the republic of cyprus is a unitary presidential representative republic. this is where an elected official is chosen to be the president as well as the head of state government. The country is split into two parts and has been that way since 1974. the northern part is owned by turkey and the southern part is the independent republic of cyprus. there were some conflicts within the country but currently cyprus is stagnant, it has also become a very popular tourist attraction. the president is Nicos Anastasiades and is saving his country from their previous debt crisis. He is also has hope to unite the two sides of the island. There was an arranged meeting in 2015 with a talk about the island but they ended two years after and the country is still divided. although the suffered an economic crisis Cyprus is one of the fastest growing economically and are reaching stability quickly. As far as voting goes none of the greek resedents are able to vote for who they want for president
Prisoners Design What They Can't Buy- Luke
Luke Kirchner I chose to read the article "Objects Made by Prisoners in the United States". This was a very interesting article, as it showed what it's like to be in an American prison and how they make some objects. When Prisoners are in prison, the severity of their punishments can vary, but the lack of creative freedom is often detrimental to each prisoner. This lack of freedom can sometimes drive their creativity to make their own objects, showing off individual expression. Some items like pens and toothbrushes were not given in the full form, due to the fear of prisoners turning them into weapons. Instead, the prisoners thought about how they could fix these problems. The article says "The items shown here, made by inmates in the U.S. prison system, illustrate the severity of restrictions imposed on prisoners as well as the human instinct to persevere through creativity and invention" (The Atlantic). They took the ink cartridge for the p...
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