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Every state in the U.S. are broken into congressional districts. The people of that certain district vote for a congressman to represent them in congress. Not all states have the same amount of districts, states are in different shapes and sizes, based on population that’s how many districts there are in that state. Mario Diaz-Balart effectively represents the needs, opinions and diversity of his constituents of the Florida 25th District. He’s a cuban-inherit, so he supports helping illegal…

Jorge Briseño Ms. Carrillo English 11 June 2, 2016 L.T My name is LaDainian Tomlinson I was born on June 23,1979 in Rosebud,Texas near the towns of Waco and college station. My parents are Loreane and Oliver Tomlinson, my dad is 15 years older than my mom. My dad had 5 other children. One of my brothers lost his life in a street fight when I was 6. It was really hard for my dad so what I would do is I would wake him up every Sunday in the fall…

Edgar Allen Poe: His Works, Life, and Impact Edgar Allan Poe was an interesting American writer of poetry and short stories that changed the way many people viewed short fiction. His stories are read by millions of readers everywhere. His psychiatric touch to his stories are what made them so unique. In particular his story, “The Raven,” is a classic Edgar Allen Poe poem that is worth taking a closer look at. Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, in 1809 with his father David and…

In 1830, the French king used a minor incident to justify an invasion of Algiers on July 5 which quickly captured the city but did nothing to reduce resistance by Berbers from the interior. France fought two wars against forces led by the Berber leader Abd al-Kader of Mascara (southeast…

An argument could be made that the ‘Holy’ Roman Empire shaped the way the world is now, but the Fall of Rome was inevitable for three reasons which can be seen in the demise of most great empires. Firstly, the Romans expanded their empire too far from their capital, secondly the creation of enemies due to Rome’s lack of leadership resulted in the land being overrun by foreign nations, and lastly, due to the weakening of the Roman legions, corruption and political instability played a role in the…

paper is an analysis of crime policies implemented by President Barrack Obama during his two consecutive terms in office. Furthermore, a case study will discuss the presidents desire for gun control proposals and lenient prison sentences pertaining to minor offenses involving illegal drugs, and political explanations for each instance. Additionally, factors that influenced President Obamas crime control policy and…

In today’s society, there is more and more Americans who are joining terrorist groups. Therefore, the US government need to become more vigilant and understand the reasons as to why these individuals are following extremist groups. Instead of Americans concentrating of Muslims who wear turbans in American, the Federal Bureau of Investigations should also look at every day American men and women of all colors of skin. Although there are many reasons as to why Americans may become a home grown…

On December 7th, 1941, the attacks on Pearl Harbor drastically changed life in America. Many lives were lost and many aspects of life changed once the U.S. entered the war. Sports played a role in keeping a sense of normalcy, but the war changed them. Therefore, baseball was affected by the attacks as well. Over 500 MLB players left the diamond for the battlefield (Weintraub). With so many players leaving, it was feared that Major League Baseball might become defunct. World War I had ended the…

The British government had a great strength and say over what occurred in the New World colonies, and the English colonists that were inhabiting the land followed the king’s orders. However, the British salutary neglect policy provided the people with more freedom to create leaderships and laws within their colonies and allowed them to follow their beliefs as they pleased, without the fear of persecution. Therefore, with the British government loosely ruling the New World, the colonies began to…

schooling, was known as a storekeeper, country postmaster, rail-splitter, flatboatman, and a captain in the Black Hawk War.1 Davis was went to school at Transylvania University and then on to West point. Davis saw service in the Black Hawk War as a minor officer in the Wisconsin army post.2 Before the War started; both…