Business Essays
Whips. Shackles. Blood. These are just a few of the many things we imagine when we hear the word dehumanization. When we first hear it, we may think that it is just a terrible thought. That couldn’t be farther from the truth. This issue happens to numerous individuals throughout the world, and a prolific number […]
There are some activities that are for pleasure. Hanging out, watching movies, and reading are some of these. Then there are activities that are required for life. This list includes eating, drinking, and sleep. Sleep? Yes, sleep has a lot to do with how a body functions. Of the five human sleep stages, the rapid […]
Bruce carefully peels a dining hall orange over two sheets of paper towel. We sit in a study room of the library where I have come to hear his unique story. Sunlight pours in through the window, drawing patterns on his grey winter coat. I have seen Bruce around campus before, but never had the […]
Ever since elementary school, I’ve had a reputation for correcting people’s spelling and grammar. In truth, I’m not that good at grammar, but most people think I am. It might be because they don’t care enough about their own to notice the mistakes like I do. Sometimes, I’ll even correct my teacher, although I try […]
Fictional stories are often a reflection of an author’s life, even if they themselves do not realize that. This is certainly the case for Harper Lee who is the author of critically acclaimed “To Kill a Mockingbird”.She has an uncanny resemblance to the protagonist, Scout, of the novel. Scout is portrayed to be a headstrong […]
Our surroundings have a much more profound impact on the ways in which we think and act than many of us realize. As well-known American psychologist Philip Zimbardo once said: “…human behavior is more influenced by things outside of us than inside. The ‘situation’ is the external environment. The inner environment is genes, moral history, […]
TRACING THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOLDEN CAULFIELD “That rare miracle of fiction has again come to pass: a human being has been created out of ink, paper, and the imagination. ” – Clifton Fadiman The Boy Beneath the Hunting Hat: An introduction to Holden Caulfield It’s the story of a nomadic adolescent; a young boy roaming […]
“The American Crisis: Number 1” by Thomas Paine is an excellent example of Thomas Paine’s distinct writing style. When Thomas Paine wrote this paper his purpose was to convince the American readers to rebel against Great Britain and fight for the independence they deserved. Paine did this by using a mixture of figurative language, inversion, […]
Here’s the catch: people who read uninteresting material do not like to read. It is a most unfortunate problem in today’s society because reading is very important in developing one’s cognition. Reading improves comprehension, memorization, language technique, and many other valuable skills. Reading is almost as essential as breathing in its importance in developing one’s […]
Right now, readers may be asking themselves, “Am I reading an expository essay?” It’s a reasonable question and one that should be asked at the beginning of every reading and then promptly answered. In this instance, and I’m sure to the reader’s absolute delight, it will not be promptly answered, but rather properly analyzed to […]
Ivan Densovich Shukhov wakes up everyday wondering if he will survive the harsh day yet to come at the Russian gulag. He constantly worries that if he takes the wrong step he will be shot at or that he’ll freeze to death in the crisp winter winds. Every day he wakes up knowing that no […]
Humans are mostly defined by their cultural aspects. The most important the ability to believe in things without evidence, the ability to make tools, the ability to elect one to power, we are capable of communicating through language and art, we have a curiosity that allows us to solve problems, and we are social and […]
Her name is synonymous with mystery. When she crosses the threshold of human thought, words such as “elusive,” “seductive,” and “powerful,” flood the mind. Her death was as awe-inspiring as her life, and she continues to intrigue scholars centuries after her lifetime. Who could this woman be? There is only one possibility: Cleopatra VII. Born […]
The typical American finds themselves absorbed in the aisles of their local supermarket searching for the lowest deals and newest foods. Today, many people fill their shopping carts while turning a blind eye to where their food comes from and how it’s affecting the environment. To adapt to a booming population, mega food companies have […]
I came to Crossroads Alternative Middle School in the last quarter of my 7th grade year. I came from Shadow Ridge, a school where i had been bullied, been a bully, gotten into arguments with teachers and peers, and had problems with pretty much everyone in the entire school. I was a manipulative, lying, cheater […]
Never give up, never back down!!! I’ve been through a lot of hard times in my life. Including personal problems, my parents divorce, and deciding what to do with my life and where I want life itself to take me. Through all that I have learned to never give up on anything or back down […]
Book banning and censorship is nothing new. People throughout history have attempted to keep others from reading books by burning, banning, and censoring all forms of writing. In today’s society, the problem of book banning is most prevalent in schools and classrooms (“Book Banning”). Often faculty, librarians, or parents restrict the books in a school’s […]
“The quality of your communication is the quality of your life.” This is a quote from Anthony Robbins, a motivational speaker and a self-help writer. The point that he meant to get across was that talking to people involves a certain skill, and if I have that skill, it will improve my mental health and […]
Have you ever had your phone taken away by your teacher or get yelled at for using it during class? This can change if you use your phone for your education. Schools should have students use their phones in school because it’s part of the common core to use technology, many apps and resources, and […]
Are you a bright, cheery type of person, or a concentrated and exciting one? Poems often have differences and similarities, and depending on what you prefer, you may enjoy some poems more than others. E.E. Cumming’s “in Just-” is a poem about a balloon man announcing spring by calling all the children with his whistle […]
Cars get better gas mileage. Computers are smarter. The Internet is quicker. Phones are smarter. Planes are faster. Technology is growing. Just as most things in the world are becoming more and more technologically advanced and efficient, its languages are also becoming more efficient. Today it seems as if people are crunched for time with […]
Sunday, November 6th It’s a normal morning in the Gorrie household. As par normal, I wake up. Eat breakfast (pancakes are my favorite). Shower. Brush my teeth and am ready for another long day of my young life. But this wasn’t any normal day. It is twenty-seven days after the upload of “Pikachu Parkour” and […]
“There are at least two issues that cases like Mrs. Lacks’s raise,” says Ruth Faden… “One is the question of consent, and the other is what, if anything, is morally or legally due to a person if something of commercial value is developed from their cells.” The story of HeLa cells is one of great […]
Renaissance heroes are different from classical tragic heroes for several reasons. First of all, classical tragic heroes operated in a completely different religious context than Renaissance heroes, necessitating differences in the heroes’ characteristics and actions as well. Even when Renaissance literature was set in the context of the pagan past, the audience viewing the play […]
More than half of every household in the United States has two or more bathrooms in them, making it a modern convenience for the entire family. This means that just less than half of all U.S. households are unable to enjoy this luxury. Unfortunately, my mother’s house is one that falls into the minority. My […]
“Abby was right. The first test picked up donor DNA, our John Doe is Lance Corporal Danforth” (Binder). Many people have watched crime shows and heard something similar where a victim is identified with ease or a criminal is apprehended in 60 minutes. These crime shows illuminate the speed and ease of getting a perfect […]
“Success can be a dangerous drug, it definitely changes people, and it can take you to another world, if you allow it to. ” Said the one and only Tremaine Aldon Neverson, otherwise known as “Mr. Steal Yo Girl” or Trey Songz. Trey was born on November 28, 1984. He is best known for his […]
One of my heroes, Stephen King, said it best: “We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones. “Horror has been recognized as a genre only in fairly recent history, but scary stories have been around at least since the advent of the written word.I came in on the action when I […]
On December 5th 2014 the space capsule Orion lifted off at 12:05 UTC at the Kennedy Space Center. The capsule was atop a Delta IV rocket, which pushed Orion through the atmosphere into space within three minutes after lift-off. The four-hour mission would take Orion around the world two times at a speed of twenty […]
Genocide isn’t just another piece of history to study. It is a highly organized massacre of an ethnicity, religion, and culture. A Genocide does not take place over night. It takes a large amount of time to plan a concrete way to eliminate the “Conceptual Other”. Typically run by a Totalitarian government, society is led […]
