It is very hard to lose somebody that is close to you. In the short story, A Rose for Emily, Emily lost her father while she was still fairly young. Another concept that this story has is that many people do not like being treated unfairly or when another person has certain privileges just because […]

In today’s society, advertisers are becoming increasingly creative when it comes to promoting products. They carefully choose their context, target audience and message that they want the advertisement to send to viewers. When analyzing these three criteria, it is easy to judge the effectiveness of ads such as the print ad for Dolce and Gabbana […]

What compelled you to read this paper? Did it somehow interest you or catch your eye, and you decided to read it? Was it simply the next paper in a towering pile? These are valid reasons, and perhaps what comes to mind when you think of this question. Yet consider this: was this your own […]

The last decade had seen a rise in unnecessary shootings and the deaths of far too many innocent Americans because of the use of concealed handguns. In 2001, a study in Accident Analysis and Prevention showed that 50 people were shot each day and a child under 15 died every other day from accidental gun […]

“Never bend your head always hold it high look the world straight in the eye.” word from the inspirational Helen Keller(Keller).It was nighttime around 7:30 p.m. My coach put me into the football game on our home field.I lined up against my man on defense and after a couple of snaps when he went up […]

An interesting idea about Pi has been introduced that can make high school trigonometry less confusing. A circle is defined as “a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center.” Since the radius is used to define a circle, then I believe that the […]

In James Hurst’s short story, “The Scarlet Ibis”, the author uses techniques such as imagery, language, and nature to tell the story of the narrator’s little brother, Doodle, and to show how pride and spite lead to the downfall of characters. Imagery is used when the scarlet ibis and the brother are compared, language is […]

“You have to write a four page paper covering the Civil War- due next week.” I cannot not tell which would be worse, writing this paper or stepping on a thumbtack? Or maybe shaving my head completely? Or not showering for a year? Or losing every single one of my friends? It definitely sounds like […]

?If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.? ? Nelson Mandela Knowing a language opens many doors that may have not been there before. We communicate using a language every day. Even when […]

Ears. We all have them. Some peoples ears work perfectly, others don’t. Sound is an extraordinary thing. The Pinna, the part of the ear we can see, collects the sound waves. Sound waves are longitudinal, and have compressions and rarefactions. The compressions and rarefactions travel through the ear canal, sending the sound to the ear […]

The spoken language has always been one of the most important things in a human’s life. Language is used to communicate effectively for all sorts of reasons, ranging from casual banter to serious talks. The English language in particular is a widely used form of communication that has opened conversational doors across the world. However, […]

In the play A Raisin in the Sun Mama had to go through a lot of conflicts as she became older and older and the head of the family. Watching her husband, watching her husband labor day and night, working in other peoples kitchen day and night for twenty hours per day was not a […]

“Can you imagine… with war clouds as heavy as they were over Europe, a citizen of the United States would have to sue its government to be accepted to train so he could fly and fight and die for his country” (Bard 187). In 1925 there was a study stating that African Americans were incapable […]

Is global warming really happening all over the world? Is global climate change caused by human activities? These are the questions that have been asked by the public since the beginning of the century. The answers to both are definitely the same: Yes. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), human activities are […]

“This above all: to thine own self be true”. This quote, written by Shakespeare, goes to show that literature has evolved since the 1600’s. Children these days would have a hard time understanding what this quote means. The English language isn’t the only thing that has changed throughout the years; women’s roles in society also […]

The writings of Aristotle and Machiavelli are more than nineteen centuries apart. It is not a surprise that the political thoughts and ideologies of these two philosophers differ to a great degree. Although the underlying teleological approach, originally spear-headed by Aristotle, resonates throughout Machiavelli’s works, the Italian Renaissance humanist deals contemporary politics with incomparably unutterable […]

There are many choices you will have to make in your life, like choosing to or not to do drugs. Well, the most important choice, in my opinion, is choosing your career. I have known what my career was since fourth grade. My sister has known since fifth. That all changed the day we moved […]

In his dangerously revealing novel, Lord of The Flies, author William Golding explores human behavior in it purest, unadulterated form. From stranding a group of boys on an island to formulating a complex, inner ” beast”, Golding experiments with the notion of life outside society’s limitations and the inevitable deterioration of order and civility that […]

H.W. # 59: Read pages 676-682 (to New Mass…) Evaluate the statement: The economic changes of the early 20th Century were primarily that of government intervention in the economy. Government intervention mostly subsided as the new business elite of America soared, which consisted of salaried executives, plant managers, and engineers who supported the corporate age […]

This topic is an epidemic, and affects every acre of forest worldwide. The most talked about region would be the Redwood Forest which is home to the oldest and largest species of trees, the Redwood. These statements and opinions will do their best to save Americas most ancient organisms and help “California’s tree” remain untouched […]

School is a place full of learning and knowledge. Students come and mingle with friends while getting the education they need in order to be successful in life, but is school causing more harm than doing more good? Is the homework and pressure on the students causing unberable amounts of stress? It in fact is. […]

Brain inflammation, rabies, fever, improper care, and alcohol. Over the years people have concluded Poe’s life was taken away by one of the following, but how can we be sure which actually killed him? Well we could start by analyzing the evidence. According to a letter written by Jos. W. Walker to Dr. J.E. Snodgrass, […]

In developing countries poverty is a major concern, with large amounts of the population living under the poverty threshold. Having a population which predominantly lives under the poverty threshold stunts the growth of the country. Creating accessible and free education to those in poverty stricken areas will help lower poverty rates over the course of […]

When listening to No Surprises by Radiohead, it is easy to become lost in the music and to not understand the true meaning of the lyrics. The intrinsic melody of the glockenspiel combined with the sounds of the acoustic and electric guitars have a hypnotic affect. Thom Yorke’s hauntingly beautiful voice adds to the overwhelming […]

The summer before my senior year I participated in a bioinformatics internship at Bethune Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida. I used platforms such as Tableau and Microsoft Excel to categorize and present data that I accumulated over the four-week course. As I stepped in to the computer lab, I immediately felt unprepared and overwhelmed […]

Nowadays, in the United States, when someone with a disease goes to the doctor’s office, he/she expects a proper diagnosis, accurate information regarding any available treatment, researched facts about the treatment’s efficacy and side-effects, and the ultimate choice to accept or deny the treatment. In short, he/she expects the necessary education to give the doctor […]

Many people know that the United States is a democracy, however many don’t know what it is. Democracy is a form of government where power comes from the people and decisions are made by voting or elected representatives. In this government the will of the people should be shown in every decision made. Within democracy […]

For my October free choice reading book, I chose Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy. This book really touched me, this book is about racism and misfortune. The book starts out by introducing Turner Buckminster and how her is moving from Boston to Phippsburg. Throughout the story Turner is constantly messing up and making mistakes, […]

“The Pioneers” by James Fenimore Cooper is about the choices of men when they encounter what they need and what they want in this particular chapter. Beginning in a vivid description of a peaceful valley and lake, Cooper disrupts the peace by introducing the Pioneers and their sport. This sport is excessively killing pigeons. Everyone […]

Do you ever wonder how in the world the modern-day movie ‘She’s The Man’ could possibly be based off of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night? Well it is, mostly. Being a modernized version of the movie, it is alike and different in many ways. Their basic plot is very similar, as are most of the characters names. […]