Business Essays

The United States is not following in the footsteps of ancient Rome’s decline. Ancient Rome had many, many, many slaves behind them, and in their military. This was their first problem. America has volunteers for the army. We have less of a poverty level, and there is help for those who are living in poverty. […]

According to British foreign secretary, Sir Arthur James Balfour, in his Balfour Declaration, “His Majesty’s Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of the object” (Balfour). Starting with the Balfour Declaration in the early 1900’s and […]

Statistics indicate that six million Jew’s died during the Holocaust. I am going to tell you about Adolf Hitler, the leader and starter of the Holocaust. Then I will tell you about the cause of the Holocaust. Then I suppose you should know some basic facts about the contraction camps, like the first contraction camp, […]

JSA is a school club for any student interested in political and economical issues. It stands for Junior Statesmen of America. They meet once a month on Wednesdays from 6:00-7:30 p. m. in room N162, and talk about current events. If you are interested in being a part of JSA, please talk to Tim Tower, […]

How to hook a reader into your writing Everyone loves it when others appreciate their work so if your writing skills are not up to that level this shot article will surely help. If your writing skills are strong, still this article will help you as it will make your work more meaningful and rich. […]

The most recent earthquake in Nepal has affected the area and surrounding areas in very negative ways. This is shown in an article by CNN, “The United Nations has said the quake has affected 8 million people across 39 districts.” (CNN) Inside of Nepal there are many homeless, large amounts of injured, as well as […]

“Word are easy, like the wind; Faithful friends are hard to find” -William Shakespeare. The Renaissance is used to refer to the movement in Europe between medieval and modern time, marked by a humanistic revival of classical influence and expressed in a flowering of the arts and literature and by beginning of modern science. Humanism […]

Feminism is a movement within philosophy and other disciplines that emphasizes the role of gender in shaping how we think, focuses on the historical and social forces that have excluded women, and strives to produce a society that recognizes women and men as both different and equal. Women should no longer live in a society […]

Great classic literatures have a universal quality. In these texts we see universal conditions and attitudes than can be applied to ourselves. I believe the most important obstacle to overcome to reinvent yourself is just being honest. The classics of American literature like “To Kill a Mockingbird”, “The Catcher in the Rye”, “Fahrenheit 451”, “The […]

In today’s society, social media is the biggest influence on teenagers across the globe. Within media comes the strived for but impossible standard of being “perfect”. Every time you turn on the television or slide open your cell phone you are exposing yourself to the countless reality tv shows, magazines, and websites that display an […]

During the Romantic Period, poetry, novels, and short stories were often written and read throughout this literary time period by Fireside Poets. Three poems that were written during this time were “Thanatopsis” by William Cullen Bryant, “A Psalm or Life” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls” also written by Henry […]

In the Battle of the Ants by Henry David Thoreau he starts his story off about ant fighting on the ground. As he continues the story he explains and opens up and expans so the reader can have a visual image of an event in history. Thoreau is a transcendentalist in many ways and this […]

There are many symbols in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Symbols are secret messages that are imbedded in the texts of literature. Some symbolisms are more well-known and better understood than others. Some of these include the eyes of Dr. T. J. Eckelberg, the valley of ashes, and the green light on Daisy’s dock. […]

“As I lay me down, heaven hear me now. I’m lost without a cause, after giving it my all. Winter storms have come, and darkened my sun. After all that I’ve been through, who on earth can I turn to? I look to you,” quoted from the song “I Look to You” by Whitney Houston. […]

According to the Global Burden of Disease 2010, low back pain is the single leading cause of disability worldwide. Furthermore, back pain is common among an older age group, which is why it is important for the younger relatives to stay on top of the treatment of their loved ones. There are many different treatment […]

Outline #15, Stearns chapter 33 Q. Analyze the changes and continuities in social conflicts in Latin America from 1950-1990. Thesis: Within the years 1950-1990, Latin America faced an onset of changes consisting of struggles for economic, social, and political stability and rebellion against ruthless dictators. Several continuities remained throughout the decades, North American interference and […]

In a patch of bright green grass, a cute marsh rabbit chews at some brightly colored green leaves of a marsh plant in the Florida Everglades. It’s blended golden brown fur shines bright in the sun and is complimented by some black waved fur on it’s back. The innocent little creature continues to eat, chewing […]

Since 1965, people have been traveling from near and far to see the amazing wonders of sea animals at SeaWorld. The shows and exhibits that SeaWorld has to offer allure families to this day. SeaWorld has a good way of making themselves seem like they are an innocent, family-friendly establishment to the everyday person. What […]

In Patrick Henry’s address “Speech in the Virginia Convention,” he uses the persuasive techniques ethos and pathos and the rhetorical devices repetition and rhetorical questions to encourage his fellow colonists to rebel against England and go to war. He uses the ethical appeal ethos to try and get people to relate to the moral principles […]

In Xiaolu Guo’s 20 Fragments, Fenfang, an alienated rebellious teenager who leaves home to make a living for herself in Beijing, faces countless struggles to find a place for herself in the chaotic city. As she leaves old relationships to create new ones and leaves old jobs to accept news ones, she finds herself lost […]

The European system of Feudalism is King, and then the King gives power to Lords over specific lands. Then the lords enlist the loyalties of knights. Then we have the peasants and the serfs. The differences between the peasants and the serfs are that the peasants have more freedoms then the serfs. The common peasants […]

Franz Kafka’s novella, The Metamorphosis, can be described in no other way than “Kafkaesque”, meaning absurd and/or completely out of the ordinary. In this novella, Gregor, the protagonist, transforms into a monstrous vermin. His mother, father, and sister are forced to adjust their lives to accommodate to living with a human-sized insect in the house. […]

We pledge allegiance to the flag – at school, sporting events, and symbolic ceremonies – but what does that mean? Does it mean the same to us today, as it did to our Founding Fathers, or to those who have lost loved ones fighting for our freedom? Does it mean the same to the veteran […]

With its brilliant red and white stripes waving through the air, and its stars shining brightly, the American flag stands as a symbol of individuality. Americans, coming in all colors, shapes, and sizes, create a proud nation sewn together by acceptance. The unique and exciting characteristics that shape us into our individual selves are represented […]

While there are a number of logical fallacies out there, I believe that the following four are the most dangerous ones that people continue to stick with: the appeal to emotion, dogmatism, no true scotsman, and the strawman. These come up so often, we may not even realize it, yet it makes it incredibly difficult […]

The rain came down hard and the bright lights didn’t make it much better. I was completely beaten by the forward, I scrambled to regain my composure and chased after him. My hair was slicked back from all the rain, my jersey was stuck to my body like someone had just dipped it into super […]

Violence and greed motivate many of the characters’ actions in Mark Twain’s, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Instances of violence include the feud between the Shepherdsons and the Grangerfords; ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬the robbers’ plan to kill their accomplice, Jim Turner; and what Pap’s greed turns into when he doesn’t get his way. Greed can be found in […]

“The most important thing I have learned in life was that being a teenager wasn’t forever. I had a hard time being a teenager”(Jessica Alba). Everyone has a hard time going through high school, even Jessica Marie Alba, aka Sky Angel, Albz. Jessica was born in Pomona, California on April 28, 1981. Jessica’s dad is […]

H.W. 77: Read pages 871-876 (“Forgotten. ..”) + 888-890 (Wars to Crisis)] In what ways did the Great Society resemble the New Deal in its origins, goals, social, and political legacy Cite specific programs and policies in support of your arguments. In many ways Johnson’s Great Society of the 1960s resembled FDR’s New Deal of […]

Imagine that government officials came to someone’s door and told them they must leave. Imagine they took them to a prison camp, often in an area of isolation. Imagine that this person would be used for cheap labour, and would be subject to physical, verbal, financial, and emotional abuse, and would have their health affected […]