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History Few federal agencies have had a greater or more persistent influence on the political landscape of twentieth century America than the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Created in 1908 and assigned the legal authority to investigate “crimes against the United States”, the Bureau has, almost from the beginning, claimed …

The three Musketeers namely, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis have already parted their separate ways. D’Artagnan, however, the musketeers’ young protégé, have stayed in service and in utmost loyalty to the young King Louis XIV, who cares for nothing about his people, leading therefore  his mainland territory, France in grave turmoil.. …

            Elie Wiesel’s Night is an autobiographical novel based on his experience as young Orthodox Jew witnessing the death of his father, his growing disgust with mankind and his loss of faith in God. The book narrates about being alone in the world, no fathers, no brothers and no friends …

Democracy is not a static entity. It is a constantly evolving concept. The uniqueness and diversity of America have allowed it to flourish. Democratic progress does not occur in a straight upward line, however. A study of the young American democracy shows that democracy, at its core, is an ongoing …

Jorge Luis Borges’ “The Lottery in Babylon” reveals man’s inseparable belief in ‘chance,’ such as that there are moments in life where one cannot simply dictate the turn of events. This can be evidently seen in the main plot of the story which is that all the activities are determined …

Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery” is a conflict between morality and tradition, and how individuals can be blindly led to committing immoral acts under the illusion that these traditions sacred.  This is the main theme that ruminates throughout the narrative.  The plot consists of a small town of about …

‘The Lottery’ by Shirley Jackson is “possibly the most widely known American short story” (Coulthard 226) of a time. Yet critics, ever since the story’s publication during the post-World War years, have never managed to agree upon the meaning of the story or its significance. Interpretations vary widely ranging from …

            Rodney Barker, in his book And the Waters Turned to Blood in 1997, describes the phenomenon that took place because of the existence and discovery of the poisonous dinoflagellates, Pfiesteria piscicida. The discovery started when these were introduced into the tanks of tilapia culture through the collected water from …

          Richard Connell is a successful American short story writer. Connell was quite a prolific author, both as a novelist and as a short story writer. His writing is mostly considered an epitome of the adventure or action genre in fiction. Although Connell’s name is not usually enumerated among the …

The Moral Case Against the Iraq War by Paul Savoy was written in the heat of the 2004 US Presidential campaign when Americans were still ambivalent over their true, enlightened stand over the Iraq War. The paper does not include recent developments in American political life such as the victory …