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Blogs are very interactive for those creating them, reading, or simply commentating. Some choose to make a living off of it while others participate for enjoyment or to partake in a hobby. Throughout the years, websites bloggers have opted to close the doors on commentators and their open comments policies. Websites like YouTube continue to allow users to communicate openly however, since 2013 popular sites like Popular Science, The Chicago Sun-Times, and CNN have seen a decline or have closed…

On November 8th, 2016, the world stood in disbelief. Pundits and regular citizens alike could not believe that the next president of the United States would be Donald J. Trump. Trump had executed one of the most successful contemporary right wing populous campaigns in recent memory. In this essay, I will explore the psychological roots behind Trump’s success in populism, and how his narrative spoke and resonated with Americans more than expected. Defining Populism: In its most rudimentary form,…

This analysis paper examines transformational leadership and servant leadership to work out what similarities and variations exist between the two leadership ideas. The first distinction between transformational leadership and servant leadership is that the focus of the leader. The transformational leader’s focus is directed toward the organization, and his or her behavior build follower commitment toward structure objectives, whereas the servant leader’s focus is on the followers, and also…

A person may spend their lifetime never once meeting someone who sees blue the same way they see blue. This is a usual result since everyone has individual life experiences that influence them differently. Especially for Edita Rexha, blue-eyed, with curly, slightly untamed brown hair, whose vision of life contrasts fundamentally with an average young, seventeen-year-old women living in the United States. Born in Prishtina, Kosovo, senior Edita encapsulates a story of struggle, strength and…

I will be conducting analysis on the United States, President Elect, Donald Trump. Most specifically, I will be going over Trump’s 2016 campaign techniques, his recent cabinet appointees, and his potential political policies, among all other factors contributing to the Donald Trump story. The main three political theorists I have chosen are John Locke, Machiavell, and Marx. I will be touching on Plato and Thomas Hobbes throughout my discussion as well. I believe strongly that each holds great…

Julius Caesar Recently, a twenty-first century adaptation of Shakespeare’s, “Julius Caesar” had major funding pulled by both Delta Airlines and Bank of America regarding the depiction of Caesar who bore an uncanny resemblance to America’s current president, Donald J. Trump. The question [that] remains is if the corporate sponsor's decision to pull funding was justified. The answer? No. Considering both the role of art in society and specific message behind this play, the sponsors were wrong for…

When most people hear the name “Amelia Earhart,” they picture a daring, courageous woman who created many “firsts” in aviation. I, too, thought of her this way, this woman who felt no fear and knew no boundaries, a god in her own right, the kind of person that I could never even fathom of becoming. After reading her autobiography, The Fun of It, however, a different story of Amelia Earhart began to emerge, one that tells a story of someone much like you and me discovering who she was in life and…

Amelia Earhart was very successful in achieving the American Dream due to her natural talent and determination to show the world women were capable of achieving greatness in a world where men were seen as superior. Ms. Earhart lived during the Great Depression where the American Dream was to provide for your family and simply survive. There was not much room for anything else due to the lack of money many average families possessed. Amelia Earhart overcame these obstacles and was able to become…

Amelia Mary Earhart was best known as the first female pilot to solo fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Amelia Earhart was an American aviation pioneer and incredible author. She was one of few people that received the “U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross” for her flying accomplishments. Also, Amelia Earhart set many other records, for example, Earhart wrote a number of best-selling books based on her individual flying experiences. However, during her attempt to fly around the world in 1937, Earhart…

Who Is My Hero? Upchurch The Redneck. Ryan Upchurch is not just your typical person. Upchurch comes from the backwoods of Cheatham County, TN. Upchurch got his start by posting videos of himself ranting about the little things on social media such as Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat, Upchurch would rant about anything, from serious things too the little things to put a smile on someone's face. He rants about anything, how he feels, what he thinks about things, from the presidential election, to…