Business Essays
Those who oppose a totalitarian leader act with their guns, but when these rebels are stripped of their fundamental ideas of opposition – the very foundation of their purpose crumbles. Joseph Stalin, dictator of the Soviet Union, denied his enemies ideas, let alone weapons, because he believed ideas were more powerful. From a historical perspective, […]
When I read Speaker for the Dead I was stuck in Camp Shaver’s office, Kevin and AP the only two other coworkers that volunteered to work the group were sitting with their feet propped up and their faces glued to their phones. During the summer a group of wide-eyed campers would wander into my cabin […]
When people address bullying, it is often done in a negative, condescending way. However at my high school, bullying is handled with positivity and respect. Throughout my school, there are whiteboards where students and staff members write positive notes of encouragement, happy birthday wishes, and uplifting quotes. The simple act of picking up an Expo […]
The Miracle Worker gives a moving glimpse into the challenging life of young Helen Keller, who became an international hero despite almost impossible challenges. The story begins at the turn of the twentieth century in the South, as a desperate mother and a country doctor are frantically trying to steer an infant, Helen, through a […]
The Truth Behind Climate Change Climate change is a very real threat to humanity. The major obstacle in reversing climate change is capitalism. Capitalism has allowed politics to become corrupt and manipulated by finances, thus giving power to an elite, wealthy group of people in the world. These people are profiting off climate change and […]
“Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly” (Chesterton). Laughter is a good friend of ours. Not the kind of friend we met at a football game and we are definitely going to hang out with again. We’re talking Spongebob and Patrick kind of friend, a bond so strong it makes duct tape jealous. Laughter […]
Rock bottom: not the most comfortable place, but I’ve grown accustomed to it through some traumatic experiences. A perfect example is my freshman year in high school. That year was great academically and socially, but mentally and emotionally, it was draining. For one thing, transitioning into a new school with fifteen times more people than […]
“All history has been a history of class struggles between dominated classes at various stages of social development.” Friedrich Engles says it best when he says this because at some point one social class is always at the top or the bottom of the hierarchy. However each groups fights, either to hold their place of […]
Dementia: the Unlikely Hero Through imagery, diction, and pathetic appeals, Larry Levis’s poem “Winter Stars” paints dementia as a disease that has positive effects for those that have it and the people that interact with them. The poem’s imagery of a quaint town at rest strengthens the text’s portrayal of dementia as a gift. In […]
The Power of Remorse Remorse is a complex feeling; one that was not common in the romantic period in which Mary Shelly’s gothic novel Frankenstein was written. The literature, written for a contest, showcases the free thinking of that time and highlights the danger of thinking too recklessly. Self inflection was the name of the […]
In the short stories, “The Scarlet Ibis” and “The Cub”, both authors use character development to craft the coming of age theme. As the stories open, we learn about the central characters. Brother, the main character of “The Scarlet Ibis”, is a sporty and energetic person. He is an athletic person because he wanted to […]
As monster, Grendel struggles with the concept of beauty. He can objectively describe what we consider earth’s beauty without directly recognizing it as such, but human beauty and feminine beauty are foreign concepts. Captivating, intoxicating beauty, so strong it easily quells drunken men’s verbal brawls, softens old men into children, and even settles the score […]
Analysis through the application of psychological concepts to characters in fiction has a long history, most notably starting with the psychoanalytic literary theory based off of Freud’s theory of diagnoses through psychoanalysis.Such analysis can help understand what the author was thinking when they wrote their stories; what they were trying to teach us, what certain […]
Labels should not be placed on genetically grown food because GMO food is safe. GMO foods are safe because GM organisms are the genetically identical to regular organisms, which are comprised of tens of thousands of proteins, except the GM organism has one or two genes that are switched out by humans either in a […]
After being required to the State of the Union Address, required by my (extremely liberal) AP Government teacher, I prepared myself to listen to the most slanderous attacks on all Republicans and conservatives everywhere. Yet, with my C minus of last semester fresh in my mind, I decided to grit my teeth and just turn […]
think it is safe to say that most teenage girls in America read glossy magazines featuring love advice, fashion and hair and makeup tips. These magazines are targeted to not just teenagers, but also young girls. Magazines like Girls Life and J-14 glorify celebrities, market make-up and clothing and are packed with materialistic ideals. These […]
Social networking is undeniably becoming a huge part of everyday lives. Whether it is on computers, tablets, smart phones or other Internet enabled devices, there is always someone online. Now that we are aware that these social media sites are being used so frequently, the question is: Is this time spent online actually contributing anything […]
“An Apple a day keeps the doctor away!”This common cliche is indeed an accurate representation of the impact of healthy food on the body, mind, and soul. Healthy food is defined as natural, unprocessed produce that is grown without the use of pesticides, or synthetic fertilizers, or sewage sludge, or genetically modified organisms, or food […]
When one is faced with the hardest of challenges, will one discover the courage hidden within oneself? Courage is one of the main themes discussed in the book, The Power of One, by Bryce Courtenay. The main character, Peekay, is a young boy who has to face many challenges in his early life, and it […]
“Somewhere behind the athlete you’ve become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you, is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back…” By Mia Hamm. I love this quote because it is about how a little girl fell in love with the game. Everyone […]
A Brief Study Of Time Time is concept that has captivated the minds of physicists, mathematicians, and philosophers alike for millennia. In this essay, I will briefly explore and simplify the mind-contorting concept of time while detailing my personal belief in overall subjectivity of time. There are three major theories of time reality that divide […]
Technology has advanced a lot in the past decade. With these advancements our U.S military has been able to improve our weapons and devices a major amount. We have nuclear weapons, weapons that can see through peoples houses, weapons that can shoot anywhere in the world. You name it they have it. Drone missiles are […]
College one word that freaks almost every high school student out. Its something we all feel pressured into thinking about as we start the last year of high school or even the beginning of high school, but just looking at the cost from some students automatically makes them not want to or unable to go. […]
It was the Rippowam camping trip again and I was just as tired as ever. Recently, for the last two years, we have to be at school for six o’clock. Despite all the excitement in the air, while we were getting ready to go it was really cold outside. Of course its cold its still […]
To begin with this Personal Vice to Virtue Project, I have picked two adjectives to describe my personal vice and virtue using the letter “L”. My virtue is something many people have said about me, and it is that I am a very loving person. It takes me awhile to warm up to someone, but […]
We, as teenagers, have different interests than our parents and other adults. We hold different values for the everyday tasks we accomplish, for the items we consume and for the things we want; particularly when it comes to spending money. More than half of us will have a part time job and enjoy the idea […]
InThe Great Gatsby, the author, Scott Fitzgerald, shows the idea of loving and chasing a woman by Jay Gatsby’s actions toward Daisy Buchanan.As a metaphor for the American Dream. Gatsby’s thoughts on Daisy are similar to the thoughts on the American dream for new immigrants. Gatsby wants the image of a perfect life, he wants […]
“In all cases, observed individuals behave or perform better than unsupervised individuals for a limited time if they suspect or know about the observation”(Rouse). The Hawthorne Effect, a psychological phenomenon, was derived from an experiment in the 1920s that aimed to see how workers would react under different conditions. This experiment started off with Hawthorne […]
The basic foundations of freedom were governed by the right to speak, act, or think without any hindrance or restraints. Over time, freedom has evolved into something much greater than that. Freedom can be interpreted as the ability to succeed, the capacity to find importance, and the motive to pursue all dreams. Two distinct sides […]
Here, we will discuss true facts about the cashew. The cashew, when not in “Planter’s Mixed Nuts” form, is a boxing glove-shaped seed attached to an upside-down, heart-shaped fruit called the cashew Apple.. . Which grows on a cashew tree. The largest cashew tree is about 81,000 square feet which is large enough that if […]
