This I Believe: Endurance is Key to Success The goal of this essay is to convey how having endurance can help you be successful despite how rough the situations may be. I will be sharing three different personal stories that I have that show that having endurance can help you be successful. The first story Read More…

I don’t know about you but I could not be more happy that the election is over and is not the only thing on the news anymore. It seems to me that ever since Donald Trump took office in 2017 that all I ever hear about on the news and in the media is Donald Read More…

Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) mission is to protect America’s borders and not let any illegal immigrants into the United States. It is one of three agencies within the Department of Homeland Security. The other two agencies are Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Citizenship Services. It is misunderstood all the time that ICE Read More…

One of the first things I always seem to notice when watching Ted Talks is the amount of body language each of them uses. The type of body language you’re using is based on the genre of speech you are giving. If it is a more serious Ted talk that is sensitive you might not Read More…

Is Halloween a paradigm shift? The word Halloween gets its origin from the Catholic Church. “All Hollows Day” or “All Saints Day” is a Catholic day of observance in honor of saints on November 1st.   The 1840s was when Halloween was first celebrated in America. Since then I believe Halloween has changed drastically. The Read More…

One facet of the delivery of my Ted Talk that I would like to improve would be my eye contact. There isn’t a specific instance in my speech where I am not making enough eye contact because I am not making enough eye contact throughout the entire speech. One strategy I intend to use is Read More…

The artifact I chose to use was Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration speech. In 2013, college campuses around the U.S. celebrated the 100th anniversary of Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration as president. They marked the occasion by reading Wilson’s inauguration speech. This was very kairotic because so many of the economic issues that Wilson faced were very similar to Read More…

Allegory  Part 1: Definition: An allegory is a work of art, such as a story or painting, in which the characters, images, and/or events act as symbols. Examples: (1)“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” ― St. Augustine (2)“Nowhere in Chaucer do we find what can be called Read More…

This is a picture for the Black Lives Matter movement that was created on July 13, 2013, by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi advocating and protesting against racial discrimination. This movement is about bringing light to racially motivated violence and police brutality which is an important part of our social life and American Read More…

This bumper sticker above that says “The problem with POLITICAL JOKES is they GET ELECTED.” This is a very relevant sticker in today’s society especially with the presidential election coming up. It seems to be a pattern that neither party is ever satisfied and there is this run-on of expectations you’re supposed to meet when Read More…