revolution

I know that I just posted something new, but something ELSE has just come up that ties in very nicely to what I was saying!  Read More »

November 4, 2008 is past, today is a new day with new challenges. If you think that electing Barack Obama was the ultimate goal, you are so wrong. Today ought to be a day of celebration, for history has been made. Yes, just 7 years after the attacks of 9/11, we have elected a black man with the middle-name of "Hussein" as President of the United States. What a monumental declaration!  Read More »

Those who know me, know that the presidential candidate whom I supported has long been out of the competition. I'd say that I now align mostly with Ralph Nader (on the ballot in 45 states, by the way), but despite my inner urges, I will not be voting for him come November.  Read More »

Over the last few months, an Internet group known as "Anonymous" has started a worldwide protest of the Church of Scientology. From Feburary 10th, Anonymous has stood outside these churches in order to shut down the organization.  Read More »

In Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books, Azar Nafisi (the author) weaves her personal life in Iran with Western fiction to not only illustrate the power of literature but also to create a metaphor that represents the imposition of the Islamic Republic's ideology. However, is this image of Iran too relentless? Does it accurately portray the country's circumstances? Fatemah Keshavarz, author of Jasmine and Stars: Reading More Than Lolita in Tehran, shares with her readers fond memories of her father, her uncle, her mother, and their intimate connection with literature to remedy Nafisi's contemptuous tone. In addition, Keshavarz devotes a chapter for her criticisms on the Nafisi's portrayal of 'ordinary' Iranians as either extremists or helpless victims, the erasure of the intermediaries, and factual errors that seem prevalent throughout Reading Lolita in Tehran.

The Rogerian essay below will cover a little more about their backstories and justifications for their views:  Read More »

Simon Bolivar and Fidel Castro each had (and still have) diligent faith in the countries of Latin America. These speeches were conducted under extremely different circumstances. However, they both displayed the author’s views of revolution in Central and South America.  Read More »

We are entering in to such a different era than the one that just passed. Times are changing and I think it's time to work on a bond stronger than the pitiful compilation of nations as the U.N.  Read More »

What do you think about an economic revolution?

During WW2, many Americans greatly decreased their consumer spending. The Great Depression forced Americans to buy less, and taught them how to save their money. By the time WW2 came about, they still resisted excessive spending in hopes of contributing to the war efforts; allowing much of the money to be put forth in the war.  Read More »