Equality of the Sexes: The Elizabethan Era and Now Equal rights have always been a major issue and dispute. Analysing the role of women in the Elizabethan Era, through Shakespeare’s representation in Romeo and Juliet, and comparing them to the role of women in the 21st century, will help to demonstrate that equality of the sexes has been achieved, and come a long way in […]

Allison Hwang Swanson 10:30 11/16/2012 Reconstruction’s Failure Although the Civil War finally managed to come to a close, the end of the war wasn’t exactly met with celebration. Instead, the Civil War brought up many new problems that were left unresolved. In order to solve these problems, the congress took responsibility and worked its way to “reconstruct” our nation. The main purpose of the “Congressional […]

Rinya Kamber AP US 3rd 10/10/11 Jeffersonian Era – DBQ The period between 1815 and 1825 was inaccurately dubbed the “Era of Good Feelings. ” Despite the relatively low political opposition and boom of westward expansion and economy, bigger problems such as the economic bust as well as the differing beliefs of northern and southern states threatened the strength and unity of the nation during […]

An Era of Smart Phones and Dumb People You spot them immediately. They’re gathered around the swing set Eke moths to an open flame; not talking, Just looking down at what’s In their small hands. There’s around four of them, appearing to be first graders or so, testing away twice as fast as you ever could, completely oblivious to everything around them. Pausing for a […]

The Renaissance era of literature The Renaissance era embraces the period between 14th and 16th centuries. The term Renaissance itself meaner the rebirth what in some respect is referred to the rebirth from the obscurity of middle Ages and is originated from a French word. This period has influenced all of branches of human life including religion, philosophy, politics, music, science and literature. Taking into […]

In a country with a population in excess of a billion, and plagued by an underfunded court structure full of corrupt and ineffecient officers, we are looking at decades of stagnation, a backlog of cases in excess of 29 million, across the state-level courts, the twenty-one high courts and the supreme court. According to Global Corruption Report 2007: Corruption in Judicial Systems, Indians shelled out […]

By the early 1800″s, the dawn of a new era had begun. Family and home life was changing as well as the communities around them. There was a fast growing need to produce products like clothing, quickly and efficiently. This new era brought about the mechanical industry that created factories, which could meet this need. But who would work in these factories if the men […]

For many people, today’s digital era represents the era of new freedom and opportunities from everyday struggles. Smartphones, social media, TV shows are one of many daily activities people enjoy despite the evident lack of productivity each activity creates. Neil Postman, a social critic, foresaw similarities between the dystopian society in Aldous Huxley’s novel Brave New World and today’s technology based American culture. Although the […]