There are a number of influential psychologists that have shaped the way we think about human behavior and characteristics. A brief overview of these theories will help us understand the field of psychology as we understand it in the 21st century. You may wonder why there are so many different psychology perspectives and whether one […]

Reach, Clench, and Pull “This is the final round today ladies and gents’!” The PE teacher yells to get our attention and blows his whistle. He looks like a dog trainer with his dark green polo shirt and light tan khakis. But the new shiny silver whistle around his neck brings the whole outfit together. […]

How much of your life would you consider private? This is a question many people should ask themselves. You would be extremely surprised if you actually knew how unprivate your life really is. If you know anything about the internet it should be one thing, no matter what, all of your personal and private information […]

My grandfather, just one year ago, passed away. He was a very proud and dignified man, who raised ten kids and saw them successfully settled into their own lives. He was perfectly fine and healthy until one visit to the doctor, when a little pain in his chest revealed that he had stage four lung […]

Decayed American Dream The novel The Great Gatsby wrote by Scott Fitzgerald described a degenerated American Dream under the post World War I prosperity where acquiring more and more wealth became the priority. The main character Jay Gatsby comes from a poor family in rural North Dakota. Gatsby is a man willing to sacrifice for […]

The topic of banned books and censorship is one that has been debated for a very long time. Since the beginning of public education, parents have complained about what their children are being exposed to in school. Ideas promoting law-breaking, sex, drugs, the use of profanity- all of these topics run ramped through schools across […]

Throughout the novels,The Bluest EyeandAmericanBorn Chinese , readers are able to understand and apply their insecurities to understand the struggles of minorities. These authors portray these minorities as African Americans and Chinese Americans to make sure that the character in the beginning wont go through one transformation, but numerous transformations. From transitions on appearance to […]

Introversion: “The state of being concerned primarily with one’s own thoughts and feelings rather than with the external environment; the act of directing one’s interest inward or to things within the self. ” The mysterious aura surrounding this personality type is a result of ignorance and oblivion. Often used synonymously with “shyness,” introversion is widely […]

“There are no real dedicated people who wake up, do their scales, take lessons […] It’s so great to work with somebody who’s like that, because I’m from the same school of thought – you have to be if you’re going to stay alive in this business” (CreedFeed). This was spoken by Mark Tremonti, the […]

Personal Essay Everyone in this world has there own way to help them with their writing skills. Some read books, others sit outside in the nature to get ideas for writing. Well I myself just like to be all by myself so nobody can bug me at all. That way i can have all my […]

I am constantly wondering things. Most times they were simple things such as, why is the sky blue. The answer to this question can be found in almost any modern science textbook. Other thoughts were more complicated, such as, why did we evolve and not our closely related primates. As you can imagine this question […]

A child dies of hunger every 5 seconds. Thousands of people die from starvation each day and millions of people are hungry. Today poverty remains one of the biggest issues in the world. Peter Singer, a professor bioethics, addresses the dilemma of poverty in his New York Times article, The Singer Solution to World Poverty. […]

In the novel Beloved by Toni Morrison, the dehumanization of African Americans during the years of slavery is discussed on nearly every page. One that really sticks out is the Last Supper scene where Baby Suggs cooks a meal for all her friends and neighbors. Through this scene, Morrison shows how the dehumanization of slavery […]

“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation (Herman Melville)”. This quote is emphasizing that even if someone is not winning, they are better off losing as an individual knowing that he/she was being a leader, not a follower. In Bradbury’s, Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag is trying to escape conformity and […]

I respect the life of businessman a lot because I know I don’t just get to start off making a lot of money you literally”Started from the bottom now you here. ” How do I know this? My uncle does this job, he started mowing the lawn at the industry and now he is the […]

Do you always prefer to wear branded clothes or can you just buy no-name products? There are a variety of brands, the most famous sports brands include Puma, Adidas and Nike. For fashion brands there are Gucci, Chanel, Dolce and Gabbana, which have the highest prestige and are in the high price segment. But there […]

I am a Gator but I offer nothing in the way of extenuating circumstances except the fact that I am the only Gator who knows not only the name of the football stadium but also that of the library, the roads, and all on campus restaurants. I know the very day I became a Gator. […]

“Woah dude, did you feel that?” “I though that was just me.” “Nah bro, I think that was an earthquake.” An earthquake is the worst natural disaster to experience because they have caused millions of dollars worth of damage. Earthquakes are caused by Earths tectonic plates rubbing against each other. The violent shaking of an […]

When made jealous by an outside force, are you made the victim of that person, or a villain for not being able to overcome it? Can a person be held responsible for their actions in times of extreme jealousy, or is it like a state of insanity? Jealousy is an emotion like any other and […]

Although people may think that venom is deadly and can only kill people that is completely wrong. Yes, it’s true. Venoms are indeed very deadly, and some, like the box jellyfish, can kill in minutes. The venom attacks key elements in our body, like the brain cells, it paralyzes muscles, and can even digest you […]

In 1984, L. Robert Kohls wrote that valuing the future and the improvements Americans are sure the future will bring means that they devalue that past and are, to a large extent, unconscious of the present. Even a happy present goes largely unnoticed because, happy as it may be, Americans have traditionally been hopeful that […]

You are playing with your new puppy then you wondering what type of dog or puppy you have.You wonder does it shed itsfur or does it eat a lot. A breed is a specific type of dog, for example, a German Shepherd or a Husky.A lot of people have questions, like how can you tell […]

The great American philosopher Henry David Thoreau once said, “The universe is wider than our views of it.” (Walden, Ch. 18-Conclusion) In Dead Poets Society, the boys at Welton Academy are faced with the challenges of excellence, discipline, tradition, and honor, which allows no room for any pursuit of personal interests or individuality. Pressure falls […]

Have you ever had this thought, “What will look good on my college application?” Most students have. There is one thing that can influence a college’s or company’s decision for the better about accepting or hiring a person, and this is by learning a second language. As people from other countries continue to immigrate into […]

For many centuries, the death penalty has been enforced by numerous great civilizations and societies—The Ancient Greeks, Egyptians, Aztecs, etc., the Code of Hammurabi–in order to effectively maintain justice. However, in the recent years it is evident that there is a growing controversy of the necessity of capital punishment with the bitter back-and-forth disputes for […]

Throughout one’s life, people rely on moments from the past to help guide them in their future. This action has been occurring for many years, which has made our world better as a whole. Dating back to history, as the world-modernized people had to learn and improve from past mistakes and actions to revolutionize the […]

“Whenever I saw him , I hid. I hated to see him”, tears tremble down the face of innocent Tehani who was only six years old when wedded in the village of Hajjah in Yemen. She is one of 12 million girls across the nation who never experience the joy of childhood but had to […]

During the Civil War, spies were often used. Men served as soldiers. As for women, they could become spies. Providing crucial intelligence, female spies like Harriet Tubman, Pauline Cushman, Belle Boyd, and Rose O’Neal Greenhow were a critical part of the Civil War. Harriet Tubman, former slave, known for leading more than 300 people to […]

Not only was Mark Twain a good role model,yet he was a good writer that influenced people.Mark Twain’s original birth name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens,he was born on the 30th of November,1835,in Florida,Missouri.Mark’s parents,John and Jane Clemens were mixed of English and Irish stock,and came from slave-holding families.John Clemens was a Lawyer who began working […]

Honestly, Dorothy had it pretty sweet. Despite landing in an unfamiliar landscape and being super confused, Dorothy had a clear objective and goal: follow the yellow brick road to meet the Wizard of Oz. The road to reach her goal was so defined, only someone without brains – Donald Tr . . . I mean […]