Washington Irving

1. IMPACT OF CONTINUING RESOLUTION (CR) ACT ON PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION (PCS) ORDERS. The Navy announced mid-December that Sailors should expect to receive their PCS orders with an approximate two months lead-time prior to execution of their move. This change follows the passage of a second CR that will fund the government through April 2017. While the Navy makes every effort to ensure that PCS orders are released in a timely manner, fiscal challenges result in compressed PCS timelines…

Monument contradictions In Kirk Savage’s “Monument Wars”, he discusses the idea and importance of monuments in Washington D.C. Specially, where they are located, how the idea of having a monument for a particular person or people came to be, and what they stand for politically or historically. Savage discusses the “transition of the national mall” and several monuments in this piece and the opinions that others have had about them. Savage begins the chapter of “Conscience of a Nation” by…

Elmer Eric Schattschneider’s 1960 book on the ‘The Semisoverign People’ key take away is Schattschneider statement "The flaw in the pluralist heaven is that the heavenly chorus sings with a strong upper-class accent." Schattschneider means that the economic concern of the substantive representation is that there is a bias towards the wealthy. An example of this is the American Parent-Teacher Associations (PTA) which are represented by the most affluent parents due to the availability and…

In the wake of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s historic run as undisputed leader of the free world, vindictive Republicans and Southern Democrats got together to pass the 22nd Amendment to limit the president to two terms in office. There is loophole in the amendment in that a president can serve more than two terms if they are an African-American. The feeling was that it would never happen, so there was no need to stop it. Unfortunately, the only person who would apply for this loophole decided not to…

The electoral college has made up our nation's election system. There are 538 electors in the United States. How it works is, if the nominee wins the majority vote, then they win the electoral vote for that whole state. The electoral number is based on the number of representatives and senates that state has. The electoral college should change because the citizens of America should count each vote, give the larger states more electoral votes, and by making sure there are no illegal actions…

The constitutional convention was convened to fix problems with the Articles of confederation but instead the 55 delegates chose to propose a new American government (Morone, 2018, p.57). The delegates wanted a central government that will answer to it citizens but at the same time not responding rapidly to the people such as white men with property (Morone, 2018, p.56). Delegates at the convention beliefs the most qualify to represent the people are well educated, wealthier, and experiences…

Imam al –Ghazali born in the middle of the fifth century AH in the above era and later he received education up to higher level. After he had completed his studied then he became a Rector of the Nizamiyyah of Baghdad, the famous university during that time. Soon he was appointed in the legal court to handle such a big case which is to mediate between the caliph of the Abbasid and the ruler of the Saljuq. Then, suddenly at this time he realise that he should focus on other responsibility which…

There are two kinds of elections in The United States, general and primary election. General election is used to fill an elective office. A primary election is intended to select a party's candidates for the elective office, though in fact those who vote primary election may or may not consider themselves party members. The candidate will need to spell out the differences rather sharply with their opponent, even though the opinion may not differ all that much on key issues. A primary campaign is…

1898 was a time of many perspectives and opinions in the 1898 current events. The United States was active in expansion; the obtaining of Hawaii, and the attempt to obtain control over the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Cuba. The expansion of the United States and the attempting to convert the nations to US cultural customs and beliefs (whether it was in good intention of the US or not). In doing so, the public, not only the United States but also the South American, Spanish, German, and other…

The elections held in the United States have revolutionized democracy. Since the birth of the country, transition of power has been peaceful. The process of the primaries allows the fair selection of presidential candidates for all political parties. Then, the presidential campaign permits the presidential candidates to establish their campaign promises and attempt to appear appealing to the voters by the usage of media. Finally, the election process in which people cast their ballots uses the…