Populus

The Cold War and Post-WWII Technology in Fahrenheit 451 The 1950s were a turning point in the postmodern era, marking not only a slew of achievements in human ingenuity, but also the beginning of a long duration of foreign tension rooting from World War II. As a result of this massive war, countries like the United States and Russia were left as superpowers of the world and had unresolved stress. This stress cultivated into an anxious standoff between two massive forces that was nearing complete…

Countries around the world, especially developing ones, run into the crippling dilemma of poverty and how the issue of inequality should be handled. Some countries continue to exacerbate the issue through extractive and vicious processes, others acknowledge it and set out to solve it in different ways. Brazil, a victim of the debt crisis in the 1980s and a deficit economy that sets back its people, has experienced economic inequality from the very beginning of the state’s independence. The…

accused guilty out of fear, and secondly the widespread panic of the masses at the time, regarding the fear of witchcraft. Manzoni’s views seem to match the zeitgeist of his era, which was far more progressive than in the 17th century. Furthermore,the populus was better educated than in the era in which the trials took place. As a result, Manzoni, Through articulating his argument and using logic to rationalize why the convicts did not receive a fair trial and why the decisions were also morally…

Your packed lunch encased in plastic, the field of corn you pass on your way to work, and everyone’s favourite web-slinging superhero. All three have something in common, and it's more common than you might think. Every one of these things have been manipulated by humans at the lowest level we can, while still calling the science we used biology and not chemistry. We are of course referring to genetics, or more accurately, Genetic Modification and Engineering. To the uninformed and naive, any…

little of on a global scale. These countries mentioned above have been either given little or next to none recognition in the global scale. Global scale refers to the notion of being recognised not only by your people but by other countries and their populus this also means that the things done have influenced the entire world. This is true for all these countries as they…

Obesity is the next major public health concern in the United States (Eilerman et al.). In the last thirty years, the rate of obesity among adolescents in the United States has quadrupled, and the anatomical health repercussions are being felt (“A Comparison” 16). Health concerns that have a direct correlation with obesity, like heart disease and diabetes, are all on the rise. The issue within society is that few people recognize that obesity is the perpetrator of so many of these health…

The role of riparian zones cannot be understated in relation to water quality and wildlife habitat. A riparian zone refers to stream bank system, including the stream, soils, flora, and fauna within it. Riparian buffers, specifically, are one of the most significant structures to implement along streams and rivers because of the structure’s many functions and abilities. Riparian buffer zones act as a canopy to shade and cool stream temperatures, as a filter strip to attenuate sediment, pollutant…