Harlan Hanson

other soldiers in need. He lived in the city for about eleven years and worked as a clerk for the Department of the Interior. But that soon came to an end when the secretary of the Department of the Interior, James Harlan, found out that Whitman was the poet behind Leaves of Grass. Harlan found the volume offensive and fired Whitman. After that, he got another job as a clerk but the salary didn’t pay much so he didn’t get by so easy. Any extra money he got he spent on supplies to help the…

dilemma for humanity as a whole. More specifically, it presents a debate for parents on whether their children should be allowed on it, as it poses many dangers as well as virtues. This also brings up a topic that many parents avoid: parental spyware. Harlan Coben, a writer and a father of four, faces this issue head-on in his article, “The Undercover Parent”. In his piece, Coben explains that he believes that parental spyware should be used under the circumstances that the child or children…

In this story Coben is talking about how you should use spyware, but tell your kids about it first so they know that you are spying on them. Coben also says to talk your kids and ask them if anything is has happened on any of there social media websites. Ways I agree and disagree with Coben. I agree with Coben just a little bit because if you do use spyware you could easily tell what your kid is up to and make sure they are safe. But I would feel that your kid will get mad at you because it…

William Rehnquist was born on Oct 1, 1924 in Milwaukee, WI to his parents William and Margery Rehnquist. From an early age he embraced his family’s respect towards Republican Party leaders such as Herbert Hoover and Robert Taft (Biography, 2005). After graduating high school, Rehnquist attended Kenyon College for one year before entering the Army Air Corps during World War II from 1943 to 1946. Upon completion of his military service, he attended the University of Stanford where he earned a…

Nicholas Tovar Mrs. Holt Legal Systems 02 October 2017 Unit 1 Essay: Plessy v. Ferguson & Brown v. Board of Education The landmark power known as judicial review has had many lasting effects on laws known as precedents, from permitting the separation of two races to requiring that all defendants receive attorneys. Precedents regard racial segregation are the basis of what the cases…

Should the legal drinking age be lowered to 18? Have you ever met or been around someone who drinks way too much? Some people want the legal drinking age to be lowered to the age of 18, while others think the current age should be kept. The current legal drinking age is 21. This paper will examine the pro, con and my viewpoint on lowering or keeping the legal drinking age. The current legal drinking age went into effect in 1988 and still continues to this day. Before this the legal age to…

Many people are aware that countless college students drink while under the legal age. College students that do drink are also more likely to binge drink. “Binge drinking is defined as having five or more drinks on a given occasion” (“Higher drinking age” 1). Young adults who binge drink are putting their health at risk. The law is forcing curious under aged adults to experiment with alcohol under no supervision. Something needs to be changed about the law. Some will argue that the higher…