Lieutenant Governor

Gun control is a leading issue in today’s world and should be changed to help cause less crime. The United States has thirty thousand deaths each year because of guns. A good portion of these deaths are a result of illegal transactions of guns sold on the streets to criminals. Guns need to be tracked to whom or what organization owns them, as well as who may use and purchase a gun. To control this issue, guns should be traced and only sold by licensed vendors, in order to prevent guns from…

The end of the 1800s and the beginning of the 1900s sparked an era of imperialism within America and its citizens. This sense of imperialism included an induced drive in western settlement, annexation and occupation of countries and colonies, and manifest destiny. People like Frederick Jackson Turner, William McKinley, and Theodore Roosevelt encouraged the settlement and expansionism. They all wanted to continue the growth of America’s influence and the world and wanted it to be a significant…

Today’s economy is rapidly falling short of expectations with no definitive solutions in sight. Our government representatives show more concern for illegal immigrants than the wellbeing of American citizens. Too many people live in the moment instead of looking forward to the future. Boarder enforcement has lowered their standards since the early 1990’s, practically giving illegal immigrants a “free pass” when caught. These immigrants are processed through immigration offices faster than a…

Ulysses S. Grant: “The Greatest General of His Time” There are many different areas of a person’s life which allow them to be viewed as a success. A billionaire is considered a great success in the business world because of his financial acumen, while medals won in the Olympics reflect an athlete’s prowess and success. The ability to train, motivate, lead and unify an unskilled, untrained group of men to fight successfully for one cause, has been a highly regarded accomplishment for centuries…

A primary issue within Indigenous affairs is the intergenerational disadvantage, however, another key issue is the frequent discrimination and racism. Beyondblue have stated Australia is still a society in which 1 in 5 individuals openly admit to having racist attitudes towards Indigenous people (2014). Many Australians are aware of the discrimination that exists yet, many do not understand that it is directly connected to the nation's history of colonisation. This issue is also perpetuated by…

In “Harriet Tubman” her work in the Civil War began as this, “In 1862, for example, Governor Andrew of Massachusetts sent her to Beaufort, South Carolina, after the fall of Fort Royal to nurse the sick and wounded soldiers and teach newly-freed blacks to become self-sufficient. Tubman worked as a spy, too, organizing a group of eight men…

between North and South Ends. The Loyal Nine unites under south side shoemaker, Ebenezer MacIntosh in August 1765. August 14 they attack Andrew Oliver, Boston stamp distributor, and tear up his house. On August 26 they attack the home of Lieutenant Governor Thomas Hutchinson. The violence continues in Newport, Rd., three stamp distributors homes are ransacked. Spontaneous organization throughout colonies from groups like Loyal Nine calling themselves Sons of Liberty. Samuel Adams holds a…

Georgia voter participation and voter turnout have varied over the years. Georgia is one of the strongest opening states to require a picture ID to cast an in person ballot and make it count. Nevertheless, photo ID is not commanded to cast an absentee ticket in Georgia. A number of residents of Georgia strongly supported the voter ID law to attack fraud during the election process. On the other hand, some labeled it a Jim Crow-era that would suppress the minority votes. Georgia offered all…

At an early age this individual believed that he had an important purpose in life. Nat Turner’s rebellion was a major point in history. He was an African American slave that lived in Southampton, Virginia on a plantation, and later became a spiritual leader throughout the plantation. He initiated a rebellion among the slaves so that he could lead the slaves to a better life. In the book “The Fires of Jubilee: Nat Turner’s Fierce Rebellion”, by Stephen B. Oates, is a non-fiction based on a true…

The changes that can occur can either be negative or positive. For Desdemona, it was not positive; instead she was startled with Othello’s assumption that she was having an affaire with Michael Cassio the lieutenant of Othello and governor of Cyprus after Othello’s death. Emilia, Iago’s wife tells Desdemona "[who] would not make her husband a cuckold to make him a monarch?” What Emilia is trying to say is that she would cheat on her husband if they had something to gain…