… for the mistakes or sins of others. Scapegoats have been used all over the world and at all times, especially in the 1700’s, during slavery. For example, the Klu Klux Klan or KKK, used black people as their scapegoats because they…

… Great Gatsby is read in many college level English courses. The importance of Fitzgerald’s writing is derived from his mastery of incorporating figurative language into his work. Throughout The Great Gatsby there are many examples of Fitzgerald’s…

… are to prevail and the love of many overcomes the hate of few. Certainly, the ideals that this celebration embodies are of the highest order. But why has Christmas come under the fire of many religiously inclined people? Is there any truth to the…

… is the process that the author will use to make, build, or create a character. In the Odyssey, a great epic written by Homer, Nausikaa, King Alkinoos' daughter, is a good example of a girl who is an excellent hostess to Odysseus (she…

… said that is the most basic science, the first thing a person learns, apart from reading and writing, is how to add and subtract. I like mathematics because every time I solve a math problem it becomes an important challenge to me, a challenge…

… today; it's all over the papers. "Teenager Arrested in Computer Crime Scandal", "Hacker Arrested after Bank Tampering"... Damn kids. They're all alike. But did you, in your three-piece psychology and 1960's techno-brain, ever took a look behind the…

… the Canadian writer Robertson Davies. The essay focuses on the belief of the human world in superstition and its different forms. Davies states that superstition throughout human culture is something of an underground belief that no one will admit…

… movie aims at delivering the difference between two distinctive cultures; especially how culture influences us unconsciously in our daily lives. In the movie, the baseball player Jack Elliot is a representative of American culture. We can notice that…

… and harsh punishment for crimes committed. In some tribes on the borderland of ancient China, tattooing however was regarded as a symbol of dominance and religion. In Japan and Taiwan, where I grew up, people who are in the gangs usually love to get…

… that was so horrific you do your best to try and neglect it, pushing it further and further back into your mind. Forgotten until something happens that triggers the memory and you seem to experience the event for a painstaking, second time. Rememory. Se…