Latin America has long been fighting an uphill battle against corruption. From colonization, to authoritarian systems, and then further to democratization, corruption has plagued and dominated Latin American societies. One may assume that corruption is mainly found within the political systems of Latin America, but rather, corruption besets the personal lives of its citizens as well. One instance of many corrupt scandals is the Petrobras Scandal. The scandal now involving Brazil’s president…
Mongolia is formed. November 7, the CCP joins the block as the unrecognized state called, the Chinese Soviet Republic, centered on Jiangxi. Lee Wen-lin, the Jiangxi Red leader Mao most hated and personally tortured was the first AB torturer to call him Chairman Mao. With Mao saying he learns really…
The concept of radio broadcasting was still quite new and was mostly dominated by private broadcasters. The private broadcasters used it for publicity and profit. Moreover, the radio was closely monitored by the federal government because they thought that wireless communication needed supervision for security reasons. In addition, and unlike the United States, all Canadian radio owners had to buy a receiving-set license each year. However, later private broadcasters started to suffer from…
In order to make the country become safer, the United States government has adopted several measures since Al-Qaeda perpetrated the attacks on 9/11. But is the United States, somehow safer today than it was fourteen years ago? Expert in security and counter-terrorism agencies agree that, in effect America has become a lot safer. But they warn that it does not mean the government must lower the guards down. In my opinion, however, we are never completely safe. The idea of another eminent…
first film, Roger & Me, about the regional economic impact of General Motors CEO Roger Smith's decision to close several auto plants in his hometown of Flint, Michigan. Moore tries to go into the General Motors head office in Detroit to speak to the Chairman but was denied access. Due to this, he feels as the many times he tried they never allowed him access. He says its “about time” someone let him in and that he has good ideas. He then moves on to talk about President George Bush enjoying his…
Deng Xiaoping was a Chinese revolutionary, and statesman. He was born August 22, 1904 Guang’an, China. He died February 19, 1997 Beijing, China. He was 4’ 11’’ and the leader of China from 1978 until his retirement in 1992. He married three women named Zhuo Lin In 1939, Jin Weiying, and Zhang Xiyuan. He went to Moscow Sun Yat-sen University, and Communist University of the Toilers of the East. His regime was also marked by the 1989 massacre of demonstrators in Tiananmen Square. He was…
According to the industry group Airlines for America, 14.2 million people are expected to travel during the 2015 Labor holiday weekend. With that number increasingly on the rise, air travel is booming and has just piqued business titan Warren Buffett’s interests. Warren Buffett’s illustrious Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has recently acquired Precision Castparts in an estimated 32 billion dollar deal that can only be written in the stars. In what is said to be the company’s largest merger,…
Andrew Carnegie began working for Tom Scott at the age of 12. Scott liked Carnegie and hired him as a personal assistant. In 1868 Scott asked Carnegie to build a bridge across the Mississippi River, to be the largest bridge to ever be built in America. Carnegie has no idea how to build it so he looks for advice from Keystone bridge builders. He decided to use steel, a relatively new material to the time. It was extremely expensive and hard to mass produce tho, no one have ever tried to use steel…
Overview In 1923, Walter Elias Disney along with his brother Roy formed Walt Disney Studio formally known as Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio. Walt created a series of short lived-action/animated films titled Alice Comedies. The inspiration of the comedies came from a short film Walt created while living in Kansas City called Alice’s Wonderland. Walt’s work eventually attracted the attention of M.J. Winkler a distributor in New Work. The brothers began working out of a small office located in…
comprised of members who have expertise in establishing new chapters and working with collegiate women — will work with campus partners to support the chapter. The Extension Coordinator, with support from the volunteer Colonization and Installation Chairman, will work to coordinate the logistics and volunteer support involved in the colonization and installation process. Additional members of the team who…