Charles in Charge

Being "recalled to life" is a prominent theme throughout “A Tale of Two Cities.” In fact, Dickens considered titling the book Recalled to Life. Dr. Manette's release from the Bastille, Charles Darnay's release after the trial for treason, and his later escape from the French prison, are examples of this theme. "Recalled to life" is the utterance from Mr. Lorry when he reads the message brought to him by Jerry Cruncher. Mr. Lorry is on the Dover coach to France, where his undertaking is to meet…

Have you ever wondered what would happen if your life was switched around completely in the blink of an eye? Some would believe that it would make everything better, but they are wrong. In both stories, “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “A Christmas Carol”, the main characters are put in very strange positions in life that will alter the way they see the world, forever. In both narratives, the main characters are very rude and cold-hearted without a care in the world about their family or friends, and…

The Teleological Argument for the Existence of God, also known as “Arguments from Design”, states that a designer must exist because the universe and living things exhibit marks of design in their order, consistency, unity, and pattern, and that designer is God. One of the analogies used for this argument is William Paley’s Watch Maker Argument. He gives the scenario: if you were to find a watch in an open field you would automatically assume that it was designed and did not just randomly…

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), an Academy Award nominee, adventure comedy tale of loyalty, crime, lies, and love. The film written, produced, edited, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, is a modern loosely based tale on Homer's epic poem, Odyssey. Set in 1930’s Mississippi, during the great depression, this film tells the story of three convicted escapees Ulysses Everett McGill, Pete Hogwallop and Delmar O’Donnel who just so happens to be chained together. Confronted with the possibility of…

The argument “A Culture of Denial” (2015), written by Christopher Delgado, warns that the current practice of denying scientific discoveries will cause the human species to slow in the advancements of science. Delgado begins with a brief history of science in the view of lay persons and then tells how religion, personal agenda and ignorance helps halt breakthroughs in science. By writing this Delgado hoped to point out lead reasons of denials in scientific breakthroughs. The intended audience is…

Introduction The causes for the Great Barrier Reef decline in Australia has been affected by natural and human faults. The natural effects of the decline are; water temperature changes, movements of the Earth’s crust (tectonic plates) and the new spreads of coral disease (1). As well as the anthropogenic stress, spotted on marine debris pollution, radiation and overpopulation (4). To understand the causes of species, decline better in the Great Barrier Reef, this research will be a case study…

The Engine of Evolution Natural selection is the engine that drives evolution. This mechanism causes those organisms that are "abnormal" to live through an environmental change, making them the "new normal." According to the Theory of Evolution, over time this can cause an organism to change into a completely different life form. The evidence of natural selection has been documented in history but not enough that to reclassify its species. Our ecosystem is susceptible to continuous and rapid…

confused when discussing the quality of its own people? After reading Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, the source of perplexion is quite obvious. In a story of uncertainty and pursuit, the main character, Pip, longed to be a gentleman. He spent years and years of his life training to become a man with wealth, land, and class. One can now determine the problem that has lasted from the time of Charles Dickens until the present. It is extremely difficult to recognize a true gentleman from a…

Charlemagne himself was a devout follower of the Christian religion, as can be seen by Einhard’s testimony that, “As long as his health allowed him to, [Charles] regularly went to church both morning and evening, and also to the night reading and to the morning Mass.” He was very particular about everything in the church being done correctly and with dignity, and he always made sure the church never wanted…

The creation of the universe, a vast and controversial subject of origins, is constantly debated, twisted, and altered to reach a point of what some would say, an understanding. Everyone has thought about questions of origin, and this debate is no stranger to conversation between people. The question of origins can arise in any area of study. In the study of chemistry one would wonder, where these elements originated. In more political science studies, specifically government, one would wonder…