Slate

Dear State Senator, the electoral college is an obsolete system of election. Although the electoral college was an idea set by the founding fathers in the constitution, this form of election is not effective any longer. People have the right to vote, but this form of election is not directly voting for a representative. The electoral college essentially makes the people vote for electors who then have the opportunity to vote for whom ever they would like. The electoral system is an archaic…

different European nation on their clothes; Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Roumania, and Poland. They slouch fearfully in their seats, none of them meeting the scouring eyes of the old woman. Each child holds a writing slate, also bearing their respective country’s name. One writing slate lays discarded on the bench, labeled “Austria”. On the wall behind them is a map of Europe, specifically the countries depicted by the young boys as well as Germany. By examining the background history around…

and the destruction of the first and second temple. In the museum, there were four slates each presenting a different verse from the Hebrew bible. The first slate had Genesis 17:7, the second Exodus 20.2, Deuteronomy 30:16, and Deuteronomy 26:9. Genesis 17:7 were the covenant between God and Abraham where Abraham said he and his descendants would follow God and his descendants were the Jewish people. On the second slate was Exodus 20.2, which discusses the exile of the Jews to Babylonia. The…

feminists” (2002). Gender feminists, as Pinker describes them, believe inequality between men and women is a result of the “pervasive system of male dominance” present in our society (Pinker 2002). Their theory of human nature relies on the blank slate that people must be socialized to want things, in the…

“Child slavery is a crime against humanity. Humanity itself is at stake here. A lot of work still remains, but I will see the end of child labor in my lifetime”-Kailash Satyarthi Child Laborer. The beginning of child labor had a very rough start especially in coal mines. In coal mines The coal was washed and sorted according to the beaker. Child Labor in The Progressive Era was also rough and it was nobody’s happy place, but kids was treated brutal anyway. Child Labor today is nearly not as…

It can be applied in sheets or shingles. In addition to color, the metal can have texture applied so the roof looks like it is slate or wood shake. Metal roofs are attractive on all kinds of homes, but they are ideal for cabins when you want a contrasting color such as green or red. They are also suitable for roofs with low slopes since there are few seams for water to leak through…

On mn.gov, there is a power-point called Parallels in Time “A History of Developmental Disabilities”. The power-point consist of 7 sections which are titled: Ancient Era (1500 B.C.- 475 A.D), The Middle Ages, Renaissance & Reformation (476 A.D – 1500 A.D), 17th and 18th Centuries, The Rise of the Institution (1800-1950), The Reawakening (1950 – 1980), The Independent Living Movement (1970 – Present), and The Self- Advocacy Movement (1980 – Present). Within each sections there are either…

The steeples are built with large wooden structural members arranged like tent poles and braced diagonally inside both with wood and steel. The steeple is then clad with wooden boards and finished with slate tiles nailed to the boards using copper over gaps on corners where the slate would not cover. They are most tall and pointy.. Gargoyles are carved stone creatures known as grotesques. Often made of granite, they serve an important purpose in architecture. Other than providing interesting…

William Faulkner’s literary classic, Absalom, Absalom! is, to say the least, a beautifully complex story of the south told through the interwoven narrative of many different narrators. What makes this great, American novel so commendable is not only how Faulkner tells the story, but the complicated characters he creates within it. There are very few authors who have mastered the complexity of women, and the juxtaposition between what is said about them, and what the truth is, quite like Faulkner…

support to protect human rights. I will first comment on each of the four sections of the book, and I will conclude that human rights are paramount, but countries like the U.S. cannot cut ties off with autocracies completely. In the section the Blank Slate versus learning from history, Easterly takes the reader through…