The Plight

On September 2, Alan Kurdi, a three year old toddler, drowned after a rowboat, trying to reach the Greek island capsized, while attempting to escape a civil war Alan Kurdi came from Kobani, the city in northern Syria, that was evacuated due to the Kurdish forces war against the Islamic State extremists. On September 2nd Alan, his brother Ghalib and their mother were among a dozen Syrian refugees, including 5 children who drowned. Abdullah Kurdi was among the few people who survived. We…

The Iliad opens up with an argument between Agamemnon and Achilles. Anger be now your song, immortal one, Akhilleus’ anger, doomed and ruinous, and crowded brave souls into the undergloom, leaving so many dead men-carrion for dogs and birds; and the will of Zeus was done. Begin it when the two men first contending broke with one another- The Lord Marshal Agamemnon, Atreus’ son, and Prince Akhilleus. (Fitzgerald, 5) Achilles’ pride has been wounded because Agamemnon has taken his bride, Briseis,…

also caused an unneccessary and appauling war that, at vast expense, has achieved no positive benefit whatsoever (Marrickville Peace Group, n.d.). Australia’s enduring dependence on the US caused it to be dragged into an unethical and unnacceptable plight for North America’s own interests. So obsessed with what it once was, America used its advanced technology and impressive army to attempt to get back on top and reign superior and its legacy is the current turmoil in the Middle…

The sun shining down on my skin, the sand in between my toes and the ocean water rushing past me reminds me of the blissful summers I spent with my whole family. Seeing everyone smile and laugh together fills my body with warmth and comfort. One story my mother once told me forever altered my perspective on the simplicity of life. My mother escaped Vietnam when she was only seventeen years old due to communist rule and oppressive conditions. After enduring one year of suffering through two…

history (Carroll XXI). The assignment for this week was to read chapters 1and 2. This paper will summarize some of what the author discussed in great detail in these chapters. In chapter one, “In the Beginning: The World of Native Americans,” the plight of the indigenous peoples of the Americas is uncovered and discussed without reservation. Rather than reporting that America was discovered, as has been published by many other history books, Carroll promotes a different opinion. He took the…

The prophets depicted in the Hebrew Bible are said to have played a pivotal role in the history of the people of ancient Palestine. This is evidenced by approximately 30 percent of the Hebrew Bible is comprised of purported orations of or writings about the prophets (Stanley, 410, 425). The role of the prophets was to serve as intermediaries between deities and the people of ancient Palestine (Stanley, 416). This was important as one of the mechanism for the people to understand and connect…

Irish Americans are a key piece to the puzzle that is the United States of America. For hundreds of years they have been leaving the emerald isle to venture to the shores of America. The Irish are a proud people who love their country of origin. However, certain factors, especially in the 17 and 1800s forced many to call the United States home. In the 1700s Ireland mainly consisted of humble Catholics working the land. This was a problem for England who believed that the British isles should…

Porsche for making them get speeding tickets. This allegory was quite expertly chosen as it illustrates the ludicrousness of the claims staked by those who pursue litigation for this reason. Zinczenko also demonstrates the difficulty in the American plight for natural, healthful, and whole food by giving us another allegory. He instructs the reader to drive down a street twice; once looking for fast food, and once looking for a grapefruit. He then proceeds to tell the reader that one would be…

I feel a strong connection with Dorothy Day’s criticisms of organized religion during her years as a college student. The poverty and injustice that plagued the world around her conflicted with the religious preaching of peace and joy. What I find most fascinating is the effect the power of literacy had on Dorothy. Immediately swayed by the books she read, Dorothy began to reject one belief system--organized religion-- and substitute it for another belief system: radicalism. However, by not…

Ophelia, AKA the Witch of Morpheus, sat at a makeshift table, playing at eating her dinner as she contemplated all that had happened since the night she found herself on Morpheus, naked in a bed with a man she didn't even know. A shiver ran done her spine when she remembered how the feeling of unrealness had come over her and nearly destroyed her. She had fought against it and won the battle for reality that first night. The constant fear that the unreality would come back to claim her haunted…