Most stories are told in chronological order. It starts in the beginning of someone’s conflict and works its way to the resolution, showing how the character changed along the way. Jennifer Egan writes Sasha’s life in reverse chronological order. She starts with Sasha at age thirty five after the climax of her problems and works […]
Mohandas Gandhi is considered to be the “Father of India. ” For his brave actions against the British, he had led the country to become independent, and free of British rule. By sharing his ways, and leading a group of followers, he had created an outcome positive for India. Gandhi shares both similarities, and differences, […]
Ever thought that Dracula was a real vampire? Well, you’re about to find out. Dracula was a terrible guy, he killed a lot of people even children, and it was horrible. Dracula’s nick name, before Dracula, was Vlad the Impaler because he liked to take blood baths, throw parties to kill people, and he was […]
The novel A Visit From The Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan, features and analyzes a multitude of characters. All of these characters have something in common, struggling in their journey to the Point B in their lives. At point A they were young and had big dreams in the big city, and point B represents […]
One moment your life is the way it always is with all of the normal people it always. It is calm and peaceful without any worries regarding what tomorrow may bring. But then . . . it it’s not. Loss. Betrayal. Ruins. Death. Nonexistence. And you can do absolutely nothing. Despite the harsh obstacles and […]
Informational essay on careers Choosing a career is one of the most important decision we can make in life. It is important to understandeducation, also different training requirements, and skills needed to obtain the right career. Imagine being stuck in a dead end job where you can not use your skills and abilities that you […]
War. The cold, battle of nations. A big deal in the world. Numerous of wars have happened. You might be wondering:. I’m not involved in war. Why should I care? The fact is, even though you’re not in a war, just think about the others who are. Some people your age are fighting. You might […]
The world has watched for many years as the state of Israel was established. A number of the other Middle Eastern countries were, and still are, opposed to the idea of an independent Jewish state. Many of the Palestinians, who were displaced by the 1947 United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine are still living in […]
You are assigned an essay and you are given two weeks to complete it. You spend those two weeks working tirelessly on the essay because you know you need a good grade. You conference with your teacher and you feel like you have done everything you can. When you turn it in you know it […]
Cyberbullying A worldwide problem that has drastically increased since the internet has become popular is cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is bullying, on the internet. It is the use of electronic communication to send messages of an intimidating or threatening nature. I believe that cyberbullying should be terminated and people who cyberbully others should be given major consequences. […]
“What is it, little girl? Don’t go walking about like that—you’ll get cold” (Perkins-Gilman). Gilman’s first book was Art Gems for the Home and Fireside (1888); however, it was her first volume of poetry, In This World (1893), a collection of satirical poems that first brought her recognition. During the next two decades she gained […]
Since the dawn of humanity, people have fallen in love with each other. But why? Why do people do this phenomenon? Is it just another feeling, like sadness or anger? Or is it essential to humanity? Would human beings cease to exist if LOVE did not? These are all questions answered in this paper. Chapter […]
An eye for an eye leaves men blind. When grandma was chanting, “life isn’t fair,” “take all you want, and want all you take,” or my Uncle Blaine whispered some advice, “take an eye for an eye,” they shared moral codes. Morals define the edges of our grey lives. They give guidance as we squander […]
B.B. Underwood’s Editorial. As many of you already know, Tom Robinson was accused of raping Mayella Ewell. This case went to trial. In the court, Mayella said she was on the porch when Tom Robinson came by. She asked him to chop up an old piece of furniture for kindling, and when she went inside […]
He walks around the school; he looks just like every other tall, blue eyed, blond haired high schooler. But there’s something different about him, you don’t notice it till it happens, if you were to see him anywhere else he would look like a normal boy. All of a sudden a trigger happens, he starts […]
When someone walks into a shelter, they may seem like they have a friendly environment, but what hides behind the walls are inhumane methods of cruelty. Gas chambers close in animals to kill them, crates upon crates stacked up and lined up with only a hose to clean them up, and shots to put dogs […]
Do we all have a monster lurking inside us? We’ve probably been pondering this question since the dawn of the human race. Down at our most basic levels, is there something evil inside all of us, quietly biding its time and waiting for the chance to escape and thrash out at the world around us? […]
It is enforced that equality is important; children should not feel inferior to other children in the way they act dress or live. However it is also taught that being different and unique is a good thing. Each person has their unique way to act and dress, some more different than others. While we encourage […]
Poe Has anybody ever done something bad and at the end felt remorseful? In the short story “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Alan Poe a man kills an old man because his eye is creepy. The man hid the dead body underneath the floor. The cops come and the man becomes crazy. He tells the […]
After reading Foster’s How to Read Literature Like a Professor I was perturbed by how much I was missing from stories, movies, and other entertainment. Following Foster’s three main principles I have only the basics of what Foster describes in his book and remnants of past plots, patterns, and symbols that I could call my […]
Punishment has existed in human civilization for centuries, frequently, its purpose is criminal justice. A form of punishment, believed to be a solution to crime, is imprisonment. Throughout most of human history this has been defined as someone being contained in an area that they cannot get out of and their freedom is greatly reduced. […]
Fredrick Douglas strongly valued perseverance and breaking out of boundaries set by society. He did not believe he was born to be just a slave but in fact, so much more than that. Through sheer hard work and determination, he proved the world wrong and became a well knownauthor. Like Douglas, I believe that society […]
Summary of Evidence In the 1930’s, Japanese occupation in China resulted in various war crimes and atrocities, along with clouded politics and denial. This denial and rejection of history led to censorship and the “blackening” of textbooks all throughout Japan, “On December 31, 1945, SCAP prohibited the teaching of ethics, national history, and geography altogether.” […]
It’s pretty obvious how forgiving our fellow humans are. More likely than not, most of us have heard inspiring true stories of forgiveness under extreme circumstances– like absolving mass genocide. Of course, we think pardoning murder may be a large feat, but the deed that is truly an achievement is the act of apology. Most […]
Many people believe that the Sun is the single most important factor to life on Earth but, the Moon is just as vital. Humans couldn’t live on Earth if the Moon didn’t exist. The Moon is just as significant as the Sun. The Sun is important because it heats the Earth up, keeps Earth in […]
Competition is a huge part of my life. Anyone who knows me well enough knows that. This quote by Derek Jeter describes me on a daily basis: “You race down the street, I want to beat you. If we play checkers, I want to win. I could be playing my grandmother, and I want to […]
As I turn through any textbook, I see many bare facts on paper, but what hides beyond the numbers and lines is the mysterious past of people affected by it. The Jewish Holocaust is one of those pages. Undiscovered by many, the maundering voices of millions of victims unheard. During the Holocaust, Nazis killed of […]
“The best and worst beautiful things can not be seen or even touched- they must be felt with the heart,” declared Helen Keller (Keller). It started in the Christmas of the Third Grade. I received my first Xbox360 and a copy of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2?.Like Helen I overcame being a bad C.o.D […]
Have you ever looked up at a starry night and said “how do I get there”? There are many wonders of space and many ways to get there. This essay will help you choose.Rovers are very useful for scouting out faraway lands from earth. Spaceships also allow us to send people to space to explore […]
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single romance novel written by an eighteenth-century woman, must be nothing more than a simple love story. This is perhaps the easiest belief to maintain, though the truth of the matter may be that this mindset, when applied to legendary novelist Jane Austen, is wholly inaccurate. Indeed, […]
