Essays on Brought

United Farm Workers of America, also known as UFWA was a result of the coming together of two lesser labor unions. These labor unions were led by two people, Cesar Chavez and Larry Itilong. Larry Itilong was the founder and organizer of Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee, also known as AWOC whilst Cesar Chavez was the founder and organizer of National Farm Workers Association, also known as NFWA.

The grand labor union was formed on the 22nd of August 1966 after the NFWA joined AWOC’s protest in Delano, California. Even though there had been a previous strike on the 8th ...

International Relations of the Pacific Rim

Question 1 While the realism theory represents a spectrum of opinions or ideas which tend to circulate around four central pillars of political groups. That is egoism, international anarchy and power politics the liberal approach on the other seems to focus on a broader picture in terms of issues concerning enlightenment. It seeks to find a long lasting peace and cooperation in the international platform. Constructivist theory states that both political and social aspects are historically and politically linked. These theories are of the opinion that the situation in the pacific is inevitable from the human consequence but rather it is a ...

Intersection of technology and entertainment

Technology and entertainment have intersected and the intersection is seen to bring benefits and problems at the same time. One area in which technology has intersected with entertainment is in the downloading of the music from the internet. This intersection has benefits and yet at the same time there are concerns about the effect that this intersection has brought to the entertainment industry. The technology factor has been seen to bring copyright and illegal access of music files on the internet. This is something that the music industry has been fighting. This trend is because of the fact that ...

Question 1: Gramsci: Some Preliminary Points of Reference

Philosophy has had a long history in which it has been viewed as an ‘ivory tower’ pursuit – a subject which is to be studied by those who have either too much time or money on their hands. Through this view philosophy had no practical applicability and was simply a pass time for those who could afford it. Contrary to this view, Gramsci argued that not only is philosophy a practical subject of study – one which embodies the idea of ‘praxis’ but that every individual is a philosopher. This (somewhat deterministic) standpoint claims that all people are, in ...

Creativity may be defined as the novelty, originality, and appropriateness to bring uniqueness on a given element. Novelty and appropriateness are the major elements that get used to define creativity. A creative person is a person with fair routine of producing creative results. This means that he or she has to be original all the time he or she intends to make a presentation. For an element to be regarded to as creative, the idea that has been used must be new. This allows people to appreciate and use the existing forms of writing in the best way.

Written creativity may ...

INTERNATIONALIZATION OF EDUCATION

There are many facets to the internationalization of education. Exposing children and young adults to more aspects of the world earlier can only be considered a positive impact of globalization; however, there are a number of issues that must be addressed insofar as the internationalization of education is concerned. There are both benefits and downsides to international education, and this discussion will examine both the benefits and downsides; the discussion will also examine the impact of international education on both the host country and the home country of the students involved in the process. There are also different ways that international ...

- Lambert, Craig. “Death by the Barrel: David Hemenway applies scientific method to the gun problem.” Harvard Magazine. Sept.-Oct. 2004. harvardmagazine.com. Web. 16 Mar. 2014.

In the article, David Hemenway, director of the Harvard Injury Contro Research Center at the School of Public Health, discusses how guns make crimes lethal. He argues that the issue about gun-control is not about taking away people’s guns, but is about forming strategies that will reduce harm brought about by guns. He added that reasonable gun policies are needed to be able to decrease the harm that guns cause. As ...

Part 1 - Race in Mexico and Peru Native Americans were comprised of indigenous tribes such as Maya, Inca and Aztecs. They inhabited largely Mexico and Peru. Before the arrival of Spanish conquistadors, the ancient civilizations lived in peace and harmony and were able to establish local empires that were rich in culture and traditions. With the arrival of Spaniards in 15-16th century, the civilizations were deemed to suffer either from diseases brought externally or by bloody conquests. With the engagement of Europeans, the African slave trade was introduced to the American continent. The population was mixed ...

Most executives were not ready for change when Fiorina Carly appointed as the CEO in HP Company. Immediately she was named as the CEO, she availed comprehensive plans to reorganize the company (King, 2010). Top executive believed that major reorganization that the company needed would take at least a year. Carly demonstrated her job-centered leadership style by ensuring that reorganization was done in six months. Fiorina’s move was later termed as the “Fiorina Shakeup.” She focused so much on jobs to an extent that employees could testify that there was no much “sleep going on.” without a doubt, the leadership ...

Poetry is an art where the poet plays around with words to pass a message that is always hidden in a few words. Poets concentrate in using a few words imaginatively, arranging the words in a creative ways such that a very long story is told in very few words. Also, poetry has to sound as good music to the listener. Poets from different parts of the world always take reference in things that are found in their environments. This fact is what always brings out the difference in the way in which poems from various regions of the world can be compared and ...

Book Review: If the South Had Won the Civil War

The novel, “If the South Had Won the Civil War” initially featured in the Look Magazine in November 22, 1960 where it stirred an overflow of correspondence across the world from its readers. It was published in the year 1961. For any serious civil war enthusiast, this novel is a must-have. The writer of the novel Kantor MacKinlay Kantor is a Pulitzer Price-winning author and a master in story-telling. He shows us how the civil war would have been won by the South and how a minor shift in the history during the 1863 summer could have twisted the tide for the Confederation. ...

Détente

Conflicts in ideologies defined the Western democracies and the Communist powers in the 1960s and 1970s. It resulted in a nuclear arms battle between the US and the Soviet Union. Consequently, the leaders of either nation embraced dangerous policies that posed threats to the security of the two states, as well as the whole world. Détente brought changes in policy on both states thus redefining the US-Russia relationship (Duiker and Spielvogel, 2014).

In 1964, Leonid Brezhnev came into power in the Soviet Union after the removal of Nikita Khrushchev from power. Working with Alexei Kosygin, ...

An analysis of the poem by Sylvia Plath and Elizabeth Bishop aims to demonstrate female suffering. Women were forced to live under violent conditions and inequality circumstances. Therefore, Plath and Bishop used metaphor and irony to show the desire of feminism and equality in society. This paper shows how profound feminism has developed over the years as denoted in different writings by various Authors

Black-Phones: Postmodern Poetics within the Holocaust Poetry (Sylvia Plath Boswell), Matthew Critical Survey20.2 (2008): 53-64,112.

This journal talks about the suffering of Plath. She uses the poem ‘Lady Lazarus’ and ‘Daddy’ to describe her generation. Plath’s technique of using “Lady ...

Temple Grandin is a movie that was released in 2010.the movie is based on an autistic woman who brought a revolution in the cattle ranches and slaughterhouses. The movie was directed by Mick Jackson and the role of Grandin temple was played by Claire Danes. Temple Grandin, a young lady conceived in 1947, scarcely articulated an expression until she was four. She is conceived Autistic. She utilized her mental imbalance, the capacity to think in pictures, further bolstering her good fortune and elucidated issues that are imperceptible to a neurotypical individual. She is currently a widely acclaimed specialist of a creature science, a lobbyist for mentally ...

Book report; The jungle and business

Setting of the novel “The Jungle” published by Upton Sinclair in 1900s is in Chicago and revolves around the industry of meat production in the town. The industry seemed to represent the social difficulties of all the Americans living in poverty. Upton was only twenty-six years old when he moved to Chicago in his bid to participate in exposing the evils in the meat industry (Sparknotes.com). Upton's book The Jungle was initially published in early 1900s and turned into a real sensation for American book readers. From one viewpoint, it depicted the incredible practices of meatpacking industry overwhelming at ...

Israel and Palestine Conflict

The conflict between Israel and Palestine is the quintessential struggle of the modern age. The Israeli-Palestinian war claims uniqueness for its persistence and never-ending demand for attention. Palestine includes the contemporary state of Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. It stretches from the Mediterranean Sea in the West to the Jordon River in the East and from Lebanon in the north to the Gulf of Aqaba and the Sinai Peninsula in the south . Israel comprises of eighty percent of the territory designated Palestine after the First World War. According to the right-wing Revisionist Zionists and the left-wing ...

Disney premiered the movie “Pocahontas” to a crowd of over 100,000 people in New York City’s Central Park. At that time in 1995, the film faced strong competition from Batman Forever, Casper, and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie. Although less successful than Beauty and the Beast or The Lion King that preceded it, the character Pocahontas is one of Disney’s favorite princesses and the first who was not of European descent. Because she is the daughter of a chief, she is listed as one of the Disney Princesses. She is the only Disney Princess to have two love ...

Authors’ biography

David Bennion was born in Springville, Utah in the late 1970s. He was educated in Springville high school, later joined the University of Utah, before he joined the New York university school of law. In the university, he studied immigration law and graduated in 2004. Since then he worked with Thompsons Hine as attorney associate between 2004 and 2006 when he joined catholic migration office in Brooklyn as staff attorney where he worked until 2008 (LinkedIn). He later worked with the Nationalities Service Centre in Philadelphia where he worked as a migration attorney until October 2011 when he ventured into ...

Introduction

Most parents around the world wish the best for their children leading them to seek for the most convenient way to do it. Love acts as a key factor for bringing up successful children. Amy Chua never gave her daughters (Sophia and Louisa) an opportunity to attend a sleepover or have a date play and at the same time insisted that they should not take part in a school play. She also required them to get an A grade and nothing less than that. The two daughters were not allowed to complain for not participating in a school play neither should they watch TV ...

Today we live in a world that just 100 years ago would have been unimaginable. The boundaries and geographical barriers between countries have all but eroded. Go to any major city in the world, head to the airport and in less than 24-hours a person can be in any other major city in the world. This has brought interconnectedness to the global economy with players working in tandem thousands of miles away. But is this a good thing or a back thing? This essay analyzes the phenomenon of globalization and endeavors to determine whether or not the phenomenon of globalization is good or ...

Question One

Interviews are those normal question-and-answer sessions between an investigator and either a victim or a witness. Most interviews are always carried out outside of the lock-up, in rooms designed specifically for interviews. Interrogations can be described as normal questioning of a suspect in a crime. They are mostly held within the safe confines of a lock-up facility. Before an investigator starts interviewing or interrogating someone, the objectives of the exercise must be laid down. The objectives can be to prove innocence, to have valuable facts and to get a confession. The next step involves watching every move that the party makes. This includes noting ...

International tax treaties as a means of advancing economic goals

International tax treaties have become quite common especially among countries that have decided to come to an agreement to promote trade. These treaties are reached following total evaluation of the benefits that may arise out of the treaties that have been reached. The treaties are common among countries that are in constant trade with each other. Therefore, through reaching upon the treaties, it is quite obvious that there will be more trading activities taking place between the countries that have come to an agreement. This will be through attracting more entrepreneurs into putting more resources to conducting the trade ...

In the chapter, ‘will the revolution be cybercast?’ Reed outlines the way the protests by the world trade organization workers originated from through the integration of technology. The internet contributed significantly in connecting other parts of the world to the main protests. Not only was the internet significant in mobilizing protesters and educating them on nonviolent protests, it contributed in making Seattle known to the world. Activists acknowledged and promoted the use of internet messaging to transmit messages and updates concerning the protests to their friends. Submission of blueprints and strategic plans occurred flawlessly via email messages transmitted through ...

- Introduction to Adult Nursing Nursing is an important role to play, be it for the young ones or the adults or the elderly. For adult nurses, the role is ever more enhanced because they need to look after the needs and care of the young adults all the way to the elderly patients. The role of a nurse in such a situation cannot be underestimated because it is the job of the nurse (in adult nursing) to manage the patients and ease them. Thus, the nurses in adult nursing need to have strong inter-personal and communication skills. An adult nurse ...

The Vikings Explore North America, c. 1010

In that summer, a ship from Norway arrived in Greenland with Thorfinn Karlsefni as the skipper. A discussion concerning a wine land voyage was brought up, and the folk urged Karlsefni to make the venture, Gudrid, his wife joining with the others. Determined to take the voyage, he assembled sixty men and five women and signed an agreement with his shipmates that they would equally share the spoils of the enterprise.

Castilian Law incorporates the slaves and others before 1492

The Castilian law gave liberty to every man to do his will, unless, the law prohibited it. Their master could give Liberty to a slave by will, without a will or on a ...

Introduction

The term “unlawful conduct” is used to refer to as the conduct that is general forbidden by law. It includes all actions that go against the law. Many aspects of Civil and criminal law also fall within unlawful conduct (Martin, 2001). Criminal law includes all actions that the law has defined illegal. A guilty person in a criminal law gets punished in either a fine, jail term or other forms of penalties. Civil law on the other hand deals with actions of disagreements between people/citizens. In civil law, there is no particular crime that is committed. A defendant who ...

Executive Summary

Macau is a very attractive gaming destination in the Asia Pacific region, just across the border for Hong Kong. This city attracts a large number of tourists and international visitors. It has also seen a rapid growth in establishment of large gaming companies, ever since liberalization for gaming operators in 2002. This must have actually spurred economic growth, and boosted SMEs, which are the economic growth power engines. However, unfortunately this is not the case, primarily because of the intense pressure on manpower, which is contributing to labour turnover in Macau, so much that, almost 30% of the SMEs are facing closure ...

ABSTRACT:

This paper present the literature review related to the change in organizational culture and innovation. The paper describes the critical aspect of organizational change in culture. To evaluate the understanding of the cultural models different researches has been included and studied intensively. For better understanding the literature from the organizational behaviour, organizational culture and behaviour, human psychology, human resource, and Industry best practices, some business professionals who are expert in their field are also a part of this research. To widen the understanding of organizational culture and also how it may affect on innovation and creativity the research is conducted ...

ABSTRACT

With the growth in computer networks that are used in organizations, there is a need to have a way in which networks are managed and monitored. This phenomenon is taking shape as more and more companies develop new applications to sustain their networks. There different types of traffic that are found to be traversing computer networks need to be monitored. SNMP management console is one of Network Instruments application that brings cross-platform SNMP standards to the Observer. Network administrators and consultants will find SNMP management tools important in the monitoring, diagnosis and repair of networks. Network monitoring helps in having continued ...

Abstract

Pop culture of the 60s that originated in Britain and spread to US followed a string of philosophical and theoretical movement turning into mass culture. Pop culture has had many proponents in fashion, music and literature as well as numerous characteristic features. Studying the 60’s fashion design trends in ...

Abstract

The historic incident of the U.S attack on the Iraqi Ba’arthist troops headed by Saddam Hussein on 1991 and the annexation of the country in 2003 have generated different debates on the actual intention of the stakeholders. Critics in favor of America’s action opine that these incidents were actually moral projects undertaken by America in order to release the Iraqi civilians from the claustrophobic ambiance prevailing in the country because of the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein. These critics believe that America took over the ethical duty to organize the law and order of Iraq and establish a democratic ...

Alphonse Macharia Mucha was a decorative artist and painter from Czech Republic. He is famous for his distinct style in art. He came up with many designs, postcards, advertisements, illustrations, and paintings. He mostly painted theatrical scenery. His works of art were previously known as The Mucha style but later on became Art Nouveau meaning new art in French. Most of Mucha’s art works featured young women, classic robes, with lavish flowers surrounding them. In most of his works, Mucha made use of pale pastel colours. Mucha used most of his art works to express himself. He even stated ...

This report is about a case study of Sunil v Xerox, in this case the plaintiff was injured in a supermarket after he slipped and fell. This was because water had been brought into the supermarket by other customers since it had been raining.

The paper focusses on the tort of negligence and the occupier’s liability. The three elements of the tort of negligence are discussed in detail. The elements are that the defendant owes a duty of care to the plaintiff, there is a breach of that duty and that the breach of that duty resulted in the injury of ...

Introduction

American education has been reported as average when compared to other leading countries. Finland has a top ranked education system. More than half a million 15-year-olds around the world took the Program for International Student Assessment in 2012. The test is administered every three years and focuses largely on math, but includes minor sections in science and reading. It is often used as a snapshot of the global state of education. The results, published today, ...

Bildungsroman Novel are ones that represent the evolution of a personality and character in a gradual pace and process that explore every phase of that development. Often, the depiction of the progression is such that it leads to great insight about human nature and condition. Sometimes, as in the following texts, they also lead to such aspects of a personality that leaves a permanent imprint on the readers; as the readers often find that the exploredareas are often features of their very own nature that they often remain deliberate aloof about. Then again, very strange personality traits also are observed often that are ...

There is a vast number of versions and remakes on R. L. Stevenson’s “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, 1886. But the two are have appeared to be the most impressive for me are the following: a very close remake – “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, 1985, filmed in the USSR and another one – though far from the plot, but still – related to the same subject “Fight Club”, 1999. And as we can see, every person has an alter ego that may at any time show the dark side of his soul.

The novel by ...

Hiroshima. By John Hersey (New York: A.A. Knopf, 1989). 160 pages. Reviewed by Your Name, Date of Review.

John Hersey (1914 – 1993) decided to write a story about the atomic bombing of Japan that would explain the catastrophic consequences to the people on the ground there at the time. Hersey spent weeks in Japan interviewing eyewitnesses to the event and eventually produced a long article entitled “Hiroshima” which appeared in The New Yorker. Two months later Hiroshima was printed as a book. The general story is that of six people who were on the scene when the atomic bomb was dropped ...

Unlike Lincoln and Johnson who took a moderate approach to bring the south under normalcy after the civil war, the radical republicans favored a harsher approach to the situation and upgrade the lives of the freedmen. This brought them into conflict with the established southerners and the Democratic Party in power which wanted to maintain the status quo. The federal government under the radical republicans then enacted laws and made constitutional amendments which could prosecute the Ku Klux Klan, an armed militia found in many Southern states which indulged in violence against the black ...

In the article The Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe by Carol Skalnif Leff, the repercussions of the cold war in Eastern Europe have been analysed. The Communist Society of Europe was jolted by the Cold War; the emergence and then failure of the Soviet Unoin lead to a change in the societal set up in Europe, especially in Eastern Europe. Many European states were looking for integration in the global economy and with the Western Europe as well. These nations experienced economic depression as they were not ready for the transition. These European nations lobbied to get into International ...

Josef Stalin created a “Cult of Personality” around Vladimir Lenin and then, by association used it for himself. Many of his actions in this regard were against Lenin’s wishes and ideals. Although they did not serve Lenin’s views they served Stalin well. Once he created the cult around Lenin he associated himself with Lenin, then he declared himself as Lenin’s successor. This brought about the era known as Stalinization. Once in control he used his power to continue to promote himself. Photographs and posters of Lenin and Stalin together were everywhere, including every home. He kept ...

Today, almost seven years after the financial crisis that threw America into upheaval in 2008, the effects are still being felt. In September 2008, the collapse of Lehman Brothers, a global bank, nearly caused the collapse of the financial system of the entire world. What resulted was the worst economic downturn seen by the world since the Great Depression, 80 years ago. The event has been called the Global Financial Crisis and the 2008 Financial Crisis; the period following the collapse became known as the Great Recession.

While the ...

Part A

1a) - An aspect of American life that improved between the period 1870 and 1910 is health. This fact can be gleaned from Document 1, which indicated that infant mortality rate in the year 1870 was 170 per 1000 children below the age of 1. This figure went down to 161 in 1880 and continued to go down for the next 30 years and by 1910 the figure was 117. The implication of this was that the Industrial Revolution brought something that made the people healthier, perhaps better finances to afford more food and medicine, or new drugs that ...

Even though physician assistants constitute a minute part of the workforce involved in healthcare, their distinctive roles in this industry are expanding with a rapidly constant speed. It has always been my aspiration to become a refined and flexible professional in the world of medicine who is capable of functioning in several specialty areas and in various practice arrangements. However, I consider that my hard work and determination along with the acquirement of proper training and fundamental education are the key characteristics that would facilitate me in becoming a sophisticated physician assistant. At the same time, it needs to ...

Strategic management offers a basis for running all categories of modern-day organizations. In the health care organizations, strategic management is a fundamental part of management, as it assists health care organizations to survive a variety of external forces. Strategic management also helps health care organizations to balance the external environment and the internal environment (Trinh & O'Connor, 2002).

For instance, over the past years, strategic management has slowly helped healthcare organizations to stand on their own by focusing on ways of raising funds to run their operations, buy their own equipment and stop outsourcing, and monitor the output of all ...

As a way of promoting ethics among law enforcement agencies, there have been calls for body cameras to be fitted in the uniforms worn by law enforcement authorities especially the police. Body cameras are small pager cameras that are clipped on the uniform of the officer or worn as a headset (Williams, 2004). These body cameras record both video and audio of the law enforcement officer’s interaction with members of the public. The calls for the fitting of body cameras on all law enforcement officers has been prompted by increased incidences of police violence and brutality. For instance, ...

Abstract

The presidency of George.W. Bush has been one of the most criticized and controversial of all American presidencies. Although he is known widely for his misadventures in the war against terror, Bush enacted some important domestic and international policies that has had wide reaching impacts on the foreign policy and the economy of the country. An assessment of his policies on war, education, healthcare, immigration and humanitarian efforts portray of picture of a president who took tough decisions during difficult times. Some of his decisions were criticized heavily and led to a dip in his popularity ratings and some are still ...

Introduction

Remember the Titans is a movie centered on group development. It is about a Virginia football team that fell under the direct effects of racial conquests. In essence, the school was composed of a team that was characterized by those whites and blacks. In this regard, a new coach for the team was in cooperated into the management of the affairs that was pertinent to the affairs of people. Mr. Boone was a black coach who was appointed to replace the incumbent white coach. However, his leadership in the school team could not yield the expected results from the fact that, some members of ...

Scholars of Australian art agree that Australian art has undergone several transformations. Australian art in the pre-colonial era were characterized by the practices of the natives, later on the coming of the colonialist led to introduction of art associated with their culture.

‘Australian contemporary art scene is divided into Australian and Aboriginal

art respectively. This is a divide originating from the colonization of Australia that began in the 1770’s, and hence, resulting in an Australian art descending from a so-called Western art practice consisting of works of art created in compliance with Western traditions (Persson 2011, 13).

Towards the end 1910, Australian art experienced massive changes ...

Hoarding among Americans Born during the Great Depression: Understanding the Socio-Economic Conditions of a Forlorn Era in Relation to a Peculiar Habit

Introduction

The capitalist economic setup of the United States (US) is not purely a success story. While markets in the US appear robust and active in contemporary times, it does not mean that it has not experienced any form of fluctuations. In fact, various maladies have affected the US economy for one too many times. In fact, the most recent economic crisis that has hit the US – the global financial crisis of 2008, has left the nation reeling in the pains ...

Keurig is a coffee manufacturing company based in Massachusetts. It deals in both commercial and home manufacturing for coffee brews. It is in alliance with the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters International (GMCR). The company that was started in 1990 and has had several evolutions over the years and currently, includes products from companies like Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks. Keurig is now owned wholly as a subsidiary of GMRC after they acquired it in 2006 for around 160 million United States Dollars (Wallace 2).

GMRC has a trend of introducing seasonal coffee flavors to its clients after every few months. The flavors ...

The government is not only beneficial to the Americans in more ways than one, but also necessary. There are undertakings within the county’s setting that require the government’s oversight. The government is important as it ensures there is military control and protection of its citizens. Through the government, the country is provided with a defense system through which it can defend and or deter attacks within its boundaries. Government is important as it ensures the citizens therein are protected from other forms of worse or adverse power structures, which have the ability to form in the midst of ...

The period of 13th to 15th century was highly characterized by a high level of cultural and social shifts that contributed in the development of art and its adoption across Europe. There was the rise and the emergence of Italian renaissance. Economic growth was experienced in the vast European continent. This growth led to the development of transportation links and, which acted, as a catalyst for the spread of artistic skills across Europe. Italian renaissance was characterized with artistic impressions that depicted various developments in Italy and day-to-day secular life of people. Netherlands art also came into existence in the same ...

The Second Temple Period marked a time during which significant changes occurred through the Jewish rule and foreign tenure. The weeping of Zion did not last for long since soon after the Babylonian kingdom had collapsed to the newly established empire of Persia, Cyrus, king of Persia declared a policy of religious freedom. This was at about 536 BCE that came about 520 years after the country had been destroyed. Cyrus at this time allowed the people who had fled from Judah to return to their homeland and rebuild their Temple. This saw only a small group of people return as the ...

This essay has been written by Name of Student of Class of Student of Name of College on Date of Submission of Assignment Introduction. First Indo-China war ended in 1954 through the Geneva Accord and same day marked the start of two independent territories of Vietnam called the North and South Vietnam. Both North and South Vietnam were divided by a line at 17th parallel. The communist Vietnam called the North Vietnam was declared as Democratic Republic of Vietnam having Hanoi as its capital whereas the Anti-communist South Vietnam was called the Republic of Vietnam with its capital at ...

People sometimes take for granted what it means to be proud to be an American and all that it stands for, some people have those freedoms taken away from them unwillingly as a result. For others, embracing the concept of being a proud American is what their life revolves around and they live every single day appreciating it. There are several reasons to be proud of being an American, having the right to complain about lousy service at a restaurant, the right to an attorney (whether you can afford one or not) the right to your own opinion ...

Introduction

People are very privileged to witness and experience a profuse and diverse natural resources and wildlife on our planet. However, this abundance of natural resources comes with a big stewardship responsibility. For many years, people have known the moral obligation to conserve and guard the diversity of wildlife. Loss of different species is very common nowadays. This loss is brought by population growth, habitat fragmentation and loss, invasive disease and resource removal (IPCC, 2001). Scientists state that the world is now living the sixth vast extinction. Countless species are in jeopardy. For instance, in the United States, more than five-hundred ...

This March, the whole world celebrated the 161th anniversary of the birth of Vincent Van Gogh's, whose paintings are now included in the list of the fifteen most famous and expensive artworks in the world. The paradox is that it was the artist's lifelong dream to sell at least one of them to get the money and pay off his countless debts. When a healthy boy was born on the 30th March, 1853 to the ...

The inclusion of NORAD site remarkably contributes to the understanding of the late Cold War. It is dates world war in the 1960s and 1970s when USSR focused on establishing intercontinental and sea-launched flying missiles.NORAD was in full control of all the operations that were launched during this time. NORAD was managed all the air planed missiles space operations. The site reveals more on the plans and operations that were launched to accomplish the Cold War missions by the USSR.

Political Implications of Sino-Saudi Relations to the US and Regional Affairs

Abstract As the largest and most influential nations in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia has been considered a valuable asset to any country wishing to have influence in the tightly-knitted Middle East. Many nations throughout the years have tried to sway the Saudi government and monarchy into entering diplomatic and economic partnerships with them in order to gain access to the region’s oil reserves and establish their partnership but only a few have been successful. One of these successful nations is the People’s Republic of China, which has strong diplomatic, economic and social partnerships with Saudi. China has been ...

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Introduction People often associate art with beauty such that art forms appeal to the audience because of their aesthetic qualities. Nonetheless, as we explore various theories, concepts, and approaches in art design, we discover that beauty is diverse. As the famous saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, which means that the standard and quality of beauty differs based on varying constructs and views of beauty. The conflict and exchange between perfection and imperfection, for instance, illustrates the variability of beauty as a construct in art design (Bailey & Peoples, 2010). Beauty is not merely a creation or ...