Shallow foundation

currency with the slogan “In God We Trust,” to our government’s tradition of using the Bible for swearing in public officials. Some may even believe that this country was built on a religious, Christian specifically, background. Religion is part of the foundation of America making prayer in public schools the controversial issue it is today. Religion has always been in our school curriculum whether in History or in many readers. There is no possible way to simply teach a world’s history without…

Does the influence of external and internal worlds impact the shaping and growth of our identities? Literature has the captivating ability to broaden and expand society’s knowledge of human complexity, and impact readers’ intellectual perceptions of their external and internal worlds. This is further investigated in both Jamaica Kincaid’s Annie John and Tsitsi Dangarembga’s Nervous Conditions, as they provide perceptive offerings into colonial societies and families’ crucial influence on an…

The nature and environment in the poem “Carnivorous Sponges of the Antarctic Ocean” by Sarah Lindsay make a statement about the errors of society and the remedies. This is not the first time Ms. Lindsay has used her Bachelor’s of Art in English and Creative Writing to utilize the metaphors of animals in her poem to tell an idea. In her poems “Tell the bees” and “The Thai Elephant Orchestra” Sarah did the same. Sarah Lindsay use Carnivorous sponges to define what the meaning of life is. Sarah…

Adjacent to the park neighborhood is the Lincoln park zoo, Lincoln park conservatory, and the Chicago history museum, etc. Lincoln park was a small public cemetery that held the shallow lakeside graves of victims to cholera and smallpox, but during the 1950s citizens demanded for the space to be converted into a park. (2) Shortly after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the park was renamed in his honor where the city allocated…

American Values From an Outsider’s Point of View The American Dream, or the action of making dreams into reality, is the foundation to the capitalistic society in which we live today. It is a representation of combined values and aspirations that triumphed over all others, ascending the United States into the supreme world power it has become today. The city of New York best represents the notion of what the American Dream is because, New York is a melting pot of cultures that live together…

Power of a “Dutchman” It was said of the civil rights movement of the 1960’s “The civil rights movement was the largest social movement of the 20th century in the United States.” (Davis) We know many names and faces from this era that help us to realize the full effort that years of suffering poured into such an organized, effective movement. You know Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and even Malcolm X- all commonly thought of names when we refer to the Civil Rights era. What about those who…

The Vikings knowledge of the sea was passed on for generations. With that knowledge, they were able to navigate to unfamiliar waters which were at the time thought impossible to navigate by others, which makes us think of the Vikings as experts on the subject, even though they were looked at as foolish individuals by others during that time. On the other hand, the Vikings did not only create mayhem, they also were skilled traders and well-organized in performing illegal activities, such as:…

The history of forensics has changed significantly in the years since it was developed. Edson states, “In the 1540’s the French doctor Ambroise Paré laid the foundations for modern forensic pathology through his study of trauma on human organs.” Today the study of trauma on human organs is one of the most important tools for a forensic pathologist. Edson also points to, “In the 1820s Eugène François Vidocq pioneered…

The book of Hebrews focuses on Christ’s superiority and exhorts Christians to be mature and stay strong in their faith. Although scholars have not come to an agreement as to who the author of Hebrews is, most do agree upon who the general audience is. The audience that this passage was directed towards was a “community” that had failed to mature in their faith and understanding of Christ. Hebrews 5:11-6:12 serves as one of several warning sections in the book where the author confronts his…

Chocolate has long been hailed as the “food of the gods” – a sweet, delectable indulgence that allows consumers to experience pure bliss. However, in 2000, True Vision Production shattered this notion with the release of “Slavery, A Global Investigation,” a documentary which exposed the disturbing amount of child slavery behind West Africa’s cocoa industry. Because of this newfound awareness, American consumers with an insatiable desire for chocolate face an ethical dilemma – is indulging in…