Business Essays
In an interview with Nisa, a sophomore in the NYC iSchool, she talks about her helping animals without a home aka stray animals. “I have a backyard and stray cats go there all the time… I feed them and give them blankets if it’s cold or raining.” People like Nisa are trying to end the […]
middle school student’s grades have been brought down by tests given in all subjects. In school the biggest percentage of your grades are tests and quizzes. When students fail or do poorly on these their grades are brought down. If a child with a solid B did poorly on a test then their grade could […]
The midpoint is the middle of a certain line on a coordinate plane. A coordinate point is an infinite surface (plane) with grid lines to easily measure where the line is and how big it is. The coordinate grid lines meet in points that we write as (x,y) format, x being how far across from […]
In the memoir Night, Elie Wiesel recalls details from the horror he, his family, and other Jews endured during the Holocaust. From the first chapter, the Germans have already begun to constrain the Jews. The Jews find themselves with a variety of restrictions from wearing a yellow star to being unable to visit restaurants and […]
Happiness comes from both internal and external factors. Though most believe that happiness comes only from internal factors, there are multiple external factors, (along with internal,) that make happiness much easier to achieve. On the contrary, if you don’t have internal happiness, external factors that may create joy will seem like nothing. This mindset is […]
In the United States, the public school system is intended to provide a “free and equal” education to all students, regardless of their race, culture, religion, or sexuality. However, many sociologists that study the structure of the American public school system find that there is a direct association between the social and the sexual status […]
School is something that everyone does for almost all of the beginning of your life. The first 6 years of school are the easiest of them all. Then they get harder and harder. As you go through junior high and high school it becomes much harder. Kids are always looking forward to going to junior […]
Old-fashioned or modern? Safe or risk taking? Traditional or contemporary? These are the underlying questions that daunt an average adolescent trying to make decisions in life. And in one particular sense, the decision to take a Gap Year between high school and college can be a stagnant but positive life decision. A ‘gap year’ is […]
It is mentioned in “Knowledge Deficits”, in Digital Nation and in several online chat sites and websites that our generation is believed to be growing dumber. They credit this supposed decrease of intellect to the growing age of Technology, saying it cuts us off from the world around us and makes us unable to focus […]
Imagine yourself living in a different time period. Not just any random time period, but the 1920’s. The era of jazz, the beginning of the “flapper,” the parties, the scandalous lifestyle. Sounds fun doesn’t it? Now imagine yourself married while all of this was happening around you. In my opinion marriages were very faulty in […]
In the analysis of the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, written by Robert Louis Stevenson, the major theme is often debated. Why exactly did Stevenson create Jekyll’s dual personality? [They say] that Stevenson created Jekyll’s dual personality in order to demonstrate man’s need for an outlet, in order to escape his dull, […]
In the middle ages, religion played a key part in both igniting tempers and justifying violent acts. The motives that brought about the Crusades have been either interpreted as a courageous effort in dispelling “infidels” in the Holy Land, or an attempt to expand papal power and accommodate the growing European economy (Crusades). Because the […]
In Homer’s epic poem the Odyssey, Penelope shows cleverness that makes her worthy of being a hero and worthy of Odysseus. Despite this fact people overlook her position because they are focused on Odysseus’ challenge. Penelope shows her cleverness through three different ways: an interrogation, a challenge, and a secret between her and Odysseus. Homer […]
The world displays change as a good thing. Why is it never shown as a bad thing? Well, it can be, I have seen this, done this. My mother prods me to change consistently and unrelentingly just so her “miserable” life could be the happiest that she could imagine. I have forced myself to change […]
“It is good to have an end to a journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end,” (QuotationsBook). Many embark on the bold quest of life, seeking the final destiny it has in store for them. Some procure what they yearn for, while others are left helplessly to their vitriolic fates. […]
Weight is a big concern in America. In the social media of today, a body must be perfect to even be considered okay. If a person thought their body was fat they might diet or even stop eating. If it weren’t for the media there would be nothing to compare to. Because of the media, […]
Writing letters has become a think of the past, now everything is typed. Unfortunately, there is no emotion in typed words. Hand writing a letter can have several benefits including not needing electricity. This art allows people to express emotions in ways that computers can’t. Although typing and writing a letter will get the same […]
A weapon of mass destruction can be nuclear, biological, or chemical. Also can be recognized as WMD. They have been around since at least 1937. Before 1945, they were used as conventional weapons of great destructive power. Recently, there has been talk of nuclear weapons. The United Nations have sent investigators to keep Iraq in […]
“A Ranger wears the lives of two dozen men on his belt.” is an old Araluen saying. This is because a Ranger is a deadly archer, able to shoot an arrow at impossible speed and with deathly accuracy. They are also notable by their ability to hide and sneak around. That is why common people […]
Bullfighting is the most tragic, beautiful, and quintessentially Spanish of traditions.The Iberian tradition recounts a history of conquest and liberation, of authoritative rule and subsequent liberation, and of the push and pull of the tides in the Alboran sea.Perhaps most important of these histories is that of life and death, of agile man and noble […]
Film adaptations of well known novels often have high expectations to measure up to. It is frequently difficult for directors to translate profound emotions from text to film without causing public disappointment, and the 1937 novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is no exception. Set in a California ranch during the Great Depression, […]
The people of Herot, Denmark were terrorized every night, each one wondering if they would be the next to be eaten by the monster that lurks in the night. In the epic story “Beowulf,” translated by Burton Raffel, the people of Herot spend countless nights in fear of the monster called Grendel. The monster Grendel […]
The poem “A Psalm of Life”, written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, is said to have been published in 1838. Longfellow is one of the famous Fireside Poets. “A Psalm of Life” is an encouraging poem which advises the reader not to allow their lives to waste away. He attempts to establish the thought in his […]
There is more to an X-Ray than you think.You probably don’t know discovered the x-ray, how they work, what are the uses of x-rays, and what happens if you receive too many x-rays.X-rays have a very small wavelength so they are invisible to the human eye.They are absorbed by dense material such as bones but […]
There are many unsolved mysteries in this world. One of these mysteries would include the unusual disappearance of Amelia Mary Earhart. Amelia was well known for becoming the first woman to fly by herself across the Atlantic Ocean. She has become a legacy and a role model to all women due to her many achievements […]
In the story, “The Smallest Dragonboy,” the main character Keevan moved through a rite of passage, turning age twelve to become a dragonrider. As junior high students, we have many rites of passage to look forward to. In the United States, there are many requirements, such as age and rules or laws that have to […]
There is no question that obesity in the U. S has skyrocketed. In America, about 31.8% of children and young adults between the ages of two and nineteen are considered obese; approximately 18.6% of these are boys and 15% are girls. In response to the epidemic, former first lady Michelle Obama, during her husband’s presidency, […]
Old family photos spill out of photo albums that have been hidden away in boxes and totes for years. Most are too wide for a single hand to clench tightly around the spine while lifting it out to safety, and two hands must be lowered simultaneously into the totes to ensure that the albums don’t […]
“We cannot change our past. We cannot change the fact that people act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude” (BrainyQuote). Charles R Swindoll’s quote encourages one to let go of what they cannot […]
There have been about 130 million books ever written, each with different plots, characters, and settings; but not every book written may hold a story worth telling (Google Books). The novel “The Program” by Suzanne Young, features the action-packed, nail-biting story of two love-stricken characters facing a world of depression and the temptation of deadly […]
