“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity. ” -Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe, an author and poet, has written many dark and mysterious works throughout his life, highlighting his writing techniques. In Poe’s many poems and short stories, including The Cask of Amontillado, The Black Cat, the sonnet Silence, and many more, […]
Hey fifty year old me here are a couple of questions I sent to you, these question are sent from a website that says it could reach anyone after fifty years, so I thought why not send it to myself. My questions will be about my life, family, and friends after thirty five years from […]
In the U.S., natural gas is currently the second largest source of energy consumption. It is successfully used for a variety of things throughout the U.S. and Europe. It can be obtained through either onshore or offshore drilling. There are many advantages of using natural gas as an energy source, along with several disadvantages. Government […]
“Never let the hand you hold, hold you down” (http://www.lilithgallery.com). Feminism commonly described as having a male believe he is superior to a woman or women, and women being dependent on a man, feminism is explained extremely well in Charlotte Perkins-Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper. Charlotte Perkins-Gilman was born on July 3, 1860 – and deceased […]
Racism is still a BIG problem! Unfortunately racism is a way of life in America. Although racism is institutional and common it is also unnecessary, because the culture and population of America is made up of multiple ethnicities. Racism is also wrong if not hypocritical because we are raised and influenced by ethics teaching us […]
If I go out in public with my cousin, people stare. He’s seven years old and has Autism Spectrum Disorder. If I were to ask him if he wanted to eat lunch he would imitate me, and reply, “Do you want to eat lunch?” He might flap his hands or cry out in frustration if […]
Gmos are amazing because they can improve the world.Using them you can help end world hunger, make every person extremely healthy, and make it so crops don’t get diseases. Some say that because of gmos people are making herbicide and pesticide resistant crops, which makes people more prone to add more pesticide and herbicide which […]
The simplicity behind Eric Whitacre’s choral arrangement “Alleluia” transcends any other piece of music that I’ve ever had the joy of internalizing. The entire piece is made up of just one word: alleluia. This word has no specific religious connotation, yet almost every world religion and culture has some variation of this word. “Alleluia” represents […]
Have you ever noticed that the black keys in a piano are split in groups of three and two? How about that there are five black keys on a piano per octave? Or, that there are 13 notes in the span of any note’s octave? Well, these aren’t coincidences. This is not arbitrary. The numbers […]
Thomas Moore once said “We never think how great a gift it is to think. Cherish your thoughts.” The truth in that statement is all too evident because imagine waking up one day and not being able to remember the things that once made you who you are. Its unthinkable right? but to those with […]
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover” (H. Jackson Brown Jr). Imagine a world where every single person […]
Practice makes perfect. How many times has that phrase been repeated to every child? Perfection is something everyone strives for, whether it is performing the flawless dance or writing a completely accurate scientific research paper. The same applies to governments; ever since the concept of a nation has existed, so has the idealistic “perfect” country. […]
The Cruelty of the Restroom Pass What is more important, a student’s health, or four minutes lost of class? This is a pressing question that students and teachers must ask themselves because by not allowing students to use the restroom during classes, teachers put students health at risk. Currently, most public schools in their code […]
An allegory is “a story in which the characters and events are symbols that stand for ideas about human life or for a political or historical situation” (Merriam-Webster.com). Aside from conveying a symbolic message, an allegory still remains a story. In order to acclaim popularity or fame, an allegory must be entertaining. In the novel […]
If you’ve ever tuned into a segment on Fox News, MSNBC or CNN you’ve been a witness to confirmation bias. The beloved hosts of these shows have one job, and one job only : to confirm the political opinions their viewers have held for a very long time, maybe even since childhood. While Rachel Maddow, […]
“It is not heroin or cocaine that makes one an addict, it is the need to escape from a harsh reality. There are more television addicts, more baseball and football addicts, more movie addicts, and certainly more alcohol addicts in this country than there are narcotics addicts. ” -Chisholm, Shirley Anita Under the influence sounds […]
The Hardest Job of My Life I have never had a worse meal than the one I had with my teacher. Keller homestead dining room. Throughout this entry I Helen Keller will explain the time when I was given a teacher that i didn’t like.When she arrived at my parents home she gave me a […]
The media has become one of the main problems in society for teens. It has the power to influence many things, most of them being a negative impact which leads to countless social turmoil. Some of the main distorted opinions the media have fed to teens are: opinions on violence, relationships, and body images. Since […]
College student Tyler Clementi committed suicide for being harassed via Twitter. Clementi’s family says they believe the 18-year-old freshman jumped to his death off the George Washington Bridge September 23 after allegedly being secretly videotaped by two classmates in a sexual encounter with another man. Today, the issues surrounding Clementi’s death and charges against the […]
Boring. Lifeless. Atypical. Colorless. Kooky. BLACK. The color is dark. It blocks light, inspiration, and imagination. It is often considered impure, dirty, and evil. A color worn by those mourning the loss of a loved one. A color describing one of the most devastating pandemics in history. A color considered unequal. A tone so relevant […]
Dear Literary Canon Board of Directors, I am writing this letter because I believe the Harry Potter series should be included in the literary canon. Its an amazing series and is one of the biggest sellers. Please consider this letter. The first reason I believe the Harry Potter series should be included in the literary […]
A time in my life that was fun that I remember was over this past summer outside of my house on cape cod. It was fun because me and my cousin Joe would go out on our kayaks and go fishing. Fishing is very relaxing for me and I look forward to going out every […]
The year is 1959, the month is January. Ten experienced hikers start a journey through a Russian pass. One turns back, complaining of medical ailments. The rest journey on. The snow becomes heavier. A storm arises. In the confusion, they get lost. Twenty days later, still no message from them has reached their families. A […]
“They held the funeral on the second day, with the town coming to look at Miss Emily beneath a mass of bought flowers, with the crayon face of her father musing profoundly above the bier and the ladies sibilant and macabre; and the very old men – some in their brushed Confederate uniforms – on […]
When I think of the University of Balamand, the aspects that most impress me and fan my desire to immerse myself in this prestigious learning environment are the excellent resources of the University of Balamand. On the surface I think that I am like most young and modern Lebanese girls. I take school seriously, I […]
The Battle of Stalingrad was one of the bloodiest and harshest battles the world has seen and with today’s media; it can be retold for generation to not make the same mistake. The book 199 Days: The Battle for Stalingrad and the movie Enemy at the gates both use the cultural values of courage and […]
“You may have the universe if I may have Italy.” The previous quote, stated by Giuseppe Verdi, a renowned opera composer, exemplifies how much of an international treasure the country of Italy is. From the long canals of Venice to the white sand beaches of Sicily to the ancient architecture of Rome, the splendors of […]
The Constitution of the United States was infused with new revolutionary principles but still managed to inherit a few conservative values from European government. In early post-revolution America, before an actual constitution united the country, the Articles of Confederation were the governing documents as determined by the continental congress. The Articles were written immediately after […]
The devastating tempest of World War I preceded the whirlwind storm of the twenties—that happy-go-lucky decade wherein our country beheld a novel turn of morality, a sudden, rapturous change from the previous blood-stained years. The country embraced this Roaring age with the alacrity of a country yearning for an alleviation of the Great War’s blight. […]
OMG 2b or not 2b that is the ?. Imagine reading a whole essay on your favorite Shakespeare play like that; an ever-growing language that happens to be replacing Standard English. Text essays are becoming more and more common in English classes, and the fad quite often offend the teachers having to read them. Texting […]
