The Equalizer

Gun control is often considered as an effective means of protecting ordinary citizens. We all want to feel safe, and it's easy to ascribe notions of safety to the idea of gun control. Unfortunately, feeling safe and actually being safe can be very different things. Gun control sounds wonderful in theory: no guns means no shootings. If only it were that simple. When one considers some of the worst shootings and gun-related crimes in recent history, it's peculiar to realize how often these occurred

Known as “The Father of American Education,” Horace Mann is listed in Atlantic Magazine as one of the “100 Most Influential Figures in American History.” Although modern education in America has strayed from the original principles Horace Mann established during the creation of the common school, his multitude of contributions towards American public education marks him as worthy of this distinction. Horace Mann was born May 4th, 1796 in Franklin, Massachusetts. Franklin was a small town with a

As stated by my Professor Melbourne Taylor in the explanation and prompt for this assignment, “The 21st century has been defined by application of and advancement in information technology. Information technology has become an integral part of our daily life. According to Information Technology Association of America, information technology is defined as “the study, design, development, application, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems.” Information technology

expresses a general truth or a moral principle. An aphorism can be a memorable summation of the author’s point. “Until that is done, it often feels that we of darker bodies must resist the absorption of oppression and love ourselves defensively, as an equalizer. We must love our dark flesh as an antidote to a world that often disdains it.” This is the aphorism of the column because it touches all the aspects of the central idea of this column. Analogy: A similarity or comparison between two different

Interpersonal communications The work of the health care professional is improved by effective interpersonal communication. Through this 800 word essay I aim to evaluate, explain and analyse effective interpersonal communication in the health care profession, how it can be improved and the positives of communication on a personal level. Communication is used as a way of interaction, passing information or even influencing other s thoughts and feelings into communication and prompting feeding back

protected lives. Words save and hurt people but they are used for the same reasons, these words fix emotional struggles and give answers to the brutality of the unknown. In the novel The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, words and stories become a valued equalizer. Liesel and many other characters are victims of this equitable doing. Initially, words and stories lead to complete understanding of situations and create contrasting emotions. Furthermore, emotional struggles can be

The right to life is the most basic and important right that we have. In the past two hundred years, over one million Americans have died for their country. Monuments have been built and speeches have been delivered, honoring these American heroes. America is now engaged in a war where there are no heroes, no monuments or tributes - only victims. Our society has declared war on its most helpless members - our unborn children. Since that war was declared on January 22, 1973, there have been over

Globalisation, in the most basic sense, could be defined as the growth of business activity communications and movements of individuals over the national, political and geographic boundaries (Johnson et al. 2014). According to Hill, there are two main facets of globalization, includes globalization of markets and production (Hill, Cronk, Wickramasekera, 2014). The historically different and distinctive national markets are integrating into a single huge global marketplace in which the perceptions

One of the most talked about actors today is Denzel Washington, and considered one of the most engaging men of our time. So we can all agree on the fact that he’s the best actor of all time, right ?! Denzel Washington told a reporter who talked with him for a article that "What individuals expound on me is the thing that they are, and they think I am "I am who I am, a dark man," said Washington. He is a dark man with nobility and intellect . A dark man who declines to agree with injustice , a black

The year is 1690. Richard Pierce and Benjamin Harris have recently published the first form of media in America, a newspaper titled: Publick Occurrences, both Foreign and Domestick. The newspaper was originally located Cambridge, England, but relocated to Boston, Massachusetts because Roman Catholics and Quakers considered some of the published material controversial. The writers intend to publish an issue once a month, unless any monumental event ensues sooner. However, the project does not play