Same-sex Marriage
There are many important issues discussed in public policy today. One of these issues is homosexual marriage. This is an important issue because it deals with a relatively large minority…
Angel in the House
Coventry Patmore believed his wife Emily was the perfect Victorian wife and wrote "The Angel in the House" about her. Though it did not receive much attention when it was…
Augustus Caesar
In ancient history there have been many great leaders who have come to the forefront to save the Roman Empire from destruction and demise. The leaders and heroes of the…
Hesse Biber- Am I Thin Enough?
Many modern women subject themselves to an intense day-to-day involvement in the pursuit of thinness demands. These demands resemble those behaviors commonly associated with cult hood. Three main "tools" are…
Too close for comfort
Yet the similarity between these two stories raises some interesting questions about how we read Carver. That he is adored as few late-century American writers are is not news --…
Falun Gong Biography
Expense of the health system to many people and faltering mutual support networks, the positive effects of Qigong practice and the support networks resulting from membership will have been supportive…
Universities: Medieval and Modern
Universities have existed since the Twelfth Century AD and have been evolving ever since. There have been many changes however many things have remained unchanged throughout the years. The student…
An Examination of the Causes, Morality, and Demise of American Civil Defense
While there are conflicting and overlapping reasons as to why civil defense became an important issue in America in the 1950s and 1960s, the fact remains that Americans became obsessed…
Barbie Toys
Since the beginning of time, toys have often been an indicator of the way a society behaves, and how they interact with their children. For example, in ancient Greece, artifacts…
What is Abortion
Abortion is the induced termination of pregnancy before the embryo or fetus is capable of survival. This issue has created moral and social concern since the beginning of time. Individuals…
Candide – purposeful satire
For a reader to have a true understanding of Candide, they must know the purpose of Voltaire’s writing. Voltaire shows the flaws of Leibniz’, a German philosopher of Voltaire’s time,…
Cognitivebehavioral and Psychodynamic Models for College Counseling
Short-term or Brief Counseling/Therapy and the current mental health system seem to be inexorably linked for at least the foreseeable future. This paper discusses the history, objectives, appropriate clientele, efficacy,…
Destiny or Free Will
The word choice is used frequently in todays society. Many people confuse choice and control. How much power does one actually have? Can one choose what will happen at work?…
Into the Woods Play Impression
The play combined suspense ,excitement, and fascinatingly realistic set design to captivate the audience. Half way through this play I found myself and my classmates thinking Wow! What a play!…
Robert Agnews General Strain Theory (GST)
Robert Agnews General Strain Theory (GST) argues that strain or stress is the major source of criminal motivation. He expands upon Mertons Anomie Theory of strain and stress to include…
The Significance of Food in “Like Water for Chocolate”
Food equals memory and memory equals immortality. In the recipes we pass down from generation to generation, in the food of our mothers, we reawaken the past, make the present…
Dante Alighieri And His Inferno
Dante Alighieri, one of the greatest poets of the Middle Ages, was born in Florence, Italy, supposedly around May 29, 1265, to a middle-class Florentine family. A year later, on…
William Shakespeare, Elizabethan poet and playwright
Few will argue that the most influential and widely read Elizabethan poet and playwright is William Shakespeare. Though not much is known about the man, a few inferences can be…
Democracy in Indonesia
It seems to me that, if it is admitted that some day we may be forced to have some form of democracy in Siam, we must prepare ourselves gradually. We…
The trial and death of Joan of Arc
On May 16, 1920, Pope Benedict XV conducted a ceremony at St. Peters Basilica in Rome to canonize Joan of Arc, often referred to as the Maid of Orleans. This…