The use of public shaming is not a new one, but with the increased use of social media public shaming has been on the rise. A positive thing about social media is that it gives people a voice and a way to be heard and voice their opinions. Unfortunately when it comes to online shaming […]
I understand that soccer isn’t everyone’s favorite sport but for me it’s my favorite sport due to its fast paced and the passion the players put in the field. I was interested on soccer since I was a little kid due that it was easy to understand and mostly everyone in my family is a […]
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Get started“So it was the hand that started it all… His hands had been infected, and soon it would be his arms… His hands were ravenous.”- Guy Montag. Throughout the book Fahrenheit 451 Montag’s actions, appearance and thoughts have changed drastically. Montag himself is a fireman and has never seen an issue with the way he […]
Introduction In this essay I will be setting up a self-contract with my personal fitness goals. This essay will also include the importance of physical fitness and exercising with regard to mental health. Physical fitness helps one’s mental well-being in a lot of ways that will be discussed in this essay. Body According to the […]
The world is ever changing. Social Media for example, is making an impact in the lives of everyone since the late 90’s. Some view this as a positive change while others have a very different view of the way it is being utilized. Here we investigate the social media pros and cons and figure out […]
All the pressure was on him to lead the army that could be the biggest impact on the independence of the country. Washington was born on his father’s Pope Creek tobacco farm on February 22, 1732 (George Washington Birthplace National Monument 1). Parents were Mary Ball Washington and Augustine Washington (George Washington Birthplace National Monument […]
Always is a brand that has been selling feminine products since 1983. This specific commercial is designed for both men and women and intends to lift women up by tearing down a major stereotype. It was aired during the 2015 Super Bowl to a wide range of viewers. The commercial is based around creating gender […]
Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five novel has an extremely dark, tragic story line. But, in Vonnegut’s melancholic autobiography, he incorporates a fair amount of irony and black humor into the novel. As a result of including black humor and irony into the story, the novel enables the reader to comprehend the terrors of war – and contributing […]
Pollution is a big issue that affects humans on a daily basis and it is not really noticed. But pollution does not only affect humans it also affects plants and both land and sea creatures. The main three types of pollution are land, water, and air pollution. Pollution is considered a social issue because it […]
Socio-economic inequality leads to poverty amongst individuals. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines poverty as “the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions.” The concept of poverty is complicated because there are many factors that help aid in an individual being affected by poverty. Individuals who are typically […]
Money is a necessary and vital commodity for all of us. The effects of being poor or simply just substandard can be devastating, and at times life threatening. Throughout this paper I will discuss the effects of being unfortunate. Being one who experiences poverty doesn’t necessarily make you mediocre to the rest of society but […]
Teens, like me, go through depression everyday. Many of us don’t need to go through it, but so much goes on in our everyday lives. That sometimes we just get in the wrong state of mind. When they are in that state of mind, when they are feeling hopelessness and get into a hole of […]
We cannot alter our destiny, it cannot be shaped, we can only learn to accept it…or so they say. What is fate really? Can we control it? Does fate determine our lives? Fate is a supposed force, principle, or power that predetermines events, beyond human control. The idea that that you can’t avoid what happens […]
Imagine a life where you cannot be free and express who you are due to the pigment of your skin. A detail of yourself that you had no control of, defines your future. Throughout the 1950s and 60s, many political movements and debates were taking place in America, however; there is one that still affects […]
“The Importance of Being Earnest” is a play written by Oscar Wilde originates from its comedic and thematic immensity from the way in which it overturns the values of daily life. This play is an intelligent satire of the Victorian society. You can read the constant pokes of fun at conventionally serious topics like love, […]
The media has changed the way beauty is seen, then the readers or watchers start to think differently of themselves. This bothers me because over the years that the media industry has grown, the more damage they cause instead of doing the opposite. I think this affects everyone, especially teens. Most reality tv shows, celebrities, […]
The negative effects from media have made teens become more sleep deprived since so much time has been spent on technology. Rhitu Chatterjee has done some previous studies that show “[S]ocial media use is associated with disturbed sleep, which could itself affect children’s ability to focus in school and that might manifest in ADHD-like symptoms.” […]
Released on December 20, 2017 and directed by Michael Gracey, The Greatest Showman received a Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Drama. Family-friendly and rated PG, children and adults may enjoy this movie. The musical film tells the story of P. T. Barnum who rose from poverty to create the worldwide sensation of the circus. […]
The US Government needs to declare war on today’s new drug, sugar. The use of sugar as a food substance has been shown to exist even before crops were deliberately planted for harvesting. Ancient hunter-gatherers would take note of certain plants that, when chewed, provided a very sweet taste, and would mark these plants out […]
In his book, The Happiness Advantage, Shawn Achor explains how happiness is a tool to aid us in achieving success, and is not the result of it. He then provides us with seven applicable principles that we can use to expand both our success and happiness. The definition of happiness that Achor resonates the most […]
The community of disabled workers is an overlooked labor resource. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, a disabled worker is ‘a person who: has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major activities; has a record of such an impairment; or is regarded as having such an impairment.’; mental illness, […]
Having decoded the Sphinx’s riddle and rescued the city of Thebes from destruction, Oedipus is named their king. Although a plague is devastating Thebe’s people, and many bird entrails and oracles strongly propose it is due to the murderer of the last king, Laius, still living in the kingdom and is unpunished. In order to […]
Learning a second language can be very hard and time consuming but learning native languages as a kid is very easy and usually comes naturally as the kid develops. Kids raised in a two-language home develop both languages as they grow and end up bilingual. Being bilingual is a privilege but usually comes at a […]
The use of genetically modified crops is a significant matter that is hugely being discussed because of the fact that it might help the food security and availability increase in the third world, where it is needed the most. There are two main kinds of GMOs: The ones that produce insecticide The ones that are […]
Money is like a double ended sword, as it makes life easier on one hand while at the same time most of the problems in many families all revolve around money. Raisin in the sun play was written by Hansberry which the center of all the issues they are facing hence the central motif in […]
Nelson Mandela said “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” This quote […]
In to Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee tires to expose the truth about sexism and womanhood through the behaviors and motivations of Miss Maudie. Miss Maudie impacted the finch family in to kill a mockingbird, especially scout by giving her constructive criticisms about growing up as a female, like being approached by sexism. Miss maudie […]
To kill a mockingbird is about growing up. The main character is named scout finch. She learns about people and life. The setting takes place between 1933 and 1935 in maycomb, Alabama. Scout’s mother is dead so she lives with her dad and brother. Scout learns from Atticus and from experience. One lesson scout learned […]
The American Dream for Daisy and Myrtle is to be married to a man with deep pockets. Gatsby wants to become rich and use his wealth to bring back Daisy. George Wilson desires to move West with Myrtle. The American Dream in ‘The Great Gatsby’ is wealth and love but portrayed as failure for the […]
Did you know that Edgar Allan Poe may have been named after a Shakespearean character? Me either! Did you know that he also got kicked out of West Point on purpose? This happened because he showed up to role call butt naked. He also was obsessed with cats. Everytime he wrote he would have a […]
