Business Essays
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. […]
“And if he were holding his gun in his hand, nobody could run over him; they would have to respect him”. Richard Wright the author of The Man Who Was Almost a Manwas at a good point of his career when he wrote this story. Richard Wright’s story was originally part of a chapter for […]
Imagine this: There is a Guatemalan couple in the United States that is going through rough economic times and can barely scrape together enough money to feed their children. On top of that, they can’t send their children to school because it’s too expensive. The couple can barely hold together with the earnings received from […]
Are we all safe from natural disasters? Fortunately we’re not all safe from natural disasters. A natural disaster is nature killing thousands of people. Tornadoes are violent natural disasters that are caused by warm, moist air and cool, dry air. They kill hundreds of people a year, when warm moist air and cool dry air […]
From 1840 to 1920, the population of The United States increased from 17.1 million to 105. 7 million people. This prodigious expansion in the population was due to the drastically increasing number of foreigners that immigrated to the US. The presence of these immigrants fueled the industrial revolution that laid the foundations for the US […]
Someone once said “A strong women is a women determined to do something that others are determined not to be done. ” Using feminist criticism, the reader can analyze Charlotte Perkins Gilman “The Yellow Wallpaper” through character, symbolism, and dialogue. “The Yellow Wallpaper” written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is about a woman named Jane who […]
Early Draft The inexorable passage of human history has been punctuated by events that have radically shaped the development of societies throughout the world. These turning points as defined by historians have profoundly affected people lives through their indelible impact on political, economic, and social landscapes. Two such events, the Crusades and the Bubonic plague […]
