2003 State of the Union address by George W. Bush: Essay

Sample Essay

Words 634

The U.S. president is required by the nation’s Constitution to address Congress from time to time on the state of the union. That Constitutional requirement, if it were to be read in the absence of any knowledge of actual State of the Union speeches, might sound as if it were an admonition to the president to present a factual account of the current problems, and advantages, faced by the United States as the president is enjoined “from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union”. However, George W. Bush, like his predecessors, in his 2003 State of the Union Address, has focused on the second clauses of this sentence to “recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient”. He has used this annual message as a chance o argue for a number of policy positions that he would like to see brought about in the coming year. (more…)

Book Review: The Murder of Roger Akroyd” and “Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Agatha Christie and Dai Sijie

Book Review

Words 703

Human agency can be used to good ends or ill, and the ways in which we try to accomplish our ends are often remarkably similar regardless of whether we are intending to do good or evil. In Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Akroyd andDai Sijie’s Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, we are presented with portraits of human resourcefulness, of main characters (who also serve as narrators) who use what resources they have at hand to accomplish the goals that they set for themselves. (more…)

Sex Scandals of the Catholic Church: Research Paper

Sample Research Paper

Words 5,187

In the past year, the Catholic Church found itself in a scandal that has shaken the foundation of the Catholic Church in America. This paper attempts to make the case that the issue and the cause of the sexual abuse scandal between priests and their young parishioners was not the cause of what some people call the antiquated laws of celibacy, but failure by the priests and their superiors to adhere to the laws of man and god that prohibit adultery and lying. The paper draws analogies to the teachings of Aristotle and Plato as they relate to the situation. Finally, the paper touches on the reaction of the church to the crisis– the cover-up and the call for zero-tolerance at the annual Bishop’s convention. (more…)

Relations between North Korea and the United States: Term Paper

Sample Paper

Words 1,386

Relations between the United States and North Korea have been strained since the Korean conflict in the 1950s.  Tensions between the two countries have heightened in the past year.  Not only have tensions mounted between the United States and North Korea, but also between North Korea and its neighbors.  This paper will give a brief history and look at a few significant events, occurring over the past decade that has led up to the current deterioration of United States/North Korean relations and note events that have and continue to affect the relationship today. (more…)

Preventing and Responding to School Gang Violence: Essay

Sample Essay

Words 2,273

Introduction

School violence has gradually come more into exposure due to lethal multiple shootings in such places as Littleton, Colorado; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Springfield, Oregon. The prospect of school shootings has become a problem for city, country, and suburban populations in a similar way. Since 1992, 22 schools have experienced multiple victim killings; many in communities where people previously believed were safe areas. (Bernier 1999) (more…)