Almost 19 years after the Soviet Union collapsed, the United States’ rival in the space race will take an additional victory, at least symbolically. Within the next year, NASA will retire the space shuttle, causing the United States to depend on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft to ferry U.S. astronauts to the international space station for at least five years.
A group of especially conservative Americans chose to begin a movement, based on the historic Boston Tea Party of 1773, to protest the increase in taxes. President Obama campaigned on an aggressive tax reform platform that would help the lower and middle classes while increasing taxes for the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans. The conservative protestors decided that taxing the people who can afford more was un-American and unconstitutional. Many disagree, but some have decided to make their opinions vocal and even violent. That is where the Tea Party movement found its place and its voice.
Imagine children who have been protected from failure for their entire lives. By the time they enter the real world, they have unwarranted egos and no methods for coping with failure. They apply for jobs far beyond their skills, play terrible music that no one wants to hear and audition for acting roles they don’t have a chance at getting. After their obese egos are punctured and deflated, they plummet to the ground, unequipped with the emotional strength to cope with failure.
Last month’s primary tied up various loose ends in a long-awaited, highly anti-climatic drama for both the Republican and Democratic primaries. As expected, incumbent Gov. Rick Perry will face former Houston mayor, Bill White, to land the state’s top job. However, the primary run-off to select Supreme Court Justice has yet to be held.
Last weekend movie theaters owned by Regal Entertainment Group, AMC Entertainment Inc. and Cinemark Holding Inc. introduced an increase in ticket prices around the country. The companies increased traditional 2D ticket prices by around 4 percent, 3D tickets by 8 percent and 3D IMAX tickets by almost 10 percent, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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