“You cannot create genius. All you can do is nurture it,” said Ninette De Valois. Everyone is nurtured in a different way, so the outcome of everyone’s life is different. Perry Smith’s life from In Cold Blood was more influenced by “nurture,” so it was not how it could have been if had not been […]
Realism is a snapshot that usually includes upper class characters and specific language to represent truths during the time period in between wars. It was popular between the civil war and the beginning of World War I and was important because it held truth in characters and represented real life problems that every human had […]
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Get startedDuring the 19th century, literary artists began portraying life as they believed it truly was: real people in real relationships with real jobs and real problems. This period that eventually evolved to be a popular style of writing, known as Realism, was a direct counter to Romanticism and focused on socio-economic ideals that were taboo […]
According to the Army Leadership Requirements Model, from here on out referred to as ALRM, there are ten individual competencies the effective leader should possess. The ALRM groups these ten individual competencies into the three categories and labels them core competencies. The core categories of leadership are to lead, develop, and to achieve. The strength […]
John Locke and RenĂ© Descartes are two prominent philosophers for each of their philosophical theories​.​ Each brought a new foundation to the subject of philosophy​.​ Their own individual beliefs about personal identity​,​ self​, ​and consciousness have added to the many different perspectives in this field​. ​ The idea of “self” as referred to in the […]
In most books, different characters from different backgrounds and ages come together to resolve the same problems. Jane Eyre is a prime example of two different generations trying to resolve one problem from different points of view. The book is able to connect the social morals between characters who come from two completely different backgrounds […]
There are many controversial topics in medical ethics that lack consensus and polarize not only the general public, but also policymakers, healthcare professionals, and the criminal justice system’s representatives. Among those subjects, arguably the most debatable one is euthanasia, also known as mercy killing, or physician-assisted suicide. In fact, there is a fundamental difference between […]
After reading the book Leadership, I was fascinated by the amount of conviction and energy Giuliani demonstrated not only during his eight (8) year term as Mayor of New York City, but throughout his entire career as a United States Prosecuting Attorney. Giuliani was influenced by the leadership styles of many well-known historical leaders to […]
In the graphic novel Ice Haven, Daniel Clowes writes about the intertwining stories of different people that all take place in the small town known as Ice Haven. Each chapter holds a theme that is portrayed through the visuals and texts included in them and one of the main themes throughout the novel is marriage […]
During the age of Socrates and Plato, absolute freedom of speech was not believed to have been of paramount significance as the state was considered far superior to an individual. But gradual transformation took place over the centuries with the likes of Voltaire and John Stuart Mill advocating absolute freedom of speech and laying more […]
Where does true happiness come from? Most people would say that they would be happiest if they were rich, maybe if they had their dream job, or if they lived in a castle or mansion. Others may say that happiness comes from family and friends. However, writers like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau […]
Examine the role of truth and lies throughout the novel. “The most dangerous lies are the lies you tell yourself.” In “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime”, Mark Haddon contrasts the characters of Christopher Boone and his Father in the way they deal with the truth. Christopher tries to always tell the […]
Why do individuals in our contemporary time listen to music? Throughout history, music has been an essential part of life for many people. The church is one of the earliest promoters of music. Despite that at the beginning of the implementation and practice of music in churches, it was reserved only for the clergy and […]
Social media has not only changed the way in which society communicates but has also changed the way in which we treat others and how we view ourselves. When we evaluate the most popular social media websites, we can see a pattern of behavior that many would find alarming. On Facebook, we judge each other […]
In today’s society there are many social problems that everyone tends to face. People are often treated as if they are inferior to others based on different things such as race, ethnicity, and even gender. In the story the House on Mango Street, the author, Sandra Cisneros addresses these issues. Throughout the story, Cisneros thoroughly […]
Modernists like Henry James viewed the rise of the metropolitan as the death of culture and identity and an increase in isolation and uncertainty. His short story “The Jolly Corner,” explores the negative influences that the city holds over the human psyche. He compares the old European standards to new American ideals. He uses the […]
Ethics are defined as, “moral principles that govern a person’s behavior or the conducting of an activity”. Based off of the best selling novel of 2004 by author Jodi Picoult , the film My Sister’s Keeper brings up many moral and ethical concerns that are prominent to modern day scientific technological advancement. To begin, the […]
The book To Kill A Mocking Bird is about a young girl called scout who lives with her brother Jim and her father Atticus. One summer a boy named Dill comes into their lives who they would spend the summer with. During this time, they became interested in seeing Mr. Arthur aka Boo. When Atticus […]
There are many key factors that lead to many people in the united states to live in poverty that include lack of resources, not enough education, no jobs, conflict, and non-governmental structure. Poverty is something that makes up most of the population here in the United States but what many people don’t understand is the […]
In his book The Prince, Niccolo Machiaveli explains how to be a good prince and how to be a good ruler. Machiavelli’s ‘Prince’ has existed for more than 500 years, affecting many great and many terrible leaders, but I believe that the political leader embodying Machiavelli’s principle is the 37th President of the United States […]
It’s nearly impossible to live or visit a city and not be confronted with homelessness or impoverished people. Invisible factors such as mental illness, lack of education, abuse or neglect in the formative years of someone’s life all contribute to whether or not a person can hold down or even access a job. And yet, […]
Mulan is a Disney film made in the 1990’s, and released in 1998, that is based on the legendary Chinese warrior, Hua Mulan. The plot of the film takes place during the Han dynasty, and the movie itself is about a young girl named Mulan who secretly takes her sick father’s place in the army […]
The military has been an existential part of my life, shaping me into the person I am today. From childhood to adulthood, I was always around military personnel. They guided me and directed me down the right path, teaching me right from wrong and instilling important Army Values into my very being. One of the […]
Relativism refers to a philosophical theory that explains the subject circumstance of all morals in the world. This entails the principle that knowledge, morality as well as truth occur due to relation in a specific society, historical content or a particular culture which are not absolute. What can be morally right for a specific individual […]
Mayella Violet Ewell, a 19 ½ year old girl, made one of the most widely known accusations in Maycomb. She accused a black man, Tom Robinson, of raping her. Mayella first appears in chapter 17 of To Kill a Mockingbird when Tom Robinson’s trial occurs. She pours out a sob story to the court that […]
Nowadays, American society puts a label on everything. Not just things but humans as well. When people are trying to be open-minded about something or someone, sometimes they take it too far. We can see it in the discussion about people with disabilities, society accepts them for who they are but to the point where […]
The definition of social media are websites and computer programs that allow people to communicate and share information on the internet using a computer or mobile phone. The use of smartphones becomes common, which enables social media use through homes, schools, and communities due to a majority of youth (89%) having access to smartphones(Weinstein, 2018).These […]
George Orwell’s short story “A Hanging” reflects on unnecessary hangings of death row inmates, Orwell has been given the opportunity to travel from Europe to participate in the execution of a Hindu male. “I had never realized what it means to destroy a healthy, conscious man.” After reading that line, it sinks in how distraught […]
During the first high school football game of my hometown, I vividly remember looking down at my tattered Chuck Taylors resting on the cracked concrete bleachers. I had just spoken to a few people my age that had come home from college for the weekend; suddenly, I was self-aware of what I viewed as a […]
“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a popular literary piece. It focuses on several differences in the connection among John and his significant other. The story shows the physical and the declined mindset of women due to medically prescribed treatment of being allowed to do nothing. Gilman created this fictional narrative based on […]
