Philip K. Dick

History LinkedIn was founded by Reid Hoffman, Allen Blue, Konstantin Guericke, Eric Ly and Jean-Luc Vaillant, on May 5th, 2003. It was originally set up in December of 2002, in Reid Hoffman’s living room. At the end of the first month, they had a total of 4,500. By fall, Linkedin showed enough promise to gain an investment from Sequoia Capital, an investment company based in California which is mostly concerned with electronics. That same year, they introduced address book uploads. In 2004, they…

The concept of Manifest Destiny is prevalent in various eras of American history. Manifest Destiny can be dated all the way back to the early 1500’s when Columbus found America. After this, the concept can be applied in early 1800’s, throughout the American Revolution, and then again in the 19th century, where the term was first coined by John L O 'Sullivan. The concept of Manifest Destiny has helped to carve America. The idea is first noted when Christopher Columbus found North America. The…

years, and what did the human community get from after three years? The violence caused from the war was haunting the world. After three years of wasting money and killing of people, the victory didn’t seem to cover all the lost and the expenses. The Sword of Welleran also mentioned how the hero fell after he looked back at the expense for the victory. The expenses were too huge even the joy of victory can’t cover it. The time period and the social concern are really important elements for the…

The Mexican American War was the first war that the United States primarily fought on foreign soil of which led to great amounts of bloodshed at the detriment of Mexico. The United States originally provoked the war as U.S. president James K. Polk set his eyes on expanding west as he believed in “Manifest Destiny”. The War was a result of the United States Annexation of Texas. Texas was its own Republic from 1836 through 1845 after winning it war for Independence. Mexico although never…

James M. McCaffrey, the author of the historical novel “Army of Manifest Destiny: The American Soldier in the Mexican War 1846-1848”, writes about American soldiers during the Mexican-American War. The Mexican-American War was a huge contribution to the history of the United States and what it is today. He describes America’s first foreign war, the Mexican-American War, through the day-to-day experiences of the American soldiers in battle and camps. McCaffrey states “The purpose of the present…

In Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone, the author J.K. Rowling presents many different themes throughout the fantasy story. For example, it seems that Rowling has tied some religious aspects into the story, whether it be explicit references or simply religious symbolism. She also delves into deeper ideas, such as good vs. evil, as well as death and immortality, which you might not exactly expect from a children’s book. Beginning with the explicit references to religion, two major references…

One main reason how the famous Harry Potter series positively influences the current generation is that the book series promotes reading among younger children. The sole fact that Harry Potter has become the best-selling book series in history with over 450 million copies sold proves that it has grabbed people’s attention. A research done by the Federation of Children’s Book Groups has proved that the Harry Potter series has had a huge impact in terms of reading habits in the UK. According to…

contributed to the manifest destiny the country would come to know later on. Another national leader also had contributions to the idea as well. Thomas Jefferson’s words in the Declaration of Independence was his contribution to manifest destiny. Albert K. Weinberg’s Manifest Destiny gives insight into exactly how Jefferson did this. Weinberg writes of a New York Evening Post writer who makes the connection. In short, the writer says that the United States belongs to…

It is important to note that Rowling lets Harry make mistakes and succumb to the temptation of using the Unforgivable Curses. The key to this honest understanding of how and why Harry makes his decisions comes from Rowling’s ability to create believable situations where Harry makes the believable choice, as Lana A. Whited and M. Katherine Grimes describe in “What Would Harry Do? J.K. Rowling and Lawrence Kohlberg’s Theories of Moral Development”: “Although Harry’s dilemmas involve creatures and…

James Knox Polk: Architect of Manifest Destiny James Knox Polk, a man often labeled by his weaknesses, emerged as the first “dark horse” candidate, but proved himself to be the complete opposite (Pinheiro par. 2). Polk was a rare president who not only stated his goals, but clearly achieved them for the interests of the bipeds. Although statements of “Who is Polk?” began to inundate the country, Polk successfully achieved his dreams of taking office, and in fact, became the nation's most…