False alarm

The Melian councillors made a horrible mistake by not accepting the terms of the Athenians in 416. Although they had a truce, during the latter part of Peloponnesian War, the growing unease of the Athenians and Spartans, who were still weary of each other, caused the independent states, including the Melians, to become targets for the larger leagues. The Athenians decided they should acquire Melos, whose people monetarily supported the Spartans, but also claimed to be a neutral state. The…

A- Plan of investigation Research Question: To what extent was King George acting like a tyrant to the American colonists? Method: The investigation will look into primary sources, such as the taxes that were issued during that time and analyze the legitimacy behind the taxes. In addition to some books that will be discussed that were written regarding the American colonists. Scope: The scope of this investigation will focus on King George III’s political actions towards the American colonists,…

always been the job of fight fires, Montag answers by stating the history of the occupation reciting a document reading, "[e]stablished 1790, to burn English- influenced books in the colonies. First Fireman: Benjamin Franklin. Rules 1. Answer the alarm swiftly, 2. Start the fire swiftly 3. Burn Everything" (Bradbury,__). Through the rules adhered to by fire- fighters, one can see the further divide between the futuristic American society prevalent in the novel and the world one lives in today.…

19th-century British Literature & Art Gao Jin Liu Yanchun (2013012734) February 29th, 2016 Soul in Two “The Chimney Sweeper”: From Fake Unity to Isolated Selfhood William Blake is renowned for his original mythmaking. He constructs the prophetic vision of the primal “Universal Man” falling from the divine unity that fuses inclusively man, nature and god together into the “Division” and “Selfhood” of detached individuals (Norton, 78). After the fall the world undergoes three lower phases:…

During the early, immature years of our nation’s history, the interests of north and south, rich and poor, and industry and agriculture were dealt with as compromises, upsetting both sides until two deeply different visions for the country arose. Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton believed that our new country’s federal government should be more powerful. However, Hamilton 's views faced strong opposition by many, such as Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and House Representative James…

On June 1, 1950, Margaret Chase Smith delivered her speech, “Declaration of Conscience” in order to make the Senate and President Truman re-evaluate their positions on a speech made four months prior. In February of 1950, fellow Republican Senator Joseph R. McCarthy accused 205 members of the State Department of being communist traitors to the United States government. His accusations caused fear, mistrust, and hatred among the senators. Through her speech a few months later, Smith set the…

There are more than 100 types of cancers that exists; and any part of the body can be affected by it. Neuroblastoma is one of those cancers, and it usually appears around the adrenal glands, which sits at the top of the kidneys. It can also develop onto other areas of the body for example the chest, neck, and near the spine. The reason why is because those are areas where groups of nerve cells exists within the body. Neuroblastoma is a very common cancer that mainly affects infants and children…

The perception of race has played a major part in the way Americans think about their history. Race continues to convince many people into the belief that American experience forms the exception in world history, the variation from structure that appears to hold for everybody else. Elsewhere, classes within society may have experienced difficulty over authority and freedom, over persecution and oppression, over competing discernment for morality and right; but in the United States, these were…

explore ideas, gossip and complain, and and every day all around the world, this outlet is stopping people from being the most authentic version of themselves. Having access to Facebook that provides multiple lines of communication is developing this false sense of reality to the meaning of quality life, and instead of helping…

Recent information leaks from whistle blowers, such as Edward Snowden, and Julian Assange, revealed that the NSA had increased its mass surveillance, specifically with regards to the collection of ‘big data’. While some commentators, say that mass surveillance is a necessary evil (Monk, 2013), and that “you have nothing to fear if you have nothing to hide”, others say that state mass surveillance is a gross misuse of power (Suleman, 2013). This essay will seek to critically discuss both the…