The Silver Lining

Thesis for Research Paper Throughout life, there are certain technological advancements everybody experiences which affect their lives in either positive or negative ways. To be more specific, the field of photography is a field which has had some major technological advancements with imaging, resulting in the discovery of radiographs, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. The chain reaction of advancements from photography to medicine has helped the world in increasing life…

Shashi Deshpande is a leading woman novelist in Indian writing in English. She has written seven novels and four collections of short stories. In her novels she gives us a realistic portrait of middle-class educated Indian women who are self-confident, self-reliant and financially self-dependent. Such women are the protagonists of her novels, they get trapped between tradition and modernity, they undergo great mental trauma, they face the problems of adjustments and conflicts and then they go in…

What is education and what does it have to do with my experiences of being too kind? Education is a process of trial and error and taking your new found experiences and using it in your future. My education concerning being too kind is a story of trial and error until I soon found the right way to live. The events that led to my current definition of education all started with how I was raised and how that shaped my young mind. Looking back I was a much kinder and warm hearted child but for good…

the shore, and trading vessels regularly came and went from the coast of Genoa (Gallagher 4). Columbus entered upon sea sailing at the tender age of fourteen, as his father would send him on short journeys to buy wool and sell his cloth in the towns lining the Mediterranean Sea coast. Upon growing a bit older, he began earning his living as a sailor and acquired necessary skills such as handling the sails, estimating distances, steering, as well as other seamanship elements. When he was…

The rolling hills of town would burst into a soft blanket of green as spring entered, bringing with her all of the standard vernal beauties and graces. The river sparkled in the sunlight and one could see the rounded rocks lining the bottom through the waters clear frame, seemingly inviting him to come and swim in its soothing currents. Stopping to sit down on the bench overlooking the river, he watched the sun slip past the horizon. When the glow of twilight was fading…

“You have Ulcerative Colitis,” the doctor explained to me. I could sense the concern and uneasiness in my doctor’s voice as he delivered the bad news, but in that moment a wave of relief came over me. I had finally figured out what had been ailing me for the first two months of my senior year of high school. I had finally figured out the reason I had been so weak, which had led me to drop my position as captain of my high school sailing team. I had finally figured out what caused me to loose…

Many people in life have referenced dance, as a way to express themselves. Oprah Winfrey, who many look up to today as a great motivational speaker, has referenced dance to express her philosophies on life. However, her life was not always bright. Born to a single mother in Kosciusko, Mississippi, Oprah Winfrey was raised into poverty. She worked on a farm, while her mother was looking for work, and her grandmother taught her to read at an early age. As she grew up, she endured more hardships,…

Daniel Elia College Writing II Professor Bellinson Advocacy in Mental Illness: Defeating Stigma and Improving the Healthcare System When pilot Andreas Lubitz crashed his airliner into the Alps, killing the 150 passengers on board, people were confused as to his motivations. Investigators went through his records and found that he had been taking neuroleptic medication, and to some extent that they had been involved in the outcome of the incident. Similarly, James Homes, who was behind the…

When it comes to dating it is never easy. Dating can almost be seen as a puzzle, each person has certain qualities they would like their significant other to have, However, a person might not get their ideal puzzle prize because, while that person might have that one great quality, but they might also have that one great flaw. Each country around the world has their own routine to dating. Many countries may assume what the dating culture is like in a different country based on their film and…

The intention of misusing or mistreating certain assets has become very common in people. Various beings have different purposes rather than being maltreated and neglected. As far as mishandling beings goes, animals are usually the victims. One of the many reasons for animals becoming extinct is the mistreatment by humans, such as trappers abusing animals of the wildlife for fashion-needs. Thousands of animals are harmed every day so that their fur can be used to produce furry coats. Animal…