Business Essays

Marxist Criticism

“A stone hit her on the side of the head” (Jackson). According to an internet source the author, Shirley Jackson wrote the short story in 1948. It was published in the New Yorker and was controversial for many years. Jackson refused to make any comment other than, “Explaining just what I had hoped the story […]

The Fire

It was December 9,2010. I was sitting in class, I don’t really recall the class it was. Too boring to remember i suppose. So there i was working on some unfinished homework? maybe? I think my teacher was babbling about her kids. The phone rang which usually meant someone had to go to the office, […]

An Objective Theory of Illumination, Part I.

From traditional Native American storytelling to the bible and the tale of Jesus Christ, this ancient story unifying all cultures and the World since time immemorial has had its authenticity left untouched. The story of a holy being or entity creating humanity is tacit in all religions and the story of a holy man performing […]

Hunger Games Essay

Violence happens every day. According to ChaCha Answers, on average a person is murdered every minute worldwide. Murder and violence are also prominent factors of The Hunger Games, where children are forced to fight to the death in an arena for entertainment. Plaudits are given when a child dies; the capitol loves a good fight. […]

Eat For a Day

Eat for a Day Kewalos is a beach in Kaka’a’ko. It’s streets are lined with tents and shopping carts. A bright orange sun was setting on Kewalos. The sky was littered with pink and orange clouds, and everything that touched the sunlight had a slight orange glow. Two foot waves rolled in every now and […]

The Great Twain Debate

Should the “N” word be replaced with “slave” in mark Twains “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”? The answer is no. In his book Twain is trying to portray the hillbilly of the day, the old fashioned, and the west. He was not meaning the word in a racial, demeaning term, so implying that all blacks […]

Anne Frank: A Realitistic Experience

Most of us have heard about the book: Anne frank- the diary of a young girl. Most of you have probably read it. I have also read it. After reading it, I was so moved that I decided to write it down in a non- fiction piece of article. In brief, the book is actually […]

Martin Luther King Narrative Essay

On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I have a dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. Martin Luther King Jr. said himself that “today will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.” His speech talked about equality and freedom […]

Goals

One of my two goals for my community service is to feed the homeless. My second community service goal is to donate many things to the people that need it. One of my extracurricular goals is to be in varsity softball this year. My second extracurricular goal is to be in varsity volleyball next year. […]

Panem vs. Today's World

Does some type of struggling dominate current society? People first think of children or families dying of starvation. Digging deeper illustrates that people are struggling on many levels, including both the people of Panem and the ones living in America. Panem is closer than thought. Panem and the contemporary society have many similarities. There are […]

Maya Angelou Descriptive Essay

Marguerite Ann Johnson was born on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri. Maya’s nickname was given to her by her oldest brother, Bailey Jr. She was an African American women, growing up during a time when there was segregation. Maya was a poet, civil rights activist, dancer, film producer, television producer, playwright, film director, […]

Twentieth-Century American Poetry by Dana Gioia, David Mason, and Meg Schoerke

Hundreds of anthologies of poetry exist, dealing with a myriad of themes and subjects. However, small portions of those poetic anthologies focus solely on the twentieth century. Twentieth-Century American Poetry, edited by Dana Gioia, David Mason, and Meg Schoerke, is one the few well-written anthologies that focuses primarily on American poetry and poets. Unlike most […]

Personal Narrative – Moving

Nobody really likes to move. At least, I know I don’t. We were living in West Jordan, Utah and I was in the fifth grade. We moved into our house in West Jordan when I was about two months old. Life was going great. I had lots of good friends that I had been around […]

4th of July

Fireworks. Barbeque. Parties. A long, summer day that stands out from the rest. Possibly long, strenuous drives, for many people. This is the imagery that comes to many people’s minds when thinking of the fourth of July. Yet how many people really think about what this holiday was originally based upon while they are busy […]

A Man’s Best Friend

“A dog is a man’s best friend,” is a phrase that has been around for centuries. The first known record of this phrase was in 1789 by Frederick the Great of Prussia. He was very fond of his Italian greyhounds and loved them so much he wanted to be buried next to them. Throughout history […]

How Far Does the Reach of Anonymous Extend?

I recently read a story concerning the group Anonymous. The story intrigued me greatly, and it went something like this: After the Food Not Bombs scandal in Orlando, Anonymous, the Internet hacktivist group, declared a new operation, deemed operation Orlando, in which they will fight what they see as a freedom of expression violation. Now, […]

Iran Problems

Iran, has a thirst to quench. A thirst for making an atomic bomb, just like the U.S. But European countries and the U.S do not want Iran to make,or in this case succeed in making a bomb. Why? Because Iran isn’t too “responsible” in handling a bomb. Instead of using it like the U.S is, […]

Poetry Essay

During the Romantic literary period where the individual and pursuit of happiness was at its highest point. Poetry was at the heart of this wave of literary expansion. Poetry was today’s television, and families would sit around a fire and read this poetry, and these poets became known as fireside poets. Poems such as” Old […]

Our World, Our Home

The dots of paint flow along the path made by the wind blowing calmly. The thread of dark chocolate is the only thing holding up to hundreds of dots depending on it. The once light pastel colors above us convert to navy blue filled of sparkly diamonds as the hours pass by. Rainbow creatures crawl […]

Anxiety

Anxiety I was in class ready to present a big project I had been working on. I was next to present and all of a sudden I had sweat pouring down my forehead, hands were shaking like an earthquake, and heart pounding like a drum. “For teens or anyone else , anxiety is a normal […]

Were America and Japan Equals During WW2?

On June 19, 1944, the Battle of the Philippine Sea, or the Marianas Turkey Shoot, would occur. It would end as a decisive American victory with the Americans losing 123 aircraft, 80 of which either ran out of gas and the pilot had to bail out or landing on the moving aircraft carriers as night, […]

The Lion King: Family Ties

The movie begins with an introduction to the average, nuclear family: Mufasa (father), Sarabi (mother), and Simba (son). Simba was just born, and Mufasa and Sarabi begin the long and perilous journey from the beginning stage of the family cycle (establishing a home) to the parental stage (becoming parents and raising kids). For the entire […]

Inaugural Addresses of Washington 1789 vs. Obama 2009

WASHINGTON’S INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF 1789 a transcription: In the transcription of “Washington’s Inaugural Address of 1789” from the National Archives and Records Administration, Washington outlines his promises for his presidency. Washington’s main focus is that he is trying to assure the people that he will not become a monarch. He believes that the United States […]

Construction Electricity

In construction electricity we learn things like how to wire simple and complex wire runs, we also learn different techniques like smarter ways to do wire runs. We learn how to hand bend one half inch conduit and three quarters inch conduit with hand benders. We also learn how to bend with Chicago benders with […]

Marxcist Criticism-The Lottery

“The People of the village began to gather in the square, between the post office and the bank, around ten o’clock…but in this village, where there were only about three hundred people, the whole lottery took less than two hours” (Jackson). Shirley Jackson the author of the short story The Lottery received many different opinions […]

I Believe

I believe I should not judge a person by external appearances while I don’t know the person well. When we meet a person for the first time we unconsciously make a first impression about them. I know it is a wise decision to not judge others before I get to the person. I also do […]

The Great Gatsby Research Paper

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby develops a theme of greed and constant discontent within the main characters through literary elements such as tone, symbolism, imagery, and dialogue. In the Great Gatsby the contemporary society of a prosperous America during the time after the war is portrayed by optimist values using money and greed. Money […]

Pioneers in the Battle Against Mother Nature

Most of the time people get what they pay for no matter how assuring the product may seem. O. F. Davis was the Land Commissioner of Omaha, Nebraska and he was determined to sell 12,000,000 acres of land to any and all parties seeking land to build businesses or farms. He made a poster claiming […]

Awareness to Genocide

Did you know that the Holocaust was not the last major genocide? Other genocides have occurred since the Holocaust and the genocides have similar characteristics to the Holocaust. The Rwandan genocide for example, has similar characteristics to the holocaust. As both the Tutsis and the Jews were killed because of racial impurity. There have been […]

Into the Brain: Alzheimer's in Women

Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking, and behavior. Dementia is caused by damage to brain cells. When cells in a region of the brain are damaged, that region cannot carry out functions normally. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia, accounting for sixty to eighty percent of dementia […]