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Jackson along with two others, at 14-years old, were a part of a case involving a shotgun, a video store, and a death. Although Jackson was not the shooter, he was sent to prison without parole. With cases like this, people start to think: First of all, why does a 14-year old have a shotgun? Second, what was going on in their head to cause them to shoot the gun? Third, is it even legal for them to have a shotgun? Many people argue about guns on a daily base. They argue whether owning guns should…

In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne is one of the first feminists in literature. She has committed adultery and is sentenced to wearing a scarlet ‘A,’ signifying her sin, as her punishment. This ‘A’ brings her shame and judgment from the community, allowing everyone to know of her illegitimate relations. However, as a feminist figure, she accepts this punishment as one from herself. She understands what she has done, and by accepting it, she becomes a strong willed, free…

Essay A Paternalism is a situation which the decisions or actions of someone are made by another person, in attempts to keep their safety or best interest at hand. (Vaughn, 2013, p. 71). As a Registered Nurse I have seen instances of medical paternalism, such as a mental health patient deemed as a harm to themselves and/or to society. Patients in this situation are “pink slipped”, allowing the physicians caring for them to make all necessary medical decisions to aid in their treatment back to…

five and the last stanza of four lines sentences. It is required in the structure of form of a villanelle poem to have two rhymes two and refrains repeated. For instance, the words ‘night’ and ‘light’ which found in first stanza, the sentence ‘do not go gentle into that good night’ and ‘rage, rage against the dying of the light’ are the repeated rhymes and refrain found in Dylan Thomas’s poem.…

For many first world nations, vaccination has benefitted their respective areas by drastically lowering the rates of disease, death, and infant mortality rates; thus, it’s an alarming finding that up to nine percent of American citizens believe vaccines are unsafe for human usage (Dost). Within this paper, it is my goal to explore the limits of autonomy in regards to parents and children, the ways in which this particular viewpoint can affect more than just the local community, the applications…

Sociology is the study of human behavior, why do we act the way we do, and what micro and macro factors affect our actions. Marriage is a common phenomenon experienced in society, as couples confess their love and vow to be interconnected until death do them part. However, as society continues to change and develop new norms and ideals, divorce is on a rise which changes the traditional outlook on marriage. Growing up, I was an only child until my mother married my step-father, unfortunately she…

Act 3 begins with an entourage consisting of the king and queen, Polonius and Ophelia and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern enters to begin the act. Claudius asks Rosencrantz and Guildenstern what they have learned about Hamlet’s illness. The two reply that they have not been able to find its cause they do mention, however, that Hamlet was very enthusiastic about the players performance that night, which prompts Claudius to agree to play attend the play. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern leave. Polonius…

This poem is a revelation. When beginning to read this poem, you are hit early on with many questions just after reading the title, We wear the mask. You begin to ask, who is we? What is significant about this mask? Why are they wearing a mask? I’ve read this poem numerous amounts of times and I believe I have finally developed my meaning of it. Dunbar’s poem has many themes and symbols, such as hypocrisy, pain and suffering, society, race, and lies. This is a rondeau poem written in iambic…

Often blinded by love, people find themselves in peculiar situations with their significant other. In the story, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, one of the main characters, Catherine Earnshaw, is portrayed as a spoiled girl who marries into a wealthy family and abuses her powers as a princess to often get what she wants. Nelly Dean, the woman who grew up alongside Catherine, and Cathy’s husband, Edgar both play a big part of the story as main characters. Nelly and Edgar have similar yet…

existing because, as stated, it’s all brushed under a rug called “Human Nature”. After the succinct yet comprehensive lecture on it, I find myself pondering endless ways that this practice could cause harm. In the future, I myself will also have to refrain from veering toward what ‘should’ happen in my mind, in order to reach new heights that I may not otherwise be able to reach with the burdensome weight of presumption on my…