The Remains

the market, whether they have a large or small share. The operations of businesses shift due to the increase in competition as many businesses are forced to make these changes, whether they are structural, financial or marketing related, in order to remain competitive within the market. The impact of overseas brands entering…

A fundamental and timeless part of literature from the Salem Witch Trials to the Red Scare to present day Disney movies, evil antagonists provide a source of conflict for a story. Author, Arthur Miller instills villain qualities in one of his main characters, Abigail. The Crucible, a story written about the Salem Witch Trials, demonstrated the power of those who strived for it compared to the outcasts living in Salem during those times. In charge of accusing men and woman of appearing with…

Rochel Gertsberg Michael J. Fox once said, “One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized, and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it’s surrendered.” Fox said that one’s dignity will always remain, no matter what is done to him, unless he gives it up. Dignity is modesty, pride, tenacity, and honor; those things can never be taken away. Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston’s Farwell to Manzanar illustrates this point. The Wakatsuki family is forced to move to Manzanar, a Japanese…

situations. These acts run the gamut from kindness exhibited with no expectations in return to callous manipulation to the detriment of others. Levi is very intentional in avoiding judging the actions of others in the camp, although he cannot always remain so objective about his own actions that must take to survive. Levi seems to be fascinated with the idea of morality and what changes a person can make to their self imposed morality in order to survive. The idea of a universally held moral…

Topic 1 Essay Question Jerusalem is the central and holy land of the Jewish people, although its past is anything but righteous. How is it that such a holy place can be victim to such violence, yet remain the epicenter of an entire religion? Jews once flocked to Jerusalem to visit the temples and even when those temples had been destroyed, the remained faithful to their holy land. Reasons as to why can be negotiated, but the historical lineage of Jerusalem and Israel is one that will always…

400 people everyday (Whitaker 23). Whitaker claims that doctors in the 1960s initiated the idea that psychiatric drugs work by balancing brain chemistry (25). This claim suggested a cure to a biological disorder (Whitaker 25). However, this theory remains unproven. In fact, most Psychopharmacology drugs do the opposite, and decrease the accuracy of the brains ability to evoke feelings and emotions (Whitaker, 25). This decrease causes a change in personality, which increases the likelihood that a…

The ingredients in the powder include the tetrodotoxin from a puffer fish, a marine toad, a hyla tree frog, and human remains (bones). The poison can be absorbed through the skin just by touch, or by breathing it in. After someone ingests the poison, they are presumed dead because of their slow heartbeat and extreme shallow breathing and taken to their family’s mausoleum…

truly feel. In high school, everyone is usually friends or is caught up spreading as much drama as possible, but they are young kids who do not know any better. College on the other hand is slightly different. I believe that college campuses must remain free learning environments where the students and faculty can openly discuss, argue, present, or debate issues without being threatened by any person or group that is offended.…

In the USA, the rate of vehicle occupant deaths for children 1–3 years old has decreased by over 50% in the last 30 years1 largely due to increased use of child restraint systems. Despite these impressive declines, however, motor vehicle crashes remain the leading cause of death for children 1–4 years of age.2 Although current child restraint systems have been shown to be effective, further reductions in child passenger injuries may be achieved by improving car seat features and designs. In…

system that can match its international partner. Cornell is a world renowned university that is not only strong all around in academics, from economics and finance to business and engineering, but it offers much more to students like me. Cornell remain the center of agricultural technology which provides me with the networking opportunities that will help me find internships and jobs, and develop real world expertise in agricultural economic, both from a business and policy perspective. I can…