Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is a novel encircling the struggles that accompany the quest for ambition. Walton is driven by the desire of discovering new lands, Victor is driven by the ambitions of creating new life, but most important of all, the creature is driven by the desire to be seen as an equal in […]
The book To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee in the year 1960. When people have no laws to follow, mass corruption and chaos run wild. In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, the law is a major theme in the book. It shows how lawlessness can determine the life and future of […]
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Get startedAll the pressure was on him to lead the army that could be the biggest impact on the independence of the country. Washington was born on his father’s Pope Creek tobacco farm on February 22, 1732 (George Washington Birthplace National Monument 1). Parents were Mary Ball Washington and Augustine Washington (George Washington Birthplace National Monument […]
Sociology is a big part of criminology, as we know sociology is the study of social groups, race, class etc, well those same concepts apply to criminology within those who get caught, prosecuted and incarcerated, as well as what happens to them after they serve their sentence in prison. Edwin Sutherland played a huge role […]
The complexities of social interaction within one’s familial unit have been the focus of artistic works and philosophical contemplation for millennia. The conflicts, resolutions, and compromises that make day to day life possible also determine the overall nature of the group’s relationship. In the works of Fences by August Wilson and Death of a Salesman […]
What was President Lincoln’s state of mind liberation of slaves previously and amid the beginning of the Civil War? Lincoln that appeared as though it was a progressive thought on the potential treatment and liberating of blacks, however, the Emancipation Proclamation was only a politically roused scam. It didn’t offer an opportunity to slaves or […]
More than 2 years after Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, a previously devoted Union soldier, Christian Fleetwood, left the service. Fleetwood was disappointed in the injustices the military had inflicted on African-American soldiers. In a letter of resignation from the army, Fleetwood recounts his African-American regiment’s spotless record; however, he explains that “no member of […]
Did you know that slavery took control of the lives of many innocent people? Slavery was brutal for the slaves, who were forced to work for other people. America has values for freedom and liberty, but didn’t for everyone at the start. Slaves were still kept in the early days of America until Abraham Lincoln […]
Based on the state’s black and white population, New York has undergone a drastic demographic change from 1790 to 1990. At the beginning of 1970, there were 314,142 whites and 25,978 blacks residing in New York. During this time there were 4,654 freed African Americans and there were 21,324 enslaved African Americans. The U.S. Census […]
Did African Americans deserve equality and justice? A question posed to the entire United States, and a question that could not be answered without the bloodshed of the Civil War. Indiana was a free Union state, but Hoosiers held various answers to the question. While Indiana voted to elect the Republican President Abraham Lincoln and […]
Although Lincoln is known as the President who ended slavery there are underlying aspects Americans do not know. Lincoln did not think of himself as an abolitionist. He did not believe that blacks and whites should have complete equality. The great Emancipation proclamation did not actually end or free slaves. Many were still captive and […]
Abraham, Lincoln was our 16th president who I felt did so much for the United States. He was born into a rather poor family, was self-taught and worked his way up to be the president by using his smarts and skills, I think he us by far one of our most important presidents because of […]
Imagine being yanked away from your family, regardless of your age, and crammed into a disease-ridden ship with thousands of other people for weeks. After surviving the journey that many others do not, you’re then sold at auction, only to be imprisoned on a farm where you must follow your master’s every order. Sometimes you’re […]
Whenever there are times of crisis in the United States, the president always takes action, but the success of these actions has varied throughout history. There have been many great presidents in the United States of America that have led our country through very difficult times. I do believe that great presidents are the results […]
American exceptionalism is an interesting concept that does not yet have a formal definition, yet, there are a few varying conceptions. Within this paper, I will discuss in detail the idea of American exceptionalism. The term itself has been spoken many times in politics, but sometimes the lack of explanation and scrutinization goes not noticed. […]
El otro lado is a term that Mexican citizens use when referring to the United States. When the phrase is translated, it means the other side. Many Mexican immigrants view the other side as a land of opportunity. Most notably migration does not only present opportunities it could also comes with cultural challenges especially for […]
The government is an organized branch of political power and influence on the country or state. Forms of government have been around for centuries, except in the Middle Ages government wasn’t quite like it is now in modern times. Monarchy has been the prevalent form of government, holding the upmost power in Spain with its […]
As the realities of climate change make themselves more and more apparent, so too, does the awareness and the concern of the general public. Unfortunately, despite efforts from the scientific community, and concerned organizations, there are many people who remain skeptical of our true impact on this planet. For those skeptics, renewable energy may appear […]
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engel’s, The Communist Manifesto, is a political proclamation written by the German philosophers with the intent of spreading the message of Communism and the revolutionary change it could bring. The manifesto is considered one of world’s most influential political documents and has shaped many world governments into what they are today. […]
How did the bravery and courage of men in America and France completely change the course of their countries future? These and many other questions can be asked when thinking about the two great Revolutions that took place during this time in history. In both revolutions, it all started with a group of people who […]
The French Revolution was a necessary revolution that gave the people of France their independence and a new form of government that was much needed. Before the French revolution, France was going through the Renaissance, which sparked some causes for the French Revolution. The government before the revolution was very unequal to the people of […]
Sciences and enlightenment in the French revolution crucially impacted the unrolling of the of its prominent ideas that it tried to get across. Scientific methods empowered ideologies and artilleries, it shifted Politics, power, war, culture and the economy in 18th century France. Furthermore, it greatly impacted and shifted the world we live today. The involvement […]
In, Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Worlds That Remade America, the author analyzes the very famous speech by our 16th president Abraham Lincoln. This speech, The Gettysburg Address, is one of the most known speeches of our nation’s history. If the speech would not have been written and said, we could live in a totally different […]
Morrison, in her Nobel Lecture, gives her own take on an old story about an old, blind but wise woman in relation to the use of language. Morrison’s passage that references the Gettysburg Address serves as a rich source of analysis and overview of what she argues throughout her lecture. The use of historical references […]
All throughout American Literature, writers have been composing literary works that have been influencing future authors. These writers create literary works usually discussing religion, politics, or a personal experience. The numerous amounts of writings present in American Literature can be quite similar to one another or can differ from one another when compared to different […]
Introduction Terror attacks have become common in various large cities and towns across the world. New York City is one of the largest in the United States and has been the target of numerous terror attacks. These terrorist attacks have claimed property, and the lives of many people, several of these attacks have utilized explosives, […]
In the late 1990’s, hate swept through the nation once again as many men and women paid the tragic price of the darkness that lies in the streets of America. On June 7, 1998 a young man, James Byrd Jr., was killed by white supremacists because of the color of his skin. On October 12, […]
What is a hate crime? By definition a hate crime is, “A crime motivated by racial, sexual, or other prejudices, typically one involving violence,” In other words, someone commits a violent crime against another simply because they do not like the color of their skin, their sexual orientation, their religion, or their political views. It’s […]
“The center also attributes this spurt of hate group growth to the rise of Trump and his inflammatory rhetoric during the presidential campaign.” (Ibrahim) The influence of Trump’s presidency increase bigotry throughout the nation which form hate groups toward minority. It is hard to believed that Wisconsin is rate as being the top highest racist […]
Sixty-three percent of Russians believe so-called “gay propaganda” is destroying “the spiritual values” of their country. This was the result of a survey released last month by a Russian pollster. About a week earlier, a Russian court fined Maxim Neverov, a sixteen-year-old boy, 50,000 rubles (around $700) under a 2013 law banning gay propaganda. He […]
