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George Washington was a visionary whose presidency concentrated on fostering foreign policies that would help strengthen what was at the time the fledgling United States of America. He was born into a financially stable Virginia based planter family in 1782. As the first president of the nation, he set the precedent of serving two terms…

A crucial period in American history was in the 1820’s. Due to the War of 1812, the Federalist Party had disappeared by the election in the year, 1820. Due to the failing of the Federalist Party, the country only had one party remaining, for a brief time in history which was the Democratic Republicans. We…

The infamous George Zimmerman case has stirred the controversy around Stand Your Ground laws and brought these laws to the public light, becoming the subject of vigorous nationwide debates whether these laws should be repealed or not. Like many controversial legislative, Stand Your Ground laws have their critics and proponents, and both sides tend to…

It has been said that all human beings need to be accepted and liked by others. In the novel Flowers For Algernon, the main character Charlie would have trouble agreeing with the statement above Being accepted and liked by others is especially hard in Charlie’s case. He has a disability, and anyone who lives in…

Counterfeiting, an illegal action, has significant effects on both designers and everyday consumers, according to a study. This unlawful activity leads to job losses and incurs approximately $250 billion in expenses each year. Moreover, counterfeiting yields higher profits than other illicit businesses (Crime Inc., 2010). Counterfeiting is often believed to only harm designers and the…

Why was it so difficult for the Australians to fight on the Kokoda Trail in 1942 during WW2? The battle of the Kokoda Trail occurred from July 1942 until January 1943 and is known as one of the most important battles of WW2. Located in Papua New Guinea, the Australian soldiers fought against the Japanese…

Dr. King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech includes a variety of elements that make it stand out: “a calm-to-storm delivery that begins in a slow, professorial manner before swinging gradually and rhythmically to a dramatic climax; schemes of parallelism, especially anaphora (e.g., “I have a dream that . . .”); and clusters of light…

Article 92 is perhaps the most important article in the entire Uniform Code of Military Justice. It lays down the ground law, which is the absolute line that may not be crossed. Everything else in the UCMJ is an explanation of the various forms that disobeying an order can take. Without the support given by…

The two major political parties in early America were the Federalist and Democratic Republican parties. The Federalists, led by Alexander Hamilton, emphasized the importance of a strong central government for the country’s progress. In contrast, Thomas Jefferson’s Democratic Republicans aimed to empower ordinary citizens in governance. While both parties had noble goals for the future…

One of the first Native American novelists, D’Arcy McNickle is also regarded as one of the best. His realistic fiction depicts the hard lives of rural Americans on reservations, farms, and ranches during the Great depression of the 1930s. His sensitive stories detailing the consequences of Euro-American ethnocentrism neither romanticize nor demonize Native Americans. Although…