Homers’ epic, the Iliad, is the earliest written account of Greek warfare composed circa 750 BC. In his epic, Homer describes a style of warfare that, at first glance, appears to be alien to hoplite warfare that was present in the 5th-century BC. However, there is literary evidence in the Iliad that might contest that. Additionally, recent archaeological discoveries reinforce the idea that hoplite warfare may not be as clear cut as convention suggests. While Homeric and hoplite warfare may not…
The Namesake is another immigration story, which was adapted a book titled the same name. It is about a middle class immigrant Asian Indian family living in New York. Although the movie tells the story of an Indian family’s struggle in the US, essentially their adjustment problems could be true for all the immigrant families regardless of ethnicity. For example, yearning, adaptation process of the new culture while protecting your own culture and generation gap might be universal fact for all…
An adolescent might seek advice, attention or care from a family member (Paley, 2000) but might not be able to express this to them. At this stage parents must play a crucial role in overall development of an adolescent by giving them a patient ear, acting as friends to them, listening to every thing a child has to say, appreciating the good decisions and giving them a valuable advice over bad ones and most importantly encourage them to act honestly and efficiently by not imposing their will…
questions that spur an individual to begin on their journey to develop their sense of self, a process known as identity formation. Although issues with one’s sense of identity could arise at any point in life, clinical psychologist Erik Erikson theorized that identity formation was most prominent in, and was the most critical developmental task of, adolescence. Ideally, in identity formation, an individual goes through an “identity crisis” in which individuals try to form a unique sense of who…
Movie titles give a good deal as to what the audience’s attention should be focused on while watching the movie. However, unlike most movies, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) hints that the viewer will be most intrigued by the character the movie is named after Ferris Bueller. However, the most interesting, multilayered, and relatable character is the supporting male character Cameron Frye. He is considered a supporting character because although he has a complex back-story of his own, his story…
Scope The purpose of this project is to summarize the Montney shale gas play that Progress Energy is operating in. We will be looking at and comparing the different wellbore designs they have, such as lengths, casing sizes, stages, frac tonnage. We will also be analyzing 8 wells in the Lily area and provide thorough information on well architecture, interval problems, number of bits/trips, and a day’s vs depth for all eight wells. We are going to analyze on the eight-well pad, located in…
shooting stars are actually meteoroids falling to Earth, they are very beautiful to look at in the night sky, but are plagued by this common misconception and by calling them a shooting star only adds to the confusion. The Solar Views article “Star Formation, Life, and Death” explains the reason stars die is due to the outer layers of the star are no longer able to resist the central force of gravity, which pulls the outer matter inward toward its core. What happened next depended on the star’s…
Social identity development is described as “the process by which people come to understand their social identities affect other aspects of their lives” (Patton, Renn, Guido, Quaye, 2016, pg. 67). Understanding social identity theories allows for context and guidance into the growth and development that ourselves and students are experiencing. The purpose of this paper is to examine Parks’ Theory of Faith Development and Dillon’s Processes of Sexual Identity Development within my own identity.…
Let’s get down to business, Ray Kurzweil predicts that in 2045 a singularity will happen. Not just any singularity, a technological one. This means that when the time comes, technology and human capacity will accelerate and merge to become a new and different life-form. This may include machines becoming sentient. Believing in the singularity is a good thing. The singularity will bring up a new age of superhuman intelligence. “According to Ray Kurzweil the advancements in the GNR; genomics,…
Remember the romantic, controversial relationship between Theodore and his AI operation system Samantha in Spike Jonze’s directed movie “Her”? Immersed in a climate of love and moving, we applaud as Theodore and Samantha crush into each other, shed tears when Samantha says to Theodore, “I’m not like you, and at the end, moan when Samantha leaves. Not unlike normal relationships at all, “Her” depicts a situation in which artificial intelligence is no longer artificial when they tend to love,…