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In 1997’s film "Soul Food," I was excited to see a movie that didn't represent an American family by typical ruins. "Soul Food" is a triumph because it never loses sight of the importance of family, even as its family members transgress and quarrel. The storyline focuses on the lasting influence of the family matriarch (played wonderfully by Irma P. Hall), Big Mama. Her kindhearted and wise soul holds the family together. When she dies due to complications of diabetes, her daughters must…

Homeowners across America are choosing to replace their roofs with today’s new fabricated metal roofs. These roofs have a long lifespan, which means homeowners will not need to replace or repair their roofs during their lifetime. Metal roofs come in a variety of colors, patterns and styles, making it easy to find roofing materials to complement the home’s exterior. Finally, metal roofs will save the homeowner money on energy costs and lower the home’s carbon footprint. The following article will…

Caretta caretta, loggerhead sea turtles are one of the most abundant turtle species in the United States. The loggerhead lives in some of the most frigid waters, and typically live near the coast, frequenting North Carolina as well as Florida. These sea turtles have massive, log-like heads, and extremely strong jaws for munching on shellfish. Loggerheads are ominvores and typically masticate creatures such as horseshoe crab, mussels, clams, fish and jellyfish, while sometimes eating seaweed as…

Twisted Art Squares, circles and triangles - geometric shapes are the building blocks for mosaics and murals. Explore geometry's role in traditional and modern art with Rubik cubes. Join us in making mosaics, street art, design 3D sculptures and learn the secret to making the prefect spiral. Choice 2 A Study of Diversity using Comic Book Ironman, Wonder Woman, and Batman were all introduced to motivate the world that change is possible in the world. With the rise of movies like Avengers, the…

Formed in 1987, Green Day is an American pop punk band from Oakland, California. The members include lead singer and guitarists Billie Joe Armstrong, Bassist and backing vocals Mike Dirnt (Mike Pritchard), and drummer Tre Cool. Childhood friends Billie Joe and Mike Dirnt formed a band called Sweet Children at the age of fifteen. In Vallejo, California Sweet Children’s first concert took place at Rod’s Hickory Pit, where Billie Joe’s mother was working at the time. In 1989, the band had changed…

In the poem, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, parallels are persistent. The poet often has two or more completely different ideas in order to be able to contrast. Some things that are often contrasted in the poem are symbols. What the certain symbols represent has been highly debated throughout the years by many greats of literature. Such is the case with Donald R. Howard. Howard has his own set of ideas on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and demonstrates them in his article, “Structure and…

will need to consume more from a planet that remains the same size. Humankind will be obliged to find ways of feeding a consistently growing number of inhabitants to survive. The film Soylent Green, (1973), with the late Charlton Heston, depicts a science fiction vision of an overpopulated world. The Soylent Green, the food for the 40 billion people, was, in fact, dead people. It is science fiction, but it represents a call for awareness as of how…

Since Thomas Robert Malthus first forwarded his theory of population in 1798, it has been an influential and widely-debated economic topic. To fully understand the relevance and cogency of Malthus’ population theory, here we analyze the strength of Malthus’ key justifications and conclusions from both historical and modern perspectives. Malthus was the first to present a formal socioeconomic analysis of the population growth potential in terms of the availability of resources. Concisely,…

other crops in the history of agriculture and have been shown to be as safe as conventional crops” based on studies by their own research teams and independent groups of scientists and support from credible public health organizations (Monsanto). Big Green discourages further testing and public-supported research, but then decries the industry for not conducting enough research. At the same time, most studies are conducted by industry supported scientists who have incentives to prove safety. It…

What is a sustainable number of persons on the Earth? What basic human rights should be ensured to every man, woman, and child, and how can these rights be ensured without a redistribution of wealth? Currently there are more than 6 billion people living in the world and this number is expected to double in a short period of time. Many researchers and theorists feel that the world does not have a carrying capacity for this amount of people. Overpopulation is a major issue that people are facing…