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Con men have been around since the beginning of time, starting with Satan conning Eve into eating that apple.  During the Texas oil boom that commenced in 1901, the state had more than its share of con men, also known in those days as flim-flam men. Of course, most of them were drawn to Texas…

Cooking food is commonly known as culinary art. The word culinary is related to the art of making various kinds of food. A culinarian working in restaurants is commonly known as a cook or a chef. The chef skillfully prepares food that is pleasing to the eye and the palate of the guests. They are…

Contemplate the inevitable end of the world and ponder over the numerous psychic predictions that have been made. The purpose is to provide insight into the concept of Armageddon and when it will occur. Millennialists believe that the world will end on May 5, 2000, leaving us with only 6 years to live. This belief…

Carl Sagan’s book “The Demon-Haunted World” is a book about science, pseudoscience and the difference between the two. It is clear from the beginning that Mr. Sagan is very passionate about science and frustrated with society’s lack of literacy in this subject. Throughout the book he talks about many different situations where pseudoscience has taken…

“His charm is so contagious vaccines have been created for it. He is the only man to ever ace the Rorschach Test. Sharks have a week dedicated to him”. He is the most interesting man in the world. He doesn’t always drink beer, but when he does he prefers Dos Equis. With his stunning charm…

According to Northrop Frye, a green world is a place where characters go to escape the restrictive waking world of the city and where imagination, magic, and dreams dwell. In Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the woods serve as the green world and play a significant role. This is evident when Puck, a fairy…

Morgoth is the true Dark Lord, the Avatar of Evil in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy universe. In the beginning, he was Melkor, highest of all the Ainur of old. Yet due to his evil heart, he alone of the Valar felt fear. Though many evils are ascribed to him, his chief sin is present in us…

They say that money makes the world go ‘round, but I’d have to disagree.  Although our current world economy thrives off of selling natural resources and other items for currency, if there were no such thing as money, my life would still exist and I would still hold most of the same values dear to…

A reflective essay is an essay that a student writes in order to share his or her opinion or insight on a certain matter. Reflective essays are first-person essays in most cases, in which the student uses “I” statements and personal experiences to share his or her view. An “I” statement is a statement that…

The Lagrange point phenomenon exists in any system wherein the gravitational fields of two large bodies interact to create five “sweet spots”, within which lies the exact centripetal force necessary for a smaller object to remain in a constant orbit with the larger objects. There are five Lagrange points within the Sun-Earth orbit, as well…