In one of his many attempts to address Irelandâs deteriorating state of religious, political, and social crisis, Swift reportedly wrote to Alexander Pope in 1729 that his country was âabsolutely undone, as I have been telling it often in print these ten years past,â. In his essay A Modest Proposal, Swift satirizes the worsening condition of famine in Ireland and the maltreatment of the poor. A suggestion is as diabolical as cannibalism and is put forward mockingly as a considerably...
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The Picture of Dorian Gray was initially published in the literary magazine Lippincottâs Monthly in June 1890. Upon its release, the novel faced much criticism for its portrayal of Victorian morality and its homoerotic undertones. This resulted in the novel making little money and Wilde released a longer version the following year, in 1891. The longer adaptation contained more subtle allusions to the homosexual relationships between characters, however, opponents of the novel still used it as a source for their...
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The term âfamilyâ can hold a varying amount of significance and meaning to each of us. Personally, the term symbolizes the strong bond that I hold within my immediate and extended family and will continue to hold for as long as possible. My father migrated to this country to present his future family with opportunities that citizens are guaranteed, and for that, I am forever grateful. What my family has taught and given me is immense and irreplaceable. The love...
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Oftentimes when we take a look at the storied history of our US presidents, we see what each president has contributed to our great nation, the United States of America. Personally, I look at the stamp they put on our history. Always up for debate is who made the most impact during their presidency. And it not only includes their presidency but how their lives before the presidency shaped them into the great men who led us as a people...
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Today, billionaires such as Jeff Bezos are hated by the masses; billionaires are heavily criticized and hated for doing unreasonable things with their money. Even though becoming a billionaire is a dream that many hope to achieve, in reality, many fall short. Billionaires are perceived as self-centered, unsympathetic to others, and unrelatable to the common people. In the superhero universe, many billionaires are portrayed and Tony Stark is one of them. Because of this, it would be insightful to think...
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In an effort to improve the integrity of the human race, there have been diverse policies, declarations, and movements that seek to make the world a better place. The existence of human rights forms one of the most fundamental basics of human living and practices, which are supposed to be inherent to every individual. These rights are definitive regardless of the background of a human being, their gender, race, and any attribute given to their person. Deneen (2) nonetheless highlights...
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Change and continuity must be assessed in terms of political ideology. The first political ideology established is during the period of Alexander II`s autocracy. In essence, tsarist autocracy centered around the concept of a divine leader whose role was to safeguard his people. Due to the Tsar`s totalitarian role and the support of the church and nobility aristocracy, there was little political liberalism. In terms of political liberalism, after the emancipation of the serfs, there was an increase caused by...
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An electric car is one that operates on an electric motor, instead of an internal-combustion engine that generates power by burning a mix of gases and fuels, therefore such a vehicle is seen as a possible replacement for current generation automobiles, in order to address the issue of increasing pollution, global warming and depletion of natural resources. Though the electric car concept has been around for a long time, it has drawn a considerable amount of interest in the past...
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âWe must believe in free will because we have no choice.â This event was one of the most profound statements that have ever been spoken to me, and I heard it from my grandfather, Grandpa Bob, days before he passed away. The reason he uttered these words while in the hospital was because of a conversation that triggered a discussion of the concept of determinism. At the time, I was a confused 11-year-old visiting a sick relative and wasnât educated...
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Becoming a counselor has been my dream for several years now. The thought of helping people overcome their problems and live fulfilling life gives me immense satisfaction. Counseling is one of the most rewarding professions that allow individuals to significantly impact people's lives. My dream has been to become a counselor and help others overcome their problems and achieve their goals. I've been thinking a lot lately about why I chose to study counseling. Ever since my first year at...
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The method of applying nutrients or non-nutrient bioactive ingredients to edible items is known as fortification. By using current distribution systems for industry-manufactured goods, food fortification raises micronutrient availability to minimize nutritional shortages in the population. Fortification is the best opportunity to increase vitamin D supply to the public. Food fortification offers the greatest way to improve the population's vitamin D intake. Around the time of the World Wars, fortification of many micronutrients became popular to avoid micronutrient malnutrition and...
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The novel âThe Handmaidâs Taleâ written by Margret Atwood and the movie âBlade Runnerâ share the similarities of power being distributed unequally throughout their respective society. Both protagonists have some sort of power although for Offred's power is very minor and only used at very rare moments. Tyrell and the Commander in both of their societies have immense power, however both of them do not abuse as much as everyone else, for example, the officers forced Deckard into killing the...
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Wandering the barren streets and scouring for a place to shield himself from the evil of this world, the boy longs for something else. He has no one to turn to for assistance throughout the nightmares of his chilling past. Life can be intimidating for every person in society, but the tests relinquished onto homeless, fostered, or adopted children are discouraging. As a result of certain factors, personal or financial, children can endure life without a home or with adoptive...
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Cancer is an acute condition where abnormal cells consecutively divide and spread into neighboring tissues, which endangers cell life if the spread is not controlled. According to World Health Organization (WHO) (2010), cancer causes 13% of all deaths in 2004, accounting for 7.4 million deaths which mostly spread across lung (1.3 million deaths/year), stomach (803,000 deaths), colorectal (639,000 deaths), liver (610,000 deaths) and breast (519,000 deaths) cancer. Moreover, WHO predicts deaths caused by cancer will increase up to 11.5 million...
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The main character of the short story 'The Sniper' was calm and brave, he stayed really calm when he was hiding on the roof, and he was brave, because when his arm was hit by the bullet, he tried to overcome his pain, and he wrapped the wound himself. He is smart and resourceful, he tricked another sniper which was from the enemy side, and he killed him successfully. He was also petty because the dead sniper he killed was...
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According to Ella Shohat, culturally and geographically colonialism effected the way different genders and ethnicities are portrayed in media. Historically colonialism invaded other cultures and brought with them their ideologies and views. Views that were in example depicting women and the world, from a masculine, heterosexual perspective that presents and represents women as sexual objects for the pleasure of the male viewer. Also, the views of the different natives that they encountered. The historical forms of media created by these...
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As we have been going through the study of epistemology, we started off with an allegory. This was allegory was said by a famous philosopher named Plato. His allegory was called the allegory of the cave. This allegory was an explanation of how mankind live, its life and how our understanding are actually very limited. This is explained is multiple steps which show the evolution of knowledge. âThe Matrixâ is a visual representation of the allegory. If you were to...
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In the mid-1960âs in a small rural mid-western town, one teacher sought to give her 3rd grade class an experience that would stay with them for life. In the days following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Mrs. Elliott saw a white news reporter interviewing a black man. One of the reporterâs questions to the man was: âWho is going to control your people?â. An educator and active anti-racism activist, Mrs. Elliott decided to combine a lesson plan about...
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During this course I have taken various types of self-assessment tests and the results to those were very thought-provoking. Never have I thought that these types of tests would be so accurate and interesting. The most significant key learnings that have stuck with me are the personality assessment tests called Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the measurement of locus control. I believe that acknowledging these assessments can help me to understand myself more deeply and to become a great leader. This...
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Leadership cut across all spheres of life, ranging from the family setting, church setting, business setting, market setting, school setting, football setting down to the political setting. Everybody defines leadership in many different ways, but one definition that got to me was John C. Maxwellâs definition. He defines leadership as: âA leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the wayâ. However, whichever definition we accept, we must understand that a leader is the difference maker...
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While we used to pay for certain media products such as songs, films or newspapers. Nowadays, it is available to us for free thanks to the work of the Internet âpiratesâ. In today's Internet age, sharing content is one of the most favorable parts of the World Wide Web. The computer-aided communication technologies such as e-mail and Internet have added altogether a new dimension to today's communication process by making it more speedy, informative and economical. While all these have...
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Introduction A turtle and a salmon are swimming together. While swimming, the turtle asks the fish: "How does the water taste today." After thinking about it for a couple of seconds, the salmon responds: "What's water?". The 2001 film 'The Matrix,' directed by the Wachowski brothers, is a science fiction homage to Plato's allegory of the cave. Both stories tell of men living in delusional dream states who are inadvertently exposed to the truth of the real outside world. Neo...
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Historically, cultural traditions in Asia and South America have played a large role in artistic style and content in those respective regions. From ancient pictographs to passionate paintings depicting a regionâs triumphs and losses, art records memories of millennia past. Symbols of the past can still be found in modern art. In Mexico, pieces may combine the culture of the Aztecs with Catholic symbols. Cambodian artworks might depict traditional colors and a remembrance of the pain caused by the Khmer...
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The story is told of a trainee who observed an experienced colleague taking a class he would be teaching for the first time the next day on his teaching practice. The experienced teacher talked for a few minutes at the start of his lesson, explaining what he wished the students to do. He then said something like, âRight, you know what to do â off you go, then!â, with the result that the students went in an orderly fashion to...
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Music has been a major impact on some of our lives since the beginning, there are all kinds of songs and music based on your preference. When we are happy, we listen to music, as and when we are sad. Most importantly, every song has a message; it tells a story of someone's pain and suffering or even an event that occurred. Research has shown that music has the power to improve our health, such as improving your mood, reduces...
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The definition of a life well-lived is to speak for yourself, take risks, and put others before yourself. These rules are followed throughout the life of Cassius Marcellus Clay: a 19th-century American abolitionist. Cassius Clay always spoke his own opinion despite the constant array of death threats and disagreements. Clay was born and raised in Kentucky which was a predominantly pro-slavery state. As an abolitionist in Kentucky, he often spoke against the raging majority, and while in the Kentucky House...
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Our lives in this world are like living through our own stories and experiences that build up who we are. We tell our stories to others for various reasons and in a way, it's like remembering our past selves to understand who we are in the present. Our stories start off with building our identity. Many people's identity starts off with simple physical traits like their family, religion, ethnicity, nation, culture, gender, etc. In the 1980s, Iran made it mandatory...
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According to several references, the word health defines as the state of a personâs physical and mental conditions. On the other hand, the word wellness is defined as a process of an individual being aware of their health conditions and trying to make choices and decisions towards a healthy and better life. Some also state that the word wellness is a dynamic action of change and growth of an individual. For an individual to be healthy, he or she must...
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If You`re All White In America: A Closer Look at West Side Story Adaptations of William Shakespeare`s Romeo and Juliet have been flooding the arts scene since time immemorial; indeed, there`s some debate as to whether Shakespeare`s own version was an adaptation of an earlier tale. Arguably one of the most iconic retellings takes form in West Side Story, a musical following star-crossed lovers Mar`Âa and Tony as they find love amidst opposing sides of a turf war. Following the...
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Introduction What do you think about vaping? Now, how about vaping among teens? First, let's talk about what vaping is. In short, vaping is the action or practice of inhaling and exhaling the vapor produced by an electronic cigarette or similar device. However, the process is much more complicated than just inhaling and exhaling. Vapes or electronic cigarettes, such as e-cigarettes, e-hookah, pens, vapes, or e-cigars, work by heating a nicotine or non-nicotine solution with an electric coil that is...
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