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course of the debates the stark difference between Lincoln and Douglas eventually became hard to ignore. Stephen Douglas was shorter in stature compared to Abraham Lincoln who was tall and lanky. This made for an interesting series as the people of Illinois flocked to the debates. In the painting the future president is seen standing in almost a stoic pose as if he is considering how to compose the next part of his argument. Many who attended the debates noticed how methodical Abraham Lincoln…

The world is getting smaller and smaller, particularly with the advent of countless technologies and leadership techniques that have brought people closer together than a few decades ago. However, this has contributed to the increasing need for effective leadership in various multicultural work environments. A multicultural leader must be able to navigate both the challenges and opportunities linked to a more connected world in a skillful manner. This will provide the leader with an opportunity…

In this century, social media is a part of our life. It is related to sociology because it could change our culture and society a lot. Social media is people using some applications and tools to share information and communicate with others in the Internet. Such as, Reddit, Facebook, and Snapchat. First of the email was sent in 1971. After this email sent, the age of social media begin. In 1980, Bulletin Board System (BBS) came online and let the user can text Nowadays, most of the people…

The 2016 presidential election has very atrocious yet interesting candidates. It is currently between who would be the first Female, first Jewish, first Latino, first Canadian, or who could be America’s last president. It’s a first time for everything right, making history, unfortunately It doesn’t work that way. Everyone in the U.S is screwed if Donald Trump becomes president. This arrogant, ignorant, incompetent, pompous, ill minded republican runner up has been all over the news recently…

Trump’s first speech to his nation and the world after being the President, Promised a new ear in American politics. First, he started with the topic of democracy and the power of people, “Together we will determine the course of America and the world for many, many years to come.” Another issue he addressed is American economy and how affected people lives negatively, “Mothers and children trapped in poverty in our inner cities”. Also he continued with economics when he talked about American…

The year is 1841. A 39-year-old woman is teaching Sunday school in a womens’ jail in East Cambridge, Massachusetts. As she teaches, she is consistently appalled by the treatment of mentally ill inmates.This experience starts a crusade that lasts the next 46 years until the day of her death. This woman is Dorothea Lynde Dix. Born to a poor family in 1802, she was possibly neglected and saw her early life as bleak and lonely. Dix moved to live with her grandparents at the young age of twelve,…

Love,Life, And Liberty “A discussion on the theme of life in, Spoon River Anthology” There are many reasons and themes in spoon river. The 3 poems I picked had many life events that would go hand in hand in what happens in life of present day. My favorite 3 was Constance Hately, Kindsey Keene, and Benjamine Lantier. All of these poems were about important life events. Some were very good others were very poor. In all of these poems they prove what life is like and how beautiful but also go…

Vickie and Richard Brown are the preadoptive parents of Antonio. They live in Alton, Illinois. Alton is a city in Madison County. It is on the Mississippi River and about 15 miles north of St. Louis, Missouri. The 2010 census listed the city's population at 27,865. It is part of the Metro-Est region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area in Southern Illinois. It is famous for its limestone bluffs along the river north of the city, and as the hometown of jazz musician, Miles Davis and…

Julio Pavon Mrs. Penn Literacy 2/5 Athletes Pay Have you ever thought of being a professional basketball player? Or a professional soccer player? Or would you rather be a doctor or a fireman, or even be in the army? Did you know that many of the professional athletes get paid more than the doctor or firemen even members of the army? Athletes should not be paid more than the average doctors even though several sports overpay their athletes, the U.S. basketball being the highest paid, and many…

What qualifies a person to become president? A person does not become president because they go to Harvard or because they become a senator of one of the fifty states. It has often been said that leaders are born, not made. A person does not become President just because of what they are able to accomplish but also who they are. Although there are thousands of people who have stepped out to try their shot at becoming President there are only forty-five men in the history of our country who have…