The Rising

Every now and then after watching a certain amount of movies you’ll come across one that has an undecipherable meaning, but certain parts of the movie will stick with you for a while. Nicolas Winding Refn’s Valhalla Rising is a good example of that. The story revolves around One-Eye, a silent ruthless Viking warrior who had been enslaved for years by a chieftain He sets out on a quest to regain his own freedom and cleanse his own soul by helping a small group of Christians crusade to Jerusalem.…

According to the article, ADHD Prevalence Still Rising, by Gupta, S. (2016), “Rates of parent reporting diagnosed attention deficient hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) continued their upward trend through 2011” (para. 1). However, ADHD is considered an over diagnosed disorder. “ADHD, is a disorder that is complexly determined, both over and underdiagnosed, and often inadequately treated” (Parritz & Troy, 2014, pg. 140). Parents should be observant to the behavior of their child to distinguished…

We experience something new everyday, such as moving to a new city or having your first job interview. Changes like these can be challenging, but in the end, they can have benefits. The book Esperanza Rising is about a girl who’s life changed from good to bad in the blink of an eye. Throughout the story, she learned and grew from these changes over time. Esperanza lost everything she owned in just one night. In the story, Esperanza lost her father to bandits. Losing her father meant that for…

The rising cost of college tuition is the great wall that students in America is facing today, college prices in the U.S. increased faster than the rate of inflation, thus extending a decades-long pattern of higher-education costs. The role of the federal government in higher education has been a topic of interest since the Founding. George Washington thought that that the United States would benefit from having a national university (Arnn, 2004). Basic economic theory proposes that as the…

it forward. While some events are used to provide information about the setting and some background information, other events can help the story reach its conclusion. The plot of a story usually has 5 parts: beginning with the exposition, then the rising action, the climax, the falling action, and the resolution which is the ending of a story. The development of the plot can be explained using the story The Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs. The exposition usually introduces the characters and the…

Salt water marsh provide ecosystems to many type of wildlife. But in the past two centauries there has been many dangers to the marshes. Rising sea level has became a major problem for today’s environment, particularly the pacific coast marshes and wetlands, according to Dr. Glen Macdonald’s research. He has done research on how the sea level rising is affecting the marshes. His research has been focused on the 14 salt water marshes along the pacific coast, ranging from Tijuana to the northern…

Sometimes things have deeper meanings than what first meets the eye. This happens multiple times in the short story “A Wall of Fire Rising” by Edwidge Danticat. In this story, Guy, the father of a young boy, struggles to find work and support his family. Due to the fact that Guy is extremely miserable, he often notices symbols of freedom around him and daydreams of a better life. One of the first symbols in the story, is the hot air balloon Guy fantasizes about flying one day. The deeper…

Shannon Ryan Mrs. Moore Short Fiction July2, 2015 Midterm Section A: 1. Identify the elements of exposition, complication, climax, and resolution in “Hands” by Sherwood Anderson. Discuss how these elements work (or fail to work) together. Be sure to use concrete details and accurate definitions of those literary terms to explain your answer. This story contains every element literature requires. Like every great writer, Sherwood Anderson excellently portrayed exposition, complication, climax,…

Dr. Stein Eng. 1302: Composition II 10/1/16 Critical analysis #1: The Rising Cost of Not Going to College Is it worth not going to college? In the article by Pew Research Center “The Rising Cost of Not Going to College”, the author compares a high school degree to a college degree to show, which is better for the work force. It shows the ways it can help you get a better job to…

The movie Tell Them We Are Rising was very inspiring. I enjoyed the way it depicted African American education over time. Throughout the movie it made me ponder on a discussion my cohort and I had in our Culture Diversity in Education class. We were discussing the academic achievement gap amongst Minorities and White/Asian Americans. One of my classmates believed that the achievement gap between the cultures was due to parental involvement, and Asian students performed at a higher rate than…