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as old as Democracy is here in the United States. It dates back to our founding fathers. What is gerrymandering and how does it affect the political system in the United States? The term gerrymander was conceived in 1812, when Governor Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts started redistricting congressional districts based on changes of population. The governor made the boundaries so that…

During the years 1933-37 Britain’s foreign policy was to appease potential enemies to sustain peace. This policy was particularly emphasised when Hitler became Chancellor in 1933 and began to reverse the Treaty of Versailles. It was also highlighted by Neville Chamberlain becoming Prime Minister in 1937, as he believed strongly in appeasement. This policy can be seen to be weak and ineffective because of the way that the British dealt with the Abyssinian Crisis in 1935 and Hitler’s early moves…

the most interesting was how the team in the beginning were totally against the idea of cooperating together when they were divided into groups of mixed colors and how they in the end succeeded and improved the teamspirit. Even Julius Campbell and Gerry Bertier became friends after a long time of disagreement and conflict within the group between the black and white members. I also thought that the different way the leaders uses is impressive. And in this short movieclip I can actually find…

Imagine being repeatedly assaulted and battered. Now imagine that the person inflicting the abuse was a parent, a guardian, or even a sibling. That is what many children worldwide deal with everyday, and before Mary Ellen’s Story brought attention to the widespread abuse that takes place behind closed doors, many children were repeatedly beaten and no repercussions were dealt to their abusers. This was what Howard Markel called, “ . . .the days when beasts of burden enjoyed more legal protection…

Thomas Jefferson’s Thoughts On Freedom And Equality Thomas Jefferson was one of the most influential and inspiring of the Founding Fathers. Jefferson is credited with being the author of the declaration of independence, the Third President of the United States, and for his major contributions in influencing religious freedom as well as equality and liberty rights. However there are many misconceptions on how universal Jefferson expected freedom and equality to be. Society today criticizes…

The Killing Sea by Richard Lewis is a book that cleverly teaches you that you need to know what’s going on in the world, and if your going somewhere or live somewhere, to know the dangers and know how to deal with them successfully. This book relates to actual history and real life, and gives you a sense of how bad life was after the tsunami struck and how fatal it was. The book was written in 2006, two years after the colossal tsunami hit places in the Indian Ocean, and the author was a rescue…

Many smokers struggle to quit smoking each year; unfortunately, the majority of them are unsuccessful. However, a present trend that has hit the market for about a decade or so is known as electrical cigarettes or vaping. This new development is assumed to help fight the craving and smoking cessation. It is growing in popularity across the United States and in England, with its advertised benefits of a safer approach to consuming nicotine. These electrical cigarettes are promoted to help…

Home Alone (1990) - “Fuller! Go easy on the Pepsi.” In the movie Home Alone, the scene shows Fuller McCallister drinking a can of Pepsi, while having a slight smirk on his face. Fuller is known to be a soda lover and that’s seen in this scene. When the movie came out in 1990, the movie became number one in America. Since the movie got so much attention, the company, Pepsi, had gotten a lot of attention as well. Individuals all across America adored the movie and eventually wanted a Pepsi after…

What are the characteristics of a hero? Does a hero have to have a power, great looks, and are privileged? Does every hero have to be a hyper masculine male who go to a far off land to battle monsters? In movies and novels, heroes are depicted as a perfect hyper masculine male who is considerably perfect in all aspects from the moment of their birth. Going beyond the movie and novel realm, in the modern world most people’s concept of a hero is fairly narrow. Rarely do most people concern…

There is not one film or text responsible for this, but many as there are many perspectives on what sci-fi is described as. The genre does not have one definition, but rather many, varying from the number of people asked. According to the writer, Hugo Gernsback, "Science-fiction ... can be defined as: imaginative extrapolation of true natural phenomena, existing now, or likely to exist in the future" (Gernsback). . Hugo Gernsback’s definition of science fiction is strongest because it…