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Kurt Eichenwald, a New York Times bestselling author, and contributor of NewsWeek.com emphasizes, “No fence, no matter how high, will solve [illegal immigration] the problem.” Starting in 1978, illegal immigration began to increase drastically (Eichenwald). People began to fear that their jobs would be taken by illegal immigrants. The first decision to approach this problem was through the Immigration Reform and Control Act. The US Congress and President Ronald Reagan created this act. This…

She chose her life story, but with different names and characters. She chose to maintain a reality, but keep the distance between hers and the text. When writing her first book, her editor, Tay Hohoff, guided Nelle through the successful two and a half years of re-writing and improving. Finally, in July of nineteen sixty, Lee’s first book was published in which she decided to title herself as “Harper Lee”, leaving out “Nelle”. As she…

Batman get so popular? It all started in 1939. “In 1939, National Comics (later to become DC Comics), was looking for a new super hero—a character who could build on the success of Superman” (Batman at 75: Highlights in the Life of the Caped Crusader). Editor Vin Sullivan asked Bob Kane to create a hero. Batman first started as an idea from writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane. Batman wasn’t always a superhero dressed in dark colors. Bob Kane originally drew Batman in brighter colors and in a…

Within Truman’s first few weeks of presidency, Truman attended the Potsdam Conference in 1945. The Potsdam conference was a conference where Stalin, Churchill, and Truman nicknamed the Big Three, met in Potsdam, Germany to negotiate the end of World War II (The Potsdam Conference). The Potsdam Conference was a significant event mainly because it gave the all of the leaders a chance to discuss their plans so that there was no confusion amongst the allies regarding post-war plans in Germany and…

the books published or the literary work acquired by publishing houses gets done by book agents. These agents are the experts in the publishing industry as they know what the publishers are most likely to buy and carry inside contacts with specific editors. More importantly, they can negotiate the best deal for the writers and protect their rights. Thus, it is essential for the authors and writers to look for a suitable literary agent so as to make a smooth sailing in the world. There is no need…

Community newspaper editors in particular experience challenges when deciding what content to publish (Tichenor, Donohue & Olien, 1980; Donohue & Olien, 1997). This relates to the dual role in business and editorial that community newspaper editors typically serve (Kennedy, 1974; Tichenor, Donohue & Olien, 1980). Further, these editors are often solely responsible for selecting content and have more concern for advertising, which may impact their gate-keeping decisions when compared to editors…

“It is no the strongest of species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.” This quote was once said by the father of evolution himself, Charles Darwin who spent his life’s work on learning all he can about evolution. In the world we live in all organisms change, and were not the same thousands of years ago as they are today. There are two main theories to this process; scientific theory and religious theory. Many people go…

Hermione Granger eight times before she finally landed the role that would make her an international star (Biography.com Editors). Watson received critical praise for her role, and cemented her status as an up-and-coming film star. She reprised her role as Hermione Granger for the remaining installments of the franchise, ending with the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, in 2011(Biography.com Editors). She worked on films such as the children’s novel, turned movie, Ballet Shoes in 2007, and the 2008…

Noe Molina Analysis Essay #2 JAWS Prompt B JAWS is a 1975 mystery/drama that will leave you guessing on what is going to happen next. Set near a tourist town in New England, police chief Martin Brody struggles to decide whether to close a beach because of a recent shark attack or not. The movie continues as mayor Larry Vaughn wants to leave the beach open because of the amount of revenue that could be lost. Both go back and forth on the decision, until ship captain Quint and Matt offer Brody a…

In the article “How Gun Control Kills” by Jack Hunter, an American radio host, political commentator and Politics Editor for Rare.us, states “The key fallacy of so-called gun-control laws is that such laws do not in fact control guns. They simply disarm law-abiding citizens, while people bent on violence find firearms readily available. If gun-control zealots had any…