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The american essayist and social critic, H. L. Mencken wrote, “The average man does not want to be free. He simply wants to be safe”. Perhaps this statement was accurate in the time period in which Mencken lived, but this is not completely accurate when applied to contemporary society. The meaning of freedom is a controversial subject in the United States today. There are conservatives who believe that the government has far too much control, and would rather depend on and protect themselves.…

need not keep yours to them.” An example directly from Obama’s presidency would be Obama’s publically made announcement to close Guantanamo Bay, while still allowing the work of many “secret prisons”. (Politics Blog 2012) Another issue of Obama’s not keeping and going against his own word would be the example of how he views interrogation. Obama has criticized Bush’s administration for the use of inhumane torture, even though he has searched for newer and more “enhanced interrogation methods.”…

Discussion board 2: Consumer-Driven Healthcare System  Discussion Board 2: Consumer-Driven Healthcare System Over the last several decades there have been many attempts to reform the healthcare system in the United States. Currently, there is a mixture of public and private sector healthcare systems in America. The government has been a dominant force in healthcare reform and endeavors to reduce healthcare cost. The government controls certain healthcare policies, contracts, Medicaid, and…

It is arguably the most hysterical animation to have transpired from the drawing boards of Walt Disney Animation Studios. The artists, who fashioned the childhood classic, took direct artistic and cultural inspiration from China. With the exception of Chi Fu and possibly The Emperor, the characters portrayed in Mulan are not cliché-ridden and for once the portrayal…

literary remnants. Join us as we peel back the layers of history to see how an ancient culture eventually gave rise to a 21st-century Oscar-winning animated film. Since 1943, Walt Disney Animation Studios had been struggling to bring…

In 1937, Walt Disney Pictures produced its first princess film. Almost seventy-nine years later, a total of twelve Disney princess movies have been completed, with each one bringing a captivating narrative to life. These classic tales feature a female protagonist that aspires to discover herself. Along the way trials are uncovered and, by the conclusion of the story, it makes the princess a better person overall. Villains normally create these obstacles and are an essential part of these movies;…

Audrey Hepburn once said, "Everything I learned I learned from the movies." For many years now, studios have created films; one studio being the Walt Disney Studios. On October 16, 1923, Walt Disney and his brother Roy O. founded the studio. In the beginning of the Walt Disney Studio, producers created short films that eventually led up to the famous full length films. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves was the first Disney movie released on February 4, 1938. Throughout the long list of Disney…

Matt Roche and Jaimie Warren Too are a duo which created the show “Whoop Dee Doo!” This show is a live show for kids. The show “Whoop Dee Doo!” balances art, humor, and entertainment while providing those involved a creative outlet. The show utilizes its space to create a different world which is what the content of the show is based on. In the specific segment I watched, the duo picked a space and had ten days to transform it into their vision. They collaborated with high school students to…

Sure Obamacare says you will have to have to choose a healthcare plan or pay a waiver fee. I think this is just fine because we have to provide car insurance in order to drive. No one is complaining about having to pay for car insurance in order to drive because it makes drivers and insurance companies responsible for your actions. The same theory applies to the new healthcare reform act. Sure Obamacare has some downsides and some upsides depending where you stand financially. Obamacare is a…

solution the U.S. public health policy. Through a variety of extensions and revisions to the multiple laws that make up the U.S. health care system, the Act extended protections that until now had been absent. With many attempts and failures, a near-universal guarantee of access to affordable health insurance coverage is now possible. This Act also covers populations who lacked access to cover in the past, such as the unemployed, the elderly, the newly born, the retired, everyone (Rosenbaum,…