Silver Lining’s Playbook: Mental Disorders & Love Story Drama

 The movie Silver Lining’s Playbook by David O. Russel has two main characters, Patrick Soliton Jr. and Tiffany Maxwell, along with a few other characters that tend to struggle with psychological disorders. Patrick Solitano, who was a former high school professor, was returning home from eight months at a mental institution after beating up … Read more

The growth of slavery in the 17th and 18th centuries.

The growth of slavery became factored into life in the southern colonies in the 17th century and the late 18th century. Factors that led to this mixing of slavery with the life of those in the southern colonies were the social dynamic, geographical location and economic problems. When the first slaves arrived to Jamestown, Virginia … Read more

Decreasing Interrupting Behavior in a Self-Case Study: Improve Communication with Self-Intervention & Interrupt Less.

 Decreasing Interrupting Behavior in a Self-Case Study Catherine A. McGrath University of New Hampshire Abstract The presented self-case analyzes the excess negative behavior  of interrupting. The behavior was monitored and interventions were enacted in a simple AB design. Interrupting others during conversation was the negative behavior in the presented case study. The subject was … Read more

The True Meaning of 'Obscenity' and Its Impact on Social Media

 The origin of the word ‘obscenity’ comes from Ancient Greek theatre, which excluded sexual and violent scenes from being performed on stage. Hence the Greek word ob skein,standing for obscene. The report talks about the conflicted history of the meaning of the word ‘obscenity’. Courts around the world have had a difficult time in … Read more

Bridging the Gap: Investigating Gender Inequality in the Music Industry

 Carly Miller Professor Ricciardi Senior Project Draft 04 May 2018 Gender Inequality: Bridging the Gap Between Men and Women in the Music Industry While music itself is seen as neither masculine nor feminine, those who create music are generally of one sex. Historically, men are more likely to become musicians, producers, composers, or record … Read more

The Impact Adidas Has Had on Me and Brand Identity

 Background Study on the Brand Adidas is a name that stands for proficiency in all parts of the world. Adi Dassler's thought was straightforward as it was splendid, to give each competitor the most ideal tools. Everything started in 1920, when Dassler made his first shoes utilising the few materials accessible after the First … Read more

Why do people want to tighten free speech?

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. This doctrine was written into the constitution 229 years ago … Read more

Explore Improvisation in Music: Afrological and Eurological Perspectives in Jazz and Beyond

 Improvised Music after 1950: Afrological and Eurological Perspectives by  George E. Lewis is an article surrounding the topic of improvisation and its function in music and its roots in “Eurological” and “Afrological” music. During the 1950s, Bebop rose in popularity with its improvisations that told a story of the musicians culture, race, and socioeconomic … Read more

Examining Calvinist Despair in Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus: A Theological Reading

 Sergio Osnaya-Prieto Dr. Cuthbertson ENG 241 British Literature 1 5 May 2018 Calvinist Despair in Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus In John Aubrey’s compilation of 17th century biographies, “Brief Lives,” only two sentences are dedicated to Robert Burton, the Oxford scholar and theologian. Though Aubrey’s biologies were generally brief, it seems odd Burton’s would include … Read more