If we are trying to get rid of segregation entirely, why do we continue to honor certain racial groups in certain months? I interviewed three people who have a strong connection with cultural celebrations, and did vast research to better understand this nationwide phenomenon. Black History Month has a wide history, having been around since, […]

Every 3rd grader looks forward to when the elementary school teacher comes into their class and introduces all the different instruments you could play in the school band. At this time the things running through their little heads is “Wow this is so cool! I get to learn how to play a real instrument!” And […]

Does success consitst of just success or trial and error? It takes a lot of effort to get that one thing right. Trial and error helps you what mistakes you shouldn’t do to succeed in life. Failure is nothing to be ashamed of it just forms into an idea in disguise. Being successful means trying […]

Have you ever procrastinated on something you know had to be done? If your answer’s yes, then you are just like millions of other people all over the world. procrastination is a problem everyone has at least once. Most people in the world procrasonate, its just part of life. Every one dose it. I even […]

“Bork is the best game ever designed!!!” exclaimed Rygar. There was an insight on, Rygar my very good friend who is also a coder like myself. I meet Rygar at Byte club and I decided to take him in under my wing.But one day he change my view on him forever, we were at a […]

Lost Girl The music blasted, vibrating my cherry red Toyota MR2. Thanks to my brothers installation of his old guitar amp behind the passenger seat, the car morphed with whatever tune was playing. When I used to sit as his passenger, the music would not only resonate emotionally but physically as well even at low […]

Every day in the U,S an average of 289 people are shot. 86 of them die , 30 are murdered, 53 kill themselves.The reason gun control laws now is a big issue is because Gun control laws are just as old or older than the Second Amendment. Many people believe that The Second Amendment of […]

The United States of America is a country built on ideals. The U.S. being the product of violent revolution, this should come as no surprise; the very ideals for which the revolutionaries fought became the foundation for the newly formed nation. One such ideal was equality. America’s social structure is somewhat unique. Ever since the […]

Can you imagine communication without social media or call/text? It would take days to communicate across a city and weeks across the country. Out world would be disconnected compared to today’s standards. This was the world not too long ago, communication was much slower and less efficient. Since social media, our communication has improved greatly […]

Most of Portland’s issues are because of money. Gentrification pushes out the poor people, minimum wage no longer prevents poverty, homelessness is a result of expensive housing and loss of work, and a profitable sex market drives Portland’s uncontrollable human trafficking trade. Money has also affected the students of Portland, detracting from their inalienable right […]

In this day and age, children and adolescents are using the Internet for a variety of applications. Since they spend a large amount of time on the Internet, the question arises: How does Internet use influence a child’s development in school (cognitively, academically and socially)? This literature review collects studies and articles pertaining to this […]

Long before the Imperialism in Africa, European countries were planning their partition of the continent filled with natural resources. Nations such as France, and Belgium believed by dividing up the continent and taking over separate countries this would increase their economic wealth, help their competition with national pride and improve their technology. Due to the […]

Brother against Brother Abraham Lincoln, one of the most influential men to ever live in America. He really had to earn this title; at the beginning of his 1st term as President of the United States he was considered an enemy in the South. Once he moved in the White House after the election, he […]

The superhero, the idea that a person could have superhuman abilities. Well, ordinary people like superheroes so much, that many young people signed up for World War II! Superheroes were a unique form of entertainment in a time of desperation. Even though superheroes became popular in the 1930’s, they are still popular today. You might […]

Mary Shelley’s monster from Frankenstein has been an iconic symbol of grotesqueness for several hundred years. Yet his positive humanly traits and his struggles reveal he’s not as horrible as one may think. He struggled to gain knowledge, achieve good works, and ultimately to be accepted. At first he knows very little, and survives off […]

I believe that diversity strengthens a society because the influence from different cultures with their various beliefs and ideas will make a society open-minded and dynamic. This can be seen in the quick development of Dubai from village to metropolis in just 30 years. This creates tolerance and contributes to reduce racism. It also makes […]

The leaves were already tinted with color. Red, yellow, orange are the trademarks of the fall season, cascading down the trees so gracefully. The breezy air smelled of spices, such as cinnamon being freshly ground and pumpkin pie. The cold breeze threw shivers down my spine, and the wet grass glistened from the morning dew. […]

1. All through the novel Huck’s morals on slavery and other topics change while on his thrilling adventures. In chapter fifteen Huck tricks Jim into thinking they had not been recently separated in the fog and that Huck had been with Jim the whole time, Jim already upset, for he had thought Huck had gotten […]

Rough waters ahead, horrible puns and drama rock the boat. Hard truths, and sad stories spray the ship. Rocky shores, and a lighthouse attempts to help lead it along. Rocks will be avoided, bridges will be build. It’s an analogy for Friendship. Sociology. Whatever you want to call it, it’s a social behavior within a […]

Goals cannot be left unfinished. Objectives can not be averted. You have to complete what you start. That is my mind set and how I always approach things. If I feel that something is not achievable and is too out there, I don’t go after it because I know once I start I won’t stop […]

Did you know your brain makes up you, the way you think, your decisions, and your personality? The brain is the most active part inside your body besides the heart. Neurons constantly triggering one another. What are Neurons? These are the things(very small) in your brain which are all connected to one another. There are […]

Thing Essay The first time I left the state was to go visit my cousins in Colorado. While I was there I got this awesome stone. It meant a lot to me since I was able to take back with me a “piece” of Colorado. My first trip was very memorable because I got to […]

Using reader response criticism, the reader can analyze William Faulkner’s A Rose for Emily through character, moral, and anthropology. A Rose for Emily is a short story that tells the aftermath of the death of Miss Emily Grierson. The events of her life and death are reflected on by the anonymous narrator, giving insight to […]

The number of Americans who own a cellular device: 302,947,098. It is over ninety-five percent of the country’s population, and yet for nearly a fourth of one’s life, they will experience a period where this technology is needlessly banned. Rather than hinder the progress of technology, schools can embrace cellular devices as a powerful learning […]

Many find that a horror like Pearl Harbor would have never been done on purpose. However, if it wasn’t Pearl Harbor, it could have been something worse. Evidence shows that Franklin Roosevelt moved the generally isolationist American public to an interventionist position on entering World War II by failing to reveal foreknowledge of an attack […]

There is a book out there in the world . . . that discusses some very controversial topics. This book is by the famous author Ray Bradbury. This book is called Fahrenheight 451. And the topics include things that may or may not entirely reflect our modern day societies. The themes range from technology, to […]

Abraham Lincoln was the President of the United States and declared the Civil War to abolish slavery of African American, and let them live a free and meaningful life. Though some believe that Lincoln started the Civil War to collect taxes. But altogether Lincoln declared the war Civil War to stop slavery, but in the […]

In their essay, “What is Leadership?” Hughes, Ginnett, and Curphy present eight definitions of leadership from various leadership researchers. One of them is “an interpersonal relation in which others comply because they want to, not because they have to” (Merton, 1969). In order to better embody this definition, empathy, communication, and inspiration are skills that […]

Wars should not happen, they should not even exist. Wars are big fights between 2 or more countries that in clued armaments, weapons and other harmful things. Wars bring endless disadvantages and effects such as injuries and death, destruction, damaging image of a country and more. Firstly, wars bring injuries and death not only to […]