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
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE, is a “degenerative brain disease found in athletes, military veterans, and others with a history of repetitive brain trauma” (What is CTE?). CTE is a disease that is only diagnosed once the person impacted dies, which makes it very difficult to understand exactly how it progresses. CTE happens through … Read more
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
Just Another Unhappy Ending Maxwell Gruver, a LSU freshman and Phi Delta Theta pledge, receives a text to come to “Bible Study”, stops what he is going and races to take part in a hazing initiation. When he gets there, he is forced to consume large amounts of alcohol as a consequence of answering … Read more
An art fair or a conspiracy? The word “Fair; treating people equally without favoritism or discrimination”. How can a word based on equality end up introducing a world that favors the Ultra-rich over the rest, isn’t that the core of favoritism? This essay will introduce the word Fair in a new concept that has … Read more
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 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
A wise man once said, “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” That man was Walt Disney. Disney had a dream, and he wanted to entertain people, and create a way for families to come together to make memories. He inspired laughter, whimsy, and the feeling that … Read more
How does a culture withstand the test of time? When we look at the Romans and the Greeks we still find the many sculptures, frescos, and mosaics that are on display at the most world-renowned museums that give a glimpse of the past, but the art that truly defies time is architecture. Think of … Read more
Today’s society takes on many attributes of the past. The past taught the present how to build, how to create, and how to prosper, even through the mistakes. In this paper, I examine a piece from the Angkor period, “Buddha Enthroned,” as a symbolic relic for the ancient teachings of Buddhism and compare it … Read more
To be determined as a juvenile, in most states, the age limit is 18, but some do consider 16 to be the cut off. In a juvenile court, the defendant is only seen by a judge and does not have the right to a jury, the opposite of Criminal Court. The main difference between … Read more
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
The American Revolution had many key aspects that affected the outcome of the war. Among these are the battles that were fought. The Battle of Lexington and Concord, in particular, had an extraordinary effect on the American Revolution, as it was the first battle, it showed what the colonists were capable of, and it … Read more
India Phills Ms. Park Humanities Nov 27, 2017 A World Without Organized Religion? Religion is defined as “the service and worship of God or the supernatural.” (Merriam Webster) Estimates say there are some 4,200 religions practiced around the world today; the oldest of which is Hinduism dating back 4,000 plus years. Religion has developed … Read more
Social Anxiety Disorder in a Snapshot Kali A. Milhoan Social Anxiety Disorder Kali Milhoan November 27,2017 Social anxiety disorder (SAD), which can also be called social phobia, is high anxiety or fear of being judged, negatively evaluated, or rejected in a social situation. Persons living with social anxiety disorder are sometimes perceived … Read more
