Fallout

The world series was played by the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago white Sox. The format used for the series was the best of nine format. Seven players from the White Sox were banned from organized baseball for fixing the series. Gambling had been a presence in baseball long before the Black Sox scandal, and the major league team owners had done little to limit its influence. Rumors of a fix circulated before, during, and after the 1919 series, but the White Sox owner, Charles Comiskey, chose…

Since the 1970s, the western world has been integrating nuclear energy sources into it’s infrastructure. Globally there are 435 commercial nuclear reactors in 31 different countries (WNA: Nuclear Power in the World Today). With the US leading in nuclear energy production, more and more nations are adopting the practice of producing energy on a nuclear scale. A move towards more nuclear power in the United States of America means a move towards cleaner energy and a lower impact on the environment…

readers can unmistakably realize that Hawthorne tries to convey the message that everyone must be true to themselves and others round them. Readers also understand that if individuals remain true to themselves and those around them there are positive fallouts and if individuals do not remain true to themselves and those around them there are negative…

While history has been marked by incredible artists that have changed the landscape of the arts and society. Still few stand out as much as Vincent van Gogh has in history, and while his works have been praised for centuries and rumors abound his life and legacy often the truth of such famous artists is rarely known and spoken about. This is why this essay will explore the life and work of Mr. Van Gogh as his life, a life that will expose just who Vincent van Gogh truly was and how his life and…

Government to Government relations and agreements did have connections to imperialism. The open door policy is an example with U.S/China. The open door policy was meant to keep China open to trade with all countries on an equal basis, keeping any one power from total control of the country and refraining from interfering with any treaty port or any vested interest, to permit Chinese authorities to collect tariffs on an equal basis. In other words, the U.S stated that no european power shall…

Since the beginning of time, scapegoating has been the most common form to get off the hook. It’s not always out of malice, either; it’s simply human nature. In many examples of literature, television, and even in our real lives we see the age-old trope of blaming someone else for everyone else's problems. Some of the more famous examples lie in The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the Red Scare fueled by Joseph McCarthy, and the Twilight Zone episode The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street. Those who…

Ideas surrounding utopias and dystopias are so popular because they are useful tools for authors to critique common ideals. Though an idea may have a perfect facade, one could find its flaws once it’s looked upon in depth. A perfect example of this is “Harrison Bergeron,” a story where all people have been made “equal” through the use of physical and mental handicaps. Fairness is a trending theme that is commonly seen in today’s society, but the author used satire as a way to convey that total…

has been gathering steam in the media. Along with consumers' growing voices of frustration and anger, attorneys general in several states have pledged to try to help their constituents whose credit card accounts were compromised to deal with the fallout. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D., Conn.) has asked the Federal Trade Commission to immediately open an investigation into Target's security breach,…

In the short story, By the Waters of Babylon, by Stephen Vincent Benet, (April 25, 1963) there seems to be a strong correlation between nuclear fallout and the death of the gods. In the story the author makes three claims which would lead someone to believe so; “not all they did was well done,” “fire (was) falling from the sky,” and that “there was a mist that poisoned.” When the author stated that not all they did was well done, I feel he’s referring to the state of their city, their…

life choices. “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both.” The “two roads” are 2 decisions but he can only “travel” (choose) one. “The road not taken” is the road where he can take to determine whether it is the best fallout. Everyday people make decisions. So the reader can most definitely relate to “the road not taken” by Robert Frost.…