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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Frederick Douglass: Fighting Oppression and Inequality

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Inequalities favor one party over another, called oppression, affecting the everyday happenings and often the quality of life of those bein...
Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Private Prisons: Corruption Today

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Corruption exists in every society and America is no exception. From Watergate drama scandals to GM brakes, scandals and corruption serve t...
Friday, December 12, 2014

It’s Made of Plastic!

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To what extent did the U.S. experience an economic boom during the 1920s? is a curiously worded question for a curious time in American hi...
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Yan’s Chinese/晏記川湘菜食館, Review by Isabel Lai

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533 S. Kimbrough Ave. Springfield, MO 65806 This restaurant is the most authentic Chinese food in Springfield, MO. A little side note ...

Boy Nobody: I am the Weapon by Allen Zadoff, Review by Isabel Lai

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This book may not be my favorite, but its definitely up there. It reminded me a lot of another one of my favorite books, Proxy by Alexander...

Million Dollar Arm directed by Craig Gillespie, Review by Isabel Lai

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If I had to describe this movie in one word, it would be “meh”; the director of Million Dollar Arm, Craig Gillespie, obviously worked very ...
Monday, November 24, 2014

Big Hero 6 directed by Don Hall and Chris Williams, Review by Isabel Lai

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This newest animated movie from Disney has been garnering a lot of attention recently, and for good reason. Directed by Don Hall and Chris ...

Sherlock (Season 3), Review by Isabel Lai

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After the heartbreaking end to “The Reichenbach Fall”, fans of Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’ popular adaptation of Sherlock Holmes, finall...

World War I (USAUSAUSA)

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The U.S., as a government, made a large effort to remain neutral when WWI started in 1914. Europe was a messy business, and, at the beginni...
Wednesday, November 05, 2014

For Glory! For God! And For More Money! : The Story of American Imperialism

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Ah, imperialism. As the world powers saw the last of the world’s territory disappearing before their eyes at the turn of the 19th century, ...
Monday, October 20, 2014

We're Sorry

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Ever since the Europeans came over to the Americas via (the evil) Christopher Columbus, the indigenous peoples of this continent have not b...
Friday, October 03, 2014

THEODORE ROOSEVELT: PROGRESSIVE EXTRAORDINAIRE

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Yes, I am aware that MLA formatting requires that titles to NOT be capitalized. Seriously though. That is just how progressive President Te...
Thursday, September 25, 2014

From Rags to Riches: The Story of Two American Immigrants

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All throughout the history of America, immigrants have had it hard. In the late 1800s to the early 1900s, the U.S. was full of legislation ...
Friday, September 19, 2014

The Class Divide and Corporate America

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The Gilded Age. A term coined by Mark Twain, it describes the period of rapid economic growth after Reconstruction, from approximately 1870...
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