Business Essays
Why are humans considered a higher animal? Is it because we know the difference between good and bad or that we are intelligent beings capable of technological advancements? Yet, even though humans are considered a higher animal, they still murder, steal and rape for fun. Humans are able to do both good and bad, yet […]
The pressure to be flawless in academia is not an uncommon theme to be found in one of the top ten high schools in America. When the month of May arrives, tensions are high and energy is low in all students. However, there are a handful of students that take it to the next level […]
“I can, with one eye squinted, take it all as a blessing” (O’connor). Flannery O’Connor spoke these words referring to her blessed writing career. O’Connor’s short stories mainly centered on the South because she was born and raised in Savannah Georgia where her family has lived for many generations before her. One of Flannery O’Connor’s […]
I could barely control my excitement as I waited for hours outside of the movie theater. I wore a blue dress and high heels to resemble the iconic outfit of my favorite character, and prepared for my perspective on life to be changed. Finally, they began seating for the movie. Not only was High School […]
Using racial/cultural cristicism, the reader can analyze Richard Wright’s The Man Who Was Almost a Man through symbol, family relationships, and dialogue. “A Man Who was Almost a Man”, was written by Richard Wright around the year 1961. Wright was born and raised in Mississippi; growing up he was a victim to racial hatred, and […]
Ever wondered if someone is reading your mind as you’re thinking? Unless you’re a conspiracy theorist, probably not often. As everyone beyond the age of preschool knows, telepathy isn’t real, except when it is. Published in Nature’s Scientific Reports in February of 2013, scientists at Duke University have managed to transmit brain waves, or EEG, […]
The story “Macbeth” was written by William Shakespeare, and took place in Scotland and England. Macbeth tells a story of one friend who rose to power and the friend he lost on the way. The story also shows how ones belief in the supernatural world can change his life forever. The two main characters in […]
Alpine skiing is a single player sport that was introduced to the Winter Olympic Games in 1936 at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games. Alpine skiing changed from a main mean of transportation to recreational fun during the early 20th century. The wealthy Brits were some of the first people to take part in Alpine skiing while on […]
I hate the winter weather today.I am shivering even with a jacket on. It’s been like this every winter weather. Humidity is brutal. The air is that dense. The winter air is very threatening to the human body. My skin will get dry and and I will die if I stay here any longer. I […]
With the world running on fossil fuels and fossil fuels running out we need to find a new source of power. Solar, wind, and hydro power are possible sources but need better designs to be economically efficient. A solution to this problem is bio-gas. Right now there is a large amount of bio-gases escaping to […]
When most people think of iPods in school, they think of rebellious teenagers getting no work done and blocking out the world. My thoughts on this are the exact opposite—I personally think iPods could actually help students. Although not many adults may agree, teenagers have a very good point when they say it would be […]
One out of every sixty eight children in America are affected by a disorder that causes forty percent of that one in every sixty eight to have the disadvantage of not being able to speak.Autism Spectrum Disorder is a disorder that affects only one percent of Americans, but it is very serious for some children. […]
What has been dubbed “freedom of speech,” that which is guaranteed to all American citizens through the wishes of the country’s founders, and what has, arguably, been protected, has since constituted the First Amendment to the Bill of Rights, and has lent itself almost exclusively to that of Western Society. It is this fundamental right […]
Natalia Ginzburg once said, “When I write stories I am like someone who is in her own country, walking along the streets that she has known since she was a child, between walls and trees that are hers” (Thinkexist). Ginzburg wrote many stories from the female perspective based on her own life, which is why […]
Have you ever wished you were someone else? Someone who fit in with the ‘popular’ people? Someone completely different than the person you are? In Kurt Cobain’s remarkably powerful quote, “Trying to be someone you’re not is a waste of the person you are,” talks about the pain of being isolated, heartbroken, and inconsolably lugubrious […]
Since the beginning of time, humanity has been fascinated with new arrivals. The more different they are, the more society is enthralled with their presence. In his story “A Rose for Emily”, William Faulkner creates a social, yet non-conforming character named Homer Barron to be the temporary subject of the town’s gossip. Homer Barron is […]
When you shut a door, it’s the same as shutting away someone’s rights. All people have the same rights white, Turkish, Mexican, Russian, and Chinese all people of the world have the same right to enter America like others. The US Declaration say’s all men are equal. The US immigration system needs fixing. Because the […]
Homework is a constant variable in the life of a student. It is the dependable stream of worksheets and readings meant for practice and to develop further understanding of the topic. Even young students begin the cycle of returning home from school and having further work. Research has been conducted showing the real benefits of […]
While slaves show some agency with religion, how hard they worked, expressing themselves, and trying to get an education, the overwhelming oppression made it negligible. The different ways each slave was treated and different rights slaves were granted was only given if one rebelled against what they were told or “suppose” to do. The slaveholders […]
We express our goals in lists, numbering our aspirations, checking off blank boxes once satisfied with the outcomes of our efforts. Yet we rarely bullet-point dreams, and almost never cross them off, pronouncing them achieved. Generally, we perceive dreams as distant and unquantifiable, unreachable through the simplistic plans of action used to reach our goals. […]
In this current world full of iPhones, laptops, and iPods, chalkboards seem almost forgotten. Ten years ago most people would never have imagined a Youtube video playing from a classroom blackboard, being able to drag text across the board to match up to a correct answer, or having the chalkboard talk and teach you math. […]
Macbeth was a soldier who once worshipped another king by the name of Duncan. He praised him for his generosity and presents. But one present proved to be the end of Duncan. That gift of promoting Macbeth to the Thane of Cawdor was a mistake that he did not live to regret. Perhaps Macbeth, his […]
We’ve all heard far-fetched theories before: The moon landing being a Hollywood stunt, the many presidential assassination theories. But what about many Atari video game cartridges buried in a New Mexico desert? Ha ha, very funny, right? That would never happen, why on earth would they do something as silly as that? Well, a few […]
Violence has been around since the beginning of time. If you look back, you will see that violence was as natural and common as breathing. The only reason that it is frowned upon is because we have used violence against our selves and we have killed to many of our own, as well as to […]
Often times, issues of race, gender equality, and sexual orientation are pushed under the grand rug of human conversation avoidance. Quite frankly, it’s high time to do some mental excavation and unearth what we were previously too apprehensive to conquer. Look around next time you are in class when there isn’t a lot going on […]
Throughout history taxes has always been a big deal for many Americans like the Boston Tea Party which was one of many uprising caused by tax (Santis).The British had a Tax Act that the United states had to pay tax for tea. This made plenty of people made so they rebelled against it. they didn’t […]
An American citizen since 1994, Albert Mensah also known as “The Ambassador of Opportunity” success story began in the impoverished nation of Ghana, West Africa. When Albert was just a teenager his dream was to live in the U.S. When he told his family, they just laughed. How many of you had a dream and […]
In an essay in The Atlantic, Lori Gottlieb explores happiness and how the American dream has created a mindset of happiness being a goal. Gottlieb goes on to quote Barry Schwartz saying, “but happiness as a goal is a recipe for a disaster.” Many people in America strive for happiness in relationships and possession. However, […]
The Story of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow is definitely one of the most interesting of not only love stories but, also, crime stories. Through their crime sprees they tended to keep a very loving relationship. However, most people would believe that, having been criminals together, they would have a very toxic relationship. So, why […]
Scott Russell Sanders once said, “When the pain of leaving behind what we know outweighs the pain of embracing it, or when the power we face is overwhelming and neither flight nor fight will save us, there may be salvation in sitting still. And if salvation is impossible, then at least before perishing we may […]
