The terrifying event of Kristallnacht got its name from the multitude of broken shards of glass that lined the streets of Germany. On November 9 and 10, 1938, the reign of Nazism was brought to its peak when the Nazi went around Germany and other bordering countries and destroyed most Jewish buildings. With no mercy, […]

In the novel 1984, Winston wrote, “If there is hope,. .. it lies in the proles” (71). Proles are the one group of citizens capable of dethroning the Party, and therefore, for the Party to ensure their perpetual rule, the teeming masses of ignorant proles must remain uninformed of the inner-workings of the Party. As […]

Many people may know Neil Armstrong as the first man to walk on the moon, but in addition to that he was a hardworking student, a naval pilot, and a dad. He was a true model man. Neil Armstrong’s accomplishments and hard work in life led him to take one giant leap in to space. […]

The story of the town of Macondo is centered on the Buendia family, which begins with Ursula, Jose, and their kids Aureliano Buendia, Jose Arcadio, and Amaranta. However, nothing can remain the same forever and everything for Amaranta changes when an orphaned girl named Rebeca comes along. Rebeca arrives one day with a bag her […]

Over the summer I found some books that had been tucked away in my bookshelf, hidden under piles of shiny new ones. With great care I rearranged my shelves until everything was in its proper place, new books included, and then picked out the ones I had rediscovered and lay them across my floor. They […]

Approximately 120 school districts spread throughout 17 states have transitioned into a four-day school week due to economic hardships, according to the Education Commission of the States (ECS).According to the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL), the programs are mainly used in small rural districts. A maximum of 5. 43 % of savings may seem […]

Sometimes we need to sacrifice for our loved ones. In “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry, two lovers, Della and Jim, don’t have enough money to get each other Christmas gifts. So they turn to their only resources, their prized possessions for which they would sell to obtain money. The theme of this […]

What is life? Well first, what is life to, say, some random person on the street? Mother Teresa once said “Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play […]

Raw dishes such as sushi and sashimi are good. In fact, they are considered as exclusive dishes. Yet in spite of how delicious raw food appeals to our taste, humans will not appreciate if their raw meal continues. Now, people have become so accustomed to cooked meals that they will not be able to return […]

K.O The Berlin Boxing Club, written by Robert Sharenow, was published April 21st, 2011. It’s publisher is HarperTeen, and it was published in New York City. The book I endeavored in was about a young Jew named Karl Stern. Karl doesn’t wish to be Jewish, especially because of the discrimination occurring at his school. He […]

I see you there Brandon I see you there, you’re a big chubby 7 year old boy; round like the whoppers you loved to devour handful by handful.You have stitches in your lip. You earned those stitches when your stepdad told you to haul wood to the back yard and you tripped over your big […]

Depression. It’s different than sadness. Sadness eventually goes away, depression on the other hand, that sticks with you. Depression can also lead to more serious things, like suicide. These issues cannot be ignored. Leena Palande said in an article she wrote in 2010, “Living under unnatural time pressures or living with financial problems, emotional insecurity, […]

Imagine something so immensely dense that it swallows everything possible. Yes, anything. Black holes are touched upon in almost every universal documentary created; But the irony of it all? The world of science doesn’t necessarily have any proof they exist; not one picture has been taken. Only images of its satellites have been taken. This […]

Karl Marx’s The Communist Manifesto enlightened the world about the political and economic struggle of the proletariat against the bourgeois. Marx argues that the workers should own the means of production and that united, they can overcome the bourgeois class. He writes that the bourgeois creates the proletariat class through greed, oppresses it with disregard […]

With four million people packed into 1,600 square kilometers, the city of Dar es Salaam, a sprawling urban metropolis on the shores of the Indian Ocean, is the economic pulmonary of Tanzania. But twenty years ago, it served as the often-overlooked stepping-stone to a brutal saga of war and genocide that continues to envelope Central […]

Whole Foods Market is a supermarket chain founded in Austin, Texas that specializes in organic foods. The store prides itself on its self-created quality standards that it bases its products on.I believe the store lives up to its customers’ expectations by delivering fresh food and plenty of options while providing an environment that feels like […]

“After her father’s death, she went out very little; after her sweetheart went away, people hardly say her at all (Faulkner). ” An unnamed narrator details the strange circumstances of Emily’s life and her odd relationships with her father, her lover, and the town of Jefferson, and the horrible secret she hides. Using reader response […]

Imagine being a blind person, with no sense of perspective. Drops of rain land on your head, your neck, your arms and you swing your head wildly to find the source, not knowing that the rain comes from a cloud above you. You reach for a glass of milk that is more than a mile […]

As we move forward in life, we strive towards a better future even as we struggle in the present, and we each leave something behind: the past.These pasts, however great or small, traumatizing or dull, are a piece of all of us.It is impossible to truly escape and abandon one’s past.Inevitably, there will always be […]

During the Colonial period, the style of writing was similar to the other literary periods because the colonial period talks about a belief which plays a big role in the influence in writing. The article “The American Crisis: Number One” by Thomas Paine was written in the 1700s. Paine’s purpose was to persuade and tell […]

We all know about the brutal Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi army and his plan for world domination. We all know how he died. What if I were to tell you that he was almost assassinated in his own command base? What if I told you that the suffering and fighting ended sooner, […]

Have you ever tried something and realized there was more to it than you thought? In cooking, you might not have realized how specifically you have to hold the knife. Or maybe playing a musical instrument proved to be trickier than you thought. Color theory is also more complicated than most people think. Most people […]

It’s true that we all love something, but “love”can become so great the object consumes the individual. This consumption is known as addiction, and most times it can make you forget about the world that you’re living in. The Palix Foundation once stated that “People struggling with addiction are unable to control their actions or […]

The invention of portable devices, such as cell phones, tablets, and laptops have had a profound impact on our society. Simply put, technology has made communication faster, more easily accessible, and cheaper. Because of these three reasons, our society has quickly adopted the use of technology in every aspect of our lives. We use technology […]

Buzzing through the bland air of the classroom the fly observed its surroundings intently, always looking out for the deadly hand or fly swatter that would end its already pathetic short life. Teenagers sat at their desks, heads propped on their hands, faces against the table tops, noses in a variety of books, all bored […]

If there has ever been a drink to garner enough media attention and debate over the safety of its consumption that the drink goes form “hero to zero” in a matter of months, that drink has to be Four Loko. Recently, the FDA and law enforcement officials, as well as several states, have taken steps […]

Making the Most of It Tick. Tick. Tick. The sound of the non-stop ticking from the clock above the chalkboard is deafening. School is done for the day, but not for me. I’m an enthusiastic student locked in a staring contest with my favorite teacher. My teacher’s eyes squint. Mine are blank. My situation is […]

Before beginning taken to Birkenau concentration camp, Eliezer Wiesel was a devoted Jew who held strong faith in God. Even while at the camps, in the very beginning, Wiesel kept his faith in God. A Polish inmate also told the other inmates to keep their faith, as they will all see the day of liberation […]

Again. Again. Again. I could feel the irritation rising like bread in an oven. My fingers had been reduced to little nubs from rehearsing Bach’s, Goldberg Variations but that didn’t matter because I had to play it again. My mind wandered for a minute to think about my horribly exhausting day, the snowy hell of […]

Once there was a man named Mohammad who lived in the crowded city of Mecca. He did not like living in Mecca with its dusty, crowded, fetid streets. It was a big city, with people always coming to trade, and worship at the Black Stone. The poor of the city were often mistreated, and the […]