It is hard to find a figure that would mean more for American sport than that of George Herman “Babe” Ruth, Jr., also known under the impressive nicknames like “Bambino” and “Sultan of Swat”. His larger than life personality, his brilliant sports career, set of records, some of which are… Read More →
People have been arguing about whether government should fund the arts for a long, long time. Some consider it to be an important part of redistribution of wealth, pumping money into people capable of creating works of art but incapable of doing it in a manner that would support themselves… Read More →
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that time goes progressively faster and faster. Humankind has been living in pretty much unchanging conditions for thousands of years, then changes started to happen in the course of mere hundreds of years, then decades… and now the technological progress happens so fast… Read More →
When you reach your senior year at high school it is time to stop for a moment and think seriously about your current position and the future. After all, it can without an exaggeration be called one of the most important and even decisive periods of life, the last step… Read More →
The chronicle of what entered the history books under the name “affirmative action” began with the executive order number 10925, issued by President Kennedy in 1961. It called for affirmative action on the part of federal contractors, with the ultimate goal of allowing the victims of previous discriminatory conduct to… Read More →
Adam Smith was born in Kirkaldy (the country of Fife, Edinburg, Scotland) in 1723. Smith’s mother, Margaret, had come originally from a family of landowners. The father of Adam Smith passed away several months before his son was born. At the age of fourteen Adam Smith started a course of… Read More →
In order to sum up the role or gods in the eternal masterpiece written by Homer, one may use the bright remark of the character of Shakespeare’s “King Lear”, which is the following “As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods; / they kill us for their sport”…. Read More →
Once you take a look at the Mount Rushmore picture, your eyes will be hooked by four brave individuals who deserve being claimed the best presidents of the United States of America. First you see George Washington, who has gained the victory in the war for independence and who was… Read More →
The causes that led to the beginning of Cold War are a pretty debatable issue. Taking into consideration the fact that Cold War doubles as the conflict, which covers two lands (the USSR and the USA) and two ideologies (Communism and Capitalism), one may point out top four reasons behind… Read More →
Just as the majority of works of literature, “The Great Gatsby” consists of several key sections, which are the following: the initial point, the conflict situation, complication of the plot, climax, suspense and the end. Let’s have a quick look at all of them. The Initial Situation Nick Carraway… Read More →
