Conscientious objector

Lawrence Delbert Cress and Robert E. Shalhope both write extensively researched articles about the history of the Second Amendment, but they come to very contradictory conclusions. There are a number of questions that both Cress and Shalhope were attempting to answer. What is the historical background for how the writers of the Second Amendment would have looked at the basis for the Second Amendment? What sort of cultural influences at the time of the writing helped to shape the views of writers…

Fighting and killing was strictly against his religion. When he received his draft notice, he consulted with his pastor and "was advised to seek conscientious objector status. As a result, he wrote on his draft card, "Don't want to fight." When his case was reviewed by local and state draft authorities, his request was denied as his church was not a recognized Christian sect" (Hickman). Therefore, Alvin…

Alvin Cullum York was born in the hills of the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee near the city of Pall Mall on December 13, 1887. Alvin was born into a poor family of 13 people: Alvin's dad William Uriah York, Alvin's mom Mary Elizabeth York, and his 11 siblings. Living in an area where people though education wasn't important, York only received 9 months of schooling. After his father died when York was 24, he started working jobs to help his family out financially, and because of the stress, he…

still looked on the bright side of everything. From experiencing a father who suffered from PTSD (“Desmond Doss: the Real Story”). To being sent to Okinawa, and saving over 75 men, he still was awarded the medal of honor, making him the first conscientious objector (Dictonary of Vigina). Desmond Doss influenced his fellow brothers on and off the battlefield. Desmond experience quiet the childhood. He was born february, 7, 1919 (America's Heroes).…

Strict gun laws, if instituted in the United States will only create easy targets for criminals and terrorist. While one would think that removing guns from civilians would decrease violent crime, guns in the hands of civilians act the same way that nuclear weapons did during the cold war. Having the ability to cause harm to others is in itself a deterrent we are a primitive race and the one thing that our little monkey brain knows best is that you leave the monkey with the big stick alone. This…

In Federalist 51, James Madison declared “the people [to be] the fountain of all authority.” As the “Father of the Constitution”, James Madison was largely responsible for the First Amendment, which declared that “Congress shall make no law … abridging … the right of the people peaceably to assemble.” While creating the framework for America’s new society, James Madison endowed Americans with the right and duty to gather and express themselves. These First Amendment freedoms are the highest…

Rebecca Haswell Clarke and Edward Cummings. He attended public schools in Cambridge and graduated from Harvard University where he earned a BA in 1915 and an MA in 1916 for Classical Studies and English. During World War I, because he was a conscientious objector, Cummings volunteered for the Norton-Haries Ambulance Corps as an ambulance driver in Paris, France. Five months after receiving his assignment, he was arrested for treason (on false charges) for his alleged anti-war sentiment and…

whooping cough and smallpox, saving over 732,000 children’s lives in the past 20 years alone . Despite this, in recent years there has been a movement growing against childhood vaccination, whether it is for religious, philosophical, medical or conscientious reasons, some parents refuse to immunise their children. Anti-vaxxers believe vaccinations are linked to diseases such as…

Movies of the past and present are based on a variety of different genres. Hollywood producers create comedies, thrillers, romances and countless other films all in an effort to entertain people across the world. Producers bring to life a variety of films that can be high dollar extravaganzas that attract the biggest and brightest stars, or they may be lower budgeted films with less glitz and glamor. From the first movies created up to present day, the premise behind movie making was to make…

The second production company, Pure Flix, though they were founded around the same time as Sherwood Pictures, Pure Flix has been a part of a significantly greater Christian productions. Some of their most notable work include Jerusalem Countdown (2011), The Book of Daniel (2013), The Case for Christ (2017), and the God’s Not Dead series (2014-). One of the prominent figures in the company is Harold Cronk, Cronk has directed a number of films for the company. The studio is also responsible for…