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Historically, holding a public office was something to be proud about. In recent years, there is more apathy and distaste from young people to get involved and run for political office. It does not matter at what level that office may be. It could be at the local, state or national level. As this has been the case for many years, it has in recent years become more evident. Lawless and Fox, in Running from Office, looked at this problem and made recommendations in an effort to resolve and…

Jesus or the calculator, which has more influence that is the question. In my life the calculator holds more influence. For the reason I do not believe in Jesus or the teachings of Christianity. The calculator has made calculating mathematical equations much simpler and faster over its progression through history. The only down side is that people don’t have to learn simple calculations. On the positive side humans can do very complicated calculations. It helps the human race evolve…

While there are many court definitions of what makes a parent “unfit,” for the purpose of this essay, the definition that will be used is from uslegal.com. It defines an unfit parent as one who "substantially and continuously or repeatedly refused or failed to give the child proper parental care and protection." The list of offenses against the Walls parents is numerous. A brief glance at their “greatest hits” includes the rented U-Haul the children rode in on their way to Battle Mountain. The…

Prior to the 20’s, film had slowly expanded from an experimental technology to a widespread form of entertainment. Thomas Edison’s assistant William K.L. Dickson was the inventor of a motorized camera that could record motion. Once he tested it and finalized it in 1892, Edison began setting up parlors where interested viewers could pay to watch 20-30 second videos, mostly of dancing groups and battle scenes. Inspired by this, the European film industry began with Auguste and Louis Lumiere. The…

The book, Unequal City: Race, School, and The Perceptions of Injustice by Carla Shedd and published by Russell Sage Foundation is a study about how race and inequality plays a large role in adolescents perceptions of life. Shedd describes adolescent’s perceptions of themselves and their environment through their participation in Chicago’s Education system. Interviewing students across four urban high schools in Chicago. She lays out the difficulties their geographical terrain and area of…

Social status is an irony of the American Society if every man is born equal. (Jefferson, 1776) Even when given equivalent opportunities to become successful, blacks see themselves to be the “victims” of society. White supremacy still common, but blacks prolong to give the advantage to become more successful to the whites. Found at the lower end of social status, blacks remain to feel the impression of being socially and economically disadvantaged. Their ancestors were brought to America as…

Part 2 Summary Jeannette's oldest memory dates back to when she was 3 years old. She stood over the gas flame with intentions on preparing hotdogs, instead she suffered from burns when her dress caught fire. Her mother took her and the youngest brother to the neighbors where they assisted in transportation to the hospital. The burns were serious but they were able to replace the burned skin with skin from her upper thigh. Doctors were curious of how this came about. So they asked Jeannette…

Who can do it? Women can! The millions of women working for the war effort led America to victory against the Axis Powers. Rosie the Riveter, as their mascot, symbolized women 's efforts and started a movement for women 's rights across the country. "Rosie the Riveter" was a character created to inspire American women to stand up and join the workforce. Riveting was usually seen as a man 's job because it requires the worker to hold a heavy riveting gun that shoots out metal bolts. Consequently,…

The concept of spiritual formation has been an issue of discussion for centuries. Theologians, clergy, and lay-people have sought to understand the process and procedure of a person being transformed. Although it may be difficult to articulate how an individual undergoes spiritual formation or the disciplines that will lead to spiritual formation, still individuals throughout church history has sought to discover spiritual formation. Albeit, the term spiritual formation is a relatively new…

Sitting there at the end of the pier was the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) towering over every other ship it dominated my sight. Even from far away it was massive but as I inched closer it began to take over the sky, eventually it even blotted out the sun leaving me standing shivering in its cold shadow. I was so enamored by it that I barely remember boarding, only a slight conversation while crossing the quarter deck. Inside the chill lingered as I looked around out the varying shades of black and…