Disadvantages of an engineering degree include: 1  The work can be stressful â especially when the equipment or structure has the potential to impact human life. 2  More time in school than an associateâs degree (higher cost for college) 3  Workload can be unpredictable and at times very high.
gerrymander (v.) 1812, arrange political divisions in disregard of natural boundaries so as to give one party an advantage in elections, also from 1812 as a noun, American English, from name of Elbridge Gerry + (sala)mander.
About Gerry . How is gerrymandering like a salamander? In 1812, Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry signed a law that established an odd-shaped Congressional district. It was redrawn by political cartoonists into a salamander-type creature and thus the term gerrymander was born.