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Just as one of the first things someone learns about you is your name, the first thing someone thinks of you are most often misconceptions or assumptions made on things such as your appearance and the way you speak or act at first. Many of these can be quite harmful but, some are bit more harmless. You wouldn’t necessarily be insulted if someone thought you were a college student from the way you looked even though you were in fact a high school student nor would you really be insulted if…

The word “Diva” is derived from an Italian noun which means goddess. A diva is a female singer who has a great artistic reputation and talent. The attitude and the image of that singer are the most qualities that are needed for the attainment of diva status. Also creating something new and getting the attention. In the Middle East we have several Divas such as Sabah, Fairouz and Oum Kalthoum. Jeanette Georges Feghali the Lebanese singer and actress who is famously known as Sabah is considered…

There has been a grand total of 129,864,880 books published ever. All of these fall into the category of essential questions that I have learned. Some of the books also contain some of the essential questions that I have found interesting. This year in english class we read Night by Elie Wiesel and the novel contains the essential question of seeking justice and bearing witness about terrible things that have happened like the holocaust and to promote what happened so the act can be prevented…

Word Definition Contexts wary Marked by keen caution and watchful prudence. History Channel vindicate Show to be right by providing justification or proof. History Channel venerable profoundly honored History Channel transient lasting a very short time History Channel tenacious stubbornly unyielding History Channel tactful having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others History Channel surreptitious marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to…

As humans, we all have things we are good at and others that we aren’t even competent in. For some it might be math and people skills respectively, for others the opposite. For the majority of my life I’ve been working on one of the most important skills for my future –Learning. In the world of philosophy one of the greatest assets is the mind and its ability to learn and question. Like most students I’ve been thought that to be a good student you have to abide by everything the teacher tells…

Often time it is said that our four-legged, furry companion is ones’ best friend, and it is true. Dogs possess great qualities like loyalty, honesty, selflessness and forgiveness. Besides these significant personality traits, dogs have a therapeutic healing power that can reduce stress, anxiety, depression and brighten our day. Dogs can also relieve loneliness, offer unconditional love, help us meet new people, provide companionship, add a routine to our day and improve our health by encouraging…

“Social media helps relationships” by Jenna Wortham was about the relationships and how the social media and technology in society today sometimes helps relationships in this age. It also discusses how Wortham spent a whole day with her boyfriend and they live 3,000 miles apart from each other, they were able to spend the day together due to technology and the ability to facetime over the phone. It then goes on about how many social media sites there are and how many different relationships are…

“Yertle The Turtle” Before Dr. Seuss was writing his greatest works, he was employed by the Allied forces in WWII to create cartoons and propaganda films. This background had an influence on him that would show up again and again. Dr. Seuss was often believed to only be writing to entertain children; however, he is actually trying to convey certain messages of political and social issues to his youthful readers. It was important to Dr. Theodor Seuss Geisel that his readers got more from his…

I have never really considered myself a history buff, nor do I tend to indulge myself in any sort of history in my spare time. Like many others, I took this course, Role Playing American History, in order to fulfill a general education requirement, and my counselor said she has heard this course is pretty entertaining. However, I found myself truly enjoying this course for many reasons beyond being able to argue with my classmates. This course truly did help me to better learn about American…

The movie “National Lampoon’s Van Wilder” is the type of movie to inspire a person to attend college and never give up. The main character in the movie, Van Wilder, is a person that attends Coolidge College. He is a young man that does nothing but party and chase around crazy women, but after finding out that he is about to flunk out, he begins to work hard and study so he can graduate. After watching Van Wilder, I realize that this movie is more than just a comedy, it is a motivational story…