Opposition College Essays Samples For Students

The Reconciliation of Opposites

We should not forget that Not Without Laughter is, above all things, a bildungsroman (Schultz, p.44), and Hughes presents its protagonist, Sandy, growing up and developing, and slowly beginning to make sense of American society, of himself and of what he wants to do in life. As Sandy matures he is faced with various choices about how to live his life, and he becomes acutely aware of certain oppositions in the novel. Furthermore, Hughes himself presents further oppositions almost all of which stem from the racist society in which Sandy lives or, if they occur within the African American community ...

Gerrymandering History and Definition:

In looking at the theory of gerrymandering in general it is evident that the practice has been a major part of modern politics for centuries. While the term had been previously used, it was given its name in the early 19th century in the United States. “Elbridge Gerry, who as governor of Massachusetts in 1812 signed into law a redistricting plan designed to benefit his political party” (Barasch, 2012). Although its history goes back centuries, its use in contemporary elections is still a major challenge to attaining an equality based and democratically representative process. Taking advantage of this process, ...

The current research is focused on the theme of food classification and the application of binary opposition system to the current issues and its strengths and weaknesses. Binary opposition is known as the specific concept that uses two related terms that are opposite in their meanings to demonstrate the contrast between the two sides of each concept. Every culture has a specific system of principles that is used to classify the food in order to regulate its intake. One of the most interesting aspects of food regulating process is the usage of binary opposition system. These classifications usually include such ...

There are many differing reasons as to why policy implementation can cause so many unintended outcomes. Baum suggested that an unintended outcome of implementing policy is the opposition that a policy may face from targeted groups (50). This essay will seek to explore the theme of unintended outcomes during the implementation process. There will be an examination of works produced by Baum, Garson, Mazmanian and Sabatier and Secret to explore why the implementation of policies can produce so many unintended outcomes.
In order to tackle with the problem of opposition to the unintended outcome of implementing policies, Mazmanian and ...

Discussion Assignment

Question.1. Kautilya states that “those in severe opposition may be quelled by punishment in secret”. What ethical principles, if any, can justify punishment in secret?
Answer. The ideology behind a ruler’s successful management against his opposition can be explained in terms of Kautilya’s work, “Arthshastra”. Thus Kautilya states that a ruler can manage his opposition by either punishing them in isolation or by projecting them as offenders to the prince’s supporting natives. Kautilya’s reasoning behind above stated action can be explained as following:
The prince should not punish the traitors or opposition in openly, this ...

In the captivating world of “House of the Dragon,” Rhaenyra Targaryen, initially played by the actress Milly Alcock, emerges as a formidable character, defying societal norms and challenging the traditional constraints imposed upon women in leadership roles. It is fascinating to explore the significance of Rhaenyra’s image for modern women aspiring to lead, showcasing her fierce ambition, resilience, and determination to claim the Iron Throne. As Rhaenyra’s journey is analyzed, it becomes apparent how her portrayal as a powerful and multifaceted leader not only empowers audiences but also serves as a compelling reminder of the potential and strength ...

. The early history of the United States from the founding of the Republic after the Constitutional Convention to the Civil War was greatly influenced by the changing face of the so-called party system. The main points which all of the parties in the different eras of Early American history before the Civil War concentrated primarily on what the role and size of the federal government should be and how it should work to deal with the major issues of the day. One of the most significant issues surrounding the early federal government related to its place and stance as ...

Raymond Carver is an American poet and short story writer famous for his realistic style. This outstanding writer is well-known for the short story collections, one of which is called What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. Why Don’t You Dance? belongs to this collection and is considered to be one of the most outstanding and unusual short stories created by the writer because of its non-traditional structure and plot. In Why Don’t You Dance? Carver uses such literary devices as symbolism, binary opposition, sad and depressed tone in order to convey the themes of ...

1. Introduction
The PKK has been added to the US list of terrorist organizations in 1997 and in the EU list of terrorist organizations in 2004 (Marcus vii). It is apparent that the PKK is considered a threat to global peace and security. Addressing a terrorist threat involves not only responding to attacks and neutralizing leaders, but also considering the emergence and motivations of a group deemed as a terrorist organization. To gain a deeper understanding of a terrorist organization for the purpose of adopting an effective and appropriate long-term response, the historical lens will be used to learn ...

“ He who neglects what is done for what ought to be done, sooner effects his ruin than his preservation; for a man who wishes to act entirely up to his professions of virtue soon meets with what destroys him among so much that is evil (Machiavelli 71).” Machiavelli talks about survival of the strongest, who must do anything to stay in power and not worry about being just or good. Machiavelli’s. The Prince’ is a treatise that talks about political philosophy, political power, the qualities of a leader and the actions that he must take in order to ...

Judith Jarvis Thomson’s, “A Defense of Abortion,” is a gritty view of how individuals see the topic of abortion. It calls upon both sides of abortion, acknowledging those who are against it, but also those who know it is necessary. As she compares fetuses to acorns, and pregnant mothers to kidnapped kidney donors, the readers gets a sense of what Thomson believes in. It becomes clear that she is for abortion, for several reasons. Thomson believes the mother has a right to defend herself, the mother has a right to life, and the mother has a right to decide what is going to ...

Video Games

English

Introduction

The article “Breeding evil?”, from Economist.com, makes use of rhetorical strategies to question arguments about the use of video games (Economist.com). Video games, like other forms of emerging recreational technologies have been facing critically analytical reviews on their perceived and observable negative impact. Video games are among the most popular forms of entertainment with the young generation all over the current world. It has been observed that a greater majority of teenagers and young adults are spending considerable amounts of time playing video games on their various devices.
This trend has attracted the attention and subsequent ire especially ...

Introduction

Domestic terrorist acts in the United States have been committed by a combination of native ideological sects, individuals representing what are considered to be extremist ideologies, and internationally-based terrorist organizations, such as Al-Qaeda. In the aftermath of the September 11, 2011 Al-Qaeda sponsored terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was implemented (Furlow, 2005). The primary objective of the Department of Homeland Security can be seen as terrorism prevention. Although prevention of terrorism does not eradicate its ideological causes per se, the act of prevention can aid in the identification and ...

For this comparative research, we selected Spain and Germany, two countries of the European Union with similar political parliamentarian systems. Personification is a distinctive feature of presidentialism and it seems reasonable to examine to what extent this trend occurs in European parliamentary systems today.

The position of political leaders in parliamentary systems is different from the position occupied by them in the presidential republics. Lijphart identifies three characteristics that distinguish essentially presidentialism and parliamentarianism (Lijphart, 2000). Firstly, in a presidential system the executive chief is elected directly by the electors by popular vote and therefore without legislative intervention, so ...

Syria lies along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. The conflict in the mentioned country started in March 2011. Protests for democracy erupted in the Southern city of Deraa and as a result of the protests the battle started. A group of youths painted revolutionary slogan on a school wall. Security forces intervened and killed several people while others took to the streets. The social unrest caused nationwide protests with the masses demanding the immediate resignation of President Assad. Mass demonstrations and protests all over the nation was a matter of great concern to the opposition supporters.
The use of ...

Crafting a Speech Analyzing Sarah Palin’s Speech Accepting Her Nomination for Vice President of the United States

Introduction
Respected Sir, and fellow students, it is a pleasure to stand before you and elucidate, what I infer, the speech, delivered by Gov. Sarah Palin, at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul on September 3, 2008, was of blatant aggression on the opposition Democrats formed around rhetorical situations. Given the privilege of becoming the vice president of the country, Sarah Palin was only too happy to accept her nomination, and the speech she gave on that day was marred by controversies and savage mockery of the opposition. The occasion was to commemorate her surprise choice and acceptance ...

Clara Barton was a nurse who dedicated her life to humanitarian efforts and founded the American Red Cross. Clara was born in 1821 and spent most of her early years with her parents on a farm. In the year 1838 she started teaching in a number of schools in Canada as well as in West Georgia where she had exemplary performance. She furthered her education in writing and languages at Clinton Liberal Institute in New York. She became the first person to open a free school in New Jersey, which had high growth in attendance under her leadership. She later left out of ...

Impacts of Energy East Pipeline Project from Alberta to Quebec

A set of pipes called “conduits” that is used for the conveyance of air, water, gas, or any liquid petroleum products is called pipeline. Piping is used for various industrial (process), marine, transportation, domestic and commercial plumbing purposes. Much of its fabrication comprised of welded, screwed carbon steel piping and pipe fittings. Transportation piping is normally had large diameter and used to convey liquids, slurries, gases over hundreds of kilometers. The pipeline project between Alberta and Quebec is termed as “Energy East Pipeline" and having length of about 4600 Kilometer. That was planned to carry more than 1 million ...

The Syrian crisis also known as the Syrian civil war (formally a “non-international (internal) armed conflict occurring in Syria opposing Government Forces and a number of organized armed opposition groups operating in several parts of the country” as declared by the International Committee of the Red Cross on July 17, 2012 (IRCR.com)) started back in March 2011 as a natural part of the Arab Spring. With Middle East region being a home to many ongoing ethnical, religious, economic and political conflicts, Syria is not a lucky exception, but a country that arouses heightened interest among the world powers due to several reasons which will be ...

How Stalin succeeded in transforming the U.S.S.R.
Stalin’s plans to achieve the modernization of the Soviet Union through rapid industrialization and the collectivization of the land transformed the Soviet Union, but came with an immense cost in human suffering. How was Stalin able to pursue such inhumane policies without risking insurrection or revolt? This paper examines five sources in order to answer that question. It will be seen that through a mixture of tyranny and terror, through propaganda designed to bolster the cult of personality, and through associating himself the legacy of Lenin, Stalin was able to achieve ...

Environmental Sociology

Introduction
The risk associated with significant projects like the construction if the Belo Monte Dam tends to be quite big. Risks tend to affect people in various aspects, for instance, there is a risk that affects people in the individual context and those that affect them in the general aspects (Mythen 2004, p. 11). However, the manner in which people deal with the possibility of an adverse outcome, especially in an investment like the big dam tends to differ depending on the magnitude of the risk.
Though the risks related to the project can cause dangerous and catastrophic problems, ...

Iraq

Introduction
The period between 2003 and 2011 is a duration that will remain in the history of Iraq for decades to come. It was a period characterized by unprecedented levels of violence and political disorder whereby there was a strong influence exerted on Iraqi politics by foreign powers. The same period witnessed the American-led military troop invasion of Iraq, in an exercise that overthrew Saddam Hussein’s Ba’ath Party governance. The year 2011 marked the end of nearly decade-long fight when the US troops left the country. After the invasion, there were efforts to reconstruct Iraq. However, the ...

Introduction

As technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace, organizations are increasingly becoming globally connected. This has resulted in a competitive business landscape the likes that human civilization has never before experienced. As this continues to emerge as the new reality, industries of all types are finding that they must become creative in the operational strategies and that manner in which they engage in business the world over. Fierce competition has created an operating environment that forces current and future companies to think outside of the box and develop ways of competing on a grand scale in such a ...

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The Rights of an Accused in Canonical Penal Procedures

IS THERE A CURSE? [I Samuel 17:21-31]
Because of the Opportunities, There is a Curse: In the evil of war, the opportunity to subdue a nation through hatred and violence brings with it the curse of the aggressor, the Philistines. The fear that descended among the Israelites from the menacing presence of the monstrous Goliath of Gath (The Jerusalem Bible OT365; v. 24) broke the stronghold of faith in God among those who supposed to be soldiers of God. However, God’s opportunities are never curses. To David, whose heart responded with indignity ...

One of the most notable achievements in legislation by the Obama government is to get the Affordable Care Act signed into law. The Affordable Care Act is a fulfillment of Obama’s promise in the campaigns to fix the US healthcare system if elected. It is also believed that this was one of the strengths of his campaigns when he ran for the presidency the first time. This essay examines the role politics played to get the Affordable Care Bill signed into law. Particularly, it focuses on the active role played by the Obama Administration to ensure that the bill ...

Syrian Revolution or Civil War began in 2011 – the protests in Damascus and Deraa ended up with a bloodshed, when Bashar al-Assad’s security forces shot several people dead. This accident caused nationwide spread of revolutionary movement, headed by Syrian opposition. Assad’s attempts to crash the opposition and use tank again peaceful demonstrators led to sanctions imposed on Syrian by the U.S. and European Union. The opposition regrouped in Istanbul and formed a unified semi-military body to resist Assad’s regular forces (BBC News).
The war in Syria in 2012 and the war in Syria in 2013 differ in ...

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Abstract

This essay revolves around the peasants’ war of 1524-2525. The peasants’ war, also known as the revolution of 1525, is the largest insurrection or revolt in the history of Europe before the French Revolution. The goal of this essay is to explain the history before the revolution on the administration, economic situation, the culture of the peasant in ration to their agrarian development and the different social classes that existed. The causes of the war outbreak, movements and the suppression of the peasants’ war 1524 are discussed in the essay. Under the leadership of Martin Luther and ...

The systems of governance have an imperative impact on economic, social, and political aspects in every nation. During the colonial era, colonists had an upper hand in the way political processes were carried out in their respective colonies. As a result, the colonists introduced systems of power and governance characterized with policies and regulations that were revolted by the colonies. Colonies were against westernization by colonists as they desired to maintain their culture and beliefs. In an economic outlook, colonists exploited their colonies through mineral resources and raw materials. In India, British colonialism had an imperious role in the rise ...

Violations of Peremptory Norms committed by Syria

Abstract
The unrest in Iraq and Egypt in early 2011, as well as the outbreak of a full-blown civil war in Syria later that same year, has led to an intricate web of interstate security dynamics. The civil war in Syria has extended unabated, killing more than 100,000 people and displacing millions more. Western military intervention with air strikes on the Assad regime may get forestalled with a possible UN-backed plan to counteract Syria's chemical arms stockpiles. The essay looks into the dishonor of the Peremptory Norms from the beginning of the crisis until now. The Peremptory Norms are ...

Considering that no apparent reason has been attached to Leopoldo Lopez detention, people have come out for his defence particularly the many countries that embrace freedom and human rights. From a critical perspective, Leopoldo Lopez deserves his freedom; because the charges are not true. This paper will, therefore, present views that oppose Leopoldo Lopez’s release.
On the flip side of this case, Leopoldo Lopez ought to be detained owing a number of reasons. As perceived by those in favour of his detention, he should remain in detention for having spearheaded protests that have since destabilized the country (Latin Times ...

Healing the Future

INTRODUCTION
In a diverse nation like the United States there are many ideologies, philosophies, cultural “norms,” and belief systems, it is not really surprising that people are not always going to agree. There are many legal, political, and social issues that raise ethical questions that the public cannot agree upon how best to approach and address the debated issues. One of the most heatedly debated issues that exist today is the concerns surrounding stem cell research. Stem cell research has the potential to change the field of medicine and how people are healed. However, all of that potential is ...

Essay

Educational institution
Introduction
The 4.06 minute astounding animation “Sebastian’s Voodoo”, released on 7th June 2008, is the second short film of a young brilliant mind animator Joaquin Baldwin, who was born on 21st February 1983 in Asuncion, Paraguay. For creating this exceptionally beautiful short animation movie, a second year college student received 107 Awards and Honors, winning as well a prize for the 5th place in NFB (National Film Board) Online Short Competition.

An analysis of good vs. evil via the prism of voodoo myth

For the main purpose of this essay I have chosen to evaluate this animation’s main idea, the everlasting opposition between good and evil via the ...

American History Exam: Four Essays

Essay 1: Religion in the Colonial Era
This essay discusses the role religion played in the colonial era, how it contributed to the motives behind colonization and shaping the colonies. It also reviews differing religious factors in the various colonial regions. Having reviewed the required reading by Edwards et al. (2012), the findings are that religion was important in the colonization and that the different religions and national policies involved helped shape the various colonies accordingly.
Many migrants were either escaping from religious persecution, or went as missionaries to promote “the Christian religion to such People as ...

Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obama Care, gained attention of all people involved in the system including media, government, health service providers and patients. The act has become an extraordinary topic of debate because of its positive and negative impacts on different stakeholders and economy. President Obama signed Affordable Care Act in March 2010. This health care reform faced unanimous opposition from republicans and mix response of public and democrats. Media also played a major role in framing the issue in the minds of citizens. This paper discusses the role played by media, political parties and public in framing ...

Plato spent a great deal of his time trying to reconcile Heraclitus and Parmenides who held divergent views on identity and being. This is the problem that logically, one thing cannot change with time and remain identical or the same. Parmenides’ view is that being is at rest while Heraclitus’ view is that being is changing. Heraclitus maintained that reality was constantly changing. On the other hand, Parmenides insisted on the unified and changeless nature of reality. The antagonism between Heraclitus and Parmenides, two philosophers who lived in the pre-Socratic age, provoked a lot of arguments which at some point seem ...

Authoritarianism is a form of governance or social organization where citizens submit blindly to the demands of the government or authority and its administration. Much of the 20th century witnessed significant social, economic, and political changes. The changes stretch back to the 1800s during the French revolution. Inspired by the masses opposition to authoritarian regimes, the changes were also witnessed majorly during the first and second world war that saw the rise and decline of fascism in Italy and Spain, and also during the cold war era that witnessed mixed reaction as the Western Powers sought different ways to counter ...

Program: - Political Science: Researching Political Analysis

Introduction –Definitions
First past the post
Proportional representation
Comparative analysis

Compare and contrast the merits of First Past the Post and Proportional Representation
Electoral Systems in the UK and one other country with a PR system
Introduction-Definitions
The provocative argument informing this discourse on first past the post and proportional representation emerged from a recently held British referendum to decide whether first past the post should be replaced by proportional representation as an electoral systemic procedure. A “no” vote for a change from FPTP to PR resulted from the referendum.

First past the post

This voting system is also known ...

Australia is a country located in the Southern hemisphere of the Australian continent. It is the world’s sixth largest country. The country was colonized by the Great Britain in the 1788. This began with the arrival of the first fleet from Britain in Botany Bay (Hughes, 1988, p.106).

In 1901, Australia gained its independence and became a federal state (Frankel, 1988). The country was then subdivided into six states that were federated to form the Commonwealth of Australia. The states are New South Wales, Tasmania, Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, and Queensland. Australia has since then had a liberal democratic political ...

The United Nations Mission of Observer in Tajikistan was initiated in December 1994 and expired in May 2000. The main aim of United Nations was to focus on the peacekeeping mission to maintain peace after Tajikistan’s Civil War. The observers were deployed in Tajikistan to promote peace and demobilization. International and national observers promoted peace by monitoring peace activities and initiating negotiations between opposing parties. The headquarters of the mission were located in Dushanbe, Tajikistan with an aim to monitor peace between the ruling government and the United Tajikistan opposition. The paper highlights three major drawbacks of United ...

I LIKE IKE BY DWIGHT EISENHOWER

Introduction

The ‘I Like Ike’ cartoon ad that was used by Dwight Eisenhower was one of the first campaign advertisements to be done on television. The advertisement was made for Dwight’s presidential campaign in the 1952 elections. Ike was President Dwight’s nickname. The ad was very instrumental in drumming and garnering support for the former army general as it helped him become the 34th president of the United States of America.
The ad was written by one Irving Berlin and was produced by Roy Disney. Initially, the animation had appeared in one ...

Bangladesh is among the world’s most populous nations, but most of its population is poor. Formerly East Pakistan, Bangladesh gained independence in 1971 after the war with West Pakistan. The size of the country whose capital is Dhaka is 143,998 square meters with a population of 161 million people. The main language for the Bangladesh people is Bengali with the major religions being Islam and Hinduism. Life expectancy is 69 years and 70 years for men and women respectively. The population growth rate is estimated at 1.2 % with infant mortality rate of 45/1000. The city of Dhaka ...

According to Foner, the American Civil War laid the foundation for modern America, guaranteed the Union’s predominance, destroyed slavery in America and shifted power from the North to the South (551). However, the greatest challenge that faced the United States after the Civil War was the task of reconstructing America to ensure that liberated slaves retained their freedom (Foner 551). This essay will argue that ‘Reconstruction’ is the best word to characterise national priorities after the Civil War by exploring several reasons behind this term’s accuracy. There will be an analysis of the other terms historians have ...

Business

Supporters of Trans Pacific Partnership:
The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is originally being a concept to create a free trade zone amount the members of the Trans Pacific Partnership Contract. It is a contract between the countries which binds the countries to perform the business in the state and the individual level according to the contract or the principles. At the moment there are twelve active members, including the United States of America, Australia and Malaysia. (Tamny, 2016)
The supporters of Trans Pacific Partnership Contracts say that the by signing the contract, one country opens the home market for ...

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Methodology: HISTORY
History refers to the influences that certain major events, or trends in recent years, have influenced the filmmaker’s choices. Furthermore, the shared history and collective memory of the society may influence that way in which the filmmaker takes the story, by relying on the public’s knowledge of past events.

Thesis Statement:

In “Mad Max: Fury Road”, the filmmaker constructs his reality as a response of the events in real life, where global capitalism, international politics and environmental damage represent imminent threats for the future.

Reasoning:

The film clearly presents a reaction to the ...

Marginalization is a process that is complex for downgrading particular group of individuals to the outer or the lower edge of the community. The term was applied widely in Europe and was initially used in France. It can be applied across disciplines like sociology, education, politics, economics, and psychology. Social marginalization successfully drives these individuals’ groups to the margin of the community politically, economically, sexually, culturally and socially following exclusion policy. In marginalization, a section of the community is blocked from various rights, resources, and opportunities, which are essential to social integration of that particular group and are normally ...

M 3/7 Topic: What kind of cultures were at war during 1920s?
During 1920s two types of American cultures were at war: urban culture and rural culture. New urban culture was centered in cities and had such features as religious and ethnic pluralism due to immigration, new forms of mass entertainment (radio and motion pictures), liberated sexual rules. Rural culture concentrated in rural areas of America considered new urban culture not as an expansion of freedom, but as a threat to traditional values, religion and understanding of American freedom. An example of cultural wars was the Scopes trial (teacher ...

Lineage, birth and childhood

Muhammad was son of Abdullah who was ultimately a descendant of Adam. While his mother Amina was pregnant she came across a divine message which said that she was bearing God’s messenger and was supposed to name him Muhammad. Muhammad’s father died shortly after his birth and he was brought up under the guidance of his grandfather, Abd-Muttalib who roped in foster mothers for the child. The boy Muhammad was then nurtured via humans who found him deserving enough for the futuristic role (Peters, 45). Muhhamad told about himself that his heart was deprecated of any black ...

Abstract

Over the years, the countries of the Arab world have struggled with economic backwardness and various socio-political issues. Activation and intensive development of the Arab world began about 50 years ago. After the Second World War, Middle Eastern countries began economic and political integration, which allowed them to achieve a higher level of progress and strengthen their position in the world. Many researchers argue that the development of the Arab countries and their integration with the West caused the development of terrorism. Only a few decades ago, such reality as terrorism did not exist, but in the last decade, ...

1 What led to the meeting of the First Continental Congress? The convocation of the First Continental Congress was a response to new British taxes. Empire used them to decrease consequences from wars and other events that hurt economy. Some taxes, like Tea Act of 1773, gave British companies advantages over rivals and made them monopolist. Other documents created new taxes for colonies or increased existing rates. One of them was the Stamp Act of 1765, which made Americans to add paid stamps on many different papers, including informal documents. There were several serious protest actions (Boston Tea Party ...

This research paper is aimed at reviewing the situation the members of the Al-Ahwaz group encounter and an overall check on the historical, social, political and cultural implications that are associated with Arabs from this particular group. This research paper will give details regarding the situation surrounding members of this minority group located in the Middle East. A general overview of this research paper will be on the historical background on this group and objectives that this group aims at attaining in order to improve on their current situation.

Having reviewed articles that provide information regarding the Al-Ahwaz Arabs, ...

International Political Economy of Central Asia

Introduction
Until the close of the twentieth century, Central Asia as a region that was closed as it is apparent from the regions political and economic system. However, since the onset of globalization, the state of affairs has changed dramatically. The author of this book highlights the path through which the region entered into the highly globalized and competitive global arena. The scope of the book does not only look at the regions interaction with many external players and economies but also the geo-economic perspectives that characterize the regions rise to global importance. The region is awash with natural ...

A Case Law Brief

391 U.S. 510 (1968)
I. Facts
On April 29, 1959, a police patrol car that has stopped for a red light was approached by a woman. The woman complained to the officers that the petitioner, Witherspoon, had assaulted her outside of a nearby tavern. The woman also informed the officers that Witherspoon was armed. Witherspoon, who had observed the woman talking to the police, ran into an adjacent parking lot and hid in a parked truck. Following up on the woman’s complaint, the police pursued Witherspoon into the parking lot. When one of the officers happened unto Witherspoon hiding in a truck, ...

BOOK REPORT

“Saint Paul the Apostle” written by Mary Windeatt in 1949 ( TAN Books) is an inspiring book not only for children but also for adults. It is one of the series of books on the lives of Saints. In 231 pages, the writer has traced the life story of the great Saint Paul, describing his adventures and perils in the sacred journey of his life. There are apt illustrations which help to visualize the circumstances of those times.
This is the story of Saul of Tarsus, who later became St. Paul the Apostle. A Jew by birth, Paul persecuted ...

Islam in the United States: Expression or Preparation?

(School/University)

The United States was founded on the principle of equality among men, regardless of the circumstances that attend the person’s station of life. The premise is that all men were made equal, in that the laws of the State should be applied impartially to any and all circumstances. However, a recent issue on the defiant refusal of a community to allow a local Muslim group to construct their own worship center has seemed to place a cloud of hostility in the area and a cloud of doubt on the tenets of the Constitution. The issue is also being widened from opposition of ...

Introduction

In order to improve healthcare access and quality across the world, concerned governments have adopted several measures. The United States has maintained a leading position in promoting healthcare access among its citizens through adoption of ObamaCare. This healthcare Act promises to increase healthcare access among deprived population in the United States. Full implementation of the Affordable Care Act will be one of the greatest achievements of Obama’s Government. However, criticisms and opposition from politicians and researchers have marred this Act. Because of this opposition, most companies are yet to embrace this new amendment. In most companies, the workers remain ...

Question 1.

In the history of voting and political representation in the world, women have received little consideration compared to their male counterparts. In most world economies including the east and the west, women did not have the right to vote until after 1920. Following the completion of the Second World War, there were only 3 percent of women representatives in parliaments all over the world. However, this figure increased to 8 percent between 1945 and 1965, and later to 12 and 15 percent in 1985 and 2002 respectively. Despite the different political systems, - democracies and authoritarians – women have been ...

Obama care

The United States of America probably has the most complicated system of government. America retains two centers of powers through its election to practice federalism. The spirit by the Founding Fathers was to ensure that the states retained their powers and privileges while still gaining substantively from the Union. The federal system is not a perfect system of government either. It is many times faced with problems that assume political, economic, social and legal characters. However, America remains resilient and the fact that all its problems are often ultimately solved attest to the relative resilience. On that premise, this paper’ ...

Introduction

With the evolution of the new communication technologies, political campaigns have been revolutionized in a way that even after politicians win elections, they continue in a ‘campaign mode’ during their governance. The continuous campaigning is aimed at gaining a political advantage in the following election (Heclo, 1999). The leaders are now able to reach the public in more effective and extensive ways through the internet, broadcasting medium, as well as old fashion printouts. This situation has been referred to as the ‘permanent campaign’. The phenomenon is witnessed in most countries of the world, including the United States of America. Continuous political campaigns ...

The Arab-Israel conflict history has a level of convenience elasticity due to inability of objectively presenting the timelines of the events, in regard to the conflicts. The term Arab is not used in reference to a self collection of a certain society, for example, in Palestine. Rather Arabs are mostly centered in various states, in Asia such as Saudi Arabia, Palestine, United Arab Emirates among others. However, Arabs are also centered in the North of Africa and fragmented in various countries around the globe. The Arab-Israeli conflict can trace its roots in the 18th century when Zionist movements were founded in response ...

The Cuban Revolution of 1953-1959 played a crucial role in Cuba’s history as it ended another term of tyranny and oppression under Cuban President Fulgencio Batista and the benchmark for Cuban reform. Batista’s regime alienated the country through his strict security infrastructure to silence public demonstrations and linking the country to organized crime syndicates and foreign control. The public did not take Batista’s actions lightly and protested against his regime, calling his resignation in office. The protest did not just come from the working class of Cuba, but also from the younger generation that have been made ...