On September 17th‚ 1787‚ our founding fathers sat down at the Philadelphia Convention and wrote our United States Constitution. These men entered the convention intending to simply revise the Articles of Confederation‚ but ended up creating a new government‚ with a new document to go with it. The Constitution was written a little over 225 years ago. The authors had the best in mind when penning it‚ but with changes in time come changes in culture. Without a doubt‚ the constitution has guided our
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Are the Federalist papers still Relevant? Keith Morphis The question of “Are the federalist papers still relevant?” is a very important question. It is especially important the current state of affairs in this country over the last 20 plus years. Throughout history also in other nations the arguments of the Federalist Papers ring true and human nature seems to reinforce them. One quote from the Federalist No.10 paper that I feel is more relevant now than ever especially for someone on the left is
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The movie “The Day The Earth Stood Still” is more of a propaganda film with themes than a science fiction film because its sci-fi characteristics almost feel like an afterthought. The movie is set in the early 1950’s‚ when American’s showed deep concern towards Communism. Fear of the unknown‚ which was associated with Communism‚ is also a major point of the film and it exploits this theme with knowing veracity. In most respects‚ Klaatu is the epitome of this fear‚ and the characters of the film
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photograph. Wendy Kozol‚ on the other hand‚ used several pictures to better explain her ideas in The Kind of People Who Make Good Americans. The author’s claim that the magazine‚ Life‚ helped to construct an imagined community of a middle-class at a time of economic turmoil‚ political friction and social change following World War II was further enhanced by the use of the visual portrayals from the magazine. Family portraits are often used to show a happy moment in a families life. Kozol uses family
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Does Racism Still Exist? On February 26‚ 2012 an unarmed seventeen year old‚ African American boy by the name of Treyvon Martin was fatally shot by a twenty eight year old‚ Hispanic man named George Zimmerman. After the fatal multi-racial incident‚ a lot of controversy ensued under the claims of racial discrimination. Moments later thousands of media outlets were covering this seemingly small story from Sanford‚ Florida; major publications like USA Today‚ The Wall Street Journal‚ and the New York
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societies to function. While Marx’s theories‚ in many instances have been falsified and predictions invalid‚ his ideas about class struggle and conflict being a motivator for change is still relevant in contemporary society. The disparity of wealth between occupations in Australia demonstrates that class stratification is still inherent within society and the recent Qantas airline dispute is a relevant example of this. Marx’s theory of class struggle originates with his belief that “the history of all
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Is Population Still a ‘Time Bomb’? By Rachael Cage In the face of uncontrolled population growth‚ international relations theorists have long regarded overpopulation as a serious challenge‚ which if mishandled could lead to a dire catastrophe. This paper will focus on Thomas Malthus and Paul Ehrlich who have been very influential in the population debate. Malthus established positive and preventative checks which naturally try to counteract the population increase and warned of an incapacity
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likely yes. A person’s character is based upon the experiences they have been through. “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant‚” –Horace. In “And Still We Rise” by Miles Corwin‚ Corwin shares the lives of inner city kids who still strive to succeed and go to college although the circumstances they are dealt with have told them otherwise. Some of the kids that dealt with bad hands were Toya‚ Olivia‚ and Willie. The struggles that they went
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Adam Kapadia Miss Sauline English 2 Honors‚ Period 3 19 November 2013 Act II of Julius Caesar Review Sheet ENG2H Act II‚ Scene i 1. What is a soliloquy? What purpose does it serve? What do we learn from Brutus’ soliloquy in lines 10-35 at the beginning of Act II? A soliloquy is a speech given by a character alone onstage. It serves to let the audience know the character’s feelings. We learn that Brutus is troubled and is trying to determine if he is going to join the conspiracy. 2.
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Is the American dream still possible? The American dream is a question in itself. What is the American dream? How can it be achieved? Everyone has an individual idea of the “American dream”. In my opinion‚ the American dream is personal happiness and success. I am on the simple fulfillment side of the age old debate. Others believe money and riches‚ material prosperity‚ is the ideal goal. However‚ how far will objects get you? The question of the american dream was created far before technology was
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