Angela Merkel

Political Leaders and Globalization Political leaders vary depending on the country in which one lives. In some countries, such as Canada and Great Britain, the Prime Minister is the head of the country; in others, such as the United States, the President is the person in charge. These titles can change, but they all have the same main goal; the goal of making sure that their country is the best that it can possibly be. Globalization is a term used to talk about the interaction amongst people…

The ever growing surveillance state of today’s most powerful nations poses an even greater threat. The use of state media throughout history has already been discussed, and there are even some examples today. Countries such as North Korea, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan possess some of the most censored media. Glenn Greenwald is a journalist that works for a newspaper called The Guardian, and is renowned for his role in publishing the top secret government files given to him by Edward Snowden. In…

Forty years ago, the British people voted by referendum to join the European Economic Community. But that wasn’t too fair a referendum now, was it? You see, the British people only gave input to join an economic community which has since transformed to the European Community, and now the European Union without the consent of the British people. Since our admittance to the EU, our right to self-govern has slowly dwindled away. Right now, for example, the European Union makes 75% of our laws. They…

NSA Data Leaks The National Security Agency, created in 1952, by President Harry Truman was intended to protect US citizens as well as the government. So why is an organization spying on those it was created to protect? The NSA could be causing more harm than good due to overstepping its intended purpose, misappropriation of data, and possible further intrusion on citizens. The NSA, in its early life, was an organization created with good intentions. Truman was thinking of the well being of the…

women was located in Massachusetts (Mount Holyoke). In 1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe writes Uncle Tom Cabin that many schools read today. Women In Government According to Forbes the 3 Most Powerful Women In Politics (document reported in 2011) are, Angela Merkel(Chancellor Of Germany), Hillary Clinton (Secretary of State U.S), and Dilma Rousseff (President of Brazil). Some Dilemmas to Title IX There are some issues still caused with Title IX today with gays in sports. Jason Collins surprised…

The basic demographic equation is an effective way to determine future population rates, without the influence of political policy. The equation says that “growth rate = birth - deaths + net migration.” Europeans are dying out; their population is shrinking. One factor, fertility, has increasingly dropped. The European crude birth rate, or the number of births per 1,000 people, was 10.1 in the year 2014. Almost half a century before, in 1970, the birth rate was 16.4. Europeans seem to be…

Zimbabwe where she found her passion of fine arts, because fine arts gave her a way of expressing herself. She also tries to raise awareness about women’s rights. “Gurira signed an open letter begun by the ONE Campaign. The letter was addressed to Angela Merkel and Nkosazana Dlaminizuma, urging them to focus on women as they serve as the head of the G7 in Germany and the Au in South Africa respectively” (Wikipedia). While living in Zimbabwe and during a time where the country was rebuilding…

decisions. My results after taking the MBTI came up with the letter representation of ISTJ which the website 16personalities.com coins as “The Logistician”. This places me in the same company with notable people such as Sting, Denzel Washington, Angela Merkel and Natalie Portman. The website also goes on to say how ISTJ types are a no nonsense type people and they rely of facts to support their decisions. I do believe this personality type does reflect me very well since many of the descriptions…

not bring them into our country. It will bring a heavier burden for our country, and could have serious impacts to our society. Germany is one of the countries that is admitting Syrian refugees into its country. This decision was directed by Angela Merkel, who used a “open door” policy, which basically lets any refugee come in without required passports or background checks. The plan was to use…

The immediate cause for the Greek debt crisis is the dramatic Greek public finance situation, which was hidden through creative accounting and manipulations for many years. In the book, “Europe and the Financial Crisis,” Antimo Verde describes that in 2011 the Greece public debt is nearing the “120 per cent of [its] GDP” and the “deficit/GDP ratio exceeds 13.5 per cent.” (323, Verde) Therefore, Greece was believed to be close to a default and risk of contagion to other weak countries, such as…