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turn out for the best. Emily Dickinson believes in the ability hope has to be independent and successful on it's own. Dickinson wrote a poem titled, "XXXII" in her poem she described the abilities and inabilities of hope. Emily who was born in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1830 and died in 1886; became traumatized at a young age due to deaths of family members and friends.…

“Although the laws of segregation have been removed, they still exist in real life and memories of all affected by them.” This is a quote by Ellen Ingebritsen, a graduate from Amherst College and a current research assistant in the Martin Luther King Jr. wing of Stanford University in California. Suffering from harsh and inhumane segregation and inequalities that made them barely able to slip by, African American peoples have had rocky lives. The struggles were not only before the Civil Rights…

The main characters in television shows ethnicity are mostly white, which leads to controversy, incorrect perceptions, and a battle over certain ethnicities role on a television show. Travis Dixon, associate professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, revisited this core controversy in a 2015 study published in a Communication Research, and found out that, “Whites were more likely to be portrayed as police officers in television (73%) than to be employed as officers in Los…

Machiavelli claims that a leader may be loved or feared, both are useful. Ultimately a leader should choose to be feared, or respected. However, there 's no use in being hated by the public. Donald Trump has gained much disrespect and harsh feelings in this regard. Machiavelli talks about virtue, a good leader should seem miraculous to the public. In an effort to be respected not necessarily admired by the public Donald Trump could do a couple things. During his campaign Donald Trump reached out…

Imagine a ceiling covered in Styrofoam cups assembled together so intricately and catching the light so meticulously that the material used looks far more advanced than an everyday manufactured item. Imagine a giant cube of toothpicks being held together by just the weight of the other surrounding toothpicks, causing it to be so fragile and vulnerable yet so sturdy at the same time. Imagine a plethora of metal Slinky’s intertwined and entangled in such a way it looks as though they are wrestling…

Emily Dickinson Emily Dickinson is one of America’s most well known poets. Ironically during her time, she chose to seclude herself from her family and friends towards the end of her life. She chose to live her life from within her property. Most wouldn’t have expected her to become such a well known poet. She wrote about 1800 poems throughout her lifetime. One thing we can learn from Emily Dickinson is that greatness can come from those who you would least expect. Emily Dickinson was born in…

Mission The SMV engine and dynamometer team consists of eight senior mechanical and industrial engineering students dedicated to maximizing the efficiency of the motor. These students have extensive knowledge in the areas of machining and engine tuning and safety optimization which enabled them to harness the full potential of this year’s motor. This report outlines the design of the engine team during Fall 2017 SMV vehicle. Introduction and Background: The engine and dynamometer team goal was…

These courses could be self defense classes like karate, bystander training classes or a mandatory online course for incoming students on what sexual misconduct/violence, drug and alcohol abuse is. For example, The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) created “UMatter at UMass,” which is a campus-wide project aimed at the prevention of sexual assault and other high-risk behaviors. The program focuses on a SHARP tatic: bystander intervention. According to Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy, the…

Human Nature vs Nature Billy Collins and Emily Dickinson are both known for their amazing talents in poetry and have left their legacies for the years to come. Emily Dickinson’s poem “A Narrow Fellow in the Grass” was published in February of 1866 and is still critically talked about to this day. Billy Collins poem “Taking off Emily Dickinson’s Clothes” was published in January of 2000. Collin’s poem was published a little over a century later, which is an example of Dickinson’s very distinct…

My book, The American Revolution: A Grand Mistake, was written by Leland G. Stauber. Prometheus Books published the 276 page book in 2010. In this book the author described four main consequences of the American Revolution. His four main points are the dilemma of slavery, legislative union vs. purely voluntary federation, the American System of Government, and the mindset of Americans about the role of Government. Stauber wrote this book so that Americans can understand that the American…