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Yayoi Kusama. Narcissism, Abstract and Minimalism: Everything merges with her inner vulnerability. In this essay I will examine the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, focusing on her performances and their meaning through her body's mental state as it progressed. I will also reflect on any potential narcissistic indications in her work. In addition, I will concentrate on her mental illness and how she used it in and through her art. I will investigate how much she has contributed towards, and what…

Police have also stated that “at least four people were wounded and taken to the hospital” (NY,2017). The shooter, who died in the hospital afterward, had been protesting in Washington lately because of his heavily distraught feelings over President Trump’s election (NY,2017). How this story relates to cultivation theory, is that after hearing about this event, people may feel afraid of public events like this one…

in Charleston, South Carolina to one of the most influential families amongst the Southern States. Hampton grew up on a booming plantation that was kept up by many slaves and servants. He attended school at South Carolina College, now know as the University of South Carolina and graduated from there. He studies law for two years before he had to come home to take care i. In 1838, Hampton married a woman by the name of Margaret Preston; who also happened to be the niece of Senator William C.…

Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt became the nation’s youngest president in 1901. He became the 26th president, right after President William McKinley was assassinated. Theodore was known for his anti-monopoly policies and his ecological conservationism. Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858. He was born in New York City, New York. He was born into a wealthy family. He came from a Dutch heritage. His family owned a plate-glass import business, that was very successful.…

Communication is a way of expressing one's thoughts or ideas to other humans. Back in time, humans did not have news, media, phones and the internet to keep them connected to family and friends. Unsurprisingly, people out there today take this technology for granted because they rely on these inventions to stay in touch. Everyone in the world wants to know about what has happened as soon that information is available to the general public. The Gilded Age and the Roaring Twenties did not have…

Arguing if unions are good or bad depends on which you feel outweighs the other. Looking back on the history of unions, I would still agree that unions are a good idea. Unions began in the eighteenth century and the Industrial revolution in Europe. During this time there was a huge surge of workers in the workplace that needed representation. Without the help of unions, workers would’ve still been working 12 hour days, seven days a week, with no paid holidays, no paid vacations, and no raises.…

The Contemporary Child Solider Professor Anne Farina International Child Welfare George Warren Brown School of Social Work Washington University in Saint Louis Introduction In the contemporary battlefield of today, child soldiers are becoming normalized in the majority of conflicts. Motivations for child recruitment include children’s limited ability to assess risks, feelings of invulnerability, and shortsightedness. Child soldiers are more often killed or injured than adult…

There are many important figures that contributed greatly to the American Civil War; George McClellan was a U.S. Army engineer, railroad president and politician who served as a major general and contributed greatly to the outcome of the Civil War. He was a great strategist who didn’t want lives to be lost in vain. He was beloved by his soldiers because they felt that he cared a lot about their lives. McClellan would do everything in his power to ensure that he could keep as many of his soldiers…

we to deny citizenship to others trying to move to the United States to better the lives of themselves and their children when we ourselves did the same thing less than two hundred and fifty years ago. David Baluarte a law professor at Washington and Lee University and the director of the immigrant rights clinic believes that repealing birthright citizenship can only negatively affect us as he states in his interview in the article “This Is What Would Happen If We Repealed Birthright…

Born January 19, 1809, Boston, Massachusetts,short-story writer, poet, and editor Edgar Allan Poe 's tales of mystery and horror made the modern detective story, and the mood in his tales of horror is unmatched in American fiction. His The Raven is among the most known poems in national literature. With his short stories and poems, Edgar Allan Poe captured interest of readers around the world. His creative talents led to the creation of many literary genres, earning him the nickname "Father of…