John Legend

North Allegheny School District 10375 Perry Highway, Wexford, PA 15090 Riya Divekar, Ms.Volpe svolpe@northallegheny.org "The International Public Policy Forum" “Resolved: The obligation to provide safe haven for refugees should outweigh a government 's right to control its borders." "On our honor, we pledge that we have received no unauthorized assistance on this work." Affirmative Side In recent events, the amount of refugees has increased immensely. Currently there are long…

Crucible by Arthur Miller is a tragic play, which ends with a tragic ending of a protagonist dying and reflecting upon his own mistakes. It begins in the year of 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts, consisting of mainly Puritans. One of the main characters, John Proctor, has an affair with a girl named Abigail. This results in the start to her obsessive feeling towards Proctor, ultimately creating the witch trials in Salem to officially begin. According to Literary Devices, tragic hero is defined, ¨The…

the wife of John Adams, was responsible for writing this document. As shown in this letter to her husband, Abigail Adams was an advocate for the political equality of women and was not afraid to demonstrate her belief to her husband. Based on the sophisticated style of writing found in this letter is it fair to assume she was born into a wealthy family that could afford to educate her (at least in the field of literature). This is evident when she finishes her paper by telling John Adams that…

Introduction Making disciples is the overarching purpose of the church. However, many churches struggle with understanding and fulfilling the true meaning of Christian discipleship in individuals’ lives. This writing assignment will attempt to expound on several significant aspects of discipleship. The importance of the centrality of Jesus Christ to Christian discipleship will be detailed. Also, obedience to the directives of Christ and submission of particular areas of one’s life will be…

The American government, eventually formed from a revolution against Great Britain, could even be seen as a direct result of the Enlightenment ideas on politics, as many of the early documents are said to be inspired by the ideas in the writings of John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and some of the founding fathers involved in the Continental Congress responsible for the Declaration of Independence were also significant philosophers of the Enlightenment…

They use humor many different ways to get out of situations. An example is when Mason (John Gallagher Jr.) had made a joke when Jayden had a breakdown, Jayden threw a cupcake in Grace’s face and Mason was like “Grace how was my cupcake”, to loosen up the tension in the room. Another example is when Nate (Rami Malek) tried to rap when Marcus…

Most people will say that lying is never the answer, but they don’t always tell why. Lying often ends unethically, not only the can the lier be punished or feel guilty in the process, but it often goes further than anticipated. When looking back there seems to be more consequences on the result of the pretense than what the reward would have been if everything worked out and there was no lying. The Salem Witch Trials, the McCarthy Trials, and the McMartin Trials all proved that it is important…

guided. In a Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving uses themes to combine the complexity of his work. Without the theme of religion/doubt tying in with fate versus free will, the novel would lose substance and value. Faith and religion, without a doubt, is the underlying main source of the novel’s overtone. The struggle to find faith and keep it throughout all circumstances is one of the novel 's goal. In the first paragraph of the book, readers find out that John has taken in Christianity from…

westward expansion during the nineteenth century is one drenched in riches and prosperity for the country and her citizens, the reality is that this movement more than anything was the destruction of their hopes and dreams of growth as illustrated in John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath.” In this novel the author creates sympathy for all those affected by the Dust Bowl by depicting the story of the Joads as they face the ultimatum of leaving their beloved but worn down home or traveling…

Founding Father George Washington took office in 1789 as our first president following his role as a leader of the Continental Army in the American Revolution. Many American victories were won under his command which included winning independence from Great Britain. President Washington’s strong values and principles helped a shape a nation in desperate need for guidance and leadership. James Monroe said to Thomas Jefferson, “Be assured, his influence carried this government.” (Personal…