Danielle

In a world that glorifies designer brands, where does it end? Society places expensive designer handbags, clothing, and accessories on a pedestal. The names of famous designers lurk in each shopping plaza. In 1977, perhaps two of the most inventive designers, Edwards and Steptoe started a revolution. Edwards and Steptoe successfully fertilized the first egg via in vitro. Louise Brown became known as the world’s first “designer baby”, born in 1978 to her mother Lesley. This revolutionary…

Danielle Mullins H English 12-4 11/12/15 “All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace” While first reading Richard Brautigan’s “All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace” readers may not see between the lines, but when the underlying message is coherent, Brautigan’s abstract work, and the events that shaped his life illustrate the poem. The message of Brautigan’s poetry will captivate the reader and allow better understanding of Brautigan’s life and reasoning. Richard Bruatigan…

“Everybody makes mistakes, everybody has those days, everybody knows what – what I’m talking about, everybody gets that way” (Hannah Montana, Nobody’s Perfect, 2008). These lyrics have been taken from Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana’s hit song ‘Nobody’s Perfect’, a song that was once popular amongst young adults. Miley Cyrus, like many young stars of her time, appeared on Disney Channel in a hit TV Show designed specifically for her known as Hannah Montana, which may have been a mistake. Cyrus is…

Trevor Allen Professor Kuznetsoff English 145 9 December 2015 Shark attacks and Global Warming “Shark attacks occupy people’s minds like no other animal related phenomenon” (site). Recently, shark attacks on humans have seemingly exploded onto the scene, with headline after headline capturing the world’s attention with the unsettling news. The recent increase in shark attacks has quickly become a worldwide topic of concern, with scientists consistently asking the looming question of: why has…

I have had some amazing family members. I have always been very close to both sets of grandparents. When my Mother 's parents passed away it devastated me. To this day, I feel as if they left the world entirely too early. I have had the greatest set of grandparents of all time. On my mother 's side was Floyce, and Harper. On my father 's side is Barbara, and Robert. I am not able to interview my mother 's parents, because they passed away. However, I would like to give you some information…

Danielle Wallace Period: 4 A.P European History Gustav Stresemann Research Paper Gustav Stresemann was a German politician and statesman. He accomplished many things from serving as a Chancellor in 1923 to a Foreign Minister 1923-1929 to winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1926. Gustav Stresemann put a lot of hard work to achieve his goal. He made major contributions into politics from his experiences in education, office, politics, and military. Gustav Stresemann was born May 10, 1878 in Berlin…

61 million, that is the number of immigrants currently residing in the United States (Ziegler). For the past year, there has been a great deal of negativity surrounding incoming immigrants, recent immigrants, and immigration in general. These attitudes were made more prevalent when the newly elected president, Donald Trump, instituted an executive order to temporarily ban entrance to the United States to seven Muslim-majority countries (Trump). This ban was eventually lifted by the Ninth Circuit…

In the mind of many, Nicholas Sparks is considered one of the top influential authors in today’s current society. Like a great deal of authors, he had to overcome many struggles and hardships to earn his prestigious label, such as, being born into a hard working and poor family or having to cope with his mother and father dying at a young age. (“Home.”) This is just the start of the journey of Nicholas Sparks’ amazing and unique life that included a challenging childhood, a deep faith filled…

premeditated. To eliminate other types of killings like terrorism or assassinations, the murder itself must be the primary motivator. Once serial murder is adequately defined, a deeper look can be taken into the life of the murderer” (Georgie Ann Weatherby, Danielle M. Buller, Katelyn McGinnis, 2009). Ted Bundy was a very interesting person to try to understand. He had a way of himself that others could only view as charming and having a sense of overwhelming confidence and intelligence. Ted…

I walked briskly on a summer morning on the sidewalk to my college campus, Yale! I had been accepted in the middle of my Canby high school days because of my excellent grades, leadership skills, and my confidence in speeches. One other person had been accepted in my grade at that time named Tanya, but rumor has it that her father works in the staff and influenced the principal's decision with some ‘green paper’. Ever since 5th grade, she has taken my ideas into her projects, wowing the teachers…