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Author: andremassa8

Hey guys, my name is Andre and I am an 18-year old geek who is a recently graduated student of Danbury High School and current student at George Mason University. I have recently decided to get my hands dirty with blogging so that I can endlessley babble on about things no one seems to care about. My blog posts range from historical perspective, political opinion, sports, entertainment, current events, and much more. I hope you guys enjoy the ride!
Philosophy

Implications of Wilderson’s Afro-Pessimism

16 Dec 20141 Apr 2017
By Andre Lopes Massa In the light of the Civil Rights Movement and the rise of what has been termed “critical race theory”, a branch has arisen to focus on…
History

The Rise of Japanese Imperialism

5 Jun 20141 Apr 2017
By Andre Lopes Massa Since the collapse of the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan in 1868 and the restoration of the emperor to power through the reforms of Emperor Meiji, Japan’s…
Politics

How Security Discourse Shapes the Threat of Terrorism

16 May 20141 Apr 2017
By Andre Lopes Massa Since 9/11, terrorism has come to be regarded as the greatest existential threat to Western civilization by policy makers and citizens alike. Despite the relatively barren…
Politics

An Examination of Democracy

5 May 20141 Apr 2017
By Andre Lopes Massa Democracy is a form of government that can trace its roots to the forms seen in Ancient Athens. The basic principle of democracy is the belief…
History

Review of John Dower’s War Without Mercy

1 May 20141 Apr 2017
By Andre Lopes Massa For John Dower in War Without Mercy racism played a prominent role in shaping the perceptions and attitudes that both the Japanese and Americans had of…
Politics

Various Views in International Politics: Attempting to differentiate Realism, Liberalism, and Constructivism

4 Apr 20141 Apr 2017
By Andre Lopes Massa The politics of international relations can be a complicated arena when it comes to accurately deciphering why states may act the way they do in certain…
Philosophy

The U.S Panopticon: The Gaze is Everywhere

14 Nov 20131 Apr 2017
By : Andre Lopes Massa "The gaze is alert everywhere. This enclosed, segmented space, observed at every point, in which the individuals are inserted in a fixed place, in which…
Philosophy

America and John Locke

23 Apr 20131 Apr 2017
  By Andre Lopes Massa The Enlightenment was an age of new thinking that swept through Europe. After the work of men such as Nicolaus Copernicus, Rene Descartes, Sir Francis…
Entertainment

Review of Hard Times by Charles Dickens

23 Mar 20131 Apr 2017
By Andre Lopes Massa This was just a little review of did of the novel Hard Times by Charles Dickens from the perspective of a common worker in Great Britain during…
Politics

It’s Time to Raise the Minimum Wage

27 Feb 20131 Apr 2017
By André Lopes Massa The debate over minimum wage is once again a hot topic in Washington after President Obama proposed in his State of the Union Address to increase the…

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