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On March 17th, 1969,  President Richard M. Nixon authorized the clandestine bombing of North Vietnamese supply sanctuaries located in east Cambodia.  This secret operation was known only to a handful of individuals within the government by the code name, “Operation Menu”. It is this decision that, in little over a year, would lead to the…

The Morrill Act of 1862 is more commonly known as the Land-Grant College Act of 1862.  It is still known by such a moniker today because of the many colleges that were built and sustained through the Morrill Act of 1862 and the subsequent Morrill Act of 1890.  The Morrill Act of 1890 that will…

In sections 3.9-3.13 of his magnum opus Politics, Aristotle puts forward several arguments for democracy within the larger context of his political theorizing.  Although Aristotle has some reservations about the democratic system and a few of its implications, he assigns democracy a crucial role in achieving the good of the state and the common interest…

In 1962 America was going through a tough period, marked by the Cold War, against USSR and its communism. This was also the time of the Vietnam War and the Arms Race, with the possession of the nuclear weapon, and the president of the time, John F. Kennedy was a fervent believer in the “Domino…

The author Charles Dickens explores the French revolution in his novel “A Tale of Two Cities.” It is unclear whether he supports or opposes this historical event. Dickens observes the poverty-stricken lives of the peasants and their deteriorating state of being. He also witnesses the harsh treatment of the poor by the wealthy. Despite acknowledging…

India’s education system suffers from corruption, with high teacher absenteeism being a major contributing factor. A recent global study by UNESCO’s International Institute of Educational Planning indicates that India has one of the highest rates of teacher absenteeism in the world, standing at 25%. This rate is surpassed only by Uganda. In contrast, the average…

One of the greatest ills, committed by the United States on the African people, was the exploitation of African labor. The slave trade became the most “successful” African commodity until the middle of the 1800’s, when westerner’s began to exploit other natural resources of the continent. The expansion of capital in Africa enabled the US…

I’ve tied into the thing from the first and just get down there and see it and see if I can’t do something to help knock these murderers on the heads I’m pretty mad about It” -John Steinbeck (Johnson) The Great Depression was one of the most disastrous periods in American History. It was caused…

In years prior to Thomas Jefferson’s presidency, he was very vocal towards certain subjects. He was more for state’s rights moreso than anything else. He was a strict follower of the constitution. But did that change once he was president? Was he just putting on a false face to get the vote of the people?…

Through history, there has been revolutions that have affected the world in many different ways. There is two kind of revolutions political revolutions ,that are changes to the government, and non political revolution, that are intellectual, economic or social changes. The non political revolutions are important because they had shaped the way we all think,…