Benjamin Franklin published the first American political cartoon in the Philadelphia-based newspaper, The Pennsylvania Gazette, in 1754. The cartoon featured a snake divided into eight sections representing the colonies, with the message, “Join, or Die,” beneath it. Newspapers throughout the colonies subsequently published the image, which not only expressed ubiquitous colonial discontent, but also called […]

Pick a current event that has national or international significance and that deal with issues of substance. (this year) You must include on the source of their current event. The first part of each summary will be a synopsis of the current event, and the second part will be the student’s thoughts/opinions regarding the current […]

The senior leadership of your financial services organization is preparing for a quarterly stockholder / investor meeting. During these meetings, several time slots are devoted to current events / issues which the company finds itself needing to address. For next meeting, you have been asked to give a presentation on Cyber terrorism as a strategic […]