Robert A. Heinlein

In recent years, gun control has been one of the most debated topics in the United States. No matter who you ask, everyone always has an opinion on firearm ownership. After every publicized mass shooting, two groups of people form: group #1 wants to ban guns from private ownership in some shape or form, and group #2 fights against them fiercely to protect the constitutional right to bear arms. More specifically, the 2nd amendment to the U.S Constitution states, “A well-regulated militia, being necessary

All throughout world history, human beings have participated in acts of civil disobedience. However, in the last two centuries the belief and practice of it has been in full swing and has even brought on major historical events, especially concerning equal rights and just laws. Three major firm believers and activists in civil disobedience were Henry David Thoreau, Martin Luther King Jr., and Gandhi. All three of these men participated in acts of civil disobedience but each in his own way and

The first human being walked on the moon in 1969. This momentous achievement refueled humankind’s drive to explore. The next achievable planetary body, in this sense, is Mars. Due to its similarity in composition to Earth - far more so than the gaseous planets - and its comparatively short distance, Mars is the logical next step in human space exploration. Mankind should look to colonizing Mars to further its body of knowledge; promote the growth and development of science and technology here on

by Chris Jepsen & Richard Johnston . Ray Douglas Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois, on August 22, 1920. He was the third son of Leonard Spaulding Bradbury and Esther Marie Moberg Bradbury. They gave him the middle name "Douglas," after the actor, Douglas Fairbanks. He never lived up to his namesake's reputation for swashbuckling adventure on the high seas. Instead, Bradbury's great adventures would take place behind a typewriter, in the realm of imagination. Today, as an author, essayist

economically because of the Great Depression. Bradbury attended Los Angeles High School. As a teenager, he was a member of the Los Angeles Science Fiction Society, where he worked with science fiction authors including Henry Kuttner, Edmond Hamilton, Robert Heinlein, and Leigh Brackett. These authors affected the Bradbury’s later

Heinlein, and Robert H. Rimmer’s 1962 novel The Harrad Experiment. With the advent of these similar philosophies came the participants of such lifestyles, and, in effect, the evolution of such ideas. (Sartorious, 2004). This progression lead to the coining of the

Robert A. Heinlein once said, “One man’s magic is another man’s engineering.”With saying I would like to be open about myself as to why I wish to pursue electronic and computer engineering at HKUST.Being one of the world’s best places to pursue engineering for undergraduate and I am very excited by the core curriculum. I would love a practical and research oriented course with equal theoretical knowledge. I am expecting classes to be different from how they are back home.HKUST has always been my

Polyamory is characterized by simultaneous consensual romantic relationships with multiple partners. Polyamorous individuals conceptualize their relationships as ‘‘ethical nonmonogamy’’ because all partners involved are aware that they are in a nonmonogamous relationship and agree to its terms. Forms of polyamory are variable also are various, and to make its exact and exhaustive definition hardly probable is possible. The majority of supporters polyamory adheres to the point of view according to

What is the Pine Barrens? The Pine Barrens is a region of land filled with wildlife, and many important industries that contribute to everyday life. This miraculous area is found in New Jersey, in the United States, and it covers 22% of the state. Lots of animals and many different varieties of plants call this massive area home. Trees, such as the pitch pine, have adapted to the fire hazard area by the way their appearance is. Many other animals and plants have also done the same to adapt to this

James Gwartney’s book, Common Sense Economics, is designed for those who are taking beginning steps to understand the basics of economics. It also provides actual concrete changes that could be made in the economy. This novel gives insight to the bigger picture that involves political rules and policies that go along with that. The context of the book aims to explain why nations prosper depending on people’s understanding of necessary economic arrangements. There are ten elements of economics, seven