Essays on Fascinating

Thesis Statement: The film illustrated how greed and blood lust of the people can lead to a bitter end after several African Americans became victims of exploited labor force which is in the simplest form of slavery employed by the Native Americans, who took advantage of their ignorance during the 18th century. 1.) The block quotation that was chosen and was compressed in the film which and should have been more highlighted is the line, “As the price of whale oil continued to rise, while the economy of the other countries continued to suffer due to economic depression, Nantucket ...

Vetement’s: The not so Fascinating Designs

Vetement and the Fashion Industry I believe that the fashion industry is experiencing a revolution as its presence can be felt across the Atlantic. It is now time to acknowledge that fact that something striking is going on in Paris and within the streets of America, particularly because of the so-called turnaround brought about by Vetement. Vetement is a fashion brand that arrived on the fashion scene in 2014 and rapidly became the most talked about labels across the globe. Their unique sense of taste and attitude has struck a bond with the wardrobes and hearts of numerous street ...

Video Games and Watching – Essay Plan

1. Topic For the sake of this assignment, I chose the topic “Video Games and Watching,” as it is a fascinating topic for me. I have had a long relationship with video games as a main part of my leisure time throughout my life, and so I feel very close to this subject in particular. Furthermore, the ways in which gamification has infiltrated our lives in the last few years is also fascinating to me, whether through creating rewards-based productivity apps or streamlining other behavior in ways that follow game theory (Whitson, 2013). The rise of reality TV competitions ...

Gilgamesh and Odysseus are well-known heroes from old epics of Mesopotamian and Greek cultures, correspondingly. The two characters have similar traits, such as courage and physical strength. However, there are also differences between the two of them. Each hero’s traits divulge fascinating information about their cultural ideals. Additionally, cross-referencing fictional individuals with real-life cultural ideals is worthwhile when examining any culture, at any point in history. Contemporary American culture, for example, appears to value physical attributes and attractiveness, more than anything. Examining Gilgamesh and Odysseus can be helpful not only in revealing details about the different cultural ideals ...

b) A memoir from the point of view of a person who must care for a person who has autism. Every little girl from her childhood dreams about an unclouded happiness and a fascinating prince that will come one day and take her to the Fairyland. Though that girl is growing up and each new year is transforming into an experienced mature woman, there is still hope in in the depth of her heart that a better future and a happy family life is going to knock in her ajar door. In some cases, however, God has slightly different ...

B. OBJECTIVE

C. METHODOLOGY Over a period of time of four week study three generations of flies starting with a parental (P) generation that has already separate the flies in each generation of each cross into males and females and separate the flies according to their mutations. Based on the observed numbers of each phenotype in each generation of each cross hypothesize the parental cross and use the chi-square (x2) test and if there is little difference between the observed results and the expected results, the chi-square will have a low value, thus, the hypothesis will be supported in this case. ...

The human comprehension of reality and the world in general is truly complicated topic which is extremely individual and objective. Apart from the wholesome systems of different philosophical streams and religions, every person constructs one's own apprehension of reality and the purpose of one's lives, which are based on the whole complex of different aspects and issues, such as the human's background, one's ethnicity and culture, social status, personal traits and features of character, one's inner capacities and talents, personal life experience, etc. Apart from that, every person tends to think and rethink, makes great plans for the future, ...

The use of free samples is one among many subtle marketing strategies used by fast food companies in the United States. Most fast food companies mainly use free samples when introducing new food products into the market. Usually, customers are not aware of how the new food products taste or smell, and the free samples, therefore, give them an opportunity to try them before buying them. Even though this marketing technique seems subtle and unobtrusive, of important to note is that it can create an instant demand for selected products. For instance, a free cookie sample to a child ...

Movie Review: THX-1138

THX-1138, the main character in the film THX-1138, works as a magnum operator in cell 94107. He was literally created to manipulate the magnum along with other people in his society. In general, the THX-1138 movie is one of the best films that the creator of Star Wars, George Lucas, has ever scripted and directed. In 1976, Lucas produced Electronic Labyrinth: THX-113: 4EB, a short film that won various awards and introduced Lucas to movie fans globally (“George Lucas Biography”). The success of Electronic Labyrinth impressed the director of The Godfather, Frances Coppela, who urged Warner Brothers to provide ...

The Beauty of David

Introduction People are always interested in everything that surrounds them, from the colossal facts and innovations to each insignificant phenomenon and datum. The desire to find answers to all mysteries and secrets of the world is, perhaps, laid in humans’ nature. There is nothing more interesting than the exploration of the ancient history and finding out the culture and walks of life of the distant ancestors. Italy as home of the Roman Empire and the main center of the Renaissance, presents the perfect example of the unique culture that has flourished for centuries. It got the status of the ...

Linking Past Practices to Current Education

Erikson, Piaget, and Vygotsky have presented helpful insights that guide us to developmentally appropriate learning theories. Children’s interests and learning styles place the individual children at the center of the learning process as they are involved in rulemaking, hence the need for a DAP and child-centered teaching approaches. In DAP, the teacher respects the child's sequential patterns of development and individual differences to include developmentally appropriate practices. This means children should be left to be active participants in the learning process based on their interests rather than having a narrowly defined curriculum or pattern of learning. An important ...

I believe that the enjoyment that comes to poetry is not dependent on the poem, but on the poet who presents it. Many people who have been to a poetry class or a spoken word concert are likely to agree with me. Poetry, according to Emily Dickinson, a well-known poet, brings people's thoughts and emotions into being. It resonates with those emotions so deep that they cannot be uttered in the absence of poetry. My love for poetry has been a lifelong experience. I grew up in a family where intellectual growth was more important that our own physical ...

The history of film, much like any other industry throughout time, has largely been male-dominated, with the vast majority of opportunities and accolades going to male filmmakers. However, it is important to note the influence of women in the film industry, and the sorely underappreciated role they have throughout the history of cinema. When tracking women directors through the 100+ years film has existed, their impacts and struggles has ebbed and flowed in surprising ways. From the silent film era’s breadth of opportunities to modern filmmaking’s slow but steady infiltration of women directors today, female filmmakers have ...

Langston Hughes Poems

Life is not just a perfect picture with all puzzles joining together at once. One time it opens you the door of paradise, but other one throws you to the chasm of disappointment and loneliness. If people learn to find joy in every day and keep on going in spite of any life troubles, they will reach beautiful destination and create their own happiness. Only the most courageous ones, who are ready to follow their dreams and run the risk, will definitely choose the quickest and easiest path in the fascinating life journey. Dreams of course can not magically ...

English 1101-06

Why people love horror movies? In the society, many people love horror movies because they contain an essential truth that most of the guardians and parents do not tell their children. Some parents usually encourage and comfort their children by urging them that everything is going to be all right and nothing to be worried about. While such people lie to children, the horror films do not. The horror films provide the full measure of what people suffer and experience as adults, and hence creating a significant sense of trust. Monsters in the horror movies present facts that are ...

Christian Gerdes is a professor of mechanical engineering at Stanford University and studies how car move and how people drive cars. This kind of research is important for designing new self-driving cars. However, in his Ted Talk Christian Gerdes is not trying to convey that the future of the cars will rely only on self-driving technology. The purpose of his talk is to show that despite recent technological breakthroughs, people should be praised for their fascinating physical and mental abilities that they usually show in the extreme situations, for example when race drivers have to drive at a high ...

The issue of prolonged life has been debated for centuries. In fact, Ponce de Leon spent his life’s work looking for the Fountain of Youth all over the globe. The century long limit of human life has essentially created the fantasy of those who wanted to live longer. This curiosity of these individuals has led to the fantasy of seeing history when it transpired rather than reading it in a book. For this reason, many television shows and books have explored the possibility of a human living beyond their one-hundred-year timeframe. For example, vampires, warlocks, and the like ...

Computing is one of the most popular fields of study today, and for good reason: computers have changed the way that humanity deals with each other and with problems. Nearly every facet of life today is affected by computing and number theory, but the events leading up to the computer-heavy world that exists today is checkered and fascinating. The Universal Computer: The Road from Leibniz to Turing by Martin Davis is a text that explores the history of number theory and computing, from the early days of number theory right up to the birth of modern programming. There is ...

The Grass Dancer, a book written by Susan Power, who descends from the Native American Sioux people, fascinates the reader with the elaborateness of the plot, complex kinship and thematic saturation. Power weaves a complex story of life and relationships of a young Sioux Harley Wind Soldier living in a reservation in Dakota and struggling to regain his identity. However, the far from being one-sided or hackneyed: the author deploys various techniques to portray the story of the entire Sioux Nation through the array of interrelated characters. However, the main peculiarity of the book lies in Power’s careful ...

Criminology is a subject that is a very complex debate within the United States in that there are a plethora of theories attempting to explain why there is such a high crime rate. Many of these theories link the heightened crime to the disparity between the class systems that has an affect on the educational level of the citizens, (Gesualdi, Louis, 2014). Other theories relate to the lack of connection between morality and the current generation, (Gesualdi, Louis, 2014). The final theory is that crime is directly tied to the lack of jobs, (Gesualdi, Louis, 2014). These three theories ...

Museum tours are always exciting and help in better understanding of art and various perspectives associated with it. The paper will discuss a visit to Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena in Southern California. The museum is open on all days except Tuesdays and entry for students with valid is free. The Museum showcases a wide array of art pieces from Asian, European, Modern and 3D art. Paintings from Renaissance period were fascinating and gave a chance to introspect how two paintings can have a similar subject but dissimilar in their form. There were about 145 paintings on display showcasing ...

In the article, "Why Game of Thrones is taking over the world," writer Charlotte Runcie considers the popularity of the HBO television series noting that it is one of most popular shows of all time and is broadcast in roughly 170 countries. The series, which is based on a series of books by George R R Martin, is packed abundantly with everything from poisonous murders to beheadings, fights and dragons. The appeal is intricate and intense among fans. The show is recognized as exploring the topic of power, weaving in the comic and harsh realities of what is means ...

Final Reflective Portfolio

This paper is a reflection of the skills I have gained in this class. It focuses on four texts and analyses them as indicators of my development as a reader and creator of literary and cultural texts. Three of the analyzed texts were created for this class while the fourth was written for a math class.

Part 1: Texts

The Ultimate Book of Martial Arts Fay Goodman's book entitled The Ultimate Book of Martial Arts is already an entertaining read by itself. However, different parts of the book contain paratextual elements that give it a new meaning and make it a more ...

About myself

I am a college student finishing my nursing education at the College of New Rochelle, who is very passionate about the career as I love helping others. I am also a hardworking well-rounded person, and I believe that I have gained adequate knowledge in the field that will assist in my professional development. Choosing to be a nurse was one of the greatest decisions that I made, and I have never regretted. I plan on completing my Bachelor of Science in nursing degree this May, and I already know the great advantages as well as the incredible career opportunities ...

Georges Bataille was one of the brightest minds in France. He is well-known in the philosophical circles as one of the most extraordinary minds of the Western philosophy. The author of such notable ideas as base materialism, limit-experience and the accursed share had a visible influence on a certain raw of philosophical schools and social theory. His unusual and, in some way, innovative idea of human sacrifice goes through all his philosophy. It’s known that Bataille wasn’t only the eager follower of the ideas of sacrifice but he also inaugurated himself as the sacrificial victim together with ...

3D Printing

As mentioned by Cummins (2010) in the paper published on TechTarget, 3D printing which is also called “Additive Manufacturing” is a technology that helps in building real objects from virtual models which are three dimensional (Cummins, 2010).

History of 3D Printing

Even though the invention and inception of 3D printing can be related to the invention of inkjet printer in the year of 1976, however, the real birth of this technology was in the year 1984 when Charles Hull invented “Stereolithography” which is a printing technology enabling the creation of a tangible 3D object based on digital data. The first device which could ...

Judicial activism versus judicial restraint is one of the debates that has influenced American jurisprudence for many years. The reason for this is that it is very easy for any human’s mind to be clouded by their personal beliefs. In fact, in many professions, professional struggle with the ability to do what is right for their job versus what may be their moral principles or personal beliefs. It is based on this framework that the debate between judicial activism and judicial restraint originates. Judicial activism refers to the judicial rulings that are decided upon the judge’s political ...

As requested, I have looked into the tendency to overbill in law firms and sole practitioner offices in the United States. I have looked into how these tendencies can endanger any prospective law firm, including our own. According to my findings, the legal profession requires many reforms in order to comply with Rule 1.5 of the Model Rules and to still be able to generate a viable profit through billable hours, fixed rates or contingency fees.

Analysis of Billing Issues Within the Legal Profession

In recent years, the legal industry within the United States has undergone a major transformation. In fact, since the economy crashed in 2008, ...

The adventures of the African safari are a fascinating experience that is, mystical and one that has remained unchartered to many people. The funny thing is that much of what is known about it to people from Europe and the United States border on very wild views of Africa as a huge dangerous jungle. One would be forgiven to think Africa is a land of lions and giraffes, poverty and uncultured people who do not have a history, tradition or a way of life. It is as if animals and human beings share lead a similar lifestyle. But the ...

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#1 Question classmates have answered: What do you have in mind when you think of the Silk Road? Who were the most famous travelers on the Silk Road?

Tell me something of the following periods:

Han China. (206 BCE-220 CE)  T'ang China (618-907) (Leave comment) Classmate (Kevin M) 1 answer: 76The Silk Road is the ancient trading route that connected China to Europe, going through the Persian Empire. This was a huge source of income for all parties involved as goods flowed through this path. ...

Themes in Plato’s ‘Republic’

One of the most important themes that emerge in Plato’s work, ‘Republic’ specialization; in fact, he considers specialization as a principle of justice (Pappas 12). Before providing adequate proof to his audience that justice is a positive societal attribute, Plato engages his readers in the understanding of justice. In his opinion, justice exists within a structure of any community. For example, justice is available in the structure of a city or a community; besides, he recognizes that there is individual justice which is existence in the structure of an individual’s soul. In his opinion, Plato believes that, ...

When considering culture, one does not typically think of law. However, if one thinks hard, they can see how law is in the background of many discussions of culture. This creates a very complex question within both modern and ancient society as to what the line has been or is between law and culture and whether law defines culture or culture defines law? This question is surely one that cannot be easily answered throughout the ages due to the aspects of both law culture that tend to go hand in hand and play off of each other. In fact, ...

Many scholars have debated the role of women in politics over the ages. The reason for this is that the women’s intellect has been compared with her potential to also trick male leaders into failing in love with her. Throughout the ages women have played both roles. Before Christianity, women have been heavily involved in politics and political theory. It was not until the dark ages, that women took a more backseat role to those aspects of politics that they are just beginning to come back from today. In the books of the Aeneid, Virgil absolutely compares women ...

Introduction

The NFL is an interesting game for both the fans and the players. The game attracts many people across America due to its competitiveness. The NFL thus acts as one of the factors that contribute to tourism in the United States since people move from different continents to feel the experience. A visit to the Moscone Center presents a person with an attention getter through the photos of NFL players displayed showing through the history of the game. An NFL fan would automatically captured attention through the photo set up at the top of the NFL site visited. I ...

Organization Value and Business Reflection Topic

Introduction Business management is a fascinating topic, more so when the lessons in the class are integrated with real-world case studies. The integration offers the students opportunities to employ the management skills learnt in the class through creative thinking and problem solving approaches to provide solutions to real business problems. The experience equips the learner with practical skills that enables the student to be an economic productive person in the society. The paper will evaluate the critical management skills the author has leant in the class. The paper will review management functionalities in the firm, relevance of effective communication ...

The article by Crafton is devoted to the profound analysis of major characteristics of a famous silent animated series “Felix the Cat” and investigation of the work of people who made efforts for creating the character of Felix and the series as a whole. It is noticed that “Felix the Cat,” which was created in the cooperation of Otto Messmer and Pat Sullivan, “was the quintessential cartoon of the 1920s and the favorite of growing number of aficionados of the medium” (Crafton 301). Thus, it is hugely fascinating to increase the knowledge on the cartoon. Crafton’s article begins ...

In an article about hip hop music and its intersection with jazz, Jared Pauley writes that both genres have often flirted with each other. Over the years, hip hop artists have utilized the flavor of jazz music through sampling. In the 1980s to the mid-1990s, hip hop acts "took jazz samples to the top of the charts while others worked directly with respected jazz musicians. With the new millennium, this trend continued" (1). One artist that has continued the trend is Kendrick Lamar. Kendrick Lamar is an emcee that has been on the scene for a number of years, ...

Summary of “Tar Baby” :

Tar Baby is an interesting novel in that it is the love story of two black individuals. Typically, in literature we have seen the plight of the interracial couple explored; however, in Tar Baby, we see the plight of a couple within the Black race explored, (Morrison, Tony, pg. 3). Tar Baby essentially highlights the hierarchy within the Black classes as the two characters explore their potential to have a viable love affair. What ends up transpiring as a result is that the characters face the fact they often feel homeless in the world around them because it is ...

Throughout history, prison and the extent of punishment has always been an issue that is debated among nations because it is always critical to assess whether the punishment does in fact fit the crime. There are varying scholarly opinions as to whether prison is the effective punishment in many cases. Particularly in prior eras, prison could be a simple offense or extreme and a man could be imprisoned regardless of whether they were innocent or guilty without a fair trial. Particularly to avoid this, the United States designed its constitutional framework in order to avoid unjust imprisonment that was ...

Jagte Raho is a black and white film which describes the lifestyle of a villager who had travelled in an urban city full of evil acts. The film takes place over one long, bizarre night in a block apartment in the midst of the city. Raj Kapoor, a thirty villager, was seeking for water to quench his thirst. When heading to the direction with piped water in an apartment, he is hastily spotted and suspected of being a burglar. The accusations makes the villager run dearly for his life and hide in the safest apartments. In the process, Kapoor ...

Stephen B. Oates, the author of The Fires of Jubilee; Nat Turner’s Fierce Rebellion not only gives a drill of the egregious slave defection in Virginia of the Southampton County in August 1831 but also analyzes the backlashes of the Southern culture. This book is a historical narrative that details the history of the rebelled slaves, narrowed specifically to Nat Turner, who led the insurrection to eliminate the Southern white supremacy. Inclusion, Nat Turner is highly portrayed as a talented black slave who managed to marshal slaves into the bloody rebellion against their bosses. Oates vividly explains the ...

Jonathan Glazer’s 2013 science fiction film Under the Skin is a supremely stylized, innately profound work that utilizes kaleidoscopic visuals and an unsettling performance from Scarlett Johannson to explore issues of the male gaze and take them to their furthest conclusion. Telling the story of an alien (Johansson) who comes to Earth and entices men with sex for her own twisted, mysterious purposes, Under the Skin charts the progression of a woman’s experience by simultaneously giving her a power and a predatory agency that women are not typically afforded, then stripping that agency away bit by bit ...

Personal Weekly Journal: The Journey to Developing Skills

A fascinating week full of experience and much learning. I learn many things this week. I put the raw egg over the flat bread, then I put the cheese on the egg. What do I come up with? Dessert!!! Dessert is a common word used in the food industry to employ a variety of food course that entirely consist of a sweet array of foods. It involves such foods like the snacks, sweet soups, fruits or what is called pudding in other contexts. Delicacy sometimes may sometime be mistaken for flavor. The food was so sweet and we did ...

Oreo Cookies had a fascinating dilemma to explore in 1996 when they struggled how to implement the strategy of bringing their market to China and India, (Koellmann, 2013). Kraft Foods had to strategize how to make their one-hundred-year old brand of the Oreo appealing to a new audience that did not necessarily know the value of purchasing an Oreo over competitive local cookies, (Koellmann, 2013). Where Oreo had their largest challenge was appealing to the Chinese market, thus, in 2005, Kraft decided to study the Chinese market in a better effort to understand their prospective consumer, (Koellmann, 2013). One ...

The United States possesses a fascinating history pertaining to substance abuse. Even though there are many theories as to why substance abuse exists in the United States and why that substance abuse is taken to the extreme, there is one theory that greatly stands out above the rest. The United States is too protective and puritan in many ways. This is not a statement meaning to disrespect the United States; however, it is a relevant comment to explain why such a substantial rebellion from the youth in the 1960’s transpired with regard to substances and culture in general. ...

The Brokeback Mountain is an American Romantic Drama Film that was produced in 2005. The director of the film was Ang Lee. The film was adapted from a tale written in 1997 by Annie Proulx. Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry composed the screenplay. The short story and the film are based on the lives of two young men, Ennis, and Jack. Both looked after livestock on the fictional Brokeback Mountain. With time, they developed a sexual and emotional affection. At the end of the summer, Ennis and Jack parted ways. In the next twenty years, they lived in different ...

Mystery and romance: The Mystery of Love (39)

History: The mystery of Mary (39) Novel: The Mystery of the White Lions (40) Guide: The Mystery Shopper’s Manual (37) Graphic Novel: The case of the mystery meat loaf (39) Mystery: The Icon of Mystery and Crime Detection (32) Play: Shakespeare in Shorthand (36) Short stories, satire and poetry: Tales of Mystery and Imagination (33) Religion, Spirituality & New Age: The Christian Mystery (39) Horror: Medusa: Solving the Mystery of the Gorgon (40) Art: If You Can’t Be Free, Be a Mystery (37) Travel: The Mystery of the Easter Island (38) Books Descriptors The Mystery of Love This ...

For this proposal, I will be writing and researching about the Count of Monte Cristo that was written by Alexander Dumas in 1844 (Yardley.). This book has one of the most complicated character web ever written in literature (Roberts). What this book truly explores is the theme pertaining to the aristocracy versus the bourgeois and the definition that the West defines as justice (“Themes of the Count of Monte Cristo”, IMDb). The reason that justice is such a strong theme in this book is that the main character Edmond Dantes was imprisoned when he was framed for treason by ...

Personal Statement

Thanks to my parents I have been always interested in science and learning. They both have Ph.D. degrees, so since my early age, I was present at school gatherings, doctoral meetings or other events which involved intellectual people from the entire country. I grew up not knowing another environment except smart and talented people around me. I learned that education is very important, as it provides people with the ability to think critically and independently, and if one wants to succeed in your life and bring benefit to the society, he or she must understand the power of knowledge. ...

Abstract

Games that are created for purposes other than entertainment are called serious games. The art of applying games on a day to day actions is known as gamification. The gaming elements in serious games can be utilized to simulate reality in teaching and training environments (Crookall 2010, p. 898). Deep learning is a new approach to education and disregards the traditional method where the teacher was the all-knowing authority who passed down facts to the students (Fullan and Langworthy 2014). The traditional method did not view the learning environment as a factor that could affect the learning process. Adult ...

When dealing with terrorism, we are battling a new sort of enemy. Our new enemy surely requires a new strategy to combat its weaknesses; however, with terrorism, the terrorist invariably has the upper hand because they exist on an entirely different plane than ever before. Thus, as policy drafters, it begs the question of how on earth do we search for these enemies that are lying in wait all over the globe? The answer thus far has been to use more technologies to attempt to track down these individuals. For example, the terrorists who attacked in 9/11 were in ...

The value and respect that citizens have in observing an established government of society is a tradition that has been established for centuries. The puzzling question about government is that it is important to ask where this respect to be a law abiding citizen actually comes from? Historically, there have been many texts throughout the ages that debate the citizen versus the government and how the government claims its inherit right to nurture, control, and aide the citizen. One of the literary works that has been a constant reference throughout the ages of how the citizen is obligated to ...

Over all the chapter number, 14 was very interesting and relatively easy to understand than other chapters. It was because of some easy concepts such as mean and variation that we had learnt many times before this, as well. However, the most interesting concept among all the topics discussed in the chapter was about editing the collected data before analyzing it. This was a short topic but still attracted my attention the most. Perhaps, the reason behind this was I felt this was one ...

Analysis of “First Notebook” in Michéle Le Doeuff’s Hipparchia’s Choice: An Essay Concerning Women, Philosophy, Etc.

The first premise of an interesting argument presented by the Le Doeuff in the “First Notebook” is the following: “It wouldbe extremely unjust that women who might have had a penchant for philosophy have long been kept away from it” (2007, p. 2). The conclusion for the argument is represented by the following statement: “I am ...

Article Evaluation: Marvel Body Mass Index Study Reveals Nearly 1/3 of Female Characters Are Underweight

Asher-Perrin Emily’s Marvel Body Mass Index Study Reveals Nearly 1/3 of Female Characters Are Underweight offers a critical analysis on the issues regarding the Body Mass Index of marvel women and ladies. In this article, Asher-Perrin seeks to convince her audience that the manner in which women and men are showcased in the realm of comic art is not realistic nor true. In fact, Asher-Perrin asserts “ breasts are defying all forms of gravity ” Notably, Asher-Perrin utilizes a wider array of techniques including contrast and comparison, as well as personal anecdotes. Asher-Perrin begins her essay with a personal analysis and description of ...

James Baldwin’s short story “Sonny’s Blues” is a unique and fascinating tale full of history, tangible drama, and pressing insights into the plight of African Americans during the early 20th century. Telling the tale of two brothers – the unnamed narrator and Sonny – Baldwin’s work explores the nature of suffering, and how it is filtered through many different outlets (denial, judgment, drugs, music). The result is a well-written tale that offers the audience one of the most intriguing statements about the American experience, drawing on history and people’s perception of it to come to its ...

In “On Women, Holiness, and Middle Age,” Cristina Mazzoni talks about the aging process for women, particularly as it relates to the stigma of getting older (past the age of thirty-nine). Citing a number of famous figures who died young, as well as some who accomplished great things only after they hit middle age, Mazzoni notes that all of these women have close, fascinating relationships with God no matter their age.

The central idea behind the article is that all of the figures that she names came to prominence (and to God) at the age of 39 or ...

Since I embarked on the PPE major, I have been furnished with information on the fields of politics, philosophy and economics. I have become more acquainted to the fields than I thought possible and thus able to look beyond limit of academic disciplines. The PPE program has offered me an integrated study of its various constituents. I was qualified for a PPE major after successful completion of a foreign language that rhymes with my concentration for four semesters. The study of a foreign language was fascinating. The verity that I could currently talk to people of the language and also had an ...

Movie Review – Argo

Ben Affleck’s 2012 film Argo tells the tale of a CIA operation to extract a group of American diplomats from war-torn Iran during the hostage crisis of 1979, using the guise of a fake science-fiction film to sneak them out as part of a film crew. In the film, Tony Mendez (played by Ben Affleck) works with Hollywood producer Lester Siegel (Alan Arkin) and makeup artist John Chambers (John Goodman) to set up a fake sci-fi film called Argo as an excuse to escort the six diplomats in Iran, who have been in hiding at the Canadian embassy after the US embassy was ...

The four articles summarized and discussed in this annotated bibliography were selected because they deal with some of the civilizations of the first Americans, the Aztecs in particular. There always seems to be a lot of information and research into Western and pre-Western archaeology and anthropology, such as studies about Celtic, Roman, and Egyptian culture and mythology, but less about pre-Columbian America. All four of these articles were selected from peer-reviewed journals. Journals were selected instead of a book because it seemed like the best way to get a general idea about some very diverse topics regarding the Aztecs. Topics for three ...