Business Essays
In the criterion that determine whether a society can be classified as a civilization, there are five requirements: advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology. The classification of a society as a civilization is always subjective depending on the point of view, but these points are criterion that must be met. […]
“I am not a dime a dozen! I am Willy Loman, and you are Biff Loman!” (Miller, Act 2). The Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller is a play that centers around a man who does everything in his will and power to make his family proud and happy of him, or so it […]
Saving Alex It began as a whispering in the air. It krept up like a predator after its prey. The sky was as bright as zeus’ eyes, and soon he was about to strike. Thunder clouds swirled the sky with hypnotic slowness. Rain begins to fall,and as the rain fell so Does alex’s strength. Ever […]
Many people in North Korea today believe strongly in their leadership. They are very affected by what they are told. “The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history” (George Orwell).This quote defines North Korean propaganda very well. People have no understanding of what actually happened […]
All epic heroes in literature must be critiqued, in order to ensure the validity of their renowned praise. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (author unknown), translated by Burton Raffel, is a classic English epic poem written in the late 14th century, that recounts the knightly life during medieval times. This renowned chivalric romance, in […]
“I go to seek a great perhaps,” were the last words of French writer, Francois Rabelais. It is also one of the most famous quotes from John Green’s first coming of age novel Looking for Alaska. Famous last words take a part in the novel in more ways than appear; other than famous last words […]
Our congress has caused problems for Americans as they deviated away from making decisions with the Constitution. From African American suffrage to women suffrage to animal rights, these are many things that Congress had to change so everyone could have “equal protection under the law”. But now, there is a new problem emerging: education. Our […]
I’ve been a young girl giving her baby up for adoption. I’ve been a homeless man saving pennies in a styrofoam cup for a new pair of shoes. I’ve run away from home in the middle of the winter. I’ve served the whiskey to an alcoholic. I’ve been born a twin. I’ve committed suicide. The […]
Rocks rumble and clash those 3 words can describe an earthquake I know an earthquake is the worst natural disasters it is cause by movement in the earth this cause waves that spread out in all directions. When the earth‘s plate crash in to each other and keeps push till one gives. These earthquakes cause […]
Whenever something difficult arises, most people give up. Whenever something is achieved, people think they’re done. But, that’s not entirely true, since there are a lot of things people can do to help and solve the problem or make the solution even better. Sure, it could take days, weeks, months, or even years. Maybe, the […]
In 1961, Stanley Milgram began experimenting with the tendency of people to obey authoritative figures, even when they are consciously performing unethical acts. He became interested in this idea after the trial of WWII criminal Adolph Eichmann who said he only ordered the murder of millions of Jews because he was told to. The idea […]
“If you took a thousand children from Generation X and fed them pounds of sugar, passed out boxes of crayons and asked them to create something, they wouldn’t hold a match to the work of this generation. They are here, now, in our faces. They are the future, changing the world. They shouldn’t be named […]
One test cannot determine how smart a student is or how well they will do in college. “What it measures is how well you take the SAT,” says Robert Schaeffer of Fair Test. “The SAT does not test school performance; it measures how well somebody performs on a standardized test. Isn’t it time we challenge […]
Birmingham, Alabama May 11, 1963 On May 10, 1963, the protests against segregation in Birmingham, Alabama ended. After five days of protesting, an agreement has finally been made. Last night, city officials met with Civil Rights leaders and decided to desegregate the city and free everyone arrested during the five days of protest. It was […]
Piano (1918) by D. H. Lawrence Softly, in the dusk, a woman is singing to me; Taking me back down the vista of years, till I see A child sitting under the piano, in the boom of the tingling strings And pressing the small, poised feet of a mother who smiles as she sings. In […]
Frida Kahlo, a great surrealist painter, had a bus accident that left her with a deep injury yet with the pain, she found a moment of peace when making art. Artists relax when making art because they enjoy it-wait, no, not just artists, but human beings. Can art actually help people with their physical or […]
Anni Squeeze of Freedom Have you ever questioned any institutions? If you haven’t, think about it because you might sacrifice some of your inborn rights without realizing all of them. People always obey rules blindly, not recognizing that their society conceals many fundamentally unethical ideas, which influence them to accept flawed practices. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s […]
Imagine in the middle of July—sitting in a classroom! The teacher’s voice drones on; your head is glued to your desk. You’ve had a two week summer break and its back to school. You stare at the wall wondering why you have such misfortune. These are all effects of year-round school. The idea of year-round […]
Throughout the late 1800’s and into the early 1900’s immigration from European countries to America was at an all time high. During this time period the United States was going through what we call the gilded age. Viewed as a country of great fortune and prosperity, we were a magnet to many immigrants from all […]
When a ship goes down, it turns into chaos. The people start to panic because the million dollar ship is sinking while they talk to their friends. By the time almost all of them get off the ship some don’t have any luck and end up drowning. It was a horrible event that took place, […]
For those who have never read the novel “Les Mise?rables” by Victor Hugo, you have probably never heard of an honorable man and Police Inspector known as Javert, or his tragic end. Javert was an honorable man, as just described, and a man who followed his duties to the bloody end – sometimes quite literally […]
“Treat others the way you would want to be treated.” This famous quote was said by the one and only Mahatma Gandhi. This saying was not always true back in the 1960’s. If you were a different skin color or race, you were not treated with dignity or respect. The biggest examples were African Americans, […]
In the years 1350 CE-1750 CE, the history of Latin American societies can be divided into two categories: before and after the Spanish Inquisition. During this time the societies of these Native Americans have undergone dramatic changes, such as the Spanish and Portuguese conquering/ colonization of early Latin America, along with enforcing their own European […]
So on 9-9-2014 Apple Inc. held a live event that told the public about all the new products that would be released in the future they made a lot of announcements about the IOS 8 and the new iPhone 6, Mac OS X Yosemite, and the Apple Watch. So what they did was made a […]
My creative writing project is more of an experiment than anything. It isn’t a drawing or pictures of starving kids in Africa crying for help but the man sitting there videotaping him won’t. No collages or abstract art. A single piece of paper couldn’t describe my idea of diversity, hope, or faith. To many people, […]
Feminism is the belief that women should have economic, political, and social equality with men. In the 1900s, women did not have the same rights as they do today. Their job was basically staying home and raising their children with no capability to vote or go out and enjoy their free time. Using feminist criticism, […]
Science under President Trump has changed in the past year, alone. There’s been some good, some bad, and some dangerous assumptions and changes made by the President. President Trump became inaugurated on November 8th of 2016. Ever since, the science community has changed progressively. Trump is not the only political figure who has changed science. […]
Mohatma Gandhi once said, “Be the change you want to see in the world.” Although many individuals find it easier to simply prescribe to an already-organized cause, this sometimes isn’t enough. For those of us who are looking to make a change in the world, we have our predetermined standards and goals, whether we simply […]
While founded under different circumstances, all thirteen British colonies in North America came to be structured on a parallel blueprint and shared broad similarities. All owed allegiance to England and drew European commoners seeking greater economic prosperity or religious freedom. A common language and predominantly Christian faith linked all colonies. All confronted native populations and […]
In her short story “Everything That Rises Must Converge,” Flannery O’Connor weaves pride throughout the story in order to reveal the deadly effects of it. O’Connor begins her story by introducing the reader to Julian’s mother, whom she never gives a name—always Julian’s mother; she has high blood pressure and has been told by the […]
