Loyalist

“Get up, stand up, stand up for you rights. Get up, stand up, do not give up the fight.” -Bob Marley. My Brother Sam is Dead is a historical fiction piece by Christopher Collier, and James Lincoln Collier. This is a story about a rebellious older brother who does what he thinks is right, even if it means betraying someone as important as his dad. The authors convey the message to make sacrifices to stand up for what is right through the use of different literary elements in the novel.…

In the Text reading Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America. Afterword “Making Police Obsolete” author, Kristian Williams, did research on cases of Policing in the United States and overseas, where he says social movements responded to police brutality and abuse by taking on the responsibility of public safety in their community. Williams looked at examples of policing from the labor movement, the civil rights movement, Black Panthers, gang truces, and feminism in the US, and from the…

Before the match could even begin, the vociferous home team crowd was bellowing their ritualistic chants. The pounding drums coming from “The Loyalists”, which are the fans who ceremonially and faithfully sit behind the southern goal, seemed to be in perfect unison with the beat of my heart. The rowdy and rambunctious crowd epitomized fan allegiance. With the words being displayed across the screen…

British for many things. First, for British placing the intolerable act on the colonies. Second, they were afraid that the British would invade Virginia since they have invaded Massachusetts already. Third, they were angry at Governor Dunmore, a loyalist, who reluctantly stated that he would emancipate the slaves in Virginia when he saw the Virginian white’s rebelling against the British and his decision…

the country the Egyptian armed forces announced that they’ll support the people’s demands. After seeing the consequences of his actions Mubarak began a series of ineffective reforms, such as appointing a vice president, and appointing a cabinet of loyalists. Shortly after Mubarak stepped down and was arrested for prosecution over crimes during the revolution, allowing a democratic election where Muhammad Mursi a member of the Muslim Brotherhood became president of the republic of Egypt. The…

Before the French and Indian War, the colonists had been left alone to govern themselves. After that war, many things changed. The British government tried to have more economic and political control over the colonies. By this time, the colonists were used to ruling themselves and felt that they had the right to continue to rule themselves. When the British imposed taxes on them, they became unhappy and angry. They felt that their rights were being taken away. They tried political means to…

With redistricting, gerrymandering, cracking, and stacking, how can we choose our representatives? When clearly, they choose us, even before we vote. Redistricting is the process of redrawing electoral districts boundaries, often in response to population changes during census. Every state has its own standard of redistricting that complies with federal requirements to equalize the population, but it creates gerrymandering. Gerrymandering is the deliberate manipulation of political…

Paine VS Henry Patrick Henry’s Speech To the VA Convention along with Thomas Paine’s The Crisis No. 1 were both exponentially influential and impactful pieces of work during the Pre-Revolutionary era. During this time period America was facing one essential and significant question, the question of whether or not to break away from the super power that was Britian. Henry’s speech to the convention, and Paine’s The Crisis No. 1 were both pieces of work that urged the colonist to take up arms…

focus on politics or mainstream ideas. The site is intended to be humors and attract those that want to laugh. Green believes that future success for Monkey Pickles will be determined by gaining millions and millions of followers that all become loyalists to the site. Additional, success for Monkey Pickles means that the sit is connecting new names and faces. In addition to connecting users, Monkey Pickles focus is building a business and a brand. Monkey Pickle’s community is operable only it is…

The Pearl Harbor Incident took place on December 7, 1941 on the Naval Base stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The incident was a surprise attack from the Imperial Japanese Navy that killed approximately 1,177 United States sailors. The Japanese also succeeded in destroying several United States vessels in the process. The attack was caused by the severing of trade by the United States with the Japanese and the refusal to abandon the Chinese. The Japanese government intended for the attack to…