Chinese Civil War

the innocence of children, and their interactions with the supernatural. He created a new type of horror films, which are similar in narrative and structure as they are based off of fantasy and gothic aspects. While Labyrinth mixed fairy tales with a war storyline, Devil’s Backbone replaces the fairies with ghosts. Pan 's Labyrinth concerns a little girl named Ofelia who discovers a magical faun that commands her to complete three tasks, each more difficult and terrifying than the previous to…

Following the Civil War and the era of Reconstruction the United States witnessed many movements that were created to address some facet of the sociological make up of the American people. One of the concepts that citizens were seeking to change was the various inequalities that existed following the Civil War and Reconstruction. The Civil War and the era of Reconstruction brought the top of equality to the forefront for many citizens. Those most affected by the Civil War and Reconstruct were…

of civilians is one of the primary purposes of the UN department of peacekeeping, yet evidence for whether or not they are actually effective in prevention of civilian deaths is a topic that has been controversially debated since the end of the cold war when peacekeeping interventions escalated. While the UN has been criticized for it’s failures, there is no doubt that some of their peacekeeping missions have been highly effective in the protection of citizen lives. There are diverging reasons…

The movie Battle Los Angeles has one of the most inspiring fictional characters there is. He is not some superhero that can’t die, he is an American soldier. He fights off the face of evil and in the end dies protecting his squad and his country. Even though it is just movie it is inspiring to see a character that doesn’t have a magic super power, all he has is his courage, his fellow marines, and his intelligence. Lieutenant Martinez lead his marines into a fight with alien combatants filling…

people’s death. However, due to the efforts of journalists, lawyers, anthropologists, and indigenous; it has been proven of the fact, that this was a genocide done by the government. Rios Montt, also had the support of the U.S. who were blinded about the war and genocide within Guatemala. However, it is a shame that the majority of the population did not wanted to do a testimony of the killings, because there was no justice and they could be killed at any time. For example, in the documentary…

diamonds are a great concern in Africa especially with the bloodshed they cause. Blood diamonds, or conflict diamonds, are jewels mined in Africa and sold by rebels to gain military force. This has been a tremendous problem during the different civil wars in some countries in Africa. However, they are now being used in Liberia at rates never seen before. These diamonds are usually mined in northern and western regions of Africa. In some areas, diamonds would be placed on outer layers of sand,…

American Civil War, a deplorable time period when Romanticism replaced Realism. Various qualities and sentiments such as trepidation, cowardice, humility, courage, and wisdom are discovered throughout the novel. Most importantly, The Red Badge of Courage illustrates how Henry achieved his manhood by portraying his transformation over the course of the book. Even though Henry did achieve his maturation and manhood at the end of the book, he was indisputably a craven neophyte of the war when…

With bloodshed and ashes burning forever in memory from the Civil War, came the Gilded Age of economic prosperity and great migration in the North and West of America. The United States in the late 19th century became successful and an impactful powerhouse due to the expedited industrialization. Railroads, mining, and factories offered numerous opportunities for labor, creating labor unions and migration to increase. The new economic cycle brought the market to be flooded with lower prices so…

America has not always the great country we have been lead to believe. Since the end of the civil war, racism against blacks grew greater and greater with every passing day making it harder for these people to live their lives. This leads to the unfair treatment of immigrants trying to find a new life in America after being pushed out of their countries by poverty, revolution, and starvation. These events happen with an incompetent government only interested in doing anything to benefit itself.…

Berkert article is a refreshing examination of how the industry changes drastically at the onset of the American Civil War. The American cotton system was centered and controlled by the white plantation owners of the South, and once the US entered into a civil war the cotton industry was forever changed. Berkert states, “Understandably, historians have viewed the American Civil War primarily as a turning point in the history of the American nation (Berkert 1406). Historians and scholars perhaps…