Poison Ivy

Institutions, ideologies and individualism all are interconnected concepts which influence one another. Institutions group people together under the same umbrella of ideology. Any institution is merely a system in which each person in it is handed a script and that script is the same for everyone so that the institution could propagate its own ideology. Individualism is a characteristic of a person, a characteristic which is composed of original ideas to solve its’ own problems no matter what…

Knowledge is a source of eternal prosperity. In this world, individuals are applauded for having a superior knowledge, allowing them to become prosperous in life. From Stephen Hawking to Albert Einstein, beings excelling with an exceptional brain can lead to an exuberant life. Schools are one of the most profound ways in which knowledge can be acquired or spreaded, allowing them to be notorious for a source of learning. As society evolves, schools are becoming more standardized as everyone is…

their major and skills they have. An abundant amount of individuals, who have attended a different university are highly qualified for the investment banking or consulting firm, yet, will still be compared to an unqualified Ivy Students Most likely losing the job to the Ivy student. The recruiters come to the conclusion that elite students think faster and solve obstacles quicker than an average student in a moderate university. Because of the standards the hierarchies set in the classrooms and…

Woodrow Wilson, Barack Obama all have two things in common: being president of the United States and graduating from an Ivy League University (Westbrook). That makes 15 presidents who attended an Ivy League school. The Ivy League schools, most of which are older than the United States itself, have produced numerous successful and prestigious alumni since their opening; however, while the Ivy League colleges do provide prestigious degrees, they also provide colossal amounts of stress and anxiety…

to make us happy. Also, Evan Watters, the author of “The Mega-Marketing of Depression in Japan” explores how pharmaceutical companies market happiness through the sale of pills in Japan. Furthermore, the marketing of happiness through the culture on Ivy League…

This is illustrated in the Wall Street recruitment process. The recruiter’s main objective is to recruit from Ivy League schools, however, their next most important objective is to recruit “maleness, whiteness, and heteronormativity” ( Ho 167). Wall Street is a man’s world; there is a definite gender hierarchy present and men are on the top of the gender ladder…

A couple weeks ago I attended the 1vyG conference at Yale, which is an annual First-Generation/Low-income university conference which takes place at an Ivy League university each year. At that conference, I attended a workshop on different types of social work which Ivy League Alumni were heavily involved in. I never considered social work before that workshop and after learning about the way communities were immensely benefitting from the work being done reeled…

fulfillment and happiness is all a person can really ask for in life. That’s why I decided to do some research on becoming a lawyer. While doing my research, I figured out that the school that was ranked as the best law school in the nation is the Ivy League university known as Yale. Some of the school’s requirements are to have at least a 4.19 GPA, an ACT score of at least a 33, and a SAT score of 1540. The profession takes about 7-8 years to…

The stories “Strong Poison/A Room of One’s Own,” bring up many points and the ideal roles of the norms of what men and women should be doing in society. Mr. Wimsey was one of the only men in Strong Poison that behaved outside of the norm of “masculinity.” He actually believed that women had rights and should be treated like human beings. This can be shown when he speaks to other women and when he gives them opportunities to help with his investigation throughout the novel. Other men in the novel…

new era of human conflict. The days of honorable combat were replaced with weapons of mass casualties such as machine guns and explosives of catastrophic proportions. But these tools of death paled in comparison to the horrors of chemical warfare. Poison gases removed the enemy, replacing him with a faceless horror that more resembled the superstitions and ghosts of the Dark Ages than the newest scientific advantages of the 20th century. From the personal accounts surrounding the first gas…