Karina Pandya

How could we be so ignorant to have let this political wave take over us? Were we really so blind or brainwashed into believing anything that came our way or were circumstances just so arbitrarily misconstrued? A nostalgia which was mixed with racial resentment and geographical proximity, one of the greatest American migrations – the 'White F light' took place in New York and many other places across the country in the    1950s and 1960s,  where people from various European ancestries migrated to other parts of the city or country on a large scale. White people didn't want to live next to people of another colour, so they left the city to move to other expensive areas of the city.  Much of this population included European Americans who comprised the first European settlers in America. These included Italian Americans, Irish Americans, Polish Americans, German Americans, Spanish Americans, British Americans who were from Scotland, Netherlands, Wales, Fra...

                            Our minds are conditioned to think in a positive, optimistic and happy manner. No one wants to feel disheartened, sad or in a negative manner; however the reality sometimes needs to BE KNOWN. For instance India is a land known for mystery and diversity. However, is it always just this pretty face? Is it just a home to a thousand year old ornately sculptured temples, modern skyscrapers, the Taj Mahal and of course the prevalent slums (jhopadpatti in Hindi) . The city where people from different races, cultures, languages and religions; can be found.   It is a unity of diversity, where people from different lifestyles and manners live together. Although India is a secular Hindu majority country it also has a large Muslim population; which is why it is one of the most religious and ethnically diverse nations in the world. It is only in India that people professes all th...

If we really want to understand the American Government, we have to back to its roots and that is when it was its history and how it was formed. One, Two… Ten and thirty: how many years can you let pass by you, not knowing about your country’s Government? Some of the best U.S. Presidents have been Barack Obama, Abraham Lincoln, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and many others.        It is a Federal Government, which is national government of the United States; a federal republic in North America: that is composed of 50 states.   These 50 states are composed of three distinct branches: the legislative, the executive and the Judiciary. Quite some food for thought, if you didn't know this isn’t it!   The U.S. Government and its political parties have been around since as long as the United States itself! Some little known facts about US political parties are (and many more!): 1.     Abraham Lincoln...