Make Way for Ducklings

The height of American imperialism showcased when United Sates waged the Spanish-American war. The war transpired between the countries of Spain and the United Sates and linked by historians to America’s imperialistic expansion concepts. The war was known as “A Splendid Little War”, due to the short duration it took for the United Sates to defeat the Spanish. The war ended with 1898 Treaty of Paris, which compelled the Spanish to abdicate claims of Cuba, and surrender the sovereignty of Puerto…

Improving Animal Behavior Studies through the use of Robots and Computer Animation Animals learn by example, whether it is a group of ducklings following their mother’s lead to leap into a pond or a two year old child repeating swear words that a parent spoke during a brief road rage incident. Examples on how to behave in order to survive are learned at every stage of life. These learned examples on how to find food, interact socially and on proper mating behaviors are vital to a species…

necessary components during the course of evolution.” (pp183, 184, and 186, respectively.) Essentially, Intelligent Design argues that since evolution itself couldn’t possibly lead to the complexity we find today, God had to have stepped in and led the way. Collins, again, destroys this idea. He states “ID proponents have made the mistake of confusing the unknown with the unknowable, or the unsolved with the unsolvable.” (pp188) What’s the argument against Intelligent Design? Easy: how can you…

Short stories are fictional writings that can grasp the reader 's attention and make their imagination run wild with only reading a few pages. Although short in length, short stories are a form of captivating art that are just as thrilling as a regular novel. One particular short story that is completely mesmerizing is, “The Moth” by author Helena Maria Viramontes, that brings the element of magic into affect. In this short first person narrative, a Latina granddaughter recalls back to the time…

I haven’t always fit in the stereotypical high school setting. I hate small talk, and people who don’t know who the two candidates for the presidential election are, makes my head spin. However, going down to Boy’s State showed me that there are others like me out there. It also showed me even in a group of highly intellectual people I could still lead, and lead effectively. For instance, I walked into my dorm on the…

Imagine being able to live a healthier lifestyle, and even make a difference in other individuals lives. If more people choose to light up another cigarette, they are choosing to live unhealthy, and damage others around them as well. As the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states, smoking is the main cause of “one in five deaths” each year in the United States alone (3). Cigarettes are considered as a deadly substance to society, making victims vulnerable to second hand smoke.…

Betty who is often regarded as unattractive by others. Betty lands a job as an assistant at a fashion magazine called “Mode”. Though her physical appearance is often mocked and humiliated, Betty gains her colleague’s respect and eventually finds her way into the fashion industry through her hard work and positive attitude. Meanwhile, other women who work in Mode tend to be careful about the impressions others have on their physical appearance, thus building their body images according to beauty…

Emma Hert Written Task One- The Handmaid’s Tale Rationale: I decided to write a short story for my Written Task One on The Handmaid’s Tale. This narrative differs vastly different from Offred’s perspective in the novel. This story is from the perspective of a Commander; however, this is a tale of a Commander who opposes the ideals of Gilead. The Commander, John, followed his brother into the society, repressing his true feelings. After witnessing his brother murder his Handmaid, he realizes he…

She also was very insistent when is came to education. Eleanor believed everyone deserves an education and everyone deserves a chance to be great and make a difference. These are only a few of the many things Eleanor was compassionate about. Eleanor would be able to help Unicef, by creating a place at UNICEF full of care and love. She would make sure all the children received proper educations and she would even go as far as doing manual labor if it meant helping the cause. “When she visited a…

ultimately causing problems within society. Mothers and fathers would be deciding a child’s genes, including interests, appearance, and talents. Which school a child goes to and which hobbies they take part in can be choices that a parent makes, which in turn hopefully makes the child’s life better. The parents making decisions for their unborn fetus robs them of molding their own identity because their physical traits have been chosen for them indirectly. Parents would become self-absorbed and…