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tactics were more difficult than others. Architecture is the art of designing and creating buildings. Greek architecture is a very specific and influential type of design, which was based off of the post-and-lintel system. The post-and-lintel system is made up of columns, which are large upright posts, with a roof, or architrave, over the top. This type of architecture began with the Greeks, but has persisted throughout the ages to live on today. Even though it may seem simple, the Eventually…

excessive use of force has been a challenge in the American society. The displayed information involves a news post by the Huffington Post. The February 03, 2015 publication was about a man who was fatally shot by LAPD after he attempted to reach for a rookie cop’s gun. According to the article, the police had tried to talk to the man concerning a crime that had taken place around the area (Huff Post 1). The man was a homeless person, who refused to respond to the questions of the police, but…

the way collective security is applied by their leaders. Between the Congress of Vienna and post-World War I agreements, they both quell threats of war and political change while allowing weaker breaches of agreement but are different because the preservation of collective security involves more military intervention throughout the Napoleonic postwar period and far more appeasement is practiced during the post-World War I era.…

Would you try the no-shower challenge? That is the question that author Katie Maguire asked her readers in the article, “3 Things That Happen When You Stop Showing For A Month”. In this article, Maguire dives into the positive outcomes of not showering for an entire month. She took the results from two journalists James Hamblin and Julia Scott, and compiled a list of three changes their body underwent while going without a shower for 30 days. While reading this article, I was very critical of…

Yzzy Gonzalez discusses how she goes throughout her day relying on apps. I personally have witnessed people using the biased internet for their news source, which anyone could post. Finally, people rather talk over social media than face to face. These factors prove that even with all the positive impacts social media brings, they don’t outweigh the negative impacts. With all these negatives, why do we still continue to let it…

government during this time period. This new government system was known as democracy. People were fervent during this time period; they were ready for a change. Change would most certainly come in the world of art, going from Realism to Impressionism to Post-Impressionism. To begin, a Realist would be an artist…

The First Woman CEO Katherine Graham is known as one of the most influential women ever in business. She was the first woman CEO in the U.S. taking over the position at the Washington Post previously held by her husband. Graham, however, is most known for her outstanding coverage of the Watergate scandal. This leadership she showed in these two aspects of her career, gave many other women the courage to pursue careers outside of being a housewife. Katherine Graham was so influential in fact, she…

It became so bad, that society thought of women as incapable of doing anything other than housework, without relying on their husband. The sarcasm in the Del Monte Ketchup Ad from 1953 sheds light upon this issue of sexism during the Post-War era. The ad is captioned, “You mean a woman can open it?” implying that it is so easy, even a woman can open the bottle for themselves. This is how weak the society viewed women. We can only imagine the bitterness women of the era had towards such…

Century, France experienced some influential art movements which led to Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. Impressionists favored independent exhibitions, instead of government -controlled institution. Post Impressionism was the title bestowed upon the people who opposed the Impressionists. Camille Pissarro's The Goose Girl at Montfoutcault and Vincent Van Gogh's The Rocks are perfect comparisons of post-impressionists and impressionists. We will discuss the important figures of the two…

King Colbert King is a columnist for The Washington Post, and focuses on urban and national affairs. King was born on September 20, 1939 in Washington, D.C. He attended DC Public Schools, and earned a B.A in government from Howard University. Prior to working at the Washington Post, “King worked at the U.S. embassy in Bonn, in the Senate drafting home-rule legislation for D.C, and the World Bank as the U.S. executive director”(The washington post, n.d). In 2000 until 2007, King was appointed…