Terry Fox

Two members of the anti-slavery and women’s rights groups; Lucy Stone and Henry Blackwell had jointly written a protest that enabled Lucy to keep her maiden name after they were both married. As the law stipulates in Massachusetts, a woman is legally bound to her husband as a subordinate and her husband is the head of their household. Lucy and Henry asserted that they would not comply with the law that gives all rights to the man. (Blackwell & Stone). They had both made a plea to the state of…

Introduction Police violence and shootings are not new topics or just a new emerging trend. The issue has been around for a long time, but it seems that the issue has become a frequent and typical news story. It seems as if Nancy Grace, CNN, Fox, and other major news sources find a new act of police violence to make feature story for their audiences. This is leading to police officers being viewed as “villains” instead of the “good guys”. This police violence epidemic is not just a…

The United States of America leads the world in the production of natural gas. President Obama stated that the economic future for America will be fueled in large part by vast amounts of natural gas in his 2012 State of the Union Address. What the President failed to mention is how the process of hydraulic fracturing is effecting not only our environment but the lives of everyday Americans. Currently the Marcellus play is the largest operational shale play operating in the United States. This…

self-esteem, and self-esteem is believed to be closely associated with particular emotions that pertain to how people feel about themselves (Brown & Marshall, 2001). The job-related affective well-being model (Russell, 1980; Warr, 1987; Van Katwyk, Fox, Spector & Kelloway, 2000), categorizing human’s emotional response into to two bipolar dimensions of pleasure and arousal, is considered here to capture individuals’ affective response to status-dissimilar others. In this model, pleasure refers…

Paul Rand and Ivan Chermayeff, two very influential graphic designers, created some of the most notable logos for many corporations. While Chermayeff produced work in the modern art era, Rand played a significant role in shaping visual culture in America after World War II. The work of both Rand and Chermayeff changed the meaning of logo design and influenced the philosophy of future commercial art. Paul Rand, born on August 15, 1914 as Peretz Rosenbaum in Brooklyn, New York, discovered the…

Canada would not be the country it is today without the phenomenal achievements of numerous historical figures. Throughout history there have been many Canadians who have impacted both Canada and the world with their many significant contributions. Former Prime Minister, Pierre Elliot Trudeau and Tommy Douglas, a former social democratic politician, are two leaders that stood out in the social and political progression of Canada. Justin Trudeau on the other hand, the current Prime Minister and…

Should Medical Marijuana be Federally Legalized: An Annotated Bibliography David C. Peters II. “Patients and Caregivers Report Using Medical Marijuana to Decrease Prescription Narcotics Use.” Humboldt Journal of Social Relations, vol. 35, 2013, pp. 24–40. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/humjsocrel.35.24. This article mainly focuses on the topic of marijuana vs opiates and if it decreases the use of opiates. Opiates are drugs that when taken, don’t help that much with some serious medical…

However, he died nine months after the first arguments in the case. Earl Warren was chosen to replace him. Warren was a firm believer that segregation was wrong. As a young adult, Warren worked for the railroad to save money for college (Fox). Many of his political views were shaped during this time as he spent his childhood around the other railroad workers. Many years later, he became a District Attorney and was known for his good attributes, like his desire to end corruption in general…

away for too long because they decided to move had not been in their best interests and moved back to the city of Toronto into a medium sized home where they lived for 20 years. Life seemed to return to normal. Keldon a marathon runner, ran in the Terry Fox Run every year. He ran to work daily and skied to work in the winter. Some days he took his bike. This way Isabella had the car and could run errands and take the kids to their…

Ohio), the plaintiff, Martin Tepper, a Messianic Jew, was employed by the Postal service for 10 years. He had been able to avoid Saturday work assignments, but when budget cuts forced a reduction in force, Tepper began having difficulty. The Postal Service tried to facilitate Tepper by asking employees to volunteer for Saturday shifts or by dividing his route between other letter carriers. However, other letter carriers began to complain to management that the practice was not fair. Because…