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The process of nation-building is an effort to develop the spirit of patriotism and solidarity to create a country whose people share a common identity. The major aim is to foster national unity by developing a new nation and an integrated race (Hippler, 2002:1-3). In Malaysia, the idea of establishing a nation was initiated before … Read more
Abraham Lincoln was the first president to do many things: he was the first president to have a beard, the first to be assassinated, the first born outside of the 13 original states, the first, and only, to have a pet cat eat at the White House dinner table with him, and he was the … Read more
The Face of a Fight The fact that Malala Yousafzai was chosen for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize shows just how much weight the world is starting to put on education, children’s rights, and women’s rights. It’s not far fetched to think that part of the reason for this focus on education is partly because … Read more
The Bay of Pigs Invasion the topic I choose occurred in 1959 when a named Fidel Castro came to power in a battle that overthrew Cuban leader Fulgencio Batista.After that the US government did not trust Fidel Castro and was watchful of his relationship with Nikita Khrushchev, the leader of the Soviet Union.Before Fidel Castro … Read more
Freedom Freedom is an abstract concept often measured by the liberty one mentally feels. Throughout history, freedom has been assessed by one’s ability to live as they please with little restriction or opposition. During the Nelson Mandela’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, he acknowledged the notion of freedom by stating “for to be free is … Read more
Since the early 1960’s American policy in Chile had one main objective, to keep Salvador Allende, and other Socialist-leaning leaders from gaining power. Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon, while working with the CIA, set on to disrupt the constitutional government of Chile. Alliance for Progress implemented by Eisenhower to support countries south of the border has … Read more
Throughout the United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s speech to the graduating female class of Mount Holyoke College, she elaborates upon how she used her knowledge and education to benefit more than herself. She covers a wide variety of topics such as nuclear weapons, women’s role in society, and the ramifications of perseverance through … Read more
Dario Fo, author of Accidental Death of an Anarchist, won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1997 and the Swedish Academy while awarding him the prize noted that Fo’s “works are open for creative additions, dislocations, continually encouraging actors to improvise”. Fo has always wanted his plays to be improvised and adapted in keeping with … Read more
“If you can’t convince them, confuse them,” Harry Truman.Harry S Truman, sworn in as the 33rd president after Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s sudden death, presided over the end of WWII and dropped the atomic bomb on Japan. He was born in Missouri on May 8, 1884. He was Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s vice president for just 82 … Read more
No Truth about 9/11 September 11, 2001 was a tragic day for the United States. Tragedy struck when an airplane carrying 10,000 gallons of jet fuel hit the northern tower of the World Trade Center. Then if the day could get any worse at 9:03 the south tower was hit also by a commercial airplane. … Read more
Gallie explained security as an ‘essentially contested concept’ which is an appropriate analogy when considering this essay. Securitization Theory falls under the umbrella of Critical Security Studies which entered the theoretical mainstream after the post-cold war paradigm shift. Naturally, these ‘critical’ conceptions criticize the traditional positivist approaches such as realism and liberalism which had dominated … Read more
Constructivism is one of the more modern international theory that takes issue with the realist and liberal theory of anarchy in the international system. It focuses on the ideas of norms, the development of structures relationship as well as how identity influences the way state and actors cooperate. Like realists and liberals, they too believe … Read more
Thatcher’s Britain Margaret Thatcher became England’s first female prime minister in 1979. The 10 years in which she was in power were characterized by many changes in policy. Thatcher had such a great impact on the country that her beliefs and way of rule are now known as “Thatcherism.” The novel The Fifth Child by … Read more
To prevent organizations policies and procedures from becoming front page news or creating a firestorm on social media that will negatively impact your employer brand, it is important to know how to communicate policies and procedures to staff effectively. Whenever a new policy manual, an employee handbook, or some other form of documentation of your … Read more
How Malala’s Story Has Shaped My Understanding of Education Education is knowledge and heading to success, and it is the way to our future. People across the globe spend sleepless nights working tirelessly to achieve an education. Education lays a strong foundation for individuals to excel in their societies. Education has been around for many … Read more
The history of the American Dream can be traced back to 17th century when the Puritans came to America and tried to gain their religious freedom. In 1630, a speech known as the “city upon a hill” sermon was delivered by John Winthrop to the other Puritan settlers who traveled with him to Massachusetts. It … Read more
Bhagat Singh is consider to be a most influential revolutionaries of Indian Nationalist Movement. He got involved with numbet of revolutionary organizations and He had a major role in the Indian National movement. He died as a martyr at the age of just 23 years. On his execution, on the date of March 23, 1931, … Read more
“Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State: Why Americans Vote the Way They Do” is a description of the American Political scene. The writers of the book offer up several reasons why they came to the conclusions they did. The overall theme of the book put the idea that, the elites leaned more left … Read more
In his survey of American society in the early 1800’s, Alexis de Tocqueville spares a few chapters to describe the American woman as he sees her. Obviously, from our more modern view, Tocqueville’s claim that women and men in America enjoy a certain equality clashes with the reality of the conditions at that time, and … Read more
Marcus Garvey once said “Emancipate yourself form mental slavery none but ourselves can free our mind.” In this book readers have the opportunity to learn about one of the greatest Civil rights Activist Marcus Garvey. One can say that he was the spark that lit the fuse for racial equality in the United States. The … Read more
Adolf Hitlers young life and experiences would one day lead to the destruction he caused as the leader of the Nazi party. His movement would place great importance on a persons family tree, even making it a matter of life and death. However, the supreme irony is that Hitlers own grandfather was most likely Jewish. … Read more
Jomo Kenyatta, also known as Kamau Ngengi, was a Kenyan statesman and nationalist. He was also Kenya’s prime minister and first president. He played a big role in the development of African nationalism in East Africa. Jomo Kenyatta was born on October 20, 1891 in Gatundu, Kenya. He died on August 22, 1978 in Mombasa, … Read more
The purpose of this paper is to explore the topic of presidential impeachment. What is it? When is used?t Has it been used? Should it be used to remove President Trump from office? Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution states, “The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have … Read more
“My father spoke like a lion, but I could see in his heart he was worried and scared.” The author of I Am Malala used figurative language in her novel to paint a better picture and understanding in the minds if the audience of her situations. For example when she is describing her father’s reaction … Read more
Lupita Nyong’o spoke at the Massachusetts Conference for Women in 2014 with goals of empowering women and telling the story of how she became an actress. She used a steady tone throughout her speech, as well as strong eye contact. Nyong’o also articulated her words in a way that would resonate with the audience. Nyong’o … Read more
Originally called the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense the Black Panther Party was first founded in 1966 by Huey Newton amid the mass hate towards the black community like MLK and Malcolm X. Eventually, Newton adopted a Marxist POV about the liberation of oppressed depends on regaining control of their communities after reading about and … Read more
Many government bodies today have begun to recognize the benefits of being transparency and open operation. Since transparency involves sharing of information which means the officials’ decisions, and those important rules and regulations are in the public domain. Therefore, it reducing the chances of corruption, increasing accountability as well as developing trust, credibility and reputation. … Read more
“No fundamental social change occurs merely because of government acts. It’s because of civil society that the conscience of a country, begins to rise up and demand – demand – demand change.” Joe Biden. According to UN, Civil society is the “third sector” of society, along with government and business. It refers to the aggregate … Read more
Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States (1837-1841), in the wake of filling in as the eighth Vice President and the tenth Secretary of State, both under President Andrew Jackson. While the nation was prosperous when the “Little Magician” was chosen, under three months after the fact the budgetary frenzy of … Read more
Nikki Haley was born as Nimrata Randhawa in Bamberg, South Carolina, on January 20, 1972 to an Indian American Sikh family. She has been called “Nikki” by her family then and even now. Her dad Ajit Singh Randhawa, and mother Raj Kaur Randhawa, were originally from Amritsar, Punjab, India. Her dad was a teacher at … Read more
Attention: How many people work long hours in the day whether it’s doing homework and studying or working an actual job? A study done in Lancet Medical Journal studied about 600,000 individuals and found that those that worked long periods of hours had a 33% increased risk of stroke. Working long hours without taking a … Read more
Political life is essentially about the struggle between the few and the many. When one rules, the other is at a disadvantage. This is why the United States Constitution provides for two legislating bodies. One for the states (the few) and one for the populous (the many). Aristotle’s advice is to have a strong middle … Read more
After the League of Nations’ failure, the second try at making a peace system was the UN’s second institution within only a few decades. Yet, throughout the conflict peace was about to fail once again, as most of the world was divided into two blocs. as a result of the UN’s rigid structure that was … Read more
On being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Malala Yousafzai commences her speech by thanking people around the world who supported her and encouraged her to carry on her battle against terrorism and by recognizing the efforts of her doctors and her supporters in helping her recover her strength. She goes ahead and explains her past, … Read more
From the year 1949 to 1951, the states in India – independently brought into effect the zamindari abolition act. Uttar Pradesh was the first state in India brought into effect the law related to abolition of zamindari system. Subsequently states like Madras (later called Tamil Nadu), Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, etc implemented the Zamindari abolition act … Read more
One of the most skillful speakers and successful politicians of his time, Huey Long was a political leader. Long was elected governor of Louisiana and then a U.S. senator, if he hadn’t been assassinated, he might have had a chance to take Franklin D. Roosevelt’s spot in the white house. From an early age it … Read more
The models and theories to clarify the dynamic affiliation amongst politicians and journalists have pulled in interest since the utilization of propaganda progressively after World War One to convert public for various purposes by the politicians. The ascent of ideological developments in the Second World War and in Europe and in addition the ascent of … Read more
Lincoln Steffens on Political Corruption Lincoln Steffens was a political journalist. He became famous when he began to write a series on the corruption of American Cities, called The Shame of Cities. Steffens focused mainly on political corruption of the municipal governments. He began to doubt the effectiveness of reform politics, and believed that they … Read more
The famous speech given by Elie Wiesel called “The Perils of Indifferences” was one of the best speeches given. Wiesel used rhetorical strategies to prove his message. That indifference is worse than hate. He questions the morals of other’s. Elie used ethos, pathos, logo and kairos. Wiesel starts off with a pathos by building up … Read more
William Jefferson Clinton was born on August 19th, 1946 in Hope, Arkansas. He was originally born William Jefferson Blythe III, named after his father, to Virginia Cassidy Blythe and William Jefferson Blythe Jr. Clinton was born shortly after his father died in a car accident. His father worked as an William Jefferson Clinton was born … Read more
For a person to be considered a hero, I personally believe that it should be because they did something out of their willingness that helped or benefited a large amount of people. For a historical figure to be determined as a hero, it should be a decision made by the people who were impacted by … Read more
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is widely considered one of the great American writers. One of his signature themes that he utilised in his writing was patriotism. This theme is expressed in his poems “Wreck of the Hesperus,” “The Arsenal at Springfield,” and “Paul Revere’s Ride.” Themes of hubris, pride, innocence, sacrifice, and optimism influenced his New … Read more
This Article is to examine the system of Separation of Powers as advanced by the Constitution of India and the complexity faced by the three organs of government, viz., Legislature, Executive and Judiciary. The basic idea is that each of these organs should perform only one type of function. One organ must not concentrate on … Read more
John Selden was a mystery box unleashed. Can a passion be called an addiction? His love for England’s ancient laws and constitution easily qualified him as a scholar of Jewish law. What is a passion? According to Aristotle, “anger should never reach the point at which it undermines reason; and this means that our passion … Read more
“ During recent years, the topic of Immigration Reform has once again resurfaced to the forefront of most, if not all, political debates. To demonstrate, the Republicans and Democrats share their views and beliefs on immigration. Both parties highly express the need for Immigration Reform. The only difference they have on immigration laws is what … Read more
I chose to illustrate two scenes from the bookI Am Malalaby Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb. The two scenes I have chosen to depict are Malala lying on her hospital bed after being shot in the head by a member of the Taliban on October 9, 2012 after being accused by the Taliban for promoting … Read more
Ruby Bridges was born on September 8th, 1954 and is still living to this day. Today she is 63 years old. Ruby Bridges grew up on a farm and was born in Tylertown, Mississippi. When Ruby Bridges was young she moved to New Orleans because they wanted to try to live a better life and … Read more
With time flying by, it is time for the presidential candidates for the upcoming election in 2016 to start preparing themselves, as well as the citizens of the United States of America, for Election Day. It is now the time for republicans and democrats to best inform us citizens about their views and plans if … Read more
On June 16, 2015 Donald Trump announced his campaign for the presidency and first mentions his idea to build a southern border wall stating, “I will build a great wall ? and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me ?and I’ll build them very inexpensively. I will build a great, great wall on our … Read more
ABSTRACT In March 2000, Coca Cola, under its Indian subsidiary Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Private Limited (HCCBPL), commenced operations at its bottling plant at Plachimada, in the southern state of Kerala. Over the next few years, the area surrounding the plant began to feel the plant’s hazardous effects, as groundwater was contaminated and toxic waste … Read more