Essays on Rally

This news article is about the anti-Islam rally, which was held in Dearborn, Michigan. The public protesters assembled to complete one of the planned 20-weekend rallies near mosques across the United States. It was a protest over their opposition to the coming of Syrian refugees, as well as against what they claim to be the danger brought about by the Muslim faith. The rally was met with counter-protest that made the city officials concerned about the event because both groups “brandished AK47 or AR15 rifles”(Warikoo). Nevertheless, the protest went on peacefully and the message that stuck came from ...

In politics, the ability to craft and deliver effective speeches is essential if one envisages a brilliant career. Political speeches aim at engaging as widest audience as possible and winning masses to one's cause and one's support. Currently, Americans are following the campaigns of the candidates to the highest political office in the country. This fierce and complicated competition demands a great deal of fortitude, charisma, and intellectual prowess. Hillary Rodham Clinton is presently one of the competitors for the presidential office, which calls for a specific attention to her speeches if one aims at understanding better the current ...

Introduction

“Debt markets are an integral part of the financial sector and effectively supplement the funds provided by the banking sector” (Tariq, 2004, p. 5). In developing markets, these marketplaces are nevertheless at a primary phase of their growth. Islamic rule (Shari’ah) forbids the charging and disbursing of interest. So, in nations anywhere Muslim populace establishes a significant section of the culture, customary debt marketplaces cannot succeed. Henceforth there is a great request and necessity for evolving options to current debt markets that can be satisfactory to the Islamic rule.

IDB Sukuk

According to (Anon., 2016), The Islamic Development Bank is ...

Most people would have different answers about why getting an education is so important, the reason why I would get an education is because there are so many benefits to doing so, and you experience things that you would not be able to otherwise. For example, be taught to stand up for yourself, and being able to put what you are being taught to the test so you can look back on that lesson, and use it should the time arrive. Getting an education also open doors to the future that would otherwise be closed to you. Another example, ...

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Galileo Galilei was an Italian physicist, astronomer and astronomer largely recognized for his contributions towards the scientific revolution. He laid down the basis of modern astronomy and largely supported the work of Copernicus. He is largely known for his heliocentric views in that he acknowledged the existence of the earth and the other planets including earth revolve around the sun, which is stationary. His heliocentric views brought him into conflict with the Catholic Church since was considered to be challenging the then pope Urban the eighth’s authority. He was then arrested, tried and convicted of heresy upon which ...

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The God squad group, mainly made of boys in junior and senior years, uses the 9/11 attacks as a rallying point for combination of white supremacist, racist, anti-Semitic, ant-Islamic, anti-immigrant, ant-gay, nee-fascist dogma mixed with a good dose of anti-abortion and fundamentalist Christian diatribe. The group catches the attention of the administration when they show up at school all wearing their uniforms and distributes the first edition of their weekly "newsletter". The” newsletter” contains highly offensive diatribes on how it is the "the duty of all true Americans to fight against the forces trying to destroy our country". The ...

Identify a moral agent.

The moral agent or agency in this case is Doctor ‘X’ and I. A moral agent is any being who can act with reference to wrong or right. A moral agent is anything that is accountable for decisions and behavior. Moral agents have responsibilities and rights and have the power to choose as well as make choices. The idea of being a moral agent explains why some people blame others for things they do and others told to take responsibility of their actions. Moral agents have the freedom of making decisions and taking on the consequences. Being a moral agent ...

Gun Control

Introduction Gun control is a hot button issue in America and has been so for a substantial period of time. Proponents of gun ownership argue that the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution gives citizens the right to bear arms for the purposes of protecting themselves and their families. Therefore, all regulations regarding gun control must pass Constitutional muster. Opponents of gun ownership argue that guns are used to commit violent acts against others; therefore, the ownership of handguns and other firearms typically used to commit violent acts should be unlawful or heavily regulated in America. They believe that ...

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The American Civil War stood out as perhaps the most catastrophic historical event in the history of the United States (US). The sheer propensity of the armed conflict between Union and Confederate forces resulted to more than 600,000 deaths of soldiers from both sides – a number that rendered en masse military recruitment and conscription. The pressure to reach victory was strongly felt among the ranks of Union and Confederate forces that both sides did not hesitate to advertise their need to reinforce their respective regiments. Posters, perhaps the most sophisticated and effective advertising means at the time when the ...

Ethical Dilemma 1: Gun Rally

Ethics serves as an integral part of the justice system, including areas covering criminal law. The subject defines any discipline dealing with good and evil and with moral duty” or that which involves principles that can be defined as moral (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). One part of the definition that sounds complementing, is that ethics involves a combination of both cognition and behavioral principles. These are the basic and concrete foundation on which any form of ethics, including criminal ethics, is based. The first dilemma in this case is deeply enshrined in work ethics relating to the police force. It is ...

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is usually defined as "Certain expectations that society has of organizations on economic, legal, ethical, and discretionary levels at a given point in time" (Carroll and Buchholtz 2003, p. 36). The idea of corporate social responsibility implies moral, ethical, and philanthropic responsibilities of organizations along with their responsibilities to earn a fair return for investors and comply with the law. Legal and ethical responsibilities that the companies have toward their clients are to provide the standards of care which correspond to what they promise of their products, establishing certain ethical codes of contract in order to control ...

The Bomb is a book by Frank Morris written in 1908. The book is actually based on a true story. It is based on an event that happened in Chicago in the late 18th century. This was the Haymarket affair that is also often referred to as the Haymarket Riot. Through this event, the author’s intention is to show how the extent to which society members are willing to do what they believe is right and good for the entire society. This Haymarket Riot involved a bombing that happened during a labor demonstration in Chicago in 1886 at the Haymarket Square. ...

- An overview of what caused the riots Thousands of people rioted in cities across England. The resulting chaos generated looting, arson, and mass deployment of police. But what caused the UK riots? Once riots erupt, it is easy for tensions and other societal stressors to bubble over and take hold. Pessin suggests that while the riots were initially provoked by the shooting in a poor, north-London neighborhood, the continuation and spread of the riots from London to Birmingham and Manchester was the result of a conflagration of factors. The first issue, Pessin suggests, is that the rioters are ...

The presence of archaeological sites has been a dream and admiration of myriad nations. A notable fact is that there is an explicit correlation between a country’s past and its present state. The past and the present invariably explain the socio-political journey that a country has travelled. Archaeological sites present a fresh memory on a county’s social and political history. Importantly, the government of various countries has been keen to attach value on the monumental sites, thereby, enabling the sites to be a national heritage. Similarly, the mentioned sites have been noted to attract tourist from the global world just to have a glimpse ...

- The Corporate World Order The World Trade Order (WTO) is the overarching trading organization that deals with the rules and regulation of global trade. The organization is at the pinnacle of International trade. It is there for trading nations to negotiate, and sign agreements. Its goal is to facilitate the traders of the world, and thus allow for economic growth through exports (Stiglitz 2002). One of the major characteristics of the organization is that member governments run it through representation. It is, therefore, at the centre of world trade. In its operation, the idea was for it ...

The use of political rhetoric in the American politics has a historical background. Since the ancient times, the advocates of change have used it to bring the American public together for a common cause. The choice and timing of the words used are essential to bring out the intended message to the audience. The success of political rhetoric in persuading the audience not only lies in the contents of the political message but also in the delivery of the message to the audience. Political rhetoric is valuable in influencing public opinion and shaping historical events. Tom Paine’s Common Sense, the ...

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Motorsports or motorsport which involves motorized vehicles is considered fun on wheels. However, the sport is more than meets the eye. Motorsport and hill climbing are the riskiest pursuits, and require the highest degree of courage and conviction to pursue this sport. This paper defined and described motorsports, and dwelled at length on the developmental history of motorsports, particularly auto racing or car racing. Starting from the manufacture of the first gasoline-fueled automobiles, and first organized contest on 28th April 1887, every stage of development such as the period up to 1950, and thereafter till date has been included. ...

The term “Black Power” associates with Stokeley Carmichael. Stokeley was leader of civil rights in the 1960s. In fact, the term was famous before Stokeley used it in the period. Willie Ricks used it as a phrase to rally the masses against the discriminatory practices dominant against the black people. Stokeley used it in the March against Fear. The rally’s objective was to enable black people to stop living in fear of discrimination and prejudice in the society. In most cases, blacks were victims of racial segregation. The society treated them differently from the rest of the society ...

In the past, the issue of political freedom of the press has been a contentious matter that perturbed many people. On one side, people praised the press for the country’s success in the political administration while, on the other, the press receives a backlash due to spreading information that can jeopardize the security in the county. Brader (2006) argue that strict laws and state coercion hobble the media due to improper use of the media. For example, people use the media as proxies in the political rival groups. This process shows divisiveness instead of consensus building and hate speech, ...

The Iraq War lasted officially from 2003 up to 2010 and it is one of the most controversial issues in the local and global political agendas. Various assessments by authoritative scholars on this war have varied in their results since they vary from the top most degree of appraisal to the highest levels of condemnations. In general, it is very difficult to assess accurately the internal situation in Iraq since there are many unexpectedness and ambiguity. In addition, Iraq can either fail or succeed. The Iraq invasion in 2003 (20 March to 1 May 2003) was the beginning of ...

The historic fiction written by Jeff Shaara, The Glorious Cause is set in America when it was a new country and tracks the Revolutionary War. It uses the literary device of telling the story from the viewpoints of all the commanding generals of both sides. In this manner, one chapter might be titled “Washington“and tell the story from his prospective. The chapter entitled “Cornwallis” would give not just the facts about how he participated but also how he saw them. Because of this there is no traditional “main character” as the protagonist. Instead there is a steadily shifting almost bird’ ...

Introduction: The topic of this paper is based on Voltaire’s universal belief that since all people on earth are creations of the Divine Creator, they should tolerate one another. Voltaire was a well-known French enlightenment writer, philosopher, deist and essayist of his time. He was an outspoken advocate of social reforms, and he didn’t fear the strict laws of France and the ruthless penalty given to those who broke them. He used satire to criticize Church dogmatism, and his relentless criticism led to his incarceration in 1717. Voltaire is best known for his “Universal Tolerance” belief that since ...

Presidential approval ratings in the United States were first brought up in 1930s to gauge the presidents of United States by the public during his term (Edwards and Gallup, 2000). Approval rating is determined by a polling which shows the percentage of people to an opinion poll who support a particular programme or person.in simple terms, presidential approval rating is taken during the term of a president to determine his popularity to the people in terms of percentage as to whether they approve or disapprove his or her ways of administration or the decisions he/she has so far carried out. The ...

Rhetoric in martin Luther king Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech.

Introduction.

Martin Luther king was a clergyman, activist and a leader of the African-American civil rights in the American continent. King was a great national icon in the Americans history but however, there are few Americans today who are still not familiar with martin’s philosophical speeches like his famous speech, “I have a dream.” Which he delivered in Washington on March. At the time he gave this speech, America was in the middle of a civil rights movement that would end segregation and other injustices. King was well recognized for his use of ...

Adventure Island and Busch Gardens are both SeaWorld recreational parks located at Tampa, Florida. This essay aims to compare and contrast the two parks.

Theme and Land area

Adventure Island is Busch Gardens’ water park. It is located right across Busch Gardens and has an area of 30 acres. It mimics a beach atmosphere which offers lots of fun on the sand and water. Busch Gardens on the other hand, is more of a nature and wildlife park. It has an area of 335 acres, much bigger than Adventure Island.

Park Hours

Park hours for Adventure Island begins at either 9:30 am or 10:00 am and may ...

There are few Americans today who are not familiar with Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous speech, “I Have a Dream.” At the time King gave the speech, America was in the middle of a civil rights movement that would end segregation and other injustices (King). However, it is not just the timeliness of King’s speech that makes it so effective; King’s rhetorical expertise persuasively uses comparison and contrast, metaphor, poetic language, and emotional appeal to all people regardless of race rally the nation to his forceful but peaceful cause with words that will be remembered for generations. ...

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Introduction Harley Davidson is one of the largest motorcycle companies in the world. It has been financially stable over the years because of exceptional strategies such as strong corporate governance, a strong brand image, a good HDFS strategy, and acquisitions/ mergers. This report aims at analyzing Harley Davidson strategies through briefly discussing them and associating their success or failure to its success factors such as a stable corporate governance and its core competencies and capabilities.

Discussion

Harley Davidson Motorcycle Corporation prides itself in its globally renowned brand image that is associated with heavyweight touring and custom motorcycles. The company even has a motor that says ...

Biography of Ferdinand Porsche

Ferdinand Porsche is a German automotive engineer born in 1875 in Maffersdorf Austria. He had an honorary degree in engineering. He was an engineer operating in two countries, Austria and Germany. His early love towards cars and electricity landed him his first job in Vienna in 1893 when he was only 18. He enrolled for part-time studies around the same time at the Imperia Technical University in Reichenberg (current Vienna University of Technology). He is popularly known a remembered for his design of Beetle vehicle, first hybrid vehicle while which could use both gasoline and electricity. He also went ahead ...

First grade

My father cut my hair the day before the school began, because having long hair in Saudi schools is against the Ministry of Education rules. I was happy about attending school but at the same time I was not that excited because I did not want to get my hair cut. I did not go to pre-school, I was directly enrolled in primary school. In the first grade, my goal was to get the most attention in the class. There are many techniques that I used during my primary education to gain attention.

Second grade

Phonics is a system of learning to ...

The Cold War was an era of rapid change the world over. The Soviet Union emerged from World War II victorious but weakened by war, needing to find a new path of industrialization and to maintain control of the myriad of satellite states it had collected as spoils; the United States emerged as the leading Western power, largely unaffected by the war, which was not fought on their own territory, and largely complacent with its position at first. Europe aligned itself between the capitalist and communist powers, and became divided by what Winston Churchill famously termed the “Iron Curtain”. The ...

The Nazis, in the true spirit of their time, grew a massive in-house propaganda machine over the course of their short reign in Germany. They did this using many different media, including print, film, and simple word-of-mouth. In this paper, we will look at the various ways they used propaganda to sway opinion in their favor and to convey their message to their audience, the German civilian population. 1. Plan of Investigation How best do we go about gathering information on the topic? One way is to gather the key media they were using to convey the propaganda ...

I started out as a young child where may father used to take me for go kart racing where I used to compete at an amateur level until now that I graduated and do rally driving as a hobby. Go kart racing gave me the chance to challenge my skill level as well as nurture my competitive edge that has benefited me even as I pursue my education. It horned my sportsmanship as well as discipline along with patience and hard work. This is the avenue where I learned and got my rally driving skills.

Among the benefits rally driving has to offer include:

1. Employment Opportunities

(a) As rally driver

Professional rally drivers ...

In Leni Riefenstahl’s 1935 documentary Triumph of the Will (Triumph des Willens), the Nazi propaganda was often very subtle rather than simply crude, clumsy and heavy-handed and was designed to make Nazism look appealing. Her boss in this endeavor was Dr. Josef Goebbels who became Reich Minister of Propaganda and Public Enlightenment after the Nazis took power in 1933. He had rapidly brought the mass media, radio, filmmaking, theater, book publishing and the arts under its control. All Jews and persons deemed politically unreliable were expelled from these professions, while writers, artists and journalists who cooperated with the ...

The clash of civilizations is an interesting article that attempts to change the conventional way of interpreting and discussing issues in International Relations. The author, Samuel Huntington, is of the opinion that the traditional approach to international relations no longer holds water and has been proved wrong and inadequate by the test of time. Samuel Huntington has divided the article in nine main parts beginning from the introduction to what he considers as implications of this clash of civilizations to the west and maybe, specifically the United States of America (Huntington 02). Huntington divides the world civilization ...

Synopsis: The following article consists of a weekly program that has been scheduled in the ‘Sacred Heart Senior Secondary College’ for promoting ‘Mental Health Awareness’. The students in collaboration with their teachers have been enthusiastic about this program since it is a connotation of the various mental illnesses that are present and the means by which we can together help individuals affected by the disorders to overcome them. Hence the article comprises of a list of activities which will be performed within and outside the school premises just so that awareness can be spread amongst not only the students and teachers ...

Los Angeles Independent Media Centre

The Los Angeles Independent Media Centre is part of a global network of participating journalists and news reporters that report on the current political and social issues affecting the daily lives of the residents. It is a collective organisation of independent media houses and groups of journalists who offer grassroots coverage of the social issues that affect the citizens (Cromwell, 2002). It is a democratic journalism and media outlet that enables the creation of radical and passionate claims of the rights of the people (Cromwell, 2002). The media network seeks to encourage people to publish their take on the manner their rights ...