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Drake Rowland Dr. Wachter English 101-010 15 February 2016 Continuous Bliss “Say what you need to say,” John Mayer stated within Say, a 2006 well established hit-single of Mayer’s, and he most certainly followed up those exact words four days later with his album release of Continuum. This is an ardent, smooth album where Mayer elegantly combines his passion for rhythm and blues with his sincere knack for inventing unforgettable melodies and strongly put-together songs. Through this album, Mayer explores a completely new direction with his music. Mayer moves his music in Continuum to a more laid back style as opposed to his other albums/songs in which he shows a far stricter mood. However, there is one exception to Continuum’s laid back style: “Waiting On The World To Change.” Here Mayer speaks of not being able to do anything about the world and its leaders. This particular song, in comparison to the other songs on the album, does not relate to Continuum’s calm, steady mood. Moreover, “Waiting On The World To Change” also has a much higher tempo as opposed to the other song’s, furthering its lack of relativity in comparison. Yet as a whole, Mayer’s Continuum exemplifies a gorgeously made, barebones album that ultimately shifts from his stricter, more colorful album into the most vibrantly beautiful shade of grey known to musical existence. Mayer does this through the album’s magnificent lyrics, melodic sounds, and overall maturity. The lyrics in Continuum further the…

After the war in Vietnam there were hundreds of thousands, Vietnamese people leaving the country in the search of new place to live. Given the United States role in the conflict, America became obligated to admit them into the country. In total we took over 750,000 Vietnamese people into our country so they could start a new life. Today, we created the same type of war conflict as vietnam that caused thousands of people’s homes being destroyed. Like Vietnam, we should have to coalesce as a…

The Fight with ISIS “All wars have unintended consequences. No matter how cautious generals and political leaders are, war sets in motion waves of change that can alter the currents of history” (Tirman 45). The United States involved itself in an ongoing conflict that has spanned from Crusades to the colonization by the European powers. When the United States pulled out of Iraq in December 2011, a splinter group of Al qaeda headed by Abu Musab al Zarqawi attacked major Shia communities to…

Israel & Palestine Conflict It is interesting to think that such that the modern conflict, like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, started almost hundred years ago in the heart of both eastern and western Europe. Today Jewish nationalism is now known as Zionism, its origins stem from the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. There are many political and social actions that created a foundation for Zionism. Most notably three stand out the most, the first being Dreyfus Affair of 1894, secondly the…

Although there has always been tension between Syrians and their government, the tension officially erupted on March 2011 with the punishment of revolutionary teenagers. This marked the end of peaceful protests as consequences for rebelling against the government became more severe. Since then, the conflict has escalated, leading to a loss of more than 300,000 lives and the displacement of six million people throughout Middle Eastern countries. While financial aid for Syrian refugees has…

The Syrian Refugee Crisis has been an ongoing issue that has been mainly present since 2011 but has been an ongoing issue since the World War II era. Violence and turmoil has caused Syrians to mass migrate to other countries. However, the current refugee crisis has had a widening Impact in the neighboring countries of Europe. The First issue that needs to be resolved is that not a lot of countries have the courage to stand up and take responsibility on fixing the issue of migration. The second…

In march of 2011, the civil war that is changing millions of Syrian Lives had begun. What initiated with several anti-government protests has now become into a brutal war for democracy. More than 250,000 have died, 1.2 million have fled the country, and more than 6.5 million people are trapped inside war bound Syria (‘’Syria: The story of the conflict’’) . Although many of the refugees have fled to neighboring countries like Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey; the UN has safely relocated many others…

Isis Isis, also called Daesh and Isil, is a Militant/terrorist organization that primarily operates in areas of Western Iraq and Syria. Many members are found throughout all countries and even in our very own backyard. They attempt to target many young people for recruiting through various mediums such as social media. Isis came to power after forcing themselves into western Iraq, they overtook many major cities and declared themselves a caliphate ("Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)."…

First of all, Joshua bid farewell to the eastern tribes. As the campaign in the Promised Land came to an end, the eastern tribes comprising of Reuben, Gad and Manasseh returned to their territories in the Transjordan area (Josh 22). Before they crossed the River Jordan, they built an altar at Geliloth as a memorial to remind the future generations that they were also a part of the commonwealth of Israel (Josh 22:24-27). The second farewell took place when Joshua gathered the leaders of Israel…

Throughout the First World War, two opposing alliances existed. The first being, the Triple Entente: Britain, France, and Russia. The second, the Central Powers: Germany, Bulgaria, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. Of particular interest to these states is that of the Ottoman Empire. In 1916 during the First World War, France, Britain and Russia began to create a divided Ottoman Empire between them, sketched out on a map. This secret agreement, known as the Sykes-Picot agreement, so named…