Dear Jeffrey Eugenides, Hello. My name is Christmas. I am a fifteen year old girl who is a student in high school. I was an avid reader in elementary school and part of middle school. Sadly, life eventually became too busy for me to read a book all the way through. This all changed when […]

Queen Elizabeth I was a strong woman. She did not bow down to a male partner as she never married. She made many effective changes during her reign as queen. Her sister left her with a country upset with its government, yet Elizabeth gained control. Elizabeth and her reigning era share some similarities with the […]

In 1856 the United States was place of internal conflict. The North and South had been divided by one major social standing; slavery. Slavery was very controversial, and one man in the south, John Brown; decided to do something about it. John brown showed many qualities of a man, qualities included; murderer, martyr and a […]

One of the reoccurring symbols throughout Jennifer Egan’s A Visit from the Goon Squad is time being a goon. Characters find it difficult to let go of the past, and this prevents them from moving forward. Bennie Salazar is a character who is forced to endure the worst that time can offer, but ultimately uses […]

Child AbuseOn the Tv there was an AmberAlert that a child was missing. Two days later the child was found beaten, bruised ,and cut up but alive. Child Abuse is something that happens everyday. Every ten seconds a child abuse and neglect is reported . To improve a situation of children it’s in the hands […]

While the etiquette in the royal courts of the twenty-first century are much more relaxed than the one of its predecessor’s; one can only imagine being crammed into the stuffed and damp rooms of the royal court pertaining to the reign of past Kings. To be invited to the crisp gilded halls of court was […]

I believe that every piece of film and television can change a person in some way or another. Maybe they discover something about themselves, the world, or change their perception of life. The characters; the story; the setting; the visuals; of these pieces of art play a monumental part in creating a human being. They […]

Consider your best friend. Are they a good person? Are they bad? Would they pick up trash on the side of the road? Or would they throw some out of their car window just to save themselves from walking a few feet to the trash can? Friends are for support and to make you smile, […]

In Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia-Montenegro, Crocitia, and Macedonia, all fractions of former Yugoslavia. Human rights violations are an everyday occurrence, mainly due to the fact that one group is different than the other. When Bosnia-Herzegovina declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1992 it was met with resistance. The army sweep through Bosnia-Herzegovina committing mass killings, tortures, forced evacuations, […]

Mr. Frank was a nice, loving, caring, helpful, unselfish, and wise man. He was generous to everyone when they needed just a little extra. He was never really rude to anyone, but overall a good human being compared to most people in this crazy world. Mr. Van Daan was not so much liked by lots […]

Through analyzing Christopher from Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime and Lennie from John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, it is understood that their mental disabilities lead them to social isolation. While Christopher is able to break out of his isolation through his development of becoming a round character, Lennie’s […]

There is said to be at least 1 exo planet for each of the billions of stars in the Milky Way Galaxy. The first exo-planet, or planet that orbits a star other then the Sun, was discovered all the way back in 1995 and since then the amount of exo-planets have increased dramatically. These planets […]

This 2012 school year, a teacher led committee decided on using videos instead of an open house. Each teacher has made a video that compiles all the information that would be at an open house. The videos are available on the teacher’s webpage. This year, our school is not doing the traditional open house. In […]

America’s Fight for Heroes ” Daddy, you’re finally home! Santa promised you would be home for Christmas,” alittle girl shrieks while hugging her hero after not seeing him during a nine -month military deployment. Her dad attempts to act pleasant, but emotionally a war with depression has begun. The war starts to rapid-fire at his […]

Experiences and interactions affect the human mind tremendously. They determine peoples’ morals, ideologies, and establish the consciousness that every individual possesses, that makes them human. All of these experiences are stored within the brain, affecting our every move subconsciously, this storage process files memories. Memories are powerful enough to create disorders by replaying experiences and […]

Recycling has evolved to become something much different than it was 50 years ago. This proposes the question of what it will be like 50 years from now. Americans produce 4.4 pounds of waste per day, and it is only to be expected that as our population grows, our waste production will increase as well. […]

Most everyone is now probably well aware of the life and death of Alexander Hamilton. Thanks to the smash hit musical, hundreds of thousands of people across the world are now familiar with the events of the Revolutionary War, as well as the construction of the government that followed. Musicals like the one Lin-Manuel Miranda […]

I was in the midst of my first relationship when I began questioning my tendency to over-analyze social situations. Rather frequently, even now, I find myself looking a bit too closely into a tilted smile or a raised hand while engaged in conversation with another. As I see it, my infatuation with body language has […]

It is a man’s world; women just happen to live in it. As a condition of being allowed to live in their world, women are being diminished, degraded and dehumanized as walking targets. The statistics are alarming, and there aren’t any signs of improvement for the minority that makes up over half of the population. […]

There are many people out in this world suffering from the over usage of drugs and this must stop. We should help those with addictions especially those that have to do with drugs, so the world can decrease in certain casualties. If we don’t help end this, we will always and forever have tragedies involving […]

The English Language As an arab guy from syria whose parents are syrian my main language and the first language I ever used is arabic. Several members of my family grandparents, cousins, uncles and aunts speak only arabic so that was the only language I could use tocommunicate and speak with them. It makes me […]

In the United States of America, five million people over the age of fifty-five say that they have to choose between prescription drugs and food (Rovner). If a drug is $2,000 a year, and a person is on three of them, that is $6,000 dollars a year on prescription medication alone, and the prices are […]

I remember the time when I fell off my boat and I tried to figure out how it happened. It was also the first time I really felt fear. I was 9 years old and it was a warm summer evening. The sun was close to setting and it was quite enjoyable. I was at […]

Freedom is a word that means many different things, depending on whose perspective the definition is coming from. If you ask a veteran what freedom means to them, they will probably utter something about fighting and putting their lives on the line so that the citizens of this great nation can do what they want. […]

Through acts of deceit, tricksters from Maupassant’s “The Jewelry” and Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream change the perception of others. The trickery of Mrs. Lantin and Puck, respectively, transforms others’ opinions on love. While both victims of this guile eventually favor superficial displays of affection, as indicated by the influence of theatricality in their lives, […]

“When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers, ‘tis near Halloween,” wrote an unknown author. Imagine this small poem whispered on the one day for the year that is recognized by many people as the scariest day of the year. Ghosts, goblins, demons, witches and more are iconic things […]

“Now We Can Begin” is a speech written by Crystal Eastman right around the time that the 19th amendment was passed in the United states enabling women the right to vote.Before this Women in the US had limited rights and were not treated the same with their male counterparts. They were expected to stay home […]

“Never let the hand you hold, hold you down” (QuoteGarden).Women should never be held back by their husbands because they are women. Charlotte Perkins Gilman is an author from Connecticut who wrote the short story The Yellow Wallpaper. She was a utopian feminist during a time when her accomplishments were exceptional for women (CharlottePerkins). In […]

Hawks or Rambler We were all lined up outside of the auditorium.There were a sea of blue caps and gowns at Maine South High School.Everyone was anxiously chattering and pacing awaiting to enter the stage to not only walk across and receive our middle school diplomas, but to see what would unfold for our futures. […]

Popular culture, or pop culture, is an ever changing collection of ideas, culture, perspectives and attitudes. Pop culture is centered around mainstream culture and stretches globally. With the emergences of mass media, pop culture has entered a new period of constant flux and volatility. Everything changes from day to day and nothing can be certain. […]