G. K. Chesterton

The United States entered the twentieth century as a burgeoning economic superpower that had yet to assert itself politically on the international stage. Reluctant to enter World War I (WWI), the United States had, by the war’s end, assumed a lead role negotiating the Treaty of Versailles. President Woodrow Wilson hoped to use the negotiations to promote American ideals of democracy and free trade while securing a lasting peace. However, instead of fostering global economic and political…

H.G. Wells, short for, Herbert George Wells was a successful English novelist, journalist, and sociologist who had a great influence on our view of the future. Wells was born on September 21, 1866 in Bromley, England and passed away on August 13, 1946 in London. Growing up, Wells’ mother worked on an estate as a housekeeper, and he spent most of his time at her workplace after his father’s shop failed. One day, Wells discovers the owner’s extensive library and spends his time there as he…

Island of a Thousand Mirrors One of the key transitions that drove Saraswathi’s transformation was the loss of her family at the age of sixteen. Amma, her mother, explains, “You have to go from here, my daughter. We can’t keep you with us anymore. You must go to the training camp. Learn to fight. Become a hero” (159). Saraswathi’s environment changed as she was forced to become a Tiger soldier. As Saraswathi loses her parents, she no longer has a role model to look up to. Being young and…

In this world, a person’s perception may affect their way of being by the alteration of their beliefs, which is the standard of their opinions and their critical way of thinking. An introduction of a different perspective may influence their judgment by giving them more knowledge and reasoning to pursue a goal or to neglect different kinds of opportunities or even responsibilities. This idea represented by the playwright and screenwriter, Tony Kushner in his drama called “Angels in America a gay…

G. Wells, The Island of Doctor Moreau, and Yann Martel, Life of Pi, both set up unique plots to allow for manipulation of the common ideologies surrounding the relationships between animals and humans and the differences between animality and humanity…

According to Katz (par. 3), the Supreme Tribunal joined the case together with the others and agreed to review them. The briefing was set to come to a close in April this year. The other lawsuits involved the Tennessee, Kentucky, and Michigan. The court advised the parties in the cases to present their arguments, according to the questions concerning the Amendment. The Obergefell’s lawsuit was mainly directed towards the violation of the Fourteenth Act. The oral arguments in the case were…

Dome, a rock formation in Wyoming that looked like a teapot and, more importantly, stood atop a large government naval oil reserve. Albert B. Fall, a rancher and New Mexico’s first U.S. Senator, served as secretary of the interior in President Warren G. Harding’s cabinet. Fall became the first person ever to be convicted of a crime while serving as a member of a presidential cabinet. President Harding served from March 1921 to August 1923 and is often described…

Summary of the Life Described by the Authors John Calvin Coolidge Jr. served as the 30th President of the United States of America from 1923 to 1929. Coolidge is best known for leading the nation through the prosperous Roaring Twenties. Due to President Harding’s unexpected death, Coolidge took office on August 3, 1923. He went on to win the next election, serving as president for a total of six years. Coolidge provided stability for Americans in an era of dynamic modernization. His nickname is…

Oregon Court of Appeals and the Oregon Supreme Court agreed that this treaty does not generate individual rights, but only rights of countries, meaning that the state did not have to honor the federal treaty. In a 5-4 decision by Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice Anthony Kennedy, Justice Clarence Thomas, and Justice Samuel Alito with Mr. Breyer, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Souter, and Mrs. Ginsburg disagreeing, the members of the Supreme Court ruled that states are allowed to…

but no one knows who will actually go through will those threats. The Cannibal cop case from New York is another example, Gilberto Valle posted online to many fetish chat forums about attacking , torturing, cooking, and eating specific women. In his case, Valle convinced the judge that he was just living out a dark fantasy and using the forum to express his thoughts to others who thought in the same way he did. His case was soon thrown out, as the judge felt he was protected under free-speech…