Borderlands

the West live well into their 100s be utilized in places like Sierre Leone where the average life expectancy is 47 years? The possibilities to understand and make positive changes in the world are extraordinary. Explorers live and dream in the borderlands, the meaning of the French word frontier. Virginia Woolf wrote, “All is experiment and adventure.” Frontiers await you. Cultivate the pioneer spirit and adventurer within you. Explore. Dream.

Eggla Mason Audrey Ostendorf ENG 101, Writing I 7 September 2015 Between Two Worlds I stand at the edge of the world donde la tierra se une con el mar The crisp tropical air is sweet with the scent of salt y el cálido viento susurra entre las palmeras whom dance and sway to the rhythm of the sea envuelto en el abrazo del sol My eyes study the shimmering ocean surface la manera en que la luz del sol parpadea como las estrellas en el cielo de la noche and far into the horizon the boundaries between

cannot make sense of our world without them" (Gladwell, 175). Gladwell is slightly vague here, but in this statement he is examining both success and failure. He deftly moves to the dooming “culture of honor”, a term that was coined in the British borderlands that construed that the main contributing factor of the South’s more imperious attitudes relate back cultural legacies and are the cause of many people’s behavioral characteristics. Gladwell also illustrates how a cultural legacy of failure can

The 2016 presidential election has created much controversy as both parties were viciously attacking each other throughout the campaign season; one of the initiatives that the Republican Party was the wanting to pursue was the building of a wall that will border the United States and Mexico. Although the source of this money is unaware, Trump’s plan is make the country of Mexico to pay for it as it stretches nearly two thousands miles long and has a great expense (Drew). This action that Trump wishes

We often here about outsourcing of goods and services from the United States to other countries around the world. This method of lowering costs has its benefits, as well as its drawbacks. Corporations are constantly looking for ways to increase profit margins, but when turning to foreign nations for this cause, the ethical line can become blurry and possibly crossed. These issues are complex, and commonplace in many countries across the globe, and for a great example we turn to the Maquiladoras of

Banning is done for protection; however, censorship harms everyone by challenging art, education, and the First Amendment. The demand for political correctness and sensitivity has risen dramatically in recent years. From literature, cuisine, names, and symbols, history is buried to shelter hypersensitive members of so-called ‘Generation Snowflake” from the truth. Cultural critic Camille Paglia was correct when derided the current hypersensitivity in “The Nursery -School Campus” (p.97). Some

Every day the U.S. border patrol has to constantly keep an eye out for the smuggling of drugs by Mexican Cartels. There has been much violence due to this drug problem that has left many people near the border killed and is allowing more criminals to obtain these weapons. A lot of this attention goes to the U.S. because many of the weapons utilized in the “drug war” are U.S. made and is interfering with trading relations amongst both the U.S. and Mexico. With this current violent situation in Mexico

In her book, Loving in the War Years, Cherrie Moraga narrates her experiences and progresses ideas concerning her existence as a Chicana and a lesbian in American society. She uses variety of literary forms that include short stories, poems, personal reminiscences, and essays. The confusion and personal struggle Moraga recounts speak to the readers as one by the usage of Moraga’s words. Moraga evident usages of her poetries and autographical essays force the reader to understand that her lifestyle

1. In the context of HIST 2010, some of the key themes that Americans believe are true about themselves are the American passion for freedom which is fundamental from the New England separatists to the Civil Rights Movement. The pursuit of education means new freedom requires more education. Another theme is unquestioned fanatic in the value of government. American are willing to expire me to new things. We are a very open country. Americans do not feel constrained by the past. America believes

So The Storm Passed And Everyone Was Happy "The Storm," by Kate Chopin took place in Louisiana in the early 1900s and in the story Chopin's portrays the act of love and adultery. In a marriage there are two people and it is important that they both feel loved, appreciated, respected and that their needs are met. However, Chopin's implies that adultery comes naturally and sometimes it does not affect anyone in a negative way. In the short story Chopin shows that if there is something