Out of the Silent Planet

get him all excited over nothing.” Ace grins mischievously. “What if she’s an alien herself and she’s come to take over the planet!” Luffy’s arms are going everywhere and he’s babbling nonsense behind all the food in his mouth. Law, who’d been quietly watching the entire time, slowly directed his gaze at Shanks, who caught it. Though there was no reaction from the man the silent exchange was clear between the two of them. They’d need to talk later. “It’s not aliens.” Law says, closing his eyes…

Who is not pro-choice and who is not pro-life? These are just two terms politicians use in their campaigns to sum up their view on abortion. Isn’t everybody pro-choice? Doesn’t everyone like the idea of making choices? Comparatively, everyone is pro-life. Almost everyone supports the right for people to live. There is much more meaning to these terms than they portray at first read. The pro-choice community is in favor of a woman’s right to choose what she does with her body. Specifically…

generation. I mean, fuck, he even had a picture of himself shaking Kennedy’s fucking hand. Clinton’s campaign created a perfect storm of optimism and nostalgia that essentially made that entire generation of evil snake people cream in orgasmic delight out of every available orifice. He was going to be tough on crime, so those Republican bastards couldn’t call him a pussy, like they always do with Democratic candidates. To paraphrase him on the economy, he basically said, “Sure, man, hey,…

If it was possible for one to take a step back from the world and watch every event in human history unfold, one would be given the notion that humans, as imperfect beings, are unsettlingly fond of committing horrendous crimes against their fellow men. Germans oversaw the systematic extermination of six million of their Jewish brethren during World War II (8), and Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime purposefully executed two million of the country’s own citizens in the 1970s (9). These two examples…

Introduction Using a case study can be a powerful tool to enhance a learning experience or foster critical thinking skills within a group. The particulars of the case can resonate with learners and spark deep and probing questions about assumptions on a level that a lecture or other similar learning activity cannot. This report summarizes the group process we utilized in order to develop a case study for use with other class groups. It details the theoretical models that underpin our…

Genevieve is also the author of the published short story titled “The End” and poem titled “My Fire and Ice.” In her free time, she plays soccer and volleyball. A long time ago, deep beneath the deep blue sea, there was a beautiful cream-coloured shell that lived with her two coral-coloured starfish parents. Shell was happy, but she always felt as if something were missing, as if she were different than everyone else. Unfortunately, different was not a good thing at her school. All different…

The book “Drown” is a collection of many great short stories written by Dominican author Junot Diaz. Diaz uses the title of the collection “Drown”, to metaphorically demonstrate how some of the characters in the story may be sinking in their own depressions and disappointments. There are three stories that are great examples of this. The first of the three being “Boyfriend”, which tells the story of Yunior, who is trying to get over a breakup with his last girlfriend by trying to get with a…

In Galileo’s Daughter, Dava Sobel assembles an account of Galileo’s attempt to prove the heliocentric model of the universe in a world where mans’ logical reasoning is potent, yet second to his devotion to God, and by relation, the Catholic Church. Sobel writes about Galileo’s tendency to question the reasoning of those around him. Though it may not be apparent, Galileo was born into a world of great similarity to the modern day. In Galileo’s time, Science was seen as blasphemy and a tool to…

approach to conserve our environment as opposed to merely utilize and diminish it (Silvert 2006, de Vere 2008, Malhotra 2012). This was brought to attention in the 1900s by literature such as “Our Plundered Planet” by Fairfield Osborn. In the 1960s there were many books most popular being “Silent Spring” by Rachel Carson which emphasized the importance of conservation, but this was reserved for species that were easily recognised. Over the years this has progressed but we are now faced with the…

Biographical Summary Voltaire was born Francois-Marie Arouet in Paris on February 20, 1694, the last of five children in a family of relative success and nobility. His father and namesake, Francois Arouet, was a low-ranking treasury official for the French crown, while his mother, Marie Marguerite Daumard, came from a family in the lowest ring of French nobility. Voltaire had always displayed a passion and talent for writing, but his father forced him to study law, sending him to work as an…