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A History of the United States Policing Role in International Conflicts (783 words, 4 pages)

After two decades of non-alignment, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor awoke the sleeping lion and triggered events that changed the world order. The United States struck back targeting Hiroshima and Nagasaki thus bringing World War II to an end. Since then, the US became a seemingly impregnable fortress granting ... Read More

The 1994 Rwandan Genocide in the Film Documentary, We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families (864 words, 4 pages)

In April 1994, Rwanda slipped into the darkest period of her history. A group of government officials known as the Akazu, who were from the major Hutu tribe organized the military, the Rwandan police and Hutu people to attack and kill members of the Tutsi tribe. These killings went for ... Read More

Traveling to Guatemala (1027 words, 4 pages)

Guatemala is a great place to visit itself because although it is small, it is guaranteed to keep you entertained and it is very inexpensive to go. So besides the scenic views of the numerous volcanoes, there were 3 major tourist attractions in Guatemala that caught my eye and they ... Read More

The Agricultural Revolution in Europe (747 words, 3 pages)

The Agricultural Revolution was a vital change in the history of humankind. It was the birth of civilization and beginning of the contributions of many people to survive together. The domestication of plants and animals made living as one group possible . Integration among nations was minimal at first, but ... Read More

Personal Story About Ship and Gambling (789 words, 2 pages)

Welcome to the Emerald Princess Casino. Watch your step, please. The ramp is wet. Enjoy your night and good luck.Jason and I took off work to spend a weekend with his father and grandfather in Darien, Georgia. If you have ever been to Darien, you know that it is a ... Read More

The Life and Works of Leymah Gbowee a Liberian Peace Activist (1165 words, 5 pages)

In Liberia, there has been much political turmoil throughout the years. One of the protestors, Leymah Gbowee, at one point in her life had almost lost all hope. She did not want to invest anything positive in life because one bullet can take it all away (Moyers). But one day, ... Read More

The British Connection in the Movie, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (372 words, 2 pages)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone was pretty fun to watch now knowing much of the historical works of British literature. This movie really sums up so much of what the British imagination has to offer. Harry Potter in general has a plethora of monsters, demons, and other interesting creatures ... Read More

An Analysis of Post-Structuralism in Peter Barry’s Beginning Theory and the Fight Club Movie (432 words, 2 pages)

When reading Peter Barry'sBeginning Theory, I came across this idea "there is an almost universally felt anxiety that the language will express things we hadn't intended, or convey the wrong expression, or betray our ignorance, callousness, or confusion...there is the underlying sense that we are not really in control of ... Read More

The Masque of Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe Through the Lens of Psychoanalysis (439 words, 2 pages)

I had read this short story in high school, so it was very nice to be able to revisit it for a different purpose to analyze it psychoanalytically. To begin, I would have to argue that this story contains the two Freudian elements of "eros" and "thanatos." After discussing these ... Read More

A Comparison of Western Imperialism in Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now (620 words, 2 pages)

In Joseph Conrads novella, Heart of Darkness and Francis Ford Coppolas movie, Apocalypse Now, there are important concerns raised. After Conrads novel, many were left to question role of Africans in society, as the book objectifies the lives of Africans, especially the natives. In Coppolas film, frustration grew because of ... Read More

An Analysis of America in The Strange Career of Jim Crow by C. Van Woodward (1072 words, 6 pages)

The United States, today, is one of the most diverse places in the world. There is a plethora of different cultures and people that America represents, and it is simply beautiful. What is not so beautiful is that the U.S. has not always been a place of diversity among races ... Read More

Missouri Compromise of 1820, Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act as the Compromises of the North and South to Resolve Growing Problems in the United States (1414 words, 5 pages)

In the beginning of the nineteenth century, Americans primarily resolved political disputes through compromises, however, the inability to resolve these growing problems by compromises by 1860 no longer seemed possible. The North and South both during this time period sought different directions in developing America, thus, the rise of issues ... Read More

The Meaning Behind the United States Pledge of Allegiance (1189 words, 4 pages)

The United States Pledge, something I have been saying for years, and haven't know the meaning of. This is something I have said and pledged myself to, seemingly without knowing what im actually doing. All these years I have been pledging myself to the only thing I know, I may ... Read More

The Contributions of the African Americans to the Course and Consequences of the Civil War in 1881 to 1870 (1639 words, 5 pages)

From the opening of the Civil War, in 1881, to 1870, African Americans helped direct the course of the Civil War and the consequences that came with it. Although originally a war over the secession of the South (although the main issue of slavery burned as the primary reason), Lincoln ... Read More

Alternative Strategy in the Fight Against Drugs by Ethan Nadelmann (1033 words, 4 pages)

One Tuesday evening in November, 2014, Ethan Nadelmann, a renowned advocate against the war on drugs, gave a talk on TED show in which he discssed the benefits of adopting an alternative strategy in the fight against drugs. The talk, titled Why We Need to End the War on Drugs, ... Read More

The Life and Times of Ralph Nader in His Book, “Unsafe at Any Speed” (408 words, 2 pages)

Not many people know who Ralph Nader is, he can walk in the streets and not worry about anybody coming up to him asking for an autograph. People may be unaware of his presence but he is the guy who made a big impact in the nation and probably saved ... Read More

A Personal Narrative of Enjoying the Activity of Reading (691 words, 2 pages)

Reading is an activity enjoyed by many and done by few. This was my mindset and it would never change. Why would I read when I could do anything else in the world? I usually enjoyed books we read in class, or at least had in opinion on them, but ... Read More

The Different Personas in Our Everyday Lives in the Film, Adaptation and Novel, Fight Club (1513 words, 5 pages)

People deal with personas every day. They are the masks strapped so tightly on the faces of colleagues and the self that offer a different surface-level interpretation of character. Whether these personas are put on to impress or to hide the truth, people are prone to pursue an idyllic model ... Read More

The Empowerment of Women Throughout the History of Mankind (685 words, 3 pages)

The universe is constantly changing and revolution is consequently altering and realigning every component of the earth. However, this evolution process has been proceeding gradually. The fight for gender supremacy is not a recent phenomenon but research has revealed almost a cyclic notion of empowerment and disempowerment. Prior to the ... Read More

The Portrayal of Jesus as a Borderline Schizophrenic in the 1988 Film Adaptation of The Last Temptation of Christ (1211 words, 4 pages)

When it comes to directing film, there can be no denying the paramount importance of producerdirector Martin Scorsese. His work in film set an amazing precedent for decades to follow, as he innovated one the most important emotional standpoints to ever grace an audience. While most film attempted to make ... Read More

Economic Challenges and Drug Abuse as the Main Causes for Women’s Remaining in Prostitution (812 words, 4 pages)

The efforts of women to participate and contribute equally in this patriarchal society have led various forms of exploitation and illegal behaviour. For a long time, women have been undermined and in some parts of the world, they are highly marginalised groups. The patriarchal society has taken to dominate over ... Read More

The Use of Symbolism in Birth of a Nation, a Film by D.W. Griffith (432 words, 2 pages)

From this limited viewing of D.W. Griffiths film, Birth of a Nation (1915), the most striking difference between the innovations of this picture and the films the class viewed already is the use of symbolism. Of the film weve viewed as a class, the main appeal was the inception of ... Read More

A Comparison of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart and James Joyce’s Araby (970 words, 3 pages)

The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe is more modern than James Joyces Araby because he uses a more present-day approach in his writing. Poe uses an uncertain narrator with an extended use of stream of consciousness, a lack of an epiphany and a general reality making the story a ... Read More

An Analysis of the Lawful Good Morality in Serpico, an American Neo-Noir Crime Drama Film Sidney Lumet (683 words, 3 pages)

Viewers have come to expect that the man with the badge is good, the witnesses are neutral, and the crooks are evil until otherwise stated in a film. However, the degrees of goodness should be regarded most of all in determining character. All throughout Sidney Lumets Serpico (1973), we see ... Read More

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck: Lennie as a Misunderstood Character (871 words, 3 pages)

In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Lennie is a very misunderstood character. Lennie is very misunderstood by others mostly because of his size and apparent strength. When people see Lennie, they assume he would be very tough, but Lennie has the mind of a child, and he would ... Read More

An Evaluation of the Mentality of Willard James in Kathryn Bigelow’s War Thriller, Zero Dark Thirty (2008) (424 words, 2 pages)

In an occupation where time is of the essence and safe return is never assured, it is believed that the first thing a soldier would want is someone in their ear telling them things are going to be all right. This isnt the mentality of Willard James (played by Jeremy ... Read More

Character Analysis of Kiowa in the Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien (982 words, 4 pages)

Life is sticky. When one gets unstuck by one situation, he gets caught by another. An endless cycle of pulling oneself free of one quagmire and being pulled into another is what comprises life. And no matter what anyone does, that cycle sticks there is no escaping it. Everyone suffers ... Read More

A Personal Narrative of a Disagreement with My Summer Boss over the Topic of Global Warming (686 words, 3 pages)

I sat across the table from my summer boss as he reclined in his chair, the latest Wall Street Journal resting on his belly, just visible through the eyeglasses perched at the end of his nose. He grunted as he squinted through the glasses, intently analyzing the front-page article. As ... Read More

The Minorities’ Opportunity for Change Throughout the History of the United States (1530 words, 6 pages)

As America is known as a place of great freedom and opportunity, many minorities seek to become part of this nation. This country, however, is constantly changing and seeking to improve its current situation. Through multiple political reforms and military confrontations, America has challenged the status of minorities and non-citizens, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott in the United States of America (518 words, 2 pages)

The Montgomery bus boycott was not a small event in the History of the United States, it was a focal point of massive changes in culture and law. Desegregation and equality followed in its footstep and has made the country more free and unified. The reason for its massive success ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013