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Simon Bolivar was faced with numerous difficulties during his liberation of Venezuela and installment of Enlightened ideology throughout the South American world politically. Among these struggles include considering pros and cons of areas, having his ethics evaluated, inquiries upon the potentiality of uniting the countries of South America, along with looking towards leading countries as role models. Bolivar took into account the assets and liabilities of democracy as well as of republican…

Bullying in Pop Culture “Bullying was hideous and relentless, and we turned it round by making us celebrities” (Julian Clary). Simon Cowell on American Idol each week would stare at hopeful singers and without even blinking, he would dash the hope of these young people. He would do this with malice and without remorse, but in his defense says it was done in order to help them, but for many Americans it came off as an example of bullying by a man with power and influence. In recent…

Just like Romeo and Juliet, Say Anything consist of two people from very different backgrounds, who fall happily in love, but have a tragic accident happen. You have the valedictorian, Diane Court, and the nice guy, Lloyd Dobbler. Diane comes from a wealthy family; she lives her with dad only, who owns a senior living home, this is also where Diane works. Lloyd lives with his sister and her son, both his mother and father are in the army. In the movie, Say Anything, there are three conspicuous…

ADRENALINE PUMPS through my veins as I stumble through the growth, my boots smashing leaves underneath. Briars prick at my skin as I pursue the beast deeper into the woods, the dark creature only paces away from me. I scramble for my gun, shouting for my sister Jane to back me up as he dashes deeper into the trees. "Jane, hurry the fuck up!" I hiss, skidding to a halt to aim my gun at the creature, "I'm taking the—fuck!" With a loud gasp, I'm thrown into the bushes by a large beast. It…

Although so much has changed and improved in rape culture, there is still so much growing that still needs to occur. Far too often, the victim blames his or herself. Regardless of the amount of clothing they were wearing, or if they were voluntarily on a date with the person, or if they were drunk, it is never the victim’s fault. This was very hard for me to understand, and over the past two years, my mind has been flooded with many contradictory thoughts. Was I raped? Of course not. You…

walking through the snow there is a fork in the road. The signs look old and you can barely read the names of the streets. Aldrich and Danny look at each other, wondering which way they have to go. Danny says: “The name of the trail we have to go is Lake Trail, but I can#t read the signs.” Aldrich says not…

feeble 1to elaborate on her position in society as a woman. The unanswered question is this: is Bradstreet saying this because she believes her work is no good, saying it to cover her tracks as she is treading new ground, or is it meant as satire to say that the poetry wasn’t meant to be judged by anyone other than herself? She proceeds further in this poem by saying she wishes she could fix the book because she views it as a rambling child with many flaws. She would smooth out the lines and…

Independence is a state of solitude, self-determination, and freedom that everyone will crave at least once in their lifetime. During the 1840 's, feminism was beginning to spread, yet it was still a struggle for women to obtain independence, especially for those who truly wanted it. Charlotte Bronte 's romantic fiction novel, Jane Eyre, is named after the main character who encounters the same conflict as the majority of the women in her time period along with experiencing love. For some people…

made it to he top 24 finalist until Simon Cowell told him that he was just too young. Liam went back and did a stunning cover of “Cry Me a River” by Michael Bubblé (“Liam Payne Biography”). He got a standing ovation by the judges and was sent to the next round. He was later eliminated from being a solo…

We humans doubt our actions when we fight our own battles. The author of The Sunflower, Simon Wiesenthal, went through a sentimental battle. He was a Jew in the Holocaust, while working one day he was taken by a nurse to meet a SS Nazi soldier who was close to death. This SS Nazi soldier surprisingly told Wiesenthal, a Jew in the Holocaust, about all the crimes and death he has done and then he asked for forgiveness for all the people he has killed or potentially hurt. The author Wiesenthal…