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enormous national popularity. The US government under Calvin Coolidge threatened to invade if the Colombian government did not intervene to protect the interests of the United Fruit Company United Fruit representatives reported the strike as “communistic subversive activity” and had sent numerous telegrams to the US Secretary of State, Frank B. Kellogg. The Colombian army fired upon the strikers resulting in numerous deaths. Gaitan using his already rising popularity calling for…

In order to encapsulate the full essence of a photograph, you first have to analyze it. To do so, you must consider the human factor that is associated with the photograph itself and the real life circumstances that surround it. In photographs, there is a clear line between empathy and exploitation. Between sympathizing with a person and using a person’s emotions for a personal or professional advantage. The first picture I chose to analyze is the iconic photo of the second airplane hitting…

modes of material nature and thus comes to the level of Brahman who engages in full devotional service, unfailing in all circumstances, at once transcends the modes of material nature and thus comes to the level of Brahman." (Pg. 587) And this quote states that this is the only way to achieved the absolute truth through the mode of goodness in which a person isn 't led by their desires or by their anger where their human nature does not hold them…

January 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson, State of the Union speech, is where it all started. Aiming to help poverty children with preschool, Johnson announced the start of Head Start. Poverty research, at the time, indicated that these children could be the key to breaking the poverty cycle. Project Head Start started as an eight-week summer program. The final product was designed to help children of low-income families meet social, emotional, health, and nutritional needs. Over the years,…

In March 2003 under President George W. Bush the United States along with allied forces initiated the invasion of Iraq. “After the Gulf War in 1991 Iraq was obliged by the U.N. to get rid of all its biological and toxic weapons”(popsci) failure to comply resulted in the U.S. invasion. Iraqi President al-Bakr announced his resignation on July 16 1979, Saddam Hussein immediately succeeded him as President. Under Saddam tensions between Iran and Iraq escaladed due to violations of the 1975 Algiers…

number of loggerhead sea turtles in the waters of the United States than any other species of sea turtle. As mentioned by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (1978), the National Marine Fisheries Service determined that the loggerhead sea turtle is made up of nine Distinct Population Segments (DPSs) and filed four DPSs as threatened and five DPSs as endangered under the United States Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973. The United States ESA of 1973 establishes policies and guidelines…

Many families migrate to the United States for a better life. However, some have problems becoming citizens, because they immigrate illegally. Throughout the presidential election of 2016 a candidate by the name of Donald Trump has made several accusations toward immigrants of The United States of America. He has claimed to send everyone that does not belong here back to their country. Donald Trump should not be elected president because it will cause racial problems, economy decrease, and he…

“The Perception Gap” In the United States, women earn about 76 cents for every dollar earned by their male counterparts. Even worse, many Americans refuse to acknowledge that this wage gap is an indicator of continued oppression of women. In “For Women in America, Equality is Still an Illusion,” Jessica Valenti uses hypophora, personal stories, and statistics to inspire readers to combat the misogyny that continues to face women in America. Valenti often utilizes hypophora to increase shock…

The Battle of Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan was the first battle and victory in the Global War of Terrorism following the attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001 (Fall_of_Mazari_Sharif, 2015). The combined forces of Northern Alliance U.S. Army Special Forces, supported by the U.S Air Force and U.S. Naval Air Forces (Gutkin, 2001) fought against the Taliban, al-Qaeda forces, led by Osama bin Laden, and Pakistani volunteers for the control of Mazari Sharif. This battle took place on…

The Vietnam War lasted many years and saw a great impact on the world, to those that fought in it and those that lived through it, however, many question whether or not America’s involvement was necessary. The United States of America’s decision to become involved in the First Indochina War between the French and the Vietnamese was a mistake. Their involvement in the war was a mistake because the US risked a lot in a war that had nothing to do with them and Vietnam veterans were mistreated by…