Business Essays
Privileges are something that students earn everyday. A privilege is a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available to a particular person or group of people. Seniors should be given the privilege to leave school for lunch because they earned it, and they are mature enough to leave. Most seniors do not like the […]
I had a math teacher who casted a spell over the class each semester. My classmates nodded off and the lesson vanished before our eyelids. I love the subject, but the teachers aren’t enthusiastic enough to catch my wondering attention…that was, until junior year. It was the first day of the semester and this teacher […]
History of Music Music isknownineveryknown culture.(“History of Music”)Musichasbeenaroundfor atleast55,000years.Studiesshow thatoneofthefirstinstrumentsfoundwasmost likely madearound800 B.C. Some of the earliest formsofmusicwereprobablydrumsorthehumanvoice, andsomeofthemoreadvancedinstrumentsHarps, lutes,andRattles. MusichasbroughtoutmanyemotionsforhumanssincetheAncienttimestoClassicaltoModern. Ancient TheAncientera canbeconsideredabigpartofmusicaldevelopment.TheAncientEgyptianshadcreatedmanyinstrumentslike Harps lutes, cymbals, etc.(“History of Music”). Music was a big part of Egyptian Culture. In Ancient India they created some amazing musical instruments such as stringed instruments and flutes. Ancient Rome […]
The First Amendment was the first ratified addition to the constitution that began the Bill of Rights. It details four different basic rights that were not added in the Constitution, these rights being • The right to petition • The right to worship freely • The right to assembly • The right to free press […]
The idea of transcendentalism and energy consumption might not seem like to topics that could relate to each other, but they do because both of them rely on individuals even though most mass energy consumption is done by groups, groups are nothing without the individuals providing support. Energy consumption is becoming more and more of […]
Over the summer we had to answer questions about commercials and soon I became painfully aware how materialistic our society is. Whether it’s turning on the T.V. or flipping through a magazine, one is guaranteed to see companies selling their products with a technique that I like to call, brainwashing. In all seriousness, companies lure […]
What is the American Dream? Is it finding true love and exploring its forever amazing ways? Or is it being wealth, rich, and using money to explore all of the ideas that rich people have done in the past? The answer to these questions is in F. Scott Fitzgerald novel The Great Gatsby. The Great […]
Since the 1960’s, the mathematics abilities of American students have deteriorated compared to those of students from other world powers. A recent study has shown, however, that mathematics performance depends more on education and attitude rather than inborn genetic talent (Kimball & Smith, 2013). Some researchers theorize that America’s mathematical inadequacy stems from poor mathematics […]
On the day of my first rehearsal with a band in Livingston while taking a break, the band director asked me a question that has been debated over by many people, “In the movie Amadeus did Salieri kill Mozart?” Therefore, I told him that in real life, he and Mozart were playful rivals and improvised […]
Have you ever heard of the missionary Amy Wilson Carmichael? Some people think that Amy Wilson Carmichael was just a famous missionary, but they don’t know why she was important, what was happening when she was alive, and what her worldview was. She ministered in three countries, Ireland, Japan, and India. In the world during […]
Imagine if you were at the beach for the weekend and you get an asthma attack. Your parents rush you to the emergency room. But, did you know that your mortality rate has shot up 27% for going to the hospital on a weekend. This is called the ‘weekend effect’, the weekend effect is when […]
Ever since I can remember, Mr. Hussar, was my absolute favorite teacher at Brandywine Springs Elementary/ Middle School. I remember being in elementary school and wanting him as my teacher so bad, but he only taught middle school kids. When I was finally old enough for him to be my teacher, there wasn’t a minute […]
In today’s youth there is an alarming rise in conformity, compared to the previous generations. Just like in every society, conformity and obedience are required to prevent chaos, but when the people of the society, especially the youth, forget who they are, there becomes a certain mindset. In this mindset the youth begins to over […]
Most thunder storms will consist of lightning, rain, high winds, and even tornadoes which all can be very frightening and dangerous to people. To others it’s just another rainy day. Lightning is the thing I hate most about a thunder storm. In my opinion it is ridiculous. How does a giant bolt of light conjure […]
Technology is part of every aspect in society’s life. It is used for so many different things that our world consequentially revolves around it. In most cases, technology does not help with memory. Think about it. When was the last time you had to remember someone’s phone number, or an address that wasn’t yours? Although […]
Have you ever broken a bone? One sunny day after school my team and I had basketball practice. During the middle of practice we were doing a drill where you play two on two then you box out the defender. I was on defense and I boxed out my man and then I jumped to […]
The Wave, by Todd Strasser is a very inspiring novel that all adolescents should read at some point in their lifetime. It is based on a true story that took place in 1969 in Palo Alto, California. This novel tells the story of Ben Ross and his senior history class. Ben Ross creates an experiment […]
Dear Literary Canon Board of Directors, I am writing this letter because I believe that the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling should be considered a classic. The first reason I believe the Harry Potter series should be included in the literary canon is it shows how important friendship is. for example: Hermione is the […]
In Athol Fugard’s Master Harold . ..And the Boys and Elie Wiesel’s Night, soup appears to be a powerful symbol in both. The authors not only depict soup as food, but creates the soup motif with deeper implications. These soups have completely different meanings, and reflect opposite characters in each, but both soups challenge racism. […]
In recent time using the television as a source of campaigning for the presidential election to make sure that Americans were able to be aware of what was happening at that time. In the year of 1980 80. 6 million people watched the election between Anderson, Carter, and Reagan (source D). That was the only […]
In recent years headlight flashing has become popular with the general population. It’s a way to get a point across. Also it can tell of hazards ahead, such as deer, an accident, even a flash flood. The use of headlights as a means to communicate messages on the roadway appears to have expanded over the […]
“The Death of Benny Paret”, Mailer uses imagery and metaphors to aid the reader in feeling the atmosphere of the fight and grave nature of what happened to Benny Paret. Imagery is used to show the reader, in their minds, what is going on in the story and allow them to better understand the story […]
“Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good” – Calvin Coolidge I wish Calvin Coolidge was running for President today. In light of our current presidential-election circus, we are indesperate need for his statesman like approach which endeavors to reach the […]
Where We Came From The idea of evolution vs. creationism is a major world conflict that has been around since the 1800s, and is a problem that still exists today. Will Charles Darwin’s ideas ever have peace? The world may never know. Have you ever wondered where all life forms on earth evolved from? Both […]
The Yellow Wallpaper is about a wife who is looked down upon by her husband and society. Jane, the main character, was sick and was told to live a plain, life. Being a regular stay at home wife wasn’t something she wanted to do. She went against this and continued to write and tried to […]
In most of Shakespeare’s plays there at least some deception. From Othello to Julius Caesar to Macbeth there is deception in all of his plays. In the play Macbeth a man named Macbeth finds three witches in the forest they tell him that he can be king of Scotland but all he had to do […]
In order for man to succeed in life, God provided him with two means, education and physical activity. Not separately, one for the soul and the other for the body, but for the two together. With these means, man can attain perfection. -Plato As the quote implies, physical health and mental acuteness are in no […]
“Scientists and conservationists agree that introduced plants and animals represent the single greatest threat to the terrestrial ecosystem of the Galapagos Islands” (“Latest News”). In most cases the occupancy of humans and the introduction of invasive species in areas have shown a negativeeffect on ecosystems; however, there is a possibility that humans harmed the overall […]
The Iliad is a story comprised of a long poem, telling thee battle of Troy. Troy was a city founded between thee 5the and 10the century BC. But, in thee 11the century BC, thee rash prince of Troy, Paris, fell in love withe thee most beautiful woman on Earthe, thee Greek Queen, Helen. The only […]
Bast, also known as Bastet, Basthet, Ubasti, Pasht and ‘the lady of the East’, is the Egyptian goddess of cats, protection, fertility, music, dance, patron of the first fire brigade and the protector of the all Seeing Eye. In the earlier days of ancient Egypt she was also the goddess of the home. Bast is […]
