The Cornfield

In 1886 Former Toronto Mayor William Holmes Howland coined the term, “Toronto The Good” as his city slogan. (Ruppert, 2006) Derived from associations with middle class, Victorian morality and representing a staunch religious right wing perspective, Toronto was held up as a representative example; thus, according to Frommer’s (tourist guide) it was dubbed “Toronto The Good” (Davidson, 2007). The roots of this label, from where we stand now, are less than ideal. An argument could be made that…

The morning of September 11, 2001 started off as any other. Who would have expected the deadliest terrorist attack the United States has ever had. An Islamic extremist known as al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial airplanes all with very important targets. American Airlines Flight 11 with United Airlines Flight 175 struck the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. The Pentagon was hit by American Airlines 77 (History.com 1). United Airlines Flight 93 was the only hijacked plane…

that means inviting ideals that don’t necessarily embody their investor’s conservative and Christian mindset. As former King’s college trustee chairman, Andrew Mills puts it: “we wanted a school that engages debates and it’s hard to have that in a cornfield in…

MIS-EDUCATION “All you ever want to do is remind me I am black. But, goddamn it, I also am.”- John Williams I thought graduating from high school was the sign I had been waiting for. I was the only one besides my mother to actually achieve this accredited academic milestone. Neither of my sisters, who are both older than me, ever reached this pinnacle. As the youngest in my immediate family, I felt a sense of pride that would have been bestowed upon a prince, which had just conquered the…

Freedom is a principle that is often taken for granted in the modern world. As a society we must reflect on the struggles that we have endured over time to achieve liberty. Douglass and Achebe present the desire for freedom through their works to attack the treatment of subjugated peoples and show that, even in the worst scenario, humanity can shine through, as the owning class treats their “inferiors” like brutes, instills fear and distrust in their minds, use mind tricks, and play their own…

Sometimes I’m glad things are the way they are. Everything would’ve been so different. Maybe even myself. I wonder what life would’ve been like if I stayed...and when I say stayed I mean stayed at my hometown Fort Wayne, Indiana. In 2013, I went through a big experience. My family and I have moved to Columbia City, Indiana. This decision was based around my mother because she has met the love of her life. When I found out that we were moving I was devastated. I was young and the thought of…

Introduction Throughout the past two years, I have been taught the importance of using evidence-based practice (EBP) to implement the best possible interventions in order for my patients to achieve desirable outcomes. EBP emphasizes the need for redesigning health care that is effective, safe, and efficient for patients. Research in nursing is significant for further improvement of the patients that we are taking care of and it is essential to keep this in mind when we start our nursing…

Ántonia’s spirit made an impact on Jim, causing him to return to visit her as an adult. “I told Ántonia I would come back, but life intervened, and it was twenty years before I kept my promise” (My Ántonia 175). Life is personified to intervene, and given as a reason for why Jim was unable to return and visit Ántonia. Ántonia was so important to Jim because of her success, that he made a point of returning to visit her. “Not only the progenitor of a large, vigorous family, she is also the source…

Life is personified in My Ántonia, as Ántonia’s spirit makes an impact on Jim, causing him to return to visit her as an adult. “I told Ántonia I would come back, but life intervened, and it was twenty years before I kept my promise” (My Ántonia 175). Life is personified to intervene, and Jim is unable to return and visit Ántonia. Ántonia is so important to Jim because of her success, that he makes a point of returning to visit her. “Not only the progenitor of a large, vigorous family, she is…

Here is Marine Corporal Jose Armenta in his tent on the night before getting blown up in Afghanistan. He jokes with Mulrooney and Berry and the medic the guys have nicknamed “Christ.” He feeds and waters his dog, Zenit, a sable-coat German shepherd. He lets Buyes, who will be dead in three months, ruffle Zenit’s fur, for the radioman is crazy about the dog. Then he takes Zenit outside in the waning light of this dusty, desert otherworld to train. They’re happiest like this. Jose has Zenit sit,…