In the Country of Last Things

better vacation destinations than the beautiful Country of Australia. With its white sandy beaches and blue water calling and the vast culture to experience there is no reason not to go. Unless you are scared of some of the deadliest spiders, snakes, and sharks in the world along with many other venomous or creepy crawly things. The continent and country of Australia is huge and has a very interesting history and by far very different from any other country in the world. The food is different,…

In December 2012 a terrible event took place in the United States in the town of Sandy Hook. Twenty-six people lost their life’s, twenty of whom were children, when a gunman entered the Sandy Hook elementary school. The country was devastated at the event, and in response a bill, the Machin-Toomey bill, was created. Despite the recent tragedy, however, bill did not pass, for it was opposed by a very strong opponent: the NRA. Each side waged a battle against the other by using different…

or being a country that has racial discrimination. I think any continent such as Europe or Asia has distinctions to any individuals. Going back to the normality, this affects the prejudice or any discrimination who is different in the society. If you think the other way, United States is a diverse country, it welcomes other immigrant or refugees to have better opportunities. Therefore, we have to think that there are many color conscious in this country. With that being said, each country has…

pride by showing one's patriotism for the country, the freedom that was given by our soldiers, and all the different factors that make America the way it is today. Being American, patriotism is an important factor in the country. Celebrating holidays like the 4th of July, memorial day, and Veterans day shows patriotism for our country. One specific and probably the greatest act of patriotism is when soldiers go to war and risk their lives for the country. The text of Veterans Day: Never…

Most of us here in the western world do not realize that Egypt is still relevant in modern times. Egypt is the largest Arab country and has the second largest economy in the Arab world at the moment. Within the past three decades, Egypt’s social and economic structures have improved drastically. If anything, Egypt is more important now than it ever was. There are many discoveries still to be made about one of history’s oldest civilizations, ancient Egypt, and time is quickly running out. As of…

Deferred Action for Children Arrivals (DACA) was removed in September which affected many illegal immigrants and ‘’DREAMers’’. Although, it is not right to end DACA as for it benefits a lot of things in the U.S. plus the economy, but then DACA can affect things. DACA being removed is targeting the wrong problem to solve. Congress should be targeting illegal criminals instead of the children or teens that came here. Also a spokeswoman of the Gov. Larry Hogan said that those children could have…

France is one of the few countries of the world which still has its different departments that are spread across the world. French Polynesia is one of such French colonial regions. It is present in the Tahitian region and lies in the south of the Pacific Ocean. It is termed as an overseas country in French and consists of 118 separate islands. French Polynesia is quite spread out and its outlying islands are separated by a distance of over two thousand kilometers. The total are of the region is…

Personally do to Promote Americanism in my School or Community Americanism is, according to Merriam Webster, allegiance to the traditions, interests, or ideals of the United States. Americanism is shown through the words, actions, and ideas of the things we do. Here are the three ways I can personally promote Americanism: Voting for our representatives, thanking others, and knowing what defines us as a nation. First, I’m going to talk about voting for our representatives. The __ of America is…

Bolivia is a landlocked country and it is located in central South America between Peru and Brazil. The country has a population of 10,461,053 in a total of 424,162 square miles. Bolivia has three official languages; Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara.1 In 2009, Bolivian constitution designated more than one language as official. After the country broke away from Spanish rule on August 6, 1825 it was named after the independence fighter, named Simon Bolivar. This is their national independence holiday…

Randy Pausch walks out on stage to deliver the “last lecture” smiling and joking, seemingly, without a care in the world. Little to the audience’s knowledge of the elephant in the room, he is dying. With only three to six months left of good health, Randy is dying of multiple tumors on his lever. Randy displays how people can react to death differently depending on where they are in life, their coping capabilities, and what they find their joy in. Another factor that comes into play is how…