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 We all want to feel like we play a roll and are represented in something. We all want to be protected from being controlled by an extremely radical or minority group. The electoral college helps accomplish both of these. The electoral college is made up of educated state senators and the house of representatives … Read more

 Phoebe Ng Hui Yin HL2024 Approaches to Literature (Q4) Professor Wernmei Yong Ade 5 November 2018 Ghosts of the Past: The Uniqueness of Trauma In Peter Barry’s Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory (2009), Barry attributes unconscious repression to having a “decisive role” (Barry 92) in our lives. Barry defines Freudian … Read more

 USING EXAMPLES, CRITICALLY DISCUSS ‘CULTURE’ AS ‘STRUGGLED-OVER SET OF SOCIAL RELATIONS SHOT THROUGH WITH STRUCTURES OF POWER, STRUCTURES OF DOMINANCE AND SUBORDINATION’ (MITCHELL, 2000,) By the late 1950’s, there were over 150 definitions of ‘culture’ in academia. There is not one specific definition of culture, but an array of interpretations. The traditional cultural geography … Read more

 What Happened to Flight 19?: The Mystery That Leaves Many Questions, Few Answers Flight 19 is a flight disappearance that leads to many questions, but very few answers. First off, there are three main theories surrounding the disappearance of Flight 19. Also, there are 3 possible causes to the disappearance of Flight 19. Last … Read more

  “The only thing I can do is play baseball. I have to play ball. It's the only thing I know.” (Mickey Mantle). On October 20, 1931 in Spavinaw, Oklahoma a legend was born named Mickey Charles Mantle. His mother was Lovell Mantle and his father was Elvin Charles Mantle, also known as ‘Mutt’. A … Read more

 The Core of the Great Divergence in the United Kingdom and China: Religions, Institutions and Governments’ Priorities The substantial rise of Western Europe starting from the sixteenth century due to the “first major sustained divergence in income per capita across different regions in the world” highlighted the many ways of dissimilarity between the East … Read more

 Anne Escacenas Professor Griffith English 101 13 December 2018 The Never-Ending Debate About Plastic Imagine yourself scrolling through your timeline on Twitter and you stumble upon a tweet about a sea turtle that has died from eating a plastic bag, or maybe it’s a bird that has soda can plastic rings wrapped around its … Read more

 The Spanish conquests in America, and especially those of the crowded high-culture social orders, keep on captivating. There is the patent riddle of the numbers. How did hundreds defeat millions? Then, maybe the best upgrade for discussion, there is additionally the ethical inquiry. What are we to make of occasions that, from one viewpoint, … Read more

 Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychological stress disorder that is caused by an individual’s exposure to trauma. According to Sareen (2014), PTSD was first listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental disorders (DSM) in 1980 even though observations of the disorder were made long before that. The definition of a traumatic … Read more

 British Imperialism in the Suez Canal On 26 July 1956, Gamal Abdel Nasser, the Egyptian President, nationalized the Suez Canal. He had no knowledge of the outcome of his actions when he first announced his intentions in receiving ownership of the canal. This was a huge eye opener for world trade and travel since … Read more

 Parker Ayotte Mrs. Van Horn Composition for College December 12, 2018 Heaven’s Gate Suicides     On March 26th, 1997, the bodies of 39 people who took their lives in a mass suicide, were found in a mansion in San Diego. They were members of the Heaven’s Gate cult, led by Marshall Applewhite who believed … Read more

 Dadaism was born from a group of original avant-garde painters, poets and filmmakers that traveled to neutral Switzerland before and throughout World War I. Dadaists believed that the root cause of the war was the practice and policy of controlling weaker people and areas through extended power. With such strong beliefs, we consider Dadaists … Read more

 Bipolar Disorder and Its Effect on Emotional Intelligence Bipolar disorder is a complex affective mood disorder that is characterised by cognitive and emotional abnormalities of the individual. This type of mood disorder affects an estimated 4.4% of U.S adults in their lifetime (The National Institute of Mental Health Information Resource Center). According to the … Read more

 Although I may try to forget, middle school was an era of painfully pivotal change in my life, as well as in the lives of my peers. As we travelled through the beginnings of awkward adolescence, it was only natural for those three years to be filled with drama, love, and heartbreak. I vividly … Read more