Explore Agency & Consequences in Robert Penn Warren's "All The King's Men

 Allison Witt November 28, 2017 Literature Core O’Har The Importance of Choices Robert Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men follows Willie Stark’s political career, while simultaneously exploring the life of Jack Burden. Through Jack’s narration, Warren highlights both the advancement of Willie’s political career and Jack’s transformation, as he learns about how important the … Read more

Understanding the Impact of Different Interpretations of the U.S. Constitution

When it comes to interpreting the Constitution, there seems to be two very detrimental views that people tend to identify with. The first view makes the Constitution into a regressive, “eighteenth century straitjacket” while the other allows judges to decide for themselves what the Constitution actually means, with no real guiding principle. Both of these … Read more

Exploring the Influence of Postwar Culture on T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land & Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot

 In what ways are literary texts shaped by the time at which they were written? One cannot deny the inevitability of a postwar culture shaping the tone and thematics of a literary text. In the case of T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land (1992) the fragmented post World War One society in which Eliot lived … Read more

Unveiling the Factors of Increased Innovation Efforts for Neglected Tropical Diseases

 Abstract Background: Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of communicable diseases that prevail in tropical and subtropical conditions (WHO 2017). There have been NTD outbreaks which demonstrated to be quite severe and were able to be impactful outside their endemic region. An example of such an outbreak is the recent Ebola and … Read more

Glorifying Leaders: Examining Power in 4 Artworks of the Past

 Andrew Hamann HOA 105 28 November 2017 Writing Assignment #3 Despite being from vastly different periods and cultures, art can have similar messages and methods by which to convey those messages. The Victory Stele of Naram Sin, Augustus of Primaporta, Justinian and His Attendants, and the January Page from the Très Riches Heures all … Read more

The Mysterious Mount William Quarry: Australia's Largest Ancient Stone Hatchet Site

 Mount William Stone Hatchet Quarry is located in Central Victoria, which is Southeast Australia. It is one of the biggest quarries in Australia with 18 hectares, 51 concentrations of altered stone and waste, 34 flaking floors, 268 pits and shafts, and 34 production zones. Around 1500 years ago, the Wurunjeri group who was the … Read more

WWI: Analyzing the War from 4 Key Causes – Central Powers, Archduke Assassination, Lusitania, Zimmerman Telegram

 THE CENTRAL POWERS WERE Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire. The allied powers were Serbia, Russia, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium and the United States. In spite of the fact that these organizations together were guarded in nature, they implied that any contention between one nation from every cooperation will undoubtedly include … Read more

Glorifying Power: How & Why 4 Works Celebrate Their Leaders

 Andrew Hamann HOA 105 28 November 2017 Writing Assignment #3 Despite being from vastly different periods and cultures, art can have similar messages and methods by which to convey those messages. The Victory Stele of Naram Sin, Augustus of Primaporta, Justinian and His Attendants, and the January Page from the Très Riches Heures all … Read more

Exploring Physical Attraction Through Evolutionary Psychology

 The reason we are attracted to people we have never talked to or interacted with but only seen can be explained by evolutionary psychology. Evolutionary psychology provides a progressive reason for our mental and often subconscious appeal to a certain person. Our ancestors did not chose a partner solely because they found them attractive, … Read more

The Lasting Impact of Irish Harp Tradition in 18th Century Ireland

 The eighteenth century was a particularly interesting time for the Irish harping tradition. It bore witness to a number of important events and historical figures, such as the numerous harping festivals (culminating with the Belfast Harp Festival of 1792), Edward Bunting’s important work, and the array of tunes composed by the great Turlough O’Carolan. … Read more