... making moments. Voting turnouts broke some records, and with the election of Senator Barack Obama, the United States allowed a new era of American politics to be ushered in. And the way it all happened was revolutionary, too. The Internet has, it seems, forever changed the way Americans experience their political lives. The Internet has infiltrated our everyday lives in countless ways: ... could ask the candidates the questions they wanted answered. Never before has that been done. Because YouTube is such an enormously popular website across a diverse demographic and because the new arra...

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... of Congress "recognizing the fundamental unfairness of federal cocaine-sentencing policy." The commission then aimed to bridge the disparity (Serrano). "Justice demands this result," said Ketanji Brown Jackson, the commission's vice chairman (Serrano). The law will go into effect in November barring that Congress does not veto it, although that is highly unlikely. The average crack sentence will be reduced by about 37 months, ... which could save more than $200 million in the next five years according to the federal Bureau of Prisons. Almost six ... percent of the federal inmate popula...

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... and a focus on removing "barriers that make it harder for you to compete - from the tax code to the regulatory system" (Dennis). In an attempt to reconcile the differences between his administration and the US Chamber of Commerce, Obama walked the block to the Chamber headquarters. Once there, he joked "I'm in the interest of being more neighborly. Maybe we would have gotten off on a better foot if ... and helping to deliver the House majority to the Republicans last fall. In turn, Obama accused the group of using foreign money to fund ads attacking the Democrats, an allegation that the...

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... Fund's managing director and chairman next month after defeating Mexican Central Bank chief Agustin Carstens. Lagarde was backed by the United Kingdom, Germany, and most European powers, as well as some Asian and African nations. The United States Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner joined the group of supporters right before Lagarde was voted in (Rooney) "Minister Lagarde's exceptional talent and broad ... Strauss-Kahn, who was recently arrested in New York for sexual assault. Lagarde is the first woman to hold this position and was selected by a consensus vote (Rooney), "I am deeply honore...

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... have run government properly. They were outraged when Democrats passed a $1 trillion health care bill at a time when the country's deficit was rising too fast. On the other hand, they have also criticized Republicans for contradicting the conservative principles that the party was founded on by spending too much money when they were in power also (Spillius). At Tea Party gatherings, many advocate doing away with ... the Federal Reserve, the federal income tax, countless agencies, bailouts, and stimulus packages. Some even call for the elimination of Social Security, Medicare, and Medica...

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... and Hispanic households were hit the hardest by the recession, causing the greatest disparity in wealth between the United States' largest minority groups and white households. In the four-year span between 2005 and 2009, the median wealth of Hispanic households fell by 66 percent, while black households' wealth declined by 53 percent. However, the wealth of white households only fell by 16 percent during that time ... Furthermore, unemployment rates for blacks and Hispanics rose at a faster pace than for whites, according to a study by the Center for American Progress. At the same tim...

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... snow, you just paid some money- (Cohen). Gatsby was living an "exalted dream,"" a story of a man from the west that was corrupted by the glitter of the east. Through his use of setting, Fitzgerald truly emphasized this idea. Gatsby fit right into the "roaring 20's, a carefree age of fragile prosperity and vast carelessness- (Yoder). Through this setting, Fitzgerald emphasized the decomposition of the American dream to greed and materialism during this ... time period. And with the distinct divisions between West Egg and ... ...

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... freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart" (Fitzgerald 96). F. Scott Fitzgerald states this quotation through Nick Carraway's narration in The Great Gatsby. Nick comments on the values, qualities, or ideals that people will invariable hold true to themselves. In Fitzgerald's novel, not only can the reader identify a character by their values and wishes, but he also portrays each individual with their own ... mannerism, especially their own speech. Fitzgerald's use of individual speech patterns that define the characters in his novel aids in furthering the ren...

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... being that was characterized by reckless jubilance, overarching cynicism, greed, and an empty pursuit of pleasure. Within the novel, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses Jay Gatsby to illustrate the corruption and eventual downward spiral of the American Dream to the vulgar pursuit of wealth and materialism in the 1920s. The transformation from James Gatz, the ambitious janitor from North Dakota, to Jay Gatsby, the epitome of the self made man, exemplifies Gatsby's lifelong pursuit of ... Dutch sailors and much like them he set out for gold and stumbled upon a dream, but ultimatel...

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... succeed in life on the sole basis of his or her own skill and effort. The dream was embodied in the ideal of the self-made man, just as it was embodied in Fitzgerald's own family by his grandfather. The Great Gatsby is a novel about what happened to the American dream in the 1920s, a period when the old values that gave substance to the dream had been corrupted by the vulgar pursuit of wealth ... . The characters are Midwesterners who have come East ... ...

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... Nick Callaway F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is a novel that elegantly and truthfully details the period of American history known as the Roaring Twenties. Taking place on the West and East Eggs of Long Island, The Great Gatsby tells the tale of Jay Gatsby (an incredibly wealthy but yet a complete mystery of a man) and of his undying love for Daisy Buchanan. During extravagant parties in which ... to be nothing but forthright, in The Great Gatsby Nick Carraway gains the readers trust early because of his strong moral character and the way in which he is able to distance himself...

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... in the right key ". The mere fact that they thought Nick had money was enough for them to accept him as their own. Through this, Fitzgerald demonstrates how empty and rotten have become the lives of people who devote themselves to nothing more than accumulating money and social standing. The lavish parties, jazz music, and nightclub culture shown in The Great Gatsby, by the magnificent parties hosted by Jay Gatsby, perpetuate the ... corruption of the American dream as the unrestricted desire for money and pleasure surpass more noble ... ...

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... has been mentioned in many literary masterpieces; Self-made, self-invented millionaire Jay Gatsby embodies some of Fitzgerald's--and his country's--most abiding obsessions: money, ambition, greed and the promise of new beginnings. Gatsby's rise to glory and eventual fall from grace becomes a kind of cautionary tale about the American Dream. At the beginning, the American Dream brought America a brilliant start and made it soon became a rich ... and powerful country. However, as time went by, the American Dream has gradually drifted away from ... ...

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... knowledge and involvement. After the war of independence , they were Americans in a more precise sense: citizens of a nation whose new sovereignty was internationally recognized. When though would be a genuine fully fledged literature of America? The united states was culturally an offshoot of Europe. The colonists were Europeans, together with Africans or involuntary' immigrants, brought by slave trade. Writing ... in America was therefore subsumed within the one great literature-English literature- Henry James's has noted; No state, in the European sense of the word, and indeed barely ...

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To add to the growing tension between Iran and the United States, members of the Iranian Parliament's human rights committee have taken a strong, public stand against the planned execution of a woman in Virginia. According to a British newspaper, "the parliamentary human rights committee said her case reflected ...

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... the increase in modern technology and the improvement of the economy. Through the numerous radio stations, entertainment and information from the cities could spread throughout the entire country within seconds and the price decrease of automobiles provided for quicker transport around cities. Modern technology significantly hastened the pace of the population. In addition, jazz music was formally introduced and became extensively used in modern entertainment. Coined by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the phrase, "The ... Jazz Age," was also used to describe the Roaring Twenties. Famous music by a...

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... twenty years living in Boston, Massachusetts, he decided to go to New York and work as an illustrator for Harper's Weekly magazine. New york in the late nineteenth century was america's best artistic center with tons of art, artists, artistic schools , living in that enviroment, an artistic life, homer began ... to produce many great arts. In 1862, homer went to the front as a reporter for the magazine he was working for, during the time there, he painted a lot of famous Civil war Painintgs and one of them is Home, Sweet Home. Home, ... Sweet Home and The Last Goose at Yorktown were th...

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... is a group of writers, among them are Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Gertrude Stein, who wrote novels in the 1920s that criticized American culture and also expressed the American sentiment felt after WWI. As the baby boomers became of age in the 60s and 70s, a large counterculture movement developed. The youth became more expressive of themselves and started to rebel against parents and ... , and was accepting of drug use, promiscuity, and a lifestyle free of responsibilities. This movement was heavily influenced by musicians, artists, writers, and movie producers of the ti...

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Following a series of political assassinations of Afghanistan's political leaders, the United States' military officers have seen dramatic improvement in securing the country. Following the assassination of Osama bin Laden, President Obama announced the hasty drawdown of the extra "surge" troops he ordered to finish off the al-Qaeda regime. However, there have been several recent acts of violence that have some officials worried. Following the assassination of Ahmed Wali Karzai, the president's half-brother, a suicide car bomber attacked a police headquarters, killing twelve policemen and a ch...

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... or higher rate of divorce, in this country it seems that even two parent households take very little time out of their busy lifestyle for their children. The father of one of the boys involved in the Columbine shootings knew that his son was in a gang, but nevertheless let him come home to an empty house everyday, and did very little top curtail ... his dangerous behavior. This attitude of letting "kids be kids" is all to prevalent in American culture, and is, in my opinion, the root cause of increased teenage violence. Parents can let their children listen to Marilyn Manson, play Blood...

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... of it have been and continue to be a major health concern. These health issues do not only affect people as an individual, but the communities that they are in and also the economy which mental health can limit the individuals from reaching their maximum potential as far as wage and earnings and promotional opportunities. This in no way indicates that individuals with mental ... health issues are not capable citizens, but it merely points out, that mental issues put an unfair disadvantage on individuals who are trying to make the best of the world they live in. When dealing with depress...

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... in America , my limited comprehension of English was challenging for me, plus I had to adapt to a new environment , I had encountered many difficulties during those time. Reflecting back to the time when I was in 7th grade, I experienced the first time of bullying. Being a new student from a different country, along with my lacking ability of speaking and hearing English I became an easy target for ... the bullies. Every school day was a challenge for me. It got to the point that I was afraid to go to school because going to school also mean another day of facing those horrible mocking....

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... also experience a substantial amount of disadvantages. Many farms in today's world are failing due to a lack of sufficient land and sources in order to begin and sustain a functional environment for the animals and their ability to increase production. Their waste then also becomes a problem. With no designated place for waste, it essentially just seeps into ... the ground, which can only lead to damage with the quality and cleanliness of our supply of water. Animals are often crammed into tight spaces. They are forced to experience a poor quality of life while living in an enclosed ......

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... of being found and possibly deported, and many of them were children. I realized I need more information about these undocumented immigrants and their struggles. After hearing about Obama's Executive Order called The Dream Act, , I was happy to learn that Obama is finally taking action towards reform for young undocumented immigrants so they can have a path towards citizenship. This Act will allow them ... to this country to seek for a better life and to better support their families, but they need to enter through the proper channels. I also think that the Dream Act is right for the ch...

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... is a place to become trained, a place to take required courses in order to advance in life, both socially and financially. The increasingly competitive job market of today, emerging from one of the most downturned economies in United States history has shifted the main purpose of a college education. Rather than a place for students to grow personally and intellectually, it's main purpose is to train ... to do with that?" Philosophy does not scream job opportunities. Personally, I believe college is an exceptionally unique and irreplaceable experience in which I have learned not only ab...

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