W. W. Jacobs

Atul Gawande’s Look on the Normalcy of Terrorism in The United States in His Article “Why Boston’s Hospitals Were Ready” Atul Gawande, a literary writer and doctor in Boston, portrays the devastation of the bombings at the Boston Marathon and the heroic acts performed by emergency medical teams, nurses, and doctors alike. However, there is one primary element that Gawande focuses on throughout the article: terrorism is becoming a normalcy in The United States. To explain further, since 9/11…

I chose an article called "The American Way of Refuge", written by Kori N. Schake and it was published in January of 2016 by the Hoover Institution. Mrs. Schake establishes that America should accept more Syrian refugees for various reasons by using strong examples to appeal to her audience. Schake has written this particular article to appeal to all American voters in an effort to gain more support and agreement with her claim. Also, in the article, she suggests that Americans are acting as…

In the Op-ed, “Welcoming Refugees Should Be a Settled Question” in the New York Times, David Miliband argues that decimating the United States refugee resettlement program would put thousands of victims’ lives and the American values at risk. David Miliband is a British former foreign secretary and he’s also President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee (IRC). Miliband job is to oversee the agency’s humanitarian relief operations in more than 40 war-affected countries and its refugee…

English Assessment Task Romeo and Juliet Act III, Scene I AS SUPERHUMANS! By Andrew Walters Synopsis In Manhattan, New York City, two groups of superhuman groups are rivaled against each other due to their opposite opinions of what to use their powers for. Team Montague believe that they have been given these gifts to help and defend the world from immediate threats. The Capulet Brotherhood believe that they have been given this power to rule over the people that are inferior to them. These…

selecting a president, the other method being direct popular vote system and state or nation-wide population vote. This method however has proven to have potential problems, like in the case of the 2000 presidential election. During this election, George W. Bush and Al Gore came to a difference of less than 1,000 votes in the state of Florida. Because of this over six million votes had to be recounted, this lead to controversy between states when Bush won by decision of the U.S. Supreme Court.…

How School Desegregation Unraveled Lynnell Hancock discusses the town of Greenville, Mississippi; where in 1966 was named one of the cities where desegregation would strive the most. Greenville was a diverse community; desegregation was happening slowly but parents were dissatisfied failing a lawsuit in federal court. The federal judge requested a new plan in 1969 and changes started to occur, both good and bad. Many of the white parents were unhappy and started to send their children to private…

Over the past 70 years the “promise of airpower” to allows nations to wage war more quickly, more cheaply, and more humanely has not been fulfilled. Moreover, example of Vietnam War shows that there are many limitations for airpower and proper use of this power is extremely complicated to be effective like promised. Even more, winning series of battles and even overthrowing the enemy does not mean winning the war. Clausewitz wrote in his book “On War” that war is merely continuation of policy…

On Saturday, September seventeenth, a suspicious device is found nearby New York’s Chelsea neighborhood, reported as the alleged source of the explosive attack that injured twenty-nine individuals. Three days following the horrific incident, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a speech to the UN General Assembly in New York, New York. During this highly sensitive time, Trudeau informs his audience of both current internal and global affairs, solidifies Canada’s position as the main…

The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, follows Amir, a boy from Kabul, Afghanistan, through his emotion-filled life. Throughout the novel, we witness Amir’s experiences with extreme guilt, unworthiness, selfishness, and selflessness. Majority of his relationships have one of these embedded into them. Including his relationships with Hassan, his family’s servant, and his dad, Baba. Hassan and his father, Ali, both serve Baba and Amir. Hassan is around Amir’s age, and because of that, they often…

Train Wreck - James Arthur The Song that Changed Perspectives Billal Lyzzaik In today's society, reality shows, such as The X-Factor, manipulate many to act a certain way on live TV and not necessarily be themselves. James Arthur, a British artist, was one of the many whom were packaged. He participated in The X-Factor during the 2012 season but was eliminated during the final rounds for not meeting the shows expectations. Arthur later exposed the program on its manipulative ways. As a…