The Innocents Abroad

Moments in history tend to stick out the most. Pearl Harbor, D-Day, 9/11, and Independence Day survive so prominently within our history as singular days. What made the twenties so notorious in our history? It was the first time our country saw a massive change in culture, ways of thinking, government policies, and the rise of organized crime. The most well-known piece of legislation that came from the 1920’s was the passage of the 18th Amendment. Ratified on January 16 ,1919 he amendment, also…

How is it possible to change into an entirely different person? In the novel We The Living by Ayn Rand, Kira Argounova is the main character and she goes through some drastic changes in her simple life. Kira is in Soviet Russia during Communism and doesn't have much of a high quality life. Kira ends up changing the way she lives, her outlook on life, and her precious future all from one person. In the beginning of the novel Kira tends to not care for minor things or even notices anything she is…

Power can be defined as many things. It can be the ability to do something or act in a particular way. It can be the ability or right to control people or things. It can also be the ability to get what you want (Power, n.d.). Power is a crucial component in society and without it there would be no social structure. However, when taken to the extreme, power can lead to corruption within individuals and society and can be demonstrated in scientific experiments, books, history and film. “Power…

Is the war on drugs a complete failure of a policy that has not deterred drug use, has some racists roots, hurt innocents, ruined lives and is a waste of money? The policy has been in place for over forty years and we are no closer to ending it than we were forty years ago. Has the policy that has cost the United States over a trillion dollars yielded any results? According to an opt-ed by Buchanan, Julian “the war on drug is nothing but a war on drug users.” Even though it was in reference to…

Immensely different from WWII, during the Cold War, the United States moved its citizens the same way it it had previously done to rally support in World War II. “During the late 1940s and early 1950s, the prospect of communist subversion at home and abroad seemed frighteningly real to many people in the United States. These fears came to define–and, in some cases, corrode–the era’s political culture” ("Joseph R. McCarthy"). For Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy, waiving a set of papers in the…

used all of its assets, which included women. Not only were the women of America responsible for their households, they then took on the role of volunteering for war related services and worked on defense plants. When the men left off to fight abroad, women took on the challenges to take over the jobs the men had left. As stated by Steven Ambrose, women “became proficient cooks and housekeepers, managed the finances, learned to fix the car, worked in a defense plant, and wrote letters to…

Globalization is not a new phenomenon that we are experiencing. It has taken place for thousands of years. People have always wanted to explore the world around them. Odysseus himself tells us that it is boring to stay in one place. (Tennyson) Hundreds of years ago people had to travel by boat or horse to get from place to place. Then they were introduced to trains, cars, and airplanes. Now humans can communicate with each other from anywhere in the world via technology. Our world is continuing…

Prison violence has become seen more often than it was in the past. The inmates have formed gangs and use this as a means to target others without taking all the blame on their own. Each individual shares the blame for being involved in crimes that not only cause harm to others but can sometimes lead to death. When accused of committing a crime based on a gang activity that occurred within the prison, each inmate accused is punished. Not one is allowed to get away from what they’ve done. When in…

upon the people of Germany. Violence against the Jews and political opponents became normal. Hitler wanted to commit a genocide against Jews, which was almost a success, as it resulted in millions of deaths. It is very disturbing that millions of innocent people were murdered and that it was able to happen. How was the Holocaust possible? The Holocaust was possible because of the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party, the usage of the concentration camps and death camps for the Jews, and the…

Death, disease, fear. This is the recipe for euthanasia – the quick and painless answer to an incurable disease and seemingly endless suffering. Euthanasia should be a legal process in which a terminally-ill patient may voluntarily end his or her own life. This has been an extremely controversial topic over the years. Many say that it should be illegal, screaming outright murder. Others say it should be legalized…. It should be. The process of euthanasia is having a patient sign a waiver…