Surfacing

Race/Ethnicity: Caucasian As a Caucasian American, I dominantly identify with majority group status. Living in a white, suburban neighborhood for my whole life, I was never that only person of my race in a place/situation. My racial background seemed to be the norm, and when I was younger, I was blind to the many different traditions and beliefs of different ethnic groups. Within the majority group status, today I most relate to status five: self-exploration. I understand my background and…

referred to is the heart and compassion to treat other people humanely. Elijah loses this part of himself as he cuts off people’s scalps and talks about eating Germans. Elijah’s shadow reveals itself as a windigo as his cannibalistic traits begin surfacing and when Elijah tries to kill Xavier. It only made sense for Xavier to…

The short story, “The Lottery” has a very interesting title. What makes the title so confusing yet appealing is its comparison to the substance of the story. The events leading up to the “lottery” contradicts the title and the actual meaning of a lottery. The connotation that comes with the term ‘lottery’ is mostly positive. The first impression of a lottery is success. Winning a lottery comes with money or a prize and the idea of living a comfortable life. Many spend thousands of dollars on…

Hamlet Villain Essay In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the city of Elsinore has sunk into mourning after the death of King Hamlet. Seeing this as an opportunity to gain power, King Hamlet’s brother, Claudius, hastily marries the Queen and assumes his role as the new King of Elsinore. Claudius addresses the grieving people by expressing his condolences, making mention of his recent marriage and Norway's plans to invade Denmark. Readers may see this as a charming and genuine leader merely undertaking his…

Sustained Analysis: The Lottery This passage creates a bigger picture that can be related to our world today. The lottery is like any tradition that is blindly followed and left unquestioned for current generations. The lottery is essentially morally wrong however, no one questions it until, ultimately, they are the chosen ones. The passage describes the way in which Mr. Summers spoke to Bill, which was “formally.” Mr. Summers asks him, “How many kids, Bill?” This word choice helps to develop…

Dennis Prager’s article “A Speech Every American High School Principal Should Give” states all the necessities of how school should be a strictly based area. His aversion for the obliteration of the programs, clubs, and classes at school may be convenient for him, but him against the whole world, it’s at odds. The concepts and ideas that he wants to implement is ludicrous and non applicable in the real world. It’s an actual mess and a half. During high school, that is the pivotal point for…

When persons hear about Dissociative Identity Disorder, formally known as split personality, they generally tend to think of an individual having two or more personalities. This definition is simplistic in its form and captures the essence of the disorder, however, for a true diagnosis there are some other criterions that should first be met. In the movie Split (2016), the main character Kevin is faced with the plague of this disorder. Diagnosed by his doctor, it was discovered that he had…

“You get what you get and you don’t get upset.” At a young age, children are generally taught the importance of being grateful for the things they possess. In the process, parents also undermine greed, an intense desire for excessive wealth, power, or food. Without a doubt, greed brings forth more consequences than benefits to an individual. In this regard, it is no coincidence that Shakespeare’s Hamlet illustrates the undesirable outcome of avaricious characters. More specifically, an emerging…

Machines Wrath Was the year 2367 when humanity first discovered the Explorer buried under the surface of mars and what they discovered was truly amazing. Once the Explorer was awoken by the humans it ushered in the golden age of humanity. The Explorer was able to terraform planets and gave unique abilities to humans like the ability to control the elements at will. Not all humans were deemed worthy to gain the power of the Explorer. This gave birth to the Paladins Protectors of the human race…

children's need more than anything. They work hard to provided clothes, food, and shelter to the children. Single mothers are not embarrassed to seek helps from others to give her children a good life (Strauss (n.d.)). One stereotype that keeps surfacing is “poor people are substance abusers,” this can be true and untrue. It depends on the parents if they are involved in any alcoholics or drugs although studies shows that poor people are less likely to be able to purchase any drugs or…