English Essays

Its controversial intensity can be predicted by the fact that whenever the words “death-penalty” rises, two different groups of people start debating between themselves. Extremism is observed in the views of both the groups. One group says determent, dissuasion, obviation and preclusion while other group says desertion ad surrender.

Alcohol consumption is a form of leisure all over the world.  In the past, alcohol consumption meant consuming a little volume often referred to as moderate consumption but the exact volume was not clearly defined. Due to the agricultural revolution, urbanization, and industrialization, what was known as moderate alcohol consumption doubled and, therefore, led to the emergence of the word “drinking”.

The environment affects the choices children make with regard to fast food. There is a need to know how to solve this silent disaster.  While some believe the social environment plays the most significant role, others believe the family environment is entirely responsible. The social environment plays a significant role in the consumption of junk food by children

Based on the given knowledge, it can be deduced that freshmen students come across stressful situations in their day-to-day academic activities and the counter-strategies used by them might be helpful in the short-term to overcome difficulties but in the long-run, these unproductive devices have multiplying repercussions and side effects. 

What economic and non-economic incentives will improve R&D on antimicrobial resistance? Hence, my existing research yielded knowledge on drug resistance history and issues, though further research is needed to understand policymaking that will address the issues of drug-resistant bacteria in relation to different stakeholders.

Through the satirical composition “A Modest Proposal”, Jonathan Swift utilizes a method of irony and exaggeration which renders the satire of the piece to be sufficiently effectual as he proposes the literal consumption of infants for food to remedy the severely poor state of economic and political affairs in the 18th-century Ireland.

There are numerous places that I visit during my free time, and I have fun with friends, but the gym in my neighborhood, is the place that I find enjoyable of all other places I visit for leisure. With or without friends accompanying, I just feel excited; thus I have come to realize that it is the place that I have a lot of fun.

Steroids and performance enhancing drugs should not be legalized as this would merely serve to hasten damage of the athletes’ muscles. I. Introduction to Steroids a) Definition of Steroids b) Brief History of Steroids II. Advantages (if any) of Steroids and Performance enhancing drugs (i) Multitude of Users (ii) Physical Improvements (iii) Steroid Myths.

What is been presented is a single scenario with regards to a rather trite example. Nevertheless, it can be definitively said that the “habit loop” is manifested at every turn and expertly helps to define how decisions are made and human rationality and judgment connect with impulse and motivation.

The discussion will largely base its arguments on education as a basis for a positional good whose value relies heavily on the amount consumed as compared to the rest. However, equity in opportunity should not be taken to mean equity in education. This is because education is a complex wholesome product but not merely academic schooling. The paper shall focus on equity of schooling and equalization of education as received under same learning conditions or setting.

It would not be wrong to say that with the intensive mediatization of sports and the technology-facilitated broadcast of sports across nations and cultures, sports have emerged to be a common platform of interest and a vehicle for the exchange of values and political influences. One simply can not underestimate the links existent between sports and the facilitation of democracy in today’s globalized world.

Consumerism has been brought up by Amitai Etzioni and Juliet Schor as an invention to promote the economy that has facilitated the creation of consumer culture. The two authors agree that there has been an economic attempt to create a consuming mindset among the Americans and by extension, the people of the world.

A juxtaposition of the two poems reveals the fact that although they have different facets, the underlying message of death and the worthlessness of life makes them resemble each other. One poem focuses on the disease and misery of the poet’s supposed daughter; while, the other poem focuses on the collective human misery (Kennedy and Gioia).

The pursuit of industrial and technological progress has created a myriad of environmental issues that hinder the efforts aimed at promoting the welfare of mankind. This situation has worsened to the extent of now exposing all living organisms to the incumbent hazard of air, water, and soil pollution (Shafi 2). 

In the US army, the rate of suicide has increased by about 80 percent in the year 2008. The increase of suicide rate started in the year 2003 at the beginning of the Iraq combat operation. A research process helps the audience to understand the risk factors connected with suicide and their impacts on combat (Lineberry & O’Connor 1).

The question of justice on Indian reservation as narrated by Joe the son of an Indian woman who is raped by a white man is addressed in a rather scanty manner. Justice is not well delivered with regards to the case of the raped woman. Based on the plot of the novel Edrich turns the question of justice to relate to a powerful human story.

It either makes people to be challenged and realize how things should be handled, or it may destroy one’s zeal and shun their goals. Stress is not only caused by major disasters such as a war, but also small things in our daily lives such as traffic jam.

Social and economic trends have made the world competitive and units, whether individuals, groups of individuals, or organizations have become more dependent on each other. Interactions have therefore become important to resource acquisition through employment and trade and developed the need for better understanding of interpersonal relationships.

In America, the drinking age is 21 even though a person gets voting rights at the age of 18. America is believed to be one of the most civilized countries in the world.  It should be noted that in most European countries, the drinking age is 18 whereas, in America, the authorities are not allowing people to drink until they reach 21 years of age.

The oil industry in Nigeria is one of the biggest in the world. The oil itself is a source of revenue and increases any country’s GDP. In Nigeria, the same cannot be said about the oil industry. The oil industry in the Niger Delta of Nigeria has instead brought only suffering, poverty, human rights violations, and in addition to the abuse of the environment.

The Alpha Company is one of the groups of soldiers mobilized for the war. O’Brien gives the narrator his own name, and the rest of the characters are named after the soldiers he knew during his stay in Vietnam (Heberle 19). This style gives O’Brien the ability to distort the differences between fact and fiction.

Hemp oil possesses the property of oxidizing as soon as it comes in contact with direct air, and if not stored properly, can become rancid. The proper way of storing the oil is to place it in a dark glass bottle and refrigerate or freeze it. Due to this quality, hemp oil is used in manufacturing oil-based paints.

It is during this critical stage of development that parents, teachers and community groups must be more vigilant in monitoring their activities to ensure that the experiences they meet are lived to learn positive lessons that would assist in their holistic development to prepare them for adulthood.

One in 12 African – Americans and 1 in 100 Hispanic –Americans has sickle cell trait (CDC 2007). It also occurs in people who originate from the Middle East, India, and Eastern Mediterranean areas. The complications associated with this trait are mild and minimal and also people with this trait are as healthy as individuals who do not have this trait, but it assumes significance because children can inherit the sickle cell gene.

The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) (2011) has revealed that from among the 50 states in America, only eight states allowed and approved civil unions; while eight states allow domestic partnership (National Conference of State Legislatures, 2011, p.

Specifically, airlines take extensive measures to ensure that their service, food and beverages quality is at par with their competitors. Sadly, Saudi Airline has not been able to deliver in accordance with the invested trust and expectations of their customers.

Hitchcock’s works have almost similar themes and techniques and you get that feeling that once you have watched a Hitchcock movie, you seemed to have watched it all. But that’s not the reason why audiences are so hooked with Hitchcock movies. Hitchcock movies deliver threat and suspense effectively even if you don’t know what’s going on.

XYZ Oct.20.2011 Course name, Section XX WHY IS SWIMMING THE BEST FORM OF EXERCISE? Exercise is an activity that requires physical or mental exertion. It plays a vital role in the strengthening of body and mind and is used not only to lose weight but also to stay fit.

It also illustrates the belief of the Puritans that being alone was dangerous, for it was believed that when people were alone, that then was the best time for the Devil to appear and try to sway those that had a belief in their own salvation on a darker path.

They are usually expected to stay home and look after the children. This discriminatory attitude becomes a problem for a migrating woman. Migrating women have too much riding on the situation of the host country. If the host country is relatively better than the home country of a woman then migrating woman would find it easy to settle, but this is not the case always.

[student’s name] [professor’s name] [course number] [date of submission] The Hands of Poverty: A Critical Analysis Essay Poverty is one of the most prevalent problems of all time. In fact, as early as the 1800’s there have been reports relating to hunger and resulting death.

First of all, the brand of the personal computer to be purchased should be thought of intelligently because brands usually speak of reliability and quality. Among the top to be considered are Dell, Sony and Mac. The former claims to give the ease of convenience and high performance of the machine at an affordable price (Laptop Reviews Online) while Sony boasts of its ratings given by PC Magazine where it garnered an overall rating of 7.9 and a reliability rating of 8.0 plus a variety of models to choose from (best-rated-laptops-guide.com).

Bananas grow from a rhizome, stretch through a thick stem and develop flowers (“banana”). The varieties of use make banana one of the most valued crops in the world. The fruit’s nutritional value and relatively low price make it an attractive export product for countries in Southeast Asia, South America, and East Africa (Morton 37).

Your Name Your Professor’s Name Subject/Course Date Jhumpa Lahiri And Local Colors Jhumpa Lahiri is one of the most prominent American-Bengali writers. Born on July 11, 1967, she has already published three books and has already won a Pulitzer Prize. Her pieces usually talk about the dilemmas faced by Indian immigrants on subjects like: marriage, family, disconnection from the motherland and the disconnection of the second-generation children who were not born in their motherland.

The day starts nicely, with the wife, Frances, trying to plan a good day with her husband, Michael. Frances suggests that they spend the whole day together and cancel the initial plan of spending the afternoon with their friends, the Stevensons. However, as they walk together along the streets of New York, Michael stares at a pretty girl that upsets his wife.

People are rarely found without a car in the US. This is because Los Angeles is the most developed and the second most populated city in the US. According to many sources, it is called “the creative capital of the world” because of the presence of so many creative people. There are more creative people residing in Los Angeles than in any other part of the world.

There are laws against drinking and driving and defined hours when bars and shops are given permission to sell alcohol. The legal position of other drugs like cocaine, ecstasy, cannabis, heroin, is very much different to alcohol. However, in the 1920s and 1930s an attempt to prohibit it in America was met by the emergence of a massive black market for alcohol which has made the people believe that they cannot strive to do it once more.

This particular editorial piece was first published on January 21, 2011 in the Friday issue of The Washington Post. Mr. Krauthammer wrote the article based upon his carefully crafted research of the farce that ObamaCare represented to the American people.

A media critic named George Gerbner states that “what we see on TV and in magazines eventually becomes our standard of reality and desire.” Obviously, this observation of Gerbner is very much clear and apparent in our generation today. Media is a very powerful tool in influencing, controlling, and informing the society about the recent developments, any news or any showbiz news.

Since obesity impairs individual productivity and quality of life, it raises numerous societal issues as well. This paper will discuss the causes, symptoms, and long term effects of obesity in older adults. It will also study various methods proposed by researchers and medical practitioners to address obesity in older adults.

In recent years film makers, especially of large-budget, popular movies, have attempted to remove the division between the audience and the screen using a variety of techniques – from the days of changing movies from black and white to colour to 3-d movies that make it appear that parts of the movie are entering the real work.

Cloning is performed to fulfill therapeutic objectives and it is categorized as therapeutic cloning and for reproductive purposes under reproductive cloning to generate a replica of humans for enhancing the number. Therapeutic cloning is emerging as an active area of research and comprises cell cloning from the adult for therapeutic purposes.  

He has stressed on living adulthood with confidence instead of pretending indecently youthful. I also believe that growing up is a phase that should be lived with maturity instead of following false youth culture being depicted by media. Epstein and my views are alike as we both consider wisdom and maturity as an appreciation to growing up.

The series is entirely driven by character development as opposed to plot development, though there are elements of plot development within the show, but it is not focused on this. Instead, character-driven dramas employ a more subliminal approach to narratives, allowing for a much more natural personality development and construction as opposed to one-dimensional characters whose personalities are dictated by the events of plot driven dramas.

This is illustrated through the showing how the Igbos before colonization had full control of their culture and p ride as well as beauty. The effect of Achebe’s style is to show the readers the everyday ordinary way of life in Umofia. In the novel, the transition from the precolonization period to civilization shows how change is inevitable in the society.

Drug abuse is defined as the habitual use of drugs to change one’s moods, emotions, and/or state of conscience, which specialists say can lead to addiction, and psychological or physiological harm (Levinthal, 10). Marijuana or cannabis, which is commonly referred to as pot, is a plant grown for its euphoric principles and its hallucinogenic effect.

Today, taking a drug sample is a routine part of the application process in many types of occupations in spite of evidence that shows drug testing is not 100 percent accurate is many times unrelated to the job description and is ineffective in slowing drug use.

John Kerry and George Bush’s rhetorical speeches are very different with regard to cohesion and coherence.  McCarthy (1994) explains that cohesion focuses upon pronouns and articles, what they refer to, and how substitution and ellipsis carry information that is understood from shared knowledge and previous utterances. 

The play shows how women in the past were looked down upon. These women were mistreated by their husbands, since they had no power to object their actions. Men viewed themselves to be more important than women and oppressed their wives so much. In the play, women were in most cases associated with households’ chores which men considered as useless.

Liberals firmly believe in resolving environmental issues, ceasing socioeconomic disparity prevailing in the society, and developed nations are contributing to the pollution to a greater extent, seek nature's protection and are willing to fight human evil, and consider it a moral responsibility to protect the nature.