On April 24th 2009 I was making the last preparations for my trip to Tbilisi in May of that year: the day was just like any other day - it meant nothing to me. A few weeks later as I was in the airport looking for my flight I noticed that we were making a brief stop in Yerevan; a place that I had ne......[Read More]

Each state elects two candidates to the U.S. Senate. These senators are members of the legislative branch of government and serve six-year terms. According to the U.S. Senate, members are responsible for crafting and approving legislation, approving nominees for federal positions, impeaching federal......[Read More]

November 4, 2008 will forever go down as a day in United States American history. For the first time ever, Americans elected an African-American as their president. This is undoubtedly a significant moment in the African-American communities as well as the American society as a whole.......[Read More]

As with many of Senator Barak Obama's nationwide events, those occurring in the New York area are highly focused on raising money for the future Democratic nominee to the presidency of the United States. Some of the New York events are online yard sales (a bit of an oxymoron), concerts, drinkin......[Read More]

During last year's presidential election, a phenomenon was born -Barack Obama bumper stickers. The popularity of Democratic candidate Barack Obama stirred the imagination of even those amongst us who rarely get so involved in politics.......[Read More]

Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) is a technology known for its many capabilities, such as integrating various programming languages, enabling Web components to function seamlessly and furthermore, poll creation. Indeed, AJAX can be used to create dynamic polls that can work with any environmen......[Read More]

The U.S. National Park Service describes the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World as "a universal symbol of freedom and democracy" (see Reference 1 below). The Statue of Liberty sits on a 12-acre island located in New York Harbor and is known for its green coloring and large stature.......[Read More]

For Mr. Meek, most days are average days. Unless someone dies or he is promoted, he does what he must and is thankful for it. Meek is not stupid enough to think positively of the world, because he knows that most people out there will take his money and hide his body if given a chance.......[Read More]

Unlike their parents before them, boomers vote less along party lines and more based on the issues. Why does this happen and how can the candidates take advantage of this?......[Read More]

Most people have heard of Stalin and Lenin, but comparatively very few remember Nikita Khrushchev. He held power from 1953 till his ouster in 1964. Nikita Khrushchev was a coal miner's son and one can say without hesitation that he was the product of the Soviet revolution of 1917.......[Read More]

So often in the Media we hear questions like when will we bring our troops home from Iraq? Staying the course is important, we all know that it makes no sense to cut and run.......[Read More]

The Little Rock Nine were nine African American teenagers who became the first test case following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of desegregation of American schools. The students attended school in Little Rock, Arkansas.......[Read More]

The Monte Carlo Hotel caught fire in 2008.las vegas from above image by Olegs Mareida from Fotolia.comThe smoke over the Las Vegas strip on the morning of Jan. 25, 2008, sent the city into a scare. The Monte Carlo Hotel was burning from the roof and front facade. Traffic on the strip.........[Read More]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is a federal investigative and intelligence agency that operates under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Justice. Formed through the manifestations of numerous federal policing organizations, the organization was known as the The United States Bureau of Inves......[Read More]

The kanga is a traditional East African wrap, and the colorful designs typically found on these garments are rich in meaning and history. Made of soft cotton fabric, kangas measure about 5 feet wide and may have either raw or hemmed edges. Kangas are decorated with bright colors and bold patterns, w......[Read More]

China recently demonstrated its willingness to brutally suppress stirrings of Tibetan sentiment. Angry protestors in Paris and elsewhere then seized the occasion of the Olympic torch's passing to express their ire toward the hosts of this year's Games. Some foreign dignitaries have acknowl......[Read More]

Now that we are in the midst of a presidential primary season, expect to see a lot of polls. But there is one thing everyone should know about polls. The margin of error for any poll is the same: infinite.......[Read More]

The usages of nuclear energy tend to fall under four distinct categories: power, research, military and medicine. Civilian nuclear power is overwhelmingly that of electrical power generation, using various means of nuclear energy to maintain the local industrial infrastructure. Nuclear energy in res......[Read More]

Spider monkeys, scientifically classified as members of the genus Ateles, live in tropical rain forests from Mexico to South America. The spider name comes from the appearance of the long tails, because when hanging by them the monkeys resemble spiders. Hunted for food and driven from their treetop ......[Read More]

While motives do play a fundamental role in influencing one's political decisions and actions, it is equally important to explore the power of emotions as touching the various dynamics of political exercise. In fact, psychologists attest to the fact that emotions are the closest propellers of m......[Read More]