The New Republic

On the 28th of June, 1914, the world-famous assassination took place in Sarajevo. The heir of the Austria-Hungary empire ------ Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a member of the Black Hand[ Black Hand: A secret military society in Serbia which mainly consisted of young Serbian men who is willing to die for his country.], which had given the A-H empire a good reason to declare war on Serbia. This had pulled out the complicated national relations within the European continent bonded by variety…

A refugee is a person who has been forced to flee from war, persecution, or a natural disaster. For example, Rwandan conflict in 1994, a park called “Akagera National Park,” was open for refugees during the war. When thousands of people move into a new area because of war, the results can be chaotic. For example, deforestation, soil erosion and contamination of land and water. Although war has many negative effects on today's society, there's still some beneficial effects because of war. A…

century is known to be the start of new beginnings. It was that generation where machineries evolve the economics and social life of the human beings: from traveling to one place to another, a click of a button for communication, and to sending news to the residents of the world. But, as the year progress the mortals abused the capability of these machines. One of the problems is how they report news and how they edit stuff to create news and spread rumors. Can news reporters be fully trusted? …

understanding the value social media has in regards to today’s news. Social media has changed many aspects of journalism. Now, for the consumer, sharing news has become more important than searching for it. Based on who you follow or who you’re friends with will determine what kinds of information pops up on your timeline. Because of things like Twitter, where news is easily accessible with real-time updates, there is a demand for instant news stories that quickly inform. Newspapers cannot…

The new social media has not made for a more enlightened, connected and democratic society. Instead, it has used mechanisms to instill fear and mass hysteria to those following them and will continue to negatively influence and mislead people in the future. The traditional media that baby boomers have used is the newspaper. A newspaper passes through many editors and every person is assigned a single section, so you know your section well. Information is passed through journalists to writers…

In fact, we may see a day, when the majority of players hail from this portion of the globe. The two dominating countries for baseball would be the Domincan Republic and Cuba. The reason that these two countries are good at baseball is because that is where the baseballs are made. Just like when you buy things from china it’s cheaper it’s the same thing there. To play baseball all you need is a ball and a stick…

Paragraph 1/Support for Reason 1: One reason I maintain this position is that not all citizens were equal. For instance, Patricians had more power than the everyday people in Rome, they could make new laws, pick 6-month dictators, and held a high position than the Plebeians. In the article, The Roman Republic, the people at Ducksters emphasizes that patricians had overall more power than plebeians, and plebeians had more power than the slaves. According to the text, “Not all…

Lucumo, later named Tarquinius Priscus, who himself was killed by the sons of the king preceding him. Tarquinius Superbus would end his reign in exile after his son Sextus 's transgression against Collantius 's wife Lucretia, giving way to the Roman Republic. Tarquin, when viewed as a narrative character in Livy 's writing, plays the highly significant role as the last Roman king, rivaling even the importance of the first king, Romulus. While Romulus and his successor Numa…

when Wilson, my brother, called me and left a voicemail: “Please call back, Chemi- my nickname- mom wants to talk to you”. I called to the Dominican Republic. She was not feeling well. She had cataract surgery and was bleeding a lot. Her voice was monotonous and sober. It did not sound like Mami. I felt something wrong was happening. A month later, the news broke, the doctor said, she had lymphoma. I did not know what it was, but I looked it up and it was cancer. Still, we kept our optimism. My…

The Development of the Roman republic Slavery: Romans allowed ex slaves to be a part of new member in their society. In ancient Rome no matter how poor a person is they didn’t not become a slave. A household slave was considered a part of the family and performed plenty of different tasks. Slavery was significant in Rome because, they contributed in many different ways in their society. "Roman slavery." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web. 10 Oct. 2015. Punic Wars:…