The Gates of Hell

For centuries African Americans religious views have been heavily influenced post slave mentalities and old southern rituals practiced here in America in the “Black Church”. When enslaved Africans arrived in the new land they came with practices and customs from Africa that they were stripped of and forbidden to practice. As Christianity and the King James Bible became prominent in the Black Church, church going slaves used christianity as a method to ease the pain and hardships of slavery,…

In this excerpt we will explore the life of Sigmund Freud and the degree of influence that depression had in the life of this well-known psychologist. We will also attempt to highlight specific reasons for why such a decorated man experienced episodes of depression and anxiety. What makes this study so unique is the fact that psychologists like Freud are depended on to help relieve peoples inner tensions and resolve their ongoing psychological problems. Ironically, it turns out that Sigmund…

A big part in my family is traveling, and we all love to travel. Everyone in my family has traveled to many places, including Europe, Asia, Australia, and even Africa! One of my favorite places I have ever traveled to was South America. Absolutely beautiful jungles and beaches, I could get lost in the jungles green beauty with exotic animals, and listen to the sweet ocean waves crash over the haystack rocks. Costa Rica is absolutely stunning, and that is why I love the country deeply. When I…

horse! Geez you never take my advice! Now get your butt out of my house, I can’t stand the look of ya!” “Hold ya horses Vito, I’m goin I’m goin.” “Next time I see ya give money away like that, I’m gon be pissed!” “Please, relax will ya.” “Get the hell outta here.” Henry Tomasino and Vito Scaletta, two childhood friends, are middle aged men in the Italian Mafia. Besides drinking and killing, these two friends gamble on everything. It started in 1933 when Henry and Vito’s friend, Carlo Falcone,…

Frederick Douglass Detailed Life Detailed account of the life of Frederick Douglass, written by himself in “Narrative of Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave” first published in 1846. Frederick Douglass’s life began as a slave born to a slave. Mr. Douglass reflections of the cruelty against slaves as seen from such an early age. This paper will summarize Mr. Douglass’s early childhood, escape from slavery, prosperity in the north and his rise to being a nonviolent abolitionist. The…

Bill Gates said, “Young Chinese, Indians, and Poles are not racing us to the bottom. They are racing us to the top. They do not want to work for us; they don’t even want to be us. They want to dominate us (365)”. How could we expect some of our students who are…

In the story, the porter is a character who guards Macbeth’s castle door. In one scene he is very drunk when he hears a knock at the castle door. Instead of answering like a normal person, he plays with his imagination and pretends to guard the gates of hell. It kind of makes sense seeing how Macbeth acts like he doesn’t have a soul. Not much more is said about this theory although it is interesting to think…

Perception is the lens through which people view the world around them. Some can see the truth buried beneath the surface, while others shake their heads, their eyes too blinded by hate and fear to see the reality of the situation. In the critically-acclaimed novel To Kill a Mocking Bird, written by the masterful Harper Lee, one of the most prevalent themes incorporated within, is the concept of illusion versus reality. Set in a small town in southern Alabama, To Kill a Mocking Bird tells the…

Short Story Exam This short story is about a woman and her angst teenaged granddaughter. The grandmother seemed cold and distant to her granddaughter, and to anything else besides her dog. The young girl tries to run away with some bikers, but the grandmother would have none of it. They were then caught in a sticky situation, but the two would make it back to their home safe and protected from the rough riders. The actions of the grandmother lead to the realization that she does care about the…

crossing this threshold into adulthood with complete strangers. A line of people, both male and female snaked its way from the door to something hidden, waiting for them on the other side of the room. Hopefully they knew what they were doing. I sure as hell didn’t. I would have felt more at ease if someone had taken my hand and guided me through this journey, but I knew that wasn’t going to happen. Sadly, no one had ever explained this process and procedure to me. No one had walked me through…