It is a melancholy object to those who walk through the great classroom corridors as they witness the absolutely atrocious behaviors of the adolescent delinquents within each and every establishment. Their poor educators and benefactors are pushed around and unable to conduct effective educational studies, and thus they produce even more deplorable rapscallions of the […]
Where does happiness come from? I believe that tue happiness comes from your internal environment. Some people believe that their external environment around them should be happy in order for them to be happy for example they change their surroundings in order to feel a type of false happiness and satisfaction which it creates a […]
How does Shakespeare use the motif of blood to develop the theme of Macbeth over the course of the play? Blood is generally used to depict death, betrayal or pain. All of these things are important aspects in Macbeth. Macbeth is a play written by Shakespeare about a man that began as a courageous thane […]
In conclusion, after playing each video game, most of the subject’s blood pressure and pulse increased. Grand theft auto increased each subject’s blood pressure and pulse compared to Minecraft which changed it the least.This is because the sympathetic nervous system is one of the body’s regulatory mechanisms. One of its jobs is to deal with […]
The Bakongo Tribe Kongo people No one should not know about the Bakongo tribe, also known as the Kongo people. The Kongo people lived along the Atlantic Coast of Africa.In the text of (Guide) it says”The Bakongo religion centers on ancestor and spirit cults, which also play a part in social and political organization”. which […]
I stare at the silver lined walls of the driving school I have been attending for the past few weeks. The teacher firmly believes in teaching safe driving by scaring students with brutal videos of people dying in all sorts of car crashes. Today’s lesson involves the dangers of changing tires. The first video was […]
u·to·pi·a /yo?o?t?p??/ n. An imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect. Wow. On first thought, Utopia, which was first used and described by Sir Thomas More around the 1500s, should have been an ideal place that every one of us would like to be. But thinking thoroughly, is Utopia really a […]
community. The Lottery is a short novel by Shirley Jackson which tells the story of a town that practices an odd tradition of stoning a person in the town to death to have a good harvest; Old Man Warner alludes to this when he says “lottery in June, corn be heavy soon.” (pg. 5). Everyone […]
What are human rights? Are they enforced by the government? Or just something we think we are born with? The definition is a right that is believed to belong justifiably to every person. There are thirty human rights written in The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, some include no slavery, no torture, and the right […]
As we all are aware of, the media sets extremely high expectations of the ‘perfect body” image. The perfect body is typically targeted towards young females. The media couldn’t be anymore false and the people couldn’t be anymore misled. Such ideas and images are very damaging to the developing minds of young teenagers. The perfect […]
“It has long been my belief that in times of great stress, such as a 4-day vacation, the thin veneer of family wears off almost at once, and we are revealed in our true personalities (Shirley Jackson).” Shirley Jackson was an influenced American author and very popular in her time. She is best known for […]
Do you ever wonder how Democrats and Federalists compare? They should have similarities with their ideas on war, economy, and general government. They are different versions of the same political party, after all. Federalists and Democrats have alike beliefs on war.Federalists liked being neutral when other countries went to war.Democrats like to ensure the country […]
Lord Action, a British historian once said, “Power tends to corrupt; absolute corrupts absolutely.” This could be interpreted as: Power destroys, but absolute power annihilates. This quote and interpretation are best proved through Night by Elie Wiesel and Animal Farm by George Orwell. This is proved through the four literary terms: symbolism, characterization, setting and […]
Little kids; how unpredictable they can be. Some are insane, some are a joy, some are shy, and some are all of the above. A kids personality is only part of the reason that they act the way that they do, another reason is the environment around them. It is important to know the different […]
Have you ever had an obstacle you had to overcome? I was riding my 400EX four wheeler, and I rolled it. I went for a week without going to the hospital. When I did go, they said I had broken my hand. Much like Helen Keller, I overcame it. Helen Keller had to overcome the […]
Everybody know’s Christopher Columbus being the person that discovered America. Unfortunately there is a lot of history behind it.Christopher Columbus was a very confusing man. He told people that he discovered america, which is not entirely true. He was mean to certain people, and nice to others.Which is confusing. He would make things up that […]
What is your main source of motivation? This is something we don’t ask ourselves enough. The answer to this question varies dramatically and can be the reason someone does or does not succeed in whatever it is they wish to pursue. So, why do you go to school everyday? Is it because you have to? […]
Ray Bradbury states, “The Veldt isn’t about technology. It’s about how different generations deal with each other, and tech just provides a way to describe that interaction. ” This is true because, although malfunctioning technology was a large part of the story, the climax of the story was when the parents descovered that their children […]
In Fredrick Douglass’ “Learning to Read and Write”, what does he value? As I read through a section of this, I learned that in the beginning he valued learning to read and write. He was able to learn to read and write through, first, the instruction of his mistress, later, when she was no longer […]
How come if a man attracts a lot of women, he’s awesome, everyone looks up to him, but if a woman attracts a lot of men she’s labeled as a slut? Misogyny. Dictionary.com defines misogyny as hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women. Prejudice against women is extremely common around the world today, even in America […]
Racism is a problem that still goes on even after the speech Martin Luther King gave about everyone being equal. It doesn’t matter what color your skin is or where you come from because we are all human. Nobody deserves to be seen as a minority because in reality nobody is perfect.All people are different […]
Among the European Nations, France and England were undisputedly the major players of the American Revolutionary War. While France provided major support for the fledgling US to turn the tide, the English were the enemies of the rebellious colonists. Nevertheless, one country significantly helped the French and the fledgling United States ward off England. At […]
In the poem Beowulf, all three monsters’ actions are fueled by different variations of anger, such as revenge, greed, and hatred, with each having its own reasoning behind it. One of the intrepid monsters encountered in this poem is Grendel. An inhabitant of the waste is angered by the circuitous singing of Hrothgars men. His […]
The French language originated in the 9th century, outdating the English language by over two centuries. It has been developed over the years as an interpretation of Latin, thus becoming known as a Romance language. English however was derived from Norse and Celtic, making it a Germanic language. This subtle difference that occurred ages ago […]
“They seemed to have a picture perfect life—a loving and healthy family, a good job, a house in the suburbs—and it seemed almost too good to be true. And it was…” (“The Clown That Killed”). To Marion, his mother, John was an angel sent from above. Gacy didn’t have a usual life. His family had […]
When I was in 7th grade, I forgot to put my baseball bat and helmet in my bag to bring to school. I had a practice after school, and their was no way for me to get the equipment in time for the practice. Luckily, I had my phone and I was able to contact […]
“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 […]
Sleep is a very interesting topic. Everybody sleeps, but we do not really know how much sleep we need and why we need to sleep.First of all every human body must get enough sleep to function properly. The amount of sleep varies per age group. Generally, the younger you are the more sleep you need […]
Shakespeare’s plays are often hailed as a window into the reality of what it means to be human, yet they contain many elements of questionable realism, not least of which is the presence of a supernatural realm.Some plays, such as A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Tempest, are deeply rooted in the fanciful.Others, however, have […]
If your child came to at 14 years old and asked you if she could get plastic surgery, what would you say? According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), 42,980 plastic surgery procedures were performed on Americans that are 18 years old or younger in 2008 (Teenage Girls and Plastic Surgery). Plastic […]
