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Major Writing Assignment Three: The Comparison Between a Press Article and an Academic Research Article on the Effects of Teenage Sex The original claim from the popular press article “Teenage sex ‘leads to bad moods’ later in life” By Ted Thornhill was that having sexual intercourse during teenage years will lead to the negative effects on the person as they age, such as the change of size of reproductive organs and a negative effect on brain development. During the first evaluation of this…

This is a report of the academic journal article “Inmate Literacy Assessment Study at the Lake County Indiana Jail” by Jeanette C. Shutay, Ph.D., David Plebanski, Ph.D. and Michael McCafferty originally published in The Journal of Correctional Education in June 2010. In this article, for the purpose of determining the relationship between educational level and literacy among prisoners, scholars conducted a research study at the Lake County Indiana Jail. Due to the fact that recidivism rates had…

Victoria Clayton discusses the “protected tradition” to use overly complex language in academic papers. She addresses that the purpose of this rhetoric is to flaunt the author’s intelligence in order to impress the public, their peers, or academic journals. But she also cites research performed by Daniel Oppenheimer of Princeton University that concludes the use of “simple words over needlessly complex ones can actually make authors appear more intelligent” (Clayton). She concludes that using…

The author of the story Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe is about a prince who tries to avoid the red death. He locks himself in a castle. With loud music he stays in the castle and surrounded by the rich and the poor people were outside listening to how the prince partied. He had the door closed so no poor person can come in. Towards the end the red death came in and killed everyone inside. In this story we talk about the ebony clock and room east to west and finally we talk about…

Symbols flood the pages in Edgar Allan Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death, which he uses to clearly express the theme of unavoidable mortality; Prince Prospero’s palace chambers are one such symbol. The specific layout of the rooms is one symbol found inside the palace. Poe makes a point to describe the rooms from east to west. This symbolizes the rising and setting of the sun, as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. As the sun goes through its daily routine, so do Prince Prospero and…

Kwanzaa, an African-American tradition that contains seven symbols, is celebrated from December 26th until January 1st. “Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor and chairman of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach, created Kwanzaa in 1966.(History)” Each night, for seven nights, each family will light a candle. There are seven candles, one black, three red, and three green.(History) Each color represents something different; the black represents the people, the red represents the…

Starting with the first day we moved into our dorm we are greeted by new faces and take part in activities that would reserve a permanent place in our memories. Students arrived at Michigan State from different cities, different states, and even different countries, and we were placed in dorm rooms and worked to find our way to class. These students have different backgrounds and goals, and each had an idea for a career, but we all share the need to be able to communicate at a college level and…

Life is followed by the natural process of death. It is something that cannot be avoided and occurs unconditionally. In Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death,” this message is conveyed through the use of symbolism and allegory. In this story, a fatal contagion pervades the land in which Prince Prospero reigns, killing victims within thirty minutes of contracting the disease. In reaction to this, the Prince summons a few of his loyal courtiers to an abbey isolated from the outside,…

Lentils - Disease Prevention Breakthrough A major breakthrough has been made by a PhD student in prevention of selenium – a micronutrient and mineral deficiency in humans. Selenium is linked to probable incidences of certain diseases including male infertility, heart diseases, viral infections and some cancers. Globally, over one billion individuals have selenium deficiency as a result of poor diet and majority of them are from countries like Bangladesh, New Zealand and Australia where levels…

Symbolism in "The Masque of the Red Death" The horrific disease, “Red Death”, is highlighted and running through the story, The Masque of the Red Death, by Edgar Allan Poe. It also brings out the memories of the Black Death of Europe during the Middle Ages. The protagonist was the Prince Prospero. When his dominions were depopulated, he brought one thousand people went into hiding in a castellated abbey in order to avoid the fatal disease. He decorated and provided all the appliances of pleasure…