Business Essays
Middle ages, came about from all of the Barbarian attacks which led to the western part of the Roman Empire falling. Yes, the eastern part was happy but I’ll come back to that later. It’s very hard to believe that such a great empire as Rome came upon it’s end, but there was indeed a […]
We could begin by invoking Robert Fagle’s translation of Sophocles’ 2nd Choral Ode of Antigone, in which he states “[n]umberless wonders terrible wonders walk the world but none the match for man” (381-82). What quality of the human being makes her so unique to the vast universe that she places herself in and as the […]
From the gradual transition of my childhood to my teenage years, I have grasped a few important concepts of the world. The first is to grasp at any opportunity that presents itself. The second is that the most common factor in determining a person’s success is by the amount of things he or she owns. […]
Stop! Your favorite band is coming to town! Get up and go buy your tickets, get supped up and ready to go! But before you do that, make sure you’re aware of the different kinds of show-goers. They’re everywhere at a show, from the unprepared ones to the angry ones. This will be your guide […]
Raw Materials by John Salhus is an exotic piece. The artist definitely has his own style that’s completely unique to him. The way he uses a group of logs and boards and drapes a waterfall over it is quite stunning. This picture really jumped out at me with its simplicity. There were many others like […]
George Mallory was once asked, “Why do you want to climb Mount Everest?” He answered, “Because it is there.” Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. Standing at 29,035ft. It is part of the Himalayan Mountains. It stands between Nepal & China. I don’t think the mountain is as bad as everybody says. Many […]
The Beatles maybe the best band ever. The four Beatles are John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. In the summer of 1957 the Quarry men were setting up in a church when another member of the band introduced Lennon to Paul McCartney. By February 1958 Lennon was moving towards rock’n roll. This […]
Deep within the Rangrim Mountains of North Korea, hidden from the watchful eye of the world, lie some of the most atrocious human rights violations that have ever existed. North Korea’s labor camps are built around a twisted ideology that encourages the infliction of pain as a routine activity. The careful dismantlement of these camps […]
It is common knowledge that today’s youth make up words, most of them being silly combinations such as frenemies (noun; friends who are actually enemies), chillax (verb; to relax while chilled), and staycation (verb; to vacation for a long period of time in the same location). One word that nobody seems to remember, however, is […]
James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man documents how Stephen’s experiences with sensual and ethical awareness, Irish politics, language and religion lead him to understand and define both his identity and aesthetic theory. From the very beginning of the novel, Stephen expresses his thoughts in a stream of consciousness. He often […]
Theodore Roosevelt calls one of my favorite historical speeches “The Man in the Arena”. Theodore Roosevelt was very popular and well known even today. At the very least, you must know him to the extent of the teddy bear being named after him. For a better understanding of his speech you should know that he […]
Capital Punishment has been a part of the United States justice system for as long as our democracy has existed. Capital Punishment has evolved from the clearly barbaric forms such as hanging by the gallows to the supposedly “civilized” forms used today, mainly electrocution and lethal injection. However, while many people maintain that the death […]
Imagine this it’s a fresh new start and what do you do? Forget your mustang pass! Now if you have to use the restroom you can’t. So, you are sitting in class and all of a sudden you have to use the restroom. You go up to ask the teacher and she say’s “mustang pass […]
The holocaust is one of the most tragic events in history. During World War II, over six million innocent Jewish people were murdered by Nazis because they felt racially superior to the Jews. Today, in museums across the country the lives of the people that died in the holocaust are celebrated on a specific day […]
What You Want Right Now Did you know there are 27,468 public high schools in the United States? Right now, What do you want to do in life? What do you want to do in the future? Or what do you want the best of your four years of High School to be like? Well […]
The innocence of millions of kids shattered to pieces the moment their beliefs are changed from plain blank and white to all the possibilities. Santa the once beloved Christmas figure- who would have known- is now the cause of all the kids rebelling from their parents. The moment we find out that Santa isn’t real […]
Darwin is considered the “father of evolutionary biology.” He published, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection in 1859 in which he makes many contributions to the field of evolutionary biology. A few of his contributions are variations within species, evolution as gradual change over long periods of time and natural selection […]
Have you ever heard the expression, “You’re nuts?” This phrase has been around since the beginning of time, and has given nuts a negative name. The denotation of the word is a fruit consisting of a hard or tough shell around an edible kernel. This dictionary definition has evolved into the everyday connotation of dreadful, […]
He stood at the ledge, heart beat rapid, adrenaline pumping. As he peered over the edge, wind hammered against his ears, whipping his hair and shirt. He felt smothered. He cautiously stepped back and began biting his already gnawed nails. Life twinkled in his eyes for the first time in months. Many thoughts flashed though […]
Ever wonder where cocaine came from in the 1970s and early 1980s? Well there was a man behind it (including a couple others), but we’re just going to focus on this one man, George Jung. He was an ordinary man, just like any other person in the world. His occupation though was…unique, a moon curser […]
George Orwell, who wrote Animal Farm, went to Spain to fight for the Spanish government in the Spanish Civil war. While there he was in a Trotsyist outfit. He then witnessed Stalinists (acting under direction from Moscow) seizing, imprisoning, and killing many of his fellow Trotskists, all under the pretense of insuring the success of […]
Bunraku is type of puppet performance that is rather larger than usual puppets. These Japanese puppets are sometimes reaching life size taking at least three to four puppeteers to maneuver it. Each of the puppeteers controls a certain part of the body of the puppets such as the legs, arms, and facial features. Puppeteers will […]
The hierarchy of responsibility for the holocaust begins with Hitler and ends with the citizens of Germany and the global community. Individually, Hitler held the most power while collectively, the citizens of the expanded Nazi Germany had the most power. Hitler was the visionary of the entire NSDAP regime as none of it would have […]
“Like a social butterfly”. Butterflies are social, they fly around like they have no worries in the world. They just fly, and a land– and fly, and land. They have families, ranging from moths to skippers. They seem to appear almost trustworthy. They land on you, and they trust that you are not going to […]
Mrs. Schultz is a wonderful person; actually incredible, if you ask anyone in MacArthur Ninth Grade High School! She is a very excellent teacher who helps her students when needed and never rejects them. Her career started when she graduated from Texas A&M in Corpus Christi. Mrs. Schultz admired the teacher and student ratio at […]
Blake wrote the poem ‘London’ as a first-person narrative that delves deep into the melancholy aspects of pain and woe that plagued the city at the time. Through the use of language, narrative, metaphors and rhyme schemes, Blake presents and extreme abuse of power that enslaves London’s society. As Blake starts the poem describing the […]
“Many of the things that seem impossible now will become realities tomorrow. ” – Walt Disney This quote has been significant all through my writing workshop class this year. To me, this quote means that at one time you may think that a goal you want to achieve is out of reach and impossible. However, […]
The Tragedy of Macbeth will forever be recognized as one of William Shakespeare’s greatest plays. Like many of his historical plays, Shakespeare used the Holinshed’s Chronicles, as a source for the plot of Macbeth. The play centers a regicide and the aftermath by the accounts of King Macbeth of Scotland, Macduff, and Duncan I of […]
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; accordingly, culture appropriation is in the eye of the perceiver. Some eyes perceive the adoption of icons, rituals, and behavior from various cultures as a way of complimenting their roots. Still, others perceive the superficial underpinnings as even deeper implications of offensive culture appropriation. The history of […]
Policies between schools are mostly the same, or can differ in a large variety of ways. Some schools have absurd policies, such as not being able to leave the cafeteria when you are done eating. Some schools have acceptable policies, such as, you get detention for not doing homework. These are what allow fairness, and […]
