Eclipse

Vincent Van Gogh was one of the most auspicious artists of the 19th century. His paintings are still marveled at by people across the globe. Some of his words, however, were just as brilliant as his art. Van Gogh once said, “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together”. This summer, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Freakonomics and Dead Poets’ Society helped me to grow as a reader, writer and thinker by encouraging me that, while greatness takes time a…

Should every college student have the freedom to choose what they learn in college? Absolutely, they should. But if you focus your attention and energy on a single subject or vocation are you truly learning? Many students think of college as a stepping stone towards more money and a better career. Not as many go to college for the reason of acquiring knowledge, to learn for yourself what the truth is, to learn independence of mind. You should want to enrich your mind and expand your knowledge,…

Colleges have been wrestling with the idea on whether or not trigger warnings should be on a syllabus. Trigger warnings are a forewarning that the material that is going to be discussed or read may be distressing to some people. Although trigger warnings do help give forewarning for certain people that are effected by PTSD or sexual assault. Trigger warnings are codling the minds of college student because it is not expanding their knowledge into present day issues. Why must trigger warning be…

N.T. Wright’s book, The Challenge of Jesus, drew my attention to three very interesting and important concepts. The first, discussing the importance of relating to Jesus in Jesus’s time. Especially when it comes to the use of figurative language, expression, cultural and societal norms of the time, as well as getting to know how exactly it was that people understood God and the arrival of the Messiah, for first century Jews. The second thing that really got me thinking, when reading the book,…

Abstract People with disabilities face many obstacles in their struggle for equality. Although men and women with disabilities are subject to discrimination because of their disabilities, women with disabilities are at a further disadvantage because of the combined discrimination based on gender and discrimination based on disability. This paper discusses the multiple challenges of the lives of women with disabilities and their exclusion. The possible strategies for social inclusion have…

During the end of the nineteenth century, Vienna became anti-Semitist. According to the doctoral thesis by Jeralyn Lambourne: “The Jews became an object of hatred after the stock market collapse in 1873, because many of them had been speculators in the market and were blamed for the crash.” Strauss took the opportunity by having a Jewish “stock” character Dr. Blind, Eisenstein lawyer. In Die Fledermaus, Dr. Blind is a timid person that stutters occasionally. He is one of the few characters in…

Alexander Hamilton was born at roughly January11, 1755 or 1757. He was born in the British West Indies on an island named Nevis. Alexander’s father was James Hamilton who was a Scottish trader, and his mother, a woman whose name was Rachel Fawcett Lavine (French), was married to John Michael Lavine, when Alexander was born. Rachel got threw out of John’s home for disloyalty in their marriage. When Alexander was still an infant, James Hamilton left his household and Alexander behind. They fought…

“If you're always worried about crushing the ants beneath you... you won't be able to walk.” This is a quote by Guts, the protagonist of the famous manga, Berserk. Guts is loved by many as well as the other characters in Kentaro Miura’s most successful manga. The story is full of dark twists and turns that result in a heart wrenching story. Berserk, an in-depth manga, is often regarded as one of the most influential mangas. Kentaro Miura, an absolute genius, was the man responsible for creating…

In the course of achieving scientific understanding, it becomes necessary to distinguish between what can be proved and what cannot. Falsifiability is a necessary tool in making that distinction between what can be verified and what cannot, while also providing a criterion between pseudoscience and science. Though it’s not perfect, it’s a solution that works for the time being in creating scientific discoveries and refuting incorrect information. In the beginning of human discovery, there is as…

Polly Pocket: Lunar Eclipse came out in 2003 and had nothing but horrible ratings all around, the plot was confusing and did not include enough details. Polly Pocket 2: Cool at the Pocket Plaza was a bigger and better hit when it came to audience enjoyment, the plot was better…