Robert K. Merton

sudden, a character who was the lowly underdog is transformed into the macho lead; the humorous best friend becomes a sarcastic know-it-all. Whatever the changes are, they matter, and they can drastically alter a movie’s message and focus. When Philip K. Dick’s novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep was loosely adapted…

When I fell in love with reading, I also fell in love with writing stories, such as novels, short stories, or plays. Everyone who reads this paper can probably relate to it in some way or another, but maybe some of you won’t. Even if you can’t relate to this in one way or another, maybe reading this paper will help you understand who I am a little bit better so this is how I fell in love with reading and writing. When I was about twelve years old, I decided I wanted to start writing. I made this…

“Mr. Polk’s War,” a war promptly named after the president at the time, James T. Polk, is an alternate moniker for the Mexican-American War for many reasons. For one, looking on the outside, the causes of the war seem to be unjust in that the Manifest Destiny, a widely supported policy by Polk, prompted America’s push West and eventual annexation of Texas from Mexico. However, on the tactical level, many commanders were entrusted with the responsibility of leading units in the fight against the…

Over the past couple of weeks I have been enjoying The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. I picked this novel because when I first heard about it, it instantly was caught to my attention. Not only was it a bestseller but also a film produced. All the talk and gossip had me intrigued for awhile. I am so glad this class gave me the opportunity and motivation to read it. The culture of this novel is about Adolf Hitler and the disturbing hatred he had toward Jewish people. My Aunt is Jewish and so are a…

Although Margaret Mitchell wrote only one novel, she turned into an overall marvel coming to a great many perusers around the globe with her memorable novel Gone with the Wind. For this American Civil War-period novel, she won the National Book grant for Most Distinguished Novel in 1936 and the Pulitzer Prize in 1937. Gone with the wind set a business record of 50,000 duplicates in one day , one million in the initial six months and two million in the first year. The film, Gone with the Wind,…

Agatha Christie is the most widely spread author in history with over two billion copies of her books sold and has been translated into forty-five different languages since 1920. Influenced by authors of her time and the newly founded mystery genre she is founder of the murder mystery (Bunsen). Agatha Christie was influenced by many different aspects of her life including family, work, and where she lived. In Christie’s early childhood she developed relationships with her imaginary friends.…

do it and thus he was placed in the next best house suited for him. For a Harry Potter fan taking the Pottermore quiz, it would not be dissimilar for them to answer the questions in such a way that causes them to be placed in one house over another at the end whether they answered the questions truthfully or not. In a way, the sorting hat can also be viewed as the scorer for a test such as the Big Five personality inventory in Harry Potter’s world. It analyzes a person’s traits, qualities,…

it would have to be a review of roughly 700,000 contracts. In 2005 Stewart filed form 8-K notifying shareholders that there would be a restatement that would impact roughly 60 million or less. In 2006, Stewart realized that revenue was overstated due to the AP method and the mark up factors that Stewart. His mark up numbers was way off and he was using incorrect vendor costs. In 2006, Stewart filed form 10-k that said the revenue project was completed.…

expansion and had built his platform on wanting to expand into parts of northern Mexico and to gain territories further to the west that Mexico controlled. Overall, the war was costly, probably unnecessary, and completely unjust. In 1845, President James K. Polk asked Congress for an official declaration of war against Mexico. For twenty years, many Americans had been settling in the Mexican territory…

1821, Mexico gained its independence from Spain, but 25 years later, Mexico had to endure another war. Culture differences between Mexico and the U.S led to conflict . Mexico was Catholic and the U.S. mostly were Protestant/Pro-Slavery. Once James K. Polk was elected, everything changed. Polk not only wanted Texas, he wanted California as well. The thing is, California was still Mexico’s territory. Texas, however, was not, after winning their independence from Mexico in 1836. Polk tried to…