Eric Weiner

The last critique snuck up on me and I was scrambling to find a musical performance that could fit in my busy schedule. Luckily, as I was searching online for different performances I ran across The Flex Crew performing at Skully’s music diner. I have been to Skully’s once before to watch a folk band perform. The atmosphere was a lot different than when we saw The Flex Crew. Obviously, the genre of music was a lot different, along with the atmosphere of the crowd. I was very surprised by the number

Gifts come in all ways, shapes and forms. Sometimes you don’t even recognize that something or someone has been giving you a gift, you only know that it makes you feel happy. Happiness in itself is a gift that many different objects, people or places can give to someone. There are many different things that give me happiness within one day, that is for certain. But there are irreplaceable continuous gifts that live with us every single day, our animals. Whether you have a dog, cat, horse, fish

When Jennifer looked down at the two pink lines her mouth fell slack. Her stomach clenched and she felt the Sopas from lunch start to claw its way back up her throat. She slid down the length of the dingy pink wall and let the little white stick clatter against the chipped tile. Outside, Jennifer heard the apartment door open with a bang and her roommate call out to her. “Yo Jenny, come help me with these groceries.” She stared at her reflection in the mirror over the sink as she stood up, checking

Animal testing has been around since 500 BC starting with dissecting animals in ancient greece. French animal testers believed that animals were “automata” and could not feel pain or emotions. There was no public objections to animal testing until the 19th century when there was an increase of adopting domestic pets. Nowadays public opinion is split down the middle on whether or not animals should be tested on. The animals are generally tested on for cosmetics, health, commercial, biomedical, space

author and illustrator Eric Carle’s books and plush animals in support of their program Kohl’s Cares, which gives 100 percent of their profit to support health and education initiatives in communities all over the nation. The books The Mixed-Up Chameleon, The Hungry Caterpillar, The Foolish Tortoise, and The Grouchy Ladybug, and plush chameleons, caterpillars, tortoises, and ladybugs can be purchased separately for five dollars each

The Kingdom of Matthias by Paul E. Johnson and Sean Wilentz is a story of the rise and fall of a religious cult established by Robert Matthews (Matthias). Within his kingdom, Matthias and his followers, abided by Matthias, believes of the subjugation of women by men. Even though at the time the cult was in existence the United States was experiencing two great movements that urged the forward progression of women, the Market Revolution and the Second Great Awakening. Two women in particular are

Monty Python’s Life of Brian is more than just a mere comedy; it is a Biblical, religious, and political satire. Like all Python films, Life of Brian seems to educate the viewer while at the same time providing entertainment. Unfortunately not all of the elements in Life of Brian occurred in real life, which takes away from the validity of the plot. While not everything is accurate, it seems that a majority of the film could be considered genuine. In order to understand an analysis of the film

In the United States, private prisons benefit from mass incarceration by exploiting the system, turning human beings into profitable capital. Private prisons are a growth industry in America. With the increase of immigrant incarceration, the amount of deaths of immigrants has risen (Independant). Private prisons are more harmful than governmental ones, resulting in greater deaths of prisoners and billions of money gained by the companies running them. Private prisons should be outlawed because it

The overall concept of imperialism was based upon utilizing military force to lead to an increase of power and superiority. This idea was originated when attempting to portray one’s nation to be superior compared to the others and therefore, such actions were taken in order gain that economic power. In the given poems as well as the movie, “Avatar” by James Cameron, it’s clearly evident that European imperialism is portrayed negatively with regard to the fact that external nations were invading the

It was just an ordinary day, wake up around 10 o’clock, eat breakfast, and screw around with my siblings. I was living with my mom at the time in a little yet awesome town, atlantic was the name of the town that we lived in. We didn't have much of anything, food, toys, clothes, and we didn't really have rules because my mom didn't really care what we did, or where we went. And i hate to admit it but i had a horrible life for the most part. But this ordinary day had changed really quickly when my