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over commerce would create disproportionate taxation on slaves or lead to the omission of them altogether. They were also afraid of navigation acts, which led to them asking for navigation and commercial laws to need a two-thirds vote in Congress to pass. There was a compromise reached by a committee who was handed the responsibility of making a decision on the matter. Two Southern states agreed with three New England states that, if they would admit slaves for a few years, then the Southern…

The field of Computer Science owes a lot to the research and innovation of Alan Turing, a man who is popularly referred to as the “father of modern computer science”. Turing is perhaps most famously known for breaking the Enigma machine code, a cipher that was used by Nazi Germany used during World War II for military communication; professor Jack Copeland (2012) suggested that without the information gained from being able to decipher German intelligence, the war may have “continued for another…

the way home my brother and i wanted to race home. My brother beat me, but when my sister was riding down the hill to get to the house. My brother and I wait on our sister to get home. Half way down the hill, her front tire flies off and she flips forward…

either to finish a task or to make something last. Hope was my next choice because it is a key tool for living a pleasant life and acknowledging moments; when you are in a troublesome situation, hope is what can give you the motivation to keep moving forward.…

believed he had lost his eyes and refused to ever leave the cave, ignoring any new knowledge. In “Allegory of the Cave” prisoners in the upper world, “where their souls desire to dwell” (Plato 871:37), must descend to pass on their wisdom. Plato believes that all people have a duty to pass on knowledge because the legislator does not intend to “make any one class in the State happy above the rest” (Plato 873:59) but to benefit the State as a…

Looking at the period that these plans were being made, was during 1865 at the conclusion of the Civil war. The southern states have surrendered to the north and we as a country must decide how we are going to move forward as a country. My members of congress and I must decide on the Reconstruction laws that will be passed. Our goal, is to figure out how to reunite the country after a extensive and emotional war that divided the country. My main priority would be to…

My brother inspires me because he wants to go to college now, but my mother is telling him that it is too late, which I think that it can never be too late for someone to better their life. My brother should have more hopes in life than to look forward to working at Chick-Fil-A for the rest of his life. I am graduating for me and for…

Huntington’s disease: Germline Therapy Huntington’s disease is an inherited disease that causes progressive breakdown of the nerve cells within the brain (Staff, 2015). There is usually a late onset associated with the disease were there are not any signs or symptoms until 30s or 40s (Staff, 2015). It is possible for the disease to appear earlier in life known as juvenile Huntington’s disease, which occurs in the 20s (Staff, 2015). Each one of these types has its own type of presentation with…

humiliation in the eyes of every Correction Officer. Frequent visits from his mother Vernida Browder gives him comfort but she notices her son deteriorating. “Take the plea to escape this nightmare. Please” Vernida’s line after every visit. Months has pass by and Kalief waits to be called upstairs for his trail. Hours has gone by and “the people are not ready”. He’s sent right back to Rickers. Frustration fuels. The pressure overwhelms him. Kalief attempts his suicide by tearing apart his bed…

Graduation is a day every teenage student looks forward to. Being able to walk across that stage and finally understand the purpose of having to wake up at seven in the morning the last twelve years of your life. Not only are you making your parents proud, but achieving one of your major milestone accomplishments thus far in your eighteen years. Soon after that you 'll be on your way out of your parents’ house and moving on to that next big chapter in the book of life called college. But most…