The Pawn

When schools are failing and students aren’t learning, who is held for responsible? The answer to this question is more likely point toward one answer: teachers. Teachers have long since become the scapegoat or pawn for their students’ performance. Many debaters like Anne Perrin, author of the essay “Stop Blaming Teachers (2008),” argues that the society blame teachers for our nation’s educational shortcoming instead of the “real culprits” (87). I found her essay to be very strong as she uses…

(DRAFT) What were the aims of the Arab Revolt, and what was the response of the British Government? Throughout the course of World War 1 a serious of agreements were made, which had a influence on the location of the Middle East. During this period of time, the Arabs were seeking an independent Arab state, free from the Ottoman influences, and Great Britain was at war with the Ottomans. The British used this to their advantage, agreeing to help the Arab’s fight the Ottomans, and in return giving…

Ana Baletskaya Ms. Jemar ENGL1302AN01 30 March 2017 Ignorance is Bliss “The Jewelry” is a short story that makes you question all you know about human nature. It requires you to examine all relationships with those close and wonder about the agendas of the heart, the depth of a person’s love and their promise of devotion. This story is particularly interesting because of the irony it casts over the reader by providing such realistic descriptions of a married pair. The couple in this story seemed…

John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November twenty-second, 1963. Lee Harvey Oswald may have pulled the trigger, but he did not act alone in the carrying out of JFK´s murder, JFK´s death very much affected the nation.Lyndon Baines Johnson was the mastermind behind this malicious plot, Malcolm Wallace, and Lee Harvey Oswald had been puppets, that could be manipulated. Lyndon Baines Johnson, with the assistance of Lee Harvey Oswald, and Malcolm Wallace had Kennedy assassinated. The year…

Love is a dangerous and powerful sensation. It has the ability to control any individual who may come in contact with it. Love is a risk, and in order for a person to truly love, they must choose to sacrifice themselves and their judgment, which can either strengthen an individual or completely tear them apart. This forces me to ask, is love worth the risk? As for Medea, she chooses to take the risk, and, consequently, allows herself to fall dangerously in love with Jason, which leads to the…

Throughout history, people representative of different eras who are subjected to moral criticism exhibit similar fundamental characteristics. Between the glorious Julius Caesar, the victorious Donald Trump, and the triumphant Joseph Stalin, they all share the common identity of Machiavellian rulers. William Shakespeare’s play King Lear, similar to Machiavelli’s The Prince, demonstrates these attributes clearly and concisely. Shakespeare shows that such figures generally have supreme confidence…

The dictionary defines manipulation as “the influence or use of another, especially in an unfair manner, for one’s own benefit or advantage.” Although the manipulators often end up worse off in Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, manipulation is the ever-present underlying evil readily dispersed in an attempt to influence opinions, to secure personal gain, and to cause injury to another. Manipulation manifests itself in multiple forms throughout the novel. One way manipulation is subtly shown is…

Reproductive Cloning Being a pawn in society scares most people, but reproductive cloning could make that a reality. The debate about cloning has been a very difficult and made people wonder if reproductive cloning is morally acceptable to make legal on humans. Cloning has been a fantasy from the beginning, revolving from movies like Jurassic Park and Star Wars. These movies helped a rise to make this fantasy, of reproductive cloning, a reality. Reproductive Cloning if legal would change…

Today in the United States, the Second Amendment is a largely controversial debated topic by roughly every politician. The Second Amendment was adopted on December 15, 1791. It states “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed” (Masters). There are various inputs to this enormous problem, on the bare surface it seems as if a large proportion of this input is contributed by society; or that is…

In many ways the childhood of modern latchkey children and the Roman children growing up thousands of years ago share a few key important similarities. One of the most basic similarities is the family structure; many of these children are growing up in essentially single parent households. Looking beyond this commonality it is interesting to note how similar the outcomes are despite the separation of culture, time, and identity. Another major similarity is fact that in both societies the…