst atrocities during WWII in the Asian theatre. The actions led by … Read more
Literary Elements & Style Instead of using commas to separate “doctors and generals and coaches… ” Gladwell uses the word “and” to connect each occupation to the next, which tricks the reader into thinking that there are more occupations listed than there actually are. The same tactic is evidenced in “to shape and manage and … Read more
The word slavery cannot only be defined in which one human being is owned by another human being, but it is also known to be one of the greatest contributions to the American history. A slave was considered by law as a property, and was deprived of most of the rights normally held by free … Read more
With the increase of mass shootings in America, many propositions have been suggested as ways to prevent or lessen the amount of these attacks with the most prevalent being to ban or reduce access to guns. America has the highest amount of gun related deaths each year in the world. “In Germany 381, in France … Read more
Immigration Problems Illegal immigration has been one of the problems that had started many years ago and no one found the right way to solve it yet. There are abundant opinions about this topic. In The Norton Reader book, an essay by Jo-Ann Pilardi titled “Immigration Problem Is about Us, not Them,” explain the problem … Read more
I find the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn very difficult to read. I often find myself re-reading the paragraph just to understand what it means after not getting it the first time. Some of the more difficult aspects for me to understand in the book are based on the way they speak and the … Read more
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell explores the idea of “thin-slicing,” which is the act of the brain only using a small bit of information to make a decision. These types of snap judgements are sometimes thought to be inferior to well thought out and studied decisions. Gladwell shows that well researched decisions are not always better … Read more
Every world has a monster – each unique in their own way. They come from different beginnings, possess different traits, and have their own desires. However, they share one similarity: perception. Regardless of crime or victim, monsters are always perceived with paranoia and fear. Little to no consideration is paid to the emotional and mental … Read more
During the nineteenth century, two paralleling movements, Romanticism and Gothicism, intrigued many authors, leading them to use these styles in their works. An author named, Washington Irving, reflected both of these movements in his writing with a strong focus on the Romantic style. “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle” were two of … Read more
Gami 1 Imperialism, a commonplace practice at the end of the 19th century, involves gaining new territories and establishing a nation’s political and economic dominance of another territory or country. The main aim of imperialistic countries was an expansion of their territorial possessions. This period was marked by a series of American accomplishments, as well … Read more
Crack! Smack! Pop! Are all of the sounds that are heard at any baseball field in America. Seven out of ten American children play a sport when they are young children. Three out of those ten kids play baseball. This number has slowly been decreasing over the years. Grady, my nine-year-old little brother, began playing … Read more
School: is it Safe? Schools are supposed to be a safe environment for students to learn and thrive, not an environment of constant alertness and anxiousness. Families should not feel nervous or apprehensive to send their children to school because they are not sure of their safe return home. Because of how common school shootings … Read more
Both negative and positive experiences shape a person to be who he or she is. However, the impacts of these two experiences are debated. Some people would argue that negative experiences have a harmful effect on how individuals become better people in life. They may become jaded and forfeit their right to optimism. However, negative … Read more
The whole world has gone through some tough times, but not many things have been as horrible as the tragedies that happened during the Holocaust, not many things have been as harsh and heartbreaking as the events during the Holocaust. One of the pieces of writing that explains the almost unspeakable cruelty that we call … Read more
In Raymond Carvers “Little Things”, Carver utilizes an ironic title to portray a bleak setting of two people who were seemingly struggling with not only their relationship but their own mental and emotional stabilities. Carver’s ability to use symbolism to paint a picture that tells two stories simultaneously is quite profound. While reading about a … Read more
The European nations greatly benefited from the colonization of the Americas. From the Americas, the Europeans gained wealth, crops, land, and slaves through the Triangular Trade. However, despite the benefits of colonization, we should not ignore the numerous negatives as well. The Native Americans and the African slaves, where two groups of people who suffered … Read more
What is Thinking Like a Freak? Think Like a Freak by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner is a book with the self-proclaimed purpose of engaging their readers to “retrain their brains. ” They say that to think like a Freak is to think more productively, more creatively, and more rationally. The authors of … Read more
William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies and Henrik Ibsen’s play An Enemy of the People both contain societies with divergent sides. The sides are people who desire to have immediate gratification with short-term goals, and people who want what’s best for the society with long-term goals. The single most important factor in the downfall … Read more
It was August 28, 1963. Mom was yelling and holding up her “Martin Luther King, a liar, a troublemaker” sign. Next to her were my brother and my dad, they just mumbled and cursed. While everyone cheered and jumped for joy when Dr. King uttered the words, “I have a dream that one day on … Read more
What is the Enlightenment? Why does it still affect American society today? The Enlightenment was an era when reasoning and using science to explain the once unexplainable during the sixteenth and the seventh century. In fact, some scholars have christened this era “the age of reason”. The Enlightenment proved to be fertile soil for the … Read more
Loyalty is the foundation for any type of relationship– relying on one another to have faith in the other person. When that faith dwindles is when their true devotion is tested. Both “Argus” by Alexander Pope and Argos Recognizes Odysseus by Theodoor Van Thulden use Odysseus coming home from war to a welcoming greeting from … Read more
Killing In the Name Of Hunting, murder, and war are all words men have made to distinguish between types of killing and the varied justifications made for committing the same deed. In carrying out this most grave and final of all endeavors, as any other action, one sees it is not the actual temporal action … Read more
Symbolism of August Wilson’s Play Fences. August Wilson who was a playwriter who made his stories think about the world readers are living in. Wilson well know work is about the African American culture. On the play fences August decided to use his hometown which was well populated with African Americans and that was very … Read more
The Skittles commercial entitled “Romance” begins with a zoomed-in camera angle of a teenage boy pouring a bag of skittles into his hands. At this point it is visible that the boy is wearing a blue hoodie accompanied by a blue, gray, and white shirt. The skittle bag itself is exaggerated in color and works … Read more
There are more than enough examples from Macbeth and Great Expectations to prove that “subversion of gender roles,” a term that describes someone acting in a way that is not expected from those of their said gender, is evident in both writing pieces. There are a number of connections between the women of the play … Read more
In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Jem shows courage every day to his sibling and friends and other townspeople. Lee tries to show that courage can be defined in many different ways, and that courage doesn’t have to mean that a person is brave, although it can be someone who is brave. Through … Read more
The Frontier Post, an English newspaper mostly based in the Middle East, released a particularly powerful advertisement in 2013 to promote safe driving. At first glance, it would appear that the advertisement is a picture of a firearm, front and center, placed in the spotlight of an otherwise gloomy backdrop. In reality, the advertisement depicts … Read more
Hamlet’s Madness and Insanity One of the extraordinary plays written by William Shakespeare, reflects on the feelings and personality through a character known as Hamlet. The play’s stage seems a bit desolate because of the murder of Hamlet’s father. The amount of solitariness Hamlet braves, provides a substantial amount of diverse feeling through evocative emotion. … Read more
Rethinkingschools. org published an article,? Que es deportar? “: Teaching from students’ lives”, Written by Sandra L. Osorio. In this article, Osorio is a bilingual teacher who teaches native Spanish speakers according to the second-grade curriculum. She that cares deeply for her students and navigates her way around the curriculum to include more space for … Read more
Sports have always been a kind of national pride for American citizens and an important part of the culture, however, in the early years of the Twentieth Century, there were cases of a strange disease that athletes were contracting. This disease, now known as ALS or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, was known then as Lou Gehrig’s … Read more
Introduction There are many ways to research better methods to operate a business. Using qualitative research, and finding the true feelings and wants of the company’s consumers, can help the company to better provide goods or services for the consumers or even improve customer interaction to reduce bad feelings about a company. Using qualitative research … Read more
Writer Peter Singer’s article “The Solution to World Poverty” develops a persuasive argument to encourage and make people understand the importance of donating to help save kids life within their means, Singer adopts a guilt-ridden tone in order to sway the audience into donating money to help the kids of Brazil. Singer achieve his purpose … Read more
Historical memory is a method used by individuals to alter historical events depending on the current events that are occurring in the country. History is altered to historical memory through the usage of narratives, symbols, collective memory, and print capitalism. Historical memory is a state-sponsored interpretation of a particular past event, individual, place, or ideal … Read more
Although visiting a new place can be frightening, imagine having to move to a completely different country in hopes of starting a better life. This is what many immigrants do with their families without realizing how greatly it will impact them. They are also unaware of how much they will struggle in a new culture … Read more
“Things are rough all over”, think the greasers and Socs based on their situation. Mostly, the Greasers. The main character and narrator, Ponyboy thinks that the greasers have it rough. Because, they are poor. And based on Ponyboy’s conversation with cherry from the Socs, cherry said “we have troubles you’ve never even heard of “Which … Read more
Nicked and Dimed: A Bourgeois Woman’s Attempt to Enlightenment Barbara Ehrenreich, a political journalist, found her writing inspiration a couple of years after the birth of her first child. Filled with political opinions and an itch to write, she took to her first successful pamphlet Witches, Midwives, and Nurses: A History of Women Healers. This … Read more
According to the Metis Elder, Tom McCallum, “The more we listen to other people’s views, the more our vision will open up and we will start to… be able to see from all perspectives and respect those perspectives. That is what creates our wholeness, to walk in balance and harmony, to respect other people’s way, … Read more
“The Crucible” is a movie that was released on November 27, 1996 based on the play written by Arthur Miller in 1953. Nicholas Hytner directed the movie. Arthur Miller was born in Harlem, New York in 1915. “The Crucible” is said to reflect Miller’s unwillingness to cooperate with the House of Un- American Activities Committee. … Read more
Do Emotions Change Your Personal Views: Gun Violence Take a second to think about your personal political position on gun laws, now imagine you or someone close to you is harmed or involved in a form of gun violence. Would your views change on the subject or make you u believe in them even more? … Read more
A mother’s role impacts the child’s life and plays a huge part in deciding what type of person the child grows up to. Many twentieth century children’s literature demonstrates archetypes, including the mother, and how this helps the characters to succeed and find happiness. Children seek for this maternal figure if it is not found … Read more
Because people only live once, they desire a happy and successful life, in other words, a “good life. ” To complete this goal of a good life, a majority of society will do nearly everything possible to be comfortable and be happy. The extremes, which people go to in order to achieve what they think … Read more