Depression in the United States has reached rocketing numbers. It is the country with the highest depression rate. I cannot bear to see gloominess, especially when my own feelings are so felicitous. They can only be felicitous. Therefore, being a valid advocate because I am one of the few who has luckily received a Temporal […]

“Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia and an appeal to the essence of being”- Albert Camus. The novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is a realistic fiction based novel about a young man coming of age and expressing a loss of innocence in his life. This young man, Tom Sawyer, is […]

In the course of this passage Macbeth settles his inner conflict between flimsy “goodness” and the evil that he yearns for by sacrificing his love for his wife.Macbeth’s inner conflict is not between “good” and “evil.”It is between love for his wife, the only reason Macbeth retains any semblance of goodness, and his desire for […]

With the sophistication of the production of films, America found itself introduced to a new medium of communication, and the films produced in the early 1900’s were for the most part favorably received by American audiences. From Charlie Chaplin’s comedic style in Shoulder Arms to the more dramatic approach of Michael Curtiz’s The Third Degree, […]

Is It Ok For Men To Harass Women On The Street? Girl’s ages 16-19 are four times more likely than the general population to be the victims of sexual assault. Girls will begin to feel uncomfortable and ashamed of their own bodies if they are sexually harassed even once. Not to mention that the harassment […]

“I love life” says Angelou, “I love living life and love the art of living, so I try to live my life as a poetic adventure, in everything I do.” She also believes in having your own beliefs in order to accomplish your valued dreams. “A belief that as long as people dream of freedom, […]

The Importance of Lou Gehrig in the 1920’s Louis Henry Gehrig was born in the Yorkville subdivision of Manhattan, New York City on June 19, 1903. His parents, Heinrich and Christina Gehrig were both natives of Germany. Lou’s father was an ironworker, and occasionally worked as a tinsmith, mechanic, and a janitor. Lou’s mother worked […]

Time today is especially important in maintaining jobs, school, and progress in everyday life. It’s contribution to society has been able to make us more civilized and productive. A concept of time can increase productivity and make us able to plan things accordingly, it is a major contributor to today’s society. There have been clocks […]

The spark of inspiration in anybody is always ignited by something, and there are many things in this world from which people can create ideas and theories. However, the spark isn’t able to sustain combustion on its own. It needs a fuel source, and the human brain is full of ideas to throw into the […]

“Cheyenne Mountain sits on the eastern slope of Colorado’s Front Range … beautiful and serene, dotted with rocky outcroppings, scrub oak, and ponderosa pine” (1). Yet underneath its pastoral, natural facade lies a “top-secret, underground combat operations center…. designed to survive a direct hit by an atomic bomb” (1). Despite the impression of impenetrability the […]

The Great Gatsby is thought to be one of the best novels of all time. Written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925, it is about a small group of friends living in New York City in the early 1920s. The main character, Nick Carraway, is fascinated by his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Every weekend, Gatsby hosts […]

Bullying is a big problem that affects students all over the world. 43% of students have been bullied while online. As many as 160,000 students stay home on any given day because they are afraid of being bullied. Many students, even some adults feel alone, hopeless, weak, and afraid. From past experiences and witnessing first […]

It was a bright Friday morning, and not a worry was in the air. Until a loud boom went off, splattering blood and bodies all over the floor. The reason for all of this? Little Timmy Jones, who was bullied everyday since freshman year. Had he only thought of doing this, five seniors would still […]

Most people, when they think of Portland, think of the local restaurants, public transportation, and the people’s affinity for bicycling, but it often goes over people’s heads that Portland is a hub of sex trafficking in America. While human sex trafficking is not new, it has become more prevalent of an issue as we have […]

Ahab — The Misunderstood Captain “If a warrior is to succeed at anything, the success must come gently, with a great deal of effort, but with no stress or obsession” (Carloss Castaneda). Individual passion for a worthwhile goal is usually encouraged and supported by society. However, when that passion crosses the line and becomes obsession, […]

Imagine going to the doctor for a routine check-up and being told you have six months to live. Next, you will experience excruciating pain. Pain will become a continuous struggle as you are unable to complete the simple tasks you once could. Walking or using the restroom on your own, preparing your own food, or […]

Even though Hosting an International Olympic Games seems like the country would profit immensely, history has shown that this is not always the case. Often the Olympics impact the economy of the host country in a negative way. Examples of this include London Summer Olympics 2012 and Sochi Winter Olympics 2014. The citizens of London […]

All of the characters in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald are very different. However, two special characters are very similar. These characters are Nick and Jordan. They are very much the same because they both serve the same purpose in the novel. Jordan and Nick are both observers throughout the novel. Their view […]

“All right then! If you have any questions come find me!” With those words the man in charge walked away, and I turned to my group unsure of what exactly we were supposed to do here. It was my first time volunteering at Phoenix’s St. Vincent de Paul. When we arrived, we made nametags and […]

Persuasion is an aspect that is always prevalent in our lives. We all try to make people see our point of view, to change their opinion to that of our own. The effectiveness of our persuasion varies widely, however. Some fall short entirely, most are only moderately skilled at it, while others brilliantly sway their […]

Dear Ms. MacMillan, I have recently been informed that you are my assigned social worker and that you will ultimately decide if I am to stay with my older brothers, Darry and Sodapop. Over the past year I have been through some difficult and traumatic experiences. I lost my parents in a car accident, was […]

The Rise of Bhutan: Independence Movement, Social, Economic, and Political Developments Post Independence and Conflicts Present Today Throughout the 1900s, colonized countries under European and Asian authority faced countless challenges in gaining their independence. After being dominated by China and Great Britain economically and politically, Bhutan was able to achieve its independence by allying with […]

The ink-filled pages rustled with the trees and the wind as a young teacher, Charles Pryor pored over the paper with his notebook and ink-stained fingers. It was May of 1954 and the Brown vs. Board of Education case was drawing to a close. Public schools would finally be desegregated and integrated with boys and […]

Meningoencephalitis (meninges- membranes; enkephalos brain; and -itis inflammation) is the inflammation of the brain and meninges, whose etymology is variable. The most common are bacterial and viral infections. Others causes can be by vaccines, tumors, infectious syndromes, intracranial cysts, insect bites, or simply being scratched by an animal. This medical condition has a wide range […]

So if you’re at school and get tired in the middle of your teacher giving you a lesson, what do you do? You fall asleep! Even without realizing it until you really just gain consciousness again. So it is pretty understandable. But for some reason, some teachers seem to notice it more with other students […]

Do you ever think what if things were different, what if the government limited and censored things like books or movies? Well in the book Fahrenheit 451 thats what is happening, books are being burned and things are censored. Censorship as is pointed out in this book can limite ideas. It can lead to unhappy […]

Russia has had a very troubled history, and at times it seemed as if it would crumble. There were lots of wars, unrest, assassinations, and tyranny. Throughout these struggles, Russia has been very prosperous in many ways on the road to becoming a world power. It has come out to be one of the most […]

Throughout our lives, we all go through periods of loneliness and change. Whether it’s having to leave your house and downsize to an apartment after a layoff, or having to suffer the pain and seclusion after the death of a loved one, the loneliness can be hard. We are led to believe in this society […]

In the novel Fahrenheit 451, the author, Ray Bradbury showcases his Utopian society, where it is not the government that is pressuring its people to change, but rather the community itself. With using his main character, Guy Montag, he puts him through a role of where he is considered a sculpture of this new society, […]

Beer, now there’s a temporary solution. Alcoholism is caused by many problems. It can be hereditary, genetically, determined by age, gender and the list goes on. Not many people view alcoholism as a disease but it really is. There is no specific cause of alcoholism. Studies have proven that the factors within the disease show […]