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The Keystone Pipeline is a Legitimate Issue and Should Not Be Approved The controversy surrounding the Keystone XL Pipeline proposal steams from very legitimate concerns. While the issue has attracted support from some parties, it is apparent that many, including environmental activists, civilians and politician have strongly opposed the move, but the big question is, what are the specific reasons is in all this? According to Natural Resource Defense Council, NADR a New York based…

When Polonius goes to hide in Gertrude’s chambers to eavesdrop on her conversation with Hamlet after the play, Claudius is left alone to dwell on his thoughts. During this time he realizes the magnitude of his crime and has a mental breakdown. He laments, “Oh, my offence is rank. It smells to heaven.It hath the primal eldest curse upon ’t, A brother’s murder.” This is the first time in the play that Claudius is seen in actual distress. He is alone…

Even though the American government has implemented as many discriminatory safeguards as are constitutionally aligned in every possible setting (workplace, institutions, schools, political office, etc.), discrimination still occurs. However, the magnitude of equal opportunities available exponentially outnumbers the unequal…

After the defeat of the Axis powers in World War II, the United States and the USSR were quick to forget any comradery that each felt for one and other during the war. Rather, after the completion of the war, the two sides pointed their barrels at their once allies and would remain in a defensive stalemate until the early 1990s. A bomb ended the war in Japan but set the stage for the Cold War. The use of the atom bomb and the inherent differences in political systems between America and Soviet…

The proper route to obtain eternal happiness is a controversial subject for many. Should one constantly focus on his own personal happiness, or should one make the happiness of others his priority? What if the individual who endeavors never-ending euphoria is indeed the most broken inside? This concept was the chief issue in the autobiography of John Stuart Mill, a 19th century English philosopher. Mill's reasoning of just 'going with the flow' by concentrating less about personal happiness is…

Connie’s life is thrust into the trials of adulthood. Having immersed herself into a world requiring maturity she lacks, Connie’s decision-making is clouded with storybook delusions and naiveté. She only becomes cognizant of the irreversibility and magnitude of those choices once it is too late. Arnold Friend represents the dark and irreversible consequences that come with making adult choices, and the evil that is waiting in the wings as the curtain closes on our childhood. In the article “In…

of the National American Women Suffrage Association, Kelley attempted to raise awareness for the termination of child labor in the United States and ultimately persuade legislatures to enfranchise women. Her essential goal of empowering women is apparent in her transforming tone from critical to passionate. However, Kelley was aware that in those oppressing times, her goals could only be achieved by the complete support of women; therefore, she clearly coveys her persuasive speech by…

In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s, “The Minister’s Black Veil,” there is an apparent message sent throughout the text: Secret sin of any one person has the ability to eat away at him or her, causing an overwhelming sense of guilt that can control and overtake his or her life; but can also become a necessary evil and a positive good at the same time. The image of secret sin that captivates Parson Hooper isolates his relationships from his congregation, Elizabeth, and God. In “The Minster’s Black Veil,”…

continuing to fire rockets from Gaza into southern Israel. It would hardly step back if a U.S.-recognized Palestinian state had to decide its relations with its neighbors” (Haas). This demonstrates how Palestine itself is not ready for a solution of this magnitude considering the circumstances in and out of their areas. Logically, Palestine is not ready considering the dangers in and out of their areas. Putting the countries next to each other doesn’t ensure peace and it could…

Foreign diplomacy is the field of politics that dominates any government’s major decisions. Through effective foreign policy a country can improve their standing and effectiveness in international affairs Historical foreign policy has always been the same–and despite not wanting to enter the Great War in 1914, Britain’s foreign policy was the mistake that led them into becoming deeply entrenched in the First World War. This policy included over-extensive foreign intervention, militarism, and…