Life Essays

Why Men Fought in the Civil War offers perusers an uncommon look at the private existences of Civil War warriors. Through a great utilization of the letters and journals having a place with more than one thousand men, from both Association and Confederate armed forces, James McPherson can weave together …

The back half of the 18th century was a time of great change in the Thirteen Colonies. The road to independence was being established, while at the same time, significant shifts in theology, thinking, and reason were taking place. The Puritans and the Deists, two groups who were seemingly worlds …

Over the semester we have discussed many informative and valuable information that I will continue to use throughout my college career. Although I have enjoyed every topic that we went over, there were three main topics that I think hold the most value to me. These three topics are strategies …

“We the people’ has never meant ‘all the people.’” spoke the presidential candidate and Navajo Nation member Mark Charles. When it comes to improving the over four hundred year relationship between Indigenous peoples and the United States this is no easy task. Due to how diverse Indian Country and its …

Frankenstein, by Mary Shelly, is a horror story about a man and the terrible consequences that lurk behind his actions like a shadow. This man’s selfishness and worldly desire never fails to overcome him. He’s a man, but lives as a puppet with a shadow of greed working every limb …

Handel’s Messiah is an extremely beloved and famous oratorio. It’s place in the active repertory has been solidified since it’s first performance. The Messiah is a baroque era oratorio and reflects features of this style in its melodic lines, madrigalisms, instrumentation and musical ideas. It is specifically a Handelian oratorio …

Dima is an 18 year old Palestinian individual who has faced a lot of different situations that has helped her become who she is today. Her father and mother were both born in Palestine, they came to the United States in 2006 because her father thought they would have a …

It’s hard to imagine, but there was once a soldier who received the nation’s highest military award, the Medal of Honor, without ever touching a gun. This soldier was Desmond Doss and he was both a war hero and “conscientious objector” during World War II. Although he wanted to desperately …

American casualties were increasing and everyone knew it. The economy was also hurting as the U.S. continued to spend astronomical amounts of money on war efforts. “By the end of 1967, nearly half a million American soldiers were serving in Vietnam. Approximately fifteen thousand Americans had been killed and more …

Do we really know who we are? Science has given us some scenarios to consider that seem far out and not possible. However, the issue of who we are is not that clear. characteristics of personality as well as its qualities play an important role in uncovering the essence of …