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Andrew Jackson and the Trail of TearsUnjust! Unfair! The majority of people think of this mere thought of "Trail of Tears." Once you dissect the words within it, you can see the pain and suffering the Indians came across when they met the white men, who, with heartless actions removed them from their land and changed the life that Indians had been living so happily. The Indians were the ones brutally removed and the Americans thought this land was always theirs; they got conceited thinking they won the land fair and square. The Englishmen were the cruel men that took advantage of their gun power and made the tribes leave their homes with little or no belongings at all, making dangerous travels that killed almost half of them. This essay will introduce three main points that impacted the Indian suffrage, the Indian deportation from the land that was already theirs, and the governments' broken promises. During the 1830s, the Indians had reached the great depression of their lives and were treated unfairly everyw |
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Poetic Metaphors of Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath's 1960 poem, "Metaphors," is a perplexing puzzle in which the reader must pay attention to its appropriate voice/sound, impeccable word choice and metaphorical language to find that Plath is actually exploring an ambivalence about pregnancy. One can argue that it's herself she speaks of due to her being pregnant with her first child at the time of this poem's composition. "Metaphors" states from the beginning that this poem itself is a riddle, and then uses several different metaphors as clues to help the reader solve it. Plath describes her pregnant self with images of big or round things, like an elephant, a huge house, and even a melon. She goes on to compare herself to a rising loaf of bread and a fat coin purse full of newly-minted money. Toward the end of Plath's puzzle, she conveys to the reader that she may be the hardworking "cow in calf" but not the important part of this equation (Plath 775). She then concludes that ultimately the |
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Film Analysis - Mig ägen ingenThe film "Mig ägen ingen" is based on a biography of the same title by Åsa Linderborg. It is about the evolving relationship between Lisa and her single working class father, Hasse, who is an alcoholic. As Hasse copes with his divorce with a bottle of alcohol in one hand and his political ideology in the other, Lisa is torn between her loyalty to her father and her ambition to live up to her full potential. Finally, the day comes where Lisa is forced to choose to either leave her father or go under herself. This is deeply moving movie which highlights a daughter's unconditional love for her father and the difficult sacrifices one has to make in order to do what is right. Narrated in three distinct time periods in Lisa's life, the film captures the social and political environment of Sweden in the 1970s. By setting this film in a small Swedish industrial town where the skies are almost perpetually grey and where its buildings are uninspiring and bare, the director succeeds in creating |
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The Development of NaturalismNaturalism was a major literary movement of the late 1800s that focused on the concept of realism to give reason that conditions of social society, heredity, and the environment had a great influence on how the human character was formed. In the United States, there have been many profound authors who have published their own literary works on the concept of naturalism, including Stephen Crane, John Steinbeck, and Edith Wharton. All three authors have published their works and have made great contributions to the study of this topic. The main influence of naturalistic writing in the United States was the growing cities on the east coast, and the rising number of immigrants that populated them. When writing about naturalism, it is often said that the authors are too frank with their explanations of this theory. The authors write about the cruelties of life including sex, racism, and disease. They would often be criticized for this and told they were "too blunt" in their writin |
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Holmes and Freud in The Seven-Per-Cent SolutionIn 1976, Nicolas Meyer wrote the story "The Seven-Per-Cent Solution" to show the harmony and disparity between the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and genius psychologist Sigmund Freud in both personal and professional fields. In the personal field, there are many similarities that connect Holmes and Freud. First of all, both of them are addicted to tobacco. Holmes always appears with a tobacco pipe on his mouth while Freud died of mouth cancer because of smoking many cigars. As what Holmes told Watson in "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot," audiences could tell how addicted Holmes is into smoking. "I think, Watson, that I shall resume that course of tobacco-poisoning which you have so often and so justly condemned." In the research about Sigmund Freud of Aimee Husman, "Freud, throughout his entire life, took a liking to smoking cigars which led to him being diagnosed with mouth and jaw cancer in 1923." Both Holmes and Freud are described as pe |
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The Psychological Impact of Ecstasy UseThe MDMA drug known as ecstasy is widely known among the world to be used for recreational purposes (Schifano, Furia, Forza, Minicuci, Bricolo, 1998). Ecstasy has been reported to cause psychopathological consequences such as depression, psychotic disorders, cognitive disturbances and social phobias (Green and Goodwin, 1996). Amongst the people that have scientifically investigated this particular drug, it has been suggested that it will take many years to understand its effects. Three investigations were done the first on 150 patients from different countries, the second was done on 329 individuals from three major cities in Australia and the last was done on a different groups of people from non-users to regular users. The aim of doing these studies was to help better understand the possible psychopathological responses to the use of ecstasy and also if there was a possibility of reversal of the psychological issues, as well as the drug abuse with using more than one drug at a time |
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Tragic Heroes in Oedipus Rex and CinderellaSophocles' play Oedipus Rex allows the audience to experience pity and terror by the story of the hero brought low by a power greater than himself. This catharsis brings the viewers a sympathetic understanding of life in all its complexity. The play is very powerful because it brings pleasure to the audience by using dramatic irony, Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero and the audience's previous knowledge of the myth, which in return allows the audience to identify and feel sympathy for the hero. Dramatic irony is a literary technique where the characters have an inaccurate understanding of the facts. The audience is familiar with the myth of Oedipus Rex, therefore they know more than the characters, causing the audience to become emotionally invested because of their prior knowledge. Dramatic irony is used throughout the whole play when characters have inaccurate or incomplete knowledge of their situation and their own words. For example, when Oedipus says in the first scene, & |
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The Epidemic of Student DebtIn the United States alone, student debt from federal loans reached one trillion dollars at the end of 2011 (Chopra). This is not surprising, considering that seventy percent of people who graduate from college graduate with a lump sum of debt. Student debt is an epidemic in today's society. The rising cost of attending a college or university is one explanation of why student debt is so high. In the past five years, college tuition has increased an average of twenty-four percent (Best). This pattern is not coming to a halt any time soon. Tuition has continually increased an average of six percent each year (Bollag). With these increases taken into account, it is estimated that a public university will cost about one-hundred forty-three thousand dollars by the year 2023. The amount of money needed to obtain a degree makes it almost impossible for many to have the capability to afford one. The higher the cost of a university, the more money the borrower will have to be repay in interest |
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Pit Bull MisconceptionsIn one of Sports Illustrated 1987 issues, the cover featured a photograph of a pit bull in full snarl and ears back. Its headline read, "BEWARE OF THIS DOG." This fed into the growing anxiety against pit bulls everywhere. There are many individuals that believe the misconceptions that this breed of dog is only bred to be a cruel and vicious fighter, and an intimidation to those around it. If those members of society who really do raise and train this breed to be in that stereotype where taught the correct ways to raise and train their pit bulls, then this beautiful breed of dog would not face being banned from cities and states around the country, and would not have the weight of the labels violent and cruel on its shoulders (Queen). Due to the issues surrounding this breed, several state legislative branches have enacted Breed Specific Legislation for pit bulls. Some of these decisions have either completely banned them from specific cities, or completely out of the state. Arkansas and Maryland have made it that no dog that is sired with the |
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Studio Writing for TelevisionTelevision (TV) has long been considered as one of the most important media for many people due to its notorious easy access (Selby & Cowdery, 1995, p. 1). The medium offers an enormous source of different genres that almost everyone could identify himself/herself with (a favourite one) (Lury, 2005, p. 6). Among these genres, TV sport is considered as a "major" category in terms of audience size (Dayan & Katz, 1992). In New Zealand, TV sport broadcast has developed to be a very successful industry due to the country's passion for sports. Among multiple programmes, there are two that stand out and are considered to be New Zealand's most favourite sport shows: The Crowd Goes Wild from PRIME (owned by SKY TV) and Code from Maori Television (owned by the government) (Sky TV, 2011). Although the two share some similarities in the presentations, each still manage to deliver its own uniqueness in terms of style and contents. The essay will compare and contrast The Crowd Goes Wild to |
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Bodybuilding - My Expression of FreedomThe gym is where I go to not only train but to find freedom within a free life. Weights are a symbol of power, strength, and freedom that drives me as well as everyone who takes part in such a ritual to succeed. Working out is not just something I do once in a blue moon - it's a lifestyle that becomes attached to me. Lifting weights focuses on my whole body and mind. It is addictive like a drug that hooks me in and makes quitting a hard thing to do. When I walk into my gym I feel like it's where I need to be. It makes me feel like I came here with a purpose, not an excuse. Walking through the doors, as I approach the huge building, feels as if I have already done what I needed to do because my mind knows what has to be done. The anxiety is bursting through my whole body as I hide it away to not seem like a mad man trapped in a mental institute. My mind urges the fact I have arrived. It pushes out the unforgiving sins and long lists of schedules that take a hold of my life. The feeling has rushed into my body, and now I am finally free within freedom. Walking into the locker room was where I prepared. I put my clothes on and reviewed my workout lo |
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Culture Overview of the AztecsThe Aztec people were certain ethnic groups of central Mexico. They spoke Nahuatl language and dominated the large part of Mesoamerica from 14th to the 16th centuries. There had a very interesting and detailed culture. One of the most interesting things about there culture was there religion. It was like other religions but was unique in its own way. The Aztec religion was mostly based on keeping nature in balance. If something even minor went wrong, a natural disaster would occur. There was a constant battle in the sky between light and dark and they constantly feared of the battle being lost the sun going out and not coming back on. To fight for the light was the warrior god Huitzilopochtli. He fights for the sun god Tonatiuh. There are many gods like in this religion because it is a polytheistic religion, which means there are more than one god. The main god were the cultural gods. Tezcatlipoca, who is the omnipotent universal power, Quetzalcoatl, god of life, the wind, and the morn |
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Child Custody in PennsylvaniaWhen a child enters the world, it is a cultural expectation in the United States that they will be nurtured, clothed, sheltered, nourished, and held accountable for by their parents until the reach the age of 18. Unfortunately, society is filled with hardships and disappoints that often occur which can interrupt or upset the "expectation" of children receiving the care and provision that they need and deserve. Child custody and legal guardianship are legal terms which are used to describe the legal and practical relationship between a parent and his or her child, such as the right of the child to make decisions, and the parent's obligation to care for the child (nolo.com). Families appear in court for child custody cases for various reasons. Most often, child custody is sought out by divorcing or separating couples or parents who share a child outside of marriage wanting to have rights and responsibilities in regards to their child's growth and upbringing. The focus of this |
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Doubt by John Patrick ShanleyOver the course of history, it is evident that there have been many accusations of sexual abuse among the Catholic Church. John Patrick Shanley's, "Doubt," is a parable, that dramatizes the issue of inappropriate relations within the Catholic Church. The play is centered primarily on the allegation that Sister Aloysius, a principal, makes upon Father Flynn, a parish priest. Sister Aloysius suspects that Father Flynn has been sexually involved with a young African-American student, Donald Mueller, enrolled in their private institution. Shanley highlights the central theme of skepticism versus faith in his play through the use of symbolism, metaphors, and foreshadowing. In attempts to introduce the theme of uncertainty; Shanley immediately begins his play through the illustration of Father Flynn's sermon topic. The first line illustrated in the play is a rhetorical question apart of the sermon that Father Flynn delivers, "What do you do when you're not sure?" Shanley purposef |
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The Talented Ellen DeGeneresThroughout her career, Ellen DeGeneres has exemplified the ideals of a role model and comedic entity. Her quirky spirit is so infectious she drives the audience to laugh and cry at her will. Regardless of whether the joke is funny or not, the manner in which she delivers the joke draws such positive criticism from Ellen's viewers. Ellen is able to employ Kant and Schopenhauer's theories of unexpected outcomes in her act. Through her use of the unexpected, Ellen is able to draw the audience in, as a result, we are at her comedic disposal. Ellen opens with the question everyone in the audience has looming in their heads, "is she going to talk about the gay issue?" Although no one wants to bring it up, Ellen takes this question in stride saying she has no idea how to actually answer it except through interpretive dance. Despi |
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Abraham Lincoln - Leadership and LegacyAbraham Lincoln is considered one of the best presidents in American history. He had a great impact on American history that still impacts us yet today. Lincoln is considered the savior of the union during the Civil War and emancipated all of the slaves living in America with the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. Without him the north likely would of been defeated by the Confederacy, and African American's might still be slaves. Abraham Lincoln is a perfect example of leadership and legacy with his greatly successful job of ruling the United States of America and without him slavery may still be around today in some parts of the United States and the Confederacy likely a separate country, broken away from the US. Raised up squatting in a piece of public land after his family lost their cabin in a land dispute, Abe had a hard and tough lifestyle growing up. At only the age of 9 years old his mother died of tremetol, this greatly affected young Abe and made his relationship with his fa |
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The Difference Between the Army and MarinesAfter my military service was over and I started working with civilians, I noticed that they did not know the difference between a solider and a Marine. Most people see a military uniform and automatically say Army or soldier. That is not the case. It goes beyond the uniform. There are some similarities, for example we both have traditions, rank structure, and overall purpose, but these similarities are not enough to make us the same. Marines are in a different category than the Army. I am not down playing or degrading the Army or what they do; however, our rank structure and leadership, and overall purpose are better. The rank structure for both the Army and Marine Corps consist of 19 different ranks, nine enlisted ranks and ten officer ranks. The officer ranks are the same across the board: (listed from lowest to highest) 1st Lt (Lieutenant), 2nd Lt, Captain, Major, Lt Colonel, Colonel, Brigadier General, Major General, Lt General, and General. The duties of the officers are pretty |
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The Path of Canadian IndependenceThroughout the 20th Century Canada has proved to be capable of being an independent country several times. The success of the Canadian forces at the battle of Vimy Ridge told the world that Canada is able to handle our own problems and win major battles. Which later lead to the birth of the Statute of Westminster. During World War II, Canada solidified their appeal with the victory at the Battle of Normandy. These three topics will explain Canada's pathway to independence during the 20th Century. The Battle of Vimy Ridge took place on April 9th 1917. The battle field consists of a long, high hill located in northern France just 175 kilometers north of Parisi. The Germen forces captured this point early in the war and transformed it into a heavily fortified defense position. The French have tried multiple times to capture this point but all resulted in defeats with high casualties. In the April of 1917 the Canadian troops were ordered to seize Vimy ridge, the expectations for success |
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Final Paper - Citizen KanePart I Citizen Kane is widely considered to be the best American movie ever made. The movie features its story around Charles Foster Kane, who is a wealthy newspaper publisher that has been living in Florida on his estate, Xanadu. It is clear that Kane is not very welcoming when the camera zooms in on a "No Trespassing" sign on his estate gate in the opening scene of the movie. The movie starts with a very gloomy image of Kane's Xanadu palace. It is set up like a scary, spooky movie in that the music is very daunting and eerie. We finally get inside the palace where snow is falling as we enter the scene. We then see a snow globe, before Kane drops it and smashes the snow globe while muttering the words "rosebud". We then see Kane laying on his bed dead and being covered up by a nurse. This first opening entrance scene tells us a lot about Kane's character. The atmosphere is very lonely, dark and scary. It almost looks like a haunted house where nobody lives. Stra |
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Her Mother by Anjana Appachana"Her Mother," is a short story in Appachana's first book, "Incantation and Other Stories." It was published in England in 1991 and in America in 1992. It is a short story collection that examines middle-class Indian life, especially among families who cross international boundaries. Her Mother tells about a mother who is sheered off by her daughter, Rani Bati. After Rani's leaving, she sent a letter to her mother. Rani's leaving is caused by norms restraint in her hometown, India. Her mother feels angry at her daughter's disobedience, disappointed in her daughter's act, afraid of her daughter's principle, and worry about her daughter's life and future. Rani does not want to be a common woman in India who just does house works and stay at home. She want to be a free and independent woman who can do something more and explore her talent and get something worth from what she does. But, her passion is not in line with her parents pretension and the norms. Why that short story is categori |
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Film Summary - You Don't Know Jack"You Don't Know Jack" is a 2010 movie starring Al Pacino as Jack Kevorkian, or better known as "Doctor Death". The film focuses on the life and work of physician-assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, who advocated the idea of doctor-assisted suicide. His aim was to help the hopeless patients who are terminally ill or suffering from debilitating pain to commit suicide effortlessly. Dr. Jack Kevorkian tackled one of the most controversial issues in the 1990's, if not still to this day, regarding euthanasia and the rights a terminally ill person has to end their life with assisted suicide. Kevorkian evolved his "service" by helping more than 130 patients end their lives. For a man who was labeled a serial killer, this film does a lot to show the truth and does much to humanize and sympathize with the Kevorkian. Here we see the thoroughly calculated procedures that went into each suicide, including a recorded consultation, signing of consent forms, and then the actu |
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The Story of Malala YousafsaiFor many years, many women and young girls have been fighting for a right to equal equality against men in Pakistan. Although there have been many changes throughout the years, there is still inequality in much of Pakistan. In 2009, a girl named Malala Yousafzai stood up for the right to be educated. At 12 years old, she no longer would stay silenced and went on to blog about living in fear of militants. After gaining high recognition, her cover was blown and in 2012, a masked gunman boarded her school bus in an attempt to silence her forever. Malala was shot in the head by the Taliban and today can live to tell her story. Her fight is every girl's fight in Pakistan to allow education for all children, young girls in Pakistan. In September 2008, Malala Yousafzai made her first public appearance at an event in Peshawar, Pakistan, at the city's press club to protest the attacks on girls' schools. In front of the national press, the eleven-year-old gave a speech entitled, "How da |
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The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan"The Omnivore's Dilemma," by Michael Pollan is a recount of Pollan's experiences and what he learned throughout that time period taking place in the book. The informational book starts off saying that we are creating a national eating disorder. In addition, he provides that we are in the "omnivore's dilemma" or in other words it is harder for us to decide what to eat than a Koala. We have adapted drastically so we are changing what we depend on; thus, eliminating chemical defenses of various organisms. In a time like this, many species are now co-dependent. This goes back thousands of years, but Pollan begins at a farm owned by the Naylor family. This farm is the story of American agriculture because it began as a subsistence farm and now feeds over 100 plus Americans. The farm resides in Iowa which is more developed than many cities because only 2% of the land is still a tall- grass prairie. Only 2% of the land being a prairie many farmers grow diverse crops to w |
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Invasion of the Zebra MusselsFrom flowers to mussels invasive species are able to create havoc when they are first initiated into a new habitat. An invasive species is a non-native species that causes harm to the ecosystem into which it has been introduced. They out compete the native species because they have no natural predators in the new system. One of the worst invasive species in Canada is the zebra mussel. Zebra mussels were first spotted in the late 1980s in Lake Saint Clair, when they were accidentally introduced into North American waters. When European ships took ballast water across the Atlantic Ocean and down the St. Lawrence River, the ships brought zebra mussels; they quickly adapted to fresh water and multiplied rapidly. Since then zebra mussels have created a multi-billion-dollar threat to all water supplies across Canada. Zebra mussels have travelled from one continent to another, and even though they create many problems there are also many solutions. The spread of zebra mussels began more than |
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Don't Blame the MediaUnlike most people think the media does not cause violence but instead it provides entertainment for all. It easily entertains people with the news or games that people play. Some say that media will cause violence Like Governor Chris Christie, who says "You cannot tell me that a kid sitting in a basement for hours playing Call of Duty and killing people over and over again does not desensitize that child to the real-life effects of violence." It has gotten to the point where some people want to even banned the media such as video games. But others have completely different opinion about the subject. "I do not feel like I'm one of the people takes the game literally. It doesn't affect my personality at all," said Kinney, of Zephyrhills. "I do think think that sometimes it is made more into a big deal than it really is." He believes that the media is not the cause of the violence. In fact the media helps in some ways like when it comes down to friends. For |
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