A Big Family

Big Brothers, Big Sisters History & Funds The Big Brothers, Big Sisters organization began in New York back in the year 1904. It all came from a court clerk who noticed an increasing number of boys in the courtroom. Taking this issue into consideration, he realized that with some friendship and guidance from adults these kids could possible see themselves getting out of trouble. This very idea is what lead to the creation of the organization. The court clerk gathered some of his friends who…

more diverse, and more often than not, they depict minorities inaccurately which leads to dangerous stereotyping. Many shows provide insight into different cultures and ways of life which draws in lots of viewers. “Little People, Big World,” for example, follows a family with dwarfism, and “All American Muslim” shows life as a Muslim in the United States. Shows similar to these contain the potential to break certain stereotypes and end discrimination; however, the over dramatization that takes…

controversial debate of creationism versus evolution. The religious right of the political spectrum believes with absolute certainty that God created our existence, while the scientific left supports the gradual evolution of life resulting from the Big Bang Theory. Wendell Berry adds his opinion and says, “There is no objective or empirical or experimental evidence on either side. The argument, as such, is by definition hopeless- a piece of foolishness and a waste of time” (22). Science states…

there are more than just one category of reality TV, with some testing the abilities of the human body through shows like American Ninja Warrior as well as reality shows that enforce people to live together and cause drama on camera, an example being Big Brother. Reality television is a huge genre that contains hundreds of different ideas and focuses that cannot really be described by a definition. These categories of reality all have different premises yet essentially scrutinize participants as…

Once I was a devout follower of the Catholic religion; now I am a follower of Atheism. Growing up, I was raised in a catholic house hold and for the most part it was enjoyable and not much was pushed onto me or expected of me in terms of my belief system. I went to catholic school from preschool all the way through high school. There are many reasons as to why I converted to atheism but the main reason was because in my eyes, I saw a lot of fallacies and sophistry in religion, a lot of it was…

infinite at one point in time but the Big Bang proved that the universe had to have a history and a beginning. (2)According to Chris LaRocco and Blair Rothstein article 15 billion years ago there was an explosion called the Big Bang that created the universe. This explosion contained all the matter and energy of space. Unlike other explosion like a bomb that throw fragments outwards the Big Bang filled in the space with particles of the embryonic universe. Before the Big Bang galaxies were…

The Infinite Universe Winfried Corduan argues that unless there is a God, there could not be any world. He attempts to beat this criticism by clarifying a premise and conclusion to the Cosmological Argument, using metaphysics. In this paper, I will prove this argument fails at explaining the creation of our universe. Reading through Corduan’s essay, has actualized a potential in my brain. I now truly realize that Winfried Corduan is actually an expert on the actualization of potentials. At…

for understanding the universe, but for understanding myself. “Big Bang” by Simon Singh is a book that teaches about how the theory of the Big Bang came to be. Reading this book can teach you all about scientific processes and how important scientific discoveries are made. It can teach you the history of important scientist such as Einstein, Galileo, Hubble, and Hoyle and the different ways they have contributed to science and the Big Bang theory. In this book you can learn about many…

One issue that goes on throughout the world today that takes place in the novel is PRIVACY ISSUES. Some shops I go into there are cameras pointing at me, I take the MTA bus and there are cameras, everywhere I go there are cameras, and I believe the Big Brother is watching me. This novel relates to everyday life, living in this world today, and it comes…

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood is a book about an unethical world controlled by the totalitarian government known as the republic of Gilead. The government uses fear and manipulation to control the people in that society. In fact, Gilead controls every minute detail of its citizens’ lives. Atwood shows that using fear-based tactics is effective and the government is able to maintain its power in this way; however, the author reveals that ruling by fear has its limits, as the citizens of…