Dear sister, I’m Karma, your elder brother. I am fine here and hopefully, you’re fine too. Today I would like to tell you about the current issue that has been affecting student’s learning, test scores, and behavior which is very crucial to you and your future: the issue is overcrowding. Overcrowding is when the enrollment […]
Dominos VS. Little Caesars Your walking into a small pizza shop, and you can smell the fresh pepperoni being cut up, as well as garlic and other seasonings getting tossed onto the warm pizza straight from the oven. You take a second to think about what you want, enjoying almost every option on the menu, […]
After vanishing from the public’s eye for five days, Edgar Allan Poe was found in the bar room of a public house, half drunk, and half dead. He was taken to Washington College Hospital in Baltimore, MD where after four days he silently died alone and unhappy. His death remained unknown to his family until […]
Jennifer Egan wrote her novel (or collection of short stories) A Visit from the Goon Squad with little chronological order. Other authors have done this with their books, such as Gabriel Marquez’s 100 Years of Solitude, and it is clear that they have a purpose in doing so. Egan’s purpose was to give the reader […]
Obesity in Chinese children is one of the main conflicts occurring recently due to the massive number of increase in fast foods and restaurants including poorly rated cuisines. The increase of fast and junk food is linked to the amount of obese children and increases the risk of attracting various diseases. Consequently, the Chinese government […]
“Comic books are for kids. ” “You need to grow up and stop reading comics.” Believe it or not, I’ve heard both of those statements in my life. I grew up with comic books and a lot of pop culture. Marvel, DC, Star Wars, you name it. I love all of those things and then […]
The text messages flow in. She tries to ignore them. But the lies pile up. My sister’s “friend” Kelly’s lies must come to an end. My sister Cara told me everyday how school felt — like walking through a maze and never coming out. Everything Kelly said about my sister was a dreadful lie. “It […]
What will happen if all the major cities population doubled? This is what will happen: More natural resources will run-out. Worse disasters will occur to major cities with already huge city population rates. The purpose of this essay is to show the effects of overpopulation. The first effect of overpopulation will be that natural resources […]
Throughout the infamous novel The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author, illuminates relationships between individuals and a society. Often, roles or themes Hawthorne has included profoundly emanate those relationships; roles and themes include revenge, bravery, boldness, and practicality. Each of these important themes create more articulate relationships between core characters, like Hester and Dimmesdale, and […]
Individuals with integrity have always been scarce in society. In today’s world and as shown in The Crucible, honesty is unappreciated and the truthful are punished. While this brings fear to all of Salem, one character stands by her beliefs until the death. She refuses to stoop down to the level of liars, backstabbers, and […]
In the movie, “White Squall,” one of the main characters names was Frank. Frank was not a kid the other boys liked much. He was considered a daddy’s boy, and not respected as much as the others. When Frank first arrives, he is flown in on his dad’s plane, a few days late, his dad […]
In the last twenty years, Monarch butterfly numbers have declined by roughly ninety percent in the US. This is shocking considering how plentiful they once were.The Monarch is the most well-known butterfly and is a symbol of nature and beauty.The monarch is often used to teach young school children about the natural world.Their migration is […]
Humans live their lives in a rat race to earn money. Go to school, study, get a degree, get a job, earn money, and be happy. They live in a world where happiness in a person’s life is often measured by the amount of cash he has in his bank account, the size of his […]
Most people in the United States believe and support what the Founding Fathers did for this country, but they are not all sure where the ideals of these fathers came from. Towards the end of the European Renaissance people’s ideas and perspectives started to change and a new era of scientific revolution started to emerge. […]
People become addicted to many things. Some of these may be drugs, alcohol, and smoking, but also electronics. Addiction to electronics is also very bad for your health, both physically and mentally. Electronics don’t get you addicted because of drugs like Nicotine (a highly addictive drug found in cigarettes) but because of something called Dopamine. […]
Imagine the world today if segregation still existed. It would be a terrible place. Schools would still be separated, along with segregated buses and restaurants. A main reason why none of that exists today is because of the leadership and persistence of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Because of his involvement with the civil rights […]
Imagine a world without any type of art. With art, people are more creative and get to visualize possibilities. The purpose of this essay is to show the effect of art in school. First, people are more creative with art. People have more ideas and could be inspired to create inventions to help the world. […]
As if a day at school wasn’t enough work, I am given a challenging assignment: Write a poem modeled after another That tells the class about yourself. Be prepared to read aloud. Its due tomorrow. This task is far from simple. I am sixteen, white, and born in Atlanta. The most important things I’ve learned […]
Everyone has been in a dark place before, where you feel like no one understands what you’re going through. In a general feeling of loneliness, you try and handle it by yourself. You have two options you can take to overcome it. First road, tough it through by yourself. If it doesn’t kill you, it […]
The short story “The Necklace”, by Guy de Maupassant, revolves on a life-changing incident involving a middle class woman. Mathilde, the middle class woman, desires to be in the upper class of society. Her husband achieves an invitation to an upper class party with the wealthy. Mathilde, having nothing fancy to wear, buys a nice […]
Today was my Physics exam. I won’t lie. It was BAD. As in horrible. I don’t even feel bad. I am not going to. I know that I slogged my ass off for three days, so I knew that I had been honest to my efforts. I reallly don’t care about my marks. Actually, it […]
In “My Oedipus Complex” the author, Frank O’Connor creates a character named Larry who is a child who spends most of his time with his mom while his dad is at war. Larry names his feet Mrs. Left and Mrs. Right. He also enjoys acting out dramatic situations with his feet, which keep him company. […]
Our theme the Illinois History project for this year is reform, react, and revolution. The thing that took my interest that I chose was how people changed the face of Illinois. The person that took my interest the most was Charlie Birger. The thing about Charlie Birger that I chose for my essay to mainly […]
In the modern day world, many cultures have blended together forming new religions and different habits. This has created many different types of people, and new ways to represent themselves as humans. Generation after generation, people have treated each other in a disrespectful manner, which has created issues that have impacted society. These problems have […]
Are you wondering why you are getting bad marks or why you have no time to socialize or take part in extra-curricular activities? It’s probably because you spend too much time on media devices. Did you know that the average minor spends about seven and a half hours on media devices a day? That’s 53 […]
Gandhi. What do people think of when they hear the name? The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas describes Mahatma Gandhi as a leader, speaker, peace activist, lawyer and teacher. Gandhi has impacted millions of people. Gandhi’s influence extends through generations to help make the world what it […]
Summer. The season of fresh air, scented flowers and picnic food.Forget the typical brats, corn and potato salad and bring me my mother’s egg salad.However, the smell of making it is enough to make me never smell again. When boiling eggs, the air smells like fish dying, taking their last breath. However, the taste differs […]
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt by the heart” (Helen Keller). A few years ago, I lost my grandparents John and Clara Jourdan at their home. My grandpa died because of Alzheimer and my grandma died of a stroke. Much like […]
“Sure, add me to the list.”That is how it all began.Four years ago I said yes when a friend asked me to volunteer to be a part of a unique group called The Challenger Program.It was a new program in Northborough that his mom was starting, that would help children with special needs play sports. […]
Elizabeth Taylor, Larry King,Lana Turner,and Mickey Rooney .What do all these people have in common? Well yeah they are celebrities, but considering how many times they’ve been married and divorced; there really isn’t anything worth celebrating over. Just at the brink of the the 1970’s there was a 20 % increase in the rate of […]
