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Acts. The house of Representatives chose the president after 6 days and 36 ballots were casted, Jefferson was elected President, during his inaugural address Jefferson tried to ease the nation’s fears of a Republican government by saying “We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists.” 1801-The Judiciary Act In the Judiciary Act of 1801 the number of federal courts, judgeships, clerks and marshals, the appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court was John Marshall, and his record of…

According to Dr. Preethi, “No child is safe; every child is vulnerable to sexual abuse”. In her documentary "The Children We Sacrifice" sexually abused children are called the victims of a culture that prioritizes family harmony, honour and duty more than individual trauma and pain. The "Silence about Sex" culture forbids parents from talking to their children about sexuality, and frowns upon any non-sexual intimate relationship with the opposite gender. For ages, women lived under the…

They Are Homeless, But We Are Just Heartless When a person thinks of homelessness the go-to thought is feeling sorry for the homeless person. Many people naturally want to help someone who is in need, especially when they look like they are in pain or they are suffering. Homelessness happens just about everywhere, but is popular in cities. Everyone has seen someone who is homeless before, they are asking for assistance of any kind; money, food, a job, etc. As people we feel sorry for them but…

Are We Dumb, or Do We Just Act Dumb? The United States has a tendency to flaunt about being the best country in the world, yet as a country, there hasn’t been an attempt to demonstrate it. When it comes to education, the country is far from being ahead of the other countries in the world. However, there have been many people who have transcended and surpassed any misconceptions. They are the people who have demonstrated to the nation that a nation of low-achieving people have the potential of…

The second module’s concept of “We as the gatekeepers” is what initially invoked this shift in thinking. It’s a fairly obvious concept that explains that kids, especially young ones, don’t have the means to purchase tickets to see shows, get transportation to shows, or even in the case…

SWW The general argument made by Dr Nerina Ramlakhan in her work, “Are we Addicted to technology”, is that technology has negative effect on the well being of an individual. More specifically, Dr Ramlakhan argues that technology causes people to feel tired. She states, “ They go to bed but can't sleep, or fall asleep exhausted and wake up tired”. In this quote she is saying that technology makes you feel tired. She also states that “tech related burnout is also common in people with certain…

In the book “The Work: My search for a life that matters" by Wes Moore, he interviews many people who have found a balance between doing something that matters to them and doing something to help others. One of these stories is about a woman by the name of Esther Benjamin. Esther was born in a small village of Sri Lanka in May 1969. Her dad was a Methodist minister and Old Testament theologian and her mother had a college education and was a very talented athlete. In an area of the world…

Assignment 2: How We Vote The assigned material allows the readers to understand that there is a lot more to voting, than the simple action of making a selection and casting a vote. The requirements for voting, prerequisites, actual method chosen by the voter or allowed by the state to submit ballots, and even the mechanism utilized at precinct-place voting sites, all vary between state borders. As shown by political Researchers, the subject is far more complex as state imposed or personal…

A Critical Appraisal of Why We Fight Why We Fight (Jarecki 2005) is a documentary that is based on the American military force and especially its operations since World War II. The documentary focuses on the reasons behind the foreign military policy of the United States of America. It uses the invasion of Iraq in 2003 as an example to explain this policy. It covers multiple concepts, the most important one being the military industrial complex. Is the American foreign military policy in its own…

public with scholarly research in the battlefield of communication between the sexes; bringing to light the stereotypical debate to whom is at fault in the negative communicational skills that endanger relationships. Stephanie Ericsson, in “The Ways We Lie,” a cover article from a 1993 issue of the Utne Reader, references life experiences, classifications, and quotes to rationalize the human need to lie. Ericsson, a screenwriter, a copywriter, and a recovering addict uses personal experiences to…