Essays

I have always had a passion for the arts, both in fine art and literature. I’ve always had a pull toward the fine arts and creating imagery, but had essentially tabled the idea of creating such imagery with words. I think one of the main reasons that I had waited so long to declare this major was because the pursuit of my Bachelor’s degree in Art took up a large portion of my time, so I was concerned about having such a fierce workload. Now that I have nearly completed my degree, I have been…

The Southwest Humanities course has read three books, in three different genres over the span of the semester; ranging from Edward Abbey’s Desert Solitaire, being the nature writing, Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony, the fiction, and Luis Alberto Urrea’s The Devil’s Highway, which is a creative non-fiction. Each author made a specific contribution to the class themes and the Southwest Humanities. During the semester, the non-fiction books have brought the most to the table. Though the fiction…

If you were a not so smart person or just normal and you were offered a choice of a lifetime. To contribute to science become smart , and also know the non to reality choices like cancer and other diseases and save many and help many, would you ? In flowers of algernon a man named charlie gordon was offered that decision. charlie's background is he is a disabled boy. Also he is a man who has and stumps and it stops him from wanting to be his dream a smart or average person. Charlie Gordon…

The list of nicknames that have stemmed from my given name of Marygrace is actually quite long when I think about it. The most obvious but least used nickname being Mg, while other names such as Mig and Mur are what dominate people’s minds when they speak to me. Other nicknames have come and gone such Pigeon and Magnesium. However, overall each nickname I have gone or go by represents an important part of my life. Mig is typically not a common name or even a common nickname. The only person…

This paper will review the book, “Mini Habits,” by Stephen Guise. First, I will explain why I chose this book to write a review on. Second, I will discuss two topics from the book that I found particularly interesting. Next, I will discuss two elements of the book that are corroborated with outside sources. Lastly, I will explain how the information I have garnered from reading this book will affect my personal actions. Let us begin with why I chose this book. Chosen Book Of the three books, we…

Life Lessons Madison L Ford Life Lessons During my College English class, we had the opportunity to read The Last Lecture. In this book Randy Pausch tells about his life, and how he got to where he was. He faced many struggles in life, but with those struggles, he found out that everything he experienced happened for a reason. Throughout life we face many trials, but through those trails we earn life lessons. Think, then Speak The first life lesson that has a big impact on my life is “Always…

Some people normally dream of writing a book but they lack the skills to make their dream come true. Others, are too busy such that it becomes hard for them to write a book of their own. If you belong to either of those categories, it is the high time that you hire the services of a ghostwriter. Benefits of using a Ghostwriter are really immense and that the reason you should hire their services. Ghostwriters normally do the actual writing for you in exchange for money. They normally forgo all…

Throughout the time of the Roman Empire, the Romans were very multicultural and Adaptive people. From 31 BC to the split of the empire to 476 AD. Throughout time under great leadership from great rulers like Julius Caesar, Augustus, to Constantine. Rome accomplished many achievements. One of their major impacts is in their Judicial Laws and Principles.”The greatest Legacy of the Roman Empire to the world was their law”. During the Empire, both systems were united with stability all-round the…

The other applicants and I have been in band from the very beginning. We have been dedicated and devoted to making this program the absolute best it can be. In the 6th and 7th grade I remember getting frustrated because of being taking out of band for my dyslexia tutoring. Reading music was never an issue, I would only have issues when reading books. Band showed me that there was more to school than just Math and English, I began to see the larger world that was there for me to learn about…

Before reading Halfway People, I read The Wild Swans. Hans Christian Andersen's tale dragged on for a while; I almost stopped reading it. Nevertheless, the story contained interesting elements; especially at the end. when the youngest brother still has a swan wing. I believe one of the readings we had talked about this story briefly. My knowledge of the ending probably led to my eagerness and desire for the story to end sooner. Halfway People is a fascinating story; that has some enjoyable…