The Rivals

centralizing forces again asserted themselves. A powerful noble from a warrior clan named Minamoto Yoritomo defeated several rivals and set up his power base on the Kamakura. To strengthen the state, he created a more centralized government under a powerful military leader known as the shogun. The shogun attempted to increase the powers of the central government while reducing rival aristocratic clans to vassals’ status. The shogunate system served as the political system in Japan until the…

Walmart. People believe that Walmart disrupts communities an article mentions “Walmart’s huge advantages in buying power and efficiency force many local rivals to close.”(“Long”103) We live in a world today where everything is a competition not to cause problems but, to be the best out there. The whole reason why businesses are created is to beat rivals. For everything made in the world there will always be something else to compare it to, there will be similar things made like it, and there…

seem as if they were the powerhouses of the city. That they were in control of everything that was going on and even glorified the life of a mobster. They portrayed the mafia life as one full of luxury and fun times. They even made the killing of rival mafia members seem cool or necessary. This show portrayed to everyone that being in the mob was the life to live. Even though this show portrayed the mafia as this great thing and made it cool to be in a gang, I don't believe…

Why do young people feel the need to belong to a certain group, configure themselves to fit the expectations of society, and follow their group like a lamb to a slaughter? These questions can take form while reading the Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton. This story centers around the conflict of two gangs, the Greasers, and the Soc’s. The Greasers are lower class troublemakers who put a lot of greases in their hair, and like to jump people. The Soc’s are a high class society of rich spoiled teenagers…

set in stone; science in its very being is unstable and uncertain. There is no right and wrong answer, only the proper way to debate. Concerning Gazzaniga’s debate on the abandonment of free will Goldman would approve of his use of criticism of the rival paradigm while backing his claim with research and thoughtful speculation while leaving results open ended. Science may have debunked the notion of free will but there are always new discoveries to be…

Being considered an epic hero requires exceeding in lots of different aspects of life. Strength, humility, likeability; the list could go on and on. Very few people, especially in today’s world, are able to have the perfect combination of all of these attributes. Bo Jackson is an epic hero because of all the challenges he faced, he has incredible strength, and was one of the most humble athletes of his time. While Bo was very naturally gifted, there were times where it seemed like all the odds…

The rivalry between coke and Pepsi has been going on for ages, ever since Pepsi came out in 1898 it’s been an ongoing competition . there is a impartial difference between the worlds most popular drink ;coke and Pepsi . Some may say they can taste the difference while others say there’s no difference at all. Even though they may be similar formula wise they are still many things that set them apart . Even though both Coke and Pepsi sell at the same price in stores sold almost everywhere there…

but has a huge advantage against CVS in front store sales. Its large gains in market share for both prescription drugs and front store sales are likely reflective of decreasing consumer spending in the face of the economic downturn. CVS Health other rival competitors include:  Rite Aid  MedcoHealth  Express Scripts  Other discount stores, food/drug combo stores, mail service prescription services, Internet drugstores, PBMs, and other various sellers of retail and prescription merchandise.…

”(Biography.com Editors). Dante is considered one of the greatest poets in the history of literature. His text, The Divine Comedy, was written at around 1300, yet is still being read by modern college students. This is a clear way to see that Dante’s work rivals that of Virgil and Homer. One literary device that Dante utilizes in his famous poem is an allegory. “an allegory is ‘the use of symbols in a story, picture, etc., to convey a hidden or ulterior meaning, typically a moral or political…

Heroin, or C21H23NO5, is regarded as one of the most dangerous drugs in the world. It is a “white and sometimes brownish, odorless compound,” that is “a highly addictive narcotic when abused” (Sfetcu). Derived from morphine, this drug has the power to destroy the lives of addicts and their families. The use of this substance should be rejected entirely not only due to the consequences it has on the user, but also because of the effects it has on society as a whole. To best understand the fatal…