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East vs West Would you rather be cold hearted but be extremely wealthy, or would you rather be benevolent but be penniless at the same time? Indeed, this is not an easy question to answer. Of course this question is not meant to infer that all wealthy people are cold hearted, or that all poor people are kind. Rather, this question is meant to be relatable to the novel, "The Great Gatsby", when people in America lived in an era of great prosperity and wealth. During the 1920s, Americans from…

involving compromise, adult responsibility, and self-accountability. To be honest, I found this side of Ifemelu to be immature, but interesting, nonetheless, as it added the human element of biasness to Adichie 's depictions of race and racism in the United States. And by doing, I found myself understanding Ifemelu’s character, her motivations and reasoning, than at any other point in the book so…

gold, silver, opal and diamonds. Australia has a huge amount of its land especially for cattle and sheep along with dairy and tobacco farms. A lot of its fruits are traded out of Australia with several countries such as China, Japan, United Kingdom and the United States. For the last 20 years, Australia has had a 3%…

Understanding Japan Did Japan make the right or wrong decision when they attacked the United States? This was definitely the turning point in Japan’s history of its long political and military control. What most do not know are the events, which led to Japan’s attack to the world 's most leading country in mass destructive weapons. Due to Japan’s history, the local community continues to show tension between Americans presence. Japan’s history began in the year 13,000 B.C., known as…

Cars have always had a huge impact on Americans and their lives. Americans have the need for speed, the beauty, and the muscle for types of cars. Cars are more than just transportation. They are symbols of who Americans are and what we have done to get there. Like Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby, a proclaimed millionaire with all the cars and speed he wants. He loves his cars and they show who this wild man is and what he wants. In the Red Convertible, Henry and Lyman both love the red…

pregnancy, so that it does not result in the birth of a child. It has always been a controversial topic since the ancient times and the abortion laws differ in each country. There are over 1.1 million abortions in the United States each year and the number continues to grow. The United States abortion rate is among the highest in the world within developed countries (abortion). Imagine if you were an adolescent teen girl, who had unprotected sex because of peer pressure, alcohol, drugs, lack of…

In his article “Why Has America Stopped Winning Wars,” Dominic Tierney incorrectly asserts that the United States is in a period of unwinnable wars and that, as such, the United States should plan for battlefield failure and “losing the right way.”1 He uses multiple fallacies to build his argument, including appeals to emotion, appeals to questionable authority, explaining by naming, and searching for a perfect solution. This leads to the conclusion that the US position as a superpower is a…

The topic of the impending doom of America is a popular one among writers today. Numerous articles claim that America’s rivals increase in power and influence while America itself is on the decline. As evidence of this gradual, but inevitable decline in American power, one writer claims that the US military has experienced nothing but stalemate, frustration and loss since its victory in World War II in 1945. Nevertheless, the author fails to distinguish between failures in war and failures in…

additional officers at the pay grade of P-1 will be on the team. In total, to pay these officers it will cost around 1.9 million dollars in salary alone. This amount equates to roughly two percent of the department budget for a one year test phase. An additional $18,000 is needed to cover the costs of the required Intoduction to Human Services. Officers will pay the bill for this up front and then be reimbursed according to established department policy. Problem Solving…

colonists’ actions toward the natives were cruel and excessive and resulted in about 40% of New England’s Indian population being killed or forced to flee (Hart). Leading up to King Philip’s War, there had been no other major Indian wars for almost fifty years. During that period of time in the first part of the seventeenth…