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An Examination of the Pioneers of Musical Nationalism in History (1756 words, 5 pages)

Pioneers and Masters of Musical NationalismDuring the early nineteenth century, while America (the New World) was developing politically and socially, a great movement of nationalism began in Europe. Brought on by the French Revolution and its ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity, the masses of Europe strove for cultural autonomy ... Read More

Silence as My Newfound Interest After the Camping Trip to Lassen Volcanic National Park (552 words, 1 pages)

In the summer of 2011, I went camping to Lassen Volcanic National Park with my Boy Scout troop, where I had the fortune of hiking up to Cinder Cone, a steep conical hill of volcanic debris that looks proudly over the rest of the park. I took up the rear ... Read More

An Attempt to Explain the Idea of International Relations (794 words, 3 pages)

Of Rations and RationalityAn underlying premise of international relations is the idea that actors behave rationally. This idea forms part of the basis for the Realist school of thought, which seeks to explain international relations based on power, and plays an important role in influencing foreign policies. However, this idea ... Read More

The Austrian Government Should Continue Taking Steps in Addressing Climate Change and Global Warming (562 words, 3 pages)

A World in the Balance, the Austrian SolutionOne of the many controversies which have come up in American politics is the characterization of climate change and global warming as national security threats. On hand is the position of the executive branch, which under President Obama has argued that, Climate change ... Read More

A Comparison between the Government in the Hunger Games and the Giver (502 words, 2 pages)

Comparison of Evil GovernmentsThe government in The Hunger Games is fits an obvious mold of evil. It abuses the majority of its population in an obtuse way to raise up the upper class. It forces violence on innocent people and beats them into submission. There is no denial that such ... Read More

An Argument That Andrew Jackson Is Not a Good Leader (593 words, 2 pages)

Andrew Jackson Champion of Democracy or Tyrant?Andrew Jackson the commoners friend, or at least to some, but just how democratic was Jackson? In order for a government to be democratic each branch of the government must follow the will of the people, or at least according to Jackson. However, Jackson ... Read More

The Road to Drum Corps International (DCI) World Championships at Lucas Oil Stadium (642 words, 3 pages)

Sweat courses down my cheeks, my shoulder muscles tense up, my lungs expel air to release the final note, and I bring my horn down to the thunderous applause of twenty thousand spectators. It is August 2013, and I am performing in Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, at the Drum Corps ... Read More

The Impact of Silver Trade Throughout History (690 words, 2 pages)

Silver Trade In the 16th and 17th trade became global, as it incorporated Africa, Eurasia, and the Americas the global commodity with some of the most profound effects was silver. The effects of the silver trade can be analyzed socially, with particularly apparent social ramifications in China and Spanish America ... Read More

An Analysis of the Kyoto Protocol as a Solution to Reduce the Emission of Greenhouse Gases (532 words, 2 pages)

The Kyoto Protocol The Kyoto Protocol is a United Nations agreement to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The treaty requires countries to demonstrate progress towards a target of a 5 reduction by 2005, and to meet that target by 2012. The effectiveness of the protocol is ... Read More

A Fun and Learning Experience in Hyderabad (767 words, 2 pages)

In the last weekend of April, I took a two-drip to Hyderabad. My mother had been invited to the State Bank of India Staff College to give a speech on leadership, so I went along since I didnt have school. We landed at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on the night ... Read More

The Life and Work of Leonard Bernstein (315 words, 1 pages)

Leonard BernsteinLeonard Bernstein was arguably the most influential musician of the twentieth century, at least in the United States. Born in Massachusetts in 1918 to Ukrainian-Jewish parents, Bernstein took an early interest in music from the orchestral concerts that his father Elmer took him to, and eventually went to Harvard ... Read More

The Cause and Effect of National Debt on the Citizens and US Government (2025 words, 9 pages)

This paper will address the numerous causes and effects of the United States National Debt, both on the US citizen, the US government, and the world. Firstly, however, a parallel must be made. Beginning in 2008, the Eurozone member nation of Greece entered a crippling and tumultuous economic downturn that ... Read More

An Examination of the Differences and Responsibilities of the Common Bodies, the United States House and Senate (1237 words, 5 pages)

Many Americans unknowingly congratulate the founders of our nation when they complain about gridlock in Washington, and how nothing ever gets done. As counterintuitive as it may seem our government was structured to avoid rapidly advancing policy, and do make it difficult for the control of the government to be ... Read More

The Lessons Learned by the United States After the 9/11 Incident in America (1611 words, 6 pages)

The Quagmire RevisitedAt 846 AM on September 11th, 2001, the first plane slammed into the World Trade Center, sparking a new era of foreign policy and global conflict. The following day the United States invoked Article 5, the collective defense clause for responding to a foreign attack of the NATO ... Read More

An Essay Analyzing the Disagreements between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists (1533 words, 5 pages)

Truth and Compromise (or was it Consequences?)Many people naively believe that political polarization is a recent phenomenon. This couldnt be farther from the truth. Going back the founding of the American republic, American politics have been contentious, and even vitriolic. Although the issues have changed, the general atmosphere is in ... Read More

A Comparison between the European Union and the North American Free Trade Agreement (680 words, 4 pages)

Report EU vs. NAFTAThe major political theme that is being played out across elections is of nativism and distrusted of foreign trade agreements. In Europe, this led the British to make a surprise exit from the European Union (EU) after a ballot referendum, and in the U.S. anti-free trade rhetoric ... Read More

A Review of the Current US Military Policy (946 words, 4 pages)

Report U.S. Military PolicyIt is interesting listening to new taxpayers discussing spending as they suddenly have a direct interest in the budget. While listening to one such new taxpayer, he complained about the prior war in Iraq and ongoing conflicts in Afghanistan and with DAESH, quipping that Id dont pay ... Read More

An Interpretation of Patrick Luber’s Art Work (318 words, 2 pages)

If you were to walk past the North West Art Center Gallery, you maynotice the space looking a bit more metallic than usual. That's the work ofartist Patrick Luber from his exhibit "What Comes Before Words." Luber'swork consists of multiple wall-mounted, metal-covered, sculptures hangingfrom the walls. The sculptures take various ... Read More

The Flaws of IRS Income Tax Data as a Tool for Measuring Income Inequality and Poverty (704 words, 3 pages)

The use of IRS income tax data for measuring income inequality or poverty is fundamentally flawed as IRS income tax data is designed to assist in collecting revenue and not for compiling demographic data. Tax data mostly disregards the role of age and cost of living differences and needs to ... Read More

How Public Schools Are Failing America (1304 words, 5 pages)

How Public Schools Are Failing AmericaSociety is always changing, and the world has to change with it or else it falls behind. So why have public schools been an exception? The basics of the current public school system have remained unchanged for many decades. At the time that the system ... Read More

Thoughts on What It meant to Be an American (1054 words, 4 pages)

Thoughts On What It Means To Be An American From its inception, there have been many conflicting views on what itmeans to be an American. Certainly when thinking of the ideal (though nottypical) American narrative today, it is most common to hear about what isessentially the Benjamin Franklin story, pulling ... Read More

An Assessment of the Current American Economy Through its Gross Domestic Product (1045 words, 5 pages)

Macroeconomics Project Assessing our Nations EconomyHow do economists assess the economys performance? National income accounting measures the economys overall performance. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), compiles the National Income and Product Accounts for the U.S economy. The primary measure of the economys performance is its annual total output of ... Read More

The Case of Ethics in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (976 words, 3 pages)

Freedom and rights go hand in hand, yet without one to go with the other it is impossible to attain either. In modern science ethical guidelines protect the rights of participants, experimenters, and any possible life involved. The United States today however, is a nation comprised of peoples freedoms no ... Read More

The Failure of the War on Drugs (3343 words, 10 pages)

The date was June 18, 1971 when Richard Nixon declared that America was going to war. However, this was not a traditional war that would be waged in a foreign country, but one that would occur on Americas own soil. He had declared the war on drugs. Americas soldiers and ... Read More

A Biography of Adolf Hitler, a Dictator of Nazi Germany (1254 words, 5 pages)

An interesting character of world history, Adolph Hitler, was born on April 20, 1889 in Branau am Inn, Austria. He lived to create a legacy that impacted more so Europe, but the entire world greatly. In his lifetime, Hitler became a great dictator with a powerful influence to spread genocide, ... Read More

The Effectiveness of the Juvenile Justice System (1793 words, 8 pages)

AbstractThe juvenile justice system has been controversial since its beginning. However, there are many studies that have shown that juveniles are better off in juvenile facilities than adult prisons or jails. When a juvenile is suspected of a crime, they are tried in a juvenile court, unless a judge passes ... Read More

Federal Corporate Tax and the American Economy (1190 words, 3 pages)

Federal Corporate Tax Rate and the EconomyThroughout the history of America, there have been many laws and policies passed to continue the economic growth of the nation. There are laws that govern what is legal for a business or person to do, so that every entity involved can be protected ... Read More

Reincarnation as an Important Part of the Teachings of Tibetan Buddhism (1562 words, 6 pages)

The Dalai Lama is seen in Tibetan Buddhism to be the reincarnation of the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Bodhisattvas are enlightened beings who have chosen to help others rather than Nirvana. (dalailama.combiographysignificance) In Tibet, the Dalai Lama has served as a spiritual leader and also a political one. Tibet and China ... Read More

The Author’s View of Progression to a Better State of Mind, Body, Country, and World (2049 words, 9 pages)

In this time of political party bickering, biased news outlets, television ads, debates and seemingly endless supply of polls conducted by everyone ranging from college professors to pimply faced thirteen year olds with their own blogs, every issue- moral, economic, national defense and judicial to name a few- are up ... Read More

The Journey of My Writing Career (954 words, 3 pages)

The First ChapterPencil in my right hand, I stared at the untouched dead piece of tree before me. Despite the fact that I have only one night to start and finish a five page essay I continued to stare dumbly at the blank sheet of paper. My mind always seems ... Read More

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Published: Friday 25th of January 2013