I wonder why we have to learn things in school. It’s the things that are completely useless that I hate and it makes me not want to show up. For example, why do we have to learn about Shakespeare, spending lots of class time when we could be learning how to get jobs, how to […]
Every girl has used make-up some point in their life time. no doubt its fun and makes us feel like a million bucks. Did u ever think that make-up could be more damaging than helpful.Going natural is way better for many reasons such as you wont have to waste so much time getting ready or […]
The common American is not simply someone who lives in the United States, but someone with a dream to improve a negative aspect of life without anyone preventing such actions. An American is someone who recognizes opportunity and works hard to insure that he or she gains from the opportunities presented to him. The American […]
12/19/10: One thing you will learn about me. Don’t ever tell me what to do. You think you can tell me to get these grades, so that I can go to this school? So that I can get this job and live another boring life in the suburbs. No. I will go to college. But […]
Something that is commonly being asked is, should kids have to take gym? Well, some may say yes, some may so no, but I am going to say that kids must have gym class. There are so many good reasons why kids need to take gym. Kids need to have gym! To start kids need […]
Malaria is one of the world’s biggest killers. Malaria is a blood disease caused by a kind of mosquito. The world health organization is trying its best to overcome this issue. The main cause of malaria is its rapid spread globally. This does not allow us to abolish this lethal sickness. Another main problem causing […]
In the introduction to his book Struggling to Define a Nation: American Music and the Twentieth Century, Charles Garrett introduces questions that he claims “have always been critical to defining American identity. What is America? Who is an American? And who has the right to decide?” (Garret 3). Garrett’s simple answer is that music reflects […]
Many factors have had an impact on homophobia, however the Great Depression may have been the most influential. During the economic crisis of the Great Depression many things changed including the social, political, and cultural outlook of the public, specifically on the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, etc. (LGBTQIA+) community. During the previous […]
A major part of human life is enduring personal transformations. These transformations inevitably impact others, resulting in further transformations in other people. Franz Kafka’s classic novella The Metamorphosis begins with its protagonist, Gregor Samsa, literally transforming into a gigantic and terrifying insect. Interestingly, Gregor’s family benefits from his horrific transformation because his negative change causes […]
Recently, the world celebrated the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. Though he is long dead, Shakespeare’s works are still with us, including the popular play, The Merchant of Venice, which is a classified as tragi-comedy. Shakespeare’s themes include love, appearance vs reality, and friendship. In The Merchant of Venice, the friendship between the rich merchant […]
In this modern world everyone has a cellphone. By 2010 seventy-five percent of twelve to seventeen year olds owned mobile phones and in the past two years that number has increased (Ludden). Recently, the use of cell phones for cheating on tests, a new method of passing notes, and even cyber bullying have become major […]
In the play, Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, much hatred exists among the characters, which leads to revenge between Hamlet, Claudius, and Laertes, because revenge is a way to eliminate anger towards particular people and to gain justice. However, none of the characters obtain what they originally desired through revenge, but rather earn only pain […]
In To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han, the protagonist Lara-Jean Song is a sixteen year old girl who writes letters to all the boys she has ever loved, except she does not send them ever, and stores them in a teal box. Lara-Jean believes that writing these letters helps her escape […]
One of the most primal roles of any species of life as we know it is procreation. However, millions are affected with some sort of affliction preventing this natural instinct. Endometriosis is one such affliction. Two hundred million women around the world are affected by endometriosis. One of ten women in the United States has […]
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer. ..(LGBTQ+) community has been fighting for equal rights since the 1970’s even though homosexuality has been around since before biblical times. In the United States, same-sex marriage was legalized on June 26, 2015. Before it was legalized in all 50 states, marriage equality was considered “States rights” and it […]
An ideology of “separate spheres” for men and women developed and strengthened during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. “According to this ideology, men and women were endowed by God and nature with opposite, complementary traits, which dictated that men occupy the public realms of economic and political activity, and women occupy the private […]
October 19, 2010University of Wisconsin MadisonOffice of Admissions716 Langdon StreetMadison, WI 53706-1481Dear Office of Admissions:I am a senior at Arrowhead High School. I recently sent in my application for admissions. However, I received a letter saying I was waitlisted. I am asking you to reconsider your decision. I understand there were reasons for deciding to […]
Like everything in life growing up is a process. It doesn’t occur all in one day. It takes time. It is different for every person. Growing up doesn’t just mean getting older. It isn’t only physical, but also mental. There isn’t one exact definition of growing up. Right now for me growing up is deciding […]
Imagine living your whole life in a place where the majority of people looked just like you. Then one day you come outside and you see a completely different demographic. It’s a shock to you because this was once such a rare sight. Over time you start to notice new businesses in your neighborhood and […]
The Great Depression was the worst economic slump ever in U.S. history, and one that spread to the entire industrialized world. Banks, stores, and factories were closed and left millions of Americans jobless, homeless, and penniless. Many people came to depend on the government or charity to provide them with food. This led to a […]
The Holocaust was a part of World War Two and took place mainly between year 1939 and 1945 in Nazi Germany and German occupied territories, including today’s Poland. During this period of time at least six million Jews and five million non-Jewish people were killed by the Nazi regime led by Adolf Hitler. Background After […]
Something Wicked This Way Comes is a horror classic by Ray Bradbury written in 1962. The story begins with two boys, Jim Nightshade and William (Will) Halloway lying down on a hill. A man who sells lightning rods, later found to be Tom Fury, intently approaches them saying that a storm is coming to town, […]
What would you spend your time doing if you were incarcerated? Well, O. Henry spent his time writing short stories.O. Henry was arrested and put into prison for bank embezzlement. During this time, he wrote countless short stories to support his daughter. His stories are known for their surprise endings and the suspense in his […]
Are you a musician? Do you like to listen to music? Do/did you participate in band or chorus classes at school? You most likely answered yes to one of these questions. All across the world billions of people connect to music and yet, music education in schools is dwindling, but music is beneficial for many […]
In its fourth week now, the Occupy Wall Street protest has gained substantial momentum since its beginning. It began a month ago with just a small group of college students but now has gained thousands of demonstrators. A group of mostly liberal young people, these protestors parade the streets holding signs and shouting anti-capitalist jabs […]
July 4th, 1776 was one of the most if not the most life changing day in the history of the United States of America. Thomas Jefferson, a man who was a firm believer in democracy, scholar, and writer composed what is known as the Declaration of Independence. In the beginning of this document, Thomas Jefferson […]
Recently I went trick or treating with my friends. It was fun to spend an evening donning a mask and pretending to be someone I was not. I liked the idea of not being recognized by people that I knew. What you may not realize is that Halloween is not the only night people wear […]
When her husband of nearly twenty years committed suicide in 1970, Adrienne Rich did what any sane poet would do: she spent the following two years writing a book of myths. Winner of the National Book Award, Diving into the Wreck is the collective and progressive product of Rich’s changing disposition after her husband’s death. […]
Act Three, Scene Five of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet represents the culmination of a mounting disconnect between Juliet and her family, with three key parental figures in her life forsaking her at a vulnerable time when she implores them for help. A scene that begins with love and a trace of hope, as Romeo […]
In the words of a wise man: I admit I’m a bit perverted, but it amuses me that no one can really trust the water anymore. And the thing I like about it the most is, it means the system is beginning to collapse, and everything is slowly breaking down…When they told me that in […]
