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Tragedy of the Boston Marathon (510 words, 1 pages)

The tragedy at the Boston, Massachusetts Marathon on April 15th, 2013 was absolutely heart shattering. Two bombs went off, approximately 20 seconds apart one at the finish line and one a street over. Shortly after the bombs raptured, the police told the public that 2 people had been killed and ... Read More

The Gullah of South America (1971 words, 7 pages)

This paper investigates the culture and history of the Gullah people, descendants of African slaves on the coastal shores of South Carolina and Georgia. For as early as Civil War and Reconstruction times, Gullah became slaves of the plantation system in these regions for their knowledge of the cultivation of ... Read More

Changing the Lunch at Cesar Chavez High School (610 words, 3 pages)

Having proper nutrition has been proven to benefit students in various ways including health, behavior, and even in school. However, not having a proper nutrition can cause obesity related issues such as Type 2 diabetes, minimize our energy levels from day to day, and not perform well in school. Lunch ... Read More

Social Networking Is Beneficial to Our Society (638 words, 3 pages)

Greater life satisfaction and memory retention can beachieved by the regular use of social networking (Jayson). It can helpwith stroke recovery and additional resilience. These are not the onlybenefits social networking can offer. Social networking sites such asFacebook can be beneficial to society in many ways. An article from the ... Read More

Psychology in Literature (3107 words, 5 pages)

What struck me most about Tamarind Mem (Badami, 2004) was the emotional distance I felt from the characters based on either perceived or real similarities or differences. In fact, the similarities were not only surprising they illuminated my assumption that I would have nothing in common with someone from another ... Read More

Informational Essay About Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide (948 words, 6 pages)

Euthanasia is a lethal injection or drinkable liquid that gives a fast painless way of death. Talking about euthanasia is a hard topic. Should people consider how they want to die? Healthy and terminally ill people sometimes think of their death. Terminally ill people sometimes see it like it is ... Read More

Why Ignoring Race in Education Is A Big Mistake (2761 words, 8 pages)

Many factors play a role in the education of a child. Parenting, proper nutrition and economic status all play a role. However no factor seems to have a greater impact than the factor of social status because of race. Race is an uncomfortable conversation to have, as a society it ... Read More

Understanding Global Health and The United States (1009 words, 4 pages)

Before taking the Global health course here at The University of Texas at Austin I didnt think much of what global health is. The only thing that really came to mind was the commercials that play late at night asking for donations for hungry children in Africa and Asia. Since ... Read More

Marriage Equality: The Civil Rights Movement of Today (969 words, 3 pages)

Equal rights between heterosexual and homosexual couples has been a growing dispute in recent times. Homosexuality in general has been an issue throughout history. In ancient Greece sexual intercourse between men was considered masculine and men were free to do so as long as it was in the dominant position ... Read More

The Treatment of Ethnicity in Films (4119 words, 13 pages)

Compare the treatment of ethnicity in Crash (Paul Haggis, 2004) and Jackie Brown (Quentin Tarantino, 1997). What do the controversies stirred by these films tell us about wider attitudes to race in the US?The modern world likes to assume it is living in a politically correct era (a term that ... Read More

The History of the Dred Scott v. Sanford Case (1468 words, 4 pages)

Abraham Lincoln once said "Slavery is founded on the selfishness of man's nature--opposition to it on his love of justice. These principles are in eternal antagonism and when brought into collision so fiercely as slavery extension brings them, shocks and throes and convulsions must ceaselessly follow."Throughout the 1850s, the Southern ... Read More

The Struggles of Segregation in Film and Literature (1077 words, 3 pages)

The year is 1619 and youre looking to trade some supplies for food and other goods at Point Comfort, the checkpoint for ships wanting to trade with the colonists of Jamestown, when suddenly a Dutch ship docks nearby. With a peaked sense of curiosity, you take your money and start ... Read More

My Experience with Music (1024 words, 3 pages)

In this world majority of people who just work eat and live their whole life and there are some other people who have a mission in their life. Alike Steve Jobs or other great people who connect people together and invent new technology to make human life easier. Nusrat Fateh ... Read More

A Brief History of African American Resistance in Jim Crow America (311 words, 3 pages)

On June 7th 1892 Homer Plessy a shoemaker from New Orleans Louisiana, boarded an East Louisiana railroad car designated white passangers only. Plessy was seven-eighths Caucasian with only one out of eight grandparents not of the white race. Despite the majority of Plessy race being Caucasian, under Louisiana law he ... Read More

Short Story about a Lost Friend (1259 words, 4 pages)

He wasnt there anymore, not truly. Jonathan just wasnt the same when he got back from war. He still loved watching the occasional Batman or Spiderman movie, and loved hearing Giada Di Laurentiis explain her way to make perfect italian pasta. But still he was quieter. Jon was standing there, ... Read More

Inheritance in Antigone by Sophocles (852 words, 2 pages)

Inheritance is thought to be a large amount of money in todays society, but it is simple as just coming into a possession or genetics. Many people do not understand inheriting not only has the financial aspect, but incorporates action as well. People know that genes are inherited, but any ... Read More

Social Networks Can Create Loneliness (934 words, 4 pages)

Mark Zuckerberg invented Facebook in the mid 2000s. Since then, the Facebook has quickly grown significantly. It is no exaggeration to say that the Facebook is one of the largest social network website in the world. Facebook became, by some counts, the first Web site to receive 1 trillion page ... Read More

The Importance of Family (517 words, 2 pages)

I believe family is one of the most important things in life. Without them we would be very lonely individuals. The love family can bring you is infinite. You know that moment when everything falls down and in a blink of an eye you loose everything you have? I hope ... Read More

Creative Short Story about Vietnam War (2361 words, 4 pages)

Guards lift Lt. John McGuire from the mud, to stand on shaky legs. They push him in front of a Vietcong officer, as he screams at him in a language John doesnt understand. The officers face is several inches from Johns face, so close spittle flies from his mouth to ... Read More

The Life and Poetry of Lord Byron, an English Poet (1893 words, 6 pages)

George Gordon Byron, also known as Lord Byron, was an unique English poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement. His work is still looked upon today. In Greek culture, he is known as a national hero because he had fought the Ottoman Empire in the Greek War of ... Read More

Comparing Veronica Roth’s Divergent and Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games (1651 words, 5 pages)

Sacrifices are what you choose to do for your family bravery is whatlies in your heart. In order to acquire these two attributes, you firstneed to obtain strength. Strength lies in everyone, but it's your decisionto use it to your advantage. In the books, Divergent and The Hunger Games,accomplishing strength ... Read More

Bridging the Achievement Gap (1903 words, 6 pages)

The Achievement Gap is defined as a period in educational performance, when one group of students does better than another academically. The achievement gap between Private School students and Public School students exists in part because privately funded money is being funneled .to affluent schools, giving those students more opportunities. ... Read More

Are Machines Enemies of Human Race? An Analysis of Fahrenheit 451 (443 words, 2 pages)

In Fahrenheit 451 there are many machines that are seen as helpers but machines are really enemies to the human race. Bradbury warns the modern world that advances in technology can dangerous to society, he has a firemen named Montag question his society, he has Captain Beatty make Montag burn ... Read More

A Reflection on Studying the Indigenous Environmental Studies (1542 words, 5 pages)

Introduction Before taking Indigenous Environment Studies (IES), I have already had somewhat of a bond toward nature. I did not know what it was, but I had respect toward the environment. I do not believe in any religion, but I do believe that we need the environment and not the ... Read More

The Legacy of Slavery and the Effect it Has on Lives (1862 words, 4 pages)

Forms of slavery are still present today and the legacy of slavery persists. The region wide slavery and colonialism that occurred during the 19th and 20th centuries is always swept under the rug as if it never happened however, the affects slavery and colonialism left on people were very severe ... Read More

How Culture Can Shape Democracy (2298 words, 9 pages)

Democracy has been spreading throughout the world and has been successfully incorporated into some states but not others. Democracy is dependent on many different factors such as free and fair elections, legal systems and other institutions that are necessary to ensure the survival of the democracy. While the previous mentioned ... Read More

The Concept of Romance in Disney Films (3112 words, 8 pages)

Romance is one of popular genres in any kinds of media including films and animations. This brings some broad topics that romance genre almost has been appeared in any kinds of storytelling. According to Susanne et al (2009, p. 199), although romance genre is quite opposite to some groups because ... Read More

Curbing Teen Pregnancy in Urban Schools (1050 words, 4 pages)

It seemed like if being a teen mother was a fashion staple or a style piece that everyone needed to have. Teen pregnancy in urban schools was so popular a couple of years ago and still being predominant now, except that now it doesnt seem to be happening as often. ... Read More

The Benefits of Involvement in War (957 words, 4 pages)

World War II provided great opportunities for minorities to getinvolved both abroad and at home. Though segregated still existed, overa million black men and women were enlisted for duties, many of whichserved as cooks or servants. However, the sheer population of blacksallowed the community leaders to influence the military to ... Read More

The Life and Work of Joseph Conrad (853 words, 3 pages)

Joseph Conrad lived in an era marked by colonial dominance and therepartition of wealth by the major world super powers. The 19th centurywas a time were countries such as France, the Netherlands and GreatBritain controlled as much as 85 percent of the world territory(Stuchtey). Their commercial and cultural practices with ... Read More

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Published: Friday 25th of January 2013