Business Essays
The simplicity behind Eric Whitacre’s choral arrangement “Alleluia” transcends any other piece of music that I’ve ever had the joy of internalizing. The entire piece is made up of just one word: alleluia. This word has no specific religious connotation, yet almost every world religion and culture has some variation of this word. “Alleluia” represents […]
Have you ever noticed that the black keys in a piano are split in groups of three and two? How about that there are five black keys on a piano per octave? Or, that there are 13 notes in the span of any note’s octave? Well, these aren’t coincidences. This is not arbitrary. The numbers […]
Thomas Moore once said “We never think how great a gift it is to think. Cherish your thoughts.” The truth in that statement is all too evident because imagine waking up one day and not being able to remember the things that once made you who you are. Its unthinkable right? but to those with […]
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover” (H. Jackson Brown Jr). Imagine a world where every single person […]
Practice makes perfect. How many times has that phrase been repeated to every child? Perfection is something everyone strives for, whether it is performing the flawless dance or writing a completely accurate scientific research paper. The same applies to governments; ever since the concept of a nation has existed, so has the idealistic “perfect” country. […]
The Cruelty of the Restroom Pass What is more important, a student’s health, or four minutes lost of class? This is a pressing question that students and teachers must ask themselves because by not allowing students to use the restroom during classes, teachers put students health at risk. Currently, most public schools in their code […]
An allegory is “a story in which the characters and events are symbols that stand for ideas about human life or for a political or historical situation” (Merriam-Webster.com). Aside from conveying a symbolic message, an allegory still remains a story. In order to acclaim popularity or fame, an allegory must be entertaining. In the novel […]
If you’ve ever tuned into a segment on Fox News, MSNBC or CNN you’ve been a witness to confirmation bias. The beloved hosts of these shows have one job, and one job only : to confirm the political opinions their viewers have held for a very long time, maybe even since childhood. While Rachel Maddow, […]
“It is not heroin or cocaine that makes one an addict, it is the need to escape from a harsh reality. There are more television addicts, more baseball and football addicts, more movie addicts, and certainly more alcohol addicts in this country than there are narcotics addicts. ” -Chisholm, Shirley Anita Under the influence sounds […]
The Hardest Job of My Life I have never had a worse meal than the one I had with my teacher. Keller homestead dining room. Throughout this entry I Helen Keller will explain the time when I was given a teacher that i didn’t like.When she arrived at my parents home she gave me a […]
The media has become one of the main problems in society for teens. It has the power to influence many things, most of them being a negative impact which leads to countless social turmoil. Some of the main distorted opinions the media have fed to teens are: opinions on violence, relationships, and body images. Since […]
College student Tyler Clementi committed suicide for being harassed via Twitter. Clementi’s family says they believe the 18-year-old freshman jumped to his death off the George Washington Bridge September 23 after allegedly being secretly videotaped by two classmates in a sexual encounter with another man. Today, the issues surrounding Clementi’s death and charges against the […]
Boring. Lifeless. Atypical. Colorless. Kooky. BLACK. The color is dark. It blocks light, inspiration, and imagination. It is often considered impure, dirty, and evil. A color worn by those mourning the loss of a loved one. A color describing one of the most devastating pandemics in history. A color considered unequal. A tone so relevant […]
Dear Literary Canon Board of Directors, I am writing this letter because I believe the Harry Potter series should be included in the literary canon. Its an amazing series and is one of the biggest sellers. Please consider this letter. The first reason I believe the Harry Potter series should be included in the literary […]
A time in my life that was fun that I remember was over this past summer outside of my house on cape cod. It was fun because me and my cousin Joe would go out on our kayaks and go fishing. Fishing is very relaxing for me and I look forward to going out every […]
The year is 1959, the month is January. Ten experienced hikers start a journey through a Russian pass. One turns back, complaining of medical ailments. The rest journey on. The snow becomes heavier. A storm arises. In the confusion, they get lost. Twenty days later, still no message from them has reached their families. A […]
“They held the funeral on the second day, with the town coming to look at Miss Emily beneath a mass of bought flowers, with the crayon face of her father musing profoundly above the bier and the ladies sibilant and macabre; and the very old men – some in their brushed Confederate uniforms – on […]
When I think of the University of Balamand, the aspects that most impress me and fan my desire to immerse myself in this prestigious learning environment are the excellent resources of the University of Balamand. On the surface I think that I am like most young and modern Lebanese girls. I take school seriously, I […]
The Battle of Stalingrad was one of the bloodiest and harshest battles the world has seen and with today’s media; it can be retold for generation to not make the same mistake. The book 199 Days: The Battle for Stalingrad and the movie Enemy at the gates both use the cultural values of courage and […]
“You may have the universe if I may have Italy.” The previous quote, stated by Giuseppe Verdi, a renowned opera composer, exemplifies how much of an international treasure the country of Italy is. From the long canals of Venice to the white sand beaches of Sicily to the ancient architecture of Rome, the splendors of […]
The Constitution of the United States was infused with new revolutionary principles but still managed to inherit a few conservative values from European government. In early post-revolution America, before an actual constitution united the country, the Articles of Confederation were the governing documents as determined by the continental congress. The Articles were written immediately after […]
The devastating tempest of World War I preceded the whirlwind storm of the twenties—that happy-go-lucky decade wherein our country beheld a novel turn of morality, a sudden, rapturous change from the previous blood-stained years. The country embraced this Roaring age with the alacrity of a country yearning for an alleviation of the Great War’s blight. […]
OMG 2b or not 2b that is the ?. Imagine reading a whole essay on your favorite Shakespeare play like that; an ever-growing language that happens to be replacing Standard English. Text essays are becoming more and more common in English classes, and the fad quite often offend the teachers having to read them. Texting […]
Benjamin Thomas Parish is seventeen years old, has brown hair, and is very tall.It is said that he is 6 inches taller than Cassie and four inches taller than Ringer.The first we hear of him is through Cassiopeia Marie Sullivan, or more commonly known as Cassie. Anyway Cassie tells us in the book that he […]
Power and control has become a big part of day-to day life- kids listen to their parents, who listen to officials, who listen to the government, who listens to the president, who listens to the people. Taking things into a broader view, power and control is displayed over everything and everyone. In a smaller world […]
“What do you want to do with your life?” It’s a question I’m hearing more and more, eating away at me. Messing with my mind. I want to punch the people who ask it—did they know what they were going to do at age sixteen? Instead, I smile, shake my head, and embrace the reality […]
“In this world goodness is destined to be defeated” by Walker Percy. The interpretation of Walker Percy’s quotation is that in the fight between good vs. evil, the actions of those who are immoral, i.e. greed, abuse, murder, will outnumber the powers of justice and kindness. However, several literary works can stand today contradicting Percy’s […]
Some education experts believe that assigning daily homework to primary school students may do more harm than good. Do you agree or disagree? There is more to life than academics. Some detractors argue that assigning daily homework to primary school students mars their perception by emphasising the utmost importance of academics in life, and shortens […]
Starting at a young age, human beings are constantly tempted by their own curiosity. A young boy can be told a thousand times not to touch a hot stove, yet the child will keep trying to touch it until he gets burned. Humanity comes with endless questions, whether they be “Who am I? How did […]
Malala Yousafzai once said, One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world. Right now there is a growing problem of lack of education in developing countries. There are 33 million fewer girls than boys attending primary school alone. Globally there are 66 million girls not receiving an education at all. […]
