Water cycle

Foreign aid can be defined as the international transfer of capital, goods, or services from a country or international organization for the benefit of the recipient country or its population. Aid can be economic, military, or emergency humanitarian. (Britannica) There are many different views on whether or not foreign aid in countries with corrupt governments should be provided or withheld; and both with valid reasoning. Many people who are opposed to the aid base their decision off of the…

Australian film history The first film In Australia, also the first full length feature film in 1906 was, The Story of the Kelly Gang, which was a huge success in both Australian and British theatres, it was also the beginning of a genre of bushranger stories. Until in 1911 when South Australia banned the screening of bushranger films, Victoria soon followed. Thanks to the work of pioneers of Australian movie making such as Raymond Longford and Ken Hall, the Australian cinema continued to…

Loneliness is the quality of being unfrequented and remote or isolation. Being lonely is almost always connected to relationships between people, or the lack of socialization. Mother Teresa once said “Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.” In the novel Of Mice and Men author John Steinbeck reveals the true meaning of loneliness throughout his characters. The loneliest character in Of Mice and Men is Crooks because he is the only African American on the…

In many myths, heroes and gods are prominently featured, as well as the protagonists they go up against. One prominent main character in one of the most popular myths in Finn Mac Cool, who ends up becoming “the greatest man in Ireland”9. The heroic characters shown in these myths often share the same character traits as some of the popular gods. Many of them are kind hearted, and cunning, as well as being well liked among the Celtic people. Celtic mythology strongly revolves around the story of…

“A heart murmur is an extra or unusual sound heard during a heartbeat. Murmurs range from very faint to very loud. Sometimes they sound like a whooshing or swishing noise.” (National Institute of Health). Heart murmurs originate from the heart, causing an abnormal beating of the heart. They can be heard by the individual, making turbulent and rushing sounds. “A thrill by definition is a palpable murmur, so the term “palpable thrill” is redundant. A thrill should be identified as present or…

The year is 2325 the place is Big city, United States and some well-known archaeologist is called to an exceptional unearthing that will soon redefine the 1960s. The site is a commercial development location for apartment buildings which in the 1960s was the location of a prominent high school in the city. The time capsule is carefully unearthed by the archaeologists and taken back their office at the university. Once in a control environment of the university the time capsule was opened by…

The economy of the late 1920s was no longer the same as prior years when it was “driven on steel, coal, textiles, railroads, and other heavy industries” ; instead it was driven by consumerism and credit. When the stock market crashed on October 29, 1929, it wiped out people’s investments and caused major panic to the public. With banks across the country closing down and foreclosing homes without returning the money that belonged to their customers, it left nearly all Americans in poverty and…

Jonathan Gerath Ms. Stewart Survey of Literature 6/9/17 Poverty in our country has many broad consequences for society. This impacts children the most. The number of people living at or below the poverty level in the United States is on the rise. Poverty does not get the attention that it should from our news media. Society needs to ensure that its future leaders, our children, are successful. Poverty is everyone's problem and we need to act now. The three main consequences of poverty are…

The Barrow Gang The 1930’s were a time of hope, despair and vulnerability for the United States. The Great Depression destroyed the American economy and left millions of people without money, homes, or food. American people deserted their foreclosed homes and found themselves living in Hoovervilles, which were shanty insufficient neighborhoods built in the suburbs of big cities. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, the two most recognized members of The Barrow Gang, took advantage of the tanking…

The character of ignorance and want are personified as two hideous children that Scrooge points out beneath the robe of the Christmas present. The ghost of Christmas present tells Scrooge to be aware of these two creature that are made by the man kind, especially ignorance. Dickens uses these two children to represent the poor in the Victorian era. Dickens uses the girl "Ignorance" to symbolize the the ignorant attitude to the wealthy class toward the poor. Ignoring the problems faced by the…