Eartha Mary Magdalene White, a well-known African American and a resident of Jacksonville, Florida, was widely known for her humanitarian and philanthropic endeavors. White was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on November 8, 1876. Her Mother died after childbirth, at a very young age, she was...
Christopher J. Carpenter (2012) argues that it’s possible for Facebook to be used as a tool for repairing one’s damaged ego and to maintain their need for social support and attention. Empirical evidence assumes that Facebook may be used as a way of getting self-validation,...
The Dead starts off with silent night full of flurries. But while outside is blanketed in snow, indoors, a party is taking place. While this party is an annual event, it has it’s own routine that is followed. However, the only things that has changed...
Popular Media Critique: Popularity and Narcissism Thomas Freeman’s Maxim article, “Here’s Why Narcissists Have the Most Friends,” claims that “people with narcissistic personalities more quickly amass friends and admirers,” but that people with high emotional intelligence “gain the most popularity overtime.” He goes on to...
I recently watched the video called “The Power of Introverts” by Susan Cain. She discusses introverts, revealing their personality traits as well as the positive impact they have on the world and the people around them. She discusses extroverts as well, shedding some light on...
On Laziness Analysis In Christopher Morley’s essay, On Laziness, Morley analyzes the importance of philosophical laziness in society, observing the “bustling man” and condemning his behavior. Morley’s use of personal and historical anecdotes covey’s the unorthodox idea that laziness can provide happiness and purpose in...
Proposition one states that the wage gap has grown due to an increase in dependency among the American working class. The argument states that the nations “lazy” have the opportunity but not the motivation to earn a livable income. In Autor’s article the author concludes...
Decisions and objects in the modern world are often made in haste. The source of this haste is laziness. One does not wish to do the task, so they hurry through it instead of taking their time. Laziness is severely detrimental to humanity’s growth, and...
What are good manners? Are they important? Teenagers often get to hear about the importance of having good manners. Good manners can be defined as the expected social conduct or acceptable conduct that parents or teachers often ask from students. The essay will analyze the...
The thesis statement, “Good manners make our society work,” is not a strong thesis statement. Strong thesis statements are typically things that can be tested in some way (Duxbury, 2008). For one, it is difficult to test out the impact of manners. This is also...
In grade school, I always wanted to ask questions. Why is the sky blue? Why do we not burn algae instead of coal for fuel? Why do we teach American History more than once—and why aren’t the facts fully correct the first time? As many...
The television series “Star Trek” calls outer space “the final frontier.” The brave men and women aboard the USS Enterprise, under Captain James T. Kirk, exemplified human ambition, boldly going where no man had before. Although these characters may be fictional, their desire to explore...
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” The man credited with this quote is known as one of the brilliant men of the 20th century, Albert Einstein. This quote represents my life growing up full of curiosity....
Coincidence Reveals Fathers’ Selfishness in “Waiter, a “Bock”” and “A Father’s Confession” Within Guy de Maupassant’s “Waiter, a “Bock”” and “A Father’s Confession” stories, coincidence unearths the selfishness of two fathers. To this end, Count Jean des Barrets coincidentally sees Monsieur le Comte trying to...
Is the con artist entirely at fault? The artist only paints a picture that may well be very desirable, but the choice is up to the observer to blindly follow the artist in the need for a pleasing fantasy or not. In the John Gower’s...
The souls in Purgatory possess a common characteristic—they are all humble. They discard their pride and set aside the divisions that reign in the living world. Instead, they treat every person they meet as if that person were to be a much greater and holier...
You must be the change you wish to see in the world.—Mahatma Gandhi The change I want to see in the world is the riddance of the “good enough” standard that grasps the society we live in. I grew up in a split household. One...
Leverage faith is one of the principles of success that relates to grit. It asserts that one’s achievement is inevitable and it will take all it takes to a achieve it. The concept of grit lies behind bravery and courage towards achievement. It displays no...
The Misleading Concepts of Grit and Mindsets Angela Duckworth and Carol Dweck are both extremely intelligent professors of psychology that have seemed to gain a recent common interest: success. More specifically, what led to students becoming successful in their endeavors as opposed to giving up....