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United States Presidential Scandals

by xuran tan Posted on December 7, 2010

What these presidents all have in common is that they were involved in scandals. Bill Clinton was the 42 nd President of the United States, scandal of his affair with Monica Lewinsky became known on 1998. Clinton’s sexual affair with … Continue reading →

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Freedom of religion

by xuran tan Posted on November 16, 2010

The spirituality of “Judeo-Christian” in America accelerated after World war 2. Judeo-Christian refers to both Judaism and Christianity and the common set of values, beliefs and ethics held by both which contributed to the evolution of American society. The 1950’s … Continue reading →

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Weapons Development: For Better and For Worse

by xuran tan Posted on November 9, 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhAypMTT9Yc The video clip above depicts the flash of an Atomic bomb testing at Nevada as “old news” and “routine” because it happen so often that it became usual to residents life at Nevada. However,  out of the hundreds of … Continue reading →

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William Edward Burghardt Du Bois and the revival of black protest

by xuran tan Posted on October 12, 2010

Equality was buried after a slight spark during  reconstruction, but W.E.B Du Bios  never lost hope. For as long as he lived, he profoundly taught about the inequality and the conditions of black and how until blacks were treated evenly … Continue reading →

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