For the first time in several years – or even decades, the Canadian dollar is worth more the American green buck. This is one indication that our neighbors to the north are enjoying a hefty economy while that of ours is in dire straits. With an election year at its full swing, the Democrats m...

English 302Sarah McNamaraOpinion Essay-Revised10/5/00 The Evils of Standardized TestingEveryone sat there in nervous anticipation as the large white envelopes were passed out. Why were these scores so important to our futures? The guidance counselors had drilled into our heads that without the...

At the end of World War II , Americans saw prosperity that they had never seen before. The standard of living had risen, and America was racing for world dominance. Moreover , the events that took place during this decade would change the way we look at this era forever. This decade was an era of tu...

Gambling Addiction Picture this situation: A man who is having problems at home and is low on cash decides to go to a casino and try his luck. He places small bets at first, wins a few times, and feels great. Eventually the risk becomes too little for him, and he begins to bet more. He be...

To be or not to be toned? Want to have a wash-board stomach? Ripped visible abs? Or how about strong, lean arms? Men and women across America strive for the perfect, flawless, and celebrity type bodies. Why do they? A physical-minded man's mentality is usually to get big and a woman's min...

Love A huge difference between a human being and an animal is "love". For a human, love is very sophisticated. Inherently, everyone is already replete with a ...

Marijuana, Fertilizing America Forty-nine percent of high school seniors have tried marijuana, why is the number so high? It is because of the lack of programs that are informing America's youth of the harmful things that marijuana can do to you personally, mentally, and socially. It is beco...

Today's media culture is extremely manipulative. Serving an enormous market, record companies, radio stations, TV networks, etc. are trying to secure their success. Teens are told what to feel, what to like, and ultimately what to buy. "Teenagers are the hottest consumer demographic in...

Has the time come to legalize marijuana? Marijuana has been known to man for quite some time now and has been used for centuries. The Marijuana prohibition has been in effect since 1937 and continues today. The real question is, is it time that we as Americans reconsid...

Every day three children in the U.S. are murdered by a parent or caretaker. 18,000 are permanently disabled, and 565,000 are seriously injured every year. Child abuse kills more children in America than accidental falls, choking on food, suffocation or fires in the home (OCCAPC, sec. 1). The term \"...

Sexual abuse involves forcing, tricking, bribing, threatening, or pressuring a child into sexual awareness or activity. Sexual abuse when an older or more knowledgeable child or an adult uses a child for sexual pleasure. The abuse often begins gradually and increases over time. It is always the off...

We are all materialistic, to one extent or another; but what are our motives when we pursue our materialism? Are we working towards happiness in our lives? Are we letting materialism become the most important part of our lives? Are there any emotional aspects of too much materialism? Through the Ame...

Attention Deficit Disorder As a young boy in elementary school I was supposedly diagnosed with Attention deficit disorder. To this day both my father and I never believed that I really had ADD. Attention deficit disorder (ADD) is the subject of two widely challenged debates in medicinal practice...

Is America today closer to the attainment of the ‚ 'Dream' than it was in 1931, or has the 'Dream' been lost or even turned into a ‚Nightmare'? The American 'Dream'; what is it all about? Is it only an illusionary 'Dream' which is a p...

"Huckleberry Finn" The way in which a young boy loses his innocence by realizing the truth in life symbolizes how the evolution of Transcendentalism to Realism destroys a nation, as the United States moves towards the Civil War. American transcendentalism began with the formation of the...

Has the time come to legalize marijuana? Marijuana has been known to man for quite some time now and has been used for centuries. The Marijuana prohibition has been in effect since 1937 and continues today. The real question is, is it time that we as Americans reconsider ...

Attention deficit disorder is the subject of two widely challenged debates in medicinal practice and theory. One, the argument for ADD being a clinical and mental "disorder", is in favor of medical treatment, claiming the diagnosis is attributable to brain damage or neurological defects. T...

Fur is Death "Every year, the fur industry is responsible for the miserable lives and painful deaths of nearly 40 million animals. Many are suffocated, drowned, or beaten in the wild; however, others are gassed or electrocuted to death on fur farms. These animals endure unspeakable cruelty ...

The conflict in ideologies between capitalism and communism resulted in one of the greatest conflicts of the twentieth century. The belief that freedom and democracy would die under communist rule caused the United States to start and continue waging a conflict that would last for decades. Post Worl...

Bombs, Beats, and Bus Boycotts: The Turbulence of the 1950sAt the end of World War II , Americans saw prosperity that they had never seen before. The standard of living had risen, and America was racing for world dominance. Moreover , the events that took place during this decade would change the wa...

A mood is defined as a temporary state of mind or feeling. Moods influence how individuals think, feel, and act, particularly with other people. Since everybody is unique and different, nobody possesses the exact same feelings. However, people share common feelings that run within the human genom...

The best means to achieve peace There are several means which peace can be achieved. According to Niccolo Machiavelli, "The end justifies the means no matter the cruel means to achieve them" (35). He believed that it is right to use cruel or violent means to attain peace. His i...

The Democratic and Whig parties conceived individualism to be very different. The Democrats were still torn between what they felt and what society felt, where as the Whigs were very secure in their internal feelings. "The Whigs were comfortable with rational, self-interested human relations (Kohl...

Teenagers of the twentieth century face the same problems that they did in the nineteenth century, but now these obstacles seem to have become more complicated. Suicide statistics in the United States among teens have skyrocketed over the past years by many contributions from our society. Many say t...

"Huckleberry Finn"The way in which a young boy loses his innocence by realizing the truth in life symbolizes how the evolution of Transcendentalism to Realism destroys a nation, as the United States moves towards the Civil War. American transcendentalism began with the formation of the Transcendenta...