PhD from Yale University. Since I was a small child I have been drawn to the life in the ocean. The marine biome covers more than ¾ of the planet we call home. It provides more than ½ of the world’s oxygen and locks away our CO2. Without it more than 3.5 billion people would starve and the US would lose $574 billion of its gross domestic product. The first organisms on Earth came from the ocean, but our marine biome is dying. The average temperature of the world has increased 1-2 degrees over…
with topics on theocracy and other religious sins, democracy and economic power, imperialism and U.S, interventionism, empires, politics, terrorism and globalization, and fascism. In this book, Parenti discusses how within the last half-century, American dominance in other countries and our military power have both dramatically expanded. He defines imperialism as the process whereby the dominant investor interests in one country bring to bear their economic and military power…
at Target I have a front row view to the overconsumption we don’t even realize we do. The amount of food we buy just to be thrown away, the amount of furniture we try to make room for and the amount of on sale items we couldn’t pass up. Target Corporation is only set up for one reason, for consumption. The line between need and want grows thinner every day. I’m just as guilty as the next person when it comes to buying impetuously. The floral cocktail skirt I’ve had my eye on for weeks finally…
dealing with it. During the movie Michael Moore analyzed the consequences that lead to the political and economic troubles that America has been facing. Moore believes that we should rise above capitalism. During the movie, he touched on subjects like home foreclosure, for-profit prisons, and poverty-level wages of many workers. There is a part within the movie where he has priests look at capitalism from a religious standpoint and all can agree that it is indeed evil and a sin. In the end,…
In his obituary the New York Times wrote that he was “a historian known for his sharp critiques of American foreign policy”. William’s is often seen as one of the most influential historian’s of the 20th century, and for good reason. His works on the Cold War have helped historians re-evaluate the impact that it had, not only to the United States, but on the entire world. William’s was a product of his environment and was shaped by the events of the world around him. William’s lived a life…
an important role in society. It sets the stage for political news, manages their agenda, sources and controls the information. It possesses the ability to shape public knowledge and attitudes. Television remains the dominant way that Americans get news at home. Large audiences tune into local and network broadcast news but national cable news commands the most attention from its viewers. News Channels must constantly decide which facts to include, whom to use as sources, and what is really…
If you use part of your home as an office, you may be able to deduct depreciation on that part based on its business use. For information about depreciating your home office, see Publication 587. Inventory. You cannot depreciate inventory because it is not held for use in your business. Inventory is any property you hold primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of your business. If you are a rent-to-own dealer, you may be able to treat certain property held in your business as…
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Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Walt Disney Pictures is a division of Walt Disney Animation Studios and Walt Disney Animation Studios is owned by The Walt Disney Company. The Walt Disney Company is an American diversified multinational mass media corporation that headquartered in California. It was founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney. Brief History of Frozen Frozen is the 53rd animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. It was…
ranging from technology to new markets to political reform. These forces have constantly faced opposition from existing power structures that have an interest in maintaining the status quo which has taken various forms ranging from colonial powers to corporations to stock exchanges. Thus, capitalism developed over the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries through constant challenges to existing hierarchies which repeatedly attempted to exclude others in order to maintain their control…