When it comes to Christopher Columbus, many individuals say that he was a very heroic and adventurous man who made people filled with bewilderment of the land that he settled on and discover North America first; As others may say that he did discover North America and discovered what the circumference and diameter of the […]

Hatshepsut, a woman acknowledged to be the most successful female Pharaoh in Egyptian history, was born in 1508 BCE. Her father was the Pharaoh Thothmes I and her mother was his Chief Royal Wife Aahmose. She had a younger half-brother named Thothmes II, who as the only surviving male offspring of the Pharaoh, should have […]

Globalization Discourse on globalization began in the 1980’s and gained momentum over the following decade to become common in modern academic talk. Globalization largely refers to the movement toward an interrogated global of goods and capital. In popular discourse, Globalization is often related to the internet revolution, neo-liberal or free-market economies and the predominantly western […]

We shouldn’t have to have School Uniforms. Lots of people would dislike them. There not how they would dress. There also not fun. School Uniforms shouldn’t be allowed. Students should be able to dress freely in whatever they would like to. Not how the School wants them too. We should be able to be free […]

“Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original box, they still remembered to use stones” (Jackson). Shirley Jackson wrote these words in one of her well known short stories, “The Lottery.” Shirley grew up in California and attended Syracuse University where she studied to become a literary critic (biographybase.com). After her education, […]

This is the story of when I met Stella. She lives just a five hour drive away in a place called Rooterville. Stella is incredibly intelligent, spirited, energetic and very compassionate. I find the fact that she has retained these qualities admirable, seeing as how for the first part of her life she was captured, […]

When I think about patriotism, I think liberty, prosperity, equality, security, bravery, history, diversity, compassion, opportunity. But, I realized, I was over thinking this prompt. To be patriotic is to be American. Americans are proud to honor their country, and everything it stands for. Patriotism is represented most on Memorial Day. I am honored to […]

Nineteen Minutes is a non-fiction story that plays out the reality of high school and the everyday struggles that families have to overcome. The story takes places in Sterling, New Hampshire. Peter, a junior at Sterling High School is a victim of bullying. After being bullied for so many years, Peter finally breaks. When Peter […]

Sacagawea had a very difficult life but made the best out of her situation. She was born around 1788. She was a Shoshone Indian. She accompanied Lewis and Clark on the Expedition. She was kidnapped when she was a kid. She was married to a French man. Sacagawea is proof that you can become a […]

Imagine your parent expects you to receive an A. On every single test. For every single subject. Math. English. Science. History. If you fail to accomplish this, there are consequences. No texting. No television. No going out with friends. How would you react? How would you feel? For some children, this scenario is a reality. […]

The first day of school is like where the ocean meets the land. Where the sun meets the horizon. Where Heaven meets Hell. It’s the day when kids have to put aside video games, when parents celebrate having a more peaceful, monster less house, and when teachers polish up their oh-so-boring lesson plans. It’s excitement […]

Though the United States had been continually divided by sectional differences and violent debates over slavery, one legendary abolitionist’s hanging, John Brown’s, acted as one of the major catalysts for provoking the civil War. In the political escapade that eventually concluded his life, John Brown’s Raid consisted of an invasion at Harper’s Ferry in order […]

Good against evil is one of the themes in the novel a Separate Peace, this theme also applies in the real world in many ways. We see examples of good vs evil on a day to day bases and may not even realize it. War is an example of good against evil. In the novel […]

With the vast amount of invancous in technology and new inventions popping up everyday it seems obligant to keep your old phone and not update to later tech. Though as the years pass on and the constant reminders of “New!” this and “New!” that many forget about the old device they once used constantly. They […]

The dialogue the author uses fits into cultural/racial criticism because it is an accurate portrayal of the Southern people accent. When I first started reading the story the dialogue between the characters gave it all away. The author says “Howdy, Dave! Whutcha want?” There are words such as “Whutcha” which translates to what do you […]

The Voting Age Should Stay the Same A controversial idea throughout the US is whether the voting age should be lowered to 16.In many different countries the voting age has been changed to 16 permanently or for a special election. Some people are for the age being lowered. Those people think it would encourage the […]

When talking about women discrimination, the first thing that comes to mind to most people, and I’ll admit, sometimes myself is “Muslim Countries”, as we know them. When it comes to what the media shows, most of the time we see oppressed and subjugated Islamic women, something which we assume is the normal thing. There […]

Many people believe that playing video games directly contributes to violence. You probably heard this from the media through news stories and internet articles. But this has no or very little evidence to back it up. Violent juvenile crime in the United States has been declining as violent video game popularity has increased. The arrest […]

It all started when I was in fifth grade. I was bored staying at home during the weekends trying to coordinate times with my friends to find times for us to hang out. My mom talked to my Aunt Linda. We hardly ever saw each other because she lived 20 miles away from us in […]

The problem: The plastic waste in the Gulf areas are accumulating and the waste is not being disposed properly. Plastic water bottles are the largest type of waste that is found in the ocean along with many other plastic items. These items pose a great threat to animals on land but mostly in the water […]

We are all familiar with these four words- Movies, Television shows, Drama series and Comedy. Movies are usually a long flashback of two hours or more. Hollywood movies gives us a lot of information. In my opinion , One Hundred Days Of Summer is the best Hollywood movie. Bollywood releases the most number of movies […]

Standing in the right foreground of a prairie stands a mother. She wears a crimson skirt and ashen colored blouse with a linen apron flapping the wind. Her tall, slender frame has a tan complexion, presenting an impression of a woman who endured hard labor. Wisps of brown hair appear to blow around her temples. […]

One of the Japanese tactics was to establish a series of airfields in the pacific to cut off allied supplies, and their most important would be in the Guadalcanal Island off the Solomon’s. No one realized, though that when the Japanese started construction on the airfield, the Solomon Islands would soon after become a viscous […]

“You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone.” These words were spoken by Alphonse Gabriel “Scarface” Capone, the most malicious mobster in the history of America. Alphonse Gabriel Capone was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 17, 1899 to two Italian immigrants. […]

“If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law”- Henry David Thoreau.While an organized government is mandatory for the order and political guidance of a society, (beats the hell out of anarchy), when a citizen’s ability […]

Scientists have suggested that our Universe is not real but is instead a giant simulation. The Universe could have been created by a super-intelligent person somewhere else and we don’t even know it. Have you ever imagined the Universe as a kind of a lab experiment? I think that the idea that we might be […]

Color Blindness and Its Effects When people hear the phrase “color blind”, they tend to speculate about the limitations and capabilities of this condition. The term can often be misinterpreted as actually not being able to see color, however this is not the case. There are various types to this condition, all of which allow […]

There is a single light in a dark room, you hear someone lurking in the back, but you have no idea. This got you very scared, so you hid under your blanket and stayed there. The dark lurker opens your laptop, and starts typing, but you can’t hear it from your room. When you wake […]

I hope to learn skills on how I should act around animals in different situations, which will help me when I leave college, and I believe this school will help me accomplish this. Having medical schools connected to this school allows me and many others to learn valuable skills like the one I mentioned by […]

This paper explores my various experiences with this stage that I have had already in my young life. This story is very personal and was difficult for me to write, however, I also found it beneficial for me to write it. There are also several sources to show how these experiences can impact a young […]