[Vietnamese] and massacre thousands of others to defend interests that are not theirs” (Logevall 12). Logevall goes on the explain about how peasants were treated poorly and were not considered important. “With their urban roots and middle-class concerns, party leaders tended to adopt a nonchalant attitude toward the issues vital to Vietnamese peasants, such as land hunger, government corruption, and high taxes” (Logevall 18). Things just kept getting worse for Vietnamese peasants because no one…
environment that encouraged investment in the industry; and an attractive and friendly tax structure. NASSCOM1 surveys showed that Indian companies were more focused on maintaining quality and performance standards. For overseas companies, outsourcing to India offered significant improvements in quality and productivity on crucial parameters such as number of correct transactions, number of total transactions, total satisfaction factor, number of transactions/hour, and the average speed of…
Relations between the United States of America and the Republic of Cuba can only be regarded as tumultuous and calls into question the morality of various governmental actions concerning both parties. The Cuban embargo, enacted under President Eisenhower, clearly depicts the rise and fall of tensions between the two nations. In America, the ethicality of the Cuban embargo remains a frequently debated topic. However, individuals properly briefed on past and present relations between the United…
Power activists believed that action was more powerful than discussion. The Sir George Williams Affair and scenes of mass demonstrations charged a new philosophy. This sense of urgency for “real” change empowered organizations like the Black Panther Party and the FLQ, validating Ture’s message of revolutionary…
place so one would receive more power than other. The first civil war was fought in June 25, 1950. That war was fought against North Korea. They didn’t want the southern part of Korea to be different and be a Republic nation they wanted a Democratic party instead. American’s also help the South Korean fight this war both sides of the war had…
letter to the powerless, whether it is women who are not allowed to follow the direction of their heart or men who suffered because they are from the wrong caste. Therefore the designed poster is a form of triangle that represents the caste system in India, and Ammu is at the top while Velutha is at the bottom. The faded images at the sides are the themes: family and social obligation, social hierarchy, love and sexuality, change vs. preservation, and small things; and the symbolism like the…
Economic interest groups are ubiquitous and the most prominent in all countries. There are literally thousands of them with offices in national capitals from London to Ottawa to New Delhi to Canberra. There are several different kinds of economic interests: business groups (e.g., the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, the Confederation of British Industry, and the Nestlé Corporation, headquartered in Switzerland and with operations throughout the world), labour groups (e.g., IG Metall…
Introduction Pan-Africanism is an important concept within the theory of nationalism that was conceived of at the end of the 19th century and remains to be a vital component in a variety of ways pertaining to Africa. Pan-Africanism was a tool in the struggle against colonialism utilized by at first, members of the African Diaspora and later by people and groups within Africa in their struggle for independence. The ability of the African people to unify was seen as integral in their efforts to…
A True Corporatocracy A true Corporatocracy happens when the corporate elite controls the power of the government. Fascism was popular in Nazi Germany and Mussolini’s Italy during World War II. It evolved in America in a way that made companies create close ties with government and blurred the line of government and the multinational corporation. Who uses campaign contributions and the division of political groups known as Democrats and Republicans to keep a division helping people believe one…
Drill, baby, drill. Rote learning, long discredited, is now recognized as one reason that children whose families come from India (where memorization is still prized) are creaming their peers in the National Spelling Bee Championship. This cultural difference also helps to explain why students in China (and Chinese families in the U.S.) are better at math. Meanwhile, American…