Business Essays

Cell Phones Should Be Allowed in Schools

A 2010 Pew Research Center study found that 65 percent of cell-owning teens bring their phones to school despite any bans that may be in place. Most schools now allow students to have cell phones but require them to be turned off during class because they can be disruptive and distracting. Cell Phones should be […]

About To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird is a book that relates to the history and the social problems of the United States. Harper Lee, the author, was born on April 28, 1926, in Alabama. The United States is a country with many different types of immigrants from other countries. That is why the discrimination problem is so […]

Ringo Starr: The un-forgotten Beatle

Here is a question that has thrown people off for over 40 years: “What is the name of all four members of the 60’s rock band The Beatles?” The answers would follow as such: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and, …_____. The fourth Beatle always draws a blank. The forgotten Beatle’s name happens to […]

Religion in School

Religion can have a major impact in one’s life. It gives great positive encouragement and can give people hope for what is going to happen when they die. It gives people something to look forward to. Belief in a higher being is a good thing to in cooperate into schools because at a young age […]

Toilets

Matt Burman 6/20/13 Writers` workshop Genre: Essay Audience: Age 10-60 men and women mostly teens. Purpose: To get clean water to africa Toilets for the next generation One of the richest men on earth has paid $100,000 to change the design of the toilet! Now you are probably thinking toilets what is he talking about, […]

Foreign Language Classes Take the Trip of a Lifetime

Arrowhead High Schools motto is “something for everyone.” And Arrowhead offers unique classes that other schools do not; they have five foreign languages that start at the basics and go up to AP. One of those languages is Spanish, and every year there is a trip offered to students that are in level 2 Spanish […]

Gun Control: Who's Pulling the Trigger?

Have we as United States citizens grown so accustomed to having our rights taken away that we would give up our safety? We constantly watch politics, MSNBC, Morning Joe, Politics Show, American Morning, CNN, etc. andwe allow these shows to tell us how we should feel. Guns are an American right. Therefore no one, no […]

Food Prices Rising

“It is increasing the price of food for people in the US, it is costing an enormous sum of money for everyone” (Sauser). Food prices are on the rise and there are many factors causing prices to increase, food prices can be expected to rise next year and for years to come. Also local restaurants […]

Is The Death Penalty Ethical, or Even Practical?

How much does society really know or understand about the complications of the death penalty? Many people in our country today simply view the death penalty as a security blanket; they feel safe because of the option of death row, even if they don’t really know much about what it entails. The American public knows […]

Variation in Perspectives

Critical response: In every continent, every country, every state and every dark alley there is a possibility of a rape. A rape is a cruel malevolent act that shows the empowerment of men over women. It strips the woman of her self confidence, her identity, and brings upon a fear and darkness within her. She […]

The Power of Knowledge

Knowledge is power, literacy is education, and education helps you communicate. The ability to read and write allows you to socialise with others and could benefit you in the future. Therefore, being multilingual is a huge advantage. I speak fluent arabic and english and am currently learning Italian. This allows me to communicate with many […]

Three Articles

As I was reading the three articles, I could relate to what they were saying. Some articles I was saying in my head, “Wow, this has happened to me before,” or “Yeah, this is totally true.” And some I was thinking, “This makes absolutely zero sense.” Overall, I related to more articles than I did […]

Plato's Allegory of the Cave, Analyzed and Depicted

Have you ever wondered if the human race has only experienced a small percentage of our vast worldly spectrum?Have we been so consumed in our daily agendas that we have been oblivious to the various theories and ideas presented before us and disregarded them as merely extraneous?The great philosopher Plato, widely acknowledged for his unparalleled […]

The Existence of Parallel Universes

Parallel universes are the mirrored version of our universe but in other dimensions that closely resemble each other. This type of universe is just an example of all the different types of possible existing universes; scientists have always argued over the existence of other worldly dimensions. The scientists that have researched this and do believe […]

The limited usefulness of home 3d printing

3d printing is a manufacturing process that has been around for thirty years. Just recently, the patents expired for (FDM) or Fused Deposition Modeling. The FDM manufacturing process works by depositing a bead of melted plastic in the desired shape of a product. This technology is cheaper and has allowed the public to access the […]

Edgar Allan Poe – Misunderstood

Some claim that Edgar Allan Poe’s writings are too excessively morose for the consumption of youth. They postulate that his style is over killed in darkness and gloom, too much so to be involved in the education of adolescents. This is simply not true. While some of writings are questionably baroque, valuable lessons can be […]

Trending Unselfies

Giving Tuesday is trending at Arrowhead. It all started when the business department askedstudents if they would post an unselfie on “your choice media” and hashtag it “unselfie.” The business department did some research which lead them to Giving Tuesday, a national charity event to promote giving. “Giving Tuesday” happens every Tuesday after Black Friday […]

"Crimes of the Heart" Review

Has a family member ever driven you even past the point of mere aggravation? In the Pulitzer Prize winning play Crimes of the Heart, the author, Beth Henley, shows these aggravations at their most severe. Broken up into three acts, the entire play takes place in an ordinary kitchen with multiple entrances and exits. The […]

Absurdist Brothers

Absurdist Brothers According to a study from MIT, people want to “‘become a hero’ by contributing something that is highly valued by the community.” (Klein). People want to work for a grand cause that will make an impact on the world. People strive for purpose in life. Instead of working 9 to 5 at a […]

Texters

What if someone told you to stare at a metal contraption all day? It sounds awfully boring and most people would not agree to do that. Yet most people already do. Cell phones have become a major part of our society and culture these days, especially texting. Texting is very common and the few people […]

Fahrenheit 451, Illustrating the Status Quo and the Future

imminent threat of a centralized government. The government gains control over people by making people think only what it wants them to think. For example, Mildred always has “Seashells” in her ears that she cannot hear Montag when he calls her. The government uses Seashells as a way to prevent people from listening to others’ […]

The Importance of Education

In a world of growing globalization and knowledge, education is more important than ever. As one of the most important investments a parent or a country can make, it is a vital part of the lives of modern day people. Not only does it make you a more educated and better person all around, it […]

The Walk

The Walk They call me, tell me to come downstairs. As I walk down the steps, all of my thoughts come to life, little, annoying voices surround me, mocking me. I can’t help but wonder why, why would my parents call all of us to them at once? What’s wrong?When my parents do this, they […]

Body Piercings

Have you ever wondered why people get their bodies pierced? Some people get their body pierced head to toe. A piercing is simply a pierce or puncture made in your body by a needle. What some people don’t realize is that people don’t only get piercings for the fun of it. There are many different […]

Of Trees and Penguins

Some people who choose this topic are known to be called “nature lovers” and found to be synonymous with tree hugging individuals. This is an unusual way to show gratitude toward nature nowadays. But appreciation of nature can be depicted and expressed in many forms, no matter how odd they may be. The word “nature” […]

Genocides in History

There have been many Genocides in our history. Several of them in have occurred since 1945. Genocides have been happening over and over and they are nothing but heinous, resist, hatred acts. To begin with, there is the current genocide in Sudan. This genocide began in 1856 and it is still going on today. The […]

A Man

“Ahead the long rails were glinting in the moonlight, stretching away, away to somewhere, somewhere where he could be a man” (Wright). Richard Wright was an African American author in the 19th century. Most of his stories were along the line of racial themes. He wrote the book “The Man Who Was Almost a Man” […]

The BANTERburry Tales: How Satire Improves any Story

As defined by Oxford Dictionaries, Satire is the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. Geoffrey Chaucer wrote his collection of poems, The Canterbury Tales, to reflect the current topics and issues of his time period. […]

William Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 18”

“Sonnet 18” written by William Shakespeare, commonly known as “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day”, is one of Shakespeare’s most famous sonnets. Like most of Shakespeare’s sonnets, “Sonnet 18” is written in Shakespearean sonnet form, which is twelve lines of iambic pentameter and ending with a rhyming couplet. Beauty is a running theme […]

Why Do Teens Doze Off In School?

One day on a tuesday morning, all the students were in homeroom and a student named Justin was doing his work and a student named Brandon called Justin and he looked up and said “huh? what?” and Brandon called him again and Justin was responsive again and Brandon asked his question. This got me thinking, […]