Sam Fishman will graduate from the University of Southern California in 2016 with a B.A. in Philosophy, Politics and Law and a minor in Cinematic Arts. After graduating, he plans to attend law school. When he's not writing, you can find him on a film set or on the tennis … [Read more...] about Analysis of the Validity and Effectiveness of Voter Identification Laws
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Stateless: Exploring the Political Dynamics of Cultural, Ethnic, and Religious Minorities Around the World, This Week’s Focus–The Uyghurs
The Uyghurs are a Turkic group living in Xinjiang, or the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwest China. They speak the “Uyghur” language and the vast majority of them are practitioners of Sunni Islam. One particularly interesting thing about Uyghurs is that they are a phenotypically diverse ethnic group with some appearing Caucasian, others more central Asian, … [Read more...] about Stateless: Exploring the Political Dynamics of Cultural, Ethnic, and Religious Minorities Around the World, This Week’s Focus–The Uyghurs
From Bronze Soldier to Cyber Crimes – Conflicts between Estonia and Russia
Luodanni "Denni" Chen graduated from USC in May 2015 with a Bachelor's Degree in International Relations. While at USC, she was a correspondent for "Glimpse from The Globe," a student-run online outlet for international affairs. Now Denni works for General Mills in its Walmart Business Center as a Business Management … [Read more...] about From Bronze Soldier to Cyber Crimes – Conflicts between Estonia and Russia
Benjamin Franklin: The Fish-Loving Vegetarian
“I considered… the taking every Fish as unprovoked Murder, since none of them had or ever could do us any injury that might justify the slaughter…. But I had formerly been a great Lover of Fish, & when this came hot out of the Frying Pan, it smelled admirably well.” – Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Although not the first … [Read more...] about Benjamin Franklin: The Fish-Loving Vegetarian
Development of Turquerie and Mozart
Since the Late Medieval Period, the Ottoman Empire and the European states have periodically been engaged in political and military conflict. Due to the vast dominion of the Ottoman Empire along with their acquisition of Constantinople, which undermined Christian influence in the east, many Europeans viewed the Ottomans as barbaric and uncivilized. Yet along with their … [Read more...] about Development of Turquerie and Mozart