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How was the NYC marathon conceived, and why does it give the Big Apple its happiest and unifying day of the year:      The New York City Marathon is hailed as one of the Greatest Race on Planet Earth. The short races, like 100 to 10,000 meters are sports events—marathon is a unifying force. The…

Trevor MacKenzieBlack Gold the Texas TeaIn this paper I will touch on topics of oil prices, the demise and growth of oil companies large and small and international oil regulators, natural oil deposits and their locations and life expectancy, and the future of the oil industry and all it effects. I have chosen to write…

We’ve all read countless westerns, as well as seeing them on the big and little screens, in which the rotten predatory cattle rancher who claims the entire range, with a legion of hired guns (or just one really fast one), gets tough on the little people he sees as standing in his way. The classic…

Presidential Greatness: An Analysis of FDR’s Presidency The ability to provide effective, inspiring, visionary, and transformational leadership during times of challenge and crisis is the definition of presidential greatness. While some presidents have achieved success and effectiveness, only a few have truly reached greatness. It should be emphasized that success and effectiveness alone do not…

The Texas of Robert E. Howard was scarcely a generation removed from its frontier heritage. In May 1934, as Howard’s tale of Conan and Belit, “Queen of the Black Coast,” was on the stands in Weird Tales, a Texas lawman ran down the notorious Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker — Bonnie & Clyde. Frank Hamer…

Situational Overdetermination in “The Apotheosis of Captain Cook” by Gananath Obeyesekere             With authority from the English monarch, Captain Cook and his crew left Plymouth on July 12, 1776 on board in Resolution and the Discovery. The primary motive of the journey was to determine whether there was a passage above the North American continent….

The scene of the aeroplane adds significance and apprehension to the narrative. During the flight. we get to see the first person-to-person interaction Thomas Builds-the-Fire has with person other than Victor. This interaction seals the palpebra on any speculations we had about Thomas’s societal accomplishments. adulthood degree and apprehension of his Indian lineage. Thomas’s societal…

Although George Washington is primarily known as the father of our country, he also accomplished a great deal during his two terms as the first president of the United States (1789-1797). On February 4, 1789, he was unanimously chosen by the Electoral college. Upon receiving notification on April 14th, Washington departed from his Virginia home…

All these changes affects the society in different ways .The Great Depression caused many people to destruct businesses and led the government to regulate the businesses and economic affairs. All this increased regulation led to the widespread belief that the government should promise or guarantee citizens a good life, and high employment. After the depression,…

Analysis of “King of the Bingo Game” Ideas of slavery, identity, and what is acceptable behavior differ greatly in the past-Civil War North and South. Ralph Ellison’s “King of the Bingo Game” depicts how traditional southern slave mentalities are in conflict even after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of the slaves, leading many, like the nameless main…