The Key

Oh, say can you see the inequality in America? Recent events have sparked controversy, questioning if the National Anthem represents all American individuals, and if not, why we play it at all our sporting events. The National Anthem is a longstanding tradition at sporting events; however, it fails to represent the majority of Americans and serves as a symbol of civil inequality. Therefore, the National Anthem should no longer be a part of sporting events, as well as undergo revisions to meet…

For the most part, it's not something they choose, the disease chooses them. This is why a complete recovery is such a tenuous objective. It demands absolute dedication and a focus on staying away from triggers and avoiding dangerous situations. Key Stats About Relapses If you are in midst of a recovery from a serious drinking problem, it might be beneficial for you to understand just how insidious your disease can be. The hope is that a higher level of awareness will help you maintain a higher…

on the consumption of our natural resources. In Thomas L. Friedman’s “Our Carbon Copies (or, Too Many Americans)” and the written debate between Robert W. Kates and J. Anthony Cassils in “Is Limiting Consumption Rather Than Limiting population The Key To Sustainability”, they talk about this contentious topic and the solutions to the impacts of sustainability. Clearly, limiting consumption is the rational solution to the impacts of sustainability, but environmentally speaking, the two groups…

forgotten what one has learned in school.” Education is extremely important in one’s life. In order for one to be successful in life, an education is surely required. One cannot be successful without having some kind of education; it is essentially the key to success. Teachers are the ones who will give the education you need in order to make it in life. Authors such as Moore, Rose, and Anyon give their thoughts and experiences on teachers; they gave insight as to treatment toward teachers, etc.…

injustice can cause people to be ashamed of who they are. It takes a lot of courage and strength to not let social injustice define you. In the young adult fiction novel, If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson and in the historic drama, Sarah’s Key by Tatiana De Rosnay, characters show that social injustice does not define who they are and their true self is still able to shine through. In the beginning of If You Come Softly, Miah first experiences social injustice when he is a young boy.…

The Great Fitzgerald Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was formative figure in the emerging generation of the 1920’s. He was the voice no one else could capture. He wrote from personal experiences which made him more credible then others, and exaggerated the stories in order to meet the desires of the generation for the more lavish life styles in the growing counterculture. In his short stories: “A Winter’s Dream”, “The Rich Boy,” and “A Diamond as Big as The Ritz.” These stories exemplify a new…

As I read my strengths, I saw that being restorative, disciplined, focused, and an achiever can help me be more on top of things in regard to school and future jobs. As a person, everyone needs good skills in order to succeed in anything they do. In my situation, I need these skills in order to do better in school and eventually when I’m done with college I will need these skills for a job. Being restorative is a way of being able to solve problems and leading me to a solution. Being disciplined…

In a world most adults see as black and white, suffocate from boundaries, and grimace at the age-old toddler questions, there is hope and understanding. In the same world we have an abundance of toddlers seeing a rainbow of grey, understanding the sky’s the limit, and the famous question “Why?” brings a sparkle to their eyes and understanding to their soul. It is because of the brave adults that continue to see grey, except the sky has no limits, and continue to ask “why?” we have the…

The foundation of the American Dream is to be able to start poor, work hard, and become financially stable. With our declining economy that dream is becoming harder and harder to be able to achieve. The reality of finding a job that pays more than minimum wage without a college degree is slim to none; and the reality of lower class citizen getting a college degree is becoming impossible due to the rising college tuition fees. So the concept that if you work hard enough you will be able to…

Oh say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave. O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave. - Francis Scott Key, 1814. This is our country, land of the free and home of the brave. We are America. The strong. The brave. The courageous. We stand united, arms locked, indivisible by any other opposing force. We are free, and it is our right to be equal with one another. We are the sturdy thread that holds our country together. Each of us represented and accounted for under the…