Post-Second World War Canadian life was one of fear and suspense due to the threat of impending war. The close of World War Two left a sharp contrast between opposing communist and democratic governments, which escalated and became the Cold War. Emerging superpowers the US and the USSR\'s frigid rel...

The English and American Bill of Rights are similar and different in many ways, their main fall off from one another is their background and main intentions that were used in these documents. The English Bill of Rights like the American had certain rules or laws that were used, but these laws were...

The story "A Sound of Thunder" takes place in 2055 A. D. and then they go back into the past to the Jurassic Period. These people who go are expert hunters and they want to get a "big catch" so they intend on shooting and killing a Tyrannosaurus Rex. One of the hunters named Mr...

One of the major problems in today's sports scene is the use of performance enhancing drugs. Professional athletes are always looking to get a leg up on the competition, but this is taking it too far. Even though certain performance enhancing drugs are banned, the drug tests are not frequent enoug...

Habeas Corpus is a legal action which is sometimes called a writ and it says a person under arrest is to be brought before a judge to make sure that there is enough evidence to hold the person. If there isn't enough evidence then the prisoner must be released. Any prisoner or a legal person re...

Snow Falling on Cedars, David Guterson's mystery-suspense novel, provides an immaculate interpretation of a small American coastal island's trial to conquer and expel the ongoing dogmatic narrow-mindedness synonymous with its inhabitants. A novel of love and destruction, Snow Falling on...

The oil spill which rapidly swept the nation with damaging effects for several months was an enormously controversial issue that appeared in media sources from coast to coast. In late April when the catastrophe occurred, the world was not at all ready for what was soon to come. Initially to stop the...

Ehrich Weisz was born on March 24, 1874 in Budapest, Hungary to his religious father Mayer Samuel Weisz. Two years after his birth, Ehrich's family moved to Wisconsin seeking the freedom that the United States was known for. Their life did not consist of the fabled perfection of the land. They ...

The attacks made on America symbolize the vulnerability of life itself and the never-ending battle between war and peace. The primary targets of Tuesday's terrorist plane attacks were two of the world's largest office buildings and nerve centers for national defense, commerce, and communication. ...

The American Revolution was a fight between the American colonies and the British Empire that had been brewing for years. Before I begin to discuss certain key elements that jump-started this war, I must discuss what took place beforehand in the New World that set the stage for the Revolution. A war...

Japan is an island in East Asia. It is located in the North Pacific Ocean. Japan has four main islands; Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, plus there are many smaller islands. The total area of Japan is 145,884 square miles. The four main islands make up about 95 percent of Japans territory. The...

In the short stories, \"A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings,\" \"The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World\" and \"Death Constant Beyond Love\", the author, Gabriel Garcia Marquez features the literary writing style known as magic realism in his writing. He also incorporates a Latin American theme into...

Today American correction facilities experience a crisis of epic proportions. United States prisons and jails house inmates in record numbers with no relief. This situation leads many to suggest that overcrowding in prisons constitutes an important issue facing American correction reform toda...

Abraham Lincoln was assuredly one of the greatest presidents in American history. This is demonstrated by his persistence and determination, his effective administration during the Civil War, the creation of policies that benefited everyone in the United States, and the efforts that kept the United ...

Essentially, when Britain agreed to the terms of the Treaty of Paris following the Revolutionary War in 1783, a new American nation was finally legitimized. The United States, which as thirteen individual colonies had retained a tradition of internal jealousies and suspicions, began a long and diff...

A world of fast cars, modified engines, customized body kits, and the adrenaline pumped thrills of racing is a calling not only to hot-blooded young males but to young women as well. The craze about modified high-performance engines in cars for use in racing has been around for ages, but since the ...

In 1977 the United States Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty, and since then about 3,625 people have been executed. (Copley News Service) The death penalty can be prescribed by Congress or State Legislatures as a form of "capital punishment for certain heinous crimes." (Legal Information...

Colonists and AmericansFrom the end of the French and Indian War, there was a sense of unity brewing among the colonies. The colonies had to unite in order to overcome a common foe as expressed in the Albany Plan of Union that called a combined effort of defense throughout the colonies. However, e...

In today's society drunk driving is a problem that increases every year. America experienced its largest increase in alcohol related traffic deaths in the year 2000 (NHTSA). Three out of every ten people will be affected by a drinking and driving accident at some point in their lives. Statistic...

Watkins v. United States (1957) 354 U.S. 178Facts: Watkins was subpoenaed to testify in a congressional hearing to investigate alleged wrong doings of the Attorney General and the department of justice. Throughout the questioning the congressional committee asked questions that could result in Watki...

A close examination of the buried pottery discovered in land excavations has revealed a lot of about the inhabitants of various regions from thousands of years ago, same is true about the current trash being discarded by the residents in the United States. A careful investigation of trash reveals a...

"NEW VEHICLE, NO BOUNDARIES" My husband subscribes to a variety of magazines each year. Time magazine is the only one of his Subscriptions that I enjoy reading. Time has articles and ads that appeal to the general public. As I was reading Time the other day...

The speaker will yield to no questions......through out history the reasons for presidential and congressional term limits have been seen in the governments around the world. On every continent a ruler can be found, who is tyrannical and dictatorial. every government that does not have term limits r...

Crime: The Price We PayToday American correction facilities experience a crisis of epic proportions. United States prisons and jails house inmates in record numbers with no relief. This situation leads many to suggest that overcrowding in prisons constitutes an important issue facing American corr...

In the years between 1754 and 1774 the relationship between the American colonies and Great Britain soured tremendously. These tensions were caused by an onslaught of events that kept separating the colonies from Britain. Some of these events were the Stamp Act, the Quartering act of1765, the Curre...