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The nuclear age begins with the Second World War, 50 years after this historic event, two new cities have risen from the atomic ashes of this catastrophic war. In one of these cities, Chernobyl, ten years after the nuclear explosion, entire populations have been abandoned around the destroyed reactor, to escape the contaminated water and…

A Reaction to Commanding Heights: The Agony of Reform This article is mainly a reaction to a particular scene from the movie Commanding Heights: The Agony of Reform. Chile attempted economic reform by deregulating markets and opening up the economy. As Alejandro Foxley stated in the movie, they were able to anticipate a global trend…

Statistics alone are not capable enough of explaining why police brutality occurs to one specific group of people. We can see fewer indictments of police officers, but the indictment rates of civilians are almost at a hundred percent. The US Department of Justice states, “61% of police officers state that they do not always report…

One of the most significant cases to be decided upon by the United States Supreme Court during the twentieth century is the case of Miranda v. Arizona.  When decided in 1966, it created immediate controversy, and much of that controversy exists in present day criminal law.  Miranda v. Arizona is also the basis for one…

Abraham Lincoln’s “House Divided” speech had an enticing effect on the public and influenced their opinions drastically, when it was given in 1858, as Mr. Lincoln was running for Senator. President Lincoln implemented some very effective arguments and rhetorical devices to create a hypnotic sway in his speech. It is apparent that Lincoln had a…

The Act in relation to the cheeses he has written. The particular issues are with post-dating of the queue for $90,000 drawn in favor of Ken Brome, the validity of the unsigned, undated queue, and whether the delay of Kea Medical Furniture presenting the check drawn in favor of them affects payment. The queue for…

Boston Tea Party – by m.emsThe Boston Tea Party is considered to be the boiling point in a series of events leading up to the revolutionary war against the British. When a group of devout colonists, boarded British tea ships and unloaded their cargo into the Boston harbor, America would be changed forever. What was,…

According to James Gilligan, a criminologist from Harvard University, imprisoning nonviolent individuals leads to their transformation into violent individuals. This occurs because the American prison system houses both nonviolent offenders and dangerous criminals together. Regardless of viewpoint, prisons create an environment that harms the overall well-being of their residents. Among all nations worldwide, the United…

Besides its potential to be the greatest “free trade agreement” in history, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is worth attention simply for the fact that its design and objectives are shrouded in complete secrecy (R. Nicolas, 2013). Since being proposed it has received many positive and negative reviews from the participating countries. I wonder if it’s…

What Is Mercantilism, Define Mercantilism Mercantilism is the name given to the economic literature and practice of the period between 1500 and 1750. Although mercantilist literature was produced in all the developing economies of Western Europe, the most significant contributions were made by the English and the French. Whereas the economic literature of scholasticism was…