Balkans

In 1914, build up of tensions among countries in the European system and surrounding areas led to the outbreak of World War I. This war, being the bloodiest in history up to that point, caused upwards of 25 million deaths and led to the rise of Nazism, Comintern Cold War along with many other major geopolitical events (Third International). The rising powers of Germany, the US, revolutionary Russia, and the declining supremacies of the United Kingdom, France, and the Ottoman Empire, allowed for…

While sitting on my designated airplane seat, I lifted the window shades to catch a glimpse of the world under me. The once salmon and purple sky transformed into a vast expanse of jet-black that engulfed the mountainous Balkan Peninsula. A canopy of luminous stars materialized amongst the ocean of blackness. Some were dull, merely flickering into existence every now and then, but there was an adequate amount of shimmering stars to illuminate the dark, moonless night. The Adriatic Sea glistened,…

Marxism is a political theory based on the ideas of German philosopher Karl Marx, who lived during the 19th century (1818-1883)1. Marxism is widely known as a conflict theory because it states that society is in conflict with each other and the main two sides to this conflict are between the rich and the poor2. This theory largely consists of ideas based off of socioeconomic analysis that took place during the mid to late 1800’s. Recently Marxism has been on the rise again in popularity and will…

Culture is defined as the the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group. Different cultures can be found near and far, from your co-worker or a small village across the world people have different ways of life. Here at Michigan State University with approximately 50,344 students, from all 50 states in the United States, and 133 other countries. While having 51.7 percent women, 48.3 percent men, 18.7 percent students of color, and 14.4 percent…

The Rhetoric of Migration in News Media Canada has a long history of humanitarian action welcoming refugees from all over the world. Starting on the year 1776 when 3,000 Black Loyalists came to Canada fleeing the American Revolution, the country has provided refuge to those escaping hardship. Thus, conventional wisdom would dictate that welcoming refugees is embedded in the country’s dominant cultural discourse. To explore this topic, this literature review will focus on three major themes…

“Everything is happening at once and everything is happening to everybody” is a quote from the World Service Authority’s article “World Citizenship Defined” (Lechner & Boli 492). This quote means to say that what happens in the world affects everyone in one way or another. In a sort of butterfly effect phenomenon, the civil war in the Syrian Arab Republic and the ensuing flight of several million Syrians across Europe has affected the economies of several countries, albeit in different ways and…

Empire, Russian Empire, United Kingdom, Austria-Hungary, France, Germany and Italy, revised the Treaty of San Stefano in the same year, was the turning point for Armenian Question and Eastern Question. As a result of this treaty, the situation in the Balkans was settled to a large extent by European Powers in accordance with their interest. However, the Armenian Question was suspended for the next decades. The decision taken by European Powers as to Armenia during the Berlin Treaty was that…

Headshots: Violent video game and the targeting of our children The proliferation of violent subject matter in marketing and entertainment is nothing new. Mass media and its deluge of blood soaked mechanisms have long served as a form of entertainment for consumers in search of a release from their mundane lives. Multi-national corporations plot ways to hype their newest video game to consumers hungry for a more realistic experience. Game studios produce hyper-violent fairytales where humans…

September 1922.(Norman, 2006, 4). Chanak Affair (political) In 1922 there was a dispute in the Balkans in an area called Chanak.(West, N/A, 1). Due to the Treaty of Sevres, after Turkey’s defeat in WW1, forces from France, Greece, and Britain were stationed on broad fractions of western Turkey. (Norman, 2006, 3). The Greek army was pushed out of Turkey by nationalist Turkey forces who disapproved of foreign troops.(Norman, 2006, 4). Troops from Britain, who were stationed in Turkey were being…

defended the church and its technics. The Catholic Church at that time came up with and index of forbidden book that the members of the Catholic religion could not read. d. Compare and contrast the political situations in early modern England and France with regards to the structure of the government and the power of the monarchy. England and France two very similar countries with the same political basics but still had very vast difference in their governmental structure and monarchy…