… since 1949, in particular in the recent decade when its government pursues reform and open-door policy. It has a objective to realize nine year compulsory education, and basically eliminate illiteracy among young people by the year of 2000. This is…

… with welfare reform is good or bad can be a rather perplexing problem for the average individual. Read one article, and it sounds as if welfare reform is a boon both to the nation and its lowest socioeconomic class. On the other hand, read another articl…

… has gone down substantially due to many different factors. Some people disagree and go as far as saying that the quality of education is better, but many studies and expert testimonial will show that there has been a large downfall in how students…

… about a cultural icon, that is, something in our society that has become a constant or standard. Fraternities, Supermodels, Drugs, Hollywood, Gangs: the choices seemed endless. Yet among these artifacts, one seems to have come from the operation of…

… the strong have ruled the weak. Even today in the animal world, the stronger species dominates the lesser, within the same species this hierarchy can also be found with the exception of humans of course, or maybe not. In this land where freedom…

… The dual theme of the book "Promised Land, Crusader State" can be used to examine the present situation of United States involvement in Kosovo. The roles the United States have played in the international community have fluctuated between the Promis…

… America endured the Red Scare from 1945 to around 1952. The Red Scare, the hunt for Communists, was epitomized in the McCarthy trials when many innocent citizens were labeled as Communists. In many ways, it resembled the notorious Salem Witch-Hunt…

… of Lebanon is an Arab state in western Asia. It occupies a long, narrow strip of land on the Eastern Shore of the Mediterranean Sea. The most populated and most recognized city in Lebanon is Beirut, the capital. The official tree of Lebanon is the…

… of whaling by Norway with a focus on the American attitude towards whaling in general. Whaling is a very sensitive issue for many people, including myself. There are many people who feel that whales are highly intelligent mammals, akin to humanity…

… individual’s sanity? How does one react when the obsession of destroying something is developed, yet risks of experiencing psychological instability exist if he attempts to destroy that something is made? In one of Shakespeare’s most renowned tragedies…