“Vince Lombardi once said, “Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you’re willing to pay the price. ” Mark Sanchez exemplifies the message of the quote; he is a third generation Mexican-American who has worked […]
The bildungsroman Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood follows the protagonist, Fatima Mernissi, through her childhood and early adolescence in a harem in Fez, Morocco. The protagonist in the collection of stories seeks to understand wide-scope ideas of gender-related and traditional frontiers by exploring the multitude of characters who cohabit the harem. In […]
Patriotic So many words can describe me, but”patriotic” is one of the best ones. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think about how lucky I am to be raised in the great land of America. I am very grateful for it. Many people have different definitions for this word, the New […]
Many factors can and do contribute to decisions that are ethical or unethical. In my opinion, fear is the most important factor that influences a person’s decision to make a decision that is either ethical or unethical. To many fear is a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, or pain. Fear is shown through […]
School was always about outsmarting people; that’s what made it fun. Sure, there were the social “classes”—determined, back then, by how many products and quotients we correctly defined in around the world, or how many people invited us to their birthday parties—but even in those days of innocence and lack of worldly experience, even then, […]
My Sister’s Keeper and A Walk to Remember: The Courage and Compassion to Cope “Cancer changes your life, often for the better. You learn what’s important, you learn to prioritize, and you learn not to waste your time. You tell people you love them. ” Joel Siegel. The book My Sister’s Keeper, Jodi Picoult and […]
Throughout the history of psychology, one of the most predominant arguments is the debate on nature versus nurture. There is much discussion on what forms one’s cognitive abilities and habits. People have studied for years and years on the psychological development of a person, attempting to determine what influences one to behave a certain way. […]
“I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine,” the renowned novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand promised to herself when writing her best-known book The Fountainhead. This mantra of simple ethical egoism was planted when […]
Not everything that happens to a person comes from outside forces. Different than other Shakespearean characters such as Hamlet, Macbeth’s tragedy occurs not because of his fate but solely because of himself. In other words, Macbeth causes this entire tragedy and is the most responsible for all the bloody killings that occur in Macbeth. Even […]
Located off the shores of North Carolina, Roanoke Island has been abandoned. Many theories were made about this one of a kind mystery, but presumably one stands out of the rest. The governor of the colony, John White, has left Roanoke Island and returned to England, due to the pleading for supplies. The colonists scarcely […]
The story “Norma” is written by Sonia Sanchez, who describes in the story how she used to look up to another girl in her school named Norma. Norma was intelligent, attractive, and had everything that made a person perfect.She helped Sonia in her studies. She was really good in French, but once she disrespected the […]
Imagine your kid is using a computer, and they click on an add that takes them to a harmful, inappropriate website. You think to yourself, why isn’t there censorship on the internet to protect my kids? Why don’t we just censor everything that might negate my/our personal beliefs? Well, Ray Bradbury might think that there […]
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie depicts the life of Junior, a 14 year old Native American boy who lives in an Indian reservation. Junior’s life is certainly not one that people dream of; his life is full of harsh conditions: racism, poverty, violence, alcoholism, poor education, brain disorders, the […]
“We are sawing of the branch that we are sitting on. ” This was quoted from Paul Ehrlich from the Bing Professor of Population Studies. Paul studies the sixth mass extinction. This can become a real problem for people who want to live on this planet. There are many ways that we can help slow […]
FOR PREVENTING THE ESCALATION AND LONG TERM PERPETUATION OF CAGING ANIMALS IN ZOOSIt is a melancholy object to: see the animals that are all caged in zoos, struggling for survival, and do nothing about this problem. If we do not help the caged animals, they will become increasingly destructive and destroy the planet, eventually. -exaggeration. […]
After traveling for hours, riding the subway and walking several blocks, I had finally arrived, the Blue Note in New York City, the Jazz Capitol of the World. I entered the dimly lit room and made my way to my seat. I noticed the people and how they were dressed as if they were going […]
PROBLEM: College Board exercises a near total monopoly on the SAT testing service (which is essentially mandatory for students applying to college) as well as the PSAT and AP tests. Although the alternative of the ACT test exists, the SAT and ACT are hardly comparable to one another, meaning that the SAT holds all of […]
To the average eye, my appearance would suggest I am indeed a teenager. I am between the ages of thirteen and eighteen. I have my own style, the label of a millennial generation. (And what a privilege it is!) I apply make-up onto my face. I wear the latest jeans and striped sweaters, and jewelry, […]
stanley Kubrick ( born July 26th 1928 – died March 7th 1999) He was an american film director,screenwriter, producer,cinematographer,editor,and photographer. That is a lot of stuff. Stanley Kubrick died just five days after sendinghis final cut of “eyes wide shut”Stanley Kubrick was a perfectionist, so much of a perfectionist that he was known to film […]
My goal in life is to go to graduate incollege to study computer science.Learning computer science is what I want to do in college because I want a high paying job and becauseI am interested in these two subjects.I know that careers in computer science have high paying jobs and I am also interested in […]
Have you ever wondered what is under the sea? Not spongebob and patrick anything like that but the creatures down there or the type of plants down there but you can’t see the dark. I wonder when scinetest will have the chance to explor the oecean depths. People say that there’s like mythical creatures down […]
Throughout life I have found few things to be immune to change- the inevitability of pain, and the human ability to push through. This I found about three years ago, after I had beaten another bout of depression. I had finally gotten myself together, and hoped naively for everything to become better from there. I […]
“The term naturalism describes a type of literature that attempts to apply scientific principles of objectivity and detachment to its study of human beings” (“The Use of Naturalistic Techniques in Frank Norris’ McTeague and Jack London’s Novels”).The Naturalist Literary Movement erupted in the late nineteenth century, spawning an avant-garde school of thought in both the […]
Once upon a time, there is a man, Winston Smith, who is living in a world where any type of originality is a crime, even love. Winston wants to rebel against the Party and prove that they are altering history by taking out or replacing certain events and people. However, since thinking of doing something […]
Six billion. That one number demonstrates the potential of ongoing destruction and challenges our morality. No, it doesn’t refer to the current human population. According to the 2005 report from Rainforest Action Network, six billion trees are cut down every year. Twenty-nine million each day. Deforestation is a real threat to this planet. We are […]
“Honor Society” is a story that takes place inside a native American reservation. It’s about a boy who is 17 years old and his family is really poor. He collects cans that he later sells them and earns money. With the money he earns, he wants to pay to take the SAT to later get […]
Writer’s memo In my piece of writing I talk about what gets me mad, and how I would like to see a change and how you can help solve the issue. Also in my piece of writing I want the reader to put themselves in my shoes and relate to what I am trying to […]
Children living in poverty are often faced with certain challenges, whereas people who grow up in a financially stable environment, are not confronted with those problems. More affluent children are fortunate to have what they need with little to no worry about losing it. On the other hand, many poor children have little resources provided […]
Everything Revolves Around Nature When I sit at the edge of Brush lake and watch the wind make ripples on the lake with the glistening sun off the blue water, it reminds me of the early mornings fishing. When the sun is just rising off the lake with the fog hovering over the water, I […]
Chillingworth’s Revenge The character of Mr. Roger Chillingworth, in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, goes through several dark changes. This English physician who finds his young wife bearing the child of another man after two long years of separation is thrown into a world of moral dilemmas. His ill-fated decision to plague the man who […]
