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The rise of populism combined with the power of the media both main stream and social have ensured that the parties have lost control of the national debate as well as the other congressional candidates and issues. In past years it has seemed like candidates are selected by the parties through a “rigged system”, meaning that the Democratic and Republican parties already have in mind those candidates who they want to endorse. This year the parties have lost control of the election process. This…

It is a fact that firearms in the hands of law-abiding and responsible individuals can and do save lives and can lead to a lower crime rate. The topic of concealed carry and firearms is a highly debated topic in America today. In the recent Presidential election the topic of firearms proved to be an important issue to many Americans, the NRA spending more than 26 million dollars on pro-Trump advertisements (Reinhard 1). This is also a dividing issue in America today as there are many people who…

After months of indoctrination into the wonderful world of socialism, the zealots world came crashing down when they saw Bernie was smiling and giving googly eyes to Hillary Clinton as he gave his loving endorsement to her candidacy. The Bernie-bots with their #FeeltheBern, #NeverHillary and #BernieorBust hastags blustered across social media with how the Bernie movement was the real, "Life-changing" and it was going to transform America forever. Even after losing the last primary in…

It has been said “The second amendment is about an individual 's right and the protection of that individual 's right to have guns” (Chemerinsky). A controversial topic that citizens of the United States deal with is the laws and limitations placed on the right to bear arms. This debate ultimately has an effect on the lives of all American People. Many would argue that the deaths and murders of numerous people each year is due to the gun in the hand of the killer, but in reality no gun points…

Senator Bernie Sanders is one of the Democratic candidates running for Presidency for the United States for the 2016 election. In 2006, he was elected U.S senate after 16 years of Vermont’s sole man in the House Of Representatives. For 35 years, Bernie Sanders has fought tirelessly for working families and gender equality. Regardless of the many candidates running for the presidency, Bernie Sanders is the fittest candidate running with many well thought out ideas involving economic inequality,…

When political scientists look at voting behavior and political beliefs, they often turn to people’s upbringings. When looking at this, one area often studies is the environment where people grew up. This means the city and state of a person’s upbringing. While many say that the most effective way to influence political beliefs is through those closest to a person, the geography of where they grew up cannot be ignored. States in America vote for presidents, not people directly and this provides…

If archeologists discovered my room after its thousand-year abandonment, they would come to many conclusions about my life and culture. They could assume that I was a religious, educated student who lived in a fortunate family based off of my Christian books, textbooks, and jewelry. The archeologists may conclude that I lived in a culture with the freedom of religion and concern for the earth’s resources based on my Bibles and numerous global warming books. Furthermore, my baby teeth, carved…

Is the American Dream Still Alive? The American Dream As We Know It Throughout history, America has always been a home to immigrants around the world. From white colonists dating back to the 15th century, to numerous amount of other ethnic groups that arrived in later years, each one of them all had one common goal. The intention was to search for a better life and achieve the American Dream in the Land of Opportunities by escaping the horrors of poverty, famine, communism, and war. The…

For years people wondered what life was like before Europeans stepped foot on this then-virgin land? How did America looked back then compared to now? What were the Native Americans way of life in New England? William Cronon answers that and more in one of his classic installments entitled “Changes in the Land.” In this novel, we will explore the accounts of early settlers and some key figures who share testimonials of what they discovered, rather it be new species that are lying beyond the…

“As long as I’m president we’re going to keep on stepping up and making sure America remains as it’s always been: a place where people, who in other parts of the world are subject to discrimination or violence, that they have in America a friend and a place of refuge,” President Obama declared Saturday, November 21, with relations to the Syrian crisis (Obama calls caring for refugees ‘American leadership’). A refugee is defined as a person outside his/her country of nationality who is unable or…