1. Gun Control
My three sports are BMX, Inline skating, and the Luge. BMX bicycle racing was created during the 70's. A few kids were riding and jumping their bicycles around, imitating there motorcycle racing heroes. Tracks today have many obstacles, which distribute throughout a smooth dirt course. The bicyc...
The use of mercenaries has been historically a constant phenomenon till almost the end of the XX century, when their activities were criminalized by the international community. Parallel to that phenomenon European States, during their colonial expansion over all continents, authorized two other forms of similar violence by non state actors: the corsairs and the colonial merchant companies, such as the East India Company or the Hudson Bay Company. At the threshold of the XXI century we are witnessing a similar phenomenon. Although mercenaries have not completely disappeared "private milit...
In 1895, he took the entrance examination for the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology -- and he failed. ... He was advised to study at a Swiss school in Aarau; here his teachers were humane and his ideas were set free. ... He did not even apply for Swiss citizenship until 1899; he became a citizen in 1901. ...
Leisler's brothers, Johann Adam and Frantz, were Swiss bankers who financed such Protestant states as the duchy of Wuertemburg. ... Leisler's brothers, Johann Adam and Frantz, were Swiss bankers who financed such Protestant states as the duchy of Wuertemburg. ...
Gun Control essay John Lithgow once theorized on "Third Rock from the Sun" that due to the kinetic energy propelling a bullet and the subsequent friction exerted on the body by that bullet that "guns don't kill people, physics kills people." In Lithgow's argument, physics, the study of matter and motion, represents the force that causes the negative effects of guns. While the idea that physics is the sole perpetrator causing gun violence sounds comical, a more feasible alternative has yet to be widely accepted. Therefore, if the cause to the gun violence is so difficult to es...
New York New York is a state in the Middle Atlantic region of the United States. It has been called the Empire State since before 1800. It was the 11th of the 13 original states. New York was the first capital of the United States. But is was only the capi...
The Rise of Independent Nations In Indochina Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. All of these nations came into existence during a turbulent era around fifty years ago. They are the three nations, which make up the region commonly known as, Indochina. Before those countries were founded, the entire ...
The signing of the Versailles Treaty on June 28th 1919 and the formation of the League of Nations were thought to be the two ground-breaking events that would idealistically end war and bring an everlasting peace to the world. Even with the covenant of the League in place, war broke out in 1937...
Throughout history, The American Dream has been based on Freedom. Immigrants that came to America obtained more freedom then they would have else where, but even for the "Home of the Free", they are never truly free. Due to that fact that they are immigrants, forces them to hide their native in...
Nathaniel Schraeder Group #4 Period 4 Mr.Scarpinato 10/27/2003 Immigration Immigration is the voluntary movement of people from one country to another, usually with the aim of permanent settlement in the adopted country. If the people who are fleeing their country because of an immediate ...
Realism is a literary form of writing. It can be defined as "the faithful representation of reality" or "verisimilitude", which means genuineness or similarity. Realism also means a particular kind of subject matter, especially the portrayal of middle-class life. Studies of documented history an...
Italy began as a parliamentary government under the reign of King Victor Emmanuel. It was established as a nation in 1861, merging the city-states of the peninsula. Today, Italy is vested in a bicameral parliament consisting of a chamber of deputies of 630 members. It borders on Austria (430 km),...
Gun Control Gun control is an infringement on our right to bare arms. Gun control activists have the illusions that banning guns will end gun related crimes and murders, but the government can't stop criminals from making or buying weapons. Gun control will make matters worse rather than help. ...
Analyzing the causes of the global financial crisis and its characteristic manifestations, it is clear that the deepening of globalization processes and a high level of internationalization of the world economy led to a significant loss of national financial systems and slowed down their development...
There I was, sipping a cup of tea with mint and lots of sugar and admiring the rain through my small window. The winter session was just around the corner and my thoughts took me to a place filled with nostalgic memories of my family, which led to tears flowing down my face. The rain and my tears st...
To Persuade: The Benefits of the Legalization of Marijuana The question of legalizing marijuana has become a seriously controversial and highly disputed issue in the United States today. It seems ironic that the mightiest nation in the world remains unable to reach the most obvious of solutions...
The principal assets of Germany include natural resources which include are: iron ore, coal, potash, timber, lignite, uranium, copper, natural gas, salt, nickel, and arable land. Germany's absolute advantages are the high percentage of arable land, which is 33%. Germany's comparative advantages are ...
The European Union is an economic and political partnership between 28 countries where certain decisions are settle through intergovernmental organizations or institutions. The European Union is value of respect for human dignity, democracy, freedom and equality, also the rule of law and respect for...
Is It OK For A Woman to Run For President? What would the people of the United States say about a woman being the President and running their country? There would be many opinions and consultations about it. Many people would oppose a woman president as well as others would vote for it. In my o...
The Monster that Moves America From the overwhelming size and number of cars on the road and the total dependence on petroleum, to the layout of the nation's cities and suburbs which forces Americans to drive everywhere, the American system of tansportation wastes unnecess...
The people and governments of the French, U.S., Vietnam all had different motives for their involvement in the Vietnam War in the years between 1945 and 1975. The French participation was on the basis of restoring its own power over Indochina. The U.S can blame their exaggerated and misinterpreted ...
Latin America After world War II until the 1980's, many Latin American leaders installed reforms to deal with new demanding issues in their country. These new reforms were frequently viewed by the United States as alarming due to the recent rise of communism in the world. Following almost a centur...
During the late 1700's, two great revolutions occurred, the American Revolution and the French Revolution. These two historical events happened at the same time, but had a great number of differences and very little similarity. When French Revolution occurred, it turned into a very violent and blood...
