Before he became one of history’s most infamous dictators, Adolf Hitler dreamed of being an artist. Long before the swastika, the speeches, and the war, he was a young man wandering through Vienna with a sketchbook and big ambitions. He wanted to paint, to create beauty. But the art world
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In 200 C.E., a painted wooden portrait from Egypt depicted the members of the Severan Dynasty: Emperor Septimius Severus, his wife Julia Domna, and their two sons, Geta and Caracalla. Adorned in gold and jewels, the family appeared united and powerful. In reality, this was far from the truth. If
COVID-19, and almost everything surrounding it (in the US, at least), makes me angry. Or tired, or maybe depressed? Most likely, it’s all of the above to some extent. I don’t doubt that a majority, or at the very least a large sum of people feel the same about this
The United States has long been a critic of governments using propaganda to subtle influence and controls its citizens. The US also goes out of there way to declare themselves a place where people from all cultures can feel safe and respected. One thing they are relatively silent on is
Ten months of fingerprints, an interview, an examination, close evaluations of my driving record and trips outside of the U.S. later, I have made it to my Naturalization Ceremony. Almost one year ago I applied to become a citizen of the United States of America, mailing in my N-400 application
Today the internet allows for political messages and movements to be spread throughout our nation and even the world almost instantly. With the rise in twitter hashtags seem to replace what used to be political posters and are used to show support and spread messages. For instance with all of