Julius Caesar-Hero or Tyrant? Many people have the same questions: “Who was Julius Caesar?”, “Was he really so awful that he was stabbed?”, and “Was he a hero or a tyrant?” The truth is that Julius Caesar was a hero, not a tyrant. He impacted Rome in a positive way, and definitely was a needed blessing. Caesar saved the land from the terrible senators, gave food to the people, and provided jobs. He was thought of as more a god than a man. Caesar was not perfect, but there is no perfect person.…
After what happened in those two long months, I have never hated anyone more than I do the white men. I never understood fear, until September 4. I have never had such a heavy heart for my family and the other Potawatomi people. I will never forget that day, the day my life was turned upside down. My family and I lived near Twin Lakes village. My husband, Elan, was a skilled hunter. He helped with gathering food for people in the village and helped protect our home. We had three kids together,…
On America’s Biggest Insecurity: Not Weight, Not Age, Not Looks, but Food Not one, not two, not three…but an estimated 50 million Americans suffer from some form of food insecurity as stated within the documentary, A Place at the Table (2012), which entails the harsh realities faced by America’s poor and lower class citizens. This translates to 1 in 6 Americans being impacted by food insecurity with children facing a higher proportion with 1 in 4 of America’s children suffering from the…
have high levels of leptin. When diabetics take insulin, it lowers their blood sugar which sends sugar fat to storage. More insulin means more fat. Insulin blocks leptin at the brain which make us feel hungry all the time. When diabetics take insulin, it stores energy and makes them feel more hungry, and since…
the classroom, which can lead to referral. Poverty has a direct effect on the eating habits of children. If children are not receiving adequate nourishment in the household it can stunt their development. Students that come to class disheveled and hungry cannot focus in class. These students do not do well on exams and they fail to meet academic standards. As a result of starvation students develop emotional and behavioral…
The way women dress is just their way of expressing themselves and being proud of her body, but God forbid a woman trying to feed her hungry child. Women are being accused of being attention hungry just because their child is hungry. Women who wear short skirts and low cut tops are not seeking attention at all. Children have the right to eat, and mothers have the right to feed them. Abbie Goldbas states “Breastfeeding is advantageous…
It seems that he believes that like animals humans inherently are looking out for their survival and their own needs over others. naturally, if Society had no rules, if a human was hungry they would have no trouble morally stealing food from another human. However, Society has changed the human that is hungry to be able to act within Society standards and be proper. Instead of acting on the ravenous hunger that lay Within instinctually driving the human to conquer it, the human has a conscious…
Life-changing experiences can have an direct impact on the person who went through it and their lives. In the books Hatchet, Dragonwings, and Eleven all had a character who went a through life-changing experiences. Brian, Moon Shadow, and Rachel all had a life-changing experience that took an direct impact on their lives. All the life changing experiences were different from the other in some ways. These books are an example of life changing experiences have a direct impact on their lives.…
Around the world, many people are starving to the lack of food and water, but in America alone, one in six Americans are experiencing food insecurities. To be food-insecure doesn’t necessarily mean a person is starving to death or emaciated. It means they lack access to food at times throughout the year. This means that 49 million people are living with hunger issues including 16 million children. Together, helping to fight hunger for those who can’t is crucial. Believe it or not, in America,…
Hoovervilles- These were places where people who lost their homes during the Great depression. They would usually build small shacks to live in. These shacks were made of scrap metals and broken things, and the ground inside was dirt or clay. The people would be kicked out of their houses because they couldn’t pay their mortgages. The name “hooverville” came from the president at the time herbert Hoover. Many states had these little towns that had up to 1000 shacks in them. Around two million…