Horizon

*"Get back! Get back!" "Women and children first!" "Another one overboard sir." "GET BACK!" Jensen backed into the wall, feeling seawater pound against his ankles, hearing panicked shouts in a muted tone. He was hustled into a lifeboat, his pleas of finding his mom falling on deaf ears. "We can't wait any longer sir, we have to cast off NOW." "GO." "MOM! DAD! MOM! PLEASE!" The 7 year old watched in horror as the ship creaked and shrieked as it split in two, the half on fire illuminating…

There are countless reasons as to why I deserve a scholarship from Caterpillar. First, my father, Nathan Bishop, is a hard and dedicated worker at Caterpillar. Secondly, throughout high school I have participated in many sports and clubs, accepted numerous leadership roles, and maintained an above 4.0 GPA over the course of four years. As a result, I am a well-rounded, committed student who will greatly benefit from this wonderful scholarship. Moreover, I deserve this scholarship because I have…

Weather caused The Titanic's Death There are many different scenarios for what happened to the Titanic. Weather is the biggest contributor to this disaster. The Titanic was very luxurious. It was 46,000 tons and 882 feet in length. The ship was thought to be unsinkable, yet it was struck by an iceberg and sank about 375 miles from Halifax, Nova Scotia. The story is well known about the disaster. It took 1,500 passengers and crewmembers’ lives, which is about two-thirds of the total 2.200 people…

Introduction What are the damages wrought by oil spills? The answer appears painfully simple however it affirms itself through argument less than through visceral photographs: pelicans suffocating in oil, masterpieces of oil laden water, people like surgeons in gloves and masks cleaning the shorelines. We may think that, as suggested by Tatjana Soli (2010) in The Lotus Eaters, “pictures [cannot] be accessories to the story within the frame; the best picture contained a whole war within one…

In the novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God”, by Zora Neale Hurston, the author uses symbolism to expand the idea of ‘equality’ & ‘independance’. In present-day society, several people are treated differently as minorities. But, one of the important groups that has been discussed a lot throughout history are women.”Their Eyes are Watching God” demonstrates the major issue of women's inequality. Janie, being a black woman, was not full of hope. She had 3 failed marriages and adapted a new mind…

In Davis Guggenheim’s documentary, He Named me Malala, Toor Pekai Yousafzai and her daughter, Malala, discussed their contrasting childhood schooling, which revealed how drastically a child's education can change their viewpoint of the world when they reach adulthood. Malala proudly expresses, “school was my home” (Guggenheim), to elucidate how comfortable she is at school and to show her devotion to her education. Malala’s father was a school teacher and taught his daughter to appreciate the…

rooms from east to west. This symbolizes the rising and setting of the sun, as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. As the sun goes through its daily routine, so do Prince Prospero and his friends. Yet, each time the sun meets the western horizon, it is a reminder of another day that has past spent inside the palace and another day closer to the inevitable, death. The colored chambers in the palace are also symbols Poe uses to convey…

As Crime continues to be on the horizon across the globe, detectives will need accurate information before pressing criminal charges. There are several ways eyewitness can identify a suspect from either a police lineup or police sketch. This gives witnesses the opportunity to poitn out the person who could have committed the crime (Arkowitz,Lilienfeld, 2010). Psychologists have found that memory can be reconstructed rather than playing back, even questioning can lead to inaccurate recall…

inspirational insights and knowledge that young people were eager to disseminate to communities afar. During the 16th century, young Northern European males of nobility, often left their countries to further their education, or to broaden their horizons. This was particularly true for those from the Rhineland, and the area we presently know as the Netherlands. In order to document their adventures and share…

I was born at a very young age into a family of explorers. I inherited a thirst for knowledge and new experiences from my parents, and they encouraged me to pursue this interest throughout my childhood. I am grateful that my curiosity was allowed to reach its full potential, which shaped who I am today. My family spent many evenings watching documentaries together. Many of my weekends as a child were spent going on trips to museums in Houston. Every time we went on a vacation, my parents would…