Day: April 27, 2008

  • Is Democracy the Answer to Global Terrorism?

    Democracy is defined as a government ruled by the people, or as Webster defines it, “A government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections,” (Merriam- Webster online search). I do not believe that any…

  • The Story of Pocahontas and John Smith

    The story of Pocahontas and John Smith is one of the most famous tales in American history. It has endured for 400 years now and over the years become something of a legend. Since the story first occurred many of the facts have been twisted, confused, or shrouded in mystery. The latest version of the…

  • The Pieta by Michelangelo

    At 22, a relatively unknown artist by the name of Michelangelo created a marble sculpture that continues to be seen by people around the world in the Vatican City of Rome. This piece named The Pieta has been sculpted from a single slab of marble from the Pits of Carrara. In Germany during the 13th-Century,…