To be forgiven for a crime and claim redemption, one must endure a punishment and then show love to the one whom he has wronged. This concept ties into the stated moral held in the poem entitled: “The Rime Of The Ancyent Marinere,” by Samuel Coleridge. The epic tackles themes of crime, punishment and redemption. At first glance, the piece does not seem to follow […]

Furthermore, the restrictive nature of Communism contributes immensely to its lack of viability. In Friedrich Engels’ Communist Confession of Faith, Engels–a peer of Marx’s with whom he worked closely–outlines these restrictive qualities as positive aspects of Communist society. For instance, Engels asserts that, “Every individual strives to be happy. The happiness of the individual is inseparable from the happiness of all,” (Marx, Karl, Friedrich Engels). […]

The “Barack Obama 2004 Democratic National Convention Speech”, “The Necklace”, and the “Scarlet Ibis” all convey one message; with great power comes great responsibility. Along with this we all can rise to great heights, but it will take lots of hard work. With your success you can choose how you want to use that power. And with this you can also crumble to nothing if […]

1. Narrow down your Persuasive Speech topic. Write a concrete specific purpose statement (To persuade…) and thesis statement. Identify who your target audience is. (Chapter 5) My Persuasive Speech topic is How to reduce Unemployment in the United State. To persuade my audience about things that the government and companies can do to decrease the unemployment rate in the country. The government and companies have […]

Throughout this Summer I have watched myself blossom into a more confident public speaker. Prior to this class, public speaking had never been a natural ability, and I was always afraid and full of anxiety before a speech. Speaking for more than a few minutes seemed to be an impossible task. Skills of knowing how to evaluate myself as a public speaker were absent, and […]

Throughout Oedipus Rex you are taken through Oedipus’ downfall. Oedipus’ biological parents were told by a prophet that their son would kill his father and marry his mother. With this in mind they sent their son with his feet tied together to die on a mountain side. The man taking the poor boy could not leave him so he gave him to a messenger from […]

A girl gazing in the mirror of her high school’s bathroom, feeling discouraged, unwanted, and self-conscious in her own skin. She looks at her self remembering earlier that day walking through the dull and lifeless hallways of her high school being called fat and ugly. A beautiful blonde, popular, and skinny senior walks by her, she whispers to her posse “Do you see how fat […]

In sociology, we make a general distinction between sexuality and gender. Sex is the biological trait that we use to determine whether or not a person is a male or a female, whether it be through chromosomes, genitalia, or some other kind of visual physical description. When society talks about the obvious differences between men and women, they are often drawing on sex rather than […]

Introduce the topic of sexuality (para)-   Horrocks (1997) points out in his book that sexuality encircles multiple aspects of human existence. Sexuality is then, not a uniform or simple phenomenon and is influenced by the interaction of psychological, biological, social, cultural factors and many more. Horrocks (1997), suggests that to try and understand or explain a definitive conclusion about sexuality seems impossible as sexuality […]