Ally Carter

The United State’s ongoing distrust for Iran could be linked to Iran’s 1979 Revolution, which overthrew the American friendly Shah to a radical ayatollah, Khomeini (Lee 2008). Prior to this revolution, the United States and Iran enjoyed good and flourishing relations. As any revolution the Iranian revolution took aim in overthrowing a corrupt regime. Although Islam is very important in the Iranian government today, Islam had little or nothing to do with with the plight or the grief of the…

Foreign Policy A Nation founded on the principles of equality, justice and freedom for all. The United States has clearly established a democratic state for its citizens. The promise of freedom to its citizens has been fulfilled. However, as a global superpower and a member of the United Nations Security Council with power to veto,the United States has more responsibilities in the global community, with power to influence world politics. The United States has sought to solve global conflicts,…

In the time before the Cold War, the United States and many other countries previously involved in WW2 were focused on reparations, and renewed stability for their economies. The Allies, Britain, the U.S. and the Soviet Union, were concerned mainly with the organization of Eastern Europe and post-war Germany. Then, from the years of 1946 to 1991, the U.S., USSR, France, Britain, and much of Eastern Europe became involved in the Cold war. Foreign policies across the globe were predominantly…

Comparing Three Detective Novels All the three excerpts from “Devil in a Blue Dress” by Walter Mosley, “Murder Is My Business” by Lynette Prucha and “The Big Sleep” by Raymond Chandler are detective genre stories set in Los Angles. The investigators and their clients share some similarities and differences particularly with respect to their roles in shaping the plot and the main themes in the stories. Firstly, the three stories are set in Los Angeles. “The Big Sleep” is typically set during a…

President Jimmy Carter offered aid for the failing country; in return, they wanted all creation of nuclear weapons to cease. Kim Il-sung, however, passed away shortly after on July 4th, 1994 due to an unknown heart condition. He also allegedly, planned a meeting with the…

Kimberly Amadeo described Bear Stearns as “an investment bank that survived the Great Depression only to succumb to the Great Recession.” Founded in 1923, Bear Stearns was a big investment bank which offered a series of financial services including, but not limited to securities, hedge funds, and brokerage. Following the real estate crisis in 2006, two of Bear Stearns hedge fund firms High-Grade Structured-Credit Strategies Fund and Enhanced Leverage Fund with investments in mortgages began to…

People from all around the world love to watch movies. People from all around the world love to read books. However, when the movie industry makes a book into a movie, many of the book lovers experience a massive let down. For those of us who read the book before seeing the movie, can all agree that in most cases, the movies just do not measure up to the book’s standards. The first thing that we book lovers typically notice are the characters. When reading any book, I get a picture in my head…

Ronald Reagan has been known for ending the Cold War with the Soviet Union. The Cold War was still going since WWII. Reagan wanted to reverse the policy of detente and finally stand up against the Soviet Union. Giving aid to the rebellions, he was hoping to quickly reverse what the Soviet Union was doing. Ronald Reagan wanted to give aid and make a legacy for himself. However, he did not believe in military force. He, in fact, wanted to deal with the Soviet Union peacefully. With many options…

Black Gold and the Islamic Revolution Ben Affleck not only stars in but also co-produces and directs the historical drama-thriller, Argo, which was adapted from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative Tony Mendez’s book The Master of Disguise and Joshuah Bearman’s 2007 Wired article The Great Escape. The film centers around the real-life CIA rescue mission of six American diplomats during the 1979 seizure of the United States Embassy in Tehran. The diplomat’s 52 fellow employees…

Throughout the twentieth century, revolutions have been a recurring trend in the development and creation of states within the global south—particularly those who have been dependent on larger states for their economic viability and sustainability. In Asia, revolutions monumentally transformed the lives of nearly a quarter of humanity (when looking in context of liberation struggles) in places like Burma, Laos, Vietnam, and China. Comparatively, in Africa, revolutions spurred a series of…