ago, I actually did belong to a club called the Science Club when I was in college." "Are you going? I think you should. Otherwise you'll probably worry about what you might be missing." "Well, you may be right," Wittenberg admitted. "But I wish I knew something about who this Albert Goldschmidt is." "It's possible I may be able to help you there. I have an old friend who lives in Bayfield. She taught in the Ojibwa Indian schools on the reservations up there for many years. She retired now…
In the discourse of post colonialism, the centre and the margin maintains a dichotomous relation and India’s Northeast offers a potential space for narrativizing internal colonization and dispossession from a gendered praxis. My paper seeks to address these issues as touched upon in her novel The Collector’s Wife by well known Assamese writer and columnist Mitra Phukan, by making a symptomatic reading of the text through a postcolonial feminist lens. The gendered realities existing amidst…
years ago, Chatsworth was originally inhabited by several different Native American tribes: the Tongva-Fernandeno, Chumash-Venturano, and the Tataviam-Fernandeno. Stoney Point was the home of the Tongva-Fernandeno Indians, and also the trading place for the Chumash and Tataviam Indians. On Saturday, August 5, 1769, the first European settlers to explore the San Fernando Valley were led by Gaspar de Portola, they then established Mission San Fernando which…
the House of Assembly elected by universal adults with political election voting rights and the Senate that includes members assigned with the advice of the prime minister, the opposition leader in the House, and the governor-general. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II as of February 6 of 1953, represented by Governor General Dame Pearlette since September of 1997. The head of government is Allen Chastanet, the prime minister of Saint Lucia. Chastanet assumed office on June 7, 2016.…
cracking down on sex trafficking. The most important facts about the state. An important fact about France is that the Unemployment rate is at 10.5% (Apr 2015). The French love sports! the French inhabitants love to play and watch football (soccer), rugby, tennis, and cycling. On July 14, France 's celebrates its national holiday is the Fête Nationale (National Day Your subjective opinion of the state. In comparison to the United States, France seems to deal with similar issues. France deals…
served as the President of the United States. Each man brought his own ideas, philosophies and ambition to the office. Some of the these gentlemen have been credited with changing the presidency and defining the age, while others have been credited with being helplessly defined by the events of the era in which they held the office. History gives reverence to all of the men who served in what is considered the most powerful position not only in the United States, but also in the world. Perhaps…
rights movement was detrimental in the up surging of the counter-culture. The Civil rights movement was a nonviolent movement so as they would be sure to have accomplished equal rights under the U.S constitution, which would apply to all citizens. Some states denied many of these rights to African Americans, of which was successfully addressed in the 60’s in many major civil rights movements. There were many violent protests, the movement of anti-war and civil rights began to weaken, as the…
left office. He was known for his strong leadership skills even prior to presidency and he stopped at nothing to create a strong, united, nation (Elliott). The man that admired Roosevelt so greatly was Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States. Before his Presidency, Reagan pursued an acting career, starring in multiple movies. However, he quickly switched over to politics becoming the Governor of California and it was noted that “He surprised liberal Democrats and alienated the far…
George Washington is a very prominent and significant person throughout the United States, despite the fact that he lived over two hundred years ago. He is most well known for being the first president of the United States, but there is much more than just his presidency that makes him a significant person in history. George Washington was born on February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. His father was Augustine Washington. Augustine was a prosperous tobacco farmer in Virginia…
believe only members of the elite class can change the world, but the life of Lincoln begs to differ. A self-educated man, Lincoln received very little help in his career in politics. Being the first Republican elected President of the United States; seven states seceded from the union before Lincoln ever entered the White House. Lincoln’s handling of the Civil War and the abolishment of slavery allowed America to enter a new age of prosperity.…