In life, there seems to be a clear parallel between age and contentedness. Those who are young are often full of life, while older individuals tend to isolate themselves. Since those older individuals had to have gone through many hardships and lost some of the people they cared the most about, it is not surprising … Read more
Every human has a unique and complex thought processing system in which it is nearly impossible to determine how each person will react in a given situation. At an early age, people are taught to be obedient and oftentimes are forced to make a decision between being obedient or following their own morals. Usually, obedience … Read more
Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette “You will do foolish things but do them with enthusiasm” (Colette-Goodreads). Sidonie- Gabrielle Colette is one of the world’s most influential female writers. “Her family fell upon hard times when she was a teenager, with the result that Colette married a man fifteen years her senior. ” (Storybites- Colette). During the difficult times … Read more
In 1990, both Eve Sedgwick (Epistemology of the Closet) and Judith Butler (Gender Trouble) made significant contributions to the ever burgeoning field of queer studies with theories about sexuality as performance. Following the central Foucauldian thread in which sexual conduct is but a construct specific to one’s cultural context and a factor of historical and … Read more
The book, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, is a “classic” in the making. It tells a story of fierce cruelty and fierce yet, redeeming love. The qualities within The Kite Runner such as, teachings of morals/lessons, relatable characters and its in depth description of culture/tradition will contribute to the making of it to the … Read more
The Tensions faced by the Younger family A Raisin in the sun by Lorraine Hansberry is a book about, the Youngers’, who are a poor African-American family. They live in a worn down apartment in the South side of Chicago. The family is going to receive a ten thousand dollar check from Mama’s husband’s life … Read more
The nature of our reality and existence has been a topic of debate since at least the ancient Greeks. Do we exist? Why do we exist? Does it even matter? These are questions I will attempt to address thoroughly. Answers may not be comfortable or satisfactory, but it’s better to rip that band-aid off now … Read more
Tractor Restoration The 8N Ford Tractor was an all-purpose tractor for the average farmer in the 1950sThe Ford Tractor was a huge step up in farming back in the 1950s. The Ford Company made a farmer’s life much simpler because of its price and all the options that were available to buy with the tractor. … Read more
Pathophysiology Teaching Plan to Enhance Self-Care Patient confidence in managing their care is fundamental in successes of the patient’s care. The ability to cope with not only the diagnoses of diabetes but also be able to manage the life adjustments which requires daily attention is a challenge which needs assistance from health care providers. Diabetes … Read more
This essay examines two different approaches to gender equity in sport. Specifically, it will review the university rowing systems used in both America and Canada between 1972 and the present day. Historical differences, Title IX legislation, and inequal levels of funding are causes of differences between the systems. Therefore this analysis is not a direct … Read more
When looking at color, ethnicity, wealth, etc. discrimination seems to be the underlying problem evolved from oppression, privilege, and prejudice views. Discrimination is extremely common in the world majority of the time people discriminate against others without noticing they are doing it in the first place. In the book Privilege, Power, and Difference discrimination is … Read more
In the past two months I have come to learn quite a lot about intimate relationships from both my teacher, Youngjin Kang, and our book, Intimate Relationships by Rowland S. Miller. There are many important topics to take out of this class, but there are five that I want to focus on. These topics include: … Read more
Characteristics of Jesus in the Hellenistic Culture vs. Beowulf in the Anglo Saxon Culture How would one define a person as a “hero”? Those from different time periods have different cultural beliefs that could contribute to their definition of a hero. Those from the Anglo- Saxon culture, from which the character Beowulf comes, may have … Read more
Culturally, being of the African American race we do not attend counseling. The African American culture seek guidance through our families, God and in the Church. Moreover, I am an introvert, so this group process was going to be challenging for me. I am socially selective and have a hard time opening up to people. … Read more
For this assignment I observed four children, all of which have been given names of anonymity in order to protect the participants. The children I observed were Molly, age 5, Bailey, age 7, Floyd, age 9, and Ann, age 12. I observed the children for a total of one hour in their home. The observation … Read more
Tuesday’s with Morrie tells the story of two men; one who’s battling the terminal diagnoses of ALS, while the other is struggling to realize his purpose in life. The book starts off at a college graduation where the main character, Mitch, is receiving his diploma. He and his favorite college professor, Morrie, have a heartfelt … Read more
The Phoenicians have long been regarded as amongst the first and best seafarers in Ancient Human history. Their advancements in nautical technology and their peoples’ skill on the sea allowed for them to create colonies throughout the Mediterranean Basin and create legends of possible African circumnavigation and while no evidence has been found, journeys across … Read more
The individual was okay with my instructions and did as I asked. Without warning, when her boyfriend opened the door to leave she ran out the door in the cold behind him with no shoes on her feet. I called to her for her to come back but she continued to run after him and, … Read more
This essay will be demonstrating aspects of group work by the analysis of a group I am able to reflect my personal experience from. This group is part of my everyday life so I have many interactions that I am able to reflect on and relate to the theory that I am basing my essay … Read more
Abby felt so relieved now that the prankster’s been caught. It was like a huge weight was lifted off her shoulders. For the first time in almost two weeks she was finally able to get some much needed rest. Feeling refreshed from a long nap and a nice hot bath, she started tidying up the … Read more
Can I Help You See? People should do what it takes to make others make good choices in life. society in today’s generation is individualistic. That is why, Dostoyevsky wrote the novel “Notes from Underground” about what was happening to him and society. Everyone has a desire to be perfect, and be very common between … Read more
All the terror attacks that the news broadcasters speak about have gone unpunished because nothing much has been done to fight ISIS. ISIS has many names like ISIL and Daesh. ISIS was a sub unit in Al Qaeda who broke off to pursue their own goals. ISIS’s goal for the past few years have been … Read more
Waveform capnography to today’s paramedic is what it felt like with the invention of the washing machine becoming available to generations of people who grew up using a wash board. Now that people have a machine to do the work for them, they cannot imagine going back to hand washing. The same holds true for … Read more
Therefore, this essay will discuss Mavis given health condition. Mavis is 60 years old retired Nurse who had undergone a laparotomy for an acute bowel obstruction. According to the case study, Mavis first day post-op and her recovery has been uneventful. It is stated that Mavis vital signs have all been within normal limits. However, … Read more
Implementation science is an area that seeks to bridge the gap between research and practice (Forman et al. , 2013). Within the system of a school, there are many areas that have been researched, such as academic problems and externalizing and internalizing behaviors (Forman et al. , 2013; Owens et al. , 2008; Moceri et … Read more
Social expectancies, prospects and duties play a significant part of extensive effect in Gabriel Marquez’s book Chronicle of a Death Foretold. Our interactive oral (IO) inspected female characters of society and manliness. They unconsciously and unknowingly adopt and accept the prejudiced values of society and while on the other hand, men are supposed to typify … Read more
The approach for this evaluation is really pretty simple. As mentioned very briefly above this is an outcome evaluation. However, the findings from the outcome evaluation may be used to address or further develop the process. The goal of the research is exploratory. This evaluation is looking to “assess the effects of an intervention process … Read more
Abortion should be morally permissible, in most cases, because a women’s right to her own body neutralizes the unfortunate circumstance of an aborted fetus. Abortion should only be impermissible if it is justified that a woman is getting multiple pregnancies and abortions without making use or effort of contraceptives. A common argument against abortion is … Read more
In my sophomore year of high school, I remember a particular speech I had to deliver in my English class. It was just like any other, honestly. But this one, this specific one, gave me the greatest trouble. My irrational fear of public speaking consumed me and turned me against myself. I remember the mindset … Read more
Great authors use characterization to develop a message. In Richard Wright’s Native Son, Bigger Thomas, a young black male living in Chicago during the 1930s, depicts how growing up in poverty around crime can affect one’s well-being. Bigger went to court for murdering and raping a young white woman, Mary Dalton. The murder of Mary … Read more
The presidency of James Knox Polk was a memorable one. He was known as America’s first dark horse candidate, and later he was called the only strong commander in chief between Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln (Greenstein 14). Yet, many historians still write him off but he was by no means insignificant. Now, he may … Read more
With the possible diversion of the Mississippi on the line, man’s effort to resist the diversion is becoming one of the greatest river engineering problems ever encountered. There is evidence that does indeed support the theory that the Mississippi river is being captured by the Atchafalaya River and the evidence is available and very bountiful. … Read more
The Roman army was an awesome force, their size and power wouldn’t be matched for over a thousand years after the fall of the Roman Empire. The Romans believed they were the decedents of Mars; Mars was believed to be the god of war. This essentially made all romans the children of the God of … Read more
Imagine being new in town; everything around is foreign, new and fascinating. The people are all unfamiliar, but as they slowly start to become acquaintances, the realization that many of them live unhappy lives filled with deception and lies becomes evident. It is quickly proven that this is not a life that keeps people satisfied … Read more
Many times, a lack of education and communication can have detrimental consequences. For example, there are some incidents where one might unknowingly make a mistake, but by the time they realize the problem, it is too late to fix it. In Lord of the Flies, the author, William Golding, tells a riveting story about a … Read more
Prompt #1. Concrete Evidence: Find a specific passage (short quote and page number) in Horwitz’s book, which allows you to assess Captain Cook’s leadership effectiveness. ALSO provide two or three direct references from the Kouzes and Posner textbook (with short quotes and page numbers), to show that you are combining our course material directly with … Read more
Rafael Trujillo was a Dominican Republic dictator who was in power for roughly 31 years. “The 24th of October in 1891 God’s glory made flesh in a miracle. Rafael Leonidas Trujillo has been born” (Alvarez 24). People within the Dominican Republic eventually did start to realize what impact his actions had on people, directly and … Read more
Mary Louise Pratt, a professor at NYU and travel writer, coined the term “travelee” to describe travel writers who write about their native lands. Jamaica Kincaid, native to Antigua and an established travel author, wrote the 1988 essay, A Small Place, describing her feelings towards tourists and British colonialists and her native land of Antigua. … Read more
When I examine myself dealing with my identity and culturel am reminded that the values are concrete points that are significant influences to me that guides me and it then becomes a process of my decision-making. By using my own story to explore my life experiences and roles in society and the historical and cultural … Read more
The size, shape and proportion of a woman’s breasts can affect her self-perception, her femininity as well as her sense of physical balance. Dr. Nina S. Naidu is a plastic surgeon in New York City (NYC) who is dedicated to providing women with breast augmentation results that closely resemble the look and the feel of … Read more
Throughout history, communities have maintained their dominance over the lives of the individual and the collective lives of those within a community. Community, as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary, is “a body of people organized into a political, municipal, or social unity”. Although this is the technical definition, a community can be described in … Read more
The theory of relativity and light theories have plenty of applications in the world today. The GPS uses the theory of relativity around the Earth to calculate people’s location. Six satellites orbit around Earth and the satellites can figure out the longitude, latitude and the altitude of any location (“How your GPS”). Albert Einstein’s theory … Read more
I never knew who Mary Tyler Moore was until she died this past January. As the world continued to grieve over Moore and other such celebrities who tragically passed away in the last twelve months, I found myself surreptitiously Googling her to get some context for all the accolades people gave in memoriam. I had … Read more
Throughout the years, millions of people have been admitted to mental institutions for a variety of reasons. However, mental hospitals have been under scrutiny for years over their methods of treatments of their patients. Set inside an Oregon mental hospital, in his book One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Ken Kesey argues that self-worth is … Read more
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, by Frederick Douglass, is a first hand account of Douglass’s experience as a slave in seventeenth century America; how he lived, survived, and eventually escaped. The Condition of Black Life is One of Morning by Claudia Rankine is an essay written by an African … Read more
Opening of Eyes Have you ever had a day that changed the way you think, well i have. This day for me was the day my nephew, Kryian James Guthrie, was born. I was the first to find out that my sister, Meggan, was pregnant. She, at first, didn’t want me to know that she … Read more
Moving throughout points in human history -but mainly focusing on the 19th and 20th centuries- author James Scott takes the reader through multiple case studies of governments and individuals’ pursuit of a centrally controlled society. Authoritarian countries such as the Soviet Union both before and during the cold war as well as imperialist Germany during … Read more
Different ideas had transformed the city that we are living today. We often don’t recognize how much effort and concepts are being put into creating a city. There are many contributors that helped developed different concept to improve cities layout and structure. In this paper, I will discuss the authors’ ideas in the three articles … Read more
From the very beginning of the book, Rousseau rejects the idea that any political authority is found in nature but rather the only natural authority is that of a father over their children. This only exists for the preservation of the child. This is consistent with the words of Hobbes who also say the relationship … Read more
In the year 1973 Alice Walker published a collection of short stories titled “In Love and Trouble” which includes one of the most widely studied pieces of work till this day titled “Everyday use”. In this short story the author Alice Walker incorporates the struggle and stereotypical beliefs that circulated among the lives of rural … Read more
When Terry Malin’s first baby, Ashley was delivered eight years ago, the hospital weighed her at eight pounds, eight ounces. She had a boundless appetite. As a toddler she’d pop cheese slices straight from the fridge. She loved the burgers and pizza her mom, an office manager in St. Louis brought home on nights when … Read more
Food is important to human. Which provides energy and nutrients to human body to make the body functions. In today’s society many people have an unhealthy life. An unhealthy life can cause by many different ways but, the most important cause is the food problem. There are many types of food in the world, can … Read more
Expressionism and Realism Mixture in The Last Laugh and Citizen Kane One of the greatest expressionism and realism film- The Last Laugh- directed by German Director F. W Murnau, was released in December 1924. The exaggerated camera shots in this film give the audience a strong sense of anger, disappointment, and compassion of the Hotelportier. … Read more
In his article, “The Emancipation Proclamation: Bill of Lading or Ticket to Freedom,” Allen Guelzo introduces the three most controversial questions regarding the Emancipation Proclamation and then provides his support against the questions. There were some controversial questions that Guelzo addresses such as: Why did Lincoln take so long? Why is it so incomplete? And … Read more
Do not knock on the devil’s door, for he is bound to answer. Unfortunately this is exactly what happens to Connie, the main character in the short-story, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? ” written by Joyce Carol Oates. In the story, fifteen year old Connie is like any other teenage girl. She … Read more
Nevertheless, therapists show interest in using VR technology [13]. A survey study among healthcare providers suggested the ability of VR to provide post-stroke treatment regardless patient’s physical or cognitive limits is a valuable tool for rehabilitation [13]. However, the technology itself is currently limited. Thus, VR is not ready to completely supplant traditional treatment methods, … Read more
The amount of people that live in assisted living and nursing homes is over 1. 4 billion people in the United States alone (“Nursing Home Care”). This number is high and ever changing, but the numbers only change due to the degradation of people from a functional state to a state of needing help to … Read more
Death; a terror of fear Sanger Rainsford and Marshall Will Kane experienced as that got caught up into a bundle of panic. To start off with, in the film High Noon written by Carl Foreman we quickly find out that Frank Miller is coming back to town with his gang to get revenge on the … Read more
When I want to make sense of my past, present, and future, I consider my life in terms of Erickson’s eight psychosocial stages (as cited in Kail & Cavanaugh, 2014, p. 10). These stages bring a sense of clarity and order to my journey, making it more understandable to my psychology-oriented mind. My white, middle-class, … Read more
Dystonia is a neurological syndrome of typically patterned, often repetitive twitching movements or abnormal postures, associated with sustained or intermittent muscle contractions (23649720). These symptoms usually worsen by voluntary action of the muscle. (24978640). It can be classified in multiple ways based on, the age of onset (early or late); the topographical involvement of regions … Read more
Women Struggling for Freedom in the Face of Oppression Nefissa in the Innocence of the Devil by Nawal El Saadawi, Zabeth in A Bend in the River by V. S. Naipaul, The Mirabal sisters in A Feast of the Goat by Mario Vargas Llosa, and Zaynab in Karnak Cafe by Naguib Mahfouz all struggled for … Read more
The author of,”Silence Is Goldfish”, Annabel Pitcher, has experienced many things. Some time back, Pitcher went to Oxford University, earning a degree in English literature, and began to work for television before she realized what she truly wanted to do (Page 1, Pitcher, Annabel). On the other hand, currently, Pitcher is a mother, and still … Read more
This study hypothesised that, if the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) test is reliable, then the teachers of Liverpool High School should receive ENFJ as their personality type. The personality types being considered must be defined utilizing the official Myers-Briggs organization’s’ website. Each type contains four letters and there are sixteen possible types. The first letter … Read more
In the discourse on Susan’s controversial absence from Narnia in The Last Battle, the focus is often C. S. Lewis’ statement through Jill that Susan has become interested in nothing “except nylons and lipstick and invitations” (Lewis 169), taken as evidence that Susan was rejected because she came into her femininity and sexuality. In fact, … Read more
Cultural and National identity play a crucial role on our lives everyday. It exercises influences on how we perceive the world around us, on the decisions we make and on how we view ourselves. Culture is a way of life of a group of people, it is the behaviors, beliefs, values, and language that they … Read more
“There is nothing I dread so much as a division of the Republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader and converting measures in opposition to each other. This… is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution. “1 This view, expressed by John Adams, was not shared by all, … Read more
MAKING WORK FUN: Join Thousands of Students Making Real Money Doing Fun Chores You’ve probably heard the old joke: “In college you can do only three things: study, sleep, and party … but you can do only two of those three in any given semester. ” Change party for hang out with friends (just in … Read more
Shenandoah and Johnny Got His Gun Compare and Contrast Essay The feeling of being a failure happens to most everyone, different situations can cause different reactions from all people alike. Many people create books on how to be successful and what to do to achieve it, but many question whether it really works outside of … Read more
Identity Crises in The Catcher in The Rye and The Awakening Many of the world’s literary characters face struggles or crises of identity, either due to societal pressures or because of their personal lives. Holden Caulfield and Edna Pontellier, from the Catcher in the Rye and The Awakening, respectively, are not exceptions to this common … Read more
In Hope Jahren’s memoir Lab Girl the author gives the reader the ability to experience everything she had to go through in the process of building herself; giving her strength for her to be able to obtain the career she wanted; like her overcoming multiple sexist boundaries, and emotional blockades. Not only, does Hope Jahren … Read more
People are what they believe, what norms and customs, and laws governing them, people are their culture. Morality is the set of principles or system of conducts in society that distinguish between right and wrong or bad and good behaviors. The morality of society varies with the customs and the beliefs of the family. Ethical … Read more
The experiment was based on the Theory of Realistic Conflict. The researchers extended the theory to an institutional setting where groups are not actively involved in the decisions, but are targets of the decisions made by the authority of the institution which is known as the rector. The negative interdependence between the in-group (psychology) and … Read more
1. What was required for an adult male to become a citizen of Athens? A Roman male? The requirements for an adult male to become a citizen of Athens was you parents had to be free-born Athenians and had to be completely educated and two years of military training. The requirements for Roman mate to … Read more
From the black death to hurricane Katrina, crises have plagued the world. Leaving hundreds of thousands dead or injured and leaving thousands more sick with fear or paled with concern, crises seem like problems of the past. Until today. Kenya has fallen ill with a crisis of their own: Somali refugees. With overpopulated camps and … Read more
Before America even bore its name and declared its independence, African Americans faced the dire task of resisting the urge to conform to the American standard of Eurocentric supremacy. If African Americans proceed to replicate the white standards their true identity will be lost due to the mixed cultures. Unfortunately, African Americans have been plagued … Read more
In most cases, when Refugees arrive into a new country, they often find themselves in a quandary, since it is hard for them to assimilate into their new home. Scholars such as Sarah Feldman claim that for refugees to feel part of the society, it is crucial for them to become integrated into host communities, … Read more
Imagine a situation where one’s most valued person in their life turned against them. Think how they would honestly feel and how would they act? Larry Watson writes an incredible book, Montana 1948. The main character, David, who is twelve years old, lives in Bentrock, Montana and was born into a high up family who … Read more
Reading Keila Diehl’s Echoes from Dharamsala was, personally, an emotional ride. Her narrative does a phenomenal job of transporting the reader into a first-hand experience of “movement and being moved” (Diehl, 2002). Published in 2002, the book traces the nuances of life and music (as it is received and performed) in the Tibetan refugee community … Read more
Catherine has spent a lot of her time reading Gothic novels and wondering what it would be like to be a Gothic heroine. She even gets experience of the Gothic during the storm her first night at Northanger Abbey, when she wonders what is in the chest and the cabinet in her room. It is … Read more
McEwan in his novel Atonement explores deceit through the character of Briony. Briony is presented as an overly ambitious young girl whose actions are mainly done to gain some recognition in the adult world. McEwan structures his novel in such a way that the reader is presented with the deceit in the first part of … Read more
As a consultant for Target I have done a thorough analysis on retail sales which have been around for many decades in the event of consumer goods. The issue within this report is all about getting better sales in a retail environment. In order to get better sales in a retail environment they have to … Read more
Does the temperature outside affect how fast molecules move inside objects? Charles Law helps us understand how molecules move in different temperatures. It states that increasing the temperature of a constant pressure volume of gas causes individual gas molecules to move faster (Andrew Staroscik Staroscik 9/19/16), and the volume is proportional to the absolute temperature … Read more
Maturing is a natural process in a person’s life that happens in one form or another to everyone. Most people mature over time and take a few years to fully finish this process, ending only once they reach adulthood. For others however, the process of maturing is forced upon them somehow and they have no … Read more
Gun Control: Why Guns Lead to Problems and Not Solutions Guns are a rather contentious topic to discuss. Chances are–if you haven’t been living under a rock—you’ve recently heard some form of televised debate on their legality at some point. One of the major topics being discussed in the 2016 Presidential campaign is the right … Read more
History has shown that the quest for success and wealth tends to take prominence over morality. Seeking prosperity, however, does not guarantee a happy or fulfilling life. Oftentimes, the search for profit leads to corruption and eventual failure. When Irving wrote “The Devil and Tom Walker,” the United States was going through a period of … Read more
Allusions: “My father brought her a glittering brooch, necklace, and dangles to make her all the more inviting, though she also wished to wear a cross, as always” (Pg. 18). The fact that she always wears a cross reveals that she may carry some guilt regarding her relationship with William and the dishonesty toward William’s … Read more
1. Introduction The purpose of this report is to describe the results of why PowerPoint should be incorporated into interpersonal communication lectures at the University of Minnesota. The findings in this report end with a recommendation to the professor of Communication 3402, stating that when PowerPoint is effectively planned and used it can enhance classroom … Read more
Night is just one of many memoirs written by Eliezer Wiesel, who survived the vicious and the infamous Holocaust during the calamitous WWII. The renowned legend Eliezer Wiese, including his book Night, showed a variety of different concepts as in his dauntlessness, intrepidity, and sanguineness for his desire to survive. During this period he faced … Read more
White Teeth by Zadie Smith White Teeth, the novel written by Zadie Smith, has a very peculiar name and the imagery of teeth is brought up many times throughout the novel. I believe that this reoccurring symbolism of teeth are so prominent because teeth are white no matter what a person’s race is; Teeth are … Read more
Native American conflicts in Florida between the Seminoles, Timucua, and the colonists played a very important role in Florida’s history as well as the history of the United States. Early conflicts between these parties were associated with the “Indian problem” of faceable removal and relocation. For Florida, this led up to three of the bloodiest … Read more
“The Texas Myth” in history has been created by many Anglo historians in hopes of creating and perpetuating a history that supports the Anglo cause of expansion during early Texas history. Many of the early Texas historians such as Webb, Dobie, Haley, and Webber have provided many historical accounts as told from the Anglo perspective. … Read more
The point of the first example, the Corpuscular light theory, was to falsify the Hypothetico Model. Corpuscular light theory is a theory that says that light is comprised of miniscule particles that travel in straight lines. Another hypothesis for the theory was that instead of small particles, they were actually waves. Salmon and Earman said … Read more
In the 1900s music was big. Rock-n-roll and Jazz were two of the biggest genres in music. What makes both genres very popular was the invention of the electric guitar. The electric guitar is one of the most popular instruments in the music industry considering it is nothing like the standard acoustic guitar. In 1931, … Read more
In the eighteenth century, settlers resorted to violent protest to express their disagreements. Before the occurrence of the violent protests, the country was still recovering from the aftermath of the French and Indian War. The country was subject to the payment of debt from Britain who declared that the colonies were in protection of Britain … Read more
“Permanence, Perseverance, and Persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements and impossibilities: it is this that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak. ” A quotation from Thomas Carlyle of which is supportive in making the statement that Maya Angelou, Martin Luther King Jr. , and Malcolm X are all persistent. Maya … Read more
. Consequently, he would have to burden his people by incrementing taxes and taking away resources. This in turn would make him a miser to the eyes of his people rather than generous. “This will begin to make him [the prince] hateful to his subjects… as a consequence of his generosity, having offended many and … Read more
The informant is a movie that is all about ethics and professionalism, corporate governance and social responsibility. This movie depicts the unethical ways a company or employees of a company can carry themselves for selfish reasons. This movie is about a high-ranking employee at the company Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), named Mark Whitacre, and it … Read more
The Persistent Propagation of Pernicious Propaganda Everyone is happy. Why shouldn’t they be? There is enough to eat, enough walls with family in them to keep everyone occupied, enough sports for others, and cars speeding to a hundred miles an hour for those who are adventurous. If someone is tired, there is always a fistful … Read more
In Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Pardoner’s Tale,” the Pardoner serves as a moral exemplum in that his drunken and greedy habits highlight an opposite path of righteousness. The Pardoner embraces his love of wealth and alcohol however, and emerges as an exemplum of transparency in addition to sin. The Pardoner is in fact a skilled preacher … Read more
James Longstreet was raised to be in the military. After attending the U. S. Military Academy, he started his long career in the army where his rank was frequently promoted. He fought with the confederates during the Civil War and served as General Lee’s right hand man. During the Civil War Longstreet became well known … Read more