What makes a hero? Most people say it involves honor, bravery, a willingness to take risks, and put others’ safety and well-being above your own. Can someone be a hero and a law-breaker at the same time? Depending on where you stand on a particular issue, a man involved can ...Read More
What makes a hero? Most people say it involves honor, bravery, a willingness to take risks, and put others’ safety and well-being above your own. Can someone be a hero and a law-breaker at the same time? Depending on where you stand on a particular issue, a man involved can be a terrorist or freedom fighter. Where do you stand? The open-ended nature of this question makes it fodder for any number of different essay angles. As the question of what makes a hero is extremely wide, choose an issue or individual to research and outline for an essay, develop the introduction, body and conclusion, and compare your notes against samples of papers before making a final draft.
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and colonizer who completed four voyages a cross the Atlantic Ocean that opened the New World for conquest and permanent European colonization of the Americas. Columbus had embarked with intent to find and develop a westward route to the...
Have you ever heard of Selena Quintanilla’s music? It is the best music in the world that you could ever listen to. I chose Selena because I love her music and she was inspiring. Selena learned to sing at a young age and started her...
Introduction to the Song and its Cultural Impact In April 2011, Beyoncé released her electrifying single “Who Runs the World” to both the public and international audience. Critics and liberal online blogs were quick to acknowledge the song, naming it one of the greatest songs...
In the year 2017, the birth of artist Beyoncé’s twins was what social media was raving about. The anticipation and excitement of the release of the photographs and the birth announcement of her new born twins were leaving social media users and fans eager to...
John Adams was born on October 19th, 1735 in Braintree Massachusetts to a family of farmers like a lot of New England folks were in his time considering many of the residents of Braintree were farmers, and like many of New England farm homes the...
For as long as humans have lived on the earth, they have looked for a purpose, for meaning to what we do. In the essay I read it talks about just that. The essay I read was The Myth Of Sisyphus by Albert Camus. In...
In America 1831, there was no sign of slavery ending. Nat Turner, a 31-year-old slave seen as a genius by many, was in belief that he was a prophet, and that it was god’s plan for him to revolt against and kill the whites in...
Introduction Service learning is often associated with acts of volunteering and community service. However, as I embarked on my service-learning journey with the Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department, I soon realized that it extends beyond mere acts of goodwill. Service learning is a powerful...
During her time in the 1900’s, Lillian Hellman was considered to be one of the most influential and successful playwrights of her time. While expanding into many different genres throughout her career as a playwright, Hellman maintained a role as a screenwriter as well at...
Similarities and Differences in Style I found that Chaplin and Keaton had similar works. While both are very similar, they still had their own presence and style. What I found most interesting about their work is that both men had a sympathy for lower-class people,...
To me, the world’s greatest satisfaction in the world is reaching down and lifting someone up. You never know how big of an impact you are making in someone’s life. I believe in helping others in times of need. If you do not help others...
Gary Webb: A Legacy Cut Short Gary Webb’s career came to a permanent, premature conclusion on December 10th, 2004. The American, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist’s life ended due to an apparent suicide, consisting of multiple gunshot wounds (Los Angeles Times, 2004). Webb, best known for...
Former Disney star and modern-day pop queen Demi Lovato has always been open with her fans about her journey to fame. She often talked about her past struggles with being bullied, mental health, eating disorders and depression. Lovato has always felt comfortable letting her fans...
Arek Hersh, born in Sieradz, Poland 1928 was born into a Judaism family along with 4 other siblings. Ten years later, Arek Hersh suffered from the policy “Polenaktion”. Arek Hersh claimed that the invasion of Adolf Hitler completely changed the course of his life. This...
Introduction Mr. Ghosn, at 64 years of age, has bagged plenty of achievements in his pocket to boast. Having saved Japan’s second largest automaker from the brink of doom in 1999, he has become somewhat of a cultural icon and a hero to the Japanese...
The infamous actress Idina Menzel was born in 1971 on May 30th in Syosset, New York, with her original name being Idina Kim Mentzel. Idina later adapted her last name spelling to Menzel due to the fear of mispronunciation. She is not only a powerhouse...
Introduction Ideologies have run countries into and out of war there have been part of man since the first recorded documents and until this day and age, the new and the old ideologies still emerge through the political leaders who try and enforce them to...
Arthur Lucas is a man mainly known for being one of the last two men to be hanged in Canada before they abolished the death penalty. Lucas was an African American man who was convicted of the murder of Therland Charter in Toronto, Ontario. At...
Jean-Michel Basquiat was an American Neo-Expressionist painter of Puerto Rican and Haitian decent. Neo-expressionism is a style of postmodern sculptures and paintings that was extremely popular in the 1970’s. Basquiat was born December 22, 1960, and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Except for a brief...