Ben Karlin

Shakespeare’s Impact in Culture Ben Jonson once said that Shakespeare “(…) was not of an age, but for all time!” He had met the author long before he became the man he is to all of us today. Jonson knew Shakespeare’s capabilities and therefore he said this quote meaning that Shakespeare was a man whose views transcended his time. He knew that this amazing author would be well-known by the world and that his works would prevail through the ages. As you may already know, this is true,…

Closure in Lycidas What is the right response to death? How and to what extent should we mourn the ones we love? When John Milton's college friend, Edward King, drowned off of the Welsh coast 1, Milton wrote Lycidas in memoriam. A pastoral elegy, the poem represents King as the lost shepherd Lycidas and uses agricultural imagery to portray loss. The majority of the poem is spent highlighting the irrevocability and completeness of death, that is until lines 165-168: "Weep no more, woeful…

Founders Ben and Jerry created their first ice cream flavors as a dairy product (Hoover, 2017). Even as the company grew, it was acquired by Unilever, and it expanded its product lines, Ben and Jerry’s has consistently produced frozen, dairy-based goods (Hoovers, 2017). Creating a nondairy product presents unique challenges from research and development stage through to batch production. Interviews with Ben and Jerry's food scientist or “flavor guru,” Kirsten Schimoler indicate that it took…

Specific purpose: I want to explain Magic Shell. INTRODUCTION I. Telling the history of Magic Shell and explaining some of the questions people may have seemed like a great idea. I have been in liked this product for multiple years and so has my family. II. Thesis statement: Magic Shell is an ice cream coating that has a very unique way of working and has numerous flavors. (Now let’s look at each of these main points.) BODY I. Magic Shell is a delicious topping for ice cream. A. Magic Shell is…

Passion Will Be My Paycheck I could sense all 32 of their hearts beating. They were nervous, very nervous. They gathered their flags and headed to warm-up. They were awful quiet for a group of teenage girls, but rightly so, they were about to perform their first winter guard show. Myself and the other co-directors, gave instructions that they listened to very carefully. “Smile, chin up, and have fun.” The girls responded with multiple anxious questions. My words gave them short term comfort as…

Benjamin Carson had to deal with many obstacles throughout his life. In the end, however, he managed to work his way around them and get his dream job as a neurosurgeon at John Hopkins Medical Center. Ben was widely known throughout the world for the miraculous surgeries he performed, such as when he separated conjoined twins without having either of them pass away during the operation for the first time in history. He also performed hemispherectomy on a girl of four years and, despite several…

Surgical innovations have evolved over the years as medicine has advanced. Dr. Denton Cooley, Dr. Frank Jobe, and Dr. Ben Carson have all contributed in great capacity to change the surgical field and to save lives. Though controversial and sometimes outspoken, Dr. Denton Cooley, Dr. Frank Jobe, and Dr. Ben Carson have all developed innovative surgical procedures that help change the lives of many people. Dr. Denton Cooley innovated a procedure that bought time for his patients awaiting a second…

Global 2015 sales • Magnum 2.540$ billion • Haagen dazs 2.086 billion • Cornetto 1.595$ Billion • Ben and jerrys 1,232$ BILLION • Breyers 960$ MM • Carte dor 827$ MM • Dreyers edys…

The Oscar winning film, Good Will Hunting, released in 1997, follows the journey a 20 year old genius boy, Will, who suffered abuse growing up. According to Stephan Labossiere, “Many times we are our worst enemy. If we could learn to conquer ourselves, then we will have a much easier time overcoming the obstacles that are in front of us.” This saying is evident in the life of Will, as his life is observed to begin changing after he finds guidance from the people around him. The abuse Will…

“Can you promise me something?” Maybe it was the serious tone in his voice, or, just that particular arrangement of words, but Shawn’s question made Celia panic. “That depends…” she said with hesitance. “Promise me you’ll wipe the extra ice cream off my face before we leave.” Celia instantly relaxed and began laughing. “You know,” said Shawn, his tone heavy with sarcasm, “it’s rude to laugh at people. Especially those with disabilities.” Celia gasped dramatically. “How dare you accuse me of…