The History of Alcoholism

 Thesis Statement: Alcoholism is a very interesting and unique disease. But what exactliy is alcoholism, who does it affect, and where did this disease come from; what’s its history? Lets find out. Attention Getter: I’m sure everyone in here has tried alcohol before, but did you know according to the National Council on Alcoholism … Read more

Improve US Healthcare System: Learn How Govt. Can Play Its Part & Improve Quality of Care Now

 “O’er land of the free,” a popular line from the U.S. national anthem; in my opinion, is one of the most contradicting characteristics of the country we live. The United States government plays a major role in everything, especially our healthcare system. It’s role its role in healthcare however, has not been very beneficial … Read more

Fighting Fire With Peace: Martin Luther King Jr. & Amani Al-Khatahtbeh's Method of Defeating Oppression

 The world has never been completely peaceful. At times, conflicts erupt and people fight one another. There will be bloodshed and there will be wars. However, why do these conflicts happen? There is no single answer to this—humanity has always fought over something, whether it is something as small as who gets the next … Read more

Femicist Film ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ Challenges Gender Roles, Patriarchal Society

 Feminism is a very prevalent and current political movement for equality in society as equal rights and opportunities are not idealised due to the popular culture that renders gender roles socially constructed and culturally specific to patriarchal domination. Society has placed certain ideals on appropriate behaviour in regards to gender roles. Bend it Like … Read more

Impact of the Plague/Black Death on Society

 The Plague/Black Death A plague can be defined as an epidemic disease resulting in high death rates (Antoine, 2008). Throughout history, and even in present day, the plague greatly affects society. The field of anthropology and archaeology have shed light on the disease and its impact from the 1940’s. Because of these fields, it … Read more

Relationship between the Spanish, French and Native Americans

The indigenous people of America, otherwise known as Native Americans, have been mistreated for centuries by Europeans who decided to immigrate to the new world. Native Americans have been forced to deal with generations of oppression and abuse. They have been affected so deeply that they have become a minority in their own land. Although … Read more

End of an Era: Film Photography Replaced by Digital

 Mr. Jason AP English Literature 1 June 2018 The End of an Era:  The fall of Film Photography Man began recording history by painting on cave walls with mashed of berries and flowers; With the creation of pain man began to use that to create paintings to record history. Man eventually built machines to … Read more

ISIS' Spectacular Destruction of Heritage with Harmanşah – An Historian's Insight

 Ömür Harmanşah is an Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Illinois and in his article ISIS, Heritage, and the Spectacles of Destruction in the Global Media he analyses the recent phenomenon of destruction of heritage played out by ISIS.   As an historian, Harmanşah, has a peculiar critical point of view … Read more

Examining the Founding Fathers: From The Duel to The Friendship – Joseph J. Ellis

 The author of Founding Brothers, Joseph J. Ellis, introduces the purpose of his book as an examination of how the relationships of the main players in the Revolutionary generation influenced the course of American history. He explains all this in the preface which is titled The Generation. Ellis implores the reader to consider the … Read more

Revolutionary Relationships in Joseph J. Ellis’ Founding Brothers

The author of Founding Brothers, Joseph J. Ellis, introduces the purpose of his book as an examination of how the relationships of the main players in the Revolutionary generation influenced the course of American history. He explains all this in the preface which is titled The Generation. Ellis implores the reader to consider the stories … Read more