Halo

The true test of an individual’s fortitude of spirit and mind derives from how they carry themselves when faced with adversity. Ultimately, there will be challenges in life, and the ability to fight them without compromising one’s character shows the true manifestation of power and strength. Hester overcomes an unfathomable adversity, displaying her inner resilience. In novel The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne asserts the power of Hester through the surrounding imagery of the scaffold…

Perseus, Cygnus, Centaurus, and Sagittarius; each arm expands into smaller branches of arms. The Milky Way is contained within the Sagittarious arm in the Orion arm branch. There are also a bunch of ancient stars, globular clusters, that orbit the halo of our galaxy. Along with the billions of stars and planets, the Milky Way also contains many solar systems and smaller black holes, although scientists do not have much proof of such existences, scientists can reasonably explain their hidden…

According to the Oxford English Dictionary (Oxford University, 2005), nation building is defined as the creation of a new nation, especially a newly independent nation, the encouragement of social or cultural cohesion within a nation. Mike Boit (2000) found that, apart from religion, sport is the only forum that brings people together for a common goal. He believes that sport could possibly succeed in promoting world peace. However Boit (2000), also states that in the past sport has been used as…

The Change in Female Video Game Characters When one enters a video game store and looks around at the different covers for the games. Most games one picks up will have a male character on the front and a less prominent woman character in the back(see fig. 1). In fact, most principal video game characters are male. The supporting roles are usually played by female characters if there are any female characters.Image Even some of the first characters like Donkey Kong and Pac-Man although they…

thingymajiger Hisato was just an average high-schooler in Nagoya, Japan. He had his friends to eat lunch with every day, and a study buddy for after school. He was a gamer, and nothing more, he played all the video games you can think of. Black ops, Halo, Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, Over Watch and more. It was the first day of 11th grade and that meant more new people. Hisato was shy, he never said a word to anyone besides his friends. He was quiet in the halls, he never…

I'm a moderate psychedelic user. I've had a large number of LSD trips at both low and high doses, a few non-breakthrough DMT experiences, one 25C-NBOMe trip, and one 20mg metocin (4-HO-MET) trip before this experience. My friend S wanted to try metocin as her first 'strong' psychedelic. She smoked weed and drank alcohol, but hasn't used any other drugs before. We figured it would be a good idea since metocin doesn't have a very deep headspace and is generally easier to handle than acid, for…

The Assumption of the Virgin, 1577/79 Domenikos Theotokopoulos, also known as El Greco, was born on 1541 in Greece. El Grecos painting of the Assumption of the Virgin was surely a central element inside one of the many art gallery rooms at the Art Institue of Chicago. It was El Greco’s first major commission in Toledo. It illustrates Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus, being uplifted from her tomb, into heaven. Its approximate size stands nearly 12-13ft x 6.5-7ft. The style of technique used of this…

The emerging era of the 17th century produced various pieces of baroque art, flourishing as the Golden Age of Spanish painting. Of noble and dramatic themes, various works were sponsored by the Catholic Church, aspiring to compel worshippers to their doors. Successful baroque paintings demanded an audience, ones to admire the theatrical aestheticism; only artists who employed elements of tenebrism and chiaroscuro achieved such breathtaking drama. Two prime examples that applied these practices…

POINSETTIA In the grocery store buying beer and a poinsettia I meet a deaf woman she is old and her hair is white and gray I am overacting at the hands her husband has deep wrinkles and the beard of a homeless man going out at the ends in wisps of smoke she points to a sticker 50% off on the bag of dog food now rolling down the blackness toward glowing hands I set the plastic bar between our items she smiles at the sticker and I give her a cartoon thumbs up and the sensor stops the blackness…

Over 97% of children across America are playing violent video games everyday. These games are negatively impacting their minds, causing mass shootings or murders. The simulated violence in video games have a negative and dangerous effect on children across the country. They are inappropriate for both children and adults; causing aggressive thoughts and behavior, a warped sense of reality, and an extreme, unhealthy addiction for the player. Violent video games also create a warped sense of…