Fodder

The increase in wealth by some prosperous members of the common professions is evident in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. Chaucer (1343-1400) himself was the product of the breakdown of the estates. Although he was born a member of the third estate, the son of a wine merchant, Chaucer was able to obtain a thorough education and rise to hold high positions in the government such as Clerk of the King's Work and Member of Parliament for Kent (229). In the Canterbury Tales, Chaucer depicts an inn full…

On September 11, 2012, there was an attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. During this attack, four Americans were killed: U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, Foreign Service Information Management Officer Sean Smith, and CIA contractors and former Navy SEALS Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty. The attack began during the night and lasted through the next morning with ten people being injured as well. This attack has become a source of mistrust against President Obama and…

Harald Welzer identifies the divergence between official, public cultures of remembrance in Germany (the history of the Third Reich taught in schools, the establishing of Holocaust memorials, etc.) and private cultures of remembrance in Germany (multigenerational histories situated within family storytelling), evolving from his study of Western and Eastern German families through interviews, individually and collectively, regarding contextual, historical knowledge of the Third Reich and their…

A developmental framework In order to understand factors that may contribute to differences in interest and participation in science fields by gender, I present a developmental framework. My aim is to provide a framework that may guide future research. The benefit of a developmental framework is that it is both holistic, capturing the life course of youth that may lead to various later outcomes, but is also amenable to specific research questions about mechanisms that contribute to gender gaps.…

He demonstrates this in his seminal work “A Modest Proposal”. In it he argues eloquently for the sacrifice of the children of poor Irish people as fodder for the rich Anglo elite. In doing so he satirised the general policies of the British government on Ireland as well as a certain cold attitude towards the poor held by many elite. The analogy is so graphic that it continues to shock readers today…

Future Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was born on June 23, 1948. He grew up in the small African-American community of Pin Point, Georgia, with his older sister Emma Mae and younger brother Myers Lee. His father disappeared early on in his life, and the family divided even further when he was 9 years old. Clarence Thomas has been a judge for 25 years, and during that time he was quoted as saying, “Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.” This quote relates to Thomas…

World War I is acknowledged as the bloodiest or one of the bloodiest conflicts in human history. The War was no longer two opposing groups meeting in a field for a prearranged fight. The industrial revolution made its way through and completely changed the definition of war. Technology had advanced and made a huge impact on the way the war was fought. It evolved into a weaponized game were the progressive side would win which led to a massive slaughter of soldiers through the hands of new…

The primary elections for presidential candidates are drawing closer every day, as is the tension between the two main political parties and between the same-party adversaries. Donald Trump, the Republican Party front-runner and dominating business-man has been a touchy subject of late, mostly due to his blunt and sometimes tactless strategy. He who was once expected to last only a few months as a serious candidate is now one of the two candidates from either party with the biggest lead. This…

personal problems I can pick apart for you? Technically, I’m unemployed- plenty of free time for me and Back Up to analyze any personal tragedies you have on hand. My one condition, of course, is that now that I’m a writer again, if you end up as fodder for my breakout novel, you only really have yourself to blame.…

governmental corruption the prospects for democracy are hopeful. While the nation does face a drug trafficking problem and high inequality, the democratic ideals, ethnically and religiously monolithic culture, and market economy provide the necessary fodder to incite a democratic revolution. By splitting USAID between good governance and civil society issues of corruption and media censorship can be resolved, providing Colombia with conditions ideal for a democratic revolution. Due to Colombia’s…