Breaking Dawn

Women in film and television are not treated the same as their male counterparts. To think that women should not get a similar treatment is practically archaic in this time and age. In 2012 there were three big grossing movies which featured female leads (IMDB, n.d., “Most Popular Feature Films Released in 2012”). But if we truly break it down are they everything we had hoped for or are they still lacking in comparison to their male counterparts? A simple test can tell you whether or not a…

When did it become "ok" to dominate other people's? Imperialism had been practiced since the dawn of man, empires rose and died. The only reason why 19th century imperialism is significant, is that the dominating nations were superior in strength and belief. Nationalism led people into believing their nation to be superior. Superiority led to militarism…

Moreover, her mother knew of the threat she nearly caused and that was her reasoning for “beating[her] with such rage that [Angela] thought she was going to kill [her]” ( Marquez, 28) over Angela’s decision and no one “[found] out about anything until dawn” (Marquez 28). In order to reconcile with her mother for her decisions and attempt to shift the focus away from the questionability of the her role in this situation, Angela uses her power as a women to make this a matter of Santiago Nasar's…

Orcas endure so much emotional and physical trauma, that they chew on bars to escape. This says a lot about their living conditions without having to say anything at all. The Orcas end up breaking their teeth and have to go through a gruesome procedure without anesthesia to fix it. Seaworld is located in very hot places like Texas and Florida, so imagine being outside in the hot blazing sun day in and day out. Their Tanks are so shallow that…

Since the dawn of humanity, humans have sought out those who are akin to themselves. Out of this search, conformity was birthed. Conformity proved useful during the beginning of human existence. Early humans needed to think and act alike in order to survive. However, as humans progressed, the need for uniformity slowly diminished. Small amounts of people began to break away from prior social constructs, and form their own ideas. These people were often openly chastised for their actions due to…

Out of the Darkness and into Individuality By: Brooklynn Chopko In society people tend to react to circumstances in two ways: either fighting the constraints placed upon them or choosing to shy away and hide, never really facing their problem. However, there are rare circumstances where an individual can completely forsake all societal conventions, often enduring harsh ridicule but coming out more gratified than before. In the painting Waited, the artist Clive Smith utilizes the hiding girl to…

When an incoming trainer is recruited, they fail to educate them on the potential harm that these whales can, and have done. Once, a whale jumped over another whale and crushed a trainer, breaking his hip, incident prior to a trainer being hired, that she was never informed of. Also, then another whale, Takara, had her baby, the management was quick to take the baby away from her, where the mother whale then cried for days straight, making…

Since the dawn of sending and receiving messages, people have had a need for keeping the information they send out to remain private and out of the hands of others. This need for security is the reason the field of cryptography was developed, from its early stages of moving letters around in words to the present use of computer programming to keep certain data safe. Cryptography is the reason we can securely use many day to day applications, but with all these developments come issues of…

It was time bliss. Yet, it was a time misconceptions. The Gilded Age and the first years of the twentieth century were a time of great social change and economic growth in the United States. Roughly spanning the years between Reconstruction and the dawn of the of the new century, the Gilded Age saw rapid industrialization, urbanization, the…

transcendental idea, in line with other transcendental views, supported a higher law of morals and justice. Thoreau’s idea was that the sacrifice of a few would better all. He asserted that in order for the action to command respect and evoke change, those breaking the law must Today, Thoreau’s civil disobedience exists in another form; in those who choose to break unjust laws of society, specifically, mothers who choose to breastfeed in public. The United States created a law of society, that…