The Rude Awakening

What makes America, America? The fact that America is comprised of all kinds of culture, spirit, and diverse backgrounds is what makes America the country of freedom and dreams. Evolution of the economy is evident throughout American history. However, one thing has always remained the same, the idea of “American Dream”, even though the “dream” has the capability to evolve to the people and time period. The American Dream is defined by the ability, the will, and the strive to achieve whatever in this

The difference between men and women is a very controversial issue, while there are obviously physical differences; the problem is how the genders are treated. It is stereotypically thought that the men do the labor work and make all the money, while the women stay in the house, cooking, cleaning and taking care of the children. While this stereotype does not exist as much in the 21st century, it was very prevalent in the 1900s. By using many different literary tools such as character development

Teacher compensation is one of many hot button issues in the race for K-12 public education reform in America. Google (2015), defines compensation as simply the money received by an employee from an employer as a salary or wages (Google). This definition is perhaps the simplest to understand, but fails to truly articulate the complex meaning of compensation. Most school divisions include salary, extra pay, benefits, and pension in their employee compensation package. Leonard Boswell (2015), former

Racial issues have always been prevalent throughout the course of history. Minorities have unfortunately been left to deal and prevail through these discriminatory actions that were placed against them. The film, Race, goes into to detail about a time period where discrimination was a huge detriment to society’s greatest athletes. It takes place during the 1936 Olympic games, where Jesse Owens, a world class sprinter for Ohio State University, finds himself in troublesome situations due to the color

director of nursing called me from her office and, in a very aggressive and rude tone of voice, she let me know that what I was doing was wrong and not allowed. At that moment what really bothered me, beside the way she addressed me, was the manner in which she did it. Additionally, I remember hearing other voices in the background and this lead me to believe that others were listening in her office to her abrupt and rude conversation. She really made me feel embarrassed and humiliated in front of

the wealthy Roderigo into awakening the senator Brabantio (“Rouse him: make after him, poison his delight”); and then he utters very offensive smutty lines about a black ram and white ewe, which indicate the way his sick mind operates. Iago’s very language reveals the level at which his evil mind works. Francis Ferguson in “Two Worldviews Echo Each Other” describes the types of base, loathsome imagery used by the antagonist Iago when he “slips his mask aside” while awakening Brabantio:   Iago

Capital punishment needs to be banned in California because it is morally wrong, it violates the constitution and it can cost the lives of innocent people. The death penalty is a legal punishment of execution when a capital crime has been committed. In the United States, there are 41 capital offenses that are legally punishable by death. The death penalty dates back to various centuries ago and it is still used in today’s world. Each year, thousands of people are put on death row for an average of

Originally known as “The Summoning of Everyman”, “Everyman” was writing sometime during the late 1400s. “Everyman” is an English morality play by an unknown author. This play first appeared in England in the 16th century. “Everyman” can be considered as a play of transience because it shows a protagonist who is during the whole play. It also illustrates the way Christians are expected to live and the endeavors that should be made in order for their lives to be saved. The morality play “Everyman”

Communication is the key to any healthy relationship along with other factors. When text messaging is the main type of communication a relationship is bound to have many problems. Communication is supposed to be face- to- face and not electronically. Text messages are also a thing that alters trust between spouses. Many times people use text messages to be sneaky. There are many times when text messages have caused many scandals. Text messaging also lacks a needed amount of emotion. You can not always

Man vs. Nature in Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” Since the dawn of time, mankind has had to struggle to survive against the adverse conditions caused by Mother Nature. The theme to Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” is no different. “To Build a Fire” is a tragic story about the main protagonist’s effort to conquer the hostile environment in extreme sub-freezing temperature leading to his undesired fate. The environment being the Yukon, is a bitterly cold environment with man or without man. The protagonist