W. W. Jacobs

The sentiment of Americans nowadays is that the two party systems are doing more harm than good here in America. Democrats and Republicans are at war with each other, and the American people are cornered. America has been and is in the mist of various problems, from the growth of inequality to increasing global terrorism, but the harsh scrap between Democrats and Republicans has taken government by storm. Supporters on both sides are so hostile towards each other that they can hardly partake in…

5). The bill passed the House and Senate in different forms in May of 2008, with majority support from democrats (Shankar, 2009). On June 26th, 2008, the Senate voted 92-6 in favor of the final version of the bill (Shankar, 2009). President George W. Bush signed the Public Law 110-252 into law on June 30th, 2008. The new GI Bill went into effect on August 1st,…

With the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, it is the Constitutional duty of President Obama to choose his successor. While the Republican party is insisting that a Justice is not chosen until after the next Presidential election, President Obama is determined to fill the position in the next few weeks despite the threats of his nomination being declined. At this time I believe that the best possible candidate to fill the position would be Srikanth Srinivasan. To begin, we should…

Al Qaeda, which is Arabic for “the base”, is an Islamic terrorist group whose ultimate goal is to establish its version of Islamic rule all across any Muslim territory. 9/11, as well as other terrorist attacks, were some of the many attacks in the past decade conducted by Al Qaeda. On September 11, 2001, Al Qaeda hijacked 4 American passenger planes. Then, they flew those planes, conducting a suicide mission as they flew those hijacked planes into both Twin Towers and the Pentagon. The 4th plane…

About Barack Hussein Obama: Barack Hussein Obama is the actual 44th president of the United States. His life started in Honolulu Hawaii in August four 1961. Being the son of a black father and a white mother, Barack Obama faced his own social challenges and privileges, which helped shape his actual personality. According to writing by his sibling Cornell West, Barack Obama grew up as a mixed raced person with a white context. This means that white people mostly surrounded him early in…

Antonin Scalia was a Supreme Court Justice who was appointed by President Ronald Reagan. He was a well-rounded judge who stood for the Constitution, and the way the founders intended the constitution to be conceived. He was a conservative judge who stood his ground for what he believed was the correct thing to do. Leaning to the conservative side, Scalia made a decision to uphold the constitution. He believed the constitution was not to make change easier but delay or prevent change. Scalia…

Clinton’s Presidency: The Balance of Power Clinton’s Presidency was full of national improvement, yet personal downfall. Bill Clinton-elected in 1992- was up for re-election in 1996, and was charged for infidelity all years throughout his presidency for numerous acts. Being a member of the Democratic Party while working with Congressional Republicans, Clinton not only had to manage the nation and maintain solutions to the issues he had seen as governor, but also unify both Republican and…

The presidential elections are right around the corner and the the White House is up for grabs. Whether your views are republican, democratic, or independent, there tough result that will affect all Americans today. Ancient civilizations had their individual standpoints on the ideal leader. Touching on this ideal leader from an ancient perspective will probably narrow the basic characteristic our candidates today are showcasing. Ancient Summer was built around temples. Their first cities…

In recent discussions of Edward Snowden, a controversial issue has been whether he was wrong for leaking government information. On the one hand, some argue that he is an American hero. From this perspective, it is a good thing that he exposed the inappropriate surveillance tactics of the American government. On the other hand, however, others argue that he is a traitor. From this perspective, he betrayed his country by leaking information to other countries. In the words of President…

America is a democracy, and the foundation of a democracy is the people. The people’s voice and thoughts in government is what makes this country unique. Our allowance of populism is such an important part of our democracy. Populism could have been destroyed after September 11th, and the government could have taken complete control over our nation to protect it, but what makes this decade spectacular and makes this government great is that didn’t happen. The people’s thoughts were taken even…