The EPA and USDA: Supporting Health and Nutrition

 EPA The Environmental Protection Agency is an independent agency of the United States federal government.It has the responsibility of maintaining and enforcing a variety of environmental laws, in consultation with state governments. Richard Nixon actually started this agency in 1970. He first started it to fix national guidelines and to monitor and enforce them. … Read more

Understanding Muslims and the ‘American Dream’ | Myths, Challenges and Opportunities

 The “American Dream” is a vision many long for. It has attracted individuals from various backgrounds, and, with the growing number of tension in other countries, it’s continuing to captivate so much more. But what is this idea that everyone seems so intrigued by? According to historian James Truslow Adams, the apparent inventor of … Read more

Exploring the Impact of Cell Phones on Reaction Time

 Use of Cellphones and Reaction Time Mobile phones usage has spread in recent years, united states alone had 118 million subscribers by 2001, it is estimated that currently, people spent 60% of their driving time on their cellphones. Previous research has shown that there is a relationship between cell phone usage and reaction time, … Read more

New Media and Traditional Media Converge: Dialogue for the 21st Century​

 New Media and Traditional Media in the 21st Century – Let’s Make a Conversation People are living in the midst of a revolution of communication technologies. With the invention and popularity of the Internet and microelectronic devices, the means of mass communication had gone beyond traditional media and included new media, which profoundly affect … Read more

Symbolic Victory of House Bill 2: Strengthening LGBT Support Despite Conservative Discrimination

 The Symbolic Victory of House Bill 2: How Anti-Discrimination Legislation Strengthened Support for the LGBT Community Rebecca Dupree University of North Carolina Wilmington [email protected] Abstract The Symbolic Victory of House Bill 2 In 2016, a law, House Bill 2, was passed that prohibited any new protections for the LGBT community and transgenders to use … Read more

The Impact of Property Crime | Prevalence, Victims and Criminological Theories

 The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s annual Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) defines property crime as including burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. Although the number of property crimes in 2017 nearly reached 7.7 million, it is down from the previous year by 3%, and on a downward trend since 2008, decreasing 21.3% (FBI, 2017). … Read more

Nike Advertisment Controversy: Colin Kaepernick and Other Athletes’ Silent Protest​

 In 2016, athletes from America have silently protested against systematic oppression, equality and social injustice, racism and injustice in criminal system, oppression of people of colour in the US. One that stood out was San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. As a form of a silent protest against the oppression of people of colour … Read more

Discover Leonard Bernstein’s Cultural Commentary on “Candide: Optimism” Through Satire and Song

 I. Introduction Candide, ou l’Optimisme was first published in 1759 by Voltaire.  Candide satirizes many different topics that were important in the time of Voltaire and that are still important today, from love, romance, and marriage, to authority figures and wealth.  Candide’s satirical treatment of these topics that will always be relevant has helped … Read more

Exploring Heteronormativity in Queer Communities and Its Effects on Queer Families

 Heteronormative expectations are a huge cause of the problems that queer people are faced with. Especially when creating relationships and their families. Heteronormativity creates this notion of heterosexualism being the “correct” way to identify and any other identification differing from it, is deemed as deviant. Queer people are constrained by being stigmatized and marginalized … Read more

Exploring Symbolism in F.Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby – Green, Gold, Gray and Beyond

 F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby contains infinite examples of symbolism. Fitzgerald uses a color scheme throughout his book as he discreetly labels specific objects and people with a color. Not every color is limited to one meaning. Green, yellow, gold, white, blue and gray all assist the plot, setting, and the emotions … Read more