Business Essays
Middle school students typically wake up in the morning, put on an outfit that matches everyone else’s, walk out of the house (remembering that pretty smile), get to school, and find a group of friends to chat with. If anyone dares to be different than the others, “OMG, did you see what so-and-so did?” “I […]
Peer pressure is dangerous and unhealthy to all teens and will influence the minds of our youth. I recently began reading a popular book by an anonymous author called, Go Ask Alice. I found this novel very interesting and different mostly because it was written in the style of a journal. Once I read to […]
Quietly sitting along the wall of a room reminiscent of an elementary school gymnasium, the best phrase to describe what I’m seeing is “small-scale chaos.” And it is, indeed, very small. Cappuccino pulls his leash from his owner’s hand and sprints away to complete the course on his own. Licorice attempts to jump over an […]
In the short story “Under The Influence” is about how a son who tells his father’s story and the troubles and experiences, he went thorough as a young boy due to his father’s drinking problem. His mother and sister would always try to convince his father to stop drinking and get help but, his father […]
Technology, is very controversial; in some aspects it is a blessing and sometimes it is a burden. It all depends on the scenario, it may be a blessing in the medical field because of curestreatments, and finding cancers and diseases early on. But it is a burden to social interaction. Next time you go to […]
The date was June 18th, 1812. President James Madison signed a sheet of paper that changed the world. It was the first of only five times that the United States of America has formally declared war on a foreign nation. America was outraged at England for several reasons. The main two were the British sponsorship […]
Did you ever think of a book that had more detail than the movie, all the time right, but this book is different. The movie had way more detail because the book is really small and didn’t have that much detail. The Wizard of Oz is about a girl named Dorothy that goes on an […]
In his 2004 book, Status Anxiety, Alain de Botton argues that humorists “convey with impunity messages that might be dangerous or impossible to state directly.” It has become increasingly difficult for a one to attack specific societal issues without having others reprimand them for doing so. For this reason, humorists have incorporated ways of denouncing […]
Many significant electronic and computer inventions that continue to play a vital role in society today date back to the 1970s. The American public was greatly impacted in various ways due to the affordability, efficiency, and novelty of these inventions. In Space exploration, the continuation of the Space Race implemented the improved relationship between the […]
One poem can have multiple meanings. Depending on the perspective, a happy poem can become sad. Something that was supposed to be meaningful can turn into a joke. In “The Raven”, Edgar Allen Poe took advantage of the power of perspective. He somehow created a poem vague enough to match anyone’s mindset, but detailed enough […]
The Trans-Mississippi romanticized by many (U.S. citizens and foreign immigrants alike) as the last adventurous American frontier, hailed for its wealth and independence, could not be more mistaken. The communities that made up the Old West were often unstable, many of its working patrons succumbing to cheap entertainment, such as liqueur, prostitution, and raucous saloons. […]
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that,” said Martin Luther King Jr. He was a man who honored his words, Martin was a great example of a person who knew how to encourage us, he never went to violence; only used the […]
The butter churner, the quilt, and the butter dish represent the heritage in Mama’s life and they all mean something to her. All of these objects mean something to Mama, but when Dee comes along and takes all of her “broken things” away Dee took her heart away too. Mama, Dee, and Maggie all have […]
Dear Fellow Teenagers, My mom started crying. I asked her what’s wrong ? She said, ” that her step brother just died from drug addiction.” She was upset at the world because of it. At the funeral she was crying so bad. When my brothers and I seen my step uncle laying there in his […]
Marriage, a basic social custom practiced by practically all human societies worldwide, varies widely by culture. In some cultures, such as in India, marriages are usually arranged, partners often do not meet before marriage, and the rate of marital separation is very low. In other cultures, such as in Sweden, marriages are a choice made […]
“And as I sat there brooding on the old, unknown world, I thought of Gatsby’s wonder when he first picked out the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock. He had come a long way to this blue lawn, and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp […]
In American society today, it is not considered rare for a child to be on multiple behavior altering medications. Though parents see this route as a way of helping their child overcome a social or behavioral disorder, they are ignorant of the fact that they are actually harming their children. Children in America with behavioral […]
King Tutankhamun is often seen as something he was not. I used to see him as a young, noble ruler who did many great things for Egypt, as I assume many other people do. However, the assumption could not be farther from the truth. One thing many people may not have not known about the […]
When the process of 3D printing became known to the majority of the public in the past year or so, many people saw it as simply a new way to create colorful toys and decorations. Images of 3D printed geometric shapes flooded the media, leading readers to surmise that 3D printing, however cool it was, […]
Overcoming ChallengesHave you ever overcame a challenge you thought you never could? At a time in everyone’s life they overcome a challenge they thought they would never overcome. Maybe the challenge is small, like being afraid of spiders or insects.Other challenges can be bigger like overcoming an eating disorder. Whether it’s small or big it’s […]
Unfiltered water has many cons that can be addressed. One of them is that there are many affected places that are consuming dirty water. Unfiltered water is unhealthy and can harm the human body. There are ways typical people can help the environment and people suffering from the effects of grimy water. There are some […]
There are 8,300 students who drop out of high school each day. Nobody really knows why so many students drop out. One of the biggest reasons students drop out is lack of motivation. Also nobody really knows how to keep students from dropping out. Some reasons are lack of motivation, teen pregnancy and drugs and […]
Today is Beth’s 18th birthday. Her friends are throwing a huge party to celebrate it at the park; unfortunately she won’t be able to attend it. She will be in the hospital fighting for her life. Being the oldest in her family, Beth strives to set a great example for her two younger siblings. Her […]
When we look at the systemic art movements of the last 400 or so years, the function and form of art as we know it have undergone numerous changes, and multiple defining and redefining periods. From the Renaissance (1300-1602) and its symbolism to Romanticism (1790-1880), Impressionism (1860-1890) to Pop Art (mid-1950s), we’ve constantly reconsidered what […]
“Existence precedes essence. Man first of all exists, encounters himself, surges up in the world, and defines himself afterwards,” Jean Paul Sartre once declared in his Existentialism Is a Humanism lecture. For centuries humans have fiercely sought for the metaphysical principle of existence, reaching beyond into the obscure realms of recognition and self-definition in the […]
A fictional character I find to be very underrated is Sir Lancelot Dulac from T.H White’s, “The Once and Future King.” Lancelot is usually remembered in two ways. He is remembered as The handsome knight who was the friend of the king, or he’s was the man who stole his best friend’s wife. However, I […]
Euthanasia is a doctor painlessly killing a patient suffering from an incurable or painful disease and also people with serious mental problems. Many people are against euthanasia and then there are people who aren’t. In the United States Oregon was the first state to legalize assisted suicide. In 2013 approximately 230 people died from euthanasia […]
Auschwitz. A place known by most, feared by all. A place of murder, reeking of death. The most famous of concentration camps, over a million Jews passed through its gates, but only a few came out. Recognized as the most deadly camp, Auschwitz had one really special-and deadly- weapon. Its gas chambers. Able to kill […]
America at the time was envisioning a nationwide version of John Gast’s painting “Manifest Idea,” where the American spirit of expansion was driven by God and the U. S. State to bring intelligence, democracy, trade, and technology across the country. The Manifest Destiny was built primarily on the white notion that it was the U.S.’s […]
Are insanity defenses frequently used in court? Surprisingly, the answer is no. According to Dr. Helen Farrell, insanity defenses are used in less than 1% of criminal cases, and only a percentage of those have been successful. Attorneys do not even recommend insanity defenses, even though the perception on television programs is that they are […]
