Life Essays

            The Salem Witch Trials represent an embarrassing time in the history of American when suspicion and fear was allowed to override sense and rationality.  However, an imbalance of power, both real and perceived, contributed to this fear.  For example, Salem subjugated women and the young in favor of the …

            Idealism allegedly dominated the study of international relations from the end of the First World War until the late 1930s. Idealists are out of touch with current thinking, they put moral principles before practical or prudential considerations, and are naïve about the world around them. They are futurists who …

            The commonly imagined world of the geisha is one of the romantic type; mostly living comfortably with wealth and an abundant social life outstanding of the others women not so lucky to acquire such attention for their beauty. However, Masuda takes the not-so-pleasant lifestyle and allows a realistic and …

Many people, Americans and foreign peoples alike, see America as a land of opportunity, where they can achieve the American Dream, the widespread belief that in the United States of America, discipline, perseverance, and hard work are all that are necessary to improve one’s life. The American public’s original conception …

In the book The 360 Degree Leader` by John C. Maxwell, he delivered his point of views on how to develop the intellectual insight regarding and spiritual beliefs. Based on his achievements as a leader himself, Maxwell points out that it is important to express leadership through the application of …

Because no real text exists for Social Studies, two historical books were chosen for this study in this class. One is entitled Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass and American Slave written by Frederick Douglass and published in 1845. The other text is entitled Vienna Prelude and was written …

The paths of life often lead to different directs, the path to take is up to an individual. These paths can be positive or negative and can potentially lead to good or bad. Over the past five years I have found meaning and purpose to my life. I have chosen …

“Do not give up whatever happens, if we give up, then it’s over.” –Top His full name is Aitthipat Kulapongvanich. Top Ittipat is one of the youngest billionaire in the world. He is the CEO of Tao Kae Noi Food & Marketing Co., Ltd., the company that dominates 70% of …

This research investigated the affects of working extra hours in a labor position on students’ GPAs each semester at Berea College. It was my belief that students who worked more hours were more likely to have lower GPAs due to their studying abilities and opportunities being compromised as a result …

“The Tennessee Hero” by Frances Harper tells of a black slave who chose to be lashed 750 times rather than betray his comrades who were plotting to run away to freedom. What is most striking in Harper’s poem is the irony she presents: the black slave, the one who is …