Humanities Essays

In the essay, “True North,” Margaret Atwood articulates explicitly that the real north is a dangerous and overwhelming environment for anyone to approach or interact with. Atwood also argues vigorously that the consequence of entering the north is deleterious. In the essay, Atwood begins by suggest that the definition of …

I feel that this comment is extremely justified. Chaucer with the use of a beast fable has helped to elevate what would be considered a conventionally boring set of animals, and turn them into portrayals of human beings. As a cock he may have came from the same batch of …

The negative points of cloning greatly outweigh the positive. This is proved by the fact that cloning is currently illegal in Australia, so other people must feel the same way. With plant cloning, the genetic makeup is the same for each clone made from the same DNA. If the original …

Is man inherently evil? Many people have different answers to this question some do not believe that there is such a thing as good or evil. What is good and evil? Is evil a part of every human being from the moment he is on this planet? I think that …

“To a Sky-Lark” was written by Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1820. Shelley was prime a philosopher and wrote some political texts. He was a poet of the nineteenth century, he was born in 1792 and was drowned at 30 in 1822. This poem is an extended metaphor of the sky-lark …

In Edward I. Koch’s essay, “Death and Justice: How Capital Punishment Affirms Life”, readers view the opinions Koch has toward the death penalty in today’s world. Koch reviews a variety of excuses to abolish the death penalty. He argues the importance of the death penalty, as well as, argues excuses …

Joseph Conrad’s novel Heart of Darkness encompasses many themes and concepts dealing with the very nature of humanity and its complexity. This novel is set up in two different locations, the Thames River and the Congo River. Conrad uses these two rivers to represent the different cultures that clash in …

Throughout history, people are often ranked and criticized by society. An individual’s nationality, wealth and social status were closely looked over by society’s eye. Thus, one’s dignity would be decided based on society’s opinion of them. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the theme of human …

Earth moving equipment are the machines human make to replace the hard work from the human; the machines made by humans to perform digging; grading; leveling; removing; etc to earth moving from one side to the other side. There is Bulldozer, excavator, grader, loader, roller, forklift, tractor, bobcat, and truck, …

From the date of childbirth and lying in the hospital bed while a mother gently cradles a baby in her arms, to the day a person may find himself lying six feet under; there has become an apparent process which every human must proceed through in order to truly and …