Business Essays
“When a man dies he clutches in his hands only that which he has given away during his lifetime. ” Jean Jacques Rousseau is considered to be one of the foremost philosophers of his time. His ideas have influenced modern philosophical knowledge, his most influential work being “The Emile.” He believed that “Conscience is the […]
Bill Cosby once said, “In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure”. Football changed my life to become a better player, learn to recognize that everything doesn’t come to you, unless you’re willing to work your very best. Discipline, leadership, propriety, and ambition, some characteristics I’d never […]
It seems that everyone is being affected by the budget cuts, and schools are no exception. Have you noticed that when high schools are tight on money, the elective classes are typically the first to go? Some people say that electives are unimportant classes, and that they’re not worth the money. However, electives should be […]
Edwin Arlington writes poems that leave people in shock, awe, and admiration! In one of his poems “Richard Cory” he does an amazing job at showing the isolation in this young gentleman’s life. This poem is filled with a sense of awe, irony, and presents great imagery; starting from when everyone is admiring the king-like […]
While Isolationism had once spanned America’s political spectrum, convincing the U.S. population to remain neutral in ww2, approaching circumstances would provide provocative reason for entering the war. Due to economic hardships, German resentment, and Authoritarian nationalism, racist jingoism in Italy and Germany, led consecutively by Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler, Europe had foreboding foreign tensions […]
Without Martin Luther King JR. I might will know the people that I know today.I might will not have the amazing English teacher that I have today. Martin Luther King JR. was one of the ones who fought for a change,and later in life he got that change.Martin Luther King always fought for what he […]
It is thought that 10 million Asian women sell sex to 75 million men, who in turn have another 50 million partners. Human trafficking is hazardous and dangerous to all involved. Human trafficking is something that is ruining our society, and we must keep trying to stop it and save the victims involved. The first […]
Music is a form of art that has thrived throughout all of history and has continued to persist as a mechanism for expression and enjoyment today. However, music is not only pleasing to the ear, but also has many positive effects on its listeners. Music therapy, or the prescribed use of music to achieve certain […]
The Great Depression was a global economic crash that took place in the 1930s and severely impacted society. It began when the stock market crashed in 1929 and the economy continued to fall due to a rise in failing businesses and banks. These events caused panic within America.Poverty and homelessness rose in the United States […]
You’d expect it to be someone else, but it’s you holding the gun. Your last thought, ‘ I am worthless, what do I have to live for?’ Then you pull the trigger, and are another life unnecessarily taken. Today the third leading cause of death between the ages of 15-24 is suicide, but more worrisome […]
As most people know Walter Disney was the one who took kids dream and made them a reality as Walt Disney said “Everybody in the world was once a child. We grow up. Our personalities change, but in every one of us something remains of our childhood.”He’s the one that made this all come true […]
In every chapter of Middlemarch, George Eliot urges her readers to live according to the lessons in moral sensibility that she gives them by way of commenting on the inner lives of her characters. In one of the most famous of these lessons, Eliot asks us to imagine what it would be to hear the […]
The Underground Railroad was a system of tunnels that were underground that lead to freedom(the north) for slaves. The Underground Railroad was one of the most used things for slaves to escape. The Underground Railroad was also the most dependable escape plan a slave could have. Inside the underground railroad were many people that helped […]
Ray Bradbury creates a unique world filled with corruption and betrayal. In these traits, all humanity was shattered. The government uses technology to control what people think and do. In Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury shows that when the world is corrupted by technology, it dehumanizes everything through the parlor room, the mechanical hound, and the toaster. […]
We have all laughed at characters like Long Duk Dong in Sixteen Candles, Han Lee in 2 Broke Girls, and the many times Family Guy makes a joke about Asian people.Many films like Rising Sun and Red Dawn portray characters fighting against the inevitable Asian antagonists.The main purpose of films and television is to entertain […]
As we begin to approach late November and early December, we start to become grateful for the things around us in the light of Thanksgiving. We become appreciative for time we get to spend with our families, the turkey we share at Thanksgiving dinner, and the few days of much-needed break on the stretch until […]
“Lzappy, the day you realize that, you have bigger priorities than video games. You will always excel in life.” –My Father My father has whispered this very quote in my ear, and it has followed me to middle school. Sometimes kids ask their parents if they can have a PS3 or WII U systems most […]
Would you permanently alter yourself for beauty? People in the world and in the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins alter their looks because they are obsessed with beauty. Although characters in the Hunger Games alter their bodies, people around the world today take more extreme beauty measures to look younger and more attractive. Characters in […]
Do you think someone that receives life in prison or a sentence longer then the average life span should have the right to live and feed off our government for free for the rest of their life? Or are you against me and think they have the right to live. Nearly one out of eleven […]
In our lives, we may experience bad feelings when others around us achieve their goals, but we do not. Why are we often envious of other’s successes? We may all put in the same efforts, but we achieve quite different results. Examining The Alchemist and The Pearl may provide us with an answer. The Alchemist […]
Drizzy Drake is back in town. Aubrey Drake Graham better known as Drake is a Canadian actor, rapper, and singer. He was born on October 24, 1986 and was raised in Toronto, Canada by his mother. Drake started writing songs at the early age of ten years old. However, his career started in the showbiz […]
Grieving is one of the numerous natural processes of life. There is no way to stop grief from occurring, but there are many ways that people may experience the process. Although there is a universal process of grieving, there may be more or less steps depending on the person. Grieving may be mild or severe, […]
Walking Through the Traditional Door to The Catcher in the RyeJ. D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye is more or less so the most well-known coming-of-age book from the period after World War II. There is a lot of irony within the story of The Catcher in the Rye between the author, J.D. Salinger, his […]
Nikola Tesla is one of the most important and intelligent scientist/engineer/inventor to maybe, just maybe, ever live. He owns the title of being the inventor of ze Tesla Coil and of AC. Plus a few hundred inventions. Although many were stolen by many different people. Mainly his boss and coworker Thomas A. Edison. (Nikola Tesla […]
In the Twilight Zone episode “Eye of the Beholder” by Rod Serling, a woman goes through surgery after surgery in order to try to achieve the beauty by which she is surrounded. Each surgery ends up as a failure, and with each she grows more and more hopeless that she is unlike everyone else around […]
Fast and Furious As I rode to my hockey game that night, I feared pressing submit. My banner – a video involving the whole grade – needed to be released. Dierks Bentley came on the radio as my aggressive father veered in and out through traffic. We were late. Start of Something New When Dwayne […]
The train was running late that afternoon. George felt as if his hair was getting grayer than it already was. “This is absurd” he said to himself, “i’m gonna be late to my doctors appointment.” George called his doctor’s office and asked to reschedule the appointment for tomorrow. The next day when George woke up […]
According to The International Bottled Water Association, each year the U.S. consumes around 30 billion water bottles. Plastic is used for many different things and it’s in everything we use today. From being in many different materials to preserving food, but now the question comes about, is plastic the new enemy? Many water bottles and […]
For a class assignment I had to take direct quotes from the book Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo and reflect on them. Here is what I had to say. 1. “Then this nice gentleman Jody Simmons had accepted him into the bakery and given him a fine job. That made him indebted to […]
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy that involves young lovers, their “untimely death,” and a feud between their two families. The Capulets and the Montagues war against each other. The feud continues to escalate and provides the background for the story of these “two star-crossed lovers. ” This literary masterpiece is still relevant today […]
