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The majority of historiography and literature regarding the American Revolution has a heavy focus on political or economic aspects of the war. Most often, historians points to factors such as taxation, the Enlightenment, or broader threats to absolute monarchy that affected European empires in the late eighteenth century. Analyses of the effects of the revolution, as well, tend to focus on new trade routes, political precedents, and the emergence of the United States as a new power on the world stage. When social impacts are discussed, they are frequently skimmed over as historians attempt to ensure readers that the American Revolution did indeed alter the social landscape of the young country as they so often claim it did politically or economically. However, this paper seeks to examine social impacts of the revolution, especially in terms of Loyalist men and Patriot women, in further detail to determine whether any social change occurred. This paper also intends to investigate what motivated any new trends in order to more fully understand if social change brought on by the American Revolution is just as dramatic as often assumed. The majority of this paper analyzes primary source documents regarding Loyalists and Patriot women written before, during, and after the revolution to examine social change and social treatment. Most of these documents offer a colonial and early American citizen perspective, while a few explore broader points of view to derive further meaning and understanding regarding American treatment of these two groups. The purpose of this paper is to expand the current historiography on the American Revolution in order to more fully understand the changes, or lack thereof, that occurred in early America and the resulting social atmosphere for Loyalists and Patriot women.

Amazon has continuously proven to be a powerful and successful company and with the company's newest installment of Amazon Go. It brings many questions about the future of retail. The goal of Amazon Go is to incorporate the use of technology into the typical retail experience to eliminate the requirement of waiting in a checkout line. To achieve this, an app must be downloaded onto a smartphone to gain entrance to the store. Once inside, the technology embedded throughout the store detects what you purchase and charges you for said items after exiting the store. While many people are fascinated by this new technological convenience store, many questions arise about how this new type of retailing will affect the economic state of our country. Unfortunately, the state of our economy has been an issue that many Americans have been concerned about for years, so this paper will go in-depth on how Amazon Go can influence several macroeconomic indicators, such as unemployment, gross domestic product, and inflation. This paper argues that Amazon Go is a gateway to a new type of retail, and can transform the state of the economy for better or for worse depending on its course of action.

Cryptocurrency is a digital or virtual currency that uses cryptography, or the practice of techniques for secure communication in the presence of third parties, for security. Cryptocurrency has blown up in the past couple of years and many new cryptocurrencies emerge every day, Bitcoin being the biggest and most well-known. Satoshi Nakamoto, the inventor of Bitcoin, found a way to build a digital cash system without a central entity. This new way of sending and receiving money boomed because it is so secure that it cannot be counterfeited, nor can any bank or government interfere with any cryptocurrency. This new cryptocurrency could potentially be our future because of its security and many people are turning to it to protect themselves against the devaluation of their national currency. I will further address some of the challenges that cryptocurrencies face in the future with regards to legislature and viability.

This paper discusses the role non-familial relationships portrayed within Fannie Flagg's novel, "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Café" and how their comparison with the familial, or "blood" relationships have an impact on the characterization. Divided into two sections, this paper looks at Idgie's role in the town and her relationships gathered there, specifically with Ruth, Stump, and Big George; and the relationship that Ninny and Evelyn form during Evelyn's visits to the nursing home, resulting in Ninny essentially saving Evelyn's life.

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Plan, better known as IDEA, is a mandate that requires students with disabilities receive the things that they may need to be successful in an academic setting. These things include evaluation and determination, appropriate education and an Individualized Education Plans in the Least Restrictive Environment (Santrock, p. 200). I have taken a personal interest in the way IDEA affects children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Behavior Disorders. I have interviewed and taken time at Massillon Washington High School in a Special Education setting, as well as viewed various scholarly journal articles in an attempt to seek further information on how IDEA is used to give these students a proper education and how the teachers directly involved benefit from it. I will be concluding my research in the upcoming weeks and hope to show the benefits and uses of IDEA.