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HIM 1990-2015

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The Brevard Chronicles: Short Stories, Joshua Dull Jan 2015

The Brevard Chronicles: Short Stories, Joshua Dull

HIM 1990-2015

America has a long history of making promises it can't keep, the most accessible buzz word for such promises being, "the American Dream", where everyone will enjoy some level of affluence and assimilate into the proverbial "melting pot" so long as they work hard and follow predetermined rules set by the power structure. In this model American lifestyle, the spiritual essence of humans is buried by the materialistic drive of capitalism, which drives us farther apart and alienates us from our neighbors. Yet in the mid 2000s, in the aftermath of some of the country's worst disasters, this power structure …


Blurred (County) Lines: A Comprehensive Analysis Of Voting Patterns In Florida At The County And Regional Levels From 1950 To 2012, Tyler Q. Yeargain Jan 2015

Blurred (County) Lines: A Comprehensive Analysis Of Voting Patterns In Florida At The County And Regional Levels From 1950 To 2012, Tyler Q. Yeargain

HIM 1990-2015

Over the last sixty years, voting patterns in the United States have changed dramatically, and this is especially true in the state of Florida. Though there is some literature in the field of political science that outlines the voting and election history of Florida and identifies some trends, this literature is extremely limited and is not comprehensive of the data that is available up to the present day. This study seeks to find Florida’s voting patterns and to explain how they can be understood by both the casual observer and the political scientist. To do so, unique methodology was applied …