Business Essays
Imagine watching the wire walker high above the circus floor. His feet curl around the steel cable. The small tremors through his legs show his tenuous grip on balance and makes the audience fear that one false step will plummet him to his death. The high wire walker is not able to focus on anything […]
The gender roles in the Shakespearean era were very stereotypical and expected, especially for wealthy families such as The montagues and capulets. However disregarding the expectations that were made, Romeo and Juliet followed no rules but their own, setting aside all the assumptions that were made for them and following their own individual paths. Shakespeare […]
Allah, Jehovah, and Yahweh; the Qur’an, Bible, and Torah – to the average citizen of the world, the aforementioned might stand as symbols of peace and virtue (though perhaps a little archaic), but to radicals and extremists, Allah, Jehovah, and Yahweh are symbols of war, hate, and death. We spit on your beliefs, one might […]
There is no law that racial profiling can not be used in law enforcement, and also some profiling is just human nature. But what happens when cops take it too far? In one incident from East Haven Connecticut, this was the case. Four officers where arrested on federal charges of harassing and intimidating members of […]
Obesity has affected Americans by a lot. There are so many things that suck America as a whole into being obese. Obesity can be caused by a number of things, one of them are it can be caused by not enough activity. But in my family at least of my internal and external family around […]
“Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,/But bears it out even to the edge of doom” (Sonnet 116, Lines 11-12.) William Shakespeare is renowned for writing 154 sonnets, or poems characterized by 14 lines, and in the sonnets of Shakespeare, ending with a two line couplet. The sonnets, including Sonnet 116, whose poignant […]
“Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person. “Albert Einstein. I was very shy when I was a child up until my teenage years. I was so shy that I never really spoke to anyone. […]
Christianity is one of the main themes in Toni Morrison’s spellbinding novel, Beloved. Since sacrifice is at the root of the Christian faith and that Jesus‘ sacrifice is the primary reason the Christian religion exist, one can see why Morrison utilizes an extended biblical allusion pertaining to the Holy Trinity to show how sacrifice is […]
What is autism? Autism is a generalized term for various multifaceted brain development disorders characterized by difficulties in social interactions, verbal/nonverbal communications, and repetitive behaviors (. N.p.. Web. 11 Apr 2013. .). It’s a terrifying unknown for parents nationwide. Approximately 1 in every 88 American children is afflicted with the disorder. And as this number […]
In September, my classmates and I read How I Lived and What I Lived For, a chapter from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden and were warned that at the end of the school year, we were going to be assigned a paper about what we lived for. The end of the school year seemed like it […]
This semester, I believe I have greatly improved my writing skills. This course has taught me not only how to write better, but how to use my imagination a lot more. While writing in my journal, I had to think of what to write very quickly and complete it in a short period of time. […]
During the Anglo-Saxon Period, heroes of society could be simply distinguished from the customary man. Beowulf, the prodigious antagonist of the epic, Beowulf, is an ideal hero in the poem. He demonstrates: perfect heroic ideal, acts as a valid leader, and is a true warrior. The epic poem that the hero thrives in is Beowulf, […]
Mary Pope Osborne, a 1971 graduate from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, is best known for her popular children’s series, ?The Magic Tree House. ?Osborne caught my attention with her time travel tales with siblings Jack and Annie. I always wished to write like her and I have many notebooks filled with my […]
Video Games and Art Everywhere around us–in the real world–we see art, then couldn’t we say the same about a virtual world? Everything we experience is connected to some sort of art. So, what is art? A production of human creativity requiring their skills and imagination. There are many types of art even in video […]
I believe that to a certain extent they were trying to live the way the whites did. I think living the way that whites lived made them happy, but there was still something missing. Willie Harris is just another example of millions of people that “cheat” their way through life. It’s sad to say that […]
While most people think that zoos are a safe and healthy place for animals that keeps them safe, there are a large number of zoos that do not take good care of their animals. Many animals in captivity mistreated, and “between 3,000 and 5,000 healthy zoo animals are killed in Europe every year” (King). The […]
You could say it happened twice. Both were surprise attacks, both occurred on a normal morning, and both were catastrophes that will never be forgotten. December 7th, 1941, in Oahu, Hawaii, Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japanese battle ships. September 11th, 2001, four planes crashed into various locations in the U.S. Not only did these […]
For the assigned memoir I read The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls. Many things go wrong for Jeanette throughout the entire book. But, she learned so many lessons throughout all the bumps in the road of life. As I was reading I also learned that sometimes what seems like the smallest things or people can […]
How do hurricanes form? Hurricanes are the worst Experience to do because lots of people could get hurt in a Hurricane wind could go up to 200mph and it’s the dangerous Experience in the world. Hurricanes occur in the late summer and fall. The winds in a hurricane go fast because they destroy lots of […]
It was the fall of 1918 and the Germans were exhausted from the Great War. They no longer wanted to continue fighting. Many German civilians were out of food and other supplies because of all the money that went to the war and German soldiers were rebelling because they were too weak to fight any […]
Even though the world might be at peace right now, many wars and bloodshed are still occurring and those bloodsheds are not just between countries, but between people and its own government as well. The government kills its own people just because their religions are different or that they don’t get along well. Of course, […]
“And woman should stand beside man as the comrade of his soul, not the servant of his body,” once said Charlotte Perkins Gilman (Lewis). Gilman lived in a time period where there was a women’s suffrage movement happening (Merriman). During this time, women were expected to stay home and care for the family and listen […]
Throughout history society has been enchanted by music. Whether it is ritual, emotional release, religious, or just plainly relaxing to music has been at the center of our society. We use music to express ourselves, to tell stories, and let other into our thoughts. However, we often wonder if what we are saying has an […]
In “The Declaration of Independence” Thomas Jefferson calls for the separation of the American colonists from the grips of an abusive and tyrannical England. He makes his position clear to the colonist and most importantly the world by using persuasive appeals, syntax and diction. In the first two paragraphs of the Declaration, Jefferson not only […]
The Great Gatsby is one of America’s most loved books, sweeping across the nation with controversial thoughts and numerous interpretations of the characters and their true intentions. However one of the downfalls of this admirable novel is the credibility of the narrator. While reading the novel the only proof that we have over Nick’s nobility […]
Forests. They give life to the earth. They create a healthy environment for all of the creatures that live on this planet, including humans. It is a home for many wild species, which also give us life. Trees are a reason why we are breathing. What would the world be like if every single one […]
What do you think makes Tupac Tupac?Well Tupac was well known for his contradictions. A contradiction is where someone says something butdoes something that means something totally different than what they said. Tupac Shakur would show a thug image and on other occasions he would have an idealistic poetic image. In his raps he was […]
Was it a good idea for Michelle Obama to change the school lunches? And, is it succeeding? Some students in New Mexico throw their whole-wheat tortillas right into the garbage can. Kids in Georgia won’t accept losing their precious fried chicken. Parents in the Chickasha school system, near Oklahoma City, are shocked and outraged about […]
A Free Bird at Last “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will” (Bronte, 378). Jane Eyre was a revolutionary woman for her time period. She asserted her independence from a young age. Proclaiming that she had a right to make her own choices […]
Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi. He was delivered in the home of the Presley’s, a two room “shotgun” house built by his father, Vernon, in preparation for Elvis’s birth. Jesse Garon Presley, Elvis’s identical twin brother, was delivered stillborn 35 minutes before him. Being an only child, Elvis […]
