Sometimes things have deeper meanings than they first appear. “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is a beautiful poem written in an elegant style about a traveler who had to pick between two roads… I think though, that it’s deeper meaning is that in our many paths of life, every path we take or […]
America is facing a crisis because of our eating habits (Codey, 2006). Americans spend $200 billion per year in diet-related health care costs twice as much per person than any other developed (Kalafa, 2011). The estimated annual cost of obesity is $123 billion which is half of which is paid for by Medicare and Medicaid […]
The poem “Last Night I Dreamed of Chickens” by Jack Prelutsky is about someone whose mind is constantly spinning. They are overwhelmed with their life and can not seem to settle down. This is proven where the poem says “…there were chickens everywhere, they were standing on my stomach, they were nesting in my hair…” […]
To solve the overwhelming problem Of over populated prisons The convicts will be put to good use And the U. S. economy will benefit greatly It is demoralizing when you ride down the roads of this extraordinary nation and see not the beautiful scenery of the land, but instead, endless lines of blinding neon jackets […]
Health. Acontroversial issue in some ways in all countires but especially in America. Health is defined not only as our physical well being but also as our mental well beings because all of this combined is what creates a healthy person. A person with perfect mental health could be 800 pounds and dying while a […]
Mark Bauerlein and other adults would argue that we are dumber than their generation or that technology is making us stupid. A teen might argue the opposite for naught but the purpose of disagreement, it gives us a feeling of individuality and independence, but I’d like to raise a few real points to the issue. […]
In the scope of her long life, Rosa Parks’ numerous achievements have been negligently compressed into a single epitomizing event: her peaceable refusal to submit to Jim Crow on that infamous Montgomery bus. Not to belittle her intrepid stand against bigotry, but Parks’ life was comprised of so much more than a single clash over […]
The Romantic Period was a literary period in which writers would write about the common man, and nature. The Romantic Period contained writers know as Fireside Poets. Families would sit next to the fireplace and read the poems out loud. The poems would vary from different themes. The authors use themes like death, courage, or […]
“At the heart of every immigrant’s experience is a dream- a vision of hope that is embodied in his or her destination” (Gladstein 685). In The Grapes of Wrath, the migrants thought that the American Dream was such a simple concept: go west, get a job, and become rich. However, they did not realize that […]
Marge Piercy once said, “A strong women is a women determined to do something that others are determined not to be done.” “The Yellow Wallpaper” shows exactly that. As a feminist critic, it can clearly be seen that during the late 1800’s, early 1900’s, women had a very hard time being able to freely express […]
“Must the citizen ever for a moment, or in the least degree, resign his conscience to the legislator? Why has every man a conscience, then? I think that we should be men first, and subjects afterward.” –Henry David Thoreau, renowned scholar and American writer (Thoreau par. 2). Every citizen of a country has the sole […]
The fast wind hit my face from the front seat of the car. My cat meowing with deep agony in her voice. The music blaring so loud that I barely can hear what my father had said ,but I knew today would be different. We entered the parking lot of the cream white building with […]
She was born on December 10, 1830. She began writing as a teenager. She studied botany. Her father worked at Amherst College. She died of kidney cancer on May 15, 1886. She became a poet because Ben Franklin inspired her. William Wordsworth also inspired her . Leonard Humphery(Principal of Amherst Academy)had a great influence on […]
In the twenty-first century, most people consider marriage a union of two people who love each other; that is, it has become less common to marry for the partner’s wealth, because we have the freedom to marry whomever we want, rich or poor. However, in Victorian era England, “marriages of convenience—of finance rather than romance—were […]
What is your favorite fast food restaurant? Burger King? Mcdonalds? Wendy’s? Everyone has chosen one of these fast food safe havens as their favorite thing to eat on a lazy Monday, but has the thought ever crossed your mind on exactly what they do to you? Hidden away from your point of view, inside your […]
How can you fill a cup if it is too hesitant to acknowledge that it’s only half-full? In today’s system of U.S. education, contemporary students find themselves timorous to recognize gaps and errors in their pedant knowledge. As this country frequently delineates, America is a highly competitive region, striving to enhance itself academically, elevate to […]
Read…Read…Read So that you can succeed! The teenagers now-a-days seem to be forgetting this principle. Youngsters today watch movies, blog, make friends on social networking sites. The last thing to cross their mind is to read books. Sheer irony to support this fact is that a teenager can type out text faster than Manu scripting […]
Outline #15, Stearns chapter 33 Q. Analyze the changes and continuities in social conflicts in Latin America from 1950-1990. Thesis: Within the years 1950-1990, Latin America faced an onset of changes consisting of struggles for economic, social, and political stability and rebellion against ruthless dictators. Several continuities remained throughout the decades, North American interference and […]
Egg First or Chicken First? This is a question that must have been asked from you several times, and that’s for sure, you would never have been able to answer it. If you would say that the egg came first then you would find it difficult to answer that how did it came without a […]
Former president Barack Obama once said, “If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress” (Brainy). When Thomas Jefferson first signed the Declaration of Independence, the United States was far from united; however, the first 100 years of the United States’ existence changed everything. The United States […]
When you think about Vincent Van Gogh what comes to mind? You might think of his most popular painting, Starry Night, or his unique art style, or even his mental illness which sadly lead him to take his own life. But many do not know who Vincent Van Gogh really was. Vincent was born to […]
In 5th grade I had a terrible teacher who just assigned homework and didn’t teach a thing. He always tried too hard to be funny, mostly corny jokes. He is probably my least favorite teacher ever because of this. If you could change any teacher into your ideal teacher, would you do it?If I could […]
How would you label yourself? Would you be “pretty,” or “smart,” or “kind and gentle?” How about “American?” Which, of course, brings us to the question: What is an American? We are rebellious and headstrong, William Bradford says in his novel Of Plymouth Plantation. Not outright, of course, but he does talk about the wilderness […]
Simply put, gender is what is in the head, while sex is what is in the pants. However, though it has defined people for thousands of years, the concept of gender is still taboo. In westernized cultures, anybody outside the two accepted genders is seen as “unusual” or “strange,” and is often shunned. However, in […]
Bl. Miguel Pro was a Mexican saint who joined the Jesuits as a young man. In 1914 a revolution occurred where he and his Jesuit brothers were forced to flee and traveled throughout North America and Spain. Miguel was executed on November 23, 1927 for being a Catholic priest who was accused of attempted assassination. […]
After school Program for Homework Most people believe that homework is a necessity for people whether it be a kindergartner or a college student study to be a mechanical engineer. Students these days spend too much time doing homework that they do not understand. When doing work in the classroom they have the ability to […]
On the minds of all high school students at the end of a semester is a nice long break and…finals! It always seems like finals sneak up on us, even though we’ve known about them all year. A lot of people freak out over this because it is a big deal. These are the biggest […]
Many classic novels have two contrasting characters which add significance to the the apprehension of the novel. In the book A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens creates two main contrasting characters, Lucie Manette and Madame Defarge. Lucie and Madame Defarge show the classic battle between good and evil. These two characters show their differences […]
The warfare that occurred during the Peloponnesian and Roman-Punic wars affected both Greek and Roman society. While wartime would naturally have an impact on any society, these particular wars also affected the way that these societies were governed. Although many believe that these civilizations became republics, and then remained republics for their duration, in actuality […]
Harvey Milk, a politician and gay rights activist, once declared in one of his many impassioned speeches, “It takes no compromise to give people their rights…it takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no political deal to give people freedom. It takes no survey to remove repression.” This idea, equality for all, is […]
