Despotism and Machiavellian Theory are similar ideologies in that both refer to forms of government where a sole ruler uses adequate and consequential power to deal with the governed body of people. In a despotism, though the ruler has unlimited power, he is not necessarily harsh or cruel to the people. Infact, he may be […]
Monthly Archives: January 2019
Death Penalty – Herrera vs Collins
The Supreme Court addressed the constitutionality of executing someone who claimed actual innocence in Herrera v. Collins (506 U.S. 390 (1993)). Although the Court left open the possibility that the Constitution bars the execution of someone who conclusively demonstrates that he or she is actually innocent, the Court noted that such cases would be very […]
Geopolitics
Geopolitics is the applied study of the relationships of geographical space to politics. Geopolitics, therefore, concerned with the reciprocal impact of spatial patterns, features, and structures and political ideas, institutions, and transactions. The term ‘Geopolitics’ has originally invented, in 1899, by a Swedish political scientist, Rudolf Kjellen and its original meaning is to signify a […]
Streetcar Named Desire
Why Can’t Blanche and Stanley Just Get Along?In A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams uses astrology and character names to further define the two main characters, Blanche and Stanley. Blanche is a Virgo, whereas Stanley is a Capricorn. Both have very different characteristics, which cannot blend with one another. It is evident that Blanche and […]
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Born on February 27, 1807, in Portland, Maine, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was raised in a Puritan family with three brothers and four sisters. While growing up he kept a good relationship with his family members. Longfellow spent many years in foreign countries to further his horizons. Longfellows solitary life style would not be expected from […]
The Odyssey
There are many essential emotions that form the building blocks of our lives. These emotions help to shape the people that we are. These feelings are emotional necessities to ultimately keep us happy. Nothing makes these feelings more evident than the Odyssey by Homer. Through out the course of this book there is one major […]
Drug addiction and abuse
The illegal or harmful use of drugs is a major threat to the world and to future generations. Drugs are substances that are becoming more common in our communities as each day goes by. The demand for drugs is also increasing daily. People need to act and play a part in the combating of drugs […]
History Of Computers
History of the Computer IndustryOnly once in a lifetime will a new invention come about to touch every aspect of our lives. Such a device that changes the way we work, live, and play is a special one, indeed. A machine that has done all this and more now exists in nearly every business in […]
Sui cide
Olook up, look up pleease! Just this once, I swear shes exactly above your head . . . Ohuh? where? (looking up) liar . . . cant believe I fell for it again!!!Oshut up blind girl, you lack my innate vision . . .ahem Obut of course . . . I beg to differOtrust me […]
Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried
Word Count: 1506 is not a novel about the Vietnam War. It is a story about the soldiers and their experiences and emotions that are brought about from the war. O’Brien makes several statements about war through these dynamiccharacters. He shows the violent nature of soldiers under the pressures of war, he makes an effective […]