Richard Connell

By 1966, Johnson was pleased with the progress he had made. But soon events in Southeast Asia began to overshadow his domestic achievements. Funds he had envisioned to fight his war on poverty were now diverted to the war in Vietnam. The year's first major shock - the Vietnamese Tet offensive on January 30 1968 - was all the greater for being a near-complete surprise. Tet revealed the failure of Washington's policy and shattered the consensus that had prevailed within the U.S. elite. Tet forced…

about the Vietnam War because of the Pentagon Papers, the violence that accompanied putting down student’s anti-war protests, and the media’s involvement in broadcasting the horrors of the Vietnam War. The government both under Lyndon B Johnson and Richard Nixon claimed to have tried to take action to end the war, but when Nixon finally struck a deal with the North Vietnamese,…

Cross Border Robert C. Bonner; a guard for the border protection is going to resign. Bonner is the former attorney and head of the drug enforcement, which is a huge problem in our border systems today. He is a commissioner of the custom service in 2001. President Bush even nominated him to lead the border control/protection by the new department. The border protectors inspect goods, people, vehicles, and pursue people who try to cross illegally. A proposal was rejected to merge the CBP…

Physicists are stereotyped as dull, arrogant, and reserved as they are incredibly intelligent people, who understand things the average human mind could never entirely comprehend. However, Richard Feynman, one of the top physicists of his time, defies those stereotypes by remaining humble and relating to his audience with his genuine passion for science. This enigmatic man skillfully spoke of complex subjects in a concise and simple manner so that his knowledge and love of science was shared…

“The government’s first duty is to protect the people. Not run their lives.”(Google.com/Reagan Quotes). Growing up, Ronald Reagan learned from his mother and father the importance of hard work, charity towards others, and patriotism. Reagan’s presidency was one that impacted American lives. His idea on governmental power was for the people, he remained calm and cool throughout pressure, and impacted our domestic and foreign affairs. First and foremost, Ronald Reagan’s philosophy of…

May 28th, 2016 the 17 year old Gorilla Harambe was shot and killed at the Cincinnati Zoo after picking up and dragging a 4 year old who climbed into the Gorilla’s enclosure. Footage of the incident surfaced online and sparked outrage by some over the alleged negligence of the parents and the zoo’s decision to shoot and kill Harambe. But most recognized it as an unfortunate tragedy. What should have been a temporary news story turned into a collection of memes and hashtags that have continued to…

"After sitting at the same desk for three years I figured I was beyond seeing anything new. I was wrong." I was wrong because I made a decision that definitely wasn't the right one.... One late night about two years ago I was out walking around thinking about life. That's when I heard someone whisper my name. When I didn't hear it again, I went to go look where it came from. It came from the very dark, very creepy alley that gives me the shivers. I didn't want…

James A. Miller points out towards this debate, stating, “To the extent to which Max speaks for Bigger Thomas – and, by implication for Richard Wright – so the argument goes – “Wright succumbs to his own ideological (i.e., political) impulses at the expense of his literary artistry” (119).…

WOW. This article was beyond sad. I have mixed feelings towards how everyone came out of this case, first of all lets talk about David Steward, I can’t believe he was found NOT guilty of all charges made out to him, he DID buy the phone cards after all, if it wasn’t him making the calls it was someone he knew. Then there is Donna Summers’, who I do believe was at fault for some of the humiliation that Louise Ogborn experienced, but honestly getting fired to me seemed excessive, she was also a…

by finding pieces of the original globe. It is thought to have been located between the modernday Southwark Bridge Road, and as far as Gatehouse Square. Many do not know, but the globe was owned by a few different people. Six of them to be exact. Richard Burbage, and his brother Cuthbert Burbage, owned the biggest part of it, at twenty five percent each. The four other part owners included William Shakespeare, John Heminges, Augustine Phillips, and Thomas Probe, owned twelve and a half percent…