Squire

Fixing the System Correctional institutions in the United States often leave inmates and correction officers worse off than they were before they resided within its walls. Though many agree upon this point, not many offer solutions as to what can be done to improve the correctional system and the institutions that it includes. Ted Conover’s novel, Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing, portrays the many trials and tribulations of the correctional system along with shedding light on possible fixes. The…

Characters of Mythology A. Paris / insolent B. “The ties between guest and host were strong. Each was bound to help and never harm the other… shamed the hand that gave him food, stealing away a woman.” (Hamilton 257) C. Although he was entitled to Helen by Aphrodite, she had already been wedded to another man. The god of beauty had no other choice but to grant Paris his wish. The way that he had taken the wife of Menelaus, however, was cowardly and dishonored the sacred ties between host and…

known for his greatest unfinished poetic work in English, known as Canterbury Tales. Within “Canterbury Tales”, there are three different “estates” discussed. The first estate are a few individuals of hereditary aristocracy (the Knight, Yeoman, and Squire) whose mission on earth was supposed to be to rule over and defend the people of the nation. Then the clergy (Monk, Prioress, and Friar, Parson) whose duty was to look after the spiritual welfare of others. Finally there was the large group…

Free trade and globalization have propelled the world forward since the 20th century, and have thus been encouraged by the leading economies of the world. Major worldwide institutions such as the World Trade organization, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Funds promote free trade across the globe. Largely, these institutions believe free trade ameliorates poverty on a global scale and is the key to bettering human life in the future. However, in recent years there has been a…

Many children and adults at some point in their life require therapy from a speech language pathologist (SLP). Debra Edgar states that the 24th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act implies that “speech or language impairment was the most prevalent disability category” (par. 3). Speech or language impairment is becoming more frequent and the need for speech-language pathologists is growing. There are many concerns about the lack of…

Chapter One: It was the eve of Viona’s 17th birthday, and being part of the royal family meant a giant celebration. Viona didn’t want a giant celebration, all she wanted was to be Queen. Of course with her mother and father in the way the only thing she could do was marry another King and become Queen of his domain. However, Viona didn’t want to marry anyone, marrying someone would mean having to share her throne, and she could never do that. “What are you planning on doing?” Viona’s pet…

Overview: Every year, the fast food industry harms countless people in many ways, especially those involving consumption, salary, and production. Sadly, in America today, adults and children alike often view fast food as a necessity, yet it causes damage that affects the nation’s citizens and economy. Not only do these unhealthy consumptions play a part in the rising obesity rate in the country, but it also brings about fatal infection that not many people know about. Additionally, the fast…

This study focuses on the effects of life events on the decision-making abilities. I hypothesized that the following variables would have a significant effect on indecision: number of close friends, Greek life affiliation, relationship status, age, seriousness of relationship, number of moves as a child. Surveys and demographic sheets were randomly distributed to undergraduate UNL students and acquaintances that were recruited. None of the variables showed a significant effect on the indecision…

One common element in modern discussions of learning relates to what are called learning styles. “A person’s learning or cognitive style refers to an individual’s characteristic and consistent approach to organising and processing information” (Tennant, 1997, 80). As teachers and educators, we are responsible to facilitate the learning process of our students and identify their learning capabilities, the work of many Educational Psychologists such as Witkin and Kolb to name but a few, support…

Reliving today is not exactly a special phenomenon for many people. Generally, individuals live their lives according to a simple go to work and go to bed schedule with little variation. However, for some people, reliving today is only a product of forgetting that today already happened. Anterograde amnesia is a condition that is marked by patients being unable to store information in their short-term memory after a specific incident most commonly involving brain trauma. Having anterograde…