There have been many great, influential teachers in my life, but there is one that seems to be better than the others. That is my eighth grade social studies teacher, Ms.Quill. She is also the Vice-Principal at St. Elizabeth Elementary School. I am nominating her because she made social studies easy and fun, we read […]

The subject of cosmobiology is a very recent development in the subjects of both psychology and astronomy; however, some see it as related to the years-old practice of astrology – a set of ideas that are both unfounded and superstitious. Before beginning the discussion on the subject of cosmobiology, the author would like to reject […]

C. S. Lewis once said, “Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives. ” How true this is! Only when there is true love and affection can a family have a lasting bond. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow shows the value and joy that comes from the love of […]

Imagine what would the world be like if we doubled our population? Over Population is when there are too many people in the world or in one place it also means that we can’t control it. Over population can cause many problems. Over population causes problems within our natural resources. The effects are global warming […]

Ever know someone who tried to move a boulder on their own, that’s what it is of like to try to force Democracy on the Middle East, keep pushing and pushing but it just won’t budge. The U.S. will never be able to convert the Middle East in to a Democracy because they have been […]

“I think we ought to start over,” Mrs. Hutchinson said, as quietly as she could. “I tell you it wasn’t fair. You didn’t give him time enough to choose. Everybody saw that” (Jackson). In a small town of three hundred people, they conduct an annual ritual known as “The Lottery”. The aspects of mystery and […]

Throughout history the idea of a Utopia persists. The idea, a perfect world where everyone gets what they want and nobody has unmet needs, is an attractive one. Just think of bringing an end to world poverty and famine, or ending the plight of the common people and beginning a new world order under a […]

The ideals of transcendentalism revolutionized the way people considered the world and they flourish to this day, as the ideas of nonconformity and free thought still manifest themselves in contemporary American culture. Society encourages the oppression of individuality but the ideals of nonconformity, an integral theme of transcendentalism, still influence movies and novels. Conformity is […]

A possible solution to solve the problem of sexual assault and rape in college campuses would be for colleges to provide safe places for victims to report any incidents involving sexual assault. A major factor that attributes to the inability to solve this problem is that oftentimes students are afraid to speak up about incidents […]

Persuasion is a part of every-one’s life, but how we all use persuasive techniques in the end determines if our persuasion is successful. For example there are a lot of characters in the play Julius Caesar that try to persuade someone one way or the other. Yet not all these character’s are successful, Brutus, for […]

Everyone has dreams, whether it is to become a doctor, president of the United State or a scientist. Education is the one thing that that can make any of these dreams comes true. We all know college is hard, but what we learned during those times are the key to do any you wish, to […]

Contemptuous, jaunty, graceful. These are all used to describe Jordan Baker throughout the novel The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. But who is Jordan Baker? A professional golfer, a best friend? She was around since the beginning of the story and was there until the end, but not one good thing came from her. […]

One day, I overheard the school director compliment my teacher, calling him a “Master of the Educational Arts,” to which he responded “Thanks. But I am just a dude with a whiteboard and some fun info to share.”At University Lake School, Stephen Tomasini taught every science course except Chemistry to our small, secluded school of […]

It’s nearing that time of year. Students from all over the country and the world are getting in last minute study sessions as they all prepare for the test that could determine their entire future; the SAT. The SAT, meaning the, Scholastic Aptitude Test, is a big turning point for the life of a student. […]

The sounds of sirens wailing fill the filthy, dark street with an invisible cloud. The citizens nearby think ,”What has happened now?”, the policemen are bored thinking ,” This happens every night”, and the suspect, a 15 year old drop out, is thinking about why he did it. Johnny, just a regular teenager, committed an […]

Steinbeck’s novella “Of Mice and Men” is a story with themes of dreams and aspirations, themes of powerlessness, themes of prejudice, themes of companionship or friendship and the desire for it, and most importantly to this paper: themes of loneliness. “Of Mice and Men” has its story set during The Great Depression of the 1930’s. […]

The SAT and ACT test is needed for a student to be accepted into college.According to the sat.collegeboard website, “The SAT is a globally recognized college admission test that lets you show colleges what you know and how well you can apply that knowledge. It tests your knowledge of reading, writing and math — subjects […]

Truth starts with language. Since language is the medium for meaning, using assertive clear language delivers an accurate meaning. When language becomes the medium for politics, using the most accurate language conveys a truthful practice of communication in politics governed by lucid meaning. George Orwell, in his essay “Politics in the English Language,” wanted his […]

In 17th century New England, people lived in constant fear of the Devil. As a result of this fear, innocent people were blamed for doing the work of the Devil as witches. Many people were brought into court, tried and then sometimes executed for not admitting to something they did not do. People who did […]

What is romanticism? It would be rather difficult to imagine a time where freedom of expression in the arts was frowned upon. This is what life was like for artists before romanticism. Prior to the Romantic Era, an artist’s imagination was very limited. Romanticism was an artistic movement in the late 18th century that stressed […]

The Letter A could mean a lot of different things; like one, or a fragment of a sentence, or something out of the ordinary like Able, or even adultery. How do these coincide with one another? Adultery is something that is extremely bad, but if people live up to what they are, then maybe that […]

Edmand betrayed his family because of three reasons. One, he did not like being treated so cruelly by his siblings and the Witch had been so kind to him. (Then again his siblings treating him so cruelly were in result of his own spite and foolishness.) Two, as the book mentioned, once one has a […]

Even sad things are important. Sometimes when a loved one passes away you seem to look at everything that you didn’t see when you weren’t sad. It’s not sadness it’s grief. In the tv show Greys Anatomy Meredith loses her husband and her friend starts dating the girl that couldn’t save her husband’s life.(derek)She knew […]

In the 1700 and 1800s, the U. S was prone to war.If our county wanted something, we fought to get it.We battled against Native Americans for land, against Great Britain for independence and freedom, and even against Mexico for land twenty years prior to the Civil War. But this time, instead of fighting against someone […]

The United States Government’s methods of combatting drug use are entirely ineffective and need to be reformed.In order to come closer to solving these problems, a massive change in policy is needed soon. In order to see what caused the current issues with the American “War on Drugs” came from, a closer look into its […]

John McCrae served from Canada during WWI wrote a poem in 1915 called “In Flanders Fields”. It was a famous piece that was about The Great War (which went from 1914 to 1918) from the perspective of a soldier. In Flanders Fields “In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That […]

Unbeknownst to the vast majority of people, stigma plays a role in the lives of every individual, determining their opportunities and future. Stigma, by definition, is a mark of incompetence that is associated with a particular category of people, that causes outsiders to assume they have superiority. Seemingly, this is a rare phenomenon that is […]

Animals were very important to the people of Ancient Mesopotamia. This essay takes a look at some of the different kinds of animals used by these peoples, and the ways in which they used them. Likely the first animal to be domesticated, in around 11,000 B.C., was the dog. Dogs descended from wolves, and were […]

For most people, when they hear the word romance, they think of love. In modern times, this is an understandable reference to the word, but long ago during the Romantic Period of the United States, the word romantic meant something totally different. Some characteristics of the Romantic Period are valuing feelings and intuition over reason, […]

In Prometheus’ monotonous City, every action of every person is dictated by the controlling government, called the Council, in an attempt to carry out the flawed idea that complete discipline and equality leads to complete happiness. Prometheus’ romantic love for the Golden One, his craving for knowledge, and his desire to be free and strong-willed […]