The End

You see your friend at the grocery store, baby in tow. You know it is a boy because of the blue clothing. Perhaps this goes unquestioned, a preconceived idea that is drilled into our heads throughout our lives, baby boys wear blue and baby girls wear pink. Gender roles are heavily influential in modern society, to the point where they are often simply taken in stride. Our gender influences everything we do in some form or another. As an ever-developing population, humans are beginning to…

all right at the end;” however, Nick’s sensitivity to Gatsby runs too deep to allow him to see things clearly enough to make a correct evaluation of him (Fitzgerald 13-14). Nick’s point of view that Gatsby is all…

The ethical issue that was presented in the scenario is that the manager, Mike, wants me to falsify the year-end ledger so that it looks as if he has had more revenue in the current year. There is a policy that starts in January so the money for that policy cannot be counted for revenue for the current year. Not only will it affect the current year books but it will affects next year’s revenue as well. The reason that he is asking for the change so that he can receive his bonus because he is…

middle eastern countries; continual involvement or lack thereof, will result in a worldwide battle or place the US in perilous economic and political positions dependent upon whom we remain loyal and whom we concurrently forsake. How Will the Syrian War End? Generally, proxy wars are desirable…

as the world collapses, compelling readers to draw insight from the text and hopefully gain a better understanding of how to prevent the apocalypse. In Stephen King’s “The End of the Whole Mess” and Richard Kadrey’s “Still Life with Apocalypse,” both authors discuss the leadership structures that form during as the world ends, showing humans gravitation toward order. King and Kadrey show that, in the apocalypse and today, as people become complacent, their leaders may no longer pursue their…

Rainbow 's End: very renowned author, Maury Klein, writes The Crash of 1929. Klein perhaps could have chosen a more suitable title for this book, but it got his ideas and perceptions of the market crash of 1929 with an intense and gripping fashion. The book tells the story of the stock market crash, also known as “Black Thursday”. Klein is known to be an author of many books on personalities and institutions, which have often taken, center stage in American business, focuses here on financial…

the end of the Cold War, many people will state that either General Secretary Gorbachev or President Ronald Reagan brought it to a close. Americans will most likely explain that Reagan’s military powers and strategic thinking had the most influential impact, while past Soviet citizens will support Gorbachev, and say he contributed to the end of the war for the better of the Soviet people. However, there are many other significant variables that had an impact and should be credited for the end of…

During childhood, children are constantly telling themselves that they are inferior to adults. The conflict of adulthood versus childhood happens to be one of the main themes in The Ocean at the End of The Lane by Neil Gaiman. Throughout the story, the Hempstocks teach the narrator important lessons regarding grown ups and adults. Among these lessons include how adults don't always win against children and how adults are just children trapped inside intimidating adult bodies. These lessons give…

Yayoi Kusama Yayoi Kusama, Beyond the End of the Century, 1987 Acrylic on canvas, 162 cm x 130 cm Beyond the End of the Century is an abstract work whose subject matter consists of red circles of varying sizes, each with a red line trailing behind it as though it has a tail. These are set against a plain white background. Kusama’s use of line implies the movement of the red figures: the “tails” trailing behind each red circle have an organic and fluid shape, making it seem as though the…

the purpose of prolonging life or rather to optimize the quality of it through the implementation of comfort measures. In regards to the question, I do not agree that capping Medicare benefits are going to have a direct impact in promoting dignified end of life care issues. In this interview, it appeared as if the focus was more on the financial aspect of saving money when providing care…