The Age of the universe is argueably mankind's greatest discovery of the 20th century. Astronomers say the age of the universe is between 12-20 billion years old, and scientists at NASA say the age of the universe is 13.7 billion years old .As if that's not already hard...

A critical student is one who does not accept information at face value without first examining it in detail and from different angles or perspectives. Students at first year university level are expected to not only maintain a high level of academic performance, but also, to think, form judgments...

Pascal builds his argument in "Man and the Universe" out of a series of paradoxes, seemingly contradictory truths. In writing, "Man and the Universe," Pascal reflected his views on what is our place in the world as human beings. Pascal's writing shows a harmony be...

Higher education plays a major part in today's society. Expected to continue their education beyond high school, many students attend four-year universities and colleges. The emergence of such higher education was first recorded in Europe during the Middle Ages. The origins and characteristics o...

Humanitarianism and UniversalismIn the article "Women and Cultural Universals," Martha Nussbaum discusses about basic human capabilities that should be granted to every human being regardless of their sex, race, or religion. However, a problem arises with reaching such basic rights since every nati...

Columbia Revolt UP AGAINST THE WALL, MOTHER******! THIS IS A STICK-UP! Perhaps nothing upset our enemies more than this slogan. To them it seemed to show the extent to which we had broken with their norms, how far we had sunk to brutality, hatred and obscenity. Great! The New York Times put forwa...

The United Nations Organization was established in 1945 on the basis of "faith in fundamental human rights." It furthermore committed itself to promoting "universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion...

There are archetypal patterns in life. They reoccur and become familiar to people through all ages and ethnicities. Throughout history, few literary works have captivated audiences by incorporating these patterns. The epic Beowulf is one literary work that effectively incorporates timeless compone...

There are archetypal patterns in life. They reoccur and become familiar to people through all ages and ethnicities. Throughout history, few literary works have captivated audiences by incorporating these patterns. The epic Beowulf is one literary work that effectively incorporates timeless compone...

Last month, members of the Appropriations Committee of the North Carolina House of Representatives voted to use the power of the state budget to block the assignment of a book to all freshmen and transfer students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Approaching t...

\"It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.\" - Alfred Lord Tennyson Everyone is a philosopher when it comes to love. Definitions are \"a dime a dozen.\" Some says, \"love is a rose, \"fragrant and beautiful, but thorny and painful\". The modern mind thinks of love in vag...

For more than 100 years, on college campuses across the nation, Greek Fraternities have established themselves as a part of college life. Being that one's college life severely affects their post-college life, one might say that fraternities can drastically affect someone's post college ca...

With millions of dollars in merchandising and television contracts at stake, colleges have a lot of money riding on the recruitment, education, and performance-both on and off the field-- of college athletes. Colleges lure the athletes to their school, and make sure they meet the eligibility requ...

Take two high school students who want to go to college. One has a 3.9 grade point average and a 27 on their S.A.T. While the other student has a 3.0 and got a 21 on their S.A.T. Which student would you expect for a college to want? Would you be surprised to find out that the student with the lower ...

Introduction The concept of accountability as applied to college students is one that has provoked arguments among a wide variety of populations. Educators, parents, mental health counselors, media "analysts," law enforcement specialists, and fellow college students have voiced their opinions ran...

Political AnalysisTitle IXTwenty-nine years ago congress passed legislation that attempted to level the "playing field" for women in athletics and academics at colleges and universities. In 1972 Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 was introduced, banning sex discrimination in schools, wh...

The World of Computers   What do we usually think of when we hear the word computer? Well most of us seem to fret or run away when we hear that word but why? The computer is one of the best inventions that anyone has ever come up with, why our whole world is practically run by them. A com...

To discuss binge drinking, you first need to know what binge drinking is, and it's definition. Binge drinking is when five ( for men ) and four (for women ) or more in a row with in a week. That doesn't sound so bad huh? But it is. In a recent study (1999) was conducted by Harvard University, it...

Music Therapy "Sound. Glorious sound. Voices hurl together; bass tones rise above a furious sweep of treble; the sound lowers its horns and charges. Deep within there's a tightening, a verging, a sensation of release from gravity's pull. Ecstasy" (Jourdain 7). The word &quo...

Living in a society where technology is virtually unavoidable, it is inevitable that tasks that have been done in the past will need to be altered in order to accommodate the fast-paced, technologically enhanced world that we live in. Our every day tasks have changed in one way or another due to te...

Some believe that critical thinking skills and the ability to use intellectual decision-making skills, are the two main reasons that decide the successful business leader. Even though some people might think this is not true, others are beginning to find out that it is true. The fact that businesses...

The Struggle for Chief IlliniwekImagine going to a University of Illinois sporting event and not seeing ChiefIlliniwek perform at half time. This may soon be the case. Many Native Americans feelthat the symbol of Chief Illiniwek portrays a racist stereotype, but because Chief Illiniwekrepresents t...

** Affirmative Action** Have you ever wondered what effect discrimination laws and diversity have on our American society today as a whole? The issue of affirmative action has been a highly controversial topic since it's origin in the mid-1960s. "It began as a program to "correct&q...

I remember when I was about six or seven years old, seeing my father work in construction. Just seeing him create something was spectacular in my eyes. I got my inspiration by a simple structure called a house. Now, I wonder how much of an inspiration I can give others by letting them feel the sa...

Newark Field Project (1) The vast array of flashy shops and trendy restaurants, preceding the Newark Shopping Center, make up the second definite commercial landscape of East Main Street. The second landscape which includes a jamboree of barbershops, pizza kitchens, and flower boutiques begins...