Op-ed

"This adaptation is like a painting, it has a beautiful frame that could be the narration itself presented and preserved throughout the show, and the impressive artistic quality enclosed in this frame that is compared to the hypnotic and vivid sunset that fascinates our eyes and earns our total attention." At first, you may be a bit skeptical after reading the summaries of this anime, the central theme is a bit unusual, a ballroom anime. Also, you can think, a dance competition, another anime…

In the spring and summer of 2003 the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) crisis was a global concern. SARS had significant impact in a number of countries and areas. It directly affected Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and Toronto. These countries and areas were most directly affected from the SARS outbreaks, although indirect effects of this disease were felt worldwide. The effects were not only felt in the public health and medical systems, but in the economic and political…

One area which interests me is the racial integration of Cuyahoga County schools, beyond the explicit beginnings of the movement in the 1960’s. Cuyahoga County, which contains the Cleveland metropolitan area in Ohio, fascinates me in particular because I am from the area and it has a complex history of racial composition and confrontation. Furthermore, there is a tight-knit sense of ethnic heritage within certain communities, leading to the common perception that most schools and neighborhoods…

Enforcing School Uniforms for the better of our future An article called “Should school uniforms be required in public schools?” have studied that “Nearly 85 percent of principals whose schools have uniform policies said that uniforms positively influenced their school 's image in the community” (procon.org) In the article “The Sexism of School Dress Codes” Li Zhou mentions a story about a girl named Maggie Sunseri who attends a middle school in Kentucky. She mentions how she has never seen a…

Bonhoeffer is often celebrated as a “prophet of justice for the op-pressed” who identified the need “to see the great events of world history from below” (Guth, 2013). As a theologian of resistance his writing, teaching and acting during the Nazi regime in Germany, impacted immensely on the community, the Church, and politics and provides significance for today’s society. In the following, Bonhoeffer’s background will be explored, how he impact-ed during his time and why, it will be critiqued to…

Government surveillance programs, Muslim registries, and deportation squads have one essential thing in common; they are the products of xenophobic fear. Although they seem like totalitarian tactics from an Orwellian novel, they are actually inching their way in to the United States’ political discussion. The President Elect Donald Trump used xenophobia to gain support for his presidential campaign. This tactic is not new, in fact, the utilization of the narrative of foreign subversive is an…

In the op-ed “Barack Obama: Self-driving, Yes, But Also Safe” published in Pittsburgh Sun-Gazette on September 19, 2016, president Obama states that autonomous vehicles will transfer many lives potentially. He also said, “American innovation is driving bigger changes.” America is changing every day and new invention is increasing. He points out how helpful it will be too many Americans such as “senior’s citizens and Americans with disabilities.” He then said that these autonomous vehicles will…

Rhetorical Analysis: How to be a “Woman Programmer” The computer programmer, Ellen Ullman writes about her experience as a woman in a dominantly male profession in her essay, How to be a “Woman Programmer” that was published in the op-ed column in the New York Times in 2013. Ullman is the author of the novels By Blood (2013) and The Bug (2003). She has also published a memoir entitled, Close to the Machine: Technophilia and its Discontents (2001). In this memoir, she recounts her experiences in…

Chapter 10 ?Mabel Daniels?s Place in American Composition? Mabel Daniels and her work mirror many of the important themes of her time, reflecting shifts in American society and culture from the nineteenth to the twentieth centuries. Profound and rapid changes in technology and lifestyle provoked a range of responses from embracing the avant-garde to resisting it. In Chapter 1 I argued Daniels?s importance to the history of American music. While many of her works are powerful and merit…

Mark Bittman argues that junk food can be just as expensive if not more expensive then good food. His argument is presented to his readers in “Is Junk Food Really Cheaper” an essay written by Bittman. Bittman tries to convince his audience by connecting the issues with his readers. He then provides his readers with a logical and reasonable argument that makes them re-think if junk food really is cheaper or easier. Bittman confirms his argument by using statements from other creditable sources…