First, the supporters of pageantry contend that contestants relish the platform that are often a reward for participating in in the pageants. “[pageants] Represent causes they are passionate about through their platform statement, while gaining professional and personal skills” (Stern). Pageants do not just jump start political careers, they give the contestants experience that expands everyday life and future jobs. The contestants show their compassion, and get to help a charity of their choice…
People’s arguments today aren’t as different as they were back then. Women need to not do what men do. Women need to say home with the children and be housewives. Colored women should not be allowed to have a right to vote. The prejudice women face today are not much different from 1911, as in the idea that they are inferior to men. Women should not do the jobs of men, nor do what they do, women need to stay where they are best suited, in the house. Women are expected to not be…
Procrastinate Procrastinating: The Controversy Between Continuing and Stopping Students' Procrastinating Tokyo Gakugei University International Secondary School: Grade 3, Class 3, Number 25, Michi Hosokawa It is effortless to feel reluctant and delay to undertake tasks, whereas being unable to stop the habit of prolonging complicates circumstances. As most have probably perceived from experiencing stress, it costs their health negatively. Surprisingly, people have been procrastinating for years…
Online Bingo: Not your Grandma’s Bingo In the past, you may have associated bingo with shuffleboard and bridge but did you know that more and more young people are playing it online these days? It is one of the fastest growing online gaming forums to hit the internet and because it is easy to play and anyone can play it, there have been a growing number of people playing it on various sites. From free games to high stakes games of online bingo, it may surprise you to see who is playing bingo…
Bullying can be traumatizing and the effects can be devastating. As technology today improves, cyberbullying becomes more and more common. Cyberbullying is repeated and hostile, and has “severe intent to threaten, embarrass, or harass”. Now with all of the new technology this harassment is virtually inescapable. Because of the negative effects that cyberbullying creates, it has become a largely debated issue whether an individual’s actions online should be prosecuted. Some would say this…
A father was aiding his son, Jacob, run-through his spelling homework. Jacobs’s twin brother, Ethan, was washing his hands in the kitchen sink. The father was pointing to the words, asking Jacob to say the words for him. He didn't know what word it was, as Ethan yells from the kitchen "her". "LOL," The father thought in his mind and pointed to another word. Again, Jacob wasn't sure of the word and Ethan yells out, "It's girl." "OMG, how did he know that?" Jacob knew the next two words, but not…
Act 5, Scene 8 is the last moment that Macbeth was alive. Macduff lost his whole family by Macbeth so he decided revenge. Macbeth did not care because witches had predicted that he would be died only by a person who was not born woman. However, Macduff revealed that he is the one. Then, he killed Macbeth. Shakespeare wrote stories for the king, so he might consider stories that the king was able to satisfy. Macbeth killed a king to become the king himself, so it could be that Shakespeare’s king…
When children reach adolescence this is a visible sign that a change from the position of childhood protection to adulthood independence and freedom is being developed. According to “Erikson” adolescences are confronted with the decision of what they choose to become and who they want to be and where they want to end up in the future. By the time a child reaches this point of development their environmental, ethical, and social surrounding will have had a great influence on the choices they make…
Dracula rises from the grave -again. Mutant insects, the product of underground nuclear testing, grow to the size of boxcars and attack our nation's cities. Weird- looking aliens from beyond the stars decide to invade our planet. None of these events, if they ever happened, would surprise horror-movie fans. For years, such moviegoers have enjoyed being frightened by every type of monster Hollywood has managed to dream up, whether it be natural, artificial, or extraterrestrial. One kind of…
Everyday across this country and across the world people are trading in their old cars or simply buying new ones. Whether they want a luxurious upgrade or, more often than not, an environmentally practical and friendly car, car dealerships seemingly see more traffic each year. When searching for that new car, many are caught between conventional gas powered vehicles and the ever growing hybrid electric vehicle (HEV). In today’s society, carbon footprints and CO2 emissions are often brought up…