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What was the relationship between Brick, Maggie, and Skipper? Brick is caught in the middle of a former love triangle in the play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Maggie is Brick’s wife and Skipper is Brick’s former lover. Brick can not stand Maggie and is very unhappy with her. I believe that Maggie is … Read more
Humans are always seeking knowledge to progress further in life or even just to prove they are above others. In the poem “Eve’s Apology in Defense of Women” it explains why Adam should be blamed as well for Eve eating the fruit. Men are seen to be more superior to women and more powerful and … Read more
When going to school students are supposed to learn based off a curriculum, but instead they are learning based off a test. These test are meant to help students, but instead they are hurting them. Standardized test requires all test takers to answer the same questions, or a selection of questions from common bank of … Read more
‘Phenomenology is a method for studying experience’ (Fraleigh 2000). This quote from Sondra Fraleigh’s book ‘Consciousness Matters’ is just one brief understanding of Phenomenology. It deals with experience, emotions, gut feelings, and essences, as well as the study of phenomena. It come from a ‘first person’ point of view, how you feel, what you relate … Read more
Joining the military has its benefits; but before we start talking about the main points let’s see what the military has to offer you. Through its tough courses it will test you to your limits. It will make you strive to do better. So joining the military is beneficial. The average time a soldier is … Read more
Over time, Enlightenment ideals have had an immense impact on contemporary and modern society. The Age of Enlightenment was a time during the 17th and 18th century in which scholars and philosophers began to question traditional ideas about society. Centuries of corruption and exploitation from numerous monarchies and the church, initiated intelligent people to speak … Read more
“Cultural appropriation is a sociological concept which views the adoption or use of elements of one culture by members of a different culture as a largely negative phenomenon. ” Fashion has always crossed boundaries, in the case of cultural appropriation has it gone too far? Although cultural appropriation can sound like a simple concept at … Read more
Communication is a systemic process in which people interact with and through symbols to create and interpret meanings. In other words, communication is a way for humans to exchange information. Communication can take place in many ways, some of which are verbal or nonverbal, as well through symbols. When communication occurs there is always a … Read more
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a book depicting the struggle of a woman who is spared death after committing adultery in a strict puritan society. The woman, Hester Prynne, was spared death only for the reason to make an example to the rest of the community. Throughout the book you can see the … Read more
Patrick Swayze once said, “I keep dreaming of a future, a future with a long and healthy life, not lived in the shadow of cancer but in the light. ” The career of a Medical Technologist is a hard and thoughtful career because other people depend on you to help better them. The research will … Read more
WHO ARE YOU is a character driven drama. The script offers two potentially complex and intriguing characters in Ethan and Holly. The idea of a famous photographer going blind and being forced to rely on a caring nurse has merit. The story is driven by the themes of second chances and healing. While the idea … Read more
His name was Barry Smells Plenty for obvious reason, and he decided not to kill me at least not yet. He’d rather waddle around kicking me in the chin dressed in … wow. Can you say time warp? Barry wore a cheesy white bellbottomed suit that was identical to the one John Travolta wore in … Read more
Language plays an important role for political debates and government decisions. Information is often misrepresented to gain the favor of the populous. This is evident in Orwell’s writing and in the “Hackvists” documentary, often during the course of Knappenberger’s documentary it is shown that euphemisms can greatly mislead and disrupt events in society. Orwell expresses … Read more
“We could only solve our problems by cooperating with other countries … We needed to put an end to the Iron Curtain, to change the nature of international relations … and particularly to end the arms race. ” (Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev). Gorbachev was the former president of the Soviet Union and a former war leader. … Read more
As a novice programmer and a participant in Lego robotics I find the controversy surrounding artificial intelligence very intriguing. Programmers, computer scientists, and researchers alike have debated about the possibility of artificial intelligence becoming more intelligent than humans. Because I do have some knowledge of how computers work I can see why this topic is … Read more
UK rock 1960s: The Beatles from Merseybeat onwards. The essay will describe the key musical and stylistic features of the Rock genre during the 1960s with the ‘Merseybeat’ genre as the foundation of 60s rock. The essay will set out why the Beatles and the social phenomenon of the “British invasion” are crucial to development … Read more
There are many misconceptions regarding deforestation and pollution. Beef cattle are often the last that comes to your mind. Water/food – beef cows use 1000 gallons of water are used to make 1 gallon of milk. 2500 gallons of water are used to produce 1 LB of beef. 77 gallons of water are needed to … Read more
YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN came forth at sunset, into the street of Salem village, but put his head back, after crossing the threshold, to exchange a parting kiss with his young wife. And Faith, as the wife was aptly named, thrust her own pretty head into the street, letting the wind play with the pink ribbons … Read more
Earth’s radius is 3,959 miles around. 7 Billion humans live on these 3,959 miles. Among these 7 billion humans 8. 7 million other species live. And out of these 8. 7 million 100,000 go extinct each year. Out of the 7 billion humans 25,000 are killed in car accidents. 7 billion humans have created 75 … Read more
Gattaca (1997) is a film directed by Andrew Niccol that is based on the Science of Genetic discrimination. A world in which scientific proof becomes the complete basis for discrimination. While society holds it as a truth, genes are a primary factor that determine the success of an individual. The film revolves around the Protagonist … Read more
The Turn of The Screw is a recurring concept throughout the story as sort of a motif, it is a saying that is repeated to gain your attention and make you question how it fits in the story. Not only is this meant to grab your attention but it is repeated at crucial parts in … Read more
A Discussion An dining hall containing no more or less than the necessities for a comfortable dinner, materializes seemingly out of nothing. Enter Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 18th century counterenlightenment luminary; Charles Darwin, 19th century naturalist; Karl Marx, 19th century political philosopher; and Sigmund Freud, 20th century neurologist and founder of psychoanalytic theory. No one is alarmed … Read more
Hinduism is a major world religion that is still influential in major parts of the world, such as India, Shri Lanka, and much of East Asia. Many of its deities have had an influence on the way of life of its followers. One of these deities, Ganesha, has influenced the way Hindus go about taking … Read more
It was back in December of 2013 during fifth grade. My dad had set up a trip to go to Senegal. Senegal, Africa; which is on the western side and also where he was born. We were going to visit family members on my dad’s side of the family and it would be my first … Read more
Employees being the pillar of organization, their problems have to be addressed first. While Lululemon perceived and projected their employee relation to be excellent, the truth was far from what it looked. Stokes (2008) has illustrated that Lululemon’s business model was based on raising the level of health for their staff and community. But sadly … Read more
The Bissagos Islands on the Atlantic coast of Guinea-Bissau are home to the Bidjogo peoples. Similar to other African peoples, the Bidjogo possess unique forms of art. The dugn’be “the ox raised in the village” mask is a rather intriguing piece of art. The mask is commonly used in initiation ceremonies. This mask, made in … Read more
Heart failure (HF) is a progressive disease which affects more than five million Americans (Yancy et al. , 2013). HF negatively impacts quality of life and it is associated with frequent hospitalizations and high mortality. Evidence-based practice guidelines aid health care professionals with treatment management and provide pathways to optimize individual patient care. The main … Read more
Justin Martyr (100 – 165 AD) wrote, “But if this idea take possession of some one that if we acknowledge God as our helper, we should not, as we say, be oppressed and persecuted by the wicked; this, too, I will solve. God, when He had made the whole world, and subjected things earthly to … Read more
Maya Angelou once said “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. ” While Angelou was not simply talking about teacher and student relationships, I think that this quote follows my philosophy on classroom management very closely. I … Read more
What is the first thing you think of when modern art is declared? Random paints scattered on a blank canvas? While this is a picture-perfect example of modern art, there is more to it than just random paintings: the artist has a goal. Wherever man exists, there is art, because art is anything made or … Read more
Collaborative Leadership has an approach that empowers employees; develop creative and innovative thoughts and actions to strategically contribute and cooperate for the success of a group. Collaborative leaders have a proactive and interactive behavior, have a passion for a cause, take risks, deal with high level of frustration and facilitate a diversity group to accomplish … Read more
In the twenty-first century, everyone wants what they want, when they want it. Our culture is obsessed with immediacy. Because of our human nature, we want to be able to choose everything, even our consequences, despite our action. Sometimes a person getting what they desire is a good thing, but it can also be bad. … Read more
How did she come up with the plot for The Handmaid’s Tale? Atwood has always enjoyed writing Sci fi novels. The feminist and environmental views stemmed great from Atwood’s own personal advocacy of such things (Atwood, Interview by Rosenburg). What inspired her to write about womens’ rights and feminism? “The beginning of the feminist movement … Read more
The themes of poverty, racial inequality, extraterrestrial runaway slave, and immigrants are the central to the narrative of the 1984 film The Brother from Different planet. Throughout the film, the audiences can see many subtle of racial differences and class divides being used. This list of racial differences and class divide includes the use of … Read more
Lifetime estate planning is a topic some people do not want to face. However, while facing mortality is daunting, it is something that will come to each person at some point. Estate planning is something everyone needs to do. What is involved with lifetime estate planning? Estate planning allow people to put their wishes into … Read more
There are always people that are against something like politics, religion, and other stuff, but the biggest one that almost everyone has an opinion about is war. It all started on September 11, 2001 when planes hit the twin towers in New York then the Pentagon, then the plane attended for the white house went … Read more
“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. ” (Mandino) Every parent expects for his or her child to succeed. In “Mother to Son” the mother entrusts herself with the duty to impact wisdom on her child in reference to her own successes and failures. The main theme is perseverance, … Read more
An Era of Political Corruption: The Philosophy of Communism Reimagined in the 1945 classic, Animal Farm, George Orwell uses a simple fable-style tale to demonstrate how the shadow of tyranny that progressively engulfs an English farm relates to the timeline of the Russian Revolution and the Stalin Era. With the collective effort of the animals … Read more
Galileo was born on Feb 15, 1564 in Pisa (Machamer). He was born when there was no such thing as ‘science’, yet by the time he died science was well on its way to becoming a discipline and its concepts and method a whole philosophical systems (Machamer). Galileo started to study for the priesthood, but … Read more
As I crossed the road with my dog Henry, I could feel the frigid winter breeze on my face. Then I felt a snowflake land on my nose like a plane landing after a long flight. I didn’t like this cold weather at all but I had heard many children around me cheering and laughing. … Read more
Tam a 2 format, I am a two format because I know I have to learn from the expert. I hate huge groups, but I will allow 1 or 2 people work with me. I like knowing when things are done, I know when things are done. this helps me turn my work in on … Read more
Every child is warned of the “adult world” where all the magic and fairytales of their previous years disappear, where enjoyment is succeeded by exhaustion and monotony, and where they have to pay taxes! During their youth, a considerable portion is dedicated to fortifying their emotions for their upcoming toils. However, what happens when life … Read more
Cromwell and Robespierre: Revolutionaries or Madmen Two leaders that wanted to do what was right for their country, unfortunately both leaders became corrupt with power. Cromwell and Robespierre saw their country’s falling apart by the reigning monarchy, they decide to start a revolution that changes England and France. Cromwell and Robespierre demonstrates their corruption through … Read more
Book 3 China’s treasure ships were part of a fleet that was larger than any in history. Zhu Di, leader and prince of the Ming dynasty, wanted the fleet of 317 wooden treasure ships all over 400 feet long. The prince wanted nothing but the best. The silk sails were a traditional red. The ships … Read more
Having the luxury of great health and family, it can be difficult for me to see outside the realm of comfortability and see the daily hardships people experience. There are so many people without housing, stability, and monetary resources, and these people often find themselves wondering where they can find help and figure out what … Read more
Original thesis statement: In the novels Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and The Sorrow of War by Bao Ninh women are portrayed and play significant roles in the works of literature. Revised Thesis statement: In the novels Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and The Sorrow of War … Read more
All humans are subject to express their own personal opinions on certain topics, whether it be relevant to the world or just specifically in their community; however, it is the content of what people share and the words in which they use that makes the difference between meaningful topics and irrelevant ones. In other words, … Read more
The Crucible tells of a liberal fictionalization in the eyes of Arthur Miller that shows the activities that occurred during the Salem Witch Hunts. This play was written during a time in which citizens of the Unites Staes feared a rise of power in the Soviet Union. The main themes were reputation, fear, and reprisal. … Read more
In the article “Propaganda Techniques in Today’s Advertising,” Ann McClintock argues that advertising has controlled our minds. She explains that people got brain washed because of the advertising on TV, Radio, Magazines, and much more. We let these advertisements keep coming to our home. We absorb their messages and images into our inner minds without … Read more
The objective of this experiment was the synthesis of Isopentyl Acetate using an esterification reaction between acetic acid and Isopentyl Alcohol, using a strong acid as a catalyst. The product was washed, and distilled. This approach is called Fisher esterification, whereby esters are produced by the esterification of a Carboxylic acid where it is heated … Read more