In the United States, an individual’s right to bear arms is enshrined in the Second Amendment that was made to the United States Constitution in 1791. It is located in the Bill of Rights and is a buttress for the natural right that allows resistance to any form of oppression and in effect sanctioning self-defense. […]
The film industry in Japan has been in existence for the past one century and is one the oldest globally. It is this rich history that saw Japan named as the fourth largest producer of feature films in 2010. The production of movies started in 1897 when the Lumière brothers’ cinematograph, was the first foreign
The United States is on a continent that was discovered by chance at a time when explorers were taking their chances in traveling the world and becoming pioneers. Those who settled in the New World could only limit their activities to territories that had already explored to avoid wandering into the unknown and most likely
The use of letters is a standard feature in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. They provide the reader with additional information concerning the issues at hand, guiding them to present circumstances. A series of letters from an explorer, Robert Walton, mark the beginning of the story. He is wealthy Englishman who intends to undertake a dangerous voyage
Assisted suicide, also known as euthanasia, involves terminating the life of a critically ill person to alleviate their pain and suffering. A large number of those undergoing this “mercy killing” is mainly people with the critical condition, but there also are cases where individuals only want to end their lives. Often, medical practitioners carry it
Presently, the United States is a hotbed of racial tensions that seem to rise by the day. The police brutality that mostly affects African Americans and a Donald Trump presidency appears to worsen the situation further. Many political pundits agree that President Trump is very calculating and unpredictable, attributes that some senior Republican officials have
The Battle of Midway was fought between 3rd and 5th June in 1942 pitting the United States war machine against the Imperial Japanese Navy. Most historians consider it as arguably the most pivotal battles in the Pacific war theatre considering what was at stake. The American president during that time, F.D Roosevelt, was well aware
The term “terrorism” is often associated with Palestinian Arab groups in the Middle East, and news about their campaigns has for a long time been the subject of lengthy discussions. However, historical truths largely been swept under the rug reveal that Jewish terrorism was indeed the first of such action in the region. It was
Introduction From a metaphysical perspective, the problem of invoking the Universals is directly related to whether or not properties do exist. In this particular case, properties are used to refer to attributes that entities share or common among both. It is these qualities that we refer to as Universals. They are mind-independent entities that differ
Realism and Impressionism Art History Victorians have for a long time been thought to been super-prudes and yet in Art History no other paintings rival Nymphs and Satyrs (1873) by William-Adolphe Bouguereau and Dejeuner Sur L’Herbe (1863) by Edouard Manet. Bouguereau’s painting features a group of nude nymphs leading a satyr to a pool. Other nymphs