Queen Lili`uokalani's Twitter

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At the Government Building attending the legislative session's closing ceremonies, excited to announce my constitution! 

01/14/1893 12:00 pm

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Walking over to `Iolani Palace to restore power to the throne and the rights to my people. A historic day indeed!

01/14/1893 1:32 pm

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My Cabinet refuses to sign this constitution; so stubborn! However, it is not over. It will be postponed temporarily

 01/14/1893 1:45 pm

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My Cabinet has informed me that the Committee of Safety is challenging me! Me, the Queen! It is an outrage, absolutely unacceptable! 

01/15/1893 10:19 am

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I have just spoken to Minister Stevens' only to be told that he would not support my government against foreign arms. It seems no one is in favor of this monarchy!

01/15/1893 12:47 pm

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My fellow Hawaiians have come to my aid gathering peacefully at the Palace Square, if you are reading this come and join to fight for peace and preserve the monarchy!

01/16/1893 11:46 pm

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Many armed troops are now coming ashore on my beloved island, can I not rule my own people in peace?

01/16/1893 5:00 pm

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I have just heard a gunshot from the street! I do not wish for there to be any bloodshed or violence!

01/17/1893 9:21 am

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I, Queen Lili`uokalani, hereby denounce my throne to avoid any conflict and loss of life, in the hopes that one day Hawaii will return to me and my people. This island's sovereignty is now dead.

01/17/1893 5:15 pm 

Magic is Might

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, and in fact in all of the Harry Potter movies, the concept of imperialism is obviously apparent. Imperialism is basically when a stronger nation oppresses a weaker one, and in the example of Harry Potter, Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters try to oppress the muggles, or non magical people. They feel that witches and wizards shouldn't have to hide because of these muggles and they strive to kill and destroy anything in their way to make themselves known to the world and seize power by controlling and killing these muggles. The muggles would represent the weaker nation because first of all, they are oblivious to the wizarding world and anything it involves; they are completely unaware that these forces even exist. Second of all, since they are non magical, they do not have the skills or power to overcome this threat and defeat the Dark Lord. The Dark Lord and his Death Eaters are the stronger nation because they take control not only of muggles, but of the Ministry of Magic too, where they oversee all operations and also dispose of any wizards or witches that are pro-muggles, and try to provide aid to them. When Voldemort takes over the Ministry, a new statue is put in place in the lobby that depicts muggles being enslaved and holding up a foundation on which a wizards stands. The words "Magic is Might" engraved on the base. Implying that anyone who has magic is mighty and prevails over the weak muggles, that getting rid of them would be for the greater good, because then all witches and wizards could show themselves to the world. Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters also oppress fellow witches and wizards by instituting a new law that all magic folk have to submit themselves to questioning, because they thought that mudbloods, half muggle-half magical, stole their magic and did not obtain it on their own. They imprison and kill these mudbloods, so Voldemort oppressing mudbloods is another example of imperialism. Many mudbloods are forced to be on the run either from Hogwarts, the school of witchcraft and wizardry, or from their jobs and homes, because if caught they would be punished and tortured. Only the pureblood witches and wizards were safe from harm if they had nothing to hide. In the second installment of Harry Potter, The Chamber of Secrets, owners of house elves would be viewed as the stronger nation, forcing the house elves to obey every command or face cruel injuries. The house elves could only be released until the owner or "master" of the house elf gave them an article of clothing, securing the elf's freedom. However, this act of kindness was very rare indeed.    

Death in the Panama Canal

I live in constant fear. There are so many ways to die while working here, laboring under the sweltering sun and humidity, on this great structure. Disease, railroad accidents, explosions, dehydration, the possibilities are endless, and each day that I work I never know which one it will be. I hope, if death is to come, it will come quick, avoiding any pain or torture, but only if I am lucky. I now have to carry 50 pounds of dynamite on my head and shoulders, thrashing through the jungle, in order to blow up the land separating two oceans. With every step I take, my heart is pounding out of my chest with the anxiety that each step could be my last. As we near the railroad, we stop for an approaching train. I look up at the fast moving train, but then everything feels in slow motion. Cars of the train filled with the dead bodies of men, workers like me. But some hardly seem to be men at all, their bodies disfigured and in pieces, beyond recognition. There is a constant reminder of misery and death while I work. The train passes, and when the dread sets in I see my mother across the railroad tracks smiling at me. I ever so carefully put the box of dynamite down and run towards her, but as soon as I reach to where she was standing, she is gone. Everyone is staring, and I soon began to realize she was never there at all. I don't think I am lucky enough to get a sudden death after all.

OBAMA WAS EDUCATED IN A MADRASSA

Yes, this is an example of Yellow Journalism, because in fact, Barack Obama wasn't educated in a madrassa, and guess what? Obama isn't even a Muslim! So why do we have stories out here that state otherwise? These stories are merely fiction made up by the likes of Fox News, Talk Radio, Insight, and other biased news resources to sell more news and increase their circulation. Yellow journalism presents little to no researched news, but instead uses these eye-catching headlines to create talk and buzz about their news stations. This kind of journalism is just exaggeration and scandal-mongering and is absolutely unprofessional and immoral.  This relates to the Yellow Journalism used during the Spanish-American war because when the USS Maine exploded in the waters of Havana, Cuba, we had no idea what happened or who did it. But the government needed the American people to support the war against Spain, so the newspapers used Spain as a scapegoat, with headlines such as, "Destruction of the War Ship Maine was the Work of an Enemy." Newspapers also published stories of Spanish cruelties towards Cubans which were suspicious of fabrication, but the people slowly showed their support.

School of the Americas: True or Fake?

The School of the Americas, or more formally known as the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, is supposedly located in Fort Bennings, Georgia for 59 years although the government neither denies nor confirms its existence. This "School" trains people, mostly Latin Americans, in counterinsurgency techniques, sniper training, commando and psychological warfare, military intelligence and interrogation tactics. These graduates have consistently used their skills to wage a war against their own people to preform coups and the overthrow of their government. I believe that this is a harmful and reckless idea whether it exists or not, America does not need constant involvement in every country and certainly should not contribute to the overthrow of governments where we could possibly make things even worse. America has its own problems to deal with and no matter how hard we try you can never replicate our democratic government anywhere else. I know this sounds selfish, but if we minded to our own problems our country would have less political and economic turmoil, therefore we could help these countries in a more efficient way. We need to tend to ourselves before tending to other countries, or else everything will be more chaotic and there will be no hope for a government that's not corrupt.