Miller’s ‘The Crucible’ and Hawthorne’s ‘The Scarlet letter’ (ppt notes)

Slide 1: ‘Through the telling and receiving of stories, we become more aware of ourselves and our shared human experiences.’ Through the transmission of stories, we can gain an appreciation and understanding of how society has universally dictated human actions and experiences and thus, may influence our own perceptions and actions within the framework of … Read more

Hannah Webster Foster’s The Coquette: Breaking Social Norms & Refusing Marriage Without Love in 1700’s Massachusetts

 Hannah Webster Foster uses the character of Eliza Wharton in The Coquette; or The History of Eliza Wharton; A Novel; Founded on Fact to represent views that were not popular or appropriate for women to be outspoken about in 1797. Foster’s writing style and word choices challenge social standards and the pressure to marriage … Read more

Exploring W.E.B. Du Bois' Legacy & Cultural Appropriation in US Literature

 Cultural appropriation is a very complicated and difficult topic to discuss. The discussion of cultural appropriating is a difficult topic because of the alternate argument of if it is actually cultural appreciation or inspiration. Certain appropriated acts of black style has become trends within popular culture. This is incredibly problematic because it is important … Read more

Guns, Germs, and Steel: What Caused Europe to Outpace Other Societies by 500 Years?

 In Guns, Germs, and Steel, Jared Diamond elaborates the hypothesis of geographic determinism, the belief that the distinctions between society and social development come mainly from geographical causes. This book was framed as an answer to a question that Diamond has heard from Yali, a charismatic politician from New Guinea. Yali wanted to know: … Read more

Explore Élisabeth Louise Vigée-Le Brun's Impact on 18th Century Art

 Sara Hassan Professor Sharpe ARH 104-02 December 5, 2018 Élisabeth Louise Vigée-Le Brun According to Élisabeth Louise Vigée-Le Brun herself, she painted 900 pictures, including approximately 600 portraits and around 200 landscapes over the course of her career. Lebrun is a French painter famous for her portraits of women. Some of her most well-known … Read more

Explore Meaning & Control of Work Ethics w/ Bauman's Analysis of Industrialization

 ‘The Meaning of Work: producing work ethics’ explains the history of work ethics, from pre-industrial society, to transitional periods, to industrialised world. Bauman argues that work ethic actually control the workers’ freedom to exercise their free will. Bauman holds a negative attitude to the emergence of work ethic. Work ethic is a product of … Read more

Discovering Denisova 11’s Hybrid Genome: A Summary of the Research & National Geographic Article

 In the scientific research paper, “The genome of the offspring of a Neanderthal mother and a Denisovan father”, anthropologists Viviane Slon, Fabrizio Mafessoni, and Benjamin Vernot examine a bone fragment whose genome has traces of both Denisovan and Neanderthal ancestry. The heterozygosity found in the bone fragment, referred to in the research as Denisova … Read more

Tecumseh High School Drug Testing Policy: Examining the 4th Amendment Violation Claim

 Tecumseh High School's Drug Testing Policy, adapted from The Student Activities Drug Testing Policy and used by Tecumseh, Oklahoma, School District, required students to consent to drug testing in the form of urinalysis in order to participate in extracurricular activities. There was also described to be a drug problem in the School District, which … Read more