Life Experiences in Farewell to Manzanar

The book, Farewell to Manzanar was the story of a young Japanese girl coming of age in the interment camp located in Owens Valley, California. Less than two months after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which stated that the War Department had the right to declare which people were … Read more

Homework and Students

Students spend hours doing it, teachers spend hours checking it. Homework is sometimes a burden to teachers and students but still it is necessary. Some people doubt homework’s effectiveness, but teachers and researchers agree homework is essential. Homework helps students get better grades in school. Some people don’t know exactly what homework is. Homework is … Read more

Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw

Many people compare an English literary work to different movies of their time. An example of this is Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw. A story about a woman transformed into a spectacular beauty pushed into royalty, but never loses her identity, is very similar to a movie directed by Don Bluth called Anastasia. Bernard Shaws play … Read more

Historical And Chinese Novel

This historical and Chinese novel Journey to the West, which is also known as the Monkey, is the most popular book in East Asia. Originally written by Wu Ch’eng-en in the sixteenth century, which consisted of one hundred chapters but was traditionally cut-down to various lengths to suit different audiences. Then was translated into the … Read more

Overpopulation Serious Dilemma

There are several problems that affect the world today: war, crime, pollution, and several others. Overpopulation is a serious dilemma that is growing every year, every minute, and every second. It is the root of most, if not all, of the worlds problems1. It is the greatest global crisis facing humanity in the twenty-first century. … Read more

David Hume, Empiricism

Empiricism (en- peiran; to try something for yourself): The doctrine that all knowledge must come through the senses; there are no innate ideas born within us that only require to be remembered (ie, Plato). All knowledge is reducible to sensation, that is, our concepts are only sense images. In short, there is no knowledge other … Read more

The Color Purple, by Alice Walker

I am very educated, yet at the same time, not too familiar with the prejudice that takes place in the novel The Color Purple, by Alice Walker. First of all, this book mainly focuses on prejudice toward black women in the early 1900s. Although blacks were free and women had a little more power than … Read more

Cultural Diverse Children

Helping youth become responsible caring citizens and acquire skills for participating in the democratic process is the main thrust of these programs. They also develop leadership skills and provide opportunities for planning, decision-making, contributing to Club and community, and celebrating our national heritage. TEENSupreme Keystone Clubs Keystone Clubs are chartered small group leadership development clubs … Read more

Teenage Smoking Paper

In a society where it is not unordinary to see a ten year old child smoking a cigarette in public, where large tobacco companies sponsor all big sporting events and where smoking advertisements are everywhere you look, how can it be understood that what is going on is a form of suicide. Smoking is comparable … Read more

My Reading History

If one were to look at my varied reading habits, they would be struck by the diversity and over all unusualness of my minds library. I hardly remember the plot of the first book I read, but it was called Lonesome Dove. It wasnt the actual first book I read, but I dont really count … Read more

Capital Punishment is Too Lenient for Sick and Vile Criminals

I always considered the death penalty as an issue which I never had to concern myself with. First of all I’m not planning to commit any vial crimes, and I don’t think anyone I care about has evil plans either. Secondly, I’ve never been conscious or concerned with the lives of criminals. When we began … Read more

Dr. Faustus and the Christian Moral

In the play Doctor Faustus the main character sells his soul to the devil and later dies and is sent to hell. A question that comes to mind when reading this book is, “Does Doctor Faustus have a Christian moral? ” Even though he is persuaded to sell his soul to the devil he still … Read more

Struggle with the Land in My Antonia

In Willa Cathers novel My Antonia a major theme that is addressed is the struggle with the land. In this essay, I will discuss this theme in relation to the text, the characters & the events they face, & the setting. The text is largely influenced by this theme of mans relationship to the land. … Read more

Glass Menagerie Commentary

First of all, I liked the way that The Glass Menagerie was not specifically dated. What I mean by this, is even though the play was written in the forties, today we (people in general), can still relate to some of the issues in it. Like take for example the disability issue. Laura was so … Read more

Steroid Abuse Hurts Baseball

The abuse of steroids among players in Major League Baseball is corrupting the image of America’s Pastime as well as endangering the health of those who use the illegal substances. The lack of testing and punishment for the use of illegal substances like steroids in the Major Leagues portrays a negative image to aspiring young … Read more

Existentialism, Philosophical Theory Of Life

In our individual routines, each and every one of us strive to be the best that we are capable of being. How peculiar this is; we aim for similar goals, yet the methods we enact are unique. Just as no two people have the same fingerprint, no two have identical theories on how to live … Read more

Hemingway’s “A Farewell to Arms”

It is the nature of the beast within that fuels our inclination towards conflict and destruction. During the surreal powers of war, life hangs in the balance setting the stage for an elite group of individuals who triumphantly rise above the rest amidst the chaos. As Ernest Hemingway illustrates in his book, Farewell to Arms, … Read more

Wuthering Heights Themes

In the novel “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Bront, many relevant themes were portrayed. In this essay, I will be discussing the five most poignant themes, which in my opinion are “Good versus Evil”,”Revenge”, “Status & Education”,”Love” and “Selfishness”. I feel that all these themes are equally important, and in the following paragraphs, I will attempt … Read more

Martin Scorsese Paper

For my final project, I chose to learn more about my favorite director, Martin Scorsese. From as far as I can remember, Martin Scorsese’s films have always intrigued me like no others have. There are many reasons why I am drawn to his type of films and his style of directing. Martin Scorsese has directed … Read more

New Social Movements, How They Arose And Affect Us

We are all familiar with the stories of suffragettes burning their bras, and environmental enthusiasts breaking into labs and liberating rats back to the wild. But what caused women to abruptly rip of their pinnies, tell dad dinners in the dog and start running around without appropriate underwear? What caused contented homemakers to leave the … Read more

The Human Race Essay

The human race is believed to be at the pinacle of developement. We have reahed the top of the mountain of success and evolution; we have surely surpassed the wild animal. We have evolved past the primal use of insticts to the utilization of reason and intelect. There are times in the course of a … Read more

Miss Emilys House: A Symbol of Neglect

A Rose for Emily, is the remarkable story of Emily Grierson, whose death and funeral drew the attention of the town. The bizarre outcome is further emphasized throughout by the symbolism of the decaying house, which parallels Miss Emilys physical deterioration and demonstrates her ultimate mental disintegration. Emilys life, like the house which decays around … Read more

The Lottery, Shirley Jackson

Shirley Jackson wrote The Lottery in 1948, not long after the second World War. The horror of the Holocaust was still fresh in everyones minds. Jackson wrote this story to remind everyone that we are not so far from this world of sadistic human sacrifice. She created a town, very much like any American town, … Read more

Regulation of the Internet

Child pornography, hackers reading how to hack into your web site or personal computer and children reading explicit details in the Starr Report; these are all examples of harmful information available on the Internet that should be regulated by the government. Government should regulate information on the Internet. Obscene and harmful material on the Internet, … Read more

Shakespeare’s Life Essay

William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564. He was baptized on April 24, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. He was the third of eight children born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. John was a well-known merchant and Mary was the daughter of a Roman Catholic member of the gentry. Shakespeare was educated at the … Read more

Analysis of Sonnet 130

In this slightly odd sonnet, he compares his beloved to everything under the sun. This was a typical gesture. He makes her seem almost unlovable, but then one sees that to him, her voice is music and everything about her is wonderful. She tops any goddess in her mortal beauty and approachability. Sonnet 130 is … Read more

The Big Patatoe

It was not an ordinary morning for me. I had left my green cofee on the table and went on preparing my luggage. I had never been successful on preparing luggages. Everything became necessary when I started to prapare them. It was the same again. Cabbage camera, laser casettes, compaq module disks, meal pills, super-sonic … Read more

Bell Jar By Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath, indicates that patriarchal society has many effects on women. Men have power over women in both direct and indirect ways. In this paper, I would like to concern about Esther and patriarchy. Men use their power directly to oppress Esther. Also they use power indirectly to set up social values and sexual stereotyping … Read more

Popular Music Revolution

Music has undergone many changes throughout and history and prehistory. These changes were always somehow connected to sociological movements at the time. Rock music evolved mostly out of a need by young people of the fifties to break away from so-cietal norms. America had just come out of the Korean War, and men looked to … Read more

Creation Or Evolution

“Where did man come from? Where did time begin? Who, or what, created all things? ” These are questions that mankind has sought to answer from the beginning of existence as it is known today. Many stories and fables have been told and passed down from generation to generation, yet two have survived the test … Read more

The Sun Also Rises

The overall tone of the book is much different than that of The Sun Also Rises. The characters in the book are propelled by outside forces, in this case WWI, where the characters in SAR seemed to have no direction. Frederick’s actions are determined by his position until he deserts the army. Floating down the … Read more

A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Comparison between Theseus & Oberon

Theseus and Oberon are similar in some ways yet very different in other ways. They both have power over people and are fit worthy to command. Some similar qualities the two share are that they are leaders of their people and hold power. Theseus has the power over an army and Oberon has a mysterious … Read more

Veronika Decides To Die

The book is about a lonely young man, Frederick Clegg, who works as a clerk in a city hall, and collects butterflies in his free time. The first part of the novel tells the story from his point of view. Frederick is attracted to Miranda Grey, an art student who he thinks is very beautiful. … Read more

The William Shakespeare play Macbeth

The William Shakespeare play Macbeth, depicted Macbeth as a loyal subject of King Duncan and his homeland of Scotland. Duncan was so pleased with Macbeths actions during the war that he was named the Thane of Cawdor, a title not far from king. Soon after, he wrote a letter to his wife that would make … Read more

The True Tragic Hero in Sophocles’ Antigone

In Master Sophocles’ Antigone, the question of who the tragic hero really is has been a subject of debate for a great number years. Creon does possess some of the qualities that constitute a tragic hero but unfortunately does not completely fit into the role. Antigone, however, possesses all the aspects of a tragic hero. … Read more

The Fall of the House of Usher

During the nineteenth century, literary writers were encouraged in transcendentalism. Their main focus was on capturing the spirituality in nature. For example, authors such as Henry Thoreau and Ralph Emerson were dominating the world of poetry and prose with their tales of nature. From Thoreaus journey through the Maine Woods to Emersons Nature, the transcendental … Read more

Harry Houdini Biography

The performer known world wide as Harry Houdini was born on March 24, 1874 in Budapest. Although Houdini often claimed to be born in Appleton, Wisconsin, Houdini actually came to the United States when he was four years old. To this day many connected with the small town of Appleton still claim the untruth that … Read more

Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales

A Character Sketch of Chaucer’s Knight Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, written in approximately 1385, is a collection of twenty-four stories ostensibly told by various people who are going on a religious pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral from London, England. Prior to the actual tales, however, Chaucer offers the reader a glimpse of fourteenth century life by … Read more

The History of the Periodic Table

The Periodic Table creates the foundation in which all chemistry is based. It is what ties all of the elements of the science together and makes it work. The Periodic Table as we know it today is very different from the early versions, when only one third of the elements were known to man. When … Read more

Nietzsche And Hobbes

How are the philosophies of Nietzsche and Hobbes different on topics of Christianity, Human Nature, and Morality. The philosophies of Nietzsche and Hobbes are radically different, Hobbes philosophy is dominated by loyalty to the crown, riddled with references to the Christian scriptures, and a belief that life is nasty, brutish, and short(Leviathan, 133); while Nietzsches … Read more

A Rose For Emily by William Faulkner

The story A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner in my opinion was a very interesting story. The story was about a old and troubled woman named Emily Grierson who because of her father’s death had become one of the towns obligation’s and also one of it’s problems. Emily a very stubborn old lady who … Read more

Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown

The above quotation from Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown is of central importance in analyzing the attitudes and ideas present throughout the story, though in a curious way. The quotation (and the story itself), on first reading, seem superficially to portray a central character’s loss of faith and the spiritual tragedy contained therein. Rereading, however, reveals … Read more

Creatine In Sports

The first weeks of my senior season of football were the toughest times I had ever had in my life. We had two practices a day. We had one practice early in the morning, and one late in the afternoon. Physically, I wasn’t at a level like most of my teammates. I felt like I … Read more

Why Do Teachers Get Paid So Much Less Than Sports Players

A teacher mentors a child or teenager and gives them knowledge. A sports player plays a game in which they are good at and love to do. So why does a sports player live a dream life millions of dollars a year while a teacher is stuck living the middle class life. A teacher gives … Read more

Sudiata Essay on Theme

The main theme of this story was the importance of tradition and family. There were also what I considered to be sub themes in each In “the First Kings of Mali” chapter who you came from was a strong theme . In this chapter it is explained who Sundiata comes from. In this chapter you … Read more

Evolutionism vs Creationism

Questions on the origin of life and of the universe must have challenged human curiosity and imagination as soon as early man had time for activities other than survival. In 1859, Charles Darwin published the Origin of Species, and since then, people have debated between the creationism and evolutionism theories. The theory of evolution has … Read more

Engineers Have Shaped Our World As We Know It

Take a look around yourself. What do you see? Maybe books, chairs, a television, or even your clothes. All the day to day things that are man-made, you can be sure that an engineer helped make it. Engineers have shaped our world as we know it. There are many different kinds of engineers from chemical, … Read more

Case Study on Robert Frost

From the later 1800’s (1874) to the middle 1900’s (1963), Robert Frost gave the world a window to view the world through poetry. From “A Boy’s Will” to “Mountain Interval,” he has explored many different aspects of writing. Giving us poems that define hope and happiness to poems of pure morbid characteristics; all of Robert … Read more

Huck Finn vs Society

In the novel Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Huck decides to reject civilization. At the end of the story Aunt Sally wants to civilize him, but he refuses. He says “I reckon I got to light out for the territory ahead of the rest, because Aunt Sally, she’s going to adopt me civilize me, and … Read more

Casue Of The Civil War

In 1850, a document called the Fugitive Slave Act was passed. Primarily, this document dealt with the reclaiming of runaway slaves. This law allowed southerners to call upon the federal government to capture runaway slaves who had fled the South and may be living in the North. The Fugitive Slave Act and the laws that … Read more

Ancient China Essay

China is located in East Asia. Ancient China is surrounded by Gobi Desert in the north, the Pacific Ocean in the east, the Himalayan Mountains in the southwest, and the Taklimakan desert in the west. This land has a wide variation of animals because of the different habitats provided for them. Most farming was done … Read more

Presidential Leadership Essay

Many scholars and academics have claimed that Richard Neustadt’s book Presidential Power and the Modern Presidents, a brilliant and insightful commentary on not only the workings of the office of the president but also the pitfalls any president can encounter as well as the way personality and leadership fit into the making of a president. … Read more

Oedipus the King Sophocles

In the Greek play, King Oedipus written by Sophocles, certain characteristics, which determine the traits of a tragic hero, reveal themselves as the play unfolds. These traits enable readers to enjoy a more enhanced reading of the play and also serve to evoke a particular response from the reader. Readers acknowledge that King Oedipus is … Read more

Greek Miracle Essay

People from all different regions of the earth talk about the Greek miracle. A period in time when a new outlook on the world came about. A common phrase in used to describe this Old things are passed away; behold all things are become new(Hamilton 78). Why it happened, or when, people have no idea. … Read more

Novel Grendel And The Epic Poem Beowulf

A writers mind is very intellectual, they tend to have an unparalleled vision within their sense of understanding. The differences of this vision, compared to the levels of understanding, shows itself transversely throughout the novel Grendel and the epic poem Beowulf. Both forms of literature are distinct in the plot and setting, but Gardners perceptiveness … Read more

Psychology And Society

Psychology is the scientific study of human and animal behavior. It is made of theories and tries to prove why we behave the way we do, our mental processes, our emotions, and our actions. In this writing assignment I will discuss why some people choose to behave so outrageous that we see it as abnormal … Read more

Supreme Being And The Theory Of Evolution

The search for knowledge about the origin of humanity is as old as its inhabitants. Since the early 1800’s mankind has narrowed the debate to creation by a Supreme Being and the theory of evolution. Ever since then, science has been at odds against religion. Now it appears that science is returning to religion. Scientists … Read more

The Atomic Bomb, Hiroshima and Nagasaki

On August 6th, 1945, 70,0000 lives were ended in a matter of seconds. The United States had dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. Today, many argue whether or not the U. S. should have taken such a drastic measure. Was it entirely necessary that the nation drop such a devastating weapon? To … Read more

The Poetry Of A. E. Housman

Housman was born in Burton-On-Trent, England, in 1865, just as the US Civil War was ending. As a young child, he was disturbed by the news of slaughter from the former British colonies, and was affected deeply. This turned him into a brooding, introverted teenager and a misanthropic, pessimistic adult. This outlook on life shows … Read more

The Chlorine Debate: How White Do You Want It

Chlorine is one of the world’s most widely used chemicals, the building element vital to almost every United States industry. We use chlorine and chlorine-based products whenever we drink a glass of water, buy food wrapped in plastic, purchase produce in the supermarket, pour bleach into a washing machine, have a prescription filled, print out … Read more

John Wallis Biography

John Wallis was born on November 23, 1616 in  Ashford, Kent, England. When Wallis moved from his school in Ashford to Tenterden, he showed his potential for the first time as a scholar. In 1630 he went to Felted where he became proficient in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. He later went to Emanual College Cambridge and … Read more

There Are Many Challenges Throughout The Odyssey

There are many challenges throughout the Odyssey the most significant being his arrogance that Odysseus must overcome in order to reach home. In book 9, beginning with line 113 Odysseus and his men begin a journey in the land of the Kyklops. This set of challenges for Odysseus shows the reader the battle between arrogance … Read more

Civil Disobedience in Antigone

The short play, Antigone, was written in 441 B. C. by the Greek playwright Sophocles. It deals with some of the most basic problems that affect a society. One of them is Civil Disobedience. Civil Disobedience both a right and responsibility of a person to fight an unjust law. Government is given the right to … Read more

James Arthur Baldwin Biography

James Arthur Baldwin was born the first of nine children during 1924 in Harlem. His father, David, was a clergyman and a factory worker, and was the source of all of James Baldwin’s fears. Baldwin’s mother, Berdis, was a homemaker. Baldwin first started writing around age fourteen as a way of seeking the love which … Read more

Ancient Greek Theater

Imagine this following scene: You are sitting in a dark, fairly crowded large room. There are hundreds of other people, in hundreds of other seats surrounding you. In front of you, there is a large stage, with people acting out a play. Lights, music, and different sound effects set the mood of the play for … Read more

Rave Culture and Its Effects on Popular Culture

What is a rave Raving is a experience. One person’s best rave is another person’s worst. Any attempt to analyze rave culture must recognize the personal factor of the experience. Author Daniel Martin defines a rave as a long period of constant energetic and stylistic dancing exhibited by a large group of people in a … Read more

Cupid & Psyche, Cocteau’s film

From Cupid & Psyche to Cocteau’s film and finally to Disney’s portrayal of this classic theme, not much has changed in the idea of Beauty and the Beast. All versions of this story have stressed the importance of being good and have even dwelled on the importance of looking behind appearance to see a person’s … Read more

The Battle of Midway in the Pacific

Nothing distinguished the dawn of June 2, 1942, from countless other dawns that had fallen over tiny Midway atoll in the North Pacific. Nothing, that is, except the tension, the electric tension of men waiting for an enemy to make his move. On Midway’s two main islands, Sand and Eastern, 3,632 United States Navy and … Read more

Lords Of The Flies Essay

The story is about a group of English schoolboys who are plane-wrecked on a deserted island. At first, the stranded boys cooperate, attempting to gather food, make shelters, and maintain signal fires. Later Ralph, he started to act up and boss people around thinking hes the king of the island. Piggy, Ralph’s over weighted, sidekick … Read more

Lizzie Andrew Borden

The Lizzie Borden case has mystified and fascinated those interested in crime forover on hundred years. Very few cases in American history have attracted as much attention as the hatchet murders of Andrew J. Borden and his wife, Abby Borden. The bloodiness of the acts in an otherwise respectable late nineteenth century domestic setting is … Read more

What Makes an Epic Hero

In your opinion, what characteristics makes an epic hero in a story? Is it someone who can defeat many enemies? Or is it someone of great nobility? In the poem Beowulf, Beowulf is the obvious hero in this story. What makes him so great is his fear nothing attitude, as well as his nobility and … Read more

Siddhartha and Narcissus and Goldmund Comparative Essay

Hermann Hesse was a man that lived from 1877 and 1962 and faced a life of struggle as he coped with the effects of war. During this period of time the theme of finding yourself was quite popular and experiences affect his works. Hesse wrote both Narcissus And Goldmund and Siddhartha, two books that are … Read more

Railway, Goa Express

Railway was something I tried my best to avoid for transportation, it wasn’t that I am a snob, but it was a decision I consciously had taken from an experience. I was perhaps twelve years old when I went on my first train ride ,I remember the excitement ;like one would say similar to a … Read more

“Star Trek”: A Chronicle

Space… the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship “Enterprise. ” Its continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds… to seek out new life and new civilizations… to boldly go where no one has gone before… The above blurb has been used to introduce the television show Star Trek: The Next Generation. The … Read more

Hyper Inflation and The Worlds Developing Countries

Hyper inflation has plagued most of the worlds developing countries over the past decades. Countries in the industrialised world, too, have at times duelled with dangerously high inflation rates in the post WWII era. With varying degrees of success, all have employed great efforts to bring their inflation rates within acceptable limits. Generally, a moderate … Read more

Tobacco Deadly Addictive and Environmentally Hazardous

“It has been conservatively estimated that regular smokers of cigarettes sacrifice 7 years of life. If one divides the number of cigarettes smoked in a lifetime on average into this 7 year loss, it turns out to be 5 minutes for each cigarette. ” (Petty 1). This fact should sound astounding to anyone. Tobacco use … Read more

Hamlet – Method in the Madness

In both Hamlet and King Lear, Shakespeare incorporates a theme of madness with two characters: one truly mad, and one only acting mad to serve a motive. The madness of Hamlet is frequently disputed. This paper argues that the contrapuntal character in each play, namely Ophelia in Hamlet and Edgar in King Lear, acts as … Read more

A Separate Peace Summary

Gene Forrester is a quiet, intellectual student at Devon School in New Hampshire. During the Summer Session of 1942, he becomes close friends with his daredevil roommate Finny, who has a talent for getting away with mischief through his sincere, disarming charisma. Finny prods Gene into making a dangerous jump out of a tree into … Read more

Beowulf: Heroism Essay

Beowulfs author is unknown, as are his motives and inspiration for the creation of the poem. Written some four hundred years before the Norman conquests, it is comprised of three thousand, one hundred and eighty-two lines, dramatically reproducing the timeless struggle between good and evil, along with all the variations that accompany such a story. … Read more

Hitler, The Great Depression

The year was 1929, the Great Depression had hit hard all over the world. People were losing their jobs, and their way of life was changing drastically right before their eyes; the people needed money fast. They needed to rebuild their lives and get back on their feet again, economically, politically, and socially. They needed … Read more

John Coltrane, “My Favorite Things”

This phrase, from the liner notes of “My Favorite Things” clearly defines Coltrane’s life and his search for the incorporation of his spirituality with his music. John Coltrane was not only an essential contributor to jazz, but also music itself. John Coltrane died thirty-two years ago, on July 17, 1967, at the age of forty. … Read more

The Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf

The Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf is the most important work of Old English literature, and is well deserved of the distinction. The epic tells the story of a hero, a Scandinavian prince named Beowulf, who rids the Danes of the monster Grendel, a descendent of Cain, and of his exploits fighting Grendel’s mother and a Dragon. … Read more

The Road Not Taken, Robert Frost

Poets use imagery to convey meaning, feelings, and emotions. The contemporary poet best know for his use of imagery is Robert Frost. The Road Not Taken, opened the eyes of poetic readers and critics to Frosts artistic creations. He uses forms of language such as diction and syntax to capture and move the reader. When … Read more

To His Coy Mistress

To His Coy Mistress is a dramatic monologue, in which the speaker addressed to his lady. In this poem, there are argument and counter-argument, as well as a conclusion. The poem is also different from conventional courtly love poetry, because in the first two stanzas, the speaker used a lot of exaggeration of time and … Read more

Vermont, Piece Of America’s Past

Vermont has been called a piece of America’s past. In no other state has natural beauty been so untouched by modern development. In no other state has the small-town atmosphere of more than a century ago been so well preserved. Often chosen as a comfortable second home by city dwellers, Vermont seemingly has escaped the … Read more

Religion and Discrimination

One might take the view that society should be tolerant to any religion so long as it conforms to our laws and written constitution. At first glance, this statement seems as fit an answer as possible to the question of societal limits to religious tolerance. Unofrtunately, if one were to consider the matter with more … Read more

William Shakespeare, Great English Playwright

William Shakespeare was a great English playwright, dramatist and poet who lived during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Shakespeare is considered to be the greatest playwright of all time. No other writer’s plays have been produced so many times or read so widely in so many countries as his. Shakespeare was born to … Read more

Nigeria A Stable Nation

As most governments do struggle when changing over into a new form of government, with hope to better its people, Nigeria is no exception. After 16 years of military dictatorship, three republics, many riots and protests, and about seven coups and/or overthrows, the new Federal Republic of Nigeria adopted a new constitution in 1999, and … Read more

The history of the Soviet Union

The history of the Soviet Union is complicated and fascinating. In the course of only seventy years this country has seen the development of the totally new system of state, economic growth, the growth of hopes for the “brighter future”, and then the sudden and expected by no one collapse of the whole system leading … Read more

Same Sex Unions

The question of same-sex unions and their legitimacy in many different societies is a topic that has been hotly debated for centuries. One society in particular is pre-modern Europe. Noted author and historian Dr. John Boswell looks extensively at the topic of same-sex unions in his book Same Sex Unions in Premodern Europe. Dr. Boswell … Read more

Grapes Of Wrath By Steinbeck

In the beginning of the chapter the book Steinbeck discusses the earth. It tells how dry the soil is and how even walking stirred up a dust cloud. It tells how the people have adapted such as wearing mask and goggles to protect the air they breathe. The people were devastated by the dust storms … Read more

Thomas Edison, The Greatest Inventors In History

Thomas Alva Edison is considered one of the greatest inventors in history. He was born in Milan, Ohio on February 11, 1847 and died in 1931. During his life he patented 1,093 inventions. Many of these inventions are in use today and changed the world forever. Some of his inventions include telegraphy, phonography, electric lighting … Read more

Ernest Miller Hemingway: His Influences

Ernest Miller Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois, on July 21, 1899. From a young man interested in sport and drink, Hemingway grew into and old man who was interested in sport and drink. Al1ong the way he became one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. Throughout his life, he had many … Read more

Pro Same-Sex Marriage

“Today some radical-right church leaders wish to bend APA[i] policy [which denies that homosexuality is not a disorder] to their belief that homosexuality is a crime, no different than murder and theft-as per some passages of the Old and New Testament. In their view, gay people SHOULD choose therapy, because they OUGHT to stop being … Read more

Frankenstein: Monsters and Their Superiority

This reflects how both Grendel and Frankenstein must have felt during their lonely lives. The monsters simply wanted to live as the rest of society does. However, in our prejudice of their kind, we banish them from our elite society. Who gave society the right to judge who is acceptable and who is not? A … Read more

What Is The Definition Of Identity

Better yet, what is the definition of the mind and a person? There are so many definitions for identity but the definition according to www. onelook. com is the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity. This defines identity the way I define it because, I think, personality serves as an important … Read more