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Thomas Jefferson was born in 1743 in Albemarle County, Virginia. During his life he accomplished many things and now is one of the most well-known presidents in history. People associated Jefferson with being the spokesmen for democracy. In addition, he signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Jefferson was also the first Secretary of State, the second Vice President, and the third President of the United States. During John Adam’s presidential term Jefferson served as his vice president…

homicides and street violence. Mankind should not go down that direction, it’s very disgusting and not to mention rich people having the upper hand since rich people also partake in the annual purge, buy buying homeless people from the street and auction off so families can murder them in their home, safe and sound. The message is pretty clear, it’s a concept should only stay in movies, never apply in to reality. 2. Write a brief paragraph about what you thought of the film. Did you like or…

There is a quote by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam that says, “Almost half the population of the world lives in rural regions and mostly in a state of poverty. Such inequalities in human development have been one of the primary reasons for unrest and, in some parts of the world, violence.” In Chinua Achebe’s novel, “Things Fall Apart,” violence is an answer to most problems and unfortunately, a part of their daily lives. There is one question though that haunts the story while you read it, is the culture…

People tend to think that waitressing is the easiest job in the world; they think it is two simple steps get peoples’ orders and pay attention to them. Yes, those are two important steps that you need to follow, but there are many more qualities of being a good waitress. The most important goals of waitressing is that you want people to feel welcomed and have them come back to the restaurant that you’re serving at. People tend to go out to eat for a couple of reasons, first to not have to cook,…

Modern slavery in America comes in many forms and affects a wide variety of people. There are hundreds of immigrants being held captive, forced to work endless hours without pay in homes all over the united states. Thousands of women and girls are forced into sex slavery every year with no way of escaping their captors, trapped in an intricate system of human trafficking that stretches across our nation. Journalist, Nicholas Kristof, in his article “Slavery Isn’t a Thing of the Past”, published…

two entirely different worlds. George was born into a lower-middle class family, but in his success eventually moves to Chicago. Madeleine is the daughter of a diplomat and owns an outsider art gallery. They both meet at an electoral benefit art auction and immediately hit it off. They get married within just weeks of knowing each other and six months later, take a trip to North Carolina to meet an up and coming artist and visit George’s family for the first…

The Life of Mr. Kandinsky Wassily (or Vassily) Kandinsky was born to his mother Lidia Ticheeva and father Vasily Kandinsky on December 16, 1866 in Moscow, Russia and at the age of five him and his family moved to Odessa. Kandinsky was educated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, Germany. He is best known for his abstract paintings and was part of the expressionism and abstract art movement in his lifetime. Kandinsky did not, however, just create art. As a young boy, he learned to play the…

Hugo Grotius’s Commentary on the Law of Prize and Booty, completed in 1606, profoundly challenges the traditional conceptual dichotomy between private piracy and public warfare. Grotius’s treatise convincingly blurs comfortable distinctions between piracy, privateering, and warfare. The historical event giving rise to the Commentary was an act of piracy. In 1602, the Dutch sea-captain Jakob van Heemskerck was commissioned by the United Amsterdam Company to command eight of their ships and engage…

Mapping, and Sharing the Consumer Genome What if there was a way to know everything possible about a total stranger one never met before. Are people privacy now at risk, who can be trusted, or even more important, is this true. In the article “Mapping, and Sharing the Consumer Genome”, author Natasha Singer answers the questions and tells who and why someone would want to know so much about people in a few negative and strong tones. Author Singer’s meaningful purpose to make people aware was…

YOU BLACK PIECE OF TURD, I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO WASH MY DRAWLS YOU DIRTY NEGRO. **Flashback**. I woke up as I dreamt about the terrible days I went through. Im Rosa Tubman. This is a story about my journey to slavery. Things were so different where I was. I woke up at 5:30am every morning to begin my daily work. I didn’t eat breakfast until 8:00 am and most of the days it was thrown at me. I worked outside the majority of the day. My day consisted of, cooking breakfast in a kitchen that is…