In America, there are over 23 million hunters. Throughout history hunting has been a favorite pass time for America, and most of the world. To be a successful hunter, much expertise is needed. The necessary skills required, such as endurance, ability to quickly make decisions, and a sharp eye, are presented in Richard Connell’s story, […]

Whether or not you are a good farmer has not as much to do with your skills as it has to do with your location. If your community will flourish or die also depends on geographical luck. And the development of your society, how much you can advance your tools also has to do with […]

“The letter is on the dinner table,” said my grandmother. I knew it was coming, and I went to the dinner table in haste. I could not wait to open the letter, which was sent from my parents, who were living on the other side of the earth. Inside the envelope were three pages of […]

A cruel and cunning man, Joseph Stalin, brought the Soviets from a peasant society to a world superpower. This was done in a quick manner but with a horrendous cost. Literally millions of his people died from this industrial revolution. Joseph Stalin’s politics were harsh, cruel, and unrelenting but truly effective. Joseph Stalin grew up […]

Imagine a world where you couldn’t distinguish between fantasy and reality. The person sitting in the chair beside you, whom you thought everyone could see, didn’t really exist. The voice you hear calling your name isn’t heard by anyone else. Schizophrenics live with this frightening uncertainty and in their world and mind, these imaginary objects […]

“The Necklace”, by Guy de Maupassant, is an excellent short story about discontentment. The story is about a woman, named Mathilide, who wanted things she couldn’t have because she did not have the money to buy them. She was invited to a ball, so she had to buy a “proper” dress. Then she also said […]

Imagine a world without nature. Without trees. Clouds. Seasons. Snow. Green grass. Beautiful flowers. What would the meaning of life be? Would people just go along erecting buildings and growing industries? Without an escape to nature, the world would be a dull, boring place. Sanity would be sparse and many of the world’s successes would […]

Academic cheating has been occurring more and more often as time goes on. Students feel as though they don’t have the capabilities of performing well enough, or they have other responsibilities (such as jobs or sports) that require them to do more than they can handle or achieve. Test and schoolwork anxiety, mismanagement of time, […]

Uncivilization is seen in many different ways. The General in “The Most Dangerous Game” isn’t expected to be uncivilized but ends up being so. He is uncivilized by his actions, speech, and other characters reactions. Generals can be uncivilized but why? Why is General Zaroff uncivilized you ask? The general is uncivilized for a few […]

FOR PREVENTING THE ESCALATION AND LONG TERM PERPETUATION OF ILLEGAL GUN USE It is a melancholy object to those who encounter our country or encounter it briefly to find a safer environment, without so much violence, to raise their children. Then they see the exponential dangers of illegal gun use. If left unsolved this will […]

What makes good persuasion? Or an even better question is what is persuasion in the first place? To me persuasion is to convince an audience to think a different way than they do. Many examples of persuasion can be found in many forms and contexts. Through political ads, literature, TV commercials, convincing your parents to […]

Teen suicide is one of the most terrifying yet true things in our world. Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for people ages 15-24 and the 6th leading cause of death for people the ages 5-14. That’s right, 5 year olds commit suicide too. Teenagers and pre-teens face many challenges every day. Whether […]

People are making a big deal over violent video games because of how violent the games are. I am against the law because people should read the ratings that the games have on them before purchasing. I am ageist the law because people should be able to buy any kind of game that they choose […]

Feminism As Portrayed Through Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton’s Who Would Have Thought It? I think the sooner we give over to women the management of public business, the better it will be…. What a contemptible, hardheaded brute man is! How I despise my sex! For I am behind the scenes with him, and know […]

Many of use learned to believethat early In life that other people determine our happiness. The truth of the matter ishappiness don’tcome from other people it comes from yourself and the things that you have accomplished throughout your life up to that point. This comes from choosingyour own criteria that you are happy with”you do […]

“I can’t write to please everyone, but someone, somewhere will be touched if I put my heart into it,” so said Sara Winters. No one enjoys a empty or calculated piece of writing. Readers can detect whether the words before them comes from a natural flow of talents or from a writer’s brain put on […]

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment was a shift in interest and view of the universe between 1540 and 1700. People were after the intellectual physical world. This movement took place mostly in France. It emphasized reason, intellectual freedom and social/political activity. It sought to use the scientific method and reason to perfect society by […]

Have you ever been sitting in class when the teacher asks a question that baffles every student there? Well, all but one of the students, really. That one student promptly raises his or her hand and answers the question in a way that the teacher finds remarkably clever but no one else understands. That student […]

Born in Germany in 1483, Martin Luther became one of the most influential figures in Christian history when he began the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century. He questioned some of the basic beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church, and his followers soon split from the Roman Catholic Church to begin the Protestant tradition. His […]

I believe that apologies are useless. I do believe that when bad things happen, or when you do something wrong or make a mistake, it is acceptable to say you’re sorry, but that doesn’t completely make it up to whomever you’ve wronged. Apologies are something I don’t understand. As a social convention, they make no […]

Dear Ms. Matthews, I’m a tiny number that sits above an integer, not taking up much space, but still I am strong. So strong, in fact, that I can make 2 into 33,445,532 with the right value. Have you guessed what I am yet? Yes, I know it might take a while, considering how little […]

Dear Sir: Knowing that you will be representing me in court, I would like you to hear my story as it happened so that you may most adequately defend me, for I have done no wrong: On that very blustery, wild day many weeks ago, Porphyria came to see me as usual; no storm could […]

Imagine reading a book that could make you laugh, cry, and learn all at once. Everything about it is emotionally riveting. By the end, you feel as though you cannot continue living until everyone has read this book. Not until everyone you know has read this book from cover to cover. The Fault in Our […]

“Sometimes it feels like being locked and stranded in a lonely dark room while there is a roaring party next door” a patient says as they wait outside of the therapist’s office. “Clinical depression is a very serious illness that affects approximately 14. 8 million American adults, or about 6.7 percent of total U.S population […]

Technology is in everything people do. Major leaps in technology are accomplished everyday. One large area in which technology has played a role is in the world of biology and living organisms. Scientists can now create plants that are resistant to diseases, herbicides, and insects. These plants are referred to as genetically modified organisms, or […]

Martha Graham’s revolutionary artistic vision made a huge impact on the American culture of art and dance. She changed the way people viewed modern dance and movement. Known as “The Mother of Modern Dance”, Martha Graham innovated a new system of movement, which is a series of “contract and release.” Not only was she successful […]

The former General Andrew Jackson was one of the heroic men able to defeat the United Kingdom in what was one of the worst attacks in British history, propelling him to the Oval Office for his fame and glory. During the process of ratifying the Treaty of Ghent, which would allow the United States and […]

In these dark times, drastic measures are called for. While our nation faces an economic failing and a cultural flood of savages and illiterates, the well-born gentleman who run this fine country find themselves with no solution. They are forced to hire brute foreigners, those who barely know our fine language and who flood our […]

Most people have been drinking milk for all our lives, thinking that it has been beneficial to our health. But studies in the past few years have shown that milk actually hurts us more than it helps us. It has been linked to various health related problems, none of them minor. Clinical studies have connected […]

Helen Keller once said “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched – they must be felt with the heart”(Keller). Have you ever had an obstacle that was arduousto overcome? Helen Keller who was deaf and blind due to an illness known as Scarlet Fever could not communicate. Much […]