In the April of 1992, Chris McCandless set out from South Dakota to Fairbanks Alaska. Five months later, McCandless's body was found rotting inside an abandoned bus. Chris McCandless had run away from his family and had hoped to survive in the wild with only the bare necessities. McCandless was a fool for what he did, he was a hard working, and vigilant man, yet he embarked without a backup plan, nor the proper supplies to survive out in the wild.…
Novel Prompt 1. Write a summary of the author’s personal life. Ernest J. Gaines was born in 1933 in a small town in pointe coupee parish, Louisiana. Gaines became a brilliant writer during the 1940’s His novels focused on the difficulties African American faced in the 1940’s.…
In the mid 1830’s, a surgeon in the U.S. army named John Emerson bought Dred Scott from Missouri to serve him while he went went off to perform his military duties. Later after moving several times, Emerson bought an enslaved female named Harriet. He permitted for the marriage of Dred Scott and Harriet and then they had two children. After Emerson died the Scotts saved money for several years in an attempt to buy their freedom from Emerson’s wife; she declined. Dred Scott then attempted to sue Sanford in state court claiming that since he had lived in a territory where slavery was banned, he was free.…
Ever tossed a penny aside and never gave a second thought about its worth? What many Americans fail to realize is the price they pay for each discarded, unwanted penny. I believe that the penny should be eliminated from American currency because they cost too much, waste valuable work time, and have been erased in other countries with no terrible consequences. The penny is surely not worth the trouble it causes and the burdens we have to endure by keeping them. Pennies are worth one cent, but producing pennies can cost even more than double that price.…
PREPARATION Topic: Spelling Lesson: Third Grade Spelling Big Idea: Spelling gives students the ability to understand how to spell correctly and a strategy for memorizing spelling words. Standards: 1.2.3.F Determining the meaning of words/phrases as they are used in grade level texts ELP.1.L.1-3.1 Follow oral simple directions with visuals or nonvisual support Objectives:…
Our Founding Fathers, in drafting the Constitution, intended to limit the power of one branch of government over the others. Some may say, they have failed, while others may say they have succeeded. It has succeeded in ensuring that a civilian elected by the people would govern the nation, and not a king nor queen. But, some say it has failed to clearly enumerate how long Supreme Court Justices should stay on the bench, and that today, is the cause of a lot of political and social debates. While the idea of somebody being in a position for as long as they choose seem fairly preposterous, it does have some merit and some legal foundations in the very document we hail as sacred.…
Did you vote during this presidential election? Did you feel proud when a poll worker handed you a sticker? This election was my first time voting. I felt every aspect of an election—from accomplishment in voting to stress in announcing a new president. Women did not have this constitutional right until 1920.…
The 12th Man “The 12th Man,” What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear those words? I bet it was the Seattle Seahawks… What if I told you that the Seattle Seahawks did not start the saying ‘The 12th Man’, in fact the Seattle Seahawks do not even own the rights to the name. Could you guess who owns the rights to name? I’ll let you think about it……
Superman is my favorite movie superhero. No matter what the cicumstence, it always manages to perform suprahuman feats. In one spectacular movie scene, she actually had to ovortake the passage of time to save Lois Lane from destruction. The whole audience was overjoyd. Superman succeeded once again…
As people become more aware of their ethnic background, many things we take as normal life begin to be rather offensive. One of the biggest issues for native americans is the football team for Washington DC, the Redskins. Originally the Boston Braves, in 1933 they changed their name to the Washington Redskins despite it’s head coach ,‘Lone Star’ Dietz, being native american as well of some of the players. In 1936 the team relocated to Washington DC. They never changed the name from the Redskins despite it being out of date.…
In the articles “Three Cheers for the Nanny State,” “Ban the Ban!,” and “Soda’s a Problem but…”, all three authors present their arguments with facts, opinions, and counterclaims. However, one article presents itself better than the rest. I believe that the article “Soda’s a Problem, but...” was the most convincing article. Sarah Conly- the author who wrote “Three Cheers for the Nanny State”- argues that the soda restriction is a good idea because people would be stopped from making foolish decisions that they’ll pretty definitely regret.…
In the decade following Wal-Mart’s move into Iowa 7,326 businesses were lost (Rowell). When Wal-Mart moved into California, there was a large strike involving fifty-nine thousand supermarket workers whose employers had reduced their wages, retirement plans, and benefits to try to compete with Wal-Mart (Lichtenstein, 305). Wal-Mart has been proud and public about the fact that only seven percent of its hourly employees try to support a family on their Wal-Mart income. They intentionally recruit the elderly, students, and those forced into part-time work to fill their ranks with employees who are willing to work for low wages (Lichtenstein, 326). There is also the argument that Wal-Mart’s low prices are…
Hungry for Change Why is it that law mandates public school meals have a minimum calorie intake, but not a maximum? This owes itself to the fact that when nutrition standards were established for public schools, it was to solve the problem of undernourishment. The majority of school aged children used to walk to school, played more outside, and were more active in sports. This resulted in children burning more calories than school meals provided.…
Seamless Streaming Streaming movies and television series has become the next big thing. More people from all over the world are purchasing the streaming sensation, Netflix. Netflix is an on-demand streaming service that provides popular movies and television shows. By definition, “‘Streaming’ means that you can watch the video file for a movie or TV show as it loads, rather than waiting for it to fully download before you can watch it.”…
Constructive Argument Generally the thoughts of death are taboo and death is seen as a terrible part of life. Most people fear death as it brings an uncertainty—both for what is to come after life and for how death will occur. An individual who has a terminal illness faces the questions surrounding death as doctors state that this person does not have long to live. While this person suffers through an immense amount of physical and psychological pain, doctors are required to keep the individual alive.…