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The Psychological Deterioration of Macbeth Ambition is the driving force that gives humans the desire to achieve a certain goal. Ambition is the motivation that keeps us going and a revered trait by many. However, it is also a psychological drug. Like many drugs, ambition also has a dark, addictive side: what used to be … Read more
Urban sprawl, the uncontrolled expansion of urban areas, has slowed down by 9% since the 1990s (Borenstein). Urban sprawl was steadily increasing starting in 1920 due to new street construction and it peaked in 1994. Despite the belief that urban sprawl is the result of a healthy economic and social process, urban sprawl needs to … Read more
Does standing up for liberty simply mean to stand up just for those in this country? Are the rights in the Declaration of Independence only inherent to those in this country, or are they instead fundamental human rights wherever humanity exists? The rights of men to be treated equally should not be limited only to … Read more
The general consensus is that performance enhancing drugs should not be allowed in professional sports. Performance-enhancing drugs are against the spirit of sport, as it creates an unfair playing field. If professional athletes use drugs, it will encourage others to use performance-enhancing drugs and promotes unhealthy and dangerous behaviour. Many different performance-enhancing drugs pose severe … Read more
Organized sports as a child has always been encouraged and there is a couple of reasons for that. They are that they are good in three aspects of life. It helps children and teens develop a strong social life, physical and mental abilities, and good academic achievement. I participated in sports as a kid, so … Read more
Both the Chinese and the Portuguese sought involvement in the Indian Ocean trade but each group used methods that juxtaposed each other. The Chinese had a lot of goods that those involved in the Indian Ocean trade routes desired. On the other hand, the Portuguese did not really have any goods to trade; no one … Read more
Examine the way conflict between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth is portrayed throughout the course of the play, paying particular attention to the way Shakespeare shows the development of their characters and the changing nature of their relationship. During the play, Shakespeare presents the theme of conflict in various ways. From the conflict between the characters … Read more
I lay in bed and take slow deep breaths, that is what you are supposed to do right? My tight body clenched in a mini fetal position, although unaware to my brain, leaves my body aching for no reason but my own. I try to slow my mind down. I try to quiet the noise. … Read more
What is the nature of evil? Shakespeare’s Macbeth uses the seven deadly sins from scripture to answer this question. Pride, lust, envy, greed, gluttony, sloth and wrath corrupt Macbeth. Macbeth’s pride in himself and prophecy, lust for power and envy of King Duncan drive him to regicide. He becomes greedy and gluttonous, using power only … Read more
Marley & Me by John Grogan is a true story about John and his wife Jenny buying a Labrador retriever that changes their lives forever. Marley is a rambunctious dog that has too much energy for this family to handle. Overall this is a pretty good book but I do not fully understand if this … Read more
As many Christians may know, Gideon is a major character in the book of Judges. He was the youngest son of Joash who lived in Ophrah, just west of the Jordan River. Gideon was chosen by God to rescue Israel from the Midianites. Even though Israel stopped worshipping God after he died, he is a … Read more
Socrates proposes a “myth of the metals” the ideal city’s citizens must acknowledge. These citizens accept their respective positions so as to maintain the social and political order, or, as Socrates articulates, to prevent revolution (422a). The “myth of the metals”, or the “noble lie”, emphasizes the importance of each individual fulfilling a specific function, … Read more
James H. Shideler examines the sharpening rural-urban tensions in the 1920s America in his essay “Flappers and Philosophers, and Farmers: Rural-Urban Tensions of the Twenties” published in 1973. He begins with F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Flappers and Philosophers that represented the “age of wonderful nonsense” and reflected the rapid modernization in the 20s. The essay is … Read more
Young men have to deal with all these emotions, girls, puberty, and school. Most would say this is a huge factor for young men and how they grow up. We see this character named Holden Caulfield, experience this though his journey of becoming a man. A variety of themes occur from J. D. Salinger’s “The … Read more
Company profile Lululemon was founded in 1998, by Chip Wilson. After attending a yoga class, Wilson noted that the existing cotton clothing which people wear in yoga class was neither fitted nor appropriate for sweaty and stretchy yoga. He then spotted a gap between the increasingly popular sport and the unmet demand of yoga clothing. … Read more
AT&T and Verizon are two very big growth industries in the telecommunications field. They have been around for a very long time providing the best equipment along with accessories and cellphone data and services. Also these two industries provide the best cellular tower coverages across the USA. They do compete against each other in a … Read more
A major focus of social constructionism is to uncover the ways in which individuals and groups participate in the creation of their perceived social reality. It involves looking at the ways social phenome are created, institutionalized, and made into traditions by humans. Socially constructed reality is seen as an ongoing, dynamic process in which reality … Read more
Orwell constructs Winston Smith as a protagonist that does not embody the traditional characteristics of a heroic character. He is heartfelt about his resistance, but Orwell creates a hero that fails. This is not the Quixotic hero, but rather one who is withered and weakened by the external reality. Unlike Quixote, the readers does not … Read more
One cool, September afternoon, I stood in a hotel parking lot with 200 of my closest friends, in an unfamiliar state. Charter buses sat in the background with window paint announcing our arrival in a loud, “JAGUAR PRIDE! ” The sun rose on the horizon, scattering blues and pinks across our faces. We were divided … Read more
Young children loves exploring their environment and surrounding. Head Start is a time for exploring and learning. Most children entered Preschool or Head Start at the age of three. As they enter these programs, children learn various subjects. Learning letters and their sounds is a child important step with their educational journey. When children master … Read more
Humans have performed dangerous stunts since the beginning of time. These daredevils, deemed as either utterly insane or as possessing death wishes, are usually viewed by society as mere lunatics: people who do not value their lives. On the surface they are laughed at, but underneath the public condescension and jeering they are viewed with … Read more
Mastering Baguette Food provokes lively, warm, jovial feelings for me; this is especially true during the holidays. Baked goods still sparks my olfactory sense and makes me reminisce of Christmas. When | recall these memories I am at my grandmother’s house as a young child. It starts when the oven door opens, vapors of brown … Read more
My Dearest Carlo, As you know, I went through a series of events to get to Ellis Island and my experience there is worth telling. I will tell you about my voyage there, the very maddening inspections, and all my little experiences in-between and after. Let me tell you about my journey to get to … Read more
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a powerful leader in the modern day feminist movement, once said in a speech presented at TEDxEuston, We Should All Be Feminists, “Some people ask: ‘Why the word feminist? Why not just say you are a believer in human rights, or something like that? ’ Because that would be dishonest. Feminism is, … Read more
What exactly should we read in school? Is there a set of certain books that we should all read? It should be up to the student to decide what to read. People wonder why students don’t read outside of class, but maybe if teachers and administrators stop telling students what to read they will read … Read more
Amy Tan writes as many hidden things as the number of her story in Two kinds. As its complex structure suggests, the book tries to organize the the stories of mother and daughter with the intention of reaching the same destination: the daughter’s recovery of her cultural and ethnic identity as Chinese by overcoming the … Read more
In today’s world traditional families is not what you usually see anymore. You usually see a single mother or fathers taking care of their kids or you see biracial couples together. Sometimes you see a grandmother/grandfather or aunt/uncle raising the children because their parents simply cannot do so. Or occasionally you will see a lesbian/gay … Read more
The “Reunion” is the shortest yet most powerful reading by far. In my own opinion, the biggest thing we as humans waste is sweet, sweet time. It is taken way too much for granted, and it seems that we only appreciate it when we’ve realized we’ve run out of it. The people you take for … Read more
As stated by Niccolo Machiavelli in The Prince “The means justify the end”. This novel was similar to a manual that taught royalty how they should conduct themselves. This famous quote was a means for justification for cruelty by royals as long as they were successful rulers in the end. Regardless of the fact that … Read more
The line “to be, or not to be, that is the question” refers to being alive or dead, but can apply to many different conflicts in life and within ourselves (III.i.62). The tragic play Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, brings out many of these inner battles of madness with oneself, which can include choosing life … Read more
Even people that appear perfect have character flaws. While not always fatal theses flaws are there. Many people in today’s society have been brought up to hide their imperfections. Hiding them always seems to be the answer. As a whole species we want to please other people because, humans are social creatures. Almost everyone growing … Read more
Revenge without guilt – The complete and perfect scheme. (or Heaven Bound Hamlet) In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the intensely introspective character, Hamlet, purposely uses an internal dialogue and calculatingly waits and plots to cope with the moral issues, draw out his enemies and manipulate the situation to exact revenge without guilt, all while feigning madness. Shakespeare … Read more
The decision to be an organ donor is not an easy decision to make, but the donor has the easiest part of the donation process. The decision of when to extract the organs usually falls on the family and the attending physician. The question since organ donation began has always been when are you really … Read more
Walking through the abandoned high school hallways was even scarier at night, especially with the news that had gone all around about two teens who were found dead in our school parking lot three weeks ago. To this day the killer is still on the run, nowhere to be found. Quickly I head towards my … Read more
The tale of the child recorded in Der Erlkonig, while potentially not an exactly true account, is a generally accurate warning about against the dangers of Erlkings hidden in muggle folklore. We notice there are some partial discrepancies or vagaries, but these can (and will) be accounted for and do not hinder the overall meaning … Read more
Julia Robertson, a senior at Tech, explores various options to support her final year at school and weighs the option of hiring a food booth outside the institute for football games as she knows from her personal experience that during the games, people eat lot of food. Facts/Market survey: Before arriving at the final decision, … Read more
Chemical Reactions Lab Introduction Four different types of chemical reactions were observed in this lab. Synthesis reactions occur when two different elements or compounds form a more complex compound as shown by equation (1). Single replacement occurs when one element replaces another to form a new compound as shown in equation (2). Double replacement occurs … Read more
Max Lerner once said “The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt. ” Doris Lessing illustrates this point in her short story, “Through the Tunnel. ” In the short story, Jerry, a young, English boy, finds himself by overcoming the … Read more
“We mean to lead it” During the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union had successfully launched the first artificial satellite from Earth, Sputnik. The successful launch of the Soviet satellite raised fear among the American People over the perceived technological difference between the United States and the Soviet Union. The United States followed … Read more
My partner and I were given unknown number 3 in the laboratory. After performing various tests over the course of a few weeks on our unknown, we came to the conclusion that our unknown organism is Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae). K. pneumoniae is a gram negative bacillus shaped microorganism. We observed that K. pneumoniae is … Read more
Purpose: To persuade my audience to control the habit of oversleeping because is detrimental to our physical health, affects our cognitive abilities and shortens our lifespan Thesis: the habit of oversleeping is detrimental to our physical health, and my audience can do their part in controlling the habit. Being aware of the effects of oversleeping … Read more
The Death of Socrates is completed in 1787, oil on canvas painting by Jacques-Louis David, a French painter in the Neoclassicism period who’s born in Angst 30, 1748 and died on December 29, 1825. The painting’s dimension is 129. 5cm x 196. 2 cm, and it is located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Jacques-Louis … Read more
Most people measure success monetarily. We spend the majority of our lives working towards success (“Defining success”). The word “success” is defined in the Merriam Webster dictionary as the attainment of wealth, favor, or eminence. Individuals who would be considered successful in this generation are Kim Kardashian or even Justin Bieber. These celebrities simply live … Read more
In 1962 history was made. An employee of Dayton Dry Goods Company named John. F. Geisse thought of the idea of an upscale discount-relating store. The Dayton Company used Geisse’s idea and opened its first store in Minnesota called “Target,” currently owned by Target Corporation. With more than 1,934 stores across the country, Target has … Read more
A major goal many schools aim for is to provide young students with substantial knowledge of the amazingly diverse world they live in. Although this seems to be the case, more than 11,300 books have been challenged for controversial material since 1982; 311 books were challenged recently in 2014 (American Library Association). The fact that … Read more
Air resistance is an opposing force often known as drag force. Air resistance acts in the opposite direction to snow skier’s velocity and can either harm or enhance performance of the athlete. The flow of air around an object causes the unavoidable effect of drag and is influenced by the size, shape, surface, and overall … Read more
At the age of 39, Beethoven’s hearing condition worsened. He lead a series of disastrous recitals. People weren’t pleased wight he different type of music he was playing and his “family” of noblemen advised him to go back to the traditional way of playing music. 1814 came, Beethoven was 44, and he created a masterpiece … Read more
Animal Farm – Aurora Green Animal Farm is a novel by George Orwell about a group of farm animals that take over from the humans and run things their way. Even though the power of the humans is abolished, there is still a power struggle that goes on within the farm that the animals have … Read more
There is a long ongoing battle that is being waged between unions and business since the rise of large corporations. Unions were created to fight higher official corruption and to protect workers from unfavorable conditions and unfair treatment by top-level officials, companies take extreme measures to prevent the creation of unions within their organizations. There … Read more
The Christian Bible is not a reliable source of information whether historic or religious. The New Testament, written by “inspired” men, is no more than a highly exaggerated account of Jesus’s ravings. The falsity of the Bible’s teachings are shown in the many contradictions found in the Bible and in promises that are not kept. … Read more