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The Impact of Nelson Mandela Racism has been challenged by the accomplishments of Nelson Mandela as described by the article, “Nelson Mandela remembered: ‘He achieved more than could be expected of any man’,” published in Chicago Tribune on December 6, 2013. Nelson Mandela was born in racially controlled South Africa with the intentions of making it equal. The minority white had almost all control of the socio-economic and political power of South Africa. Nelson went on a journey throughout his…

Trade rumors start to haunt the Minnesota Timberwolves again nowadays. After rebuilding last summer to strengthen their lineup and signed Tom Thibodeau to handle the team, they still having difficulty of finding their rhythm and continues to go down at the Western Conference standing. Now, reports are saying that they are interested in bringing in Taj Gibson from the Chicago Bulls before the trade deadline. Full of young and talented core of players plus a winning coach at the helm, the…

The article “Amazon.com Is A 21st Century Deal with the Devil” from author Amy Koss discusses how Amazon is taking over malls, driving away jobs, and how it is destroying our local economies. However, based on my observations, this essay will show why I disagree with this partly because I do not understand why Amazon is seen as the antagonist when other major corporations are taking over online and physically too. Some examples of this are Ebay and Walmart/jet.com, which are two humongous…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx6gabN8nFw. "Armistice 1918 end of WW1 Original clip" Recorded 1918 November 10 2010. Web, www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Et0rzScSMzw. Ding, Jay. "The Doorknob Has Hatched." The New York Tribune, 26369 edition. January 26, 1919. www.chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1919-01-26/ed-1/seq-1 (accessed June 17, 2013). Will, Dyson. British Cartoon Archive, ""Curious! I seem to hear a child weeping!"." Last…

Should performance enhancing drugs be illegal for student athletes? All the way back in 1865, “canal swimmers in Amsterdam and Holland were the first competitive athletes charged with doping” (ProQuest staff). During these time periods many of these athletes would mix cocaine and heroin to make a concoction called the speedball (ProQuest staff). These athletes would mix the substances to get the extra boost of performance for them to believe that they were at their best every competition. Many…

The New York Post boasted, “Overflowing! Big, warm-hearted and funny!” While Newsweek wrote, “Spectacular on every count!” The Chicago Tribune complimented the play by saying, “One of the best family musicals ever penned!” Many fans have reviewed that this rendition succeeds in projecting the story correctly, even after the movie renditions came out on the big screen in 2014 and in 1982…

Many of these children are coming from Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico, and Guatemala, which has the highest death rate. In these countries, there is a serious amount of gang association and drug abuse. According to an August 2014 article, McClatchy-Tribune News Service says," We found children fleeing domestic abuse, gang violence, and drugs. Some were raped and mistreated in other US holding centers." Not only are these children facing harsh conditions back…

Remus and Romulus, twin sons of Mars, the god of war, founded Rome. Placed on the Tiber in a basket to drown, they were rescued by a she-wolf. The brothers defeated the king of nearby Alba Longa and founded their own city on the riverbanks. Later, Romulus murdered his brother and became the first king of Rome. In the Latin Plain of Central Italy, Rome, a single city-state grew into an empire that ruled the entire Mediterranean coastal region. The Roman rule can be divided into two…

America became an imperialist nation in the late 19th century. America transitioned to imperialism because they wanted more power and also because of the want, and even the need to restore economic prosperity. America became an imperialist nation because of a few different reasons. The first being that they had financial panic in 1893 that sent America into economic depression. A second reason is that America had too much supply of their goods and not enough demand. In William McKinley's…

much longer. This season is all I have left to give. My heart can take the pounding My mind can handle the grind But my body knows it’s time to say goodbye. He announced this would be his final season in his poem “Dear Basketball” for The Player’s Tribune in November and soon it will be time to say the last goodbye to the black…