Detour

Abstract One of the questions that has been asked countless times is why most are if not all extracurricular activities at our middle and high schools are being taken away. After school programs have been very strategic in helping young people find their talent, career choices and so much more (Durlak, 2007). Football, basketball, band and dance are just a few of the activities that kids have to choose from when it comes to participating in their school activities. According to the San Diego…

The idea that those who possess power can do as they choose is not new. This idea was proven true during the Cold War in the late 1950s and 1960s. In Pat Frank’s Alas, Babylon, the Soviet Union was in deadlock with the United States for world domination. One false step by the American Air Force had disastrous repercussions for the citizens of the United States. Countless Soviet nuclear bombs were detonated on American soil, completely destroying everything of any significance to society…

their youngest son previously and the impact that circumcision held to Israel and God. It also becomes a question if Moses finally knew at the moment of his near death experience that God wasn’t going to allow the lack of circumcision by Moses to detour the plan. “Through Yahweh’s threat of death, Moses dies to his old self- to his confused identity, his ambivalent feelings about this vocation, his conflicted self between family and people, and his past statuses as the adopted son of and…

Precision weapons have been around since the Civil War and have been evolving ever since. Ever since the development of such weapons, soldiers have been more effective in the battlefield, while also reducing collateral damage. Everyday more and more precision weapons are being made and used around the world. In today’s wars, precision weapons are a normal thing, which have made wars much cheaper and quicker. The development of precision weapons has changed the outcomes of many wars throughout…

Housekeeping is a rich novel of great depth that offers an intriguing story if willing to pay close attention. At first glance, the reader can easily start to point out the feminist elements in this novel. However with close reading, themes pertaining to psychoanalysis, such as suicide, death, depression, and decay, appear throughout the story. Majority of the scholarly articles I was able to find all criticize Housekeeping through the feminist theory. For example, the first article I have…

The Spanish and New England Colonies The Spanish and New England colonies were both only slightly similar and significantly different in terms of religion because of the varying beliefs on the numerous visions of salvations and the massive weight of control by the European church leaders. Along with the religious beliefs of both colonies, the colonists both had fairly different views and precedents on the native people and their homelands, the interactions between the Natives and the…

degree in Sciences in studying Business Administration. After he graduated, he went onto York College to achieve his Bachelor’s in Community Health Education and graduated with a 3.4 GPA. He desires a career in the business world. But his life took a detour after graduation. He worked in Retail for two years. Then he got a job as a Juvenile Detention Counselor at the Crossroads Center located in Brooklyn, New York for two years; where he treated and…

The Way It Haunted Me People say that good things always come in pairs, but what about bad things too? My parents, sister and I decided to visit Cedar Point during what I like to call a dark fall. The days were hazy and honeyed, and cinnamon and pomegranate aroma filled the air. The skies were always awake and illuminated with the never-ending thunderstorms, and murky rains; the scattered leaves were luminescent in their yellows, reds, and purples as if they forgot they were about to die. That…

On a certain level, you know what to do, but sometimes the hints are so subtle they aren’t heeded. Then there are the cases of your conscious mind thinking it has all the answers. Fresh off the Chicago Marathon and my first skydiving experience a few months after that, my mind was open to the next new adventure. I wasn’t actively seeking anything in particular, but just open. When you think like that, things seem to come your way. It’s just a matter of if you’re in tune enough to notice. This…

Charleston, South Carolina, the jewel of the south. A town that time has yet to permeate, where horse drawn carriages still serve as a mode of transportation, resulting in over 4.5 million visitors every year (“In Charleston, S.C., Resistance to Cruise Ships”). At one point those horse drawn carriages would have toted around rich white slave owners, today they tote around any paying customer. Charleston has used its charm to intrigue the world for decades, that's why for the past four years…