The Prodigy

Film Degree So many people believe the purpose of their lives is to earn money. The amount of of people that throw away dreams and passion for money is unfathomable. While so many people toss away what they really want to do in order to make money, Kirsten Izzett is not one of them. She is currently a senior at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, where she is working to complete her degree in digital filmmaking. While many see this as a risky career path to choose, Kirsten was more than…

The debate over whether someone's success is based on their natural abilities or their hard work and dedication has been widely discussed by people everywhere. Authors Malcom Gladwell and David Epstein argue their different points to try and persuade their audience. David Epstein, author of The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance, believes that innate talent plays a bigger role in determining a successful destiny than practice. The author of Outliers: The Story…

as the images of space and time but also in Walcott's creation of marks as they appear in his poems. All his characters whether they are named or not are likely of hybrid nature. The narrator of Another Life describes himself as "a monster" and "prodigy of the wrong age and color" (qtd. in Curry 202). Shabine, another Walcott's persona in the "The Schooner Flight" describes his hybridity as a West Indian when he says, "I have Duuch, nigger, and English in me/and either I am nobody or I'm a…

I was always the “prodigy” of our family. My grandpa would talk about which Ivy League I would attend. My aunt talked me out of being a lawyer, instead proposing I should become a doctor. My mom scolded me for bringing home anything other than an A on a test because I didn’t apply myself as well as I should have. The end of my sophomore year my GPA was 4.1818, and I was four months pregnant. As it often, and ironically, does, academic intelligence doesn’t equate to common sense. I dropped out my…

All These Things I’ve Done Literary Analysis Essay In a world where “laws change so quickly you could be committing a crime and not even know it” (Zevin p1), a world where caffeine and chocolate are illegal, Anya Balanchine faces her responsibilities as a famous crime boss’s daughter. When Anya and her siblings were adopted by their sick and bedridden grandmother, it is up to Anya to look after her and her sibling’s well being. The author of All These Things I’ve Done, Gabrielle Zevin, conveys…

Today’s music has evolved tremendously since when music was first discovered in the middle ages. Now we have musicians like Beyonce, Alicia Keys, and Adele who changed the whole sound of music: different messages, beats, and style. Artists today are just as creative as the composers before them; Acapella artists sing with no music, other artists use techno or Dubstep, a type of electronic dance music. However, these artists would not have it so easy like they do today if the people that came…

­ 16 million. He makes the point to show that Genghis Khan’s prodigy lives on and on. 8. Genghis Khan failed to create a single political unit out of his conquests. After his death, the empire was divided into four khanates. List each and its location by completing the following chart: Khanate Location…

The Limitations of Women in Music The nineteenth century was not an optimal time to be a woman, in general and especially in music. In this time period music and the culture around it were thriving. Men such as Beethoven and Handel had their works widely recognized and celebrated. However, women had an arduous time making careers or being recognized in the industry. The patriarchal society at the time expected women to become “accomplished” in order to find a suitor and run a household rather…

A common question among parents is “Are we raising our children right?” This question is addressed in Amy Chua’s book “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”. Amy Chua, a professor at Yale Law School, asserts that the best parenting technique is that which the Chinese use, and that the parenting in the United States, the “Western” parenting technique, is horribly ineffectual. For children to shine they must succeed and for them to succeed they must submit to their parents who know best. This is…

Aristotle and John Stuart Mill were two famous philosophers known for their studies in politics. Aristotle believes the best form of government is a polis, while Mill believes a more laid back structure is better. He believes the people should be ruled by the harm principles. Although they have very different ideas on how the people should be ruled, there are many similarities between the two. Aristotle was a great philosopher from the BC era. He had very strong views on how the…