Twenty Years After

While some parents view after school programs as a place to send their child as an alternative to daycare or a babysitter, it is important to realize that after school programs are far more than just a place to send your children at the end of the school day. According to information from the Afterschool Alliance, a program dedicated to expanding after school programs in the United States, 178,554 students in Arizona participate in after school programs. While that is only about 16 percent of…

Title (How is Dante’s Inferno allegorical?) There is a reason for everything that happens in our world, better known as fate. The things that happen in this world will always have a deeper meaning. Life has many unexpected plans and journeys that might not always compatible to what you wanted to happen. Even if this happens, you must always remember that everything happens for a reason. Many authors throughout history have wrote stories that teachers you a lesson, or is allegorical. An Author by…

The nineteen-twenties era also known as the Roaring Twenties was the era that shaped the world to the way it is now. It was the years of change as Americans were recovering from World War I. It was a time of dramatic social and political changes (Benson, Brannen, and Valentine). The nation’s wealth doubled between 1920 and 1929, and more Americans lived in cities instead of farms for the first time. No matter where people lived they all bought the same goods, listened to the same music, did the…

Between the ages five and eighteen, 66% of boys and 52% of girls play organized sport in the united states (Statisticbrain.com). Families in the American society place a significant value on sports and many of their lives revolve around it. From attending professional sports games to a child’s little league practice, it is so important that it cannot be missed. My view on sports is very similar to the functionalist point of view. I place a high value on the concept of competition, achievement,…

community. It is in the community, for the community. Six years later, there are two centers and the company has grown into a household name. There are different ways this company provides growth and measures its success: performance evaluation, biweekly meetings, effective budgeting, and student surveys. Star Scholars Inc was built six years ago, and its main focus was to educate the community of Crown Heights through 1-on-1 tutoring, after school program, summer camp and test prep.…

two-faced and devious. He is being polite and civilized while saying this, but later in the story we learn of his true intentions: he likes to hunt people for fun. While Rainsford is in Zaroff’s home, Zaroff tells Rainsford that he hunts a new animal. After learning of the animal Zaroff hunts, Rainsford says, “Thank you, I'm a hunter, not a murderer” (8). This quotation tells the reader that Rainsford is upfront and feels strongly against murder. He is upfront by telling a murderer that…

Throughout this epic adventure, Dante not only provides an entertaining story, but also presents numerous ideas concerning the afterlife. These ideas range from simple descriptions of the two realms to more remarkable ideas of who exactly goes where after death and why. Moreover, Dante also vividly paints a picture of how sinners will be punished in hell and oppositely, the process of how sinners are redeemed in purgatory. Although…

have an after school activity, not all students have confined themselves to campus. Instead, some students have decided to take the path less travelled and join the workforce. The St. Luke’s Sentinel sat down with four working students; Elizabeth “Lizzie” Pettee ‘17, Ripley Goodwyn ‘18, Caitlyn Conetta ‘18, and Sarah Powless ‘18. Elizabeth Pettee has a job like no St. Luke’s student before her.. At only seventeen, Pettee is the founder and acting president of her own record label. Three years…

future is decided on our past and present actions. In the 1920s or the roaring twenties, America experienced a sudden change after WW1. The roaring twenties were the era where Americans celebrated their victory in WW1. In the novel the great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the universal truth is our experiences impact us this is shown through the social, cultural, political and economic elements from the roaring twenties. Our past experiences may have a positive, or negative impact on us, they…

however after witnessing the horrors of the battlefield, the once farm boys decided that they wanted to go out and live extravagantly in the big cities. This was the very common mindset of many people in the 1920’s (“The Roaring Twenties”). The 1920’s, later known as the “Roaring Twenties” was a time of prosperity and change. The nation’s wealth as a whole more than doubled between 1920 and 1929, and for the first time more Americans lived in the urban cities than farms (“The Roaring Twenties”).…