True wisdom comes to each of us
when we realize how little we
understand about life, ourselves,
and the world around us.
Socrates
when we realize how little we
understand about life, ourselves,
and the world around us.
Socrates
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1/23/2018 0 Comments the siege of Jerusalem Image from Wikipedia Jerusalem is the center of three major monotheistic faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. But few cities in the world have been attacked as much as Jerusalem has throughout history. The Israelites under King David, the Assyrians, the Babylonians, the Romans, and various groups of Muslims have fought for, and many times conquered, Jerusalem all for their own reasons. In 70 A.D., the Romans attacked Jerusalem when the Jews of Judea rebelled against the Roman Empire for the first time. The catastrophic siege that occurred towards the end of the Jews’ first revolt against Rome is the subject of this post.
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 Image from Wikipedia The Roman general and politician Gaius Marius is remembered as one of the most influential figures of Roman history. Starting in 134 B.C. as a military tribune, Marius, through years of war and political strife, became the first Roman to be elected as consul seven times throughout his life. He reformed the Roman army, defeated Germanic tribes that invaded from the north, fought against the Numidians, marched on Rome, and became one of the main individuals who were responsible for the fall of the Roman Republic. In this short essay, I’ll chronicle Marius’ political career from the time he served in the army at Numantia to his death in 86 B.C. Then I’ll answer three questions about why Marius did what he did and what impact his actions had on Rome.
1/23/2018 0 Comments the death of adolf hitler Image from Wikipedia Anytime Adolf Hitler’s name is mentioned, dark and disturbing images of suffering and oppression emerge in our minds. Hitler was the notorious chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945. He transformed Germany into a totalitarian autocracy based on Nazism. And he was one of, if not the, main instigator of World War II in Europe. During his time as chancellor, Hitler orchestrated the Holocaust and was not only responsible for the deaths of over six million Jews but also millions from within and outside his own country. German historian Joachim Fest writes that never before had so many lives, cities, and regions been devastated as much as those that were destroyed in the fall of the Third Reich (Fest, 2004). When the Allied forces eventually pushed Hitler back to Berlin where he and many of his chief supporters hid in a bunker, Hitler eventually lost all hope of victory. Hence, he took his own life – on April 30, 1945 – along with many of his supporters who were there with him in the bunker. In this post, I will reveal the events that occurred before and on the day Hitler took his own life.
1/23/2018 0 Comments THE EFFECTS OF TEXTESE ON LITERACY Texting is the relatively new form of digital communication that has rapidly become one the most popular ways people to converse with each other today. It can be done almost anywhere – while you’re walking down the street, while you’re waiting in line at a grocery store, and while you’re waiting at a doctor’s office. It has become incredibly popular among young people, who use it to connect with friends. However, since those sending text messages transform the English language by using what’s called “textese”, it has become a controversial issue among those who support or oppose it. This post will analyze the controversy around textese and propose a solution to the controversy.
 On April 12, 2014, I attended a play made by the Odeon Society of Ivy Tech Community College that was based on George Orwell’s classic novel 1984. Here is a link to the trailer. The Odeon Society is a student-run organization of Ivy Tech that periodically performs educational plays for the public. Their adaptation of 1984 was an excellently performed production that was presented at Ivy Tech’s Lawrence campus. 1984 is about a man, named Winston Smith, who suffers under the extremely oppressive rule of a totalitarian government – variously named Ingsoc, the Party, Oceania, and, most famously, Big Brother – that has taken control of England and other regions of the world. This thought-provoking play made me ponder about issues like fanaticism and totalitarianism. In this essay, I will reveal the traits and character arcs of the main characters of 1984.
1/23/2018 0 Comments she made it 2017
She made it! Julia finally made it to the end of her four-year-long journey at Irvington University. After years of studying, going to tutors and advisors, reading textbook after textbook, taking tests, writing essays, and taking two internships she was able to attain a GPA of 3.4 and was now ready to venture out into her career as a high school English teacher. Nevertheless, before she did that, she and five hundred other students were invited to attend the graduation ceremony in which they would be recognized for their accomplishments. 1/23/2018 0 Comments Vigilante “No matter how sick these psychos are, never let them pull you down to their level.”
This was one of the many instructions Alex’s captain gave him when he became a police officer for the Arcadia Police Department. Alex made a personal oath to follow this instruction, and he followed it faithfully throughout his seven-year career as a police officer. But he felt the criminal he had dragged into the basement of the abandoned house he was now in was forcing him to break that oath. 1/23/2018 0 Comments the hounds As my siblings and I
Were walking down a street Two stray pit bulls Approached us on the sidewalk They came from The abandoned, old house That stood alone In the distance “Oh, crap,” I said “Oh my goodness,” My sister said “Uh-oh,” My brother said And we all stood still in terror 1/23/2018 0 Comments DO YOU ALSO WISH TO GO AWAY As my time on earth
Continues to transpire The strength of my inner enemies Seems to grow ever higher Fear and doubt comes to me At different points in time And the mountain of my life Seems almost impossible to climb As storms of trials And tribulations blow My faith struggles As I fight against my inner foe But my loving savior Is asking me today Will you stay with me? Or do you also want to go away? 1/23/2018 0 Comments Evolution My earliest memory of a technique used to teach me how to read was a group of laminated images of letters that my kindergarten teacher put in the middle of the classroom. Each letter had a picture of something that started with that letter alongside it. I have a clear memory of the letter D on that chart because the image used for D was the picture of a dolphin. I had a huge interest in marine biology when I was younger. My kindergarten teacher gave us assignments in which we wrote down each letter in their uppercase and lowercase forms. She also read stories to us that helped me develop my imagination.
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