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The Life of Rosa Parks: The other of the Civil Rights Movement (1339 words, 5 pages)

Rosa Parks life events in a racial world helped her become a strong black woman and also become The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement. Rosa Louise McCauley lived in a world of racial fears. Blacks had to co-exist with white people in a world that lived by the Jim ... Read More

The True Victims of a War (1022 words, 4 pages)

The fact is a U.S soldier sits on the edge of a river bank surrounded by Vietnamese women and children. The truth is the children look to this man as if he is the enemy, killing and harming their people, causing soldiers to be guilt ridden for the rest of ... Read More

A Study on the History of the Japanese Canadian Internment During World War II (1331 words, 6 pages)

Throughout history, Canada has relatively been a supporter of multiculturalism, with few racial conflicts.Albeit, there was one incident which had quite a controversial effect on human rights violations and discrimination. This thorn in Canadas side is the Japanese Canadian Internment which took place during the second world war, between the ... Read More

An American Mystery: The Assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1242 words, 6 pages)

An American Mystery The Assassination of President John Fitzgerald KennedyFrom the reign of American Slavery, to the decision to drop Little Boy and Fat Man on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the United States has experienced its share of acrimonious controversies. Because it turned out to be one of the most heated ... Read More

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Dulce Et Decorum Est, a Poem by Wilfred Owen (1130 words, 4 pages)

Tiffany Madison, author of Black and White once said, "the problemwith having problems is that 'someone' always has it worse." Many humanbeings have problems they struggle with, but some struggle with somethingmuch more serious - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, otherwise known asPTSD, or shell shock. Those affected with PTSD may ... Read More

The Mental and Physical Weight of Things on the Soldiers in the Novel The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien (1241 words, 4 pages)

Soldiers carry many things with them when they are in the battle zone. These things range from rifles to ammunition, to basic survival kits, to their personal belongings and their emotions. The things they carry are not only tangible, physical objects but also intangible emotions and memories. These things weigh ... Read More

My Arguments Against Gun Control (1181 words, 4 pages)

If you were a thief, would you rather steal from people with guns or without guns? Im here to persuade you that gun bans are not what will protect Americans. My main points will be as follows guns allow law abiding citizens to protect themselves, murderers dont have any qualms ... Read More

The Issue of Gun Control in the U.S.: Guns Should Never Be Completely Banned (2017 words, 6 pages)

The United States of America, The most powerful nation on the face of the earth, but also a nation that is run by a different set of rules than most other nations. One of these rules falls under a law that was written at the birth of the country, the ... Read More

The Issue of Gun Legislation and the Second Amendment (1673 words, 7 pages)

The Second Amendment in the constitution of the United States of America protects what has been, and will seemingly continue to be a hot topic in American Politics. Throughout American history it has been debated as to what it means to have the right to keep and bear arms, as ... Read More

A Discussion on Manchin Amendment 715, Joe Manchin’s Latest Piece of Gun Control Failing to Pass the Senate (1302 words, 5 pages)

Senator Joe Manchins latest piece of gun control legislation, known as Manchin Amendment 715, failed to pass the Senate due to a lack of majority vote. The bi-partisan legislation, championed by Manchin himself, President Obama, and Republican Senator Pat Toomey proposed the implementation of universal background checks for all gun ... Read More

Photography as Performance: Characteristics of Chris Burden’s and Other Photographers Art (2565 words, 13 pages)

Photography as Performance Photography and performance art have always been very closely linked.From Roland Barthes concept of the "imitation of self", suggesting that allphotos (even those that are supposedly candid) are in essence a type ofperformance as long as the subject is aware of the camera, to performanceartists who use ... Read More

The Horrors of War in the Film, Come and See by Elem Klimov (1431 words, 4 pages)

The soviet front during the Second Great War was very treacherous with many innocent lives caught in the crossfire of Nazi Germany trying to take over the motherland of Soviet Russia. In Elem Klimovs film Come and See (1985), we witness the horrors of war on the Belarusian front and ... Read More

My Views on Politics and Gun Use (510 words, 3 pages)

My political views are simple I think everyone should have the right to do what they want within reason. I dont think that anyones religious beliefs should be considered when making laws, or that an individuals ideals should be more important than the needs of the community. That being said, ... Read More

An Examination of Cultural Interactions in Babel, a Film by Alejandro Inarritu (451 words, 2 pages)

America has been described as a "melting pot" where cultures are welcomed and embraced and the overall culture of the United States of America is a conglomeration of different cultures. Alejandro Irritu's film "Babel" examines the situations that arise based upon the mixing of cultures. Some lead to successful learning ... Read More

The Negative Effects of Media and Video Game Violence on a Person’s Behavior (6241 words, 21 pages)

Imagine yourself amongst a group of gunman, suited in jet-black ballistic vests, wielding dense, high-caliber, automatic weaponry. Making your slow moving ascent, the lights of the elevator flicker, you then realize, youre at the Zakhaev International Airport in Moscow, Russia. You hear the suspenseful pings of the elevator as you ... Read More

The Leadership Qualities of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and How I Apply Them to My Daily Life (620 words, 2 pages)

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was the leader of the 20th Regiment of Infantry who successfully defended the Little Red Top from the Confederates against all odds. While reading the story, I learned a lot from the leadership methods that he used, and I can apply these things to my daily life. ... Read More

The Importance of Social Equity in Public Administration (580 words, 3 pages)

In much the same way as former President Woodrow Wilsons 1887 article The Study of Administration forever cut the academic umbilical cord of administration from a mere sub-set of political science studies, so too does a promising new theory seek a similarly powerful evolution from traditional public administration. For decades, ... Read More

The Literary Devices Used to Create Suspense in The Sniper by Liam O’Flaherty (716 words, 3 pages)

Stephen King, Gillian Flynn and Dan Brown all have one thing in common. They controlled the emotions of their readers with rises and falls with suspense. The Sniper by Liam OFlaherty definitely kept the readers mind on alert until the end of it. A sniper on top of a roof ... Read More

Society’s Problem With Dealing With Stress (919 words, 3 pages)

The primary problem in todays society is dealing with stress. Over twenty million Americans deal with stress related problems on a daily basis. Mental and physical pressure to be reliable, responsible, and secure individuals can make people lives difficult and hard to deal with. A mother may worry about her ... Read More

A Government’s Conspiracy at the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting (570 words, 2 pages)

Twenty-six innocent children died at Sandy Hook elementary school December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Could you imagine being a parent and turning on the news and seeing this tragic event occurring? Nationwide this news report sent chills down many Americans spines. But what if this entire event was just ... Read More

A Debate on Whether the Current Gun Laws in the US Are Effective and Efficient (1873 words, 6 pages)

"I think we could be at a tipping point," Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., told CBS, "a tipping point where we might actually get something done" on gun control (Kim). In the past year firearm violence and mass shootings have plagued the U.S., from the Colorado movie theater massacre in July, ... Read More

The Dangers of Making Assault Weapons Open to Public Ownership in a Conservative Case for an Assault Weapons Ban by Larry Alan Burns (1578 words, 6 pages)

Rhetorical Analysis on a Conservative Case for an Assault Weapons BanIf we cant draw a sensible line on guns, we may as well call the American experiment in democracy a failure (Burns 1). A conservative case for an assault weapons ban by Larry Alan Burns discusses the dangers of making ... Read More

A Discussion on the Industrialization of Weapons During the Industrial Revolution (2312 words, 8 pages)

Weapons in the Industrial RevolutionThroughout time, weapons have rapidly changed from fist, to rock, to arrow, and now gun. With the beginning of the industrial revolution, standardized weapons have been changing even faster. Weapons are now made very differently now than they were 200 years ago. We also have a ... Read More

An Argument in Favor of Gun Control as a Solution to the Reduction of Gun Related Violence in the United States (779 words, 4 pages)

Gun Control Statistical evidence from 1993 to 2011 indicates that of all thehomicides in the US, about seventy percent is attributed to firearmviolence with a further ten percent linked to nonfatal crimes,demonstrating the severity of gun possession in the perpetuation ofviolence leading to homicides (Planty Truman, 2013). Therefore, there isno ... Read More

The Failures of the Gun Control Laws in Connecticut (1319 words, 4 pages)

The Flaws of the Gun LawsOn December 14th, 2012, Adam Lanza committed one of the most heinous acts of mass murder in U.S. History. Armed with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle he shot his way into Sandy Hook Elementary School and murdered 26 children and teachers. It was a crime so ... Read More

The Evolution of Body Armor Throughout History (291 words, 1 pages)

Throughout the centuries, body armor has existed from the times ofthe cavemen who drooped animal skin over themselves to the gladiators inAncient Rome who wore solid brass chest plates. As civilizations andweaponry advanced through the ages, wooden shields and metal shields cameinto emergence. As Spartans fought in battle, their wooden ... Read More

Increased Police Militarization in Local Communities of the United States (1299 words, 5 pages)

Increased Police Militarization in Local CommunitiesThroughout the course of history, a police forces goal is always to promote peace, serve the community, and protect it from any dangers citizens might face. Despite the good intentions that police may have while defending locals, many police around the nation have been abusing ... Read More

An Analysis of Trauma in A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway (1643 words, 5 pages)

The remainder of this analysis is composed of in-depth discussions of three major plot points, each of which contains prominent and explicit allusions to the explored theme of trauma. In this first sequence, Frederics so-far uneventful career in the military is interrupted by an explosion which marks the beginning of ... Read More

A Microeconomic Analysis of the Firearms Company Smith & Wesson (3077 words, 12 pages)

Smith Wesson is an American arms manufacturer that competes withnumerous domestic and foreign arms manufacturers. In order to help Smith Wesson efficiently operate and control its share of the market we areconducting a microeconomic analysis of Smith Wesson. This report willlook at scarcity, choice, and opportunity cost. Focus will also ... Read More

An Analysis of the Literary Techniques Michael Punke Uses in The Revenant (555 words, 1 pages)

Avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath for it is written, Vengeance is mine I will repay, saith the Lord (New International Bible, Rom. 1218-20). In The Revenant, author Michael Punke employs the same epigraph in the prologue of the story to establish the sense of direction for ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013