Ban on Burqas in Europe: Balancing Public Safety with Religious Freedom?

 Across the European Union, several countries have completely banned the covering of the face in public places or have at least put a partial ban in place. Although these bans include any type of garment or headwear that conceals the face, this topic has become a more pressing problem, with international attention, because the … Read more

Shedding Light on Human Rights Violations: Guantanamo Bay & Other Inter. Black Sites

 Guantanamo Bay and International Black Sites: The Legal Human Rights Violation Sites Introduction The land of the free and the brave, a nation that blacks out documents to the point of being incomprehensible in a court of law, the land in which a prisoner can be held without official charges for an indefinite amount … Read more

History of Gunpowder in “Alchemy, Bombards, & Pyrotechnics,” by Jack Kelly

Gunpowder Book Review “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” This line, from the Bhagavad Gita, ran through the mind of J. Robert Oppenheimer upon seeing the world’s first atomic bomb explode in the Trinity test (Temperton), for he and the other scientists had realized what devastating potential they had released. And yet, … Read more

The Kashmir Conflict History

 Historically, India and Pakistan have always had high tensions between each other. The reasons for this stem from the time India was under the control of European colonial powers, especially the British. India was considered to be one whole nation consisting of both what is now Pakistan and Bangladesh. From 1858 to 1947, though, … Read more

Domestic Violence: Causes, Effects, Solutions

 Paste yourAn act of domestic violence occurs every fifteen seconds; more frequent than any other crime in the United States (FBI). This is an alarming statistic because of how common it is. Although domestic violence is not a matter of international interest, such as wars and wars between countries, or the rampant terrorism that … Read more

Exploring White Fragility and its Tragic Impact on US School Shootings

 Terance Hare II Mr. Sunday English 12 11 December 2018 White Fragility and School Shootings In America white men have been directly linked to mass shootings because of many having fragile egos and also entitlement issues which causes them to be the biggest terrorist threat in America today. In the United States we currently … Read more

Fitzgerald & Williams’ Impact on Society in their Novels

 The Intertwining’s of Society to The Author Throughout history and even today, many authors have analyzed the impact that society has on a character, or they have used a specific character to explain the troubles within the society of their respective time. F. Scott Fitzgerald published The Great Gatsby in 1925, and two decades … Read more

History Shapes Literature: Exploring the Relationship in The Great Gatsby

 Shaping History and Literature As of today, there’s still a controversial subject on whether history shapes literature, or whether literature shapes history. Much like the argument of which came first, the chicken or the egg? There’s no right or wrong answer to the subject, people would just have to pick what they believe in … Read more

Analyzing The Great Gatsby: Social Class Divide & Hierarchy in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Novel

 A Summarization of Literary and analysis of The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby demonstrates the divide in social class and the hierarchy even within the wealthiest section of the population. The Great Gatsby, a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is set in the 1920s, is predominantly based on the American Dream, and the … Read more

Identity, Class & Social Change in The Great Gatsby: Driving as a Symbol

 For close to a century, cars have been the preferred method of transportation. However, cars and driving have also been a symbol of one’s character, personality, and social status. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald tells a story about a millionaire, by the name of Jay Gatsby, and his one goal: … Read more