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There’s many different ways people die. Someone might drown, others can suffer from a heart attack or even get hit by a car. We could get even more serious and say cancer, organ failure or a brain tumor. As of recently though, countries have started debating on a new way people can die. Euthanasia or physician assisted suicide has become a very talked about topic all around the world. As of now, only people over the age of 18, in their right state of mind and with a terminal illness that only…

Voting across America Should we lower the voting age? This question comes to a very mixed emotion when asked among vast groups of people. We have groups of people that have got their rights only in the last hundered years. While this might be a tough guess to the outcome. The voting age has changed very little. I personally believe that the age should be left at 18. In the following response I will be reviewing both side of the topic and giving reason why I feel this decsion should stay…

Introduction Millennials display about the same level of political interest as the younger generation in the 1980s; they are likely to get involved in protests and other political confrontations. Yet, the youth of today is known to be disinterested in politics and are significantly less likely to vote in elections than previous generations. However, in recent years, youth in East Asian countries are leading political movements and asserting their interest into the national political agenda.…

Sergei Witte was the first Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian Empire, he was responsible for the attempt of the idea of rapid industrialization in the Russian Empire, the reasoning Russia was in desperate need for rapid industrialization was for the cause of Russia have being falling behind with the rest of Europe in terms of technological advancement which was proven after the Crimean War which resulted in a loss for the Russian Empire. He played a grand role in the effort for…

sides to the voting age restriction, 18 or 16. Both have their ups and downs. If the age restriction was lowered to 16, voter participation would increase greatly. If you compare The United States voting participation percentage, (38%) to Belgium (98%), we are not doing good at all. We are limiting big groups of people and not letting them vote just because of there age. Even though 18 and 16, are right around the corner from each other. Take Astria for example. They are among the top…

At the end of World War Italy was in economic depression and social unrest. They were disappointed by what they received in the Treaty of Versailles. Mussolini used the resentment of the people to get support for his rise to power. He encouraged them to put the interests of the state of their own needs. Anyone who resisted was often beaten and bullied by his organized groups of fascists who wore black shirts. He ruled by intimidation and became a totalitarian dictator. The Treaty of…

Hero, that’s what they continue to call me here, but I don’t feel like one. I mean, how could I feel like one? I was awarded and honored as one of the best dogfighters in the German military. Having said that, I know that I was only given that recognition because of all the destruction I brought in the air. However, who will honor all of the lost soldiers? The ones forgotten in the horrid trenches or the ones left dismembered and broken in no man's land. They are the true heroes, not the German…

Assisted Suicide Is Not The Way To Go Imagine a world where firemen, upon request, could go to a person 's home to help the person die. The fireman would bring a match and set it next to the ailing person. After giving instruction on how to effectively light the match, the fireman would leave. The individual could then pick up the match and burn their house, committing suicide - fireman-assisted suicide. Or, if an individual was at the beach and wished to die. Informing the life-guard, the…

Between eight hundred thousand and one million people, dead within a span of one hundred days. This was the number of deaths that occurred during the tragic event of The Rwandan Genocide. The Rwandan Genocide was a very tragic event that began in April 1994 and went on until July 1994. This conflict involved two different groups, the Tutsi’s and the Hutu’s. The Tutsi’s were treated as higher class citizens and the Hutu’s were considered lower class citizens and they were not happy about it. The…

Alva Elmer Metcalfe was born and raised in Brantford, Ontario. He was a student at Brantford Collegiate Institute. Later, he moved west to attend the University of Alberta. In Alberta, at twenty-two years of age he volunteered for the war. After a year at war Metcalfe was seriously injured in November 1915. His injury was a bullet wound to the thigh, which he received during battle. He was tended to at a hospital in England where he sent letters home to Brantford. In the letters Metcalfe was…