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William Nester, The age of Jackson and the Art Power 1815-1848. Dulles Virginia: Potomac Books, 1956. The age of Jackson although I felt as if it was a hard book to spot the main argument it was an overall good read and interesting. This book really dives into the life of Jackson and tells him from birth to death. I feel as if Nesters argument was just showing the way at which Jackson personified the era and, as he stated on page 2, was the titan if the thirty-three years from 1815 to 1845 and…

The Handmaid's Tale It is a book by Margaret Atwood, a Canadian citizen. This was written by and issued in 1995. This story is set in New England in a totalitarian and Christian theonomy that overthrew the government of United States (Atwood, pg. 6). The novel entails the journey of the handmaid Offred, emphasizing on the possessive nature of Fred as handmaids are forbidden in using their names and echo the male or master that they serve. The tale explores the women themes of women in…

 Hrudey, S. Hrudey, E. and Pollard, S., (2006), “Risk Management for Assuring Safe Drinking Water”, explained the concept that no water can ever maintain the absolute ideal standards thus no water can ever be called safe. Though the population usually wants 100% safe water the percentage of consumer who are ready to accept the flaws is not yet known what is also not clear also is what level of risk is acceptable to the consumers.  Troy W. Hartley, (2006) , “Public Perception and Participation…

Drinking water is essential to any lifestyle; a substance that humans cannot live a healthy life without. The water bottle business is an 11-billion-dollar industry, one needs to question why it is such a successful industry when one can drink similar water in the comfort of their own home. As best told by Charles Fishman, author of the Big Thirst, “the ownership and control of water is invisible” (Fishman 8). My relationship with water hasn’t always been a positive one, there was always a…

Water is one of the most essential things to man. We need it to survive and to prosper. Without water, literally everything would die. That’s why it is getting kind of crazy over in California with the drought that has been going on for the past how many years. Citizens of California are getting anxious and waiting for the rain to start falling. They are having troubles with crops and habitats being dry of any water. Scientists are trying to figure out how long this has been going on and how…

In the past, many wars have emerged because of oil; now, due to our inefficient use of water, which has caused a rapid scarcity of water, water will be the cause of wars. If we continue to use water the way we are currently using it, we will soon run out of water. The lack of water majorly effects underdeveloped countries as depicted in the picture from the article “Water and sanitation still not top priorities for African governments.” With this issue comes the questions of how we should be…

The movie Blue Gold: World Water Wars, directed by Sam Bozzo and released in 2009, told of how important water is environmentally, politically and socially. The length of the documentary is 1 hour and 29 minutes. The introduction to the movie told how Pablo Valencia went seven days without water. His nose withered, his eyes glazed over, his throat and tongue swelled. The introduction showed how drastic the effects of not having water for even a week. Throughout the documentary the scientists…

The October Crisis marked an important event in Canadian history in which the tension between Quebec separatists and Canada (particularly the federal government) still carries on today. The FLQ was a group of Quebecois who strongly believed in the separation of Quebec from Canada and the enforcement of a “distinct society”. Because of this rebellious group, they committed many violent crimes and thus they were considered a group of terrorism. The extreme happened in December when they…

Evolution is a necessity in our world. Organisms need to be able to adapt to their surroundings in order to survive, but it is sad to see that certain organisms have to evolve to survive in polluted areas, such as the Atlantic Killifish. According to JoAnna Klein, “Starting in the late 1990s, researchers became aware that the fish was tolerant of the toxic waters at the Lower Passaic Superfund Site.” Organisms should not have to adapt to polluted environments. In New Jersey, the law states that…

The sun shone through the dense canopy of trees, lighting up the water with a luminescent glow. I witnessed this event with awe, blinded by the sunlight. It was the first day working at Tule Ponds, a vast area of flora and fauna. Tule Ponds at Tyson Lagoon is a reserve for wildlife in wetlands and marshes. You can find thousands of plants, shrubs, and trees in the area. White Alders, Tules, and Broad Leaved Cattails are bountiful. Doves, Herons, Egrets, and Bullfrogs appear as common sights.…