Oath of Citizenship

Human nature and politics are inseparable. Raw, overpowering, and mighty, human nature is the dynamic force that drives political discourse. While Sophocles’ Antigone and Thucydides’ On Justice, Power, and Human Nature appear to be simply two independent works of antiquity, both convey timeless teaching on human nature. These interconnected lessons are relevant in modern political leadership and serve as a guide for moderation, justice, and engagement. Leadership Requires Moderation Human…

War & Genocide a Concise History: Review Pages 90-100 & Chapter 4. Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime had and were a very well organized machine. Hitler used well thought out methods and implemented them as the push and pull back depending the popularity of society. He had many treaty’s and pacts that he made knowing full well he would eventually break to gain his ultimate plan of race and space. I find it interesting that a man with not real high intelligence, unpopular, and a politician made by…

The Union Falls 1.Explain the impact of Uncle Tom’s Cabin on the slavery issue. An abolitionist Harriet Beecher wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin the book. The novel illustrated slavery. Even though it was fiction, it is base on the true reality of slave’s lives. This allowed novel was an eye opener for the northern to see how slavery truly was and empathize with the enslaved. 2. Describe the chaos and impact of the events collectively called “Bleeding Kansas” (including the border ruffians, Sack of…

The Overlooked Role Model: Portia The true meaning and traits of role models are debatable, amongst both experts and the general public. Some say their idol is someone successful, while others may say it is someone who works hard, for example. Despite these uncertainties, disagreements, and variabilities, role models can be found anywhere: in life, in fiction, or even in William Shakespeare’s most comedic play, The Merchant of Venice. Portia, the rich and desired heiress who must rely on her…

The political cartoon, “Little Goldilocks Riding Hood,” was drawn for the American public by the US cartoonist's Herb Block in 1939. The message of this cartoon denotes a small grill labeled as Poland and that is confronted by two fairy tale predators. The undertone of the cartoon is that the little girl is vulnerable and weak and is about to be eaten by two predators. Essentially meaning that Poland is in danger. The cartoon also includes the words “Nazi Germany” on the wolf’s pillow who also…

quality and was a lot nicer than the cotton that the south was producing. Lincoln’s plans were to all the southern states that had left the Union to reenter as long as ten percent of the people who had voted in the 1860 election are swore in under an oath of allegiance to the United States of America. During this time the Radical Republicans were not very satisfied with this idea. Radical Republicans were mostly upset and angry with the South because they had implemented the black codes. Codes…

Add Turnus Block Quote, take to TA and the writing center. Human history is built of choices, in which the different choices individuals and groups take can lead them to greatness or cause them to suffer. Psychomachia is an internal struggle, where people must choose between two or more morally or socially significant choices. The choice one makes in regard to the path and worldview that they follow can shape one’s life. The concept of psychomachia has been explored within fictional and real…

Superhero fiction plays a significant role in his life. It’s the outlet that allows him to model action figures and enjoy imaginative play, which is his suspenseful reality. Gladly, I felt relief for jump starting my interview with Mikel’s favorite book and coloring book he would share with his best friend. As an only child, his peers are at the top of his hierarchy as role models for literacy, a depiction that his literacy practice is socially and culturally constructed, along with purposeful.…

included the Ten Percent Plan that allowed new state government to form when at least 10% of eligible voters took oath of allegiance to the US. It also allowed Southern states to enact on plans to deal with freed slaves. Early on in Reconstruction there were three amendments that passed. These amendments were added to the Constitution to abolish slavery, give birth right citizenship to freed slaves, and gave freed slaves the right to vote. We also see early on there were no African-Americans…

Throughout much of American history, African Americans have been enslaved, feared, and loathed by white citizens. Despite gaining their freedom after the Civil War, African Americans continued to deal with racism, violence, and segregation. It wasn’t until the mid to late 20th century that blacks in America were granted equal rights. Many of us accredit the late Abraham Lincoln for the abolishment of slavery; though this was his initial plan before he was assassinated, we owe the credit to the…