The Strongest

North Won the Civil War, David H. Donald presents the strongest thesis. Donald’s thesis for his essay is that the South did not lose the war because of a lack of economic resources or poor leadership, but because the people wanted to keep their civil liberties during the war. Donald’s explanation of how the Southern soldiers were unwilling to have their civil liberties cut short by the government is a key reason why his reason is the strongest. If soldiers did not approve of actions of their…

There's something brutally honest about shot putting. There's no deception, no faking a good throw. It's a simple test of brute power: whoever can "put" the shot farthest is the strongest. Celtic chiefs 2,000 years ago used rock throwing competitions to determine their strongest warriors, and it's that raw simplicity I love. When I step into the ring, everything slows down—it's just 12 pounds of metal and me. The throw itself is a visceral experience, a rush of energy that often leaves me no…

Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds In a world filled with alternative facts, where individuals are often force fed (sometimes false) information, Elizabeth Kolbert wrote “Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds” as a culmination of her research on the relation between strong feelings and deep understanding about issues. Her article articulates, and confirms, her belief that opinions are often formed with little to no factual backing, especially in today’s society, which proves to be a problem in a…

Can technology be a harmful invention to our mind? Technology is a good invention to our parts of life, like jobs, schools, and personal. Because it enables us to grow in all the aspects like, in the pursuit of a good education, mostly jobs are relying on technology assistance, and in our daily living we have increased the electronic devices usage. However, in my point of view, technology has taken over our minds. Technology has become our hero, when the internet is more reachable than a book.…

Superman, Batman, Ironman, Hulk, Thor, etc. All ‘heroes’ in the world, but not just superheroes are ‘heroes’. Everyone has the potential to become a hero, and heroism traits are apart of everyone. A hero isn’t always the greatest, strongest human being that risks their life, a hero is someone who makes a positive impact in someone else’s life and overcomes challenges. Bob Riley said, “Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during the hard times when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed.” This quote…

Edgar Allan Poe Born in 1809, Edgar Allan Poe was a famous writer known for his dark and twisted stories and poems. The Raven, being his most popular piece of work, paid Poe only $14. He wrote many stories in poems, almost all of which surrounded death and love. He died in 1849. In the story, The Raven, the setting isn’t specified. The time took place on a late December, and that is all the author expressed. Along with the setting, there are only two characters acknowledged, and the author…

“look’ee” instead of “look” to indicate the convict’s lack of education and low class lifestyle. From this scene, Pip conjures the idea that if he “instead of abhorring him; [he] been attracted to him by the strongest admiration and affection, instead of shrinking from him with the strongest repugnance; it could have been no worse” (301). Contrary to the convict’s dialogue, Pip utilizes complex words as “abhorring” and “repugnance” in place of “disgust” to portray his growth from an innocent…

The theme of the short story “Harrison Bergeron” is that total equality is not what people should want. This is effectively supported throughout the story by the author’s use of different literary devices and techniques, including irony. Vonnegut supports this theme in many different ways. He shows that these people are not getting the chance to actually live; they’re being oppressed by the government. In paragraph 10, George tries to think about how ballerinas shouldn’t be handicapped while…

the people of Yona. His spirit was of a bear and he could control the element of water. Misabe entered the town after being in the forest for millions of years in that island and he called his spirit animal for help, for he needs it to fight the strongest creature ever to be seen by a human eye, Kimaui. He manipulated the human brain to obey his commands. Misabe, who wasn't human, did not get affected by Kimaui, so he walked up to him and started to make a huge water barrier around them so the…

In “Harrison Bergeron,” situational irony is a literary technique that is used multiple times throughout the story. In the story, the government attempts to eliminate any competition by making everyone equal. The stronger, smarter and more beautiful citizens must be handicapped. One ironic aspect of this story is how they make beautiful people wear masks so that no one feels less attractive than them. “….and their faces were masked, so that no one, seeing a free and graceful gesture or a pretty…