Business Essays
The United States Operations in the European Theater began in January of 1942 and lasted throughout the duration of World War ll. Although the war was fought between 1939 and 1945, the United States was not officially involved in conflict until after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, in December of 1941. The United States proceedings […]
According to the English Oxford Dictionary, “total war is a war which is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the accepted rules of war are disregarded”(1). This definition describes what kind of war World War II was. Between the Nazi’s tactics, […]
FriendshipFriends will always stay with friends no matter what. They will work with Friends on group projects. People will go out of their way to help others. Others can also play with friends. Friendship can make a big impact in people’s life.When working on something, a person may ask a friendto help. During the J. […]
“Cheerleading is currently established in 79 countries with over 4.5 million cheerleaders worldwide” (“History of Cheerleading”). Although that is where cheerleading is today, it did not start out as a popular past time. “In 1883, Great Britain started the trend of cheering and chanting in unison at sport games, but the first official cheer [was […]
Innocence and Guilt in The Green Mile Innocence and guilt are difficult concepts to determine. There are many factors that can affect people’s judgement when determining someone’s innocence or guilt. In The Green Mile by Stephen King, Paul Edgecombe oversees death row in the Louisiana State Penitentiary — a place full of men deemed to […]
I have the Osgood-Schlatter disease, and I did not learn that it would haunt my insides until I spiraled out of control on a beast of a mountain. All I could remember was immense pain. It was a pain that I had never felt before and for that felt like forever. However, in the end […]
According to the American Psychological Association (“Intelligence,” n. d.), intelligence is defined as intellectual function but this definition can be expanded a lot further. My definition of intelligence is that it is a combination brain fluidity (fluid intelligence) and knowledge gained from surroundings (crystallized intelligence.) Fluid intelligence refers to the ability of being capable of […]
What is the difference in religion? Absolutely nothing! Religion stems from the simple belief that something greater than us is at work on a greater plane of existence. Is that so different that what you think? Three religions have similar history but they are far from the same yet they are similar. Don’t think that? […]
Dear students of Croatan High school, class of 2015, I am flattered that I was asked to give a speech on this very important day, though I am also a bit taken aback do to the fact that, well there is nothing special about me, I am not the smartest kid in our class. ..far […]
Jose Ferrer was born on January 8, 1912. As a child, Jose Ferrer lived in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Mr.Ferrer’s mother, Maria Providencia was a simple house wife. His father, Rafael Ferrer was an Attorney and a writer from the capital city of San Juan, Puerto Rico. While he was still young, his family decided […]
Most New Year’s resolutions are to eat less candy, lose weight, drink less soda, do more volunteer work, or spend less money on useless things. But for most high school students, like Kristen B, it is to do better in school. The new semester is coming quickly, which means students have a fresh start for […]
We shoot through a veil of murky clouds and descend into the darkness below. I press my face to the window, which is blurring from the bits of ice clinging to the glass. I see the airport runway, illuminated with colorful blinking lights and neon signs. Grandma tells me that those airport lights and weird […]
In this editorial i’m talking about minimum wage this is a very important topic to me because i’m a highschool student who wants to get a part time job. I’m going to be getting into the specifics on minimum wage. I am going to be stating my opinion on the subject and whether or not […]
“15 million animals are tortured daily in laboratories”. “Animals are left to die in rotten places”. “Animal abuse is cruelty to animals that is based on suffering or harm upon animal”.It is a big problem in the U.S.A and other parts of the world.Although many people that have committed animal abuse get away with this […]
Utopian and dystopian societies are featured quite prominently in the novel The Chrysalids by John Wyndham. The term utopia was first used in a book written in 1516 by a man named Thomas More. Its title roughly translates to A Truly Golden Little Book, no Less Beneficial than Entertaining, of a Republic’s Best State and […]
No person should have to spend five days a week at school. I consider it beneficial to take one day off school for students. Is it so wrong to give students an extra day of break from academics? Having an extra day off keeps our minds from tiring out and raises our chances of success. […]
There comes a day for all when a transition occurs from child to an adult. In the fictional work, A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway depicts the main character, Fredrick Henry, as an immature soldier in World War I. As the story unfolds, Fredrick Henry begins to ponder the question “Who am I”. With the […]
It seemed like an average, typical school day. Teenagers were talking to one another as they prepared for their next class, and teachers graded papers. On such a normal day, no one would have ever suspected that two students were about to start one of the worst, most memorable school shootings. Eric Harris and Dylan […]
Dracula was written by Bram Stoker in 1897. The story starts out with a man going to Castle Dracula. The man was an English solicitor’s clerk and his name was Jonathan Harker. Throughout his stay at the castle, he notices some very odd things around the castle. Things like: there were no servants, no one […]
Despite the captivating myths about the last Romanov family’s legacy, like the Grand Duchess Anastasia and Czarevitch Alexei’s escape, the rumors and intentions of Grigori Rasputin and the Romanov Massacre conspiracy, the facts may prove otherwise. Multiple rumors have created a fantastical legacy pertaining to the last Romanov family. Although some parts may dabble in […]
The Islamic world has changed as the Abbasid dynasty declined over time, due to the decreasing power of Islam’s caliphs and the political instability brought on by foreign invasions. However these changes did not affect Islam’s migration to other territories, bringing its Golden age inventions, religion and culture. Through the 8-13th centuries the Islamic world […]
75% of the general population experience at least some stress every two weeks (Stress Facts). Everyday life is full of annoying frustrations that cause people to become stressed. Stress is a normal physical response to events that make you feel threatened or upset your balance in some way (Helpguide). There are many different causes to […]
If there was a society where no one had their own opinion, beliefs, or anything else that defined them as who they are, is this society really functioning? A society needs people who have differing opinions and people with their own individuality. If a society is lacking these traits, everyone would just act, think, and […]
“Recognize yourself in he and she who are not like you and me. ” –Carlos Fuentes Macias Three summers ago, I traveled to China for seventeen days with an organization called People to People, which was comprised of thirty student ambassadors from Florida and Georgia. Little did I know how a small Chinese village could […]
Life has many valuable lessons that can come from the strangest situations but in every circumstance many different meanings can arise. For example if a group were to undergo the same obstacle each would come with new view on life unlike to their companions. In the three short stories chosen the question how people find […]
Joyful bliss and community acceptance, a utopia, is found in a place like Omelas, but the best happiness is always paired with the worst despair in “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula Le Guin”. The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas, is set in a futuristic utopia full of joy and happiness […]
Nuclear energy has no place in our future. Many dangers come with nuclear energy, and it us certainly not the most efficient way to create energy. Renewable energy sources are cleaner, more reliable, and come with less risks. Nuclear technology came into our world with a bang. I make that statement literally. Just one year […]
A tragic hero is an individual born out of nobility who rises to unimaginable heights, but as fate has it, is devoured by a fatal flaw, hubris, inevitably leading to his/her own demise. The endless tale woven throughout western literature since Aristotle’s Poetics and Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Hamlet. The circle of life. We have Leaders […]
In the allegory Hinds’ Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard, Much-Afraid, the main character, faces many trials. In the beginning, she continually shows much fear through all these circumstances, along with crooked feet and a twisted mouth to hinder her. To add to all this, her relatives, the Fearings, continually harass her and, at […]
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is first of all a denunciation of discrimination and stereotypes towards the African American race in the South of the United States during the Great Depression. However, on a closer look, it is also a book against prejudice in general, like the prejudice against Mrs. Dubose or Boo […]
