2,484 words

Promoting academic success of Aboriginal students in modern education

Aboriginal education has experienced significant developments throughout the first half of the 20th Century because of the establishment of several learning institutions and programs that primarily focus on providing Aboriginal students with a Western education.

~13 min read

View paper →

1,423 words

Hidden bias and the 2016 presidential election in America

There is no doubt that all humans harbor some form of bias against another ethnicity, another religion, another culture, a person simply different from the norm (like a motley homeless person), or perhaps another political party.

~8 min read

View paper →

2,143 words

José Marmol's Amalia and racial discrimination in Argentina

Countries in recent history have sought independence from their mother country to create a country and government for the people and by the people. This was seen in the United States, to some extent in China, and most recently in the last century in various parts of South America.

~11 min read

View paper →

2,311 words

Martin Luther's Protestant Reformation and its global impact

In 1517, German Christian monk and scholar Martin Luther penned a treatise called simply 95 Theses, dramatically nailing the document to the door of a Catholic Church to effectively protest the corruption he had personally witnessed in Catholic practices.

~12 min read

View paper →

1,333 words

The Industrial Revolution's positive and negative impacts on society

Industrial Revolution was one of the momentous eras in history. The Industrial Revolution had an impact on all levels of society as it instigated the change from an agriculture-and-handicrafts focused economy to one replaced by industries, machines, and large-scale manufacturing.

~7 min read

View paper →

1,760 words

Diet and exercise versus insulin injections for type 2 diabetes

In patients experiencing Type 2 diabetes (P), is the intervention of a traditional, organic, all-natural diet consisting of locally grown and produced foods plus exercise (I) more effective in curbing the body's challenge to absorb insulin (O) than insulin injections (C)?

~9 min read

View paper →

2,308 words

Assimilation and multiculturalism in Yiyun Li and Richard Rodriguez

On the one hand, some people argue that assimilation helps to create a more harmonious society. On the other hand, some people argue that multiculturalism allows immigrants to preserve their heritage and culture.

~12 min read

View paper →

1,285 words

Popular media's role in perpetuating violence and fear in society

In a society that is supposed to uphold and respect law and order, one must be puzzled by the amount of bloodshed and horror that one sees in popular media: whether it is in movies like Saw or television shows like CSI: Special Victims Unit or in news media reporting of gruesome tragedies such as…

~7 min read

View paper →

2,394 words

Rainer Maria Rilke's life experiences and their influence on his poetry

Rainer Maria Rilke's life experiences influence the poet's poetry? Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) -- acknowledged widely as one among the most poetically-intense of German-language poets --put in unique efforts to broaden the poetic realm by means of novel applications of imagery and syntax, and…

~12 min read

View paper →

1,081 words

Resilience as an essential skill for career development and management

What I have always thought of when the word resilience is used is this: if you are resilient, you won't stay down long but you'll get back up. That is not in a physical sense necessarily; it can be emotional as well.

~6 min read

View paper →