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  • Government of the Maple Leaf: How Canadian Government Works
    While Canada is recognized as a great democratic nation with a standard of living and quality of life on par to that of the United States and western Europe, how does its democracy actually work?
  • Nature's Grasp
    In "The Things They Carried," by Tim O'brian, one chapter details the story of one soldier's girlfriend and her metamorphosis into a symbol of mankind's innate savage. This is a short-story detailing that woman's transformation
  • Tempest
    Change can be difficult for some to master. It is the most resilient and flexible of all beings that allows them to survive. This a poem to symbolize how hardships not necessarily destroy life, but transform it
  • Paradigm Shift: Quinn and His City of Glass
    One of the hallmarks of Paul Auster's "City of Glass" is the window for many theories and possibilities as to what happens to Quinn, this central character. This essay describes the theory that the novel takes place in Quinn's subconscious
  • The Native American Genocide
    Clashes between the US and Native Americans are consistent throughout its roughly 300 years. Each war ended with the Natives being driven west towards the pacific. Once the US reached California, there was no where else for the natives to go..
  • Existentialism and Tragedy: Meursault in the Stranger
    The character Meursault in Albert Camut's novel "The Stranger" is the token portrait of existentialism. Not only that, but Meursault's existentialist mindset also creates an environment that makes him a tragic protagonist.
  • Science Gone Awry: The Failure of Jurassic Park
    Jurassic Park has stood as one of the greatest science fiction novels of the modern era. While Michael Crichton masterfully portrayed the "perfect theme park", there are several reasons for its downfall.
  • Establishing Credit for Kids
    With all the talk of credit, debt, bankruptcy, and more, kids are still unaware of the danger of misusing credit; winding up with low FICO scores and crippling debt right after college. Parents can avoid this however, with a few tips.
  • Extended Grace Period of the Credit Card Act: Blessing or Curse?
    With the passage of the Card Act, issuers are forced to extend grace periods to 21 days. Although extended to help consumers, the extended period still hurts consumers and their credit scores.
  • Ten Crucial School Supplies for High School
    As August reaches the halfway point, stores are starting to prepare for back to school shopping. In order to ensure you or your high school student is prepared, here is a list of the most important supplies that they need.
  • Wilting Ivy: Why Going to a Top School is Not Important in Today's World
    Today's competition amongst high schoolers into top universities is overwhelming. They assume that the best schools offer the best futures. While this used to be a universal truth, today's job world is not as simple.
  • G-20 and Beyond: What it Takes to Be a Successful Nation
    To become the economic superpowers they are today, the G-20 had to meet certain standards that allowed them to become wealthy. This article explains the various criteria and why they are important.
  • America and the Study of Foreign Language
    In order to organize languages into varying difficulties, the US Department of Defense created the Defense Language Aptitude Battery to determine the relative difficult of various languages from the perspective on an English speaker.
  • Unemployment in the US: What the Government Isn't Saying
    A majority of American newspapers and news stations are maintaining the same belief that the current US unemployment rate is around 11%. However, in reality, the number is far higher.
  • The Korean Issue: The Hypothetical Effects of a Second Korean War
    Amidst rising tension on the Korean Peninsula, many have begun to theorize on just how likely and how effective would another Korean War would be.
  • New Bill Promotes Free Credit Scores to Expedite Debt Repayments
    A new act further ensuring consumer protection will allow both consumers to access their actual FICO scores, while giving those who need to up their scores a more accurate reading of how much they need to increase it by.
  • World of Warcraft: The Not-So-Distant World?
    World of Warcraft has been a safe haven for many who wish to escape the realities of the real world. But ironically enough, Azeroth and its denizens share the same social issues as the real world

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