The Philadelphia Inquirer

The 60s and 70s were a difficult time for the U.S. and the world as a whole. For a presidential candidate to make his mark during this time, he’d have to include important values and policies that will better the lives of those within the country. Another important aspect would be the reputation and image portrayed by the candidate; arguably the most important aspect of a presidential campaign. In Joe McGinniss’s “The $elling of the President”, he explores the complications and factors…

John Swain: Eastern Penitentiary Worksheet Part I: General Questions: Answer 3 (1 point each) What was the correctional philosophy of Eastern State Penitentiary when it opened? Eastern State’s philosophy was the Pennsylvania System- a system where prisoners were isolated in their own cells with only a bible their thoughts. This complete silence and isolation was essential to repentance, however it was a maddening system that could (and I’m sure has) driven many prisoners insane. Name two…

Sarah Berkey Soc 101 Professor Robinson 2 May 2016 Murder by Our Own Government The government has many ways to abide to their own rules but when the citizens do not they are the ones who suffer the consequences. Generally, the authority locks people away for murder just to murder them any way by sentencing them to the death penalty, makes sense, right? Murder is wrong. Citizens have been taught this and lectured by parents, mentors, grandparents etc. But as people grow up, who ends up being…

Claudia Emerson was a southern girl from Virginia. While in Virginia, she ran a used book store in Danville(Langer).She always had an interest in writing, but didn’t become inspired to write until she read books by Rainer Maria Rilke and May Sarton. The bookstore is where she spent some of her time writing. Later, she perfected her writing by attending the University of Virginia, where she eventually graduated with a bachelor 's degree in English. She later died from colon cancer. In the poem,…

Since I was a young kid in elementary school I have been tasked to answer the hard and almost unanswerable question of, what I want to be when I grow up. As a young kid you might answer astronaut or a NASCAR driver. Which was what everyone wanted to be growing up but me I knew I wanted to be something in sports. I have had a love for sports since I could remember, and over the years that has not changed. Now as a nineteen year old kid or young adult I have started to narrow down on the answer…

The District of Columbia passed the 1975 Firearms Control Regulations Act. This act made it illegal to own handguns, automatic firearms, or high capacity rifles and prohibited the possession of unregistered firearms. Dick Heller, a special police officer in the District of Columbia, carried a firearm as part of his job. He was granted access into federal buildings with the gun, but the new provision made it illegal to possess in his own home. Along with Dick Heller, five other D.C. residents…