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If you find yourself in a situation where you have recently learned that your life will end within the next three months, take a moment to reflect. Recently, there has been a shift in perspective from pondering “What should I do for the remainder of my life?” to contemplating “When is it suitable to terminate…

On February 1st, 2003, Morgan Spurlock embarked on a radical journey, one that would change his life, and the lives of many forever. For 31 straight days, Spurlock ate nothing but Mcdonalds. He had to eat everything on the menu, and he always needed to start off ordering all of his food large, but if…

The characters in The Glass Menagerie rely on two themes, Illusion and Escape, to confront the harsh realities of life. Tom Wingfield employs both of these themes in his quest for a content and fulfilling existence. While working and traveling, Tom is able to maintain a separate life outside of his home, where he indulges…

Sag Harbor is a coming of age story written by Colson Whitehead. The novel surrounds African American boys who were trying to find their way in a world where they were both accepted and stereotyped. This was later referred to as “double consciousness”. This term was not invented by Colson Whitehead, it was first coined…

An article in Scientific American called “Why are so many womendepressed”, by Ellen Liebenluft, focused on the reason why females are moredepressed than males. First, Depression comes with a variety of symptoms. Forexample, a person suffering from depression may experience sleep disturbances,hopelessness, and feeling of worthlessness, difficulty concentrating, experiencefatigue and sometime even delusions. Depression is…

“Why can’t a woman be more like a man?” It’s a humorous question asked by Professor Henry Higgins in a show-stopping song from the Broadway musical My Fair Lady. But Higgins would sing quite a different tune if the subject was longevity. When it comes to life span, why can’t a man be more like…

Comparison of the Characters in “A Doll’s House” and “The Stranger”In the real world there exist many different people, of different racesand ages, each one unique. Some live secluded lives with few friends and otherslive very rich and complex lives surrounded by friends and acquaintances. Nomatter what type of life is led it is human…

Is the United States Giving too Much to the United Nations? Does it seem like whenever the United Nations (UN) sends peacekeepers to a region that the United States (US) bears the majority of the debt and load of troops? Does it seem that we are the only country supply material and “doing it all?”…

While the advancement of technology has—for the most part—changed modern society for the better, it has also changed several aspects of it for the worse. How? Crime. Of particular note is identity theft, which has become significantly more rampant than it has ever been due to the advent of the Internet in the modern age….

In July 1890, esteemed Irish author Oscar Wilde’s first and only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, was published, making its first appearance to the public (Buzwell). The novel’s main character is Dorian Gray, a young gentleman who becomes in possession of a portrait that ages for him, in addition to bearing the brunt of…