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“It must always be remembered that what the Constitution forbids is not all searches and seizures, but unreasonable searches and seizures” (Stewart). Random searches of students are permitted by the Constitution and need to be allowed. The court case of T. L. O. v. New Jersey proved that searches in the school setting are both … Read more
Obstacles are placed in our way to see if what we want is worth fighting for. I was eight years old when my best friend and I were sitting out in the front yard when a young man came up to us. After introducing himself, he asked us if we played sports, and at a … Read more
When and how has testing been a benefit to you? Testing is something that we use every day at times without a second thought as to what we are doing. We are constantly considering and evaluating what will happen as a result of what we do. This is the very essence of testing; which is … Read more
When studying modern mythos in terms of comic books, I kept myself in the lense of female superheros being the goddesses of today. I use the comic books as the goddesses’ mythic narrative, but it also moves beyond written and into a visual medium which seems to be a very intriguing thing to the culture … Read more
There is a civil argument over helped suicide, otherwise called euthanasia, this level headed discussion has been continuing for a long time. A few individuals trust that euthanasia isn’t right and ought to be illicit, while others trust the inverse. A few individuals trust that on the off chance that somebody has settled on the … Read more
Timeline Paragraphs Event #1, titled: ‘Deciding to Escape’, is the most important event in the story. This event introduces the conflict and starts off the story. In ‘Deciding to Escape’, we learn that Connor knows he is going to be unwound. Connor decides to run away with Ariana, but Ariana refuses the offer. Without the … Read more
If a person has everything they could ever want: a loving significant other, loving siblings, loving mother and in the matter of a couple of years everything you had was stripped away from you. Your entire life was gone. Your mother dies, you fall into a cycle of drug abuse, infidelities, abandonment issues from your … Read more
The topic of professionalism seems quite broad and daunting. It is hard to describe in a sweet little sentence or even a three paged double spaced paper. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition of professionalism is, “the skill, the judgement, and polite behavior that is expected from a person who is trained to do a job well … Read more
Ken Robinson, an author with a strong interest in education delves into discover whether the educational system is a limiting one, preventing children from exploring their creativity. He begins by explaining the importance of education and its deep meaning to each individual who has a history with the educational system. Ken is very adamant about … Read more
The three stories to be discussed in this essay are “The Bouquet” by Charles W. Chesnutt, “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and “Gimpel the Fool” by Isaac Bashevis Singer. It’s interesting to dissect these pieces of literature to see how they reflect the time period they were written in, by whom they were … Read more
In my exploration of different populations in the social work field, I interned at San Andreas Regional Center (SARC) in order to learn more about the population diagnosed with developmental disabilities. I received insight into the dynamics of caring for people with autism, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and other conditions of the like and learned … Read more
Democracy is a foundation of a country’s success. The idea of mandatory voting goes against the democracy of the United States. Mandatory voting is a violation of our civil rights that might become a law in the United States. Although many believe that mandatory voting helps to strengthen a democratic government by increasing the number … Read more
Before a writer can create a brilliant story, he must conjure up a provocative idea. Before he can have that idea, his brain needs the fuel to process that idea: Influence. It’s obvious that Shakespeare didn’t just completely make up the story of Macbeth on the spot, he was clearly influenced by the history of … Read more
“An ignorant person is the blind instrument of their own deconstruction. ” (Bolivar) In the story “Oedipus the King,” Oedipus, not knowingly, tried to change his fate. A person’s fate is there to stick with them, it is inevitable and is not something to be tampered with. He did not know as much about himself … Read more
Both forms of therapy have been shown to be effective especially with people in institutionalized settings. While existential therapy tries to help people find meaning in their lives and through this help them overcome a crisis, SFBT tries to provide brief therapy that will enable the client to deal with future problems (Corey, 2013). Considering … Read more
The Perfect Family What is a perfect family? In the novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, the family of a 15 yearold boy is broken and disproportionate. He is ignorant as to what goes on in his family because family related issues are kept hidden from him. Similarly, … Read more
According to Motley Fool, 2015, Fitbit is undoubtedly the frontrunner in the wearable fitness tracker marketplace, with approximately 70% of the device market share and 85% of the market by dollar value as of Q1 2015. Fitbit declares that its principal strength is that its name has become synonymous with the connected fitness market; in … Read more
DON’T JUDGE ME OTHERWISE… There are similar messages between ‘Crusher is Coming’ and ‘Voices in the Park’ which is important to understand for young people. While these two books differ greatly there are some key messages which are shown in both books. When analysing and comparing these two stories, the reader will understand that they … Read more
“Political language [… ] is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. ” In George Orwell’s novel, 1984 and his essay “Politics and the English Language” there is a clear connection between politics, language, and expressing the truth. Politics aims to control people … Read more
Leading by Example Do you think that leading by example is a real thing? Some people believe that it is not a reality. Most people believe that it is a reality, and I am one of those people. Leading by example has affected who I was, who I am, and is going to affect me … Read more
Imagine, as a child a girl’s dream is to graduate high school, complete her degree, marry the ideal partner, have remarkable children and live the American dream; but then reality came into perspective and at eighteen years old she is pregnant with no college education and no job security. Growing up a boy’s dream is … Read more
The 1800’s was full of different fashion trends, from big skirts, to natural frames, to curves all over. Two seemingly very different decades have many differences and many similarities in their fashion. These decades are the 1840’s and the 1880’s. The 40’s were known for large skirts. The 80’s was known for its large bustles … Read more
Have you ever wondered how much money is spent on illegal drugs annually? So far over $352,492,916,346 has been spent on drugs worldwide. Drug trafficking is a business that just keeps on growing. Many attempts have been made to control global drug production and supply resulting in the current form with the 1961 UN single … Read more
In most novels, the rhetorical device of symbolism is used to enhance the depth and meaning of a story. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 American novel, The Great Gatsby, he utilizes the green light, the valley of ashes, and the eyes of Dr. T. J. Eckleburg to portray the central theme of the hopelessness of … Read more
Tennessee Williams play “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” is a story that captures a family with problems hidden behind many lies. The setting of the story on a plantation farm in Mississippi on Big Daddy’s, the Father of the main characters, beautiful estate. Each character in the play desires something completely different. The focus … Read more
“Pull a thread here and you’ll find it’s attached to the rest of the world. ” This is a quote from Nadeem Aslam’s The Wasted Vigil that speaks of the deeper meaning of things on the surface that often goes unnoticed. It explains the idea that very simple things act as symbols of broader and … Read more
Memory is fallible and malleable that can be changed and created a new experience or information. This fabricated or distorted remembering of an event is called a false memory, however, never occurred in reality. Inaccurate information and erroneous attribution sources of an original information causes to recollect entirely false events. Also, the false memory can … Read more
Raymond Carver, Jr. was an American short story author and poet. He was born in 1938 and died in 1988. He was married twice, struggled with drugs and alcoholism, and was an unsuccessful writer early on in his career. It was not until his publication of “Cathedral” that he gained success. Carver even believed that … Read more
The film, The Truman Show, outlines the encounters associated with morality, immorality and amorality that is highlighted in today’s society. The theme of immorality is portrayed throughout the lives of the two main characters; Truman’s wife, Meryl and the show’s director and God-like character, Christof. Meryl, Christof, Sylvia and the viewers of the television show … Read more
Stereotypes are evident throughout all forms of media. Television shows and movies in particular use stereotypes to eliminate the details of a character, this allows the audience to know them without needing to spend vast amounts of time developing the character. However, stereotypes often create characters that poke fun or marginalize the group the stereotype … Read more
Death stretched his long arms out towards me as my muscles quivered. Fear and sadness over took my mind as the soft cushion cupped around my face. This was not the first time I had had a panic attack. I tried hard to breath deeply and calm my cries for help but hyperventilation set in. … Read more
“The goal, I suppose, any fiction writer has, no matter what your subject, is to hit the human heart and the tear ducts and the nape of the neck and to make a person feel something about the characters are going through and to experience the moral paradoxes and struggles of being human”(Tim O’Brien). This … Read more
The Amazon Rainforest is located in Brazil. It is famous for it’s Amazon River, which is the second largest river in the world behind the Nile River. But the main point about this essay is deforestation. Right at this moment the Amazon Rainforest is losing lots of things like it’s fine trees and the wildlife … Read more
In the lliad, the characters of Hector and Achilles carry similar traits, although a deeper investigation into each character will show some stark contrasts between the two. Victory and defeat is not the most telling sign as to which is the greater hero of the two. There are flaws within each character and each one … Read more
I hear the doorbell jingle as I add a scoop of chocolate fudge to this kid’s ice cream cone, causing me to poorly place the scoop and causing all three scoops to topple over. I mutter a cuss word under my breath and apologize to the chubby redhead standing in front of me looking slightly … Read more
Researchers believe that today there are only about 80 pyramids left from ancient Egypt. The pyramids were built as tombs for the Pharaohs and their queens. During their time on earth, it was believed that the Pharaohs were the link between the people and gods and when the Pharaohs died, they became gods. Since they … Read more
According to Mahatma Gandhi, “Be the change you want to see in the world. ” Keanu Reeves is one of the best well-known actors, producers, and musicians in the U. S. Reeves has been playing the role of hero, for he shares his wealth, time, and love with the world. Moreover, Keeves demonstrates he is … Read more
Psalm 91 is about God watching over his people and keeping them safe during times of danger. “This is a psalm for times of exposure and encirclement or challenging the power of evil” (Kidner, 1973, p. 363). God does not guarantee harm or evil will not come our way, but if and when it does, … Read more
The Degree in which I changed my life We all know that change is scary, and for some of us, almost impossible. The fear of the unknown is at times all together overwhelming. However, change happens everyday, even if we dont recognize it, change is happening around us, all the time. I chose to welcome … Read more
The Mystery of Hanging Rock: Time Abandoned In director Peter Weir’s thought-provoking film Picnic at Hanging Rock, Marion and Miranda, two students and their teacher Miss McCraw undertake an outing to Hanging Rock, a mysterious red monolith well outside the boundaries of their prim finishing school in Victorian Australia. Their subsequent disappearance and its inexplicable … Read more
The beginnings of success require settings goals, gaining knowledge and resources. To achieve my academic goals, it takes a learning approach that will utilize muy resources and assist with my educational advancement by outlining a deeper understanding of what is required while also maintaining an ethical stance. Using your resources will benefit gaining knowledge, and … Read more
The developments of sculpture are closely associated with the emergence of human society. A sculpture is the history of human identity recording the thoughts, culture, and aesthetic concept of the people at that age, and also reflects the worship of one generation to another. The Marble Statue of a Youthful Hercules, a Roman marble sculpture … Read more
Over 80,000 people in America fall asleep while driving every day, and According to several studies over 50% of those people are teenage drivers. One can easily see while using social media that teens are exhausted from school hours and school work across the nation. School hours are so demanding mixed with sports and academic … Read more
There are many circumstances in which change occurs; change can either be sought after or forced upon. In Thing Fall Apart, change is forced upon the Ibo people by the white missionaries who inhabit Umuofia. In The Life of Olaudah Equiano and The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, both Equiano and Douglass seek … Read more
In the reading Good Dads – Bad Dads. Two Faces of Fatherhood. Furstenberg Jr. focuses on the two different types of fathers that can appear in a childs life. The first type of father he focuses is on is the modern father/good dad. The modern father attains nurturing, emotionally attuned and caring qualities. The author … Read more
With great honor comes great responsibility. Sure, men had the honor of putting on shows with their other male cast members, but there was much to be done before a show was ready. Aside from having to wear ladies garments, men had to memorize hundreds of lines day in and day out for an upcoming … Read more
Unlike Fantasia and a Dying Colonialism, which are based on real accounts given to the reporters that were there at the time of the battle. Beneath the Sky of Porphyry is a fictional piece based off of real events that during the War of Liberation in Algeria. The book takes place between the years of … Read more
Two Poets, One Idea Walt Whitman and Donald Hall–These names incite a sense of excitement in almost every individual who enjoys poetry. The two American poets hail from different time periods, different backgrounds, and different lifestyles that have led to different experiences. However, despite their differences, the two poets appear to be very similar upon … Read more
Miguel and his family left their home country of Chihuahua, Mexico for safety, better opportunities and to be free of religious persecution. (Why did you and your leave your home country? ) Miguel’s parents had been talking about leaving their home land for a while, they were concerned with the escalating violence because of the … Read more
When words are not an option to describe someone what else might one use to represent themselves? In some ways each individual has little qualities that define them as a person and distinguishes them from other people. But also images can play an important part of telling a lot about someone because there is always … Read more