Virginia Commonwealth University

For most people, the word dentist comes with a negative connotation. Rather it be from the excruciating pain, expensive bills, or just an overall inconvenience, the dentist is not liked by the majority of individuals. However, dentist’s play an important role in today’s society. My experience with the dentist has always been a positive one due to my oral hygiene being so well. I aspire to be a dentist so I can eliminate the negative emotions that people feel when they think about going to the dentist. Unlike most, I am not interested in the career path of dentistry for the money, but for the sole purpose of making someone feel confident with their smile. After graduating from Virginia Tech with a biological science degree and attending graduate…

Rape on college and university campuses is not a new concept. These two seemingly separate aspects in life do not normally cause controversy. People know that rapes do occur on college and university campuses and are readily told when they occur. However, what happens when a university is found to have covered up not one but numerous cases of rape on their own campus? That is the situation the University of Virginia (UVA) has found itself in. On November 19, 2014, the magazine Rolling Stone…

Emmet Gowin was born in Danville, Virginia in 1941 and currently resides in Newtown, PA. While growing up in rural Virginia, he showed interest in art, which later led him to photography. In 1965, he received a BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) in Graphic Design from Richmond Professional Institute, which is now known as Virginia Commonwealth University today. Shortly after receiving his BFA, he went to Rhode Island School of Design to receive a MFA (Masters of Fine Arts) in Photography in…

Thomas Jefferson's house in Monticello is a very famous architectural landmark because it was designed, instructed and help built by our past president. People believe that this house is an expression of his personality. Jefferson was a controversial leader, so this house has many interesting aspects about it.Jefferson was a very independent person who decided to study ancient Rome and the Italian Renaissance to inform him on the architecture of that time. He drafted the blueprints,he later…

individual perfection, and struggle to be unique, all while adhering to this “American philosophy” that is our cultural code. Distinction is good, but we would never intentionally differentiate ourselves too much for fear of being ostracized. A fine example of the search for perfection and uniqueness can be found in universities across the country. These institutions seek to promote individuality, while also making it clear they are a tight-knit community. Their approach is calculated to…

Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1809 and was the son of Elizabeth and David Poe, though, they died when he was only two years old. Poe then became the adopted son of John and Frances Allan in Virginia. He was taught in the finest boarding schools in Richmond and in 1825 went to college in Charlottesville at the University of Virginia. Unfortunately, after only one year, Poe was forced to leave due to inadequate financial support from John Allan, his stepfather, who refused…

“Over the subsequent 50 years, a period of extraordinary public service, Jefferson remained the master of Monticello, and a buyer and seller of human beings” (Finkelman 2). In the article, “The Monster of Monticello,” the author uncovers the truth behind Jefferson. Jefferson was a slave owner that treated his servants with disrespect and cruelty. At the same time he was president, constantly talking about the ideas of equality in the United States. In the article, Paul Finkelman uses the word…

George Pelecanos’s The Turnaround Analysis George Pelecanos is a native of Washington, D.C. and a best -selling author of eighteen novels. Pelecanos is also known for the HBO series The Wire and received an Emmy nomination as a writer and producer for the series. The Turnaround takes place in July 1972 in a neighborhood called Heathrow Heights. Heathrow is an all-black community with people who are proud of their history. The story is…

n Plato 's Republic, an analogy is struck between the state of the city and the state of the soul. While, in the latter case, a well balanced, or just, soul is one that is commanded by reason, and in which the spirited and appetitive parts of the soul play subordinate roles, a well balanced, or just, city is one in which the rulers are commanded by reason, the soldiers by spirit, and the laymen by appetites. The difficulty implicit in this state of affairs is that it does not appear, on…

First, the end of the commonwealth is the maintenance of peace and the protection against a common enemy. Hence, it is explicit in the purpose of the commonwealth that subjects covenant for the sake of their self-preservation. It follows that covenants that disallow the subjects from protecting their bodies are void (Chapter 14, 29). Second, the commonwealth being a purposive institution, the Sovereign’s management of the polity must align with its end. The Laws of Nature are general precepts…