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Our country has a long history with political lying. Various politicians have facilitated lies or attempted to avoid the truth when it comes to political campaigns, promises for the future, press conferences, or even relations with other countries. Currently, under the First Amendment, politicians do have the “right to lie” however, lying makes it difficult…

During October 2, 2002 a series of murders started to happen around Washington D. C area, as well as in the Baltimore area. Five shootings attacks occurred in a fifteen hours period, which continued on for another three weeks. People were surrounded by fear and authorities did not have any clues of what or why…

The inaugural modern Olympics occurred in Athens, Greece, in 1896 and were overseen by Frenchman Baron Pierre de Coubertin. Presently, the Olympic Games stand as the most prominent global showcase of athletic skill and competitiveness. They transpire once every four years across various cities. London is set to host the Games in 2012, marking its…

Americans had been cautious of Soviet communism and are worried about Russian leader Joseph Stalin’s rule of his own country. The Cold War heated up again under President Ronald Reagan. Like many leaders of his generation, Reagan believed that the spread of communism anywhere threatened freedom every. Inhere. As a result, he worked to provide…

London fog is seen by many as an inevitable force that has plagued the country for centuries. The fog fills the air with a thick cloud that coats the metropolis and everyone indoors. Tim Goodwin believes the fog is a manmade force that acts as a parasite against the metropolis. While Charles Dickens sees the…

Born “no name Maddox” in Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 12, 1934, Manson was the illegitimate son of Kathleen Maddox, a 16-year-old prostitute. His surname was derived from one of Kathleen’s many lovers, whom she briefly married, but it signified no blood connection. During 1936, Kathleen filed a paternity suit against one “Colonel Scott,” of Ashland,…

British trade commissioner James Cross was kidnapped on October 5, 1970, in his Westmount home by members of the terrorist group Front de liberation du Quebec (FLQ). The FLQ Manifesto advocated for achieving non-democratic separation through acts of terror. Between 1963 and 1967, the FLQ planted a total of 35 bombs, while from 1968 to…

Declaration of Independence October 4, 2011 When a junction between two parties is no longer functioning in the way it was intentended, or in a such a fasion that one is taking advantage of the other, it is reasonable to identify these reasons that are responsable for creating a clash of ideas and opinions and…

“A bill that requires every white home to have a separate bathroom for the colored help. I’ve even notified the surgeon general of Mississippi to see if he’ll endorse the idea.” this quote from the book, The Help by Kathryn Stockett illustrates just one of the very many examples of how the white people treated…

Every reader wants to see the true meaning of each poem that they read. Despite of all the metaphors, ironies, imageries, and elements used within the whole poem, readers wanted to reveal its imagination and creation to become intimate with the author’s attack. However, not all poems are easy to understand. Earle Birney’s poem is…