Oxford English Dictionary

things. I felt that I could better myself through education and most importantly help others along with my family. My way of doing this was by majoring in biology and becoming a pediatric neurosurgeon. Biology according to the Merriam Webster dictionary is a science that deals with things that are alive; such as plants, animals and humans. While majoring in biology there are subjects that are necessary to understand throughout the undergraduate process. These subjects and highly required…

Curiosity and imagination are wonderful things, especially when combined and questions arise. I wonder what the dead do when they die? What does a person feel when they lose something that was hard earned? What do those questions look like when they’re answered in a poem? What do those poems look like when they are brought to life in animation? All good questions that Billy Collins and a couple of talented artists have attempted to answer. Their products are then put out for the world to see and…

First, we must understand how we create and how we can be creative. To do that we must know how we find inspiration. Inspiration is defined by the Merriam Webster Dictionary as, “something that makes someone want to do something or that gives someone an idea about what to do or create : a force or influence that inspires someone.” This definition itself explains so much about how we find our inspiration. Thinking…

Participation Trophies Hinder Kids "If I play a whole game I get a whole snow cone, but if I play a half a game I still get a whole snow cone. It's a whole snow cone either way. I'd rather play half a game." This quote is from one of Brian Regan's performances, "Lousy in Little League", where he talks about the new social norm of rewarding children for participating. While Brian Regan is a comedian, and this was meant to be funny, it does have some truth. Just as Brian Regan said, children…

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…

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 more…

Dear Parents of English Language Learner Students, I want to take a moment and welcome you to the U.S. I hope that this transition will bring you lots of opportunities, joy, and health. Immigration, with all the changes and necessary adaptations to the new environment, is a challenging journey, but it is doable. I am happy to be the teacher of your children and working hard to make sure they learn and enjoy their time in my classroom. I put an unprecedented amount of time in preparing special…

The definition of a cultural hero varies by each person who gives an opinion. There are no set guidelines for what a hero is or does. Oxford English Dictionary define a hero as someone who has “superhuman strength, courage, or ability, favoured by the gods.” To somebody, a hero could be the man who swept the nation off of their feet in the political election, and to somebody else, it could be their grandma who lives a plain life up in Kansas on a farm. In this case, a cultural hero is rooted in…

Case Study: New College, University of Oxford New College simplifies wireless access while increasing visibility and security New College was looking for a new security automation and orchestration solution. The IT office at New College realized that although their homegrown authentication and registration solution had succeeded for many years, new security measures were needed because of student-driven demand for campus-wide wireless and wired connectivity. Among other capabilities, New College…

that made me the writer I am now, was the English class I took my senior year. Everyone painted senior year to be the easiest year of all and that the teachers are not as demanding since it is your last year. The completely opposite happened to me, of course, I had put myself through another high level class, this time it was not honors but AP! What the hell was I thinking? I had chosen to take an AP English class with Santa Claus. Santa Claus was my English teacher’s nickname, Mr. Leblanc. He…