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 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

 Hockey has always been a very physical and physically demanding sport for its players. This physicality of the game in its early stages led to the development of a player type for mainly that type of play. That play style was known as the enforcer. The enforcers job was to deter and respond to … Read more

 If I asked you to think about a woman described as a “femme fatale,” chances are an image would come into your mind rather quickly; arguably it would be identical to any person I’d ask. Why is this? The femme fatale is a trope in modern media; thus, she has certain universal personality traits … Read more

 The most pivotal type of animal in the past was the Beaver. The beaver was huge for clothing, dams, food, hats, and even perfume. When people think of beavers, they tend not to fully understand the effect beavers had on the everyday world. These little animals that our known for having a little head, … Read more

 People have and continue to spend thousands of time and money on taking personality tests. I decided to find out for myself if these personality tests, more specifically The Hartman Color Code personality test. The Hartman Color Code is broken down into 4 different colors. The colors are each motivated by different values. Reds … Read more

 Many people think of the American Revolution as a paradigm of revolution that incited change throughout the world. The French and Haitian Revolutions, both inspired by Americans fighting and gaining their independence from an oppressive body, closely followed the American Revolution. Although the American Revolution may have inspired reform in France and Haiti, in … Read more

 Patient Presentation: 31-year-old Caucasian male with Viral Meningitis Introduction to Meningitis: Viral meningitis is inflammation of the leptomeninges associated with central nervous system infection. ‘Viral’ names the causative agent, and the term ‘meningitis’ implies lack of parenchymal and spinal cord involvement. Viral meningitis is also often referred to as aseptic meningitis.  More than 10,000 cases of viral meningitis … Read more

 ​Sarah Orne Jewett’s stories have led her to be included in the “pantheon of great American writers” alongside writer Henry David Thoreau by review sources such as the San Francisco Chronicle, and her short story “The White Heron,” published in 1886 exhibits the influence she found in Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden,” published in 1854. … Read more

 Jordan is a country widely recognized as a place of rich history, varying culture and even continues to be a place frequently visited by the United States of America. It’s history holds a great significance towards it’s present day. The history of Jordan goes as far back that it alludes to the historical backdrop … Read more

 Jason Gong Comparative Essay: “Washington Crossing the Delaware” Comparison By the end of 1776, The Americans fight for independence was going downhill, with the loss of the Battle of Brooklyn, New York City, and forts like Washington and Lee.  Things were looking grim, Americans were losing hope, and people were beginning to desert the … Read more

 In this essay, I will be discussing two design movements that contrast each other in its architectural form. The first being gothic, In the late 18th century, the term gothic was a widely popular architectural style to decorate the interior of buildings , which can now be seen through the Notre dame in Paris … Read more