Valleys Essay Examples

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Why Were Many Americans Ignored as Revolutionary Ideals? (2023 words, 4 pages)

Posterity chose to view the American Revolution in a different light than many revolutionaries experienced it, for history is often mutable at the founding of a country. As revolutionary ideals blossomed, certain people were rejected from the pages of history. Many of them fought and bled for America, one penned ... Read More

Analysis of Facebook Business Model (1271 words, 3 pages)

Why I choose Facebook for my analysis the reason is that In today's fast changing world, we have recognized the need to go the extra mile to listen to the pockets of conversations about us that go on all around the world. People don't always visit a company's website to ... Read More

Outstanding American Photographers (1200 words, 3 pages)

Cornell Capa is a hungarian american photographer who made it into the book The Great Life Photographers by Thames Hudson. Capa's older brother is the famous photo journalist and war photographer Robert Capa whose photograph of the infamous dying spanish soldier has caused much debate of its authenticity. Amongst the ... Read More

Psychology Study Guide (526 words, 3 pages)

States of ConsciousnessDefinition of Consciousness-Awareness of the sensations, thoughts, and feelings we experience at a given moment.Different states of Consciousness- Altered states of Consciousness-Naturally occurring sleep and dreaming, hypnotic and drug induces states. Sleep 4 Stages REM- 1st Stage- State of transition from wakefulness and sleep.2nd Stage- Sleep deeper than ... Read More

Media Encourages Taboo Behavior (1445 words, 3 pages)

Hooligans. Hoodlums. Delinquents. Every time we open a newspaper or watch a television programme we are bombarded with images and descriptions of young people in this derogatory manner. Here is an idea why not call them teenagers? Year by year, innocent young adults in the UK continue to be subjected ... Read More

The Path Toward College Graduation (1113 words, 3 pages)

And now we introduce to you the class of 2012 of Imperial Valley College, the words Ive been waiting to hear since the day I walked in IVC. The most important day of my life, college graduation.Knowing it wasnt an easy road to graduate, I didnt give up. Every day ... Read More

Should Students Be Allowed Access to Guns? (358 words, 3 pages)

The brain works in different behaviors that sometimes as a human we cant really understand them. In that case having weapons in Cedar Valley College campus can be tremendously dangerous. None knows what is actually going on with another persons brain, for all we know that person could be crazy. ... Read More

Overcoming Pneumonia and Disappointment (2021 words, 6 pages)

It's crazy how your world can be turned upside down in the blink of aneye. One day it seems you're perfectly healthy going about your dailyroutine, and then the next day you're laying in a hospital bed with theconstant sound of machines beeping all around you. This is exactly how ... Read More

Symbolism and Imagery In The Great Gatsby Film With Leonardo DiCaprio (630 words, 2 pages)

Baz Luhrmann takes a unique approach in his film adaptation of thenovel, with the same name, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. With blockbusterstars such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, and Joel Edgerton,Lurhmann's Gatsby does an interesting job of tackling the socioeconomicstructure of post-WWI America. Set in the Roaring 20's'', it is ... Read More

The Trigger for the American Revolution for Independence (1559 words, 5 pages)

The French and Indian War has been said to be a direct trigger into the American Revolution for independence. Also called the Seven Years War, the French and Indian War was a conflict between Great Britain and France who both strongly believed they inhabited the Ohio River Valley. After nine ... Read More

The Events During My Deployment in Afghanistan (1120 words, 2 pages)

While serving a twelve month deployment in Afghanistan, there were many events that I remember. Some of the events were good and some were bad. One event I remember specifically, because I was personally involved happened at the end of my deployment. This event instantly changed my perspective on life ... Read More

Profile of a Baseball Field (1034 words, 4 pages)

A field shaped into a diamond like figure. Ninety foot base paths that go in a counterclockwise direction in the shape of a diamond. A mix of green grass and clay is the surface for this diamond. This place has been my second home since I was about three years ... Read More

Salvation in Death Valley: A Creative Story (952 words, 3 pages)

Beep, Beep, Beep throwing my arm across my bed, hitting the snooze button on my alarm clock. As I rolled, starting at the bright sunshine reflecting on my ceiling, I knew it was going to be a great day, looking out the window. Seeing all my friends knocked out cold ... Read More

The Story of My Brother Tim (1031 words, 3 pages)

Each and every day I realize how much society is shaped around conformity. Everyone desires to do what someone else does, wear what their friends wear, or talk how others talk. Many people in school seem to try and imitate their peers because they want so badly to fit in ... Read More

Malala Yousafzai and Womens Education in Pakistan (1271 words, 4 pages)

Brigham Young once said You educate a man you educate a man. You educate a woman you educate a generation. This quote acknowledges the importance of a woman education. As we may think that in the world today everyone is given the freedom to educate themselves but this is not ... Read More

Essay on Consequences of an Earthquake in San Francisco (518 words, 3 pages)

The third game of the world series on October 17, 1989 to see the giantstry to bounce back against Oakland at Candlestick Park wasn't the onlymatch to be done that evening. Eighteen kilometers beneath the groundanother contest was also beginning in an arena known as the San AndreasFault. Here two ... Read More

Weapons of the War of 1812 (1282 words, 4 pages)

The war of 1812 was a war between America and Great Britain. This war was a struggle of Canadas existence, and the United States divided that the nation almost broke apart. It was fought because of shipping and trade issues. The war lasted almost two and a half years. On ... Read More

An Analysis of Charlie Howard’s Poem Descent (1408 words, 2 pages)

Charlie Howards Descent.On the surface, Descent" and a "Descent" are the same words. However, depending on how you use it the meanings are interchangeable. The dictionary definition is moving down, lowering, but it is used many times when describing a death, the journey of a soul. An actual descent into ... Read More

Introducing A New Character in Of Mice and Men (961 words, 3 pages)

I'd like to introduce a new character name, Seth Jackson to the story. He was born in Salinas Valley, California. His mom died when he was 10 years old, and now he is 18 years old, and working independently, migrating from place to place to find a job. He works ... Read More

Carpe Diem Poetry (806 words, 3 pages)

Carpe diem is a Latin phrase meaning seize the day. In poetry, carpe diem gives the literature the theme of living for today. Examples of carpe diem can be found in poems such as The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe and To His Coy Mistress by Andrew ... Read More

Disease and Personality (1138 words, 4 pages)

Matthew James Roloff came into this world on October 7, 1961 in San Francisco, California. He was born with a disease called diastrophic dysplasia that caused him to grow to be only slightly over four feet tall. This illness affects cartilage and bone development in the body, while also causing ... Read More

Art of the Western World (832 words, 3 pages)

The St. Louis Art Museum has created an exhibition to commemorate the centennial of the St. Louis Worlds Fair. This exhibition presents to the viewer works of art created throughout time, from 2520 B.C.E until 1498 C.E. These works of art include architecture, paintings, and stained glass, many based on ... Read More

A Review of the Play Dial M for Murder by Frederick Knott (570 words, 1 pages)

Recently, I went to see a play, Dial "M" for Murder at the Somerset Valley Playhouse, written by Frederick Knott. This was the first play I saw at Somerset Valley Playhouse. Although it was very different from other playhouses, like the size, the play was a good alternative to going ... Read More

Technology for Disabled Students (1929 words, 8 pages)

In 1990, the United States government enacted the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, a law requiring public schools to design an Individualized Education Plan for disabled students. The plan must meet the needs of the disabled student in the least restrictive environment possible, a learning environment as close to equal ... Read More

The Journey of Christianity (836 words, 3 pages)

In the end of it all, our lives become a journey of finding who we areand it is the obstacles along the way that make us stronger when itends. In the Pilgrim's Progress'' written by John Bunyan we meetChristian who is just an average man, in the story we view ... Read More

My Passion in Reading (817 words, 3 pages)

Reading was always there in my life, but I just never had to interest to pick up the book and read it. Having a single mom with four children all within five years of age, she was always working and never had the time to sit and read to my ... Read More

The American Dream as Described in Literature (1597 words, 5 pages)

The American Dream is depicted as something everyone can have but not everyone can achieve without hard work and dedicated time, and still they may be disappointed by the outcome. The American Dream can be described by many different people but, reaching it is very difficult, not everyones American Dream ... Read More

Public Transportation for Students (859 words, 3 pages)

SJSU students run into several problems with transportation, and day by day this issue is getting worse. In the article The bus, A Modern Panacea the author, Lester Detroit, states that our local Valley Transit Authority (VTA) system offers the cure-all solution by promoting a public transit culture that can ... Read More

Being Courageous (621 words, 2 pages)

One word that I would describe myself is courageous. I never give upeach day in order for me to succeed. Success can only be taken if I trymy best every day. If I never fall down, I would never give up and knowthat someday that I will succeed. This is ... Read More

College Application Prompts and Answers (2041 words, 4 pages)

Just do itI joined a student entrepreneurship association called NUSEA while I was at Stanford in 2006. I was soon elected the head of its then defunct Mentorship program it had only one active mentor at the time. Within six months, I successfully turned the Mentorship program around by enrolling ... Read More