Mary C History

          "Firearms per 100 people (2007)"  This image can be found on  theatlantic.com .            The second amendment of the constitution states that "'A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.'"(  theatlantic.com ) This amendment has caused quite a lot of controversy due to questions it raises such as what does "well-regulated Militia" really mean? What does "free State" mean? is this amendment still valid in the present day setting? In light of the large number of school shootings that have occurred lately the American people have been taking a good look at gun laws.  "  Federal law sets the minimum standards for firearm regulation in the United States, but individual states have their own laws, some of which provide further restrictions, others which are more lenient."...

  An image of Evelyn Nesbit from  wikipedia.org . The immense flow of urbanization in the 19th century brought with it a changing climate in America. People from all over the world were flocking to cities to take their share of the opportunity and glory that cities held. But many of these immigrants did not receive their glory and not all of those who did had a peaceful life. Evelyn Nesbit, the first Supermodel, was the embodiment of the changing American culture and ideals during the late 19th century as result of urbanization. An image of urbanization from  collegehistory.info . As can be seen on Bbc.com Evelyn Nesbit was the embodiment of the 19th-century change from the Victorian era to the roaring 20s. She was known as “the most recognized woman of the Gilded Age”( go.galegroup.com ). Evelyn ’s great murder scandal where her former love Stanford White, a prominent architect, was murdered by her husband Harry Thaw and, as said in...