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as many scholars argue, supportive of basic American values? Or is its anarchical nature destructive of families and communities? At the heart of the US Constitution is the right to free speech, where citizens can voice opinions and debate issues…

and Egypt both were civilizations that came into existence near rivers. These rivers caused floods and destruction, yet they deposited fertile soil that allowed these early civilizations to grow crops and survive without traveling great distances…

King’s “I have a Dream” and George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” are essays about denouncing racism through effective language manipulations, for example, figurative language and precise diction. Both essays are powerful pieces that draw reader’s…

unfamiliar tropical jungle environment. The catch is, your purpose is not to take eye-catching photographs for National Geographic magazine. Instead, you are assigned to kill people of a foreign land you have never seen before, because your…

ever fought by the United States or by any country. It was never officially declared a war. It had no official beginning or an official end. It was fought over 10,000 miles away in a virtually unknown country. The enemy and the allies looked…

one of the most controversial decades of this century. It was a time in which many mistakes were made evolving around the Vietnam War which resulted in the immense suffering of two nations. The war had many casualties; along with the death of soldiers…

fiction, history books, and autobiographies, but no American writer has captured the essence of the Vietnamese like Robert Olen Butler. Butler captures the lives of a people that managed to beat the odds and survive in a new country. Madison Bell…

The Vikings were proud of their appearance and liked to dress well. Most of their clothes were made of wool or linen that they had spun and woven themselves. The cloth was dyed with mineral or vegetable dyes of green, brown, red,…

Ferdinand of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castille got married in 1464. The main reason that they got married was to unite their kingdoms into Spain. The king and queen were Roman Catholic, so they gave power to certain people to convert non-Catholics…

of France, Charles De Gaulle raised his hands into a “V” for “Victory.” Then he spoke the words that startled a nation: “ Vive le Quebec libre!”- “Long live free Quebec.” These four words planted the idea of Quebec independence from Canada. During…