Gilded Age

Being an American means the beginning as a ‘have-not’ and progressing to being a ‘have,’ or, to put in the hip-hop artist’s Drake’s words: “Started from the bottom, now we here.” Furthermore, being a ‘have’ means the glorification of pleasure, and the high life. This hedonistic worldview kept stable for the ‘haves’ often at the expense of the ‘have-nots.’ This duality of the ‘haves’ and the ‘have-nots’ has expressed itself through multiple American conflicts and struggles, and is depicted in a…

Prostitution is one of the oldest and most controversial forms of business in the United States. Though it is illegal in most states, prostitution is a rapidly growing industry. Prostitution will always exist no matter what laws are put against it. If the criminal aspect of prostitution were removed and government guidelines were implemented, then the sex workers and those whom they service, would be subject to laws and regulations just like any other taxpayer. Sex workers rights would be…

generation does not matter. They no longer have a significant contribution to society. On the other hand, when the elderly are portrayed through the media, we often find a false depiction is made. The media often paints a negative picture of what old age really looks like. These false depictions allow in turn negative stereotypes to be formed against the elderly. When watching television, whether a sitcom, movie, or even a commercial you will likely find the elderly are portrayed as;…

The American Revolution is notoriously known as the birth of our great countries’ independence from England. In this time thirteen colonies rose up to stop the unfair treatment that they had been receiving from British monarchy and aristocracy. The thirteen colonies which were primarily under English control had declared themselves independent and renamed themselves the United States of America. This rebellion is probably the most important thing is U.S. history and yet most people still…

From 1789 to 1791, the French Revolution wasn 't generally all that progressive. For France itself, beyond any doubt, it mattered an incredible arrangement that feudalism was nullified and that a constitution was set up, and for the short space of time for such substantive changes to be experience and completed. In any case, in 1791, King Louis XVI chose he didn 't care for the progressions, didn 't care for more changes furthermore that he was going to jolt the nation. This choice wound up…

While watching the movie Jellyfish, noticing that this movie is filled with twists from the very beginning is what describes the stories of three young women whose lives do not interlock. While untangling the plot it seems that each situation explores the difficult feelings without plunging into easy sadness. Although the three women have completely different circumstances, the film enhances the conception that each of characters share a specific aspect of lacking an understanding in their…

Leaders of the French Revolution who represented the Third Estate, which made up the vast majority of the French population, were motivated by the lack of representation of the lower classes and the growing inequalities between the nobles and the peasants. Additionally, the reexamination of traditionally accepted beliefs in the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment due to increased rational thinking and applied philosophy fueled a reconsideration of France’s irresponsible and ineffective…

change because they often have become more structured within their routines, having lived for longer and repeating the same behaviours. Neural pathways in the brain have become embedded and established which I am conscious of even in myself at the age of 40! Older adults may also be reluctant to take advice from a younger person and question their knowledge and experience in comparison to their own, they may simply forget what you have recommended or question their own self-efficacy to adhere…

Literature has been around for many centuries, and each piece is either influenced by something, or has the ability to influence a single person, or an entire society. It is quite obvious to the eyes of a reader that pieces written during the Modern Era of literature reflect the time period of that in the Roaring Twenties, which was a time period in America where the rich were too wealthy, but their hearts were poor and filled with greed. These pieces also reflect the time period of the thirties…

Though Columbus did not discover the New World; the European exploration of the Americas began with his search for a new ocean route to the East Indies. Instead of discovering this route, he found a place entirely new to Europeans; this is why they referred to it as the New World. This, of course, lead to the Europeans settling in these areas and conquering the native peoples in order to pursue their three main incentives; god, gold, and glory. Different historians have varying takes on exactly…