Glenn Close

Imagine being a war hero, “Cleopatra of Succession,” most importantly a Confederate spy. A brave spy. All these words describe Belle Boyd. Belle Boyd, a Confederate spy has become a memorable character in history because of her accomplishments and permanent impact on America. By looking through her life, I believe from Belle Boyd we can learn the trait of courage when studying legacy of her life. Historians and authors consider Belle’s biggest achievement was being a confederate spy. Being a…

Change comes from Hope: Racial Profiling in Loury’s “Obama, Gates and the American Black Man” Racism in the form of racial profiling is still evident today. Racial Profiling is judging individuals based on their ethnic group. The renowned author Glenn C. Loury, writes in his work “Obama, Gates and the American Black Man,” about how Black American men are treated in society and how elite members in the United States react and attempt to mend the problem of racial profiling. The overall argument…

The connections of heroism and parallels found in Beowulf and Tolkien’s the Hobbit are not new. For instance, the subject was written about in Roger Sales Modern Heroism and James Hodge’s essay “The Heroic Profile of Bilbo Baggins” (Glenn). J.R.R. Tolkien was a professor of English and loved the tale of Beowulf. Being as it may, its easily imaginable that some scenes, characters, and symbols made it into his book, the Hobbit. Others have also stated that Tolkien’s essay Of Monsters and Critics…

If there is a group of men who are rolling strollers in a park, are we going to stare at them if they are a group of women? For the reason that nurturing a child has always been consider the duty of the mother in previous centuries, the idea of men being full-time caregivers is still new to this society. With the shifting of gender role away from the gender norm, the society are slowly recognizing their contribution, but this change is still unacceptable in some cultures. Regard the society’s…

Despite the popularity of the genre, there have been very few alterations to the concept of zombies. In general, the foundation of these creature’s actions revolves around them mindlessly cannibalizing humans. Although these creatures have remained consistently popular in film and television through numerous decades, zombies nevertheless have experienced major changes in the way that they are portrayed. Modern zombies have evolved into rotting creatures that truly appear as if they have been…

A Streetcar Named Desire is one of Tennessee’s most well-known pieces of literature. Blanche DuBois is the main character and is arguably the most iconic character. There are multiple interpretations of her as well. Blanche has conflicting identities throughout the story that cause her to make bad decisions and end up in an institution. Blanche has many experiences that add to her trauma throughout her life. To begin with, Blanche was married, at a very young age, to Allan Grey. She one day…

secondary issues such as right to amend a complaint etc.) at issue in the cases of Tenuto v. Lederle (1997) , Safer v. Estate of Pack (1996) , and Molloy v. Meier (2006) is at which length do physicians have to notifying family (hereditary offspring), close associates, or those in contact with a patient of disease transmission; either through genetic heredity or by contact with a communicable pathogen. In all three cases, the policy is consistent as the three cases all dealt with a…

Its purpose was to detect cosmic rays while in orbit; unfortunately the satellite failed to ignite on its fourth stage in its launch process and never made it to orbit. During the time of Explorer 2, the Soviets were also at work with Luna 2, this probe became the first to hit the moon but after 33.5 hours into flight the signals were dead. The US then created another satellite, the fourth satellite by America, and the first satellite to be solar-powered. They created the Vanguard 1, the first…

What is America? People might see a large land surrounded with water, others might see a massive country with many different opportunities for survival. However, it is hard for some to see how people really live on this land. They do not see the chaotic madness that is happening between the people living on this land that is known as America. In Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the main character, Ifemelu, experiences life in this chaotic place called America. Ifemelu lived in Nigeria…

1 Introduction It is noted that commercial sector is the most accelerated sector in New Zealand Economy. The value added from this sector in 2014 is about 44% of GDP and the share has doubled from 1990’s ’s GDP (MBIE, 2015). The rapid growth of this sector, indeed, require support from various input factor such as energy. Despite low value, the energy intensity of commercial sector has increased steadily by 1.2 % since 1990. As part of educational services, The University of Auckland (UoA) has…