We are here today because the value of the literary canon and its influence on the current school curricula has been attacked and questioned. Classics, for English teachers like us, are the âMona Lisaâ and âThe Last Supperâ; the microscope and periodic table; the abacus and calculator. Harold Bloom, a giant defender of the literary canon, once stated that âAll canonical writing possesses the quality âof making you feel strangeness at homeâ.â Every word in this type of books seems...
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Viktor Frankl developed a theory that through suffering and hardship, individuals are capable of finding the âmeaning and purpose of lifeâ. Born on March 26, 1905, Frankl developed his theory called âLogotherapyâ which were based on his experiences and observations during his time in the Nazi Concentration Camps. Although he survived the Holocaust, his wife, parents and other family members didnât. This changed his attitude to find desire in the meaning of life, driven by his experiences of suffering. In...
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Introduction According to the World Health Organization, Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the worldâs leading non-communicable cause of deadly diseases. In Australia, around 18.3% of adults reported having circulatory systems conditions such as heart attack and stroke. Common factors such as sedentary lifestyle, smoking, hypertension, hyperlipidemias, diabetes, obesity and family history have been found to be largely associated with CVDs due to the high risk of forming atherosclerotic plaques. At the same time, genetic factors and ageing also play an important...
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For teenagers nationwide, the sound of a social media notification can fill them with dread. As technology has advanced, so has bullying. Today it is no longer necessary to be face to face in order to bully someone. âNow, emboldened by the anonymity available online, a bully can be nastier - and with the click of a mouse, have a far broader audience - than in the pastâ (Chaker). As a result, what once happened mainly on school campuses has...
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Langston Hughes, the famous poet of the Harlem Renaissance Era. Born in Joplin, Missouri, in 1902 and passing in 1967. Hughes was not only a poet, he also wrote short stories, novels, and even some plays. During his time alive he was a powerful African American activist for racial justice in majority black cities, for example, Harlem, Chicago, and Atlanta. Hughes loved Harlem âfor Hughes, the city of Harlem represented the dream of racial equalityâ(Standish). The Harlem Renaissance was a...
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Section 1-Introduction Facebook is a social media platform which allows users to connect with friends colleagues or people they donât know online. Currently Facebook has 1 billion users worldwide. Facebook was set up in 2004 when a group of friends set up a social platform in order to connect students in the Harvard University. (Sabrina Barr 2018)Facebooks main founder was Mark Zuckerberg while attending Harvard along with classmates Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes. Mark Zuckerberg had previously developed...
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In India, persons aged 60 or exceeding the age of 60 are considered elderly or senior citizens. The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (Gazette of India, December 2007) statesthat a senior citizen as a person who has reached the age of 60 years or exceeding. Nevertheless, under the law relating to income tax in India, persons are regarded as senior citizens only after they become 65 years old. Those who are between 60 and 74...
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Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) is an area of computer science that emphasizes the creation of intelligent machines that work and react like humans. Generation AI will rely on artificial intelligence to assist them through all the milestones in their lives. While many people think of AI as a futuristic technology, AI is something we encounter today in ways that some people may not even realize. For example, when you use an internet search engine, the search terms and predictive text...
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The United States of America was founded on the idea that anyone from around the world could come searching for a new life and freedom, but they cannot reach it when they are stuck in American Immigration Custody. Families are being split up in cramped cells, cold facilities, and with not enough medical attention to go around. Everything that the government does is a reflection of all the people in the United States. Immigration is not only happening to one...
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Abstract Tuberculosis is a disease once incurable but now it can be cured. It basically affects the lungs but other parts maybe effected. It can be treated now. Its symptoms include cough, fever, chills and mucus with blood. Vaccines are available to treat Tuberculosis which decreases the risk by 20% and 60% in children and woman respectively. Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is a communicable disease usually caused by tubercle bacillus (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but also can affect...
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Capital punishment is a conclusive or ultimate discipline. There is no harsher discipline than death itself. Our country, the US of America, is one of the fifty-eight countries that training capital punishment. As of now the US will just utilize capital punishment, on the off chance that one submits first-degree murder. People that have confidence in capital punishment accept that death penalty will demoralize killers. In this paper, I will be contending that capital punishment doesn't discourage lawbreakers and that...
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A fundamental purpose of human social structures is to capture knowledge and convey it to succeeding generations. Individuals must acquire that knowledge through observations made within these structures, such as culture and education. Knowledge is defined as facts/skills acquired through the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject. It is clear that much of our current knowledge is a culmination of centuries of knowledge evolving into what it is today. To me, the title implies that what we already know...
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Discourse analysis is an exploration strategy for considering composed or communicated in the language in connection to its social setting. In other words, it is to search beyond what the sentences and words say. Under the title of discourse analysis, we have conversation analysis which is a particular type of examination or enquiry. Also, under the title of conversation title we have adjacency pairs which requires a person to direct a question and a person who responds to the question....
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Introduction Social media is redefining and reinventing marketing. It is also altering the definition and the foundations of communication as well as the dissemination of information. Businesses currently have access to rich channels through which they can get a hold of their customers, interact with them and push their products and services. However, the true promise that comes with social media is grounded on the direct connection that a company can have with its customers, as well as individuals who...
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The purpose of this essay is to explore the criminal justice system and its operations as well as dissect a chosen agency from within the CJS, considering the many thriving, hopeful developments that have been made in this field as well as the scrutiny of some decisions made and thus discussing where clear areas of improvement may lie. The agency chosen is imprisonment, this process sees a gap in research, proving many positives right as well as leaving much room...
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We are constantly surrounded by math and science. We use it without even knowing their true beauty. They impact our lives so much we take them for granted. But this hasnât always been the case, it had to start somewhere. Over time science has evolved and been shaped into what we learn today. Tons of discoveries and theories have brought us to what we believe today. If we take Galileo for example, from the moment he was born it was...
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Introduction (200 words) Isaac Newton, a colossus of scientific genius, left an indelible mark on the world with his groundbreaking discoveries. Born in 1643 in Woolsthorpe, England, Newton's contributions spanned various fields, including mathematics, physics, and astronomy, fundamentally altering humanity's understanding of the natural world. His work laid the foundation for classical mechanics, with the laws of motion and universal gravitation forming the cornerstone of his legacy. Newton's brilliance was not limited to physics; he was also a pioneering mathematician,...
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Elephant back Safari in Sigiriya Imagine clambering up that massive beast of the wilds! Something that you never dreamed possible to do. Once atop, you will get that euphoric feeling of being on top of the world or on top of these majestic animals of the forest. Ride these beasts of majesty through the forest, feel like an ancient Maharaja or King as you slowly plod and sway to the rhythm of the elephantâs gait. Now this can be a...
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Students at Normandy University (Normandie UniversitĂ©) in Rouen, France were curious to test whether the concept of âsensory substitutionâ exists within rats. âSensory substitutionâ is when an agent temporarily stops a specific sensory system from functioning properly, only to have a different sensory system to make up for the sensory system that was lost by using the other sensory system to function in its place. These students set out an experiment that would test whether the auditory system can be...
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Qualitative research is interpretative research. It helps with access the thoughts and feelings of an participants, which can allow development of understanding to the way the self considers its past and present experience. Qualitative approaches have been used to study several different topics and can help researchers understand how and why certain behaviors happen. Reflection is required from the researcher when conducting qualitative research, both before and during the process in order to provide context and understanding to its audience....
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Nuclear energy, the energy that has not only pushed the world to where it is now but has hurt the environment in the process, was invented in 1951 by a scientist by the name of Enrico Fermi. Fermi and Leo Szilard, a scientist who was a colleague, were the first to discover nuclear reactors that caused nuclear chain reactions. Since then, there have been many objects turning nuclear powered, from nuclear rifles to nuclear aircraft. The radiation that nuclear energy...
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Introduction Nikola Tesla was a brilliant electrical engineer and creator who seems to have escaped history. Born in the Austrian Empire in 1856, which is now Croatia, Nikola Tesla made important and groundbreaking advances to the field of electrical engineering. By laying the groundwork for today's alternating current (AC) power system, he had a big impact on the Second Industrial Revolution and the world's technology. His hobbies and inventions covered a wide range of topics, such as radio, X-rays, wireless...
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Before the industrial revolution, normal tasks we do today were very difficult for civilians to complete back in the eighteen hundreds. Thomas Edison sparked a flame that was the Industrial Revolution. His curious and ingenuitive mind helped him to achieve massive goals that seemed impossible. He made many amazing inventions that helped make very hard jobs become undemanding. Edison was the first to produce many inventions that many other people had tried to create but failed. He refused to give...
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Extinction happens when a plant or animal species ' last individual dies out. This can occur naturally, likely due to climate change or other factors, or due to human activity such as overhunting or habitat destruction. Marine animals are aquatic mammals that rely for their life on the ocean and other marine ecosystems. Researchers are now using a comprehensive study of marine animals that have died out over the past 23 million years to determine which animals and ocean habitats...
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Maria Sklodowska is a young polish girl who later became known as Marie Curie. She was born in Warsaw, Poland, but spent most of her life in Paris, France. To her family, she was known as âMaryaâ. She grew up with her mother having tuberculosis, so she didnât get much affection from her. She never got hugged or kissed by her mother when she was a child. She grew up the youngest of four other siblings. Her father was a...
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Qualitative research has been used for a long time, it is an effective way of gaining an insight to individualâs experiences, opinions, behaviours, thoughts, feelings and how they see themselves or others. It helps with the understanding of individuals in a naturalistic setting. Researchers explore and attempt to make sense of why people behave the way they do and how and why behaviours happen through the collection of data in the form of words or images. Qualitative research methods help...
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The Renaissance and the Elizabethan periods were times of great change in religion, and supernatural beliefs were pivotal aspects of peopleâs lives. Throughout the eras, people were constantly changing their religion. Numerous new rulers claimed the throne, each with different perspectives on how they wanted their kingdom to be. Therefore, religion was always alternating from one to another, forcing people to quickly convert. Rulers such as Henry VIII, Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth influenced the religion of England during their...
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If the level of tension/stress that we bear in today's times was carried by the people in the 19th century, they were considered lunatic. With all the research, it seems like the authorities back then really made sure that the environment is calm and peaceful for everyone. Even though it meant they had to âarrestâ the people causing a slight hindrance to society. Yes, thatâs right - arrest. Well, according to the report, it was worse than going to jail....
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Introduction The French revolution might have only lasted a decade 1789-1899. However, its impact was unfathomable. It could be argued that it was the single seed that grew into a modern democracy. It questioned how the old world was governed by challenging the feudal system of France, the power of the church, and the monarchy (Anirudh 2018). The French revolution was bloody- about forty thousand lives were lost including King Louis XVI and his Queen Marie-Antoinette ('French Revolution | Causes,...
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Introduction Napoleon Bonaparte is a historically important person. He was a military genius, a smart politician, and an ambitious leader whose actions changed the course of history. Napoleon was born on the small island of Corsica in 1769, just after it became a French colony. He came from humble beginnings and became Emperor of France, making an indelible mark on the world stage. His meteoric rise to power after the French Revolution, which was marked by a series of spectacular...
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