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When I was little I remember my father speaking of his mother. She died when he was young, so he did not know much about her, except she was in excruciating pain the last year of her life. She had cervical cancer. My best friend’s mother dealt with a similar illness, and the last six months of her life brought on so much agonizing pain; for her and the immediate family. My friend often says he wished he was not around for the end. He cannot see his mother any other way. My Aunt recently passed…

FIT’s goals of academic and creative excellence, its innovation center, and its empowering student community would best nurture my skills and allow me to achieve my future goals in the fashion industry. I intend for my brand to become not only a staple in the fashion industry, but the quintessential byproduct of effort, determination, and a “can-do” attitude. In this way and more, I intend to transform the fashion industry, and much of this is conditioned by my commitment to philanthropy. I look…

Beyond Surface Level: A Sigh As straightforward as a sigh can be, its hidden complexities are the sound foundation for “The fine art of sighing”. By definition according to Merriam Webster Dictionary, sighing is “to take a deep audible breath (as in weariness or relief)” however through the depth of Cooper 's writing we find that sighing is a passage to many other emotions and avenues(“sigh”). Although not clearly evident at the surface of his piece, the writing style of “the fine art of…

When you look at what the importance of leadership is you first must answer the question of what is a leader. A leader by definition is “a guiding or directing head, as of an army, movement, or political group.” (Merriam Webster Dictionary) this defines a leader but a leader is so much more. A leader is a person who can inspire others to do things they never thought they could. A leader is able to engage with others to provide purpose, motivation, and direction. My personal belief is that this…

Merriam Webster defines confines as “something (as borders or walls) that encloses” which is relatable to the role the environment has pertaining to the earth. The confines of the fine being the earth that we inhabit would be measured by the bio capacity of earth. Our current bio capacity is exuberant for what earth can take as it would take 1.5 Earth’s to sustain the current population of the earth (worldpopulationhistory.org). The living of humans beyond these confines derives the job of an…

An argument is an argument because their is an opposing side. An argument defined by Merriam-Webster is “a discussion in which people express different opinions about something.” This means that two people have two different views and are trying to convince the other side of their position. Also defined by Merriam-Webster is opinion which is “a belief, judgment, or way of thinking about something : what someone thinks about a particular thing.” For an argument to exist there must be logical…

Behind the Curtain As said best by Margaret Wolfe Hungerford “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” This empowering quote basically says that you hold the power to decide for yourself what you think beauty is. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition of beauty is the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses of pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit. Beauty is not the only thing people value in them. It is not defined by the way you look, clothes…

Justice Everyone holds their own definition of what justice is, though the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it, as the process or result of using laws to fairly judge and punish crimes and criminals (Merriam Webster). Although the idea of justice is connotative to good intention, Marcus Tullus Cicero author of The Defense of Injustice, shares a different perspective to the notion of justice. In a persuasive dialogue, Laelius gives Philus the challenge to defend the idea of injustice, in which…

to live in that utopia, and can it even exist. Omelas is not a utopia because it is not a perfect city because a child is suffering. A utopia is defined as “an imaginary place in which the government, laws, and social conditions are perfect” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). A perfect civilization would entail happiness for everyone. The stipulation that keeps the child from being happy. Neither is Omelas a dystopia, the majority of citizens are happy. Omelas teeter in between which makes it all the…

A novel is “an invented prose narrative that is usually long and complex and deals especially with human experience through a usually connected sequence of events”, according the Merriam Webster Dictionary. In the novel Bel Canto, Ann Patchett portrays human experience by exploring the concept of isolating people from their normal lives and the world they know, to comprehend how this effects their perception of the world. Bel Canto revolves around the lives of a group of terrorists and their…