I Believe

In Malcolm Gladwell's "The Tweaker", he discusses the brilliance of Steve Jobs, and how he was a man with more than good taste, who had a sweeping visionary that saw above and beyond. "Jobs sensibility was editorial, not inventive" (3). Even before bringing Apple to its tremendous glory and success, Jobs always had an eye for productivity. As seen with how he questioned the trade-offs with European washing machine and its efficiency. He would later bring…

1. DEFINE THE SUBJECT/EVALUATE THE SOURSES: a. Battle of the Kasserine Pass The Battle of the Kassserine Pass took place during the Tunisian Campaign of World War II in February of 1943. The Kasserine Pass is a wide gap located on the Atlas Mountains in west central Tunisia. The Allied forces involved in the battle were the U.S Army’s II Corps and the British 6th Armored Division. The Axis forces involved were Afrika Korps Assult Group and two Panzer divisions from the 5th Panzer Army. 2.…

open, will you be surprised by what you see, or what you did not see? Whenever I step into an elevator, I claim the back corner, as if I am hiding in fear from something. The kind of dread that keeps you from looking at a lifeless body. It keeps you waiting for a miracle.…

thought at first was I am going to be a speech pathologist. I am fascinated with language. I observe people daily, and I also observe myself. Furthermore, I wonder daily what is the purpose of this journey. What am I hear to learn, to share, to serve? I am not insensitive to my actions; I know what I do daily, and I take responsibility for it. I observe people daily, their words, their actions, usually the disconnect between the two, but I sit and watch the resistance to everything. I try to…

It’s Possible! The importance of Richard Rodgers What does the sound of music, Oklahoma, South Pacific, and Cinderella have in common. They have the music written by the Richard Rodgers. Richard Rodgers helped change the face of Broadway musicals, he changed them by giving them each individual stories that made them both memorable and loveable. This essay will discuss how Richard Rodger early life affected his work, his legacy, and the importance of his work. Richard Charles Rodgers was born on…

In the lead up to his showdown with his imperial rival Maxentius, St. Constantine seems to have seen some kind of phenomenon in the sky that reminded him of a cross. So he prayed for victory to the Christian god, who he knew, because of his Christian mother. When he went on to win an against-all-odds victory and found himself ruler of the Roman Empire, he did what any superstitious Roman soldier would have done - he kept his end of the bargain. He converted to the Christian faith and honored…

Recently, I was offered a new position by my employer, as an Account’s Manager. It was something I had not done in some time and wasn’t sure if I was up to it. After much thought, and consideration, I decided to go back to school and get my degree in Accounting. My husband was behind me one hundred percent and I knew that I needed to set goals for myself. I had read once “All the answers to your questions about what your goals can and should be lain within, so does your power to accomplish…

The Stela of Satsobek (Fig. 1) was acquired by the Michael C. Carlos Museum in 2007 as a gift in honor of Dr. Gay Robins (Burell et al. 17). Although no excavation location is explicitly stated in the object’s catalogue entry, it is assumed that the country of origin of this gift is Egypt. The stela is made of limestone and measures 51.4 centimeters in height, 32.4 centimeters in width, and 7.3 centimeters in depth (Burell et al. 17). This stela is dated to the early Middle Kingdom between…

Everyone remembers the day it came. I was just doing normal kid stuff when I heard a loud bang. I didn’t think much of it because there was occasionally loud noises in the area so I went on with my day as if nothing had happen. Later that night I woke up to an uneasy feeling that something bad had happen but I just tried to go back to bed. I tossed and turned and I could not go to sleep so I went down to get some water when I heard my parents talking about something strange.…

fish, which was a sign of death for one of the ali’i (chiefs)” (Rayson 4). A few hours after that, King Kamehameha the Great was pronounced dead, he died in the land he loved so much. Before his death, he gave a message to his people: “Tell my people I have planted in the soil of our land the roots of a plan for their happiness. It is necessary only that they cultivate the ground that there may be growth and development of the plan, for it is inexhaustible…” then his voice faded, and was…