Business Essays
A strong economy is a vital component of a stable and powerful country. Throughout history, most countries have gone through periods of economic struggles at one point or another. The overall economy of the United States grew tremendously since the country was first formed, but as the nation developed, there have been many setbacks and […]
There are only two types of paintings in this world: those that capture an image and those that capture a spirit. I don’t understand how people can despise Abstract Expressionism or how they can look at a painting of splatters and see absolutely nothing. These people who scorn such masterpieces desecrate the humanness and life […]
I walk through the door to Broadway Bound Dance Center (BBDC), throw my bag into the cubby and add my shoes to the growing pile. I enter studio A, it’s become such a routine to set up the tumbling mats and begin the hour long work out, that I could do it in my sleep. […]
To prevent guns from being used to murder people in cold blood, to lower crime rates in the United States altogether, and to release the United States from a terrible burden It is a horrific scene to see on the national news, an innocent bystander caught in between two rival gangs’ crossfire. Children are often […]
This is the hook. A hook seduces the audience into reading an essay whether or not it is worthy of the audience’s time or attention. Hooks are commonly quotes, questions, or shocking statistics. The next sentences smoothly introduce the subject, whether it be love, hate, Shakespeare, proofs – or lack thereof – of global warming, […]
In today’s society, people often feel morally responsible to stifle their opinions or thoughts out of fear that others may find their interpretations to be insensitive or offensive. Recognition of what hurts specific people and groups may be helpful, in that it can allow society to move past its previously harsh words and actions. However, […]
William Blake expresses his view of the world through his poetry involving the idea of innocence and experience. Hurston, author of Their Eyes Were Watching God incorporates a similar theme seen in Blake’s works. From a Blakeian perspective, an individual suffers on the path from innocence to experience. This holds true in Hurston’s novel Their […]
The Great Chicago Fire was one of the most devastating fires in the history of the United States of America.Death, destruction, torture, devastation, and sadness followed in the inferno’s wake in 1871.Those who bore witness gawked in horror as something so commonplace in Chicago, a fire, multiplied in size to a hungry beast set on […]
Growing up, people are exposed to various parenting styles through friends, relatives, the media and even variations within most households. For the most part parenting styles can be classified into three categories including: strict parenting, less parenting and a strange or unpredictable combination of the two. Most often strict parents get a bad reputation for […]
The truth is, there is an unlikely blessing that stems from being the only girl in a family of 5 children. Never have I had to worry about my clothes being stolen or someone borrowing a neckless without asking. Instead I had to deal with finding my Barbie’s head popped off her body or skinning […]
Of course we all wake up every morning with a long day ahead of us. Imagine anticipating that your long, hard day’s work will consist of standing for 10 hours straight on a chicken assembly line, slicing off beak after bloody beak. This is assuredly along the lines of what runs through every slaughterhouse worker’s […]
The learned logic we as a people have come to be so familiar with does not allow error or consistency, therefore we are under the assumption-or rather, the certainty-that this is absolute. However this could very well be false-or perhaps not false, as is not our case, but not absolute. Another correction; it is not […]
Frederick Douglass once declared, “Once you learn to read you will be forever free.” In his life, literacy was the blessing that helped him reach emancipation. However, literacy was also the curse that opened his eyes to much of the cruelty of the world outside of his plantation that he had previously been hidden from. […]
It is evident that as the article, “Everyone is a Potential Torturer,” by Gaia Vince, states, every person on Earth has the potential to perform acts of evil. This is my belief as well. I believe that this is ultimately what William Golding feels to be true. His intention in writing Lord of the Flies […]
slave | sl?v | noun A person who is excessively dependent upon of controlled by something. The American slaves were seemingly emancipated in the year 1865. However, even as the last vestiges of racism against blacks dissipate, a new type of slavery dwells among us. It subtly controls our actions, silently blights our mind, and […]
NOW THAT I KNOW… I never know except when I traveled with an American Airline to United States with different flowers from different trees travelling,whichwere treated and respected as if they were from a single plant.Love and equality was there for everyone because we traveled with an airline from the village of peace and unity […]
Fear, anxiety, confusion, anticipation, excitement. All around the nation, High School Seniors and Juniors are facing possibly the biggest decision of the lives: Where am I going to college? For most, the college hunt truly starts junior year. At Arrowhead, students kickstart their search with their junior conference. They receive essential materials that will guide […]
One day I was sitting in class, about to start a group project. I made eye contact with my friends, planning to work with them, but then the teacher said she had already paired us up. I was briefly disappointed but then I realized that the teacher had paired me with my crush! We began […]
Currently the United States of America is suffering from a horrible ecological crisis in the form of the contamination of land and aquatic systems from coal ash. Coal ash is a byproduct of of burning coal in power-plants. It is usually mixed with water or another liquid to keep it from blowing away, at which […]
As you venture into the transition of becoming a high-school student at Sandra Day O’Connor, you will start to realize the people around you have changed. Instead of everyone being friends, there are a vast amount of groups, posses, cliques and squads. At O’Connor, these groups are something to be seen everyday. There is the […]
“All men are created equal.” This is a phrase that has often been regarded as the sacred creed to a land of opportunity, the doctrine of an indestructible nation, and the crux of American philosophy. In her literary masterpiece To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee bluntly exposes that as merely an idealistic raving, and replaces […]
Dear incoming freshman, this letter is for all of you that think high school is scary and upperclassmen hate you. That is not true at all. High school is fun. You have nothing to worry about, on my first day of high school I was terrified to go. I didn’t want the big kids to […]
On the date of November 22, 1963, the United States had a threat to national security when the 35th president John F. Kennedy was shot dead in Dallas, Texas. The person who killed Kennedy was Lee Harvey Oswald. After several years, though the United States citizens have had a hunch that the assassin of Kennedy […]
Tim Burton uses his style of horror and fantasy in the movies that we know and love today. He has directed the movies; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Beetlejuice, Frankenweenie, Batman, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, and many more. These movies are some of the most cherished and favorited around the […]
This past month a proposition to legalize marijuana did not pass do to majority vote of the state. I believe that the legalization of marijuana should have been passed for different reasons. For example, one reason is it is used as a medicine because it is a plant with natural herbs and is also known […]
As the Great Depression was one of the most influential time periods on music in itself, jazz music, the music originated in America that consists of improvisation, syncopated rhythms, and many distortions of pitch, underwent a great amount of changes. These changes were so impactful that they still exist today and changed the spectrum of […]
High school is the place where most students try to prove themselves to their chosen universities. This is the time to get ones act together and earn that perfect GPA. But on top of grades, extracurriculars, and the like, there is also one more thing that every high school student dreads: college entrance exams. These […]
Most people think that the heart is the most important vessel that pumps blood throughout the body. Little do they know that the brain controls the pumping. The brain is one of the most fragile organs of the body, yet it could potentially give you great knowledge and ideas. How does the brain get enough […]
I get writers block a lot, and I bet you do to. Here is a list of things you can do if you do get writers block. • Find your favorite chapter from you favorite book and re-write it the way you wish it would have happened, or maybe from another point of view. • […]
The biggest name in diesel engines, known for its color red which is even named after them and it’s insane amount of power puts this engine at the top of the list for the diesel world. If you haven’t already guessed it this should be a dead giveaway, the most popular engine in the Dodge […]
