Essay Samples

Crystal Methamphetamine is an addictive drug, which stimulates a person’s central nervous system, all parts of his brains, and, accordingly, his activity. Crystal Methamphetamine was first used for military purposes (as a means for soldiers’ fatigue and weariness relief and vigilance increase), and then it became wide-spread in medical practice (in medicine for weight loss, attention concentration, sexual disorders treatment etc.). Regular drug intake leads to Crystal Meth dependence and increase of its dosage demand. The constant drug usage results into malnutrition, insomnia, skin drying and ulcers, impotence, depression of an abuser (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2013).
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Why Starbucks’ Coffee Is So Popular

Starbucks is a huge corporation. We can buy its coffee all over the world. And there must be a secret of its popularity and success. As we know, the company was originated in Seattle, Washington in 1971 as a purveyor of dark roasted coffee beans and coffee merchandise (Seaford, 2012). Since that time a lot has changed but ones still unchangeable – Starbucks and its success. As for me, we can define it by the next way: success = branding strategy + positioning of Starbucks.

The marketing success of Starbucks is legion. The Starbucks revolution transformed gourmet coffee from a yuppie status symbol into a mainstream consumer good (Thompson, 2004). So, Starbucks became a nonpareil brand in coffeehouses for a generation (Kaplan, 2014). As far as we see, Starbucks popularity is closely connected with its brand.
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Al-Qaeda’s Use of Propaganda

Al-Qaeda is a global terrorist organization, which was formally founded in 1998 due to fatwa and press release. The head of al-Qaeda is considered Osama Ben Laden, who was killed on 2nd May in 2011. Since its foundation, the organization has been seeking how to expand the use of broadcast media in the Arabic language. They even pretended to have a media office in the UK in London. Today the branches of this organization are detected in 34 countries of the world. They made a lot of attacks, for example, on the U.S. embassies. (more…)

What is So Amazing and at the Same Time Frightening About Artificial Intelligence?

This question could confuse an attentive reader, because even scientists majoring in this field have not yet come up with the universal definition of intelligence (McCarthy, 2007). For instance, Marvin Minsky defines intelligence as “the ability to solve hard problems” (Minsky, 1988, p. 71). However, to use this definition one should also provide the definition of what a hard problem is. Performing routine calculations, for example, requires significant intellectual efforts. Nevertheless, almost any computer program can do these calculations easily. Therefore, it is obvious that this definition is at least too broad.  Another example of a confusing definition of intelligence belongs to Larry Tesler. According to him, artificial intelligence “is whatever hasn’t been done yet” (Narin, 1993, Defining Intelligence section, para. 5).
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The Role of Imagination in Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables is a novel written by Lucy Maud Montgomery. It depicts the adventures of a young orphan girl, Anne Shirley, who is mistakenly sent to help Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert to manage their farm on Prince Edward Island. The topic of imagination is the leitmotif of the book, as it defines the actions performed by characters and moves the story forward. Besides, imagination in this novel is not some kind of constant; on the contrary, as the story goes, the character’s ability to imagine evolves and improves.
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Was Alice in Wonderland Written as a Children’s Book or as a Satire?

Logic, Absurd Or Genius?

“Alice in Wonderland” was written by English writer Lewis Carroll in the 19th Century. It still makes people believe in themselves and expands the boundaries of their minds today.

In my opinion, I’m not so amazed by this adventure story of a little girl. However, I respect the writer and his thoughts. Lewis Carroll or Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was a person who saw simple things in life from a logical and mathematical point of view. On the one hand, his ideas were genial but on the other hand also absurd. Do you remember this dialogue: “Alice: How long is forever? White Rabbit: Sometimes, just one second.” I suppose this quote confirms the above. I’m fond of this statement more: “Sentence first – verdict afterwards”.  The Queen conveys the thoughts of a majority of people nowadays.  In spite of the fact that the book was written in the 19th Century, the Queen’s  snap judgment is commonly used even in the 21st Century.
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Hills Like White Elephants and No One’s a Mystery Stories – Exploration of Love, Relationships and Romance

Ernest Hemingway’s Hills like White Elephants short story compares with Elizabeth Tallent’s No One’s a Mystery brief narrative in that both works look at the concepts of love, relationships, and romance. Within Hills like White Elephants, Hemingway indicates that heterosexual love is usually unrequited by the male party. The writer also shows that heterosexual romance typically harms ladies. Further, Hemingway indicates that heterosexual relationships are normally exploitative toward women. The author advances the aforementioned arguments based on the relationship that an unnamed male American has with a lady who is named Jig. (more…)

Facts leading to the 1860 Presidential Election and the Outcome

Schisms dominated American society prior to its independence, and particularly in the 19th century. The country manifested many disparities largely built upon geographical realities and ideological factors such as slavery, economic policies, and supremacy between the states and the union. These divergences influenced the policies of the major political parties during the elections of 1860 and spurred the civil war that arose shortly after. The same factors continued to influence the country’s political thought and patterns after the civil war period. (more…)

In my recent political science essay, I was writing about principles of good leadership. The class readings focused on possible causes of the Arab Spring. Initially, I thought that activists who were not pleased by autocratic leadership in their countries instigated the uprising. However, I discovered that there were foreign forces behind the demonstrations.

Although there is a lot of information concerning the uprising, the mass media sources are the least effective. Newspapers, magazines, and television houses are telling ordinary stories that are biased to show that the governments of respective countries such as Syria, Egypt, and Libya among other countries affected by the uprising are to blame for the deaths of their people. In order to avoid bias, I had to use new strategies of looking for information. (more…)

Introduction to Urban Planning

1. Transportation planning: induced demand.  Think about traffic movement after some freeway constructions.

One of the key aspects that are being considered nowadays as part of Transportation Planning is “induced demand”. “Induced demand”, used particularly in transportation and urban planning perspective, is a phenomenon which focuses on how expansion of the transportation systems including construction of freeways, widening of roads, etc., instead of easing the traffic, would lead to more utilization by the users, thereby leading to more traffic congestions and urban sprawls. The freeway I-270, when laid in Washington, became the perfect example of “induced demand”, because after its construction greater number of people wanted to use it than earlier. With Washington becoming a highly congested area, people with their vehicles thronged this freeway and it led to more congestion on it. Likewise, Phoenix 40 also became a congested freeway due to further freeway additions, although it wanted to avoid those additions not wanting to become another Los Angeles. (more…)