About the Author & Objectives of Enrique’s Journey. From the incredible photojournalism of Don Bartletti –the original storyteller of Enrique’s journey comes the 2007 literary disambiguation of Enrique’s Journey first published in New York by Sonia Nazario. The novel comes from an umbrella project Nazario began in the Los Angeles Times series. The series won […]

“I hate our school uniforms! Our uniforms are so uncomfortable! My school should ban school uniforms!” – These are the cries of neglected students forced to dress in the uncomfortable apparel of school uniforms. Adults will spend hours over controversy on this topic, but when it comes down to it, isn’t the child the one […]

“Life is very much more exciting now than it used to be”, (Spark Notes). Charlotte Perkins-Gilman was born on July 3, 1860 in Hartford Connecticut. At age 24, she married an artist named Charles Stetman, which led to a nervous breakdown causing her to get a divorce, and made her move to California. This story […]

In 2012 only 4% of in-store transactions were completed using mobile technology worldwide This number is expected to soar to 45% by 2017 (Factbrowser). Mobile payments is a broad and complex field; however the economic effects of its implementation in technologically developing countries is the topic under research, and more specifically, employing this technology through […]

What does it mean to be a learner? Is it the responsibilities of the school for everyone to learn? Where do we draw the line of the teachers teaching by the students actually wanting to be taught? Teachers can only be expected to do so much till it falls down to the student just not […]

The novel Slaughterhouse-Five is a close biographical account of author Kurt Vonnegut’s past as an American soldier and the problems he faced post-war (Cox). He used various parallels between himself and the main character to represent his experience. Slaughterhouse-Five revolves around the protagonist, Billy Pilgrim, whose stationing in World War II prompted him to become […]

Smartphones combine the functionality of PDAs, wireless PCs, phones, and even digital cameras in one handset, making them a powerful business tool. Because greater functionality is built-in, smartphones can do things much more quickly than their standard mobile phone and PDA precursors. Smartphone handsets can function as personal organisers, with electronic diaries, contact lists, and […]

As the 19th century ended and the 20th century began imperialism was in full swing, especially in the United States. The United States was becoming more powerful because of all their new territories around the world. One cause of the rising imperialism was the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. The Roosevelt Corollary was made […]

The Emancipation Proclamation is one of this country’s most important documents. Since its announcement on New Year’s Day, 1863, thousands of African-Americans nationwide have felt the impact of its powerful words. One impact is that the document emancipated a plethora of slaves then under Southern control. Arguably an even greater effect, however, was its use […]

Detroit was a successful city, but recently has not done very well. Detroit has a very interesting history, and people should recognize it as a good city. Detroit is still home to the “Big Three” Automobile Companies. It is still home to many very famous buildings, and has successful sports teams. It may not be […]

“Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.” challenged Helen Keller (Keller). Around two years of age in Tuscumbia, Alabama, Helen Keller gained an obstacle that she would have to fight to overcome. A year ago in Olney, Illinois, I began to fight my own obstacle to become a better […]

Due to the lack of treatment and money in areas throughout the world over one million people, mostly children, die from H. I.V./AIDS and from malaria (AIDS.gov). Although most of these incidents occur in more poor countries such as Africa, these are diseases that have killed parents leaving children as orphans and will continue to […]

I feel the tingling sensation of nerves as I look down to my left. He’s there, but not really. Maybe he can sense my nerves? But he’s not nervous, he’s just excited as a two-year-old dog should be.”Jenna, get him focused,” says my mom.”I will. “At seven-years-old, this is my first competition. Experienced—no. But confident—yes. […]

Generally, as individuals, people experience new skills, practices, and knowledge in their own ways. They learn through the ways they are “wired” or “programmed” to understand. The manners in which people learn and understand music are no different, and it is these approaches to music that develop the variety of musicians that people become later […]

“Music is a magical art form… .. But once music enters the air, it becomes pure, free sound. Music travels the world without a passport.. . Music teachers are passionate about awakening student’s musicality. These teachers are ready to guide kids to pursuing music careers – but they also enjoy helping all students have fun […]

“Flappers are we, flappers and fly and free. Never too slow, all on the go, petting parties with the smarties, dizzy with dangerous glee. Puritans knock us, because the way we’re clad. Preachers all mock us, because we’re not bad. Most flippant young flappers are we!”- Vincent Youmans describes the perfect female icon of the […]

“How does one become a butterfly? They have to want to learn to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar” -Trina Paulus. This quote can basically wrap up the story The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins-Gilman. The way this quote can relate to the story is because you can […]

Completely bound by their limitations, people constantly settle for less. If an opportunity ever appears in which a traveler must climb a steep ridge or settle for a mile long grass plain, it is guaranteed that the thrill of the climb and the mystery beyond the ridge will coax the traveler up any challenging hillside. […]

The Benefits of Art in Education I’m assuming all parents and kids want to have a good education, because education is the key to the future. Art can help enhance someone’s education. There have been numerous studies and they have shown that art actually helps students improve their test scores. However, most schools don’t have […]

Welcome. This is Generation Z. We are solely run on 16 GB. Unlike our elders and people before them we do not use our minds as alarm clocks to wake up or the friendly chatter to exchange one situation with another. You would be lucky enough to walk into a restaurant or store in general […]

Therapy is the treatment intended to relieve or heal mental or psychological disorders. Of course, therapy won’t delay or stop the patients’ deaths but it still effectively intervene mood swings, depression, and other mentally affected patients. “Affectively” doesn’t mean that it works all the time and can be cured quickly, but might take a while […]

In the ever so popular, inspiring, hilarious, and depressing movie, “Forrest Gump” (Filmed in 1994 Directed by Robert Zemeckis), it follows the life of a man by the name of Forrest Gump played by the brilliant Tom Hanks. Throughout his life he does pretty much anything that you can name; like living through and recovering […]

~Magic~ Magic is something that everyone has heard of, yet not everyone believes it exists. Magic is everywhere; It may disguise itself in all sorts of different ways, like in the presence of a book series that becomes a phenomenon, or a movie that takes you to a different world while you’re still sitting in […]

You think that urban legends are just made up stories? Think again. In the late 1970’s, a young woman had accused someone of rape. When asked what the accused said to her before the attack, she was overwhelmed with embarrassment. The court allowed her to write it down. She did and the note was passed […]

A society that intends to abolish negativity will end up only damaging itself more; the positive aspects of life will not be as enjoyable if one does not experience both: the bad and the good. Communities that intend to reach the “ideal” or “perfect” lifestyle of a society will fall short to this intention time […]

It is commonly stated that what we do not know won’t hurt us, but is this really true? The consequences of not knowing how our brain works can be very detrimental and interfere with our ability to max out our brain’s full potential. Although the human brain is very complex numerous amounts of research have […]

Have you ever felt deceived where a person is nice to you and pretends to be your friend or lover just to use you at the end? People are being used in many ways these days, it may be to make other people feel bad or for the person to benefit out of you or […]

The Diary of Anne Frank. Frank, Anne. New York: Doubleday, 1967. 268pages. The Diary of Anne Frank, by Anne Frank. The Diary of Anne Frank is a sad story about a young Jewish girl, that just wishes to be free. Anne was just a normal teenage girl, having boyfriends, dreaming of have a family of […]

Transcendentalism bases its entire philosophy on individualism. From that individualism, we get the ideals of self-reliance, confidence, and free flow of information. Of these ideals, free sharing of information may be the most important, because it gives rise to the others. If a person knows the facts are on their side, they are more likely […]

The Performance of a Lifetime “WE NEED TO GET GOING OR WE ARE GOING TO BE LATE!” a loud commanding voice screams. Our director, Julie, never was good at being on time. We were packing up our set into the trailer and getting ready to head to Pequot Lakes where we would compete in the […]