Charles Armitage Brown

Charles Manson never killed anyone himself. Although, he was never found guilty for any of his murders, he is known for being the leader of the Manson Family. Charles manipulated his “family” into carrying out his horrific crimes for him. The Manson Family committed one of the most terrifying crimes in American History. According to Jeff Dunn, author of Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson, starting in the first-grade Charles would recruit gullible classmates to attack other students he…

Have you ever wondered where we came from or how we got here? Some believe we came about through the single cell theory or evolution, but others believe life was created by some higher being that they call god. The teleological argument know also as the argument from design. The argument is used by theists to persuade the existence of god to agnostics and atheists. It states that god or some intelligent being created the universe or life on earth and keeps it in balance. It tells that an object…

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens shows the theme that anyone can become a better person if they look upon their past. The reader learns that even someone like Scrooge can become a great man. At the beginning of the story, Ebenezer Scrooge is a greedy, rude man. On pages 17 and 18 he refuses to donate any of his money (Which he has plenty of) to the poor. On page 20 a caroller comes to his door and Scrooge makes them run away. On page 15 he refuses his own nephew’s Christmas meal invitation.…

The Most Dangerous Theory Laundry is the only thing that should be separated by color. This quote is a clever way of saying that people of all races should be treated equally. Unfortunately people like Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer did not agree with this concept and so Social Darwinism was born. Social Darwinism is the theory that certain groups of people should follow the same rules of natural selection as plants and animals do. Darwin created Darwinism which says that species evolved…

“Sleeping Beauty” renditions by Giambattista Basile and Charles Perrault over the years, there have been many ways in which the story was told about the original rendition of “Sleeping Beauty”, using the plot and character. With these different renditions written by Giambattista Basile and Charles Perrault, some aspects of this story are more graphic than others in Basile story. Basile expatiated about his love affairs, but failed to appeal to younger millennials in his edition “Sun, Moon, and…

Sauropoda For my dinosaur, I chose to research the Sauropoda. According to scientists, the Sauropoda was thought to be alive during the late Triassic period, which was roughly 65 million years ago. As a result of scientist’s theories, they believe that the Sauropoda was killed of at some point during the cretaceous period. Sauropoda means,”Lizard footed”. Because scientist have found more and more information about these dinosaurs, they are still coming up with different theories. The…

Trisha, how long do you think we going to survive here? We’ve been stuck on this island for four weeks. You need to trust me. If we don’t take action, we’re going to die. Bert is lazy, self-obsessed, and greedy why should you be stuck defending him. You need to trust me. We are running out of food, you know that. Who takes the most food? Bert. You need to trust me, if we ever want to get off this island, we are going to need to take serious action. I’m talking about ending Bert’s time on this…

Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes Character: Charlie Gordon Charlie Gordon is a 32 year old man with Down syndrome and a low IQ of 68. Charlie works as a janitor and is generally a happy person. He is extremely nice and he doesn’t realise how poorly he is being treated. Charlie is accepted to undergo an experiment which is meant to increase his IQ and make him as smart as or smarter than the average person. This type of experiment was first done on a mouse named “Algernon”. The results were…

Altruism in Elephants: Empathy and Higher Cognitive Ability It is generally thought that altruism is a behavior only displayed by simplistic creatures, such as ants or honeybees, which do not possess the cognitive ability to evaluate short or long-term reciprocal benefits. Very few mammal species have been observed to display truly altruistic behaviors. Dolphins and elephants, as well as the great apes, are examples of the few mammalian species which commonly display altruistic behavior,…

Chapter 1 One, two, three, four, Grand jeté. I focus on my steps which echo on the stage in unison with the calm beat of the music. This is it, the moment I have been preparing for non-stop for months. I am dancing Swan Lake. My name is Odette. Alright, so my name isn’t actually Odette, it’s Annie. The boring, brunette, ballerina who likes to escape into fantasy lands such as the land of the Nutcracker, Swan Lake, or Cinderella. However, the only way I can do this is through my dancing. This is…