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Throughout the years, America has gone through a great revolution involving technology. With the technological revolution taking off news outlets have increased the various means by which they distribute information to the people. Increasingly a few media corporations took charge of a majority of the news the general public can access. As a result they controlled most of one’s ideas and imagination about the world. This control allows these conglomerates to influence the media they want the…

digital age, we are constantly exposed to news stories in a variety of different ways through digital media channels. Due to the vast amount of information available, different media channels are able to convey the same story in many different ways. Depending on the platform, consumers are exposed to a certain story, that may encourage different behaviors and highlight different information based on where they are viewing the story. Snapchat (Daily Mail), ABC News, and Hollywood Life, all…

Working as a firefighter for the city of New Orleans from December 2, 2001 – April 9, 2008; I have experienced countless tragedies and devastation during that time. However; in September of 2005, I faced one of the most devastating event of my life, Hurricane Katrina. This had been the most horrific storm to hit our beloved city. According to our schedule, my next duty day was the Monday after predicted landfall. But out of a sense of obligation to the city and the possibility of things getting…

During the 17th century, many English men and women were unhappy with the lives they were living in their home country. As a result, the people voyaged to the new world in search of religious freedom, glory and wealth. Early settlers chose to build their lives in different ways; two of the first colonies that arose in the new world were Plymouth and Chesapeake Bay. Plymouth and Chesapeake were alike in their forms of government, both used a representative approach that embodied the people. Both…

master, Erastos, his family and friends, and their collective journey of Christ’s ever present influence on their lives. While ancient Corinth at the time was still heavily under Roman influence, and Judaism had been declared a licit religion, the new emerging sect of Christianity and its followers, heavily influenced by Paul and his fellow believers affected all citizens of Corinth. Ancient Corinth, a booming city that even gave Athens a run for its money, was no stranger to the common laws of…

Blessing Opara Eduard Pedersen History 120 15 September 2014 Colonization-Collecting and Evaluating the Evidence In the late seventeenth century Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn. A British colony established as a safe haven for Penn and his fellow Quakers. Pennsylvania was a colony that promoted religious tolerance as it was established to prevent the religious persecution of Quakers that was happening in England throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth century. Pennsylvania was a…

My overall goal in life is to wake up every morning and not dread going to work. I want to be able to face a new challenge, help others, and make a difference no matter how big or small. I want to take pride into what I do and not just think of my job as an action to survive. I believe it is difficult to do so in a scene where a good handful of people do not give you the full respect deserved. In the article “Congregation Gone Wild”, G. Jeffrey MacDonald claims that Congregations have shifted…

journey. Knight had set out for New Haven, Connecticut. Knight journals had begun when she left Boston and ended when she returned to the busy household. Knight made most of her fears, especially in night riding and in the crossing of rivers. Knight remained active in business as well as legal affairs. Sarah knight diary passed into private hands and lay unknown until 1825. Knight famous journal was From The Private Journal of a Journey whom was from Boston to New York. Each section of her…

family is middle class and lived in the U.S legally they were able to go visit their family back in Mexico very often. It’s also important to emphasize how LA is composed of a predominantly Hispanic population. Los Angeles has become a sort of safe haven for people who are Hispanic because it holds and I feel it embodies Hispanic cultures. Both my parents were raised in Van Nuys and the neighborhoods in which they lived in were simply Hispanic neighborhoods. So most of the time it was very easy…

Chesapeake, and the New England regions. Although later in the century, these two civilization would become one nation, from the start both had very exclusive and independent identities. These differences included, their purposes under the varied climates, their social and religious differences, and ultimately their political and economic approaches. Climate wise, in the north, New England had a very rocky soil with long winters, but nevertheless found their purpose through religion. The New…