NFIP: The National Flood Insurance Program and Its Benefits

 America is a country that has been built off recovering from financial, personal, and foreign disputes. When there is an attack on our homeland, it is taken more seriously than anything else. In the case of natural disasters, the task of confronting disaster may be much more difficult. Every year there is an incident … Read more

Tomás Luis de Victoria:Exploring the Complicated Relationship with Fame

 Tomás Luis de Victoria: The Composer’s Complicated Relationship with Fame Thomas J. Graf Jr. Dr. Frederick Reece MCY 341 December 6, 2018 Tomás Luis de Victoria: The Composer’s Complicated Relationship with Fame The social significance of music in the study of human culture is indisputable. From the discovery of bone flutes possibly as old … Read more

Discovering the Ancient Healthcare System of Ayurveda, and Its Impact on Modern American Medicine

 The close connection between humans and the cosmos nearly 5,000 years ago in ancient India, initiated the first healthcare system of Ayurveda documented in the Vedas. Over the following centuries, writings known as Samhitas, cultivated and advanced the knowledge of Ayurveda. Ayurveda relies upon the elements of the Earth to diagnose symptoms, treat disease, … Read more

Exploring Globalisation and Its Impact on Global Inequality: Investigating Measurements and Data Used

 From the beginning of the 1990’s, global inequality, in particular personal distribution of income and wealth, became the subject of an intense economic debate, addressed by different points of view: theoretical, practical and of policy (Atkinson:1993). The topic, in the past years, has been addressed in regard of new frameworks, especially of the enhancement … Read more

Discover Where Power Lies in Liberal Democratic Nations: The Case of America.

 When considering where power lies in a liberal democracy, it must be first understood what a liberal democracy is. A liberal democracy is essentially a representative democracy, in the sense that members of the public are required to communicate with the government via an elected representative. What makes it liberal however are aspects such … Read more

Why Did Chito Villagran Rebel Against Spanish Authority?

 1. Why did Villagran rebel against Spanish Authority Chito Villagran explained the reasons for the rebellion against the Spanish in his letter to “Dr. Diego Rodriguez.” As Villagran explains the enemy of the rebellion of the Villagran lays out a scenario of proposing that this revolution “were against our legitimate king Lord Don Ferdinand.” … Read more

How Medical Marijuana Improves Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis and Cancer

 Medical marijuana has been a booming business, which significantly increased with the legalization in Colorado. However, cannabis has been something that has a negative stigma attached to it, regardless of the fact that recreational legalization occurred in ten states within the past few years. What we see happening on the news recently is the … Read more

Natural Colorants: A Growing Market For Food Industries

 Natural colors and flavors: Driven forces for food industries and their future perspectives Pradeepika Chintha Department of Plant Science, NDSU Justification: Food colors play an important role in our daily life where we select our food depends on its appearance. Because public perception about food depends on its appearance and start thinking about taste … Read more

Globalization: Colonialism, Imperialism, Slow Violence, and Environmentalism of the Poor

 The world seems vast, distinct and varied yet, we all feel interconnected and dependent on each other. The seemingly “Large world” is becoming rather “Small.” Perhaps the new inventions and technology are to blame but the major culprit is undoubted Globalization. Globalization can be defined as the process by which formerly separate economies, states … Read more