History is the study of the past. But history is also written by the victor, is it not? Whether it be the history of life, history of a particular event, or history of the universe, all specialties of history share that in common. Some specialties are easier to find evidence for — such as studying the history of the universe. People can believe or not believe in The Big Bang; they can believe or not believe in any facet that they disagree with. But nothing can change the indisputable fact that when we point a telescope into the night sky…
Recently, I had a response to an article of mine from February, 2020 about why I believe it would benefit everybody for taking a personality test. Vinny. M (who has since deleted their account) asked me in the response section how I dealt with my indecisiveness. Vinny told me that they feel as though they waste their time every day, procrastinating even when there is such a desire to try so much in life, yet no steps are ever taken. Vinny asked if I could relate to this, and if I had any advice.
Before I get into my response…
A pandemic is a hell of a good way to ruin the economy, especially if everything shuts down. It’s obvious why so many people are talking about the economy and the US budget deficit making records — the sort of record you don’t want to break. Misinformation is abundant, of course, so let’s start off slow. When having a discussion about the US federal deficit, we first need to address one thing: does the deficit actually matter? The debt is the total amount of money that the US government owes in borrowed money. The answer is no…for now. Policy 2020…
The world is in chaos. People are scared: they’re wearing masks and secluding themselves. Death and panic and misinformation is all anyone can talk about anymore and on top of it all, unemployment is currently at 11.1% for June 2020, compared to 3.7% in June last year. With cases rising again and reopening plans being halted, however, there’s a good chance that unemployment numbers will be going up again. Businesses are loosing money, and small ones are being outright destroyed because there just aren’t any customers. …
A short essay for English Comp II, by Samuel Jolicoeur.
The constant outpouring of fake news became one of the critical talking points of the 2010s. From something that could be laughed off early on, fake news evolved into a severe issue perpetuated by those with an agenda. Until the day comes, if it ever will, when real action is executed, and the spread of misinformation is halted, there is only one thing that we should all be doing: research. Now there, I know, that doesn’t sound fun at all; it isn’t. But it is the reality. …
Calling all who are indecisive, and all who face a crossroad…lend me your ears!
In recent years, personality tests have become more common, especially in education. In some colleges, they are taken in ‘Cornerstone’ classes: full-semester courses designed with the pure intent to ease new students into the system and to help students find their calling in life. More than that, these personality tests are common in High Schools now; I took them twice before I graduated in 2018. …
Author Note: Hello, I am a college student who has written quite a few essays, and I am here to supply you with some knowledge and guidance if you are needing it. If you are not a fellow student, you will probably not get much out of this. If you are a student and you are struggling to find the words for your essay, take my examples: This is a short, 889-word essay about the evolution of music, graded 50/50 for my Music Appreciation Class. Believe me, I struggled to type this, as I found this section to be inconceivably…
‘Joker’ has proven itself to be the little engine that could.
This film didn’t have all that much going for it at first. It’s R rated [X], it’s a standalone film with no ties to any franchise [X], it’s directed by the guy that made The Hangover [X], it stars Joaquin Phoenix and Robert De Niro; 2 of the best-ever actors, sure, but not exactly head turners for the masses [X]. According to IMDB, it had a modest budget of $55 million (estimated) before marketing[X]. …
*Note: This is not an entirley fact-based article, this is purely my personal story, and thus should be taken as such.
It is common knowledge amongst intellectuals that Barrack Hussein Obama is the worst president in U.S. history, and he should’ve been shot for being an evil traitor.
That extreme tidbit may sound ridiculous and dangerous now, but to a 12 or 13-year-old me, that was a commonly known fact. Amongst the impossibly insane atmosphere in Washington D.C. these days (New York Times Inquiry page in case you’re not caught up), sometimes it is good to go back and remember…
The controversial film comes out on October 4th, and it may become a movie milestone.
Joaquin Phoenix’s newest performance comes in a fun package: Joker is releasing in theatres everywhere on October 4th, and the hype on this one is real, people.
The history of comic-book movies has been an interesting one, to put it lightly. They’ve been around for much longer than you might think, and you might not even realize that some of the early ones were comic related. It’s been 11 years since Marvel started their Cinematic Universe and crushed the box office over, and over, and…