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powers between the national government and the state government. In order to ensure that each individual’s rights are protected, they created federalism to help ensure that the government does not have all of the power. One example of federalism is freeways. The government provides the basic guidelines and supplies the states with funds, but they are owned and operated by the states themselves. The Separation of Powers is a…

Manipulation had always been a toolset created and used primarily by the socially disadvantaged. For example, women in 18th century England, who often times could not depend solely on brute strength or their physical prowess to thrive in a social landscape, used strategic thinking, decision analysis, and other cognitive tools that gave them at worst, a level playing field, and at best, an advantage (Dubner, B. S., 2013, "Jane Austen, Game Theorist”). The original intent of manipulation was one…

Rodney King, along with two additional passengers, Bryant Allen and Freddie Helms, were driving on Interstate 210 when officers Tim and Melanie Singer, husband-and-wife members of the California Highway Patrol, noticed King's car speeding on the freeway. King, was asked to slow down and pull over, however, it was reported…

Strokes are the third leading cause of death in the U.S., accounting for 140,000 deaths each year in the U.S., and over 5 million worldwide. They are caused by blood clots or vessel ruptures in the brain, causing the death of the surrounding brain cells. There are two types of strokes: ischemic strokes and hemorrhagic strokes. Ischemic strokes are caused by blot clots that form in the brain, called thrombotic strokes, or form in other body parts and travel to the brain, called embolic strokes.…

Over two years ago, science-fiction author Ray Bradbury, one of the genres leading writers for more than sixty years, had passed on. He had written many books and short stories that were well-received, and a few were turned into movies, plays and or even TV shows. Although, he was primarily known for the novel Fahrenheit 451, which describes a dystopian future in which the government burns books. Numerous individuals have mentioned that the novel was mainly to argue against censorship, but…

Fear is an emotion that leads people to do things they would not normally do. It awakens a sector of a personality they never knew they had. A major recurring theme in World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War is fear as a driving force. Fear leads to insanity, inhumanity, and unity. In most wars, fear is liability that burdens both sides. If one side is able to capitalize on the fear of their opponents, this may give them the upper hand. However, when one side happens to be the living dead…

1. There are many perspectives on the different accents found across the U.S., and the documentary, “American Tongues”, reveals just how many there are. Everything from the taste of home one gets when a familiar dialect pierces the drone of “normal speech” heard day in and day out, or the enticing words of a Southern Belle attracting anyone within earshot, to the struggles one must endure to modify, or cover up, their native tongue and the harsh stereotypes given to people after speaking only a…

In the 1950’s and 1960’s America’s economy was booming; in other words, Postwar boom. The military were coming back from war and the depression was over. America was ready to live the “American Dream” This was the start of major cultural shifts as the sale of automobiles increased; The Cold War, expression of art, music, media and television, drastically changed the social norms in America. The population rapidly increasing and on April 1 1950 it was estimated that “The 14% increase since the…

Obesity affects 37% of Americans today, there are ways we should help these people by possibly educating family of the bad food and what it does to their health. As well as showing them to prepare healthy food for their families so they will be able to eat better together. All Families should be able to have access to all types of food without having to pay more for certain types of foods by which I mean bad food, taxing bad food won’t help families to eat better it is a disturbance to average…

Introduction This test paper was based on test questions on chapters 6, 7 and 12. For chapter 6: Public Corruption for Profit. I explained the relationship between incorruptibility, cynicism and consolation. Also for same chapter I explained Blanchard and Peel’s “Ethics Check”. For chapter 7 lectures I explained what “Combating Mediocrity” means. And lastly for chapter 12 I explained what the author means by “who is to say what to do and “Thinking it through”. What is Tragedy and Nobel cause…