The Snow Queen

The true horror in the world isn’t from monsters, but the society that people have created. In Mary Shelley’s 1831 novel, Frankenstein, there is a scientist who brings a Creature to life. Even though this scientist created this monster, he brings him to life and sees the horror in his creation. He leaves the Creature to fend for himself which causes revenge and hatred. The Creature goes on to kill Victor 's family and drive him crazy. Even though the Creature kills Victor’s family the real…

bees, one queen, and about 50,000 worker bees (Benjamin 14). The drones are all males. The male honeybee has a single purpose in its life: to mate with the queen and reproduce. When a drone mates, the process takes a short five seconds in which their reproductive organ explodes and the bee falls to the ground, paralyzed, to die (Kalman 17). The drone bee rarely leaves the hive, unless in search for the queen on her mating flight. The queen bee does not do much more physical labor. The queen is a…

Queen Elizabeth I: The Divergent Leader of England Queen Elizabeth I, commonly called “The Virgin Queen,” was the Queen of England throughout the late Sixteenth Century. She proceeded to become queen following her half half-sister, Queen Mary of Scots, reign. She set precedents in forth that are still being followed today many national leaders and everyday people. Queen Elizabeth I was a divergent, caring leader and the epitome of a non-conformist, revolutionizing a nation. Queen Elizabeth…

Queen Elizabeth 's Passion For Art: Queen Elizabeth I had a great passion for the arts, she loved music, dancing, and watching plays. The arts flourished during her reign and that time was often referred to as the Golden Age as amazing artists such as William Shakespeare were discovered. Many artists honoured her by either basing their characters in their plays off of her, or painting her portrait. The Ending of Her Reign, and Her Death: Although Queen Elizabeth I was an incredible…

In one of Lewis Carroll’s books “Alice in Wonderland” a character in his book says,“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?''That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,' said the Cat. This quote means each time you make a choice you are going down a path and it’s your choice on which path you want to take. You decide how much you want to grow from now. This quote relates to the novel “outsiders” because the people in outsiders made their own choices, they decided…

Relationships are a part of our daily lives. Love, friendship, hate, all associated with the idea of how we embrace our acquaintances in life. Have you ever made a decision based solely on others? If so, are we to blame for the consequences? In “Romeo and Juliet”, character motivation, irony and symbolism all address the topic of the significance of relationships and how they shape our lives. William Shakespeare’s tragic play on the love story between Romeo and Juliet reveals that…

PESTICIDES: THE UGLY, THE BAD AND THE BEES. To pesticide or not to pesticide? The correct answer for this question is no! Pesticides should be banned because these products have harmful effects to many living things. One of the most important pollinators on the planet, bees, are an organism that is highly affected by pesticides. Pesticides contribute to many health problems in adults and children. Pesticides today contaminate our food and water, along with hurting the environment in other ways…

replenish food supply. Honey bees as a population follow an extremely interesting order to maintain productivity and success within their hives and colonies. Adult female bees are labeled as queens in the hive and only emerge to mate with the adult male drones. This happens three times over the course of their queen bee lives, and the sperm is held over time to produce…

hunty” and “throwing shade”. While they did this, they were getting plenty of praise from the mostly white crowd, which made me and my partner uncomfortable. I felt like I was watching a caricature of my culture. This reminded me of the “The Drag Queen and the Mummy” reading, where Dorian Corey stated “When I grew up, of course, you know, black stars were stigmatized. Nobody wanted to look like Lena Home. Everybody wanted to look like Marilyn Monroe." (Conlon, p.138) What I witnessed did not…

Zootopia is about a bunny, Judy Hopps, who struggles to fit into the police force. She quickly discovers that Zootopia is not quite what she imagined. Ironically, she partners up with a fox, Nick Wilde, who stubbornly creates conflict between the two of them. The story is centered around a bunny named Judy Hopps whose dream is to become a cop. Usually, predators are the only animals that become cops, but she firmly believes that she can be just as good of a cop as any predator because they are…