CSS Virginia

If I were to start a colony, I would need to make many strategic decisions in order for the colony to succeed and thrive. I would need to choose who to bring, what to bring, how the colony should be governed, where it should be located, and how to get it to expand and flourish. Every action will impact the colony, so every choice made will need a strong reason behind it. The first decision I would have to make when starting colony is to choose what kind of people I should bring that will…

In the poem “The Lesson of the Moth,” both the moth and the cockroach have their own philosophies on how life should be lived. I believe in the moth’s philosophy. I believe beauty is everything. Like the moth, I would prefer to have a shorter life filled with beauty and happiness than to have a long life full of fear causing me to avoid everything and never being able to experience anything fun or getting to see true beauty. The moth lives an exciting and short life, and he was able to see what…

Virginia Woolf demonstrates the universal struggle between life and death in "The Death of the Moth". Observing the moth, Woolf sees that is trying to accomplish something unattainable by going into and out of a windowpane to get outside. Virginia Woolf sees the moth in another context that recognizes the moth not as insignificant and in demand of pity, but as a small creature of the world. The moth symbolizes the wonder of life and death by being used as an example of the simplicity of life,…

Appalachia is a ticking time bomb! This is because the coal mining industry is on a constant downfall. The failing coal mine industry has brought about many new ideas to try and improve the economy. In the past the Appalachia was a very thriving economy it is like our modern-day Atlanta. Every and anyone need or used coal in some way shape or form. This kept all of the people in Appalachia having a job. But as the time went on the use for coal has dropped. People are reverting to alternate…

America the Story of Us Episode 1: Rebels In May of 1610 a ship named “The Deliverance” was making its way towards America. Young English farmers were upon this ship taking the treacherous journey in search of a new life. The majority of the common people will not make it to see the land of the free. But that does not shift the people's persuasion in the chance of opportunity. Land, wilderness, gems, and more are laid throughout the America’s waiting to be claimed. Ten years later new…

Death is inevitable. It is an inescapable, daunting, truth which most living species dread in life. The feeling of uncertainty and pain evokes fear among people. Two similar essays, “The Death of a Moth” and “The Death of the Moth” both accurately depict the nature of life and death in a descriptive and detailed manner. However, each author establishes their own purpose by approaching different stylistic choices and rhetorical strategies. While Dillard expresses that death serves a purpose,…

Remember the Titans is an American sports drama film based on the true story of a high school football team in 1971 at T.C. Williams High School in the city of Alexandria, Virginia. However, it’s much more than just a movie. In this film, it shows how T.C. Williams High School succumbs to integration and the racial issues and tension that follow with it. The movie focuses on African American coach Herman Boone and the difficulties of leading a football team comprising of members of both races.…

Race discrimination has become a huge problem. The issue isn’t as bad as it was in the 1900s, but it is still bad. Remember The Titans and Hidden Figures are both movies about race discrimination and how everyone accepts each other for who they are and not their skin colour at the end. But, the way both movies portray the racism is completely different. Characters, symbolic moments and the main idea are what will be the focus. These three topics will explain how race discrimination was back then…

Within that day, Clarissa reveals the internal thoughts within a compressed period of time. While images of love, passion, friendly and peaceful life have fossilized in character’s Memories before the WW1, Clarisse's perception and recollection of the past memories are interrupted by the present interfering surroundings to cause her a confusing with remembering" For having lived in Westminster- how many years now? Over twenty, - one feels even in the midst of the traffic or walking at night,…

for law school which I plan to do after receiving my undergraduate degree from West Virginia University. I am currently on track with my major, and over the next four years, I plan to take all necessary classes needed for my major and to help better myself for law school. Over the next decade, many things can happen, but I plan to become a lawyer and start my life in a different state far away from West Virginia. Choosing economics came pretty easy to me because I have always been…