The Grass Is Greener

Was T. Ray actually a bad father? (define bad and discuss norms of the day) It is often difficult to define a bad parent, because it is subjective. What one person sees as abusive others may see it as loving discipline. In the story, T. Ray has lily work for him at the peach stand, he want her to sell peaches and not read. Lily sees reading as educational, while T. Ray sees it has lazy and unproductive. He is trying to show her how to be a good worker. Some may see this as abuse, while others…

Knowing the difference between a weed in the backyard and the weed used to intoxicate is becoming increasingly rare (Nature Deficit Disorder Takes Root) as children of the post-millennial years are becoming more disconnected with nature. Nature Deficit Disorder, NDD, was termed in 2005 by researcher and author, Robert Louv in his book, Last Child in the Woods. It is used to describe the nature void people have in their life. NDD isn’t an official medical term but there are significant effects it…

With his extraordinary military accomplishments and leadership skills, Genghis Khan was a warrior and ruler who united all the nomadic tribes in the steppe of Mongolia and built the largest land empire in the world in the thirteenth century. He left a great legacy through his innovative ideas and laws whilst also promoting religious freedom, allowing an exchange of the global economy between Asia and Europe (Weatherford). However, with a belief that there should be only one ruler under the sky,…

The humming buzz of the crowd fills the arena, but I hear nothing. The only thing on my mind is to get ready for the “important” game coming up right after this one. My coach thought if I played the first part of the junior varsity basketball game, I would be better prepared for the varsity game to follow—the game that really counted; I agreed. I thought to myself, “I’ll play a quarter or two, get used to the hoops and court, then rest and prepare.” The game started, and as a starting varsity…

According to Columbia University in the City of New York (2016), ethnography or field research is: A sociological method that explores how people live and makes sense of their lives with one another in particular places. The focus might be on a people and the meaning they produce through everyday interactions, or places, and the organizational logics that guide our activities. (para. 1). Ethnography is vital for the study of Anthropology because in order for an Anthropologist to understand how…

There are many similarities and a few subtle differences between poetry and poetic music when broken down, hence the word poetic before music in poetic music. “Bleeding Me” by Metallica, and “Good-Bye” by Shirley J. Stankiewicz are similar in theme, format, symbolism and have subtle differences such as a repetitive chorus required in music. Some poems can be straight forward and say what is on their minds, but others like Metallica’s “Bleeding Me” and Shirley J. Stankiewicz’s “Good-Bye” can be a…

Frank Jacobs takes an unorthodox approach to quantifying the perceived political geography of Earth in his article “Coffee and Cannibals – the Weird Geography of Autocomplete Maps.” By examining a series of maps, ostensibly generated from Google’s search autocomplete, Jacobs attempts to provide readers with insight into the “mental maps” of different cultures. Before analyzing the article, it is important to first understand exactly what a mental map is in the context of political geography.…

Within every household, there’s a family who has their own unique and diverse way of interacting and communicating with one another. There is no such thing as a perfect family, but that does not mean a family cannot be happy. Through communication and effort, a family can surpass any obstacles it may face and be guided to a healthy, loving life. According to Galvin, Braithwaite, and Bylund, “Communication serves as the process by which a family member create and share their meanings with each…

Since the beginning of time, people have always tried to find a sense of belonging. Whether this belonging or acceptance comes from the home or the outside world, people long for the need to be acknowledged. For some individuals, the ideas of having people behind you is everything but when society and in most cases, family turns away, another form of acceptance can come into play when dealing with where you live and who you ultimately want to be. When acceptance isn’t reached with family or…

Bierce did not like the standard endings that most readers have come to expect and enjoy. He wanted his work to standout in the readers something they would always remember. The short story, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, was broken up into three parts, each part describes various parts of the hanging. Bierce’s use of extremely detailed imagery and the accurate description of the goings on in the period, gives the reader an in-depth feeling of being with Peyton Farquhar, at the time of his…