The novel My Brother Sam Is Dead, by James and Christopher Collier follows the life of a young boy named Tim Meeker, who is living during the Revolutionary War. His older brother Sam joins the Connecticut militia to fight with the Patriots. His father is extremely opposed to all war because of the death and destruction. Throughout the novel, readers gain an understanding of the horrors of war through the eyes of Tim as he loses both his father and...
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What is the title of the text and what is the text about? The chosen article: “Modern Milgram experiment sheds light on the power of authority” (Abbot, A. 2016) explores two similar studies. Firstly, the controversial 1963 study by Stanley Milgram (Milgram, S. 1963) and then the 2016 study by Universite´ libre de Bruxelles that mimics the original study but with important ethical boundaries (Caspar, E.A, Christensen, A.C, Haggard, P. 2016). The objective of both studies on coerced action is...
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It’s a dark and stormy night, Margaret Murry tosses and turns in her attic bedroom. She is not able to fall asleep because she is engrossed in thoughts with all that seems wrong in her life: she feels like she doesn’t belong at school: her high school teachers have just threatened to drop her down a grade because of her poor academic performance: and to make matters worse, her father has been missing for several years and they have not...
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As someone with a strong passion for the healthcare industry, I have chosen to pursue a career in healthcare administration. This new career path has been incredibly rewarding and provides me with an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in people's lives. Healthcare administrators are integral to the functioning of hospitals, clinics, and other medical facilities, and their role is becoming more important as the industry evolves. With this new role, I am confident that I can help create sustainable...
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The nursing profession has been a cornerstone of healthcare for centuries. Yet, it has only recently been given due recognition as an essential part of the medical team. Nurses are on the front lines, providing care to patients in all areas of health care, from helping with admissions to offering comfort and support to patients in their time of need. In this essay, we will explore what draws people to the nursing profession, as well as some unique challenges they...
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There's nothing quite like feeling the sand beneath your toes and listening to the calming sound of waves crashing onto the shore. The beach is a place to relax, refresh, and enjoy nature at its finest. Let’s take a closer look at why visiting the beach can be such an enjoyable and calming experience. Let the Waves Wash Away Your Stress A beach is a place of fun and relaxation. It is the perfect getaway for people who want to...
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was not a result of the black civil rights leaders. This can be seen in Mark Rathbone’s work when he states that in recent years the PBS documentary series ‘eye on the prize’, which was broadcasted in 1987, shows a breakthrough in the transition, placing more focus on common citizens who took part in the civil rights revolution. Additionally, the National Rights Museum in Selma, Alabama, which, was opened in 1993, puts an emphasis...
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The movie ‘Dead Poets Society’ was set in 1959 in Vermont at an all-boys boarding school known as Welton Academy. In Peter Weir’s 1989 film, ‘Dead Poets Society’ touches on the relationship between Neil Perry and his father, where Neil’s true self was oppressed in his role as an obedient son. Following, human relationships have a complex nature, they present many challenges making it essential in the forming of an individual. Their father-son relationship continues to dissolve throughout the movie,...
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Hogg and Vaughan (2017) have observed that “social psychology offers a special perspective on human behavior”. Undoubtedly, studies have shown that it is within human behavior to be influenced by the presence of others. Milgram’s ‘Behavioral Study of Obedience’ (1963), highlights in particular the impact of social roles on behavior, i.e., obedience. Obedience can be defined as “the act or practice of obeying” (Collins English Dictionary, 2012). During World War II, it was estimated that around 6 million Jews were...
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It is unquestionably true that ‘the only good portrait is a realistic portrait’. This is because a realistic portrait conveys the subject’s distinctive and idiosyncratic features and can be used for propaganda purposes. This is noticeable both in the Renaissance and in the art of Ancient Rome. Therefore, it is beyond question that 'the only good portrait is a realistic portrait'. It is indisputable that 'the only good portrait is a realistic portrait'. This statement is evident in Ancient Roman...
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‘Legally Blonde’ is a 2001 American movie directed by Robert Luketic and starring such amazing actors as Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Mathew Davis, and Victor Garber. This film is inspired by the book of Amanda Brown. It wasn't only a narrative about how a stereotypical girl was able to live and transcend her labels, it was also a story of friendship, happiness, and the goal of learning and better understanding oneself. This story starts with Elle Woods, a...
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Love. A concept not understood by many, having not experienced it or felt it, it is often treated with relative skepticism and mixed feelings. I am in love. A profound, unexplainable, wild, enthusiastic feeling that streams through my veins – and stomach for that matter. The way to my heart is through my stomach. I love every aspect of food: the aromatic impact on the air; the incredible, creative colors and the numerous explosions on my taste buds. Be it...
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In the film ‘Inception’, Dom Cobb is an extractor who has the ability to enter into people’s dreams and get information from them. He is given a job to implant an idea inside the mind of Robert Fischer and so he gathers a team to help him design an elaborate plan to complete the task. Along the way, the team ventures deep into the dream world and face the risk of falling into limbo, a dream realm where the line...
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There were many rapid changes in America in the 20th century, some of which shaped entire generations. One of the major historical events that had a significant impact on how Americans redefined themselves during that century is the Civil Rights Movement. Minorities, specifically black Americans, had always been kept inferior. This movement reinvented the way they were seen as a result of them actively fighting for their equal rights; which created a foundation for the next generation. The Civil Rights...
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‘Coco’ is an animated movie about a young boy name Miguel; young Miguel has a highly ambitious to be one of his idols that is Ernesto de la Cruz. Miguel is a 12-year-old boy who lives in a small Mexican town. Despite his family's generations-old ban on music, desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the magnificent and colorful Land of the Dead. After meeting a charming scam named Hector the two new friends board on an extraordinary...
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In this paper I would like to celebrate the life and legacy of Robert H. Weitbrecht, born deaf, but became an important figure in the deaf community as a genius inventor. Before the convenience of skype, texting, or instant message, those that were hearing impaired, or deaf, relied on an invention by Weitbrecht, the telephone typewriter, also known as the TTY. This invention came to be all because of the brilliant mind of Robert Weitbrecht. Born deaf in 1920 in...
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The importance of family. Two or more people who may share a genetic connection, but also an unbreakable social bond. As teenagers, the concept of family has influenced our lives from our first moments of living till now. We rely on our family for a sense of protection, endless moral support and inspiration, whilst constantly strengthening and intensifying our shared connection and love. Now, imagine being stripped from the comfort and warmth of your very own mother’s arms and being...
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Nothing can stop the excitement and anticipation of camping more than a dark rainy day. If the sky is gloomy and humid, even the most adventurous camper will lose some enthusiasm on the way to camping. After arriving at the destination, campers must 'settle down' in the downpour. This includes keeping the inside of the tent dry and dust-free, placing sleeping bags in a dry place, and protecting food from rain. If the sleeping bag is wet, cold becomes the...
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Pizza is the most famously delicious dish in Italian cuisine. It is considered an antique plate since it has been cooked for many centuries now and has been constantly evolving. Centuries ago, pieces of flatbread were seasoned in a traditional but in an exquisite way, only for those who did not have the money to buy ‘proper’ dishes, and where in constant movement searching for new jobs. This changed at the start of the 19th century in Naples (city in...
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A piano is an instrument with strings and it relies on the vibrations of the strings to produce a pleasant resonating sound. The first piano was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori, an Italian harpsichord maker, in 1709. During the history, the external appearance of the piano was made by using different materials however, its internal design remained the same. Since the Cristofori was a harpsichord maker, the first piano looked like a harpsichord. When the piano was first invented, it was...
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The captivating sounds that can be made by eighty-eight black and white keys were what started my love for playing the piano. Whether it be Chopin’s rubato or Schubert’s modulations, my fascination with the instrument has never gone away. It all started with my mother and my first-grade music teacher, Mr. Manges. My mom grew up in a poor household and never had many opportunities. She had a goal of allowing her children to master an art, and I was...
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“One has not only a legal, but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws” - Martin Luther King Jr. Background information strategy used during the 1950-1965, strategy used in North Carolina, and Alabama. Strategy used to get more rights that the black people should have. Strategy used by Rosa Parks, Greensboro four, and Martin Luther King Jr. Nonviolence civil disobedience has proved to be the best strategy used during the...
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When it comes to the subject matter of the paintings, Renaissance artists replicated biblical stories through their portrayal of society while realists and impressionists capture society as it is. Renaissance art is idealized. The representation of nude figure was central to all Renaissance art as well as iconography of biblical and mythological female characters. Emphasis on the humanity of Jesus and Mary is shown through iconography such as the Holy Family or the Madonna nursing the Christ Child, which is...
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The comparison of similar themes within varying mediums of text, in addition to each composer’s diverse individual perspectives on these issues, reveal the universality and importance of these ideas. Through the exploration of the themes of the importance of supportive relationships and the contrasting impacts that the suppression of free will can hold in differing mediums of text, Malorie Blackman’s ‘Noughts & Crosses’ and Boaz Yakin’s ‘Remember the Titans’ are able to effectively explore the distinct impacts that each of...
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‘Pearl Harbor’ is an American romantic war drama film directed by Michael Bay in 2001. The film presents a heavily fictionalized version of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, focusing on a love story that unfolds in the run-up to the attack, its aftermath, and the Doolittle Raid. Historians have found multiple inaccuracies in this film. Professor Bruce Reynolds believes the greatest outcome from people seeing the film is that the film would engage them and...
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Various occasions in history have influenced and changed how we perceive the way in which clothes are developed. Toward the very beginning, individuals spent hours making their clothes, and those who could afford it had them tailored. The demand for more caused the mass production of clothes to be made. Thanks to technology the way that clothes have been made for hundreds of years has changed. How individuals live, their way of life and new innovations affect how clothing is...
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According to a 2014 study, 73 percent of all arrestees in the United States were males. This number increases to a whopping 80 percent when accounting for violent crimes. Brent Staples outlines the tendencies of his friends and relatives to become ‘thugs’ in his essay ‘Just Walk on By’. He attributes this trend to the idea of the ‘male romance with the power to intimidate’. To understand what is meant by this statement, we must first explore masculinity itself. What...
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Paul Revere was born in Boston, Massachusetts on December 21, 1734 or January 1, 1734 with the modern calendar. Paul’s father Apollos Rivoire, who later changed his name to Paul Revere. Revere was a Huguenot refugee who arrived in Boston as a youth. He became an apprentice as a silversmith, these skills were later passed on to his son, Paul Revere, who later became one of Americas most talented artists to create pieces in silver. Paul was given a fairly...
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The film ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest’ is narrated by a paranoid schizophrenic Native American male who pretends to be deaf and dumb in order to avoid socialization or confrontation from anyone in the Oregon psychiatric hospital. Bromden along with the rest of patients in the hospital fear former army and head nurse, Nurse Ratched, who Bromden believes to be controlling the ward. Bromden is dictated by the fear of this assemblage that is ruling society and coercing others...
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Our first assignment was to produce a piece of writing on the meaning of culture. My initial reaction to the assignment was confusion, because of the limited definition of culture that I had. From my perspective, culture ultimately reflected an individual’s race. Ever so often I get an orchestrated question referring to my ethnicity or nationality. Whether it is where I was born, where I am from, where I feel I belong, or where do I live. Sometimes I feel...
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