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The Compromise of 1850 and the Dred Scott Case

was introduced and defeated; it would have "prohibited slavery in the newly-acquired territories" (Compromise of 1850, 2009). The ...

Greeks and Washingtonians and the State Capitol

capital of the column has a "swelling, cushion-like echinus, and a block-shaped slab for an abacus" (Witcombe). The architrave (th...

An Argument Against Same-Sex Marriage

opposition of gay marriage. Making such a radical exception to the traditional constraints of marriage would introduce problems i...

Watergate as Covered by the Print Media

Pulitzer prize-winning investigative reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein - would ultimately lead to one of the most shocking...

War Contrasts and a Review of Living in the American Century 1940-1950 Exploding Into a Brave New World by Henry Allen

In two pages this September 1994 article featured in The Washington Post is reviewed as it pertains to the Second World War. Ther...

NBA Bullets vs Heat in 1996

Howard by Brubaker and Asher. Main Issues * Rileys oral statement to Mourning that he would be the highest paid player on the team...

The Symbolic Function of Marriage in Irving's "Rip Van Winkle"

literary works of early America, is awash with allegory and symbolic meaning. Ostensibly, the story tells the tale of a somewhat l...

Criminal Sentencing and Racial Disparity

because one man is black and the other white. While such racial disparity often occur at many stages of the criminal justice syste...

Sidwell Friends School - A Study in Environmental Sustainability

four key categories; indeed, this is the way that the school itself breaks the issue down ("Sidwell", 2011). When the school was d...

The Scurlock Photographic Studio in Twentieth Century Washington DC

"The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: Picturing the Promise" was published in 2009 by Smithsonian...

Comparing Themes in Medea and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

lament: "Of everything that is alive and has a mind, we women are the most wretched creatures. First of all, we have to buy a hus...

The Evolution of the United States Presidency and its Relationship with Congress

the Framers of the Constitution had in mind when they established the use of checks and balances in Congress but one can see that ...

Washington Irving’s Worldview

(Irving [1]). The author indicates that if he were left alone he would have been very happy doing nothing for his entire life. Thi...

Washington DC and the 2015 World's Fair

attracting attention and exhibitions from all across the globe, showcasing the latest cultural and technological contributions to ...

Legal and Ethical Views on Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia

a patients life so that the individuals life reaches its natural conclusion without any intervention measures to prolong suffering...

Responses to Essays in The Bedford Reader

and smells that delight the senses. Beds of daffodils and tulips combine with the fragrance of roughly 3,000 Japanese cherry trees...

Washington Elementary School

the proposal. It became part of the districts strategic plan as an indicator of success. The board supported this goal with $500,0...

STAFFING ISSUES FOR A GOURMET COFFEE SHOP

Discusses human resources and staffing issues for a fictitious gourmet coffee shop in Washington, DC. There are 4 sources listed i...

Venezuela and Washington Consensus Aid

This research pertains to the Washington Consensus approach to foreign aid and addresses the question of whether or not this appro...

Queen of Missions Mosaic

This essay provides a detailed description and analysis of the "Queen of Mission" mosaic, which is located in the Basilica of the ...

Embezzlement that Lasted Twenty Years

In all likelihood, fraud is going on in most if not all organizations every day. It might be small or it could be large like the n...

Comparing New Jersey and Mississippi

New Jersey and Washington, D.C. tied for the richest states in the country in 2014. Mississippi ranked 51, the very poorest. This ...

“To his Excellency General Washington” and American Liberty

This 4 page paper gives an overview of the poem “To his Excellency General Washington”, by Phillis Wheatley. This paper includes h...

Power and Pathos/National Gallery of Art

This paper describes an exhibit currently be shown at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The exhibit features ancient...

Questions on American History

This paper pertains to various issues in American history, which range from Washington to the War of 1812. Eight pages in length, ...

Post-Reconstruction, African American Leaders

This essay begins by describing the stance of Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Marcus Garvey on the...

Dismissing Women to Achieve Male Happiness in the Works of Hawthorne, Poe, and Irving

This, however, always provoked a fresh volley from his wife; so that he was fain to draw off his forces, and take to the outside o...

Races and Educational Disparity

succeed. Secondly, he states that the parents and the communities, whether they knew it or not were part of this cycle of lowered ...

1919 to 1942's New World Order's Rise and Fall

powerhouses - Great Britain, France, and now the United States. Through the plan, the U.S. and Europe would dominate the global e...

Women's History Museum Design

rotunda. I would have a similar architectural style for my museum, since my point is to awe the visitor with the importance of my ...