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The Armenian GenocideThroughout history genocide has taken place on more than one occasion, causing mass destruction and casualties. The most commonly known genocide is the Nazi Holocaust, but the one less commonly known with an equivalent amount of brutality is the Armenian Genocide, also known as the Armenian Holocaust. The Armenian Genocide seems to have been ignored and this can be due to the fact that today, Turkey still rejects that the massacre was "genocide". Genocide is the murder of an entire people (Levack 800). The United Nations estimates that about 1 million Armenians were killed as a result (Bass). Since the early 1900's Turkey has been trying to hide the massacres, but this organized genocide should not be ignored because it became a model for future ge |
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Home Schooling and Public School EducationThe government estimates that about 2.5 million students nationwide are home schooled. The numbers have quadrupled since the late 1990s sparking an ever prevalent issue on the subject of homeschooling. Homeschooling refers to the idea of educating children at home instead of sending them to public or private schools. The main reasons why parents choose to homeschool their children are to provide religious and moral instruction. While it may seem like a good idea to some to project their ways of thinking on to their children though homeschooling it is detrimental for any youth to be taught one way of thinking. In addition many of these homeschool students suffer from lack of social skills and lack of acceptance of the diverse ways in life that as a democracy we all live with. In this article by Marcia Clemmit effectively shows the negative impact of homeschooling with great attention to detail. Showing how the homeschool environment is loosely regulated by the government, how youths are |
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The Rebellion of 1837-38The rebellions of 1837-1838 that took place in Lower and Upper Canada were enacted over lack of political reforms. This essay will explore the causes, actions and consequences of the rebellions by examining the tensions between settlers and the British crown. In doing so, this essay will argue the thesis that a fundamental lack of liberty and ability to control and vote on representation and legislation, acted as the defining features that lead to the rebellions of 1837-38 in both Upper and Lower Canada. The subject of the rebellion and the subsequent political reforms in Canada are subject to great debate. Some historians attribute the 1837 rebellions within the wider context of the French and American Revolutions, asserting that these events are intimately related as the struggle for independence gained momentum on this side of the Atlantic. The political roots of the unrest that best Upper Canada in the 1830s can be traced back to 1791 when Western Loyalists sought a government sep |
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Moral Shackles in Huckleberry FinnThe definition of freedom is both relative and rapidly changing; what one thinks makes an individual free could be drastically different from what someone else thinks. Additionally, one's idea of what freedom is and how it can be attained do not necessarily stay consistent over time. Both Jonathan Bennett and Nomy Arpaly offer their ideas of what it takes for an individual to achieve freedom. For Bennett, a strong intellect is the key to one's freedom. Arpaly on the other hand believes that one's emotions drive individual freedom. But these two perspectives do not quite run concurrently with Mark Twain's belief that one needs both a strong intellect and emotional consistency to achieve freedom. The question is if Huck Finn, the protagonist of the novel, is able to achieve this individual freedom. He may be the physically freest in the novel, but being so free in one capacity could create some major shortcomings in others. At the beginning of the novel, Twain introduces a young, cla |
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The Life of Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Kentucky. Abraham Lincoln grew up working on farms with his father. At the time the Lincoln family did not have money for the children to go to school. Abraham was very interested in education and bettering himself. He would barrowed books from his neighbors and read the bible. Abraham did want to fallow in his fathers footsteps and become a farmer. Abraham and his father disagreed about his future. When Abraham was 22 years old, he was a legal adult and moved out of his house. Abraham Lincoln moved to New Salem, Illinois. Abraham got a job as a clerk. The people in New Salem saw Abraham as a polite, gentle humble young man and encouraged him to run for Illinois general assembly. Abraham decided to run but soon after his job as a clerk stared to fail and he needed a new job. Abraham Lincoln decided to volunteer for the states militia to fight the Black Hawk war in northern Illinois. They made Abraham Lincoln captain of his company. Li |
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Minor Characters in To Kill a MockingbirdIn Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird minor characters are utilised to explore major themes throughout the novel. One of the major themes discussed throughout To Kill a Mockingbird is prejudice. Characters within the text all experience prejudice in their lives; some are prejudiced and some are recipients of prejudice. Dolphus Raymond is a constant recipient of prejudice and is used to communicate the ideas of prejudice to the reader. Aunt Alexandra is one of the most prejudice characters included in the novel, and is not only prejudiced against one group of people but many. Mayella and the Ewell family are crucial characters in the exploration of prejudice as they are both prejudiced and are recipients of prejudice. Dolphus Raymond demonstrates the theme of prejudice throughout Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. Dolphus Raymond is a white man married to a black woman with mixed race children. For this, he is regarded by the majority of the Maycomb community as an evil man and they |
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Problems of Illegal ImmigrantsIn the United States, we have come to an impasse or maybe a downward spiral even towards how we view immigration. Although this great country was founded on that idea, nowadays, the US Government is not as accepting to those who come across our borders illegally and plan to stay. What our generation does not empathize with is how difficult the lives of those who come here illegally, truly have it. What are some of those obstacles they may have to deal with that we, as legal-born citizens, do not? How might these difficulties even be the root cause for the problem of immigration? Aside from having to successfully make it into the country, and then find a place to live, as well as getting a job, there are many limitations as to what these "aliens" who have made it here still have to deal with. As a society, we are ignorant to some of the hardships that these people have to go through, the liberties that we take for granted in our everyday lives. Our country was formed and found |
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The History of Mary PrinceThe torment that came with the chains of bondage, that people once called skin was indescribably atrocious. The injustice and inhumane suffrage that spanned for centuries were inflicted on African slaves went during the Atlantic Slave Trade. For historians to understand the slaves, it is crucial to know how slavery began in the Caribbean. The reason why Spanish colonists came to the Caribbean in the first place was because they were searching for gold. They forced the natives of the islands into slavery. The islands then became a trade/ gathering point for ships bringing goods from Spain. They discovered tobacco, sugar, salt and other various spices. The most profitable being is sugar and salt, which were grown on large plantations and cultivated by slaves. Very soon the natives of the West Indies practically all died due to the combination of European diseases, mental and physical injuries. Because of this the plantation owners started importing slaves from Africa, which thus began |
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Religion and Politics in Ulster, IrelandIn regards to religion, Catholics made up the majority in Ireland whilst in Ulster, the religion of the majority, unlike most towns outside Ulster, was Presbyterian. However, the Presbyterian population had been split into liberals led by the Reverend Henry Montgomery and the fundamentalists led by the Reverend Henry Cooke. The liberal strand was much more lenient towards the Catholics than the fundamentalists. Despite this, the population had been increasing at an alarming rate; in 1800 Belfast's population was around 20,000, by 1851 it was 100,000, then 127,000 by 1861. This resulted in an increase in competition for jobs due to more and more Catholics and Protestants entering Ulster, this alone caused sectarian clashes among Catholics and Protestants and was notably seen on Shakill and Fools road. Both parties even sought to create religious campaigns with the intention of influencing the new migrant workers. This downside to this was that it made sectarian clashes more frequent and violent. The Catholics in Ulster tied itself with the Catholic south of Ireland, which amounted to a greater division between Ulster and |
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Perspectives on ChristianityChristianity as a religion has evolved over the years and so has the lifestyle that Christians live. Today Christians aren't as devout as they used to be, plenty still get baptized and regularly attend church but how many actually live the life that Jesus wanted them to? Most Christians don't live that life but the bible says that as long as you accept gods grace you can be saved. I agree with the teachings of the bible and the Christian faith. Tradition, faith, and community drive the religion today this is my perspective on Christianity. The word religion means to bind together, this is a key idea to members of the Christian community because the worshipers are very community driven and want to help others by giving back. The idea of helping the community is what initially binds the people within the religion together. Also the bible teaches that if you give to the community it is a part of living a Christian life and a way to achieve salvation. Achieving salvation or reaching Heave |
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Animals and Extreme Climate SurvivalSnow covered, frozen land, below freezing temperatures, and no food. How do animals and even some plants survive in such a cold environment? Animals that stay in such frigid temperatures have a set of skills that help them to adapt to such conditions. Every animal has its own way to adapt and is specific to them. Each animal needs to recognize the changing weather in order to prepare for what weather conditions might be coming next. Some of the changes they use to survive are adaptation, migration, hibernation and reproduction. Humans would not go unprepared into the cold neither do animals. We put on an extra layer or dress warmly to protect ourselves from the cold. We even have the ability to seek shelter from harshness of Mother Nature. A change they can make to survive is to make physical or behavioral adaptations that can help them to get through the changing weather. In order to stay warm, all the animals make some sort of physical change or changes to survive. All the animals in the cold grow new, thicker fur in the fall in order to stay warm and protected in the winter months. (Sciencemadesimple.com, par. 9). W |
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Peer Pressure and Teen PregnancyWhen is it the right time to have sex? Some individuals may say intercourse is appropriate for marriage; wait until you say ''I do." On the other hand individuals may say do it when you're ready? But when is it the right time to have intercourse? What about during the teen years? Teenagers are having unprotected sex and the rates are increasing more and more each year. Our topic is about the cause and effect of teenagers having unprotected sex. Why is this huge social issue? Well the perks of being a teenager are less or no responsibilities. Teenagers are sheltered by their parents with a side of freedom. Being a teenager should fun and adventurous; however some teenagers want to venture in other areas besides movies, parties and junk food. Sex is a venture that most teenagers want do.as they grow older hormones starts to appear as well as curiosity. But being too curious can be effective negatively, as the cat will that died from cur |
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The Shining Houses (Character Analysis)Every individual has their own perspective, depending on where they are, how they fit into society and how they deal with other people. People's lives are stories, we live in our own story and believe in it but sometimes upon interacting with others they influence us with their own story. In our daily lives, each of us shares common experiences with friends, neighbors, and family. With that, people can think deeply on an issue or topic and act accordingly to what they view and believe shape the possible course of action. The excerpt of "The Shining Houses" by Alice Munro traces the development of Mary on how she found herself exploring her neighbor's life as she had once explored the lives of her family. Mary is the central character of the story who is facing the conflict of coping up with |
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Horses by Edwin MuirThe poem "Horses" by Edwin Muir, who was an Orcadian writer. Who lived on a rural farm during his childhood and wrote this poem after moved to town in adulthood and experienced industrialization. Within the poem "Horses", Muir presented the theme of human and nature. Their connections as well as their contradictions. In this essay I will discuss how Muir presents the sense of relationship between human and nature. Muir begins with his childhood memories, "Those lumbering horses in the steady plough", the words lumbering and steady creates a contradiction here which creates a sense of action of the horses. When he also recalls his feelings about horses when he was small, where "they seemed terrible, so wild and strange,/like magic powers&q |
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Culture and English Language TeachingAbstract As long as languages appear, there have also been cultures. Culture is a vital part of the communication process. Consequently, it may be impossible for students to use the language appropriately without culture awareness. In fact, culture teaching in English Language Teaching has got more attention than ever before (Brooks, 1968). The aim of this paper is to identify the content, reasons and approaches culture teaching is applied in ELT classrooms. In this study, I collected and analyzed 13 articles on the Internet, journals as well as books. The content of culture teaching in ELT was categorized into aesthetic, sociological and pragmatic senses, with the emphasis on communicative aspects rather than knowledge information. It also proved the importance of culture teaching in ELT and identified cross- cultural approach as the most sensible one to follow. It concluded with three useful approaches implemented in culture teaching. These preliminary findings suggest that content a |
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Reading Response - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time IndianThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a novel was written by the narrator Sherman Alexie, which was talking about his life in the reservation and his transfer from his reservation high school in Wellpinit to the well-off white high school in Reardan that was 22 miles away from his reservation. This novel written as a story that contains positive characters and negative characters as well. However, the author clarified in his novel the differences between the negative and positive characters by mentioning some of the good characteristics and treatment as well as the bad characteristics such as helping and protecting people, giving a sincerity advice, tolerance and forgive-ness, and racism and a limited thinking. First, helping people and protecting them is one of the most significant characteristic that we could barely find it in some people around us nowadays. Rowdy was the best friend of Junior since they were born for more than 14 years of their life. He was the only one how tried to protect him from getting beat and insult from the others. As we know that Junior wa |
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Science Lab - Lemons, Oranges and EnergyAbstract Lemons and oranges contain citric acid that can produce energy with the help of metals and electrons. Adding certain metals and fruits can make just enough energy to power different electrical substances. The purpose of creating batteries out of fruits was to experiment with voltage power and to find another way to charge a cellular device. The researchers thought this project would attract people because technology is popular, therefore charging a phone without an outlet would be intriguing. To perform this project, the researchers started with the lemons. First, they cut off the USB head of the cable and stripped the wires. Next, they will cut holes in opposite sides of the lemon, then put the zinc nail on one side, and the penny on the other. The researchers then took the voltmeter and measured the voltage coming from one lemon. After that, they took the dual headed alligator clips and attached all of the lemons together (one on the cathode and the other on the anode). Afte |
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The High Cost of Health CareThe cost of health care has never seen a dip. It just gets more expensive and the results are not always what we want them to be. But we keep paying the price because for some people, there is no other choice. When a new drug comes out and it is expected to treat or cure an illness or infection, we run to it and hope there is enough money we can scramble up in time. About 50 million Americans do not even have health insurance and with a burden like that, comes pricier medication. Since 1945, the pharmaceutical industry moved from little new drug growth to researching the environment from thousands of chemical compounds for a specific disease. Roughly 20% of new drugs are biotechnology driven and the sales |
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Exploratory Essay - The Effect of Divorce on ChildrenThroughout human history, people have seemingly tied the love they had for each other through the legal binding called 'marriage'. When two people come together for marriage, it is not typically on their mind to end the marriage in a harsh divorce, it is more times than not the exact opposite. While the true definition may vary, depending on where you are in the world and what religion one is recognized with, the base is the same, two people are together for what should be a lifetime. There are many different reasons why people may get wedded, in some countries and cultures, it is because they have to, or because the family makes an offer in which they are unable to refuse. For example, in India, China and even Japan, there are places where arranged marriages is a part of the culture. However, in other cases, marriage may be the way to a better life, or the women was expecting. Whatever the reason is for getting married, the normal wedding liturgy includes the lines: "Till d |
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Historiography - The Study of HistoryHistoriography is the study of the way history has been and is written (HP2). The historiography of a specific topic covers how historians have studied that topic using particular sources, techniques, and theoretical approaches. The writings of history were questioned and historians became famous when making the study of history a discipline and made sure that the writings therefore are backed up with evidence and close critique. Chapter 11 of the historiography packet specifically focuses on identifying and describing the major trends, philosophies, and contributions of the influential scholars that have shaped the evolution of the western historiography over the last 3,000 years (RWR5). It was said that the historical writings began with the Hebrews and Greeks. During the first millennium BC the Jews saw themselves to be special in the eyes of their God. The Jews writings were very God centered and based on faith. The Jews did not use primary sources to back up their writings. Consc |
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The Rise of ISIS - Post-Arab SpringAfter the Post-Arab Spring, fundamental changes came to the entire Middle Eastern region. The fall of Saddam Hussein laid a foundation for democracy to be started but also set the groundwork for the rise of ISIS within the nation of Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, also known as ISIS, is a group of extremist Sunni jihadists militants who are now known as the most powerful terrorist organization in the world. The rapidly growing threat of ISIS to the entire world community has risen to take control of Iraq and many other nations within the area. Through all of the events that have occurred in the area, the theory of Constructivism best describes how the current state of ISIS within the region came about due to the conflict caused by social interactions between actors within the region. However, Constructivism is also displayed through examples of ISIS leaders and small party having social interactions that create a level of cooperation so that both parties can succeed and ac |
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Alice's Adventures in WonderlandAlice's Adventures in Wonderland is a book by Lewis Carroll. The main characters in the novel are, Alice, White Rabbit, Mouse, Cheshire-Cat, Queen of Hearts and the Mad Hatter. The novel is composed of twelve brief chapters. The story begins with Alice and her sister sitting on the bank of a river reading a book. Alice catches sight of a white rabbit. However; a major character in the novel. In a dream, Alice has escaped from the dull and boring and prosaic world of adulthood, a world of dull prose and picture less experiences; The White Rabbit wears a waistcoat, and is worrying over the time on his pocket watch. Alice follows him simply because she is very curious about him. And very soon she finds herself falling down a deep tunnel. Alice the goes in a sleep like dream into "Wonderland". She goes through many obstacles and meets new characters, like the 'Mad Hatter, Cheshire-Cat, Queen of Hearts'. Chapters VIII to X introduce Alice meets the garden is inhabited by pl |
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Herodotus and Thucydides - Greek HistoriansBoth Herodotus and Thucydides were ancient Greek historians who invented the writings of history. Herodotus and Thucydides were the first people ever to record information as events occurred. Herodotus wrote about the wars between Greece and Persia, aka the Persian War, while Thucydides wrote about the war between Athens and Sparta, aka the Peloponnesian War. Both historians differ in their to approaches to recording events in history but they have helped us to get some insight on the reasons of war and historic events. Herodotus and Thucydides are the first true western civilization historians to make sense of history. Herodotus was the worlds first Greek western historian. He is credited with the name, "The Father of History." Herodotus grew up in Halicarnassus and later settled in Athens. There he kept a writing account of the wars between Greece and Persia. Herodotus is a historian whose approach to writing information was by recording the events as they occurred and |
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The Philosophy of UtilitarianismUtilitarianism is ultimately the child of egoism and Kantian Duty. It can be defined as what an individual views as being best for them and the people surrounded by them who are affected by their actions. It is then broken down into two units, act utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism. Evaluating actions and selecting one over the over based on which one produces the greatest amount of happiness is act utilitarianism. So on, rule utilitarianism is determining the morality of an action based on the value of its consequence if the rule was to be followed. Stephan Darwall analyzes Mill's theory of both and gives his objections and contradictions that shines a different light on the outcome of the theories. "A criterion of what makes an action the right thing to do" is how Darwall decides to define act utilitarianism. Before critiquing the theory he lays out all the components that play a role in it. He begins by pointing out that act utilitarianism is a quantitative principle that emphasizes on the measurement of happiness. Cont |
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Working Hard and FocusingThroughout all my years in school, I have created a habit of always waiting until the last minute to do an assignment or to turn a finished one in. I have always been able to make it up with no worries or regards to the consequences. But, early in my senior year, I was made to realize I could not be doing that anymore. I nearly had to find out the hard way. Leading up to my senior year as a junior I began hanging out with a different group of friends. The type of friends your parents would not approve of. I wasn't popular or a total loser, I was an in-betweener. These guys are the type that like to party, always have girls around, and just have fun. So when they asked me to start hanging with them and I jumped at the idea. My parents didn't mind much because I was doing fine in school. But then I started skipping class nearly every day. I ended up with over 100 absences in the last semester and only passed two classes. I didn't think it was a big deal because they weren't core classes. Fast forward to senior year registration, where I thought I was going to sign up for my classes, pay a few fees, get my ID card and |
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