19 Kids and Counting

technology and the benefits that come along with it. Just as Mildred did, our society also heavily relies on technology. In a Huffington Post article they stated,”’Just last week, I watched 23 episodes of a TV series in less than four days,’ bragged one kid”(“Frightening Ad”). Society, especially the younger generation, tend to focus around technology the same way that Mildred does. We all look towards technology as a source of pleasure and entertainment. The extent to which Ray Bradbury thinks…

Everyone has heard of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Whether you see her on a debate or on Fox News, you probably have heard a lot about her. On the other hand, not everyday do we hear about her fellow Democrat running, Bernie Sanders. What distinguishes Sanders from all other candidates is that he refuses to accept large campaign contributions from large corporations. This allows him to remain uninfluenced by corporate interests. Other candidates may find it difficult to ignore…

Many people make those vows only to find out that they are very hard to keep. Yet, to some it isn’t so unattainable at all; I’ll tell you how. My wife and I have been married 6 years, and counting. Please do take into consideration that I just turned 27 and my wife is 25; we got married at the age of 20 and 19, respectfully. Now, I’ll admit, it isn’t “happily…

dared to Boston, finding a vocation for the Western Union Company. At the time, Boston was America's inside for science and culture, and Edison delighted in it. In his extra time, he outlined and licensed an electronic voting recorder for rapidly counting votes in the lawmaking body. Notwithstanding, Massachusetts legislators were not intrigued. As they clarified, most lawmakers didn't need votes counted rapidly. They needed time to change the brains of kindred…

poorest countries in the world. It is not there that they live in poverty; it is their economy and environment. Africa is a country living in extreme poverty. Extreme poverty is defined as living on $1.25 or less a day. 414 million people and counting were living in extreme poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. According to the World Bank, 48.5 percent of the populations were living on $1.25 just in the Sub-Saharan region of Africa. Some factors that…

Sex addiction is a relatively new phenomenon in human history, some believe it is a legitimate disorder while other believe it is created by religious groups and conservatives out of mere disapproval and from high profile individuals who needed to justify their adultery. It can be hard for researchers to assess because unlike chemical dependencies, sex is a natural behavior, just like eating, sleeping and breathing. Studies have been done on sex addiction but no conclusions were reached(1). This…

Maine and moved around in Thailand from Chiangkhan, Loei, Phu Ruea and Bangkok to Texas, Seattle and Portland. Each time I would settle into a new school, sometimes coming back to a school I had just left a year or a few months earlier. If I 'm counting correctly Connecticut College is the ninth school I 've attended. I pride myself today in my ability to shift, learn quickly and adapt to every situation I face. I find it easy to move seamlessly not only between schools, but also between…

Rory Cruz 12/19/16 Extended essay of Franz Kafka’s metamorphosis Franz Kafka’s work was my favorite of all of the books we have read before. His dark style of writing and use of literary devices was amazing in my eyes, but what in his life caused this? Franz Kafka was born July 3rd, 1883 and died June 3rd, 1924, at the age of 40, from tuberculosis. During Kafka’s life, he was a very disturbed as a child, mainly because he was beaten, not only physically but also mentally. I feel like…

The main role of the woman in society was to marry and have kids. Although women were counted in the census for representation, they were unable to own property, and therefore could not vote. A woman was meant to stay in the home. However, the Second Great Awakening inspired women. The change from predestination…

During, the ten-hour observation with a kindergarten teacher Lindsay DePeralta, and a special education teacher Jennifer Goodwin, there were several different styles of behavior, techniques and methods exhibited by both teachers to address cognitive, physical, and social-emotional development of 5-year-old boys and girls. To ensure that the children were learning, she used the scaffolding technique by alternating her method plans to accommodate for different learning abilities (Berk, 2013).…