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All people have dreams whether it is to be famous, have a nice family or even just to pass high school. Walter Lee Younger’s dream was to make a lot of money. In pursuit of his dream, Walter let it get in the way of his family and values. In the Raisin in the Sun … Read more
Nathaniel Hawthorne: A name well known to historians and students alike. Most people recognize the name but do not truly know the man behind the name. Nathaniel Hawthorne was a writer who was not like those popular during his time. Finding his passion for writing at an early age, Hawthorne went on to display his … Read more
Iguanas are reptiles that are typically found in rainforests in southern Mexico, Central America, and South America. These lizards grow into adults that look like miniature dinosaurs and often reach six feet in length (Hancock). Perhaps because of their frightening appearance, they have become one of the most popular reptiles purchased in pet shops today. … Read more
Lifetime perspective is human development that is determined by factors like genetics, socioeconomic status and the life of a person and how people do understand different aspects of life. In addition, lifetime is the period that ranges from conception to death. Several things that influence human development are socioeconomic, sex, heredity, nutritional and the hormones … Read more
Similarly to Bread Givers’ Sara Smolinsky, Maya Lin is the daughter of immigrants who fled to the United States in 1948 before the 1949 Communist takeover of China. On the date of October 5, 1959, she was born in Athens, Ohio (Biography. com Editors). Lin’s parents were intellectuals who eventually became professors at Ohio University; … Read more
I remember when I realised I was an outsider. I can’t have been more than 5 or 6. I was exploring, and I walked into a clearing, and I could see children my age playing a little way off. I had never met anyone my age before. I ran to join in with their game, … Read more
Plato was a famous Greek philosopher and mathematician from Athens that is now well known throughout the world. He lived from 427 B. C. E. to 347 B. C. E. He’s famously known for being Socrates’ student and the teacher of Aristotle. He has many writings that explored justice, beauty, and equality as well as … Read more
The Hobbit written by J. R. R. Tolkien is classified as a children’s novel, this would be the first steps to the series, he would later publish; The Lord of the Rings which resides in the same fictional world established in The Hobbit. The work of The Hobbit mirrors that of various mythos and aspects … Read more
Many factors contribute to the tragic end to one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. Shakespeare uses dramatic irony to detail the plotline of the story to the audience, as well as the indiscretion of Romeo’s decision to kill himself due to his oblivion that Juliet was actually alive in the tomb. Shakespeare also uses the … Read more
A play within a play, a comedy of love: A Midsummer night’s dream Shakespeare was pointing out that love is maddening and that people do very eccentric things for love. In the play A Midsummer night’s dream written by Shakespeare, the characters portray the quote written by John Lennon, ‘All you need is love’ in … Read more
The story “A Jury of Her Peers” was first published in 1917 and was based on a authors one act play “Trifles”. “Trifles” was written in 1916 by Susan Glaspell. Glaspell wrote the play after an experience she had while working for a Des Moines newspaper. The significance of the title of the play, “A … Read more
Sometimes you only have to visit a place once, to know whether or not, you will ever revisit that location. As for me that would be Mammoth Cave National Park in south central Kentucky when was thirteen. That park remain to be one of the best places I have ever visited, the trip to it … Read more
Almost all humans, at some point of their lives, experience a sense of nervousness or worry known as anxiety. Anxiety affects the way humans act because of this unease that humans feel, it creates a fear of completing tasks or a fear of failure. Some of those who experience anxiety break down and have panic … Read more
Out of My Book is a television series concerning eight book characters who are marooned on an island called Eithiola. In the exposition of the show, which is about two or three episodes long, the main characters are introduced. Ava, Sophie, Prairie Evers, and Ivy are all from Earth and do not believe in magical … Read more
Have you ever watched curiosity get the best of someone, or heard the age old saying curiosity killed the cat? In the story Young Goodman Brown, Nathaniel Hawthorne illustrates this perfectly by showing just what happens when you start to question those around you. Young Goodman Brown represents an allegory by using religious imagery, character … Read more
In dystopian novels, it’s very common that society is rather corrupted, restricted, and unfree. Citizens are expected to follow orders without a second thought and behave like everyone else. Nonetheless, these dystopias are treated as if they are perfect and ideal. Why do these troubled societies are appear to be perfect? Is it because they … Read more
Education is the key to human survival To Kill a Mockingbird is the perfect book to ensure that young adults enter the real world prepared for the challenges they will face. Harper Lee shines a light on many important morals that are continuously overlooked in society today. This novel benefits high school students because it … Read more
Mary Fisher before that day in August 1992 was a television producer and assistant to Gerald R. Ford. She was a recognized artist/mother and daughter of Max Fisher a longtime republican leader and presidential advisor. A year prior to her giving the speech Mary discovered that she was HIV positive. Focusing on raising awareness worldwide … Read more
Tragedies are unpredictable and inevitable, however the different perceptions towards a hardship can alter an individual’s path. Tragedies can twist the image of reality, but they can also be a source of guidance. The movie Forrest Gump directed by Robert Zemeckis and the poem “On a Tree Fallen Across the Road,” by Robert Frost showcase … Read more
Old Spice, a very popular brand of male grooming products, is manufactured by Proctor and Gamble. Old Spice was originally founded in 1934 by William Lightfoot Schultz. Proctor and Gamble is a multinational consumer goods company located in Cincinnati Ohio, and took over Old Spice in the year of 1990 from Shulton Inc. Ever since … Read more
The film Emmanuel’s Gift and Afghan girl “ Shah Bibi Trakhail”, conveys a powerful message of hope, faith, determination, and resilience. Cultural beliefs and practices directed to a more challenging repercussion with their presented disability. Hence, Support and understanding from good Samaritans paved way for both characters to find their inner strength and reached success. … Read more
I wouldn’t consider school a second home even though it did take up a majority of my life. Remembering of a place that meant so much to me was hard because I’ve only known so much. The place that came to mind is a place that I would have never thought of revisiting because once … Read more
An Evaluative Argument on Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs On September 27th, 2013, Sony Picture Animation released Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 as a sequel to its wellreceived, all-age comedy predecessor and drew mixed reviews from the critics. Some, such as the Daily Record, argue that it is an “unnecessary second helping”, … Read more
Pericles Funeral Speech: Hype or Truth Several philosophers and thinkers have graced Athens but none probably have described Athens as vividly as Pericles did with his funeral speech delivered in honor of the martyrs of the Peloponnesian War. This speech was given almost a year after the Peloponnesian War started and its purpose was to … Read more
The Epic of Gilgamesh by Donna Rosenberg revealed the tale of the two-thirds god and one-third mortal king, Gilgamesh, whose biggest fear was the common fate of all human beings – death. Throughout his journey to find immortality, the story portrayed various examples of different categories of archetypes that influenced the passage, and added to … Read more
“Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do. “- Pope John XXIII. Everybody has dreams or goals that they want to achieve … Read more
Working in an overseas environment for the past ten years, I have gained experience in the world around us (worldview). We look through lenses to view the world. Everyone has a worldview, but do not have the same worldview. A person with a Christian Worldview is described as someone who has committed his or her … Read more
For many years there has been an important contribution to society thoughts. Stereotypes have existed since the beginning of time in our everyday life through religion, politics and the media. There has been a change that made criticism the main subject of conversations among human beings. The media that made a huge impact is television … Read more
I’m very familiar with the word failure. At some point in time failure was my first, middle, and last name. Throughout my younger years I was always successful at anything I would put my mind to. Failure was never a part of my younger years, I was always motivated and determined to succeed, however, upon … Read more
For this assignment, I choose to watch the movie Outbreak, which is a movie about a hemorrhagic virus called “Mutoba”. In the movie, the host of the virus was a monkey. The descriptive epidemiology of the disease is as follows the virus was first discovered in 1967 in a small village in Zaire that was … Read more
Curley’s wife is the main women character in Steinbeck’s novel of mice and men. In this piece of writing I will be discussing the good and bad about Curley’s wife. Firstly Steinbeck uses colour to give a description on Curley’s wife. ‘She has rouged lips and red fingernails; her mules are red and are covered … Read more
Assessment 4 Critical Appraisal Critical appraisal article on “Quality nursing care in the words of nurses” Burhans & Alligood (2010) Journal of advance nursing 66(8). This part will be short description of author’s qualifications, abstract, literature review, which methods was used to reveal answer for the research questions, findings on six essential themes, discussion on … Read more
We are going to tell you about why Monticello should get more sports for our students to get involved with. We want to add more sports to Monticello Trails Middle School. Also, we want to get more kids to play more sports that they like. If you play more sports, you can get better grades … Read more
Texting and driving is the leading cause of fatal accidents in teenages and adults between the ages of 16 to 25. Now you may believe that you yourself are not the problem, but other drivers around you may be. Our goal is to get people to realize that is is is affecting everyone on the … Read more
Amir required forgiveness from his brother Hassan. Amir stood by and witnessed Hassan as he was raped at a young age. Amir framed Hassan; he left him in a country at war. In his novel, The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini tells a story of finding redemption. A complex tale about a man who betrayed his … Read more
In the book Children of Dust, Ali Eteraz goes through five tumultuous stages in life. These stages are The Promised, The American, The Fundamentalist, The Postmodern, and The Reformer. Each stage he takes on a new identity and name in order to give relevance to each stage he is going through as a way of … Read more
Whilst in Britain, Nancy became one of the 39 women and 430 men in the French section of the British Special Operations Executive, which worked to sabotage the Germans in occupied territories. She trained at a Defence Camp to learn survival skills, silent killing, codes, radio operation, night parachuting, plastic explosives, Sten rifles, pistols, and … Read more
I have read two-thirds of, Its Kind of a Funny Story. I was supposed to stop at half way, but it is so good that I lost track of time. Craig Gilner is such an intense character with many difficulties trying to manage his stressful life. He has support from numerous people, including his family … Read more
The topic I chose is Obedience. Obedience is defined as, “Acting in accord with a direct order or command. ” (Myers, 2013,188). In my research the term compliance may also come up. Compliance is defined as, “Conformity that involves publicly acting in accord with an implied or explicit request while privately disagreeing. ” (Myers, 2013,188). … Read more
In the article “The sculptures of Alacahoyuk: A key to religious symbolism in Hittite representational art”, a Professor of Hittitology, Piotr Taracha, proposes that Alacahoyuk was one of The Hittites holy cities. According to Piotr Taracha, Alacahoyuk is located in Northern Anatolia just above the capital, Hattusa. The significance of the site Alacahoyuk is analyzed … Read more
Why is parental involvement lacking in Title I schools? Throughout my K-12 teaching career, which took place exclusively at Title I schools, a lack of parental involvement was prevalent within the school communities. Parents were often unresponsive to teacher correspondence, and after-hours school events were generally poorly attended. According to LaBahn, many factors negatively impact … Read more
In The United States today, a high-quality education is no longer just a stepping-stone to unlimited opportunity in the world, it is a requirement for any future success. Educating every American citizen and equipping all students to graduate from high school and go on to a form of higher education is a national imperative. It … Read more
I entered the school grounds and walked over to Juan to speak to him. But, he ignored me. Then he typed on his phone that he was being mute to everyone and that he would be using his phone to type to us, and in class, he would write on paper. But he wouldn’t be … Read more
Gender as we see it today can be a touchy subject to most people because it has evolved into ideas that were, back then, inconceivable. The roles of women have been evolving since the early twentieth century, when women didn’t hold many important roles, to present times when women can have the opportunity to become … Read more
Art can be expressed and represented in many different ways. Art had been used to represent different themes all throughout history from prehistoric caveman times to even the present now and surely for the future. In older times many different kinds of rulers would use art for their people to relate and follow him depending … Read more
The movie 2001: Space Odyssey directed by Stanley Kubrick is about Humanity finds a mysterious, obviously artificial object buried beneath the lunar surface and, with the intelligent computer H. A. L. 9000, sets off on a quest. This movie is a story all about the path of evolution and how time has progressed. There are … Read more
“I live by ‘Go big or go home. ‘ That’s with everything. Its like either commit and go for it or don’t do it at all. I apply that to everything. I apply that to relationships, I apply that to like sports, and I apply that to everything. That’s what I live by. That’s how … Read more
One of the best examples of Greek tragedy is Oedipus the King, written by ancient Greek playwright Sophocles. Oedipus Rex is about the downfall of Oedipus, the king of Thebes, and how his tragic faults affected that. Sophocles’ purpose is to demonstrate the negative effects of pride and other various personal reasons causing his downfall … Read more
What are the trending employee selection methods used in Non-Profits? When looking into the workforce we are able to observe current methods of selecting employees for revenue based organizations. In that observation, it may be oblivious to others on how the selection practice is completed for nonprofit organizations. Recruitment is the process of finding and … Read more
Without the exploration of the liquid fueled rocket Robert Goddard made in 1926 the world would be almost no where today in space travel. And without his exchange with the Smithsonian Institution the liquid fueled rocket might not have been a possibility. Robert Goddard was born October 5th, 1882 in Worcester Massachusetts. His mother was … Read more