Petticoat affair

The motherland, Great Britain, for years, was pushing for a union of the BNA colony to take care of their internal affairs. The Queen’s representative stated, “let it be thoroughly understood that this question of Confederation is one in which the Home Government is quite in earnest and considers that its wishes ought to have and will have great weight with the provinces…

The Iran-Contra Affair, of 1986, quickly made the headlines in newspapers worldwide. The sale of arms to Iran that were to improve U.S. influence in Middle Eastern countries would become more than just that. The Iran-Contra Affair portrays how President Reagan and other politicians had broken their oath by giving into negotiation with terrorists and breaking other laws. There were many nations involved in this affair. The main ones were the United States, Iran, and Nicaragua (Weiss et al.1)…

Patriotism. Glory. Serving and being a part of something bigger. These concepts tend to be attached to joining a military and serving to fight in a war, and the glorification of war and fighting strikes the hearts and minds of much of the populace. However, none of these concepts and glorifications are found in reality. Morality, and the will to fight is shaken under the truth of war and the distinction from right and wrong is blurred. Forms of expression like art, music, and more recently,…

“Ronald Reagan owned the first eight years of the 1980’s. He set the national agenda, defined most of the terms of the national dialogue, and dominated what passed for national political debate… he had more pervasive impact on the country than anyone since Franklin D. Roosevelt” (Reagan 1). So when Reagan began supporting the Contras during the Nicaraguan Civil War it was a major political topic. The civil war in Nicaragua became a personal mission for Reagan. Reagan saw the Contras as freedom…

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST The Importance of Being Earnest is one of Oscar Wilde’s most well-known plays and is known for its witty humour and the mocking of the Victorian society. Satirizing of the Victorian views on marriage and the morals and standards of the upper class creates humour in The Importance of Being Earnest. This is supported by stylistic devices and wordplays. The characters in The Importance of Being Earnest, especially Lady Bracknell, mock the snobbism of the upper class…

My face twisted. Gently, I placed the freshly baked chocolate chip cookie I had been washing down with my whiskey into the garbage, “Ew.” “I ended up having to drag him to the tub and wipe his bottom with wet napkins,” she went on, “After that, I couldn’t take it anymore. I left.” If I would be inclined to give the ladies any advice, it would be to shut the fuck up about your ex-boyfriend war stories. I don’t want to hear how you smeared shit on your love’s asshole once upon a time. Amy’s…

For starters, his “disengagement from the management of his White House created condition[s]” that made the scandal possible (The Iran-Contra Affair 1). The way Reagan handled his staff after being elected as president was a major contributor to the reason why it was his fault, regardless of if he was aware of what was going on. After being elected as president, Reagan “downplayed the role of…

The Vietnam War was a complete failure that caused the many deaths of young adults. Young men ages 18 and older were being drafted to go to the war; they had no option, which increased anxiety, stress. Many didn’t know how to cope with this; they just got out of high school, they didn’t know what to do in a harsh situation such as this. That’s why many veterans had PTSD forty years after the war. Fifty-eight thousand Americans were killed in the Vietnam War, but twice as much died after the war…

The mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs is “to fulfill President Lincoln 's promise "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" by serving and honoring the men and women who are America 's veterans” (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2016). This mission statement was written vaguely enough to be comprehensive of the changing needs of our veterans. A more precise definition may not have benefited the organization as the services we provide…

Between 2012 and 2013, the number of student veterans in the U.S. doubled, and has since been growing at a rate of 20% per year. The flood of veterans seeking higher education has left many schools playing catch up in order to understand their growing demographic. In 2009, Penn State published a video on their website entitled “The Worrisome Veteran”. The short video was meant as a training guide to show teachers how to manage student veterans. The video depicts student veterans as intimidating,…