Encephalitis is a form of acute brain inflammation usually developed due to viral infections. In 1933, a major outbreak of Eastern equine encephalitis occurred along the East coast, giving this form of encephalitis its name. In 1938, the first human case of encephalitis was reported. Encephalitis has many different forms including Eastern equine encephalitis, Western […]

“Here comes his body, mourned by Mark Antony, who, though he had no hand in his death, shall receive the benefit of his dying, a place in the commonwealth, as which of you shall not? With this I depart, that, as I slew my best lover for the good of Rome, I have the same […]

Society continues to ask where an individual’s happiness and unhappiness derives from. Many can say it depends on the lifestyle you live and your living environment. However, true happiness comes from the internal factors within an individual. Many times individuals afflict the feeling of unhappiness onto themselves with their own personal outlook on their lives. […]

The character of Lucy in Charles Schulz’s classic comic strip Peanuts diagnoses Charlie Brown with a multitude of mental disorders as his psychiatrist. She is similar to the vast majority of doctors who interpret an individual’s mild mental disorder as damaging to themselves and to society. Traumatic experiences such as death, matters of the heart […]

“In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue…”(http://www.teachingheart.net/columbus.htm) this is the exceedingly famous opening line to a nursery rhyme dedicated to explaining the adventures of Christopher Columbus to grade school children. The remainder of the rather long rhyme explains in simple terms that Columbus set out for India, looking to expand trade routes, but instead accidently […]

Personal Information Theodor Seuss Geisel was born on March 2nd, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts.1 His parents were named Theodor Robert and Henrietta (Seuss) Geisel. His father, Theodor Robert, managed the family brewery and later supervised Springfield’s public park system after the brewery closed due to Prohibition2 (Prohibition in the United States was a national ban […]

Is Alcohol Abuse wrong? Alcohol Abuse is when someone drinks too much of liquor to were they don’t know what they are doing anymore so they start to hurt them selves or others. Some people may think its wrong, and others may think it isn’t. Alcohol Abuse isn’t just from dead on drunks! It can […]

Shirley Jackson once said, “I never was a person who wanted a handout. I was a cafeteria worker. I’m not too proud to ask the Best Western manager to give me a job. I have cleaned homes” (brainyquote.com). This quote is saying that Shirley Jackson once worked as a maid before where the owners of […]

The three point rule. It’s a simple set of instructions that everyone should follow: Always have at least two feet and one hand, or two hands and one foot, on the cliff while climbing. It’s a simple rule that I simply didn’t follow. Let me take you back. It was a blazing hot summer day […]

I woke up this morning the very first day of school and i was so excited to finally become a Freshmen and i knew this year was going to be different for me i was going to try to change and my morning was going just fine i took a shower and got dressed and […]

Last year at my school, different chips were added to school lunches. The new reduced fat chips, such as Doritos Cool Ranch and Doritos Nacho Cheese, are being complained about and left on the cart because students claim they to have less taste. The new chips don’t taste as good to students who are used […]

Vladimir Putin is the current President of Russia, but since the beginning of his presidency, he has been having troubled relations with the United States and President Barack Obama. Many people in the United States either don’t know whether he should be considered an enemy or make an uninformed decision. To make an accurate decision, […]

Kate Chopin’s “The Awakening” is the tale of Edna Pontellier’s emotional, intellectual, and sexual awakening. In the novel, she falls in love with a man that is not her husband and is determined to become independent from her family in order to bask in her own identity; however, because she lives in a 19th century […]

During the 1800s, many authors wrote newspaper articles and novels under pseudonyms. Two examples are Samuel Clemens and Charles Dickens. Their works have many similarities and differences, but they both wrote masterpieces that the literary world will remember for a long time. Samuel Clemens was born in Florida, Missouri to John Marshall Clemens and Jane […]

“Your generation is lazy. Technology is ruining kids today. You’re not going to get far in life like your parents did. ” As a teenager today I hear these words at least on a weekly basis from teachers or other adults that pass through my life. In general, I can understand where they’re coming from […]

After school, kids want to fling their backpacks down in exhaustion, dive onto the couch and click on the TV. But the reality is, they have homework. Students are very busy these days and they don’t get much free time outside of school. There is sports, art, music and many other activities that take place […]

Drug Abuse”80 percent of people who are arrested and placed in prison abuse either drugs or alcohol. Of those who are in prison, about half are clinically addicted to one substance or another” (“Prison Time for Drug Users | Dual Diagnosis”). Many people abuse drugs and have to be hospitalized. The punishment for purchasing drugs […]

Chinua Achebe’s book Things Fall Apart tells the simple story of the life of a tribesman in Africa. It contains stories of war, banishment, and crimes, all of which are interesting to read about. On first inspection, however, it seems odd that it should be exemplified as a great piece of literature rather than merely […]

Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. In the short story The Lottery it was considered lucky to be in a position of power. The town was run in different ways than most. Once a year they held the lottery, not as we know it. The person in the town that pulls the right […]

In this day and age a dental appointment may consist of walking into an office, having x-rays done, hearing the buzz of some instruments cleaning your pearly whites and receiving a fluoride treatment. Often times, we are ignorant to the history of the process. In turn, we do not appreciate how much these processes have […]

Literature has been used as a way of voicing thoughts or beliefs about the supernatural and its relation to the human mind. Throughout time, people have tried to put their thoughts down into something more concrete, into something that others would be able to either relate to, or which would create the basis of thought. […]

Technology in classrooms help kids but also could be a very big distraction. There are many different school websites that your schools allow you to go on such as your grades, your assignments, and many more. There are also many website that are blocked or you just shouldn’t go on them in class like games. […]

The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins is a tale of a young woman who must create a facade to keep her marriage at the expense of going insane due to time and situation she was in in which men dominated in the control of the women’s life. This theme is supported throughout the story using […]

In a world that is technology dominated, schools have always been the ones falling behind in the race to be “up to date”. Now succumbing to the pressure and demands of students and society, schools have started to introduce technology to their classrooms. Innovating technology in schools presents problems that can’t be controlled and distracts […]

The War on Terror is here and started after the 9/11 attacks made by Al Qaeda. It is a heavily disputed topic, many believe it needs to end, others think it is necessary. Although The War on Terror causes many problems, what they are fighting for is something worth fighting for. The War on Terror […]

In 1986 my client, Willie Jackson, was convicted of Aggravated Rape, Attempted Aggravated Rape and Robbery in the state of Los Angeles, tried, and found guilty. However, new evidence shows that they are actually innocent of the crimes they have been found guilty of. To begin, Eyewitness Misidentification resulted in my client accidentally being convicted […]

Throughout the twentieth century, the nation of Russia experienced several abrupt and tumultuous changes in government. While there were many Russians who contributed enormously to the institution of the new political and economic systems, one of the most influential figures was a German philosopher named Karl Heinrich Marx. Of course, Marx never lived to see […]

ay December 5, 2014My Grandma Helen Keller stated, “The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched they must be felt with the hear (Keller). “I was 13 when my grandma passed away and she was 96 years old i felt upset and heartbroken because she was my best friend. Much […]

Disclaimer: I am not a Christian, nor Jew, nor Muslim. I looked at the bible objectivley and brought forth information within the bible to come to this conclusion. The bible is the most controversial book on the planet. Some take it as the word of God, some take it as an ancient record, and some […]

It is said that books and movies will likely have many similarities and differences. In this case, I think it’s true. The Outsiders shows many great examples of this. I feel aware of the similarities made throughout the movie and book. Although scenes not shown,that I,in my opinion feel important, they both had their own […]