Cosmopolitan

Hannah Arendt’s says, “the result of a consistent and total substitution of lies for factual truth is not that the lies will now be accepted as truth, and the truth be defamed as lies, but that the sense by which we take our bearings in the real world- and the category of truth vs. falsehood is among the mental means to this end- is being destroyed” (Arendt, 15). Her main point behind this quote is that we live in is a fake reality. The lies said behind the truth and the truth that is depicted…

Katherine Moir Ms. McDugall AP World History 3 June 2016 Was Peter Truly Great? Peter the Great of late seventeenth and early eighteenth century Russia was a highly controversial leader. On the one hand, he achieved his ultimate goal of making Russia a great European power, however on the other hand he took a path of violence and oppression to get there (“Czap”). Peter the Great was truly a great leader because he modernized by building up the military, integrated Russia into the global economy…

In today’s world, education system has become very versatile and diverse. There are many ways for students to gain education, and one way is through online institutions. An example of an online institution is Minerva Project. Minerva Project is a new higher education online college led by its CEO Ben Nelson that claims to offer a better education than that of traditional colleges. Minerva doesn’t have an elaborate campus, and it requires students to use the community resources for assistance. In…

Introduction Ideas about sexuality and what is considered “normal” sexuality is ever-changing in our society. There has always been a back and forth about the criteria that differentiates between “normal” and “deviant” sexuality. The media has the most power when it comes to changing the ideas about sexuality. It is used by millions of people all around the world, and the constant advancement of new technologies makes the media easily accessible. Due to this, the media has the power to change…

The Middle Ages was a time period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Renaissance (The Middle Ages). This time period is also often called the “medieval period” by some. As a way to control the timeline, the Middle Ages were split into three sections. The Middle Age’s began as a transition to a more structured system and ended with the increasing power of the merchants and artisans in the towns. These are called the early, high, and late Middle Ages. In the time between…

Compared with the Violin Concerto no. 1 op. 77 (1948), and Quartet no. 4 op. 83 (1948), the oratorio Song of the Forests op. 81 is seemingly foreign due to the optimistic atmosphere of the oratorio, the simple melody, the modes, and the original text of the song no. 7 that praises Stalin as a gardener. Therefore, the oratorio Song of the Forests op. 81 has a widely accepted staple as a proof of Shostakovich’s ultimate submission to the regime. The analysis shows that the oratorio also has…

career, but also for her personal image. To the rest of the world, she was a celebrity. The press nicknamed her ‘lady lindy’. Her image was promoted through lecture tours, a book as well as product endorsements. She got an opportunity to work at the Cosmopolitan magazine, where she became an associate editor, and later as a promoter for Transcontinental Air Transport. Apart from becoming the first woman to ever fly across the Atlantic, Amelia went on a successful Solo flight across North…

typically been defined as a boundary where the city represents pristine and unfallen whereas the country is often seen as corrupt and unredeemed. A journey from the country to the city symbolizes, more of less, a journey from pastoral simplicity to cosmopolitan sophistication, from purity to corruption, or even from the past into the future. In no better case was this relationship present than in the city of Chicago. In the book Nature’s Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West, the author,…

Giovanni’s Room: Exposing Racism and Homophobia. James Baldwin was an African American author; he wrote literature in the form of novels, short stories, essays, and literary criticism. Baldwin was born in 1924, in New York City, and grew up in Harlem, during the Harlem Renaissance. Much of the literary influences from that decade were sparks of inspiration for the author. While growing up, the young author was aware of the importance of education; he knew it was a path to freedom, leaving behind…

Throughout the years, there have been several events and people who have impacted the development of the English language. One major event that impacted the English language was the migration of early English settlers to America. Instead of one single person making a huge impact it was a colony. The scholar Leonard Adolf gives a detailed report of the Pilgrims and their interactions as they came to America in his article “Squanto's Role In Pilgrim Diplomacy”. The outcome of Pilgrims coming…