Roosevelt's New Deal

The Great Depression had created an economic climate that discouraged the entire country, but Franklin Delano Roosevelt was able to give the public hope with his New Deal project. Although Roosevelt began his campaign with only vague explanations of...

'Chemistry' a poem by Scott Spethman

The gallows were full of people Idle chit-chat and nonlinear conversations The stairs rose to the crown And raining down were the accusations The scenes change so quickly here Fiber optic nerves suppress a real gathering Lurking aside, I've got...

An Introduction to the Hearing and Deaf Communities Relationship

Throughout history as a whole deaf people had no sense of self or identity, only in recent decades has this begun to change. This is due to a number of contributing factors. The chapter "Deaf-Mutes, The Strange, and the Modern Self" in The Deaf...

Analysis of Relationships Within the Film 'The Count of Monte Cristo'

In the film The Count of Monte Cristo the characters of Fernand Mondego and Mercedes Iguanada have a unique and interesting dyad. Both Mondego and Mercedes seem nearly incapable of being competent...

Deaf Characters in Literature

The inclusion of deaf and hard of hearing characters in literature has steadily increased in the past three centuries. In the beginning, however, these were usually not fully fleshed out characters, but simply literary devices. As the time passed...

A Case for Genetically Modified Foods

Three times a day we plunge our forks and spoons into bowls and scrape the tops of our plates. We chew, we swallow, we digest, and we move on with our lives. Many of us do not give a second thought as to where this food is from and even fewer know...

A Brief History of a Deaf Princess

Princess Alice born on February 25, 1885 to the full name of Princess Victoria Alice Elizabeth Julie Marie. Alice was the first born daughter of Princess Victoria and the first great-grandchild to Queen Victoria. Princess Alice was not by any...

My Top Ten Most Anticipated Video Games of 2011

Creative Historical Essay: Egyptian Medicine

When I woke up this morning I felt as though I had someone looking out from behind my eyes. Perhaps my dream from last night about bright lights and someone taking me far away has just played tricks on my mind. I brushed it off and climbed out of...

America's Catalyst Fire: The Triangle Fire

Life in America changes mostly gradually, such as with the adoption of new technologies and inventions, but the most drastic changes come from a single catalyst. The early 1900’s America was teeming with resistance to the social and economic...