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We, as a country, elect our presidents and vice presidents every four years. Our first election was held in New York in April of 1789. History books explain that event to its fullest. This article explores the methods, the voting structure, the rules, and some of the unusual elections we have had in the last 100 years. Its theme is the Electoral College, the electoral vote, and the popular vote. The major question is why, out of 24 elections, ...

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America is a nation divided to the extent that some are comparing it to the pre-Civil War era of the 1860s. That Civil War was violent, bloody, and hateful, and yet when it ended, America was almost immediately restored as one nation under God. It ended not without deep and enduring scars, but as a nation reunited well enough to become the industrialized leader of the free world for decades to come. We have always been divided socially, econom...

Mit viel schwarzem Humor erzählt I, TONYA die unglaubliche, aber wahre Geschichte der Eiskunstläuferin Tonya Harding, um die sich einer der größten und verrücktesten Skandale der Sportgeschichte spannt. Als erste Amerikanerin vollzog Tonya innerhalb eines Wettbewerbs gleich zwei sogenannten Dreifach-Axel, einem der anspruchsvollsten Sprünge im Eiskunstlauf. Ihr Name wird jedoch für alle Zeiten mit dem schlecht geplanten und 1994 stümperhaft du...

Imagine turning up for work one day to find the place in chaos. Deliveries have gone to the wrong addresses for no apparent reason. It has to be sorted out ... and quickly. You need help and you need it fast but it comes from an unexpected quarter. Enter Faffy the Leprechaun and his helpers including a Zombie from Yorkshire and various other strange characters.

For hundreds of years explorers attempted to find the Northwest Passage - a route through the islands of Canada's north to the Pacific Ocean and Asia. Others attempted to find a land route. Many hundreds of men perished in the attempt until finally, in 1906, Roald Amundsen completed the voyage by ship. Today, global warming has brought the interest in the passage back to a fever pitch as nations contend with each other over its control and fut...

Stan und Ollie arbeiten in einer Hupenfabrik. Das Testen der Hupen führt bei Ollie zu einem Nervenzusammenbruch. Dr. Finlayson verschreibt ihm gesunde Ernährung und eine Seereise zur Erholung. Also mieten die Jungs ein Boot. Damit für die richtige Diät gesorgt ist, nehmen sie eine Ziege mit an Bord. Allerdings schleicht sich ein blinder Passagier auf das Boot, der Stan und Ollie in arge Bedrängnis bringt... Bei "Auf hoher See" konnten Laurel u...

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On the evening of August 30, 2003, Robert and Melissa Rogers and their four young children were driving home from a family wedding. Caught in a flash flood, Melissa and the children all drowned. "Into the Deep" is the compelling story of how one man's faith took root and blossomed through trials, blessings, and a deepening trust in God.

I like to examine the dark side of life through my writing. Whether it is through my novels or my poetry I find I prefer the walk along the dark side of the road over the heart lifting sunnier side. This Anthology is a walk along that road although it does include lighter moments and the occasional funny aside. Apart from the poetry in this Anthology you will also find views of life and in particular my antipathy towards organised religion alo...

The story of Matt and Romilly, who find themselves re-living their 1981 lives at the beginning of their passionate but doomed love affair. But are they dreaming or is this time travel or maybe even something else entirely. Why is Romilly keeping her life in 2007 a closely guarded secret from Matt and are these secrets the cause of her harrowing and frequent nightmares?

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