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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: To be great is to be misunderstood: 1 of 5
Greatness is a sign of achievement. People labor diligently day and night so that society will consider them remarkable. . But what sets great people apart from everyone else? Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "To be great is to be misunderstood." While this may seem like an extreme statement, empirically, being misunderstood h... More..
Arts & Humanities > History of Ideas The Monkey Trial: 1 of 3
In 1925, the state of Tennessee passed a law, the Butler Act, banning the teaching of any theory that was not in accordance with the divine theory of creation as presented in the Bible. This specifically prevented the teaching of the new scientific theory of evolution developed by Charles Darwin. Many, namely agnostics and a... More..
Sciences > Zoology How spiders catch their prey: 1 of 3
Predators use a diverse array of strategies to capture prey. One strategy is the using a trap, such as spiders do. So the casual question presented for this article was: What causes specific prey-capture strategies in sympatric web-building spiders? There were a few hypotheses presented: the first and second went hand in han... More..
Entertainment > Movie Genres Evaluating Pixar's movies: 2 of 5
One of the most popular questions for parents today is, "Is this film actually teaching my child something?" Thanks to Pixar's Finding Nemo, little Susie can actually pick up a few useful facts. It is for the most part, biologically accurate and it even gives a decent representation of the interactions and relationships betw... More..
Travel > France Travel destinations: Lascaux, France: 1 of 2
Welcome, these are the beautiful caves of Lascaux. First, we will begin our tour with the Great Hall of the Bulls. This impressive artwork covers the first twenty meters from the entrance, but watch your step while viewing it, there's a steep slope. Notice how the paintings extend on both walls; these are some of the most re... More..
Arts & Humanities > Artists & Artwork Biography: Leone Battista Alberti, Italy's foremost architect: 1 of 2
Leone Battista Alberti was Italy's foremost architect after the death of Brunelleschi in 1446. He was well educated and spent his career working for the church. Although art was not his first profession, it turned it to be what he was best known for. Alberti received one of the best educations available for noblemen such as ... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Literature Literary analysis: Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson: 1 of 1
Melinda Sordino, a ninth grade student in Speak, provides convincingly accurate details of the feelings and emotions of date rate victims. Melinda's meeting of a handsome man who leads her away from the safety of numbers and into unknown danger is a common scenario that one might read in a magazine (Anderson 165). Rapist And... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Authors Author analysis: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor: 1 of 1
You walk into a big room with chairs and a couch. It has a welcoming feeling; the kind with plants and environmental sound effects. And, sitting in a big, comfy chair, is a woman who is ready for you to pour your heart out and then she'll explain the answers to all your troubles. You've just opened a book of Phyllis Reynolds... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Authors Literary analysis: The contrasting styles of William Faulkner, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Edgar Allan Poe: 1 of 1
An author's spirit is the encompassing individuality of his or her own ideas and style. Everything from the intent to the finale defines an author's own manner. Some writers share common traits, especially if they are from the same time period. Three prominent Gothic authors, William Faulkner, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Edgar ... More..
Sciences > Zoology Eastern Painted Turtles navigation methods: 1 of 1
Animals need to be able to find resources in order to survive and reproduce. However, wondering around randomly is inefficient and can't provide any sure means of survival. For this reason, most animals have evolved strategies to orient themselves towards goals in their environment. When this orientation is towards where the... More..