Although I rarely write papers, I find it extremely frustrating and difficult when I do have to write them. When I’m writing I tend to get easily distracted by everything that is going on around me. Even when I am in a quiet place by myself I still somehow get distracted whether it?s tapping my […]

Throughout history, people have been striving to make their mark on the world around them. Nobody wants to be left behind. People have their own way to leave a legacy, whether it is with a new scientific discovery, developing a charity, running a company, or, in Shakespeare’s case, through the magic of a pencil and […]

This ad is for Fin Electronic Cigarettes, in which a darker-skinned lady in her 20’s takes up most of the page. She is dressed in a short, old-fashioned, red and white polka-dotted dress and is conventionally pretty and appears confident. Her hair is up and tied in a bandana. She is holding an Electronic Cigarette […]

The focus of this research is to investigate what determines one’s sexual orientation.The investigation is targeted toward the people who want an answer to the Nature vs. Nurture debate; is it genes or it is the environment or perhaps both that decide the sexual orientation of an individual? Research through secondary sources as well as […]

Cohen states in “Malls as Threats to Democratic Values” that the rights of free assembly and speech have been restricted as America shifted from open markets to private malls. She expresses that these malls are divided into distinct sections that focused their attention on certain specialized groups and that the increased use of privately owned […]

J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, by some is considered one of the greatest books of all time, is also very controversial. It has been banned or challenged in many schools throughout the United States, but is still taught at many others as a classic. The Catcher in the Rye tells a very complex […]

“Perhaps because of the wall paper” (Gilman). “The Yellow Wallpaper” was written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, was a great writer about feminist writer but would not call herself a feminist. She wrote ten novels and two hundred short stories like the Yellow Wallpaper. This story was about a woman named Jane trapped in a relationship […]

As a person, I am writing a feature article about cancer to explain the effects on families because my aunt who was really close to me died of it. You can help your family member or a friend who knows of someone with cancer by supporting them through their hard time and just keeping them […]

At eighteen years old, the majority of people are still trying to discover who they are and where they want the path of life to take them. When Mother Teresa was eighteen years old, she knew exactly what she wanted to pursue. She made the decision to become a Catholic nun so she could further […]

Have you ever had a beverage that tasted sweet and delicious? If you actually knew what made those drinks taste so amazing, trust me you would not be drinking so much of it. factories don’t care if your drink is healthy, they just want to make profit. By this being stated, what about foods? If […]

Have you ever had an animal make it’s home under your porch? You parents tried every technique to get it out, with no luck. They finally had to call someone to do it for them. In some ways that was humans fault, it’s not always our fault 100% of the time. But most of the […]

The short story “Miss Brill” by Katherine Mansfield gives great insight into how lonely people can begin to warp their perception of the world around them, causing them to unwittingly deny their loneliness, causing their twisted perception of the world to crumble. The main character, Miss Brill, sits in the park and eavesdrops on other […]

If the world’s population had an inclination towards ultra-violence and the police were not even considered a threat to them, what would life be like? Starting off as a young teenage boy, our main character, Alex, is a leader of a small gang. After being betrayed by his other gang members, he goes to jail […]

A very big problem facing the United States today is that of the foreign immigrants wanting to get into our wonderful country. As much as we’d love to welcome the whole world in, there’s simply not enough space, and so we have a little thing we like to call foreign policy, which dictates how we […]

People wonder why someone would write Romeo and Juliet with such a tragic end. Well, the answer to this question is that Shakespeare wanted couples to appreciate their love together. People complain how they face problems that ruin their relationships that force them to separate from each other. Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet to explain […]

Have you ever learned something the hard way? Marilyn, in the “Cold Equations” certainly did. Marilyn had to die in order to learn that she should tell people how she feels about them and say sorry for things she has done. Also, she learns the hard way that the laws of nature are unforgiving and […]

In the 1920’s when Henry Ford invented the assembly line based on efficiency, quickness, and accuracy, the culture of the 20’s was concurrently developing the same characteristics of living life; emerging as a fast paced and mass-produced manufactured society. The “Drive Thru” as it was named, was a a product developed in this era; pioneered […]

Did you know that the Kriegsmarine, the navy of of Nazi Germany, sunk 20,448,074 tons of Allied ships and cargo? U-boats were the better fighting machines than the flimsy Allied destroyers. In 1942 alone, the Germans sunk over 4 million tons of Allied cargo. Would you have liked to be on one of those forsaken […]

The large amount of pressure and stress from various sources influences our lives in multiple ways. Of course, there is the negative angle that most highlight: stress related health problems, breaking under pressure, etc. But there is another side to these evils, a positive spin on their existence that proves their presence to be crucial […]

“By nature and doctrines I am addicted to the habit of discovering choice places wherein to feed (O. Henry).” O. Henry was an American writer also known as William Sydney Porter. O. Henry’s short stories are well known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and the clever twist endings like The Cop and the Anthem. […]

What Makes Me Different Question of the day, what makes me different from other people? Good question, but there just so happens to be many answers. My appearance, skills, hobbies, many things. It could be that I prefer to be alone rather than in a group, or it can be that I love to paint […]

“I am ready to sacrifice myself again.I want every girl, every child, to be educated.And that in our whole country, for there to be peace. And for peace, I will sacrifice myself” (Malala’s Story). These inspirational words were spoken by Malala Yousafzai, a seventeen year old Pakistani girl, who is a recipient of the Nobel […]

Pilgrims sought refuge from political and religious persecution in 17th century Europe. Scores of immigrants flooded to the Eastern coast of America and settled new villages, towns and communities. The New England colonies were growing at an alarming rate. As civilization progressed, patriots began dreaming about creating their own nation and becoming completely set apart […]

Tragedy Sad, Terrible Hurting, Thinking, Blaming How did this happen Learning, Maturing, Forgiving Forgiveness, Closer Life

My dream. A dream that many others share with me, yet only a select four point eight percent get accepted. It’s my dream to get into Stanford University, yet it seems as if my chances are as miniscule as taking a pinch of salt from a jar that is full to the rim. Most who […]

The United States was wrong to drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan. The U.S sunk to shocking extremes to make sure that Japan would surrender. The bombs were dropped on two harmless Japanese cities. According to various sources, Japan would have surrendered even if the bombs were not dropped. Yes, the Japanese military did bomb […]

Think about this: a young smart an ambitious teenager but they were not mainly born in the U.S. and he or she can’t go to college why? They entered the U.S. illegally. I believe that this is a problem because in the constitution it says that every one should get equal rights, well this is […]

Few people realize that genocide is happening all around them every day. Genocide is the mass killing of human beings based on a common quality, such as religion, race, or gender. The best-known occurrence of this is the Holocaust, when the Nazis murdered over 6 million people, mostly Jews. However, there are countless other examples […]

Throughout our school years students at our school and many other schoolshave done experiments with the forces of gravity and electromagnetism. We made marble roller coasters and electromagnets, both examples of gravity and electromagnetism. However there are four fundamental forces to our knowledge and the other two are the nuclear forces. There is the strong […]

Modern but ancient, the term “vegan” has been heard but not understood by the speaker who says it. For many folks, eliminating red meat from their diet is a tremendous sacrifice already, but to remove fish, milk, cheese, eggs and all other animal’s products? That’s too overwhelming. At least, that was the opinion a decade […]