21st century

With the new year, and the new election in America, there has been great division and great divide among the American people. Many can debate that this new presidency can be seen as an event that may cause great global change, Not in a scientific way, but a global change socially. This global change can be predicted with the known plans of change in employment for American citizens, which can result in housing affordability, homelessness and lastly ending with death or high risk diseases. This…

Is Technology Taking Over Our Society? Over the past several years, technology is becoming more and more prevalent in everyday life. Advancements in technology have and are making the lives of people simpler and more efficient. Through its use, individuals are taking advantage of technology in society and in school. More and more schools are incorporating technology in classrooms, such as permitting students to use laptops to do research, write papers, or take notes and having projectors to…

Figure 1 – Total Attendance and Membership by Church Size Figure 1 shows the basic total attendance and membership breakdown for the various weekly attendee groupings of the West Ohio Annual Conference. On average, each weekly attendance group has 9,451 attendees. Furthermore, the red bar and blue bar combined represents the total membership per size category. For example, there are 12,641 total weekly attendees and 23,479 members attributed to all churches that fall within Group 1-49. The…

Marxism is based on the theories of Karl Marx. Karl Marx was a political activist in the 19th Century, who challenged many social and political issues. In the Enncarta Reference Library, Marxism is defined as “a theory in which class struggle is a central element in the analysis of social change in Western societies” (REF: 1). This means that according to Karl, there is a definite definition between the social classes. As a result of the different social classes Marx claimed that the “Free…

Laura Wade’s play, Posh, and, Kate Chopin’s novel, The Awakening are both about the lives of privileged people and are both written by women. Posh, a fairly recent play, is about a fictional dinning club at Oxford University, Riot Club, consisting of ten males members from upper classes. The Awakening written during the Victorian era, on the other hand, is the story of Edna Pontellier, a woman who frees herself from the husband and society’s expectations. Laura Wade’s Posh and Kate Chopin’s…

It can be seen that Watpac has a positive internal culture. They strongly believe in their core values and aim to abide by these core values as these core values Furthermore, Watpac is a strong activist when it comes to the protection of the environment. • Commitment: Watpac aims to deliver on all promises with safety a number one priority • Team work: Watpac valves to collaborate with all stakeholders to accomplish a shared goal. This can lead to a positive experience in which is what…

I would love to direct is Next to Normal, a musical by Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt. It follows a family as they navigate through the mother’s struggle with bipolar disorder and depicts the various ways mental health affects us all, directly or indirectly. I am attracted to this piece for several reasons, the main one being how each character reacts and approaches their mental health. If I were to direct this piece I would use Gabe as a manifestation of mental illness and use his interactions with…

From poofy skirts and shoulder pads, to retro windbreakers and skinny jeans, it seems as though every generation has their unique fashion trends. But what defines the millennial closet? What are this generation’s must-have brands? Long gone are the days of perusing the Sears catalogue for clothing and appliances; millennials are the digital generation. They find their new favorite brands through social media. They keep or toss items based on the number of “likes” they garner. So, what are the…

On February 7, 2017, I created my makeup profile to share my talent and ideas, get clients and entertain my followers. Creating a social media profile makes the brain do creative and critical thinking. I wanted to succeed in this profile and I hoped that this would be my way out of the college route. So I thought, mostly every makeup profile starts with “MakeupBy”, and then their name. I had to create a unique username to outstand my profile from the rest of the other profiles. I then searched…

Nowadays people more and more tend to call the twenty-first century as an era of social movements or even claim that modern societies are becoming clearly the societies of social movements. To understand these points it is important to know the exact definition of social movements. This term can be defined as a special kind of collective actions. Specifically, a social movement is a motion of a group of people who have common aims and who try to success in realizing them. Social movements’ goal…