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Most humans who become involved in trafficking are tricked into it. They are women or children who come from very poor families. Someone who is wealthy sees how poor they are and takes advantage of them. They offer the poor woman or child a job as a maid or a salesperson then take them away to some brothel or bar to work as a slave. There are also families where, if the family is poor enough and they have enough children, they will sell some of their younger children to get money to live.…

Marcus Cocceius Nerva was born in what was once the small town of Narnia, Italy in the year 30 AD. He was born into a family who was no stranger to holding positions of high power. However, Nerva had no intention of ever becoming emperor himself. During that time, Nerva was almost accused of treason by Domitian. Those plotting against Domitian, used this knowledge to have Nerva agree to take the role of emperor after Domitian’s death. Many citizens of Rome were relieved when Domitian’s reign…

World War II Should Have Never Happened 60 million people are the number of people who died during the Second World War. The fall of colonialism, rise of communism, development of nuclear weapons, and the Holocaust may all have never happened if WWII was prevented. WWI was the reason for WWII. Effects of WWI to Germany, Italy, and Japan include economic crisis, senses of betrayal, and uncertain futures were all reasons that led to the autocratic powers of the Axis (Germany, Japan, and Italy).…

There are several factors why people from different countries migrate and settle, for temporal or permanent time, to a possible safer place. The main particular factors are based on human rights violations, economic situation and political development. These factors could happen inside a particular country or region in different context of time due to evolving trends happening around the world. In the case of irregular migrants of TCNs (Third Country Nationals) trying to reach Europe while…

The Europeans were matched against very powerful Asian armies throughout history, however one of the most notorious armies Europeans ever faced off against would be the Huns. Ruthless, powerful, and very skilled, the Huns wreaked havoc wherever they went due to their brutal tactics, powerful weapons, and way of life. The Huns came from Northern China, a cold and dry climate that was not very suitable for farming or agriculture, forcing the Huns to be Nomads. Appearing to never finding a need…

Gallipoli – Why was it so important to Australians? Gallipoli was one of the longest military campaigns during World War 1, taking place between 25th April 1915 – 9th January 1916. It was also one of the bloodiest for the Allied forces, being nearly 500,000 casualties and losses during the battle for both sides. It was a incredibly important battle, despite the loss on the side of the allies. To explain why it was so important, some backstory is required for the battle. Due to the change of…

Based on the readings, film excerpts and the class presentations over the last three weeks, outline what you think are the main similarities and differences between Welsh, Scottish and Breton music and music making. What effect do you think Irish music has had on each of the other musical cultures? Celtic music tends to be defined as encompassing the traditional music of Celtic countries, namely Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Brittany, as well as Galicia and other areas. Since each country has…

The topic of my paper is on vampirism and comparing vampires of folklore to the fictional vampire created by Bram Stoker’s Dracula, which acted as a template for future fictional vampires that would be created in literature and in film. My overall argument of this paper is that the fictional vampire character, created by Stoker, has evolved from the more traditional, folkloric vampire, as humans’ perceptions of vampires has transformed from true fear in the past, to now becoming a fictional…

Dennis Clark, and Irish-American historian wrote, “The British government’s insistence on ‘the absolute right of landlords’ to evict farmers and their families so they could raise cattle and sheep, was a process as close to ‘ethnic cleansing’ as any Balkan war ever enacted” (NJCHE 2). The British Government recognized that the English protestants were at fault, but claimed it was not with in their role of authority to protect the Irish from this…

World War I is seen as one of the most life changing events in all of history. A myriad number of the major powers at that time were forced to separate and gage war for many reasons such as the desire to gain power and control, alliances, and more. As a consequence of this, millions of lives were lost and a transformation occurred in nations all over the planet at that time and the repercussions are still seen today with the modifications among worker status, war strategies, et cetera. All in…