The two senators I chose were Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer. My two congressmen were Rick Allen and Alma Adam Senator Dianne Feinstein, built a reputation on an independent voice, as she works for both Democrats and Republicans. She works on making California better she has worked to build significant record of legislative accomplishments. Dianne has oversaw the nation’s 16 intelligence agencies as she was the first women in a chairman position. Has passed bills like the cybersecurity
Carly Fiorina is an American Republican politician who is a running candidate for presidency in the 2016 United States Presidential election. She was born on September 6, 1954 in Austin, Texas. Her father was involved in the government and he served as a Deputy U.S. Attorney General and a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Fiorina attended many schools including Channing School in London which she attended when she was younger, and five high schools, Charles E. Jordan
Culture Wars: Fact or Fiction? For many years, the term ‘culture war’ was highly prevalent in society. Mass media, politicians, and even the common people believed a culture war existed in American society. What, therefor, is a culture war and does it truly exist? In his book “Culture War? The Myth of Polarized America”, Morris P. Fiorina, with the help of Samuel Abrams and Jeremy Pope, defines the culture war term as a “displacement of the classic economic conflicts that animated twentieth-century
Kevin de Leon faces an uphill battle in the coming California Senate election. The incumbent, Dianne Feinstein, has been a staple of California politics for over thirty years. She also has a massive fundraising advantage and is herself one of the wealthiest people in the Senate. She currently holds a 29point lead in the polls for the primary, de Leon nonetheless can mount a challenge in the general election because of California's nonpartisan blanket primary, or jungle primary. In this system, all
November 10, 2014 The admirable Barbara Boxer Sacramento Capitol 501 I Street, Suite 7-600 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear Senator Boxer, Every child deserves the right to be part of the playground, to play learn and grow around other kids. The right of a child to play in the playground and feel safe is often eliminated, the saddest part of this is that the ones responsible for eliminating this right many times are other children. When children bully other children in the playground they are
In its most basic sense, justice is the concept of rewarding good and punishing evil. Although this concept seems simple, history has shown that it is by no means as black and white as one would think. In Boxers and Saints, a graphic novel set about the Boxer Rebellion in 1899, Gene Yang exemplifies that justice is indeed complicated. After finishing these graphic novels, readers are left with the question of whether justice is ever really achieved, and whether evil is always punished and good is
the past, in China, the Boxer Rebellion happened. It happened because people were feeling frustrated as their culture was changing a lot. This made them really sad. The rebellion caused a lot of problems and surprised people all around the world. Some people think the Boxers were just really harmful and they would harm the innocents too, but that wasn’t true. They wanted to protect the Chinese culture and not let foreign devils take over China. Some people supported the Boxers and thought they were
european countries controlling basically all of China a group called the Boxers, a nickname given to the Society of the Harmonious Fist, their goal was drive out the foreigners. They were secretly funded by the Chinese government and started a rebellion which came to be known as the Boxer rebellion. They launched a series of attacks against foreigners and the imperialistic powers sent a force of 25,000 troops to crush the boxers and china remained a sphere of influence and the countries kept making
this essay is The Boxer Uprising, more commonly referred to as The Boxer Rebellion. The African uprising used in this essay is the Maji-Maji Uprising or Rebellion. Even though they take place in two completely different locations, both were uprisings against colonialism, both had spiritual roots, and both ended up losing in a valiant effort. While there have been many rebellions against colonialism, the Boxer Rebellion and the Maji-Maji Uprising are two very specific cases. The Boxer Rebellion was fought
The boxer rebellion took place in china between the 1899-1901. It was a violent anti-foreign and anti-Christian revolution. The militia united in righteousness (Yihetuan) they were the ones who started it all but were referred to as the boxers.They never rebelled against the Manchu rulers of china and their qing dynasty. The martial arts and calisthenics they practiced had a lot to do with their name. The Red Lanterns were a group of women who also blended spiritually and their martial arts against
In 1900 a Chinese secret society, Harmonious fists, rose up with the encouragement of the Empress Dowager Cixi and attacked foreigners and their establishments. This society is known as the Boxer Rebellion. Chinese response to foreign interference and christianizing efforts resulted in the Boxer Rebellion. The attempt to regain control over their country made conditions even worse when Europe and America put down the rebellion. Foot binding was for young women in the 18th century up into the mid
Floyd Mayweather Jr is an American professional boxing person and a formal professional boxer. He was born on February 24, 1977. His age is 41. He was born at Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. He is an American national. His father name was Floyd Mayweather who was a hustler and his mother name was Deborah Sinclair who was on drugs. Jr Floyd is nephew of Jeff and Roger who have been making the boxing news in America especially in Las Vegas for almost 25 years. Floyd Mayweather Jr is also known
The Opium War, is a historical epic film directed by Chinese director Xie Jin and was strategically released in 1997 to coincide with the Hong Kong handover ceremony. With its self-explanatory title, the film recounts the conflict between Qing Dynasty of Imperial China and the British Empire over the issue of trade and opium that gradually escalated into a war. It is important to note that there is a theme driving the film and at the same time being driven by the film. While the dominant theme in
Throughout one’s life, many circumstances take place that will change the individual forever. In Contending Forces, written by Pauline Hopkins, the author states, “And, after all, our surroundings influence our lives and characters as much as fate, destiny or any supernatural agency.” The character of Orleanna Price in The Poisonwood Bible undergoes sharp changes throughout her journey from a quiet home in Bethlehem, Georgia to the new, unpredictable environment of the Congo. Orleanna alters from
In the novel The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver, Leah Price moves to the Congo with her family as part of a missionary. Through their experiences in the Congo, and living amongst a community with many political conflicts, Leah discovers the importance of justice and selflessness. Kingsolver uses assertive and benevolent tones, and symbolism throughout the story to portray the voice of Leah, illustrating Leah’s determination to adamantly strive for justice and equality for Africa and its
In the book Anthem, by Ayn Rand, it tells about a flawless society where everything is gathered and distributed. Eventually the main character escapes the society and lives on his own with everything he can do himself. Ayn Rand went too far when she made the character completely autonomous. Three reasons that support this claim is how they couldn’t make decisions on their own, the way their life was mapped, and how people interact with each other. In Anthem the society did not have any opinion
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver depicts Adah Price as the forsaken child in a foreign land. Already an outcast in her own family due to her brain deformity, her exposure to the Congo differs from the rest. From “A. D. A. H. Adah” the “ Crooked one” to able body Adah. Her Journey is a sight to behold form the light into the darkness from their somewhere in between and it all begins when the price family goes to the congo. Forced from her home in Bethlehem Georgia by her father and his
Ranging from the epics of old, centered on selflessness and courage, to the modern stories revealing moral-building characteristics, themes play an important part in connecting the writing to the reader. In the story The Poisonwood Bible, author Barbara Kingsolver uses elements such as religion, nature, and the arrogance of the western world to reach out to the reader and introduce the concept she is trying to teach. Religion has an enormous influence in The Poisonwood Bible, primarily
In Barbara Kingsolver’s novel The Bean Trees, Taylor represents a bildungsroman character. A bildungsroman story is a coming of age story that consists of four stages. In the first stage of a bildungsroman character’s journey, she experiences a loss or painful experience that drives her to start a new life. The character goes through a baptismal rite in the second stage, which always involves water. The character endures many difficult trials in the third stage, but ends up gaining a new insight
with the Chumash Indians would prove to be a crucial moment for the tribe. Cabrillo was the first European to have contact with the Chumash Indians. He encountered the Chumash on wood plank canoes along, what is known today as, the Ventura and Santa Barbara Coastline. Consequently, the Chumash were left to their own devices