Homecoming

Women in Ancient Greek culture were not lucky enough to share the many basic rights and freedoms that men were entitled to. They were treated insignificantly and left behind to live in an environment in which men were allowed to be in control and had more rights. In the tragedies Odyssey and Medea, Penelope and Medea were not allowed to have any freedoms outside of their respective households. These individuals had no choice but to live with what they had and how they were treated. Women were…

I was so excited to start highschool with my best friend and go to all of the homecoming dances and football games and prom. Then she moved, and it all became a realization that i wouldn't be able to do all of those things because she was so far and i wouldn't be able to to there and she couldn't come here because plane tickets are…

I was born a long while ago on a cold Monday morning in February. Since that fateful day, I have never stopped going. Through rushing around, joining one club or another, I never had the time to sit and relax or to sleep for the recommended eight hours a night. This hectic life of mine did not pick up until last year. There were three a.m. nights, nine p.m. school days, and never any time to do homework or to think about where I was going next. After surviving junior year, I have miraculously…

believe that teenagers under the age of 18 should not be allowed to tan in bed. Little do people know that tanning is not as bad as they think it is. Tanning can be very dependable time wise when it comes to special occasions and events such as; homecoming, weddings, prom, etc. It’s also a good way to relax and can make a person feel good about themselves, and it is a good way to get rid of acne. A popular reason why teenagers go tanning is because they want to get tanner faster and easier for…

Procedure An ABAB withdrawal design with one participant was utilized to evaluate to evaluate the effects of the token economy. Parents were interviewed in the home to gain information pertaining to Nic’s behavior in home and at school as well as to identify target behaviors and secondary reinforcers. A list of potential reinforcers and target behaviors was identified along with the token value for each identified reinforcer. All identified behaviors would earn one token. During this visit…

Question 1: In “Interview With Julia Alvarez, 2009 F. Scott Fitzgerald Award Honoree”, interviewer Elizabeth M. Huergo, PhD., an English professor at Montgomery College, discusses briefly the concept of hyphenated space in the word Dominican American with Julia Álvarez. Álvarez states, “Uncomfortable space between is where the stories begin” (00:10:41- 00:13:00:00). Álvarez believes that the idea of being able to speak on behalf of two cultures, two nationalities are what make one a good writer.…

his homeland due to Poseidon’s interference, Zeus himself says, “For his sake Poseidon, shaker of the earth, although he does not kill Odysseus, yet drives him back from the land of his father's. But come, let all of us who are here work out his homecoming and see to it that he return.” (1.90-95) The first sentence of this quote is talking about Poseidon’s anger for Odysseus. However, the amount of suffering that Odysseus will go through is not described in great detail. This is because Homer…

Lesson Learned Walking into Salina Central high school in September of 2011 as a little freshman. Walking into a whole new world, an entirely new chapter in my life, little did I know I was going to learn one hard lesson that would affect my entire point of view on people. Countee Cullen wrote the short story "Incident" which is about a little boy that only remembers one thing from being in Baltimore for months. Only remembering that someone called him a "Nigger" at only eight years old. This…

When in the period of my existence, I am being crucified with the expectations others burden me with. Day in and day out more and more people continue to fail at obtaining certain unrealistic expectations leading to a disappointment in any relationship. I have decided to declare my independence because I am sick, sick I say! Sick of the strain upon my back that I can not carry out through the rest of my life: the strain of expectations. I am wishing to gain independence for the sake of my…

Every single year, there are a lot of films that are being filmed and being released, but unfortunately, not every film makes it into the box office. There are particular films though that are just so iconic, that no matter how many time you see it, you would want to see it over and over again. One of the reasons for it is that there are characters in the films that are just too good not to get noticed. Actors are often offered to do a specific role, or sometimes they audition for it. However,…