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“Ten, eleven, twelve!”, I counted as the pocket-sized piglets bounded into my hands. I felt a rush of excitement and a sense of accomplishment as the sow delivered her last piglet. Influential experiences as such have nourished my enduring passion for veterinary medicine. From my personal experience, I have witnessed the profound therapeutic effect that animals provide. My mother was a hardworking and selfless woman who suffered from depression. As a child I saw a tenacious woman who was…

According to the film “Nova: The Vikings”, produced by PBS, trade played an important role in Viking expansion into the world. As Vikings learned of new places and treasures that were not well guarded they began to raid. The site of Birka was an early Viking trade center that was occupied for hundreds of years. It was one of the busiest and richest seaports in Scandinavia that connected the Vikings with much of Eastern Europe. Archaeological evidence from the site indicates that Birka housed…

Franklin D. Roosevelt explained, “Prosperous farmers mean more employment, more prosperity for the workers and the business men of every industrial area in the whole country.” Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 32nd president for the United States and is famous for providing unemployed Americans with the New Deal. The Industrial Revolution was the increased production of goods by use of machines or other technological advancements. Industrialization caused a major shift in technologies which…

Kirill Tšernov FLGR.01.370 28.10.2014 Transgression of a boundary between the past and the present The theme of transgression is a pervasive theme throughout the A.S.Byatt’s novel, Possesion: A Romance. To better understand and study it, one needs to return to the name of the novel and consider its implications. The novel itself can be read as a meditation on the different meanings of this word, as the reader is presented with different kinds of possession (economical, sexual, cultural, even…

Being the age of contrasts, the Victorian society suffered from a number of social issues such as poverty, class distinction, criminality. The industrialization deepened the problems involving children as well. They were forced to work in factories and workhouses, which became prisons for them. It is of great importance to deal with Charles Dickens ( 1812-70 ) to represent the nineteenth century social life in all its drastic changes and development. In Oliver Twist, Dickens’s second…

want another dog after that. We tried having fish and cats, but that didn’t turn out too well. I was really just a dog person. Finally, my brother and I started wanting a dog. He wanted a pit bull or a bulldog. I, on the other hand, thought that Yorkshire and poodles was the cutest thing, I also thought it would be cool to have a pit or bulldog. My mom was totally against getting a dog because she said that after Kilo no dog could ever come to the house.…

For 2.5 billion people, that last question isn’t just a hypothetical—it’s their lived reality. In an effort to draw attention to those who lack access to the most basic sanitary infrastructure, the World Toilet Organization and the United Nations have declared November 19th as World Toilet Day. Every year millions of people—many of them children—suffer illnesses, some of them fatal, that could have been prevented entirely with proper access to a toilet. It’s sobering to think that something most…

Every author, regardless of what genre, shares one common characteristic: the desire for their books to come to life in the mind of the reader. Authors try to achieve this goal in a variety of ways. For example, an author might use relatable, real-life situations to keep readers interested in the story. Others will add several twists and turns within the plot to play with the reader’s emotions and make them want to come back and read more. There are also several authors that use extremely strong…

Morgan Minch Kessler AP Lit 6 August 2017 Summer Reading Summary Title: Wuthering Heights Author: Emily Bronte Seting: Yorkshire moors in Northern England Gimmerton, a nearby town Landscapes of different characters houses Point of View: First Person Two narrators, Lockwood and Ellen, Each have their own opinions, bias and ideas. Literary Devices: Symbolism: The oak panelled bed is a symbol of the center wuthering heights. All of the boundaries set including doors and windows all represent…

Ernest Shackleton led his crew on the Endurance to attempt to be the first group of individuals to cross the Antarctic continent overland. One day away from land the crew became iced in and eventually the ship sank. Leaving the crew with limited supplies. Ernest being the leader made sure every man went home alive. His leadership skills were spectacular during the journey. Ernest Shackleton was left with moral decision making in the days and months that passed between the sinking of the…