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The act of courage may sometimes be viewed through the eyes of a fireman rushing into a burning building about to collapse to save the last apartment buildings scared attendant, or a soldier rushing into a raging warzone for their country and loved ones. These examples of courage wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for the courageous act that an author with a feather ink pen and a large sheet of paper declared unto all people of the United States of America. This was a man destined for…

My first bias related to feelings of danger around immigrants is based on the notion that immigrants commit more crime than natives. Sampson (2008) argues that there is actually a negative correlation between immigrants and homicide, contradicting the bias that immigrants are more criminal than natives. Sampson (2008) made this conclusion by conducting a review of crimes committed by “whites”, “blacks”, and “Mexican-Americans” from 1995 to 2003 in 180 different neighborhoods in Chicago (p. 29).…

The word art has different meanings to different people. It can be used as a resource for instruction, documentation, and self-expression. When canvas and printed materials became predictable, creative types look for new inspiration to exhibit their work upon. Self-recognized and professional artists have started displaying their work on urban backdrops of concrete, drywall, and brick by means of spray paint and wheat paste. Modern street artists such as Keith Haring, and Banksy consistently…

different amount for a reason, the reason being their individual needs. These individual needs cannot all be paid for by the National government. David Feldman a professor of Economics and Department Chair for the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia agrees with Hochner. “A major driver of tuition is the actual cost of providing the service. This is what the schools themselves spend on their programming for students, and this is where we begin the story of the cost of…

The French and Indian War had ended, and Britain and America had defeated the French and the Indians. The British and Americans had fought very well together, and after the victory in the war, it would be pretty much a given that their relationship would improve greatly as a result of this. What actually happened though, was the opposite. After the war, the British were in a great debt, and they believed the colonies should help them pay for it. While in desperate need of money, Britain…

“To what extent was the Boston Tea Party (1773) and the Tea Act (1773) the turning point in the lead up to the American Revolution?” The American Revolutionary War began on the 19th of April 1775 and ended on the 3rd of September 1783. The main cause of the revolution was the dissatisfaction the colonists had with British rule, mostly due to the taxation without representation. Many events are considered main factors in the lead up to the revolution such as the implementation of the Sugar Act…

Slavery was not a subject that could get treated as a textbook black and white situation. All slaves were supposed to be known as property. However, depending on the masters and where they stayed some slaves lived better lives than others. Slavery had a lot to do with the political practices that was done during that time. In some states, there were slaves in which could work to get their freedom. In other states slaves were treated strictly as property. Slavery was a time in history that we…

illness. His plans were to build the best institution in the world. He travelled once again to the United States as the US was growing rapidly and had reached a population of 100 million. Charles visited the first US institution established in Williamsburg, Virginia and made notes of how he could improve treatment and move toward a more humane and moral therapy. He purchased a plot of land and broke ground in 1913 and began building. After 4 years and the threat of a World War In 1917, The…

Drinking ages have been or many years around the world up for debate for many years and across the globe. America’s states alone have changed their drinking age multiple times from 21 to 18, 19, or 20 and now have finally settled on 21 thanks to the passing of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984. However, this has not silenced the underlying grumble of the minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) being too high and not without good reason. The current drinking age should be lowered to 18 as…

On September 11th 2001, a group of militants working for the group called Al-Qaeda hijacked 4 airliners and carried out a series of attacks on the United States. Two of these planes crashed into the towers of the world trade in New York, One plane crashed into the Pentagon and the final plane crashed into a field in the Pennsylvania area. 15 minutes after the pentagon attack a catastrophe turn for the worst was made in New York when one of the towers collapsed in a cloud of dust. 30 minutes…