Cornel West

majority in parliament and the CDU was the party of economic prosperity in West Germany. His government was conservative and anti communist and it pursued a policy of Western integration and complete hostility to the East. Few of its any members had opposed the Nazis, while some had actively supported that regime. Yet by 1969, Adenauer had many more of his Era were dead, while both the president and Chancellor of the West German state were men who had actively opposed Nazism. 1961 Election The…

It was an unusually cold day for Berlin in June. The year was 2014. The girl walked north from Potsdamer Platz towards Shonëberger Straße, passing a small piece of The Wall that was left standing, ironically juxtaposed against the high-rising Kolhoff Tower immediately behind it. The wall was crumbling and popping with political graffiti. Behind it, the tower was made almost entirely of glass, looking futuristic as it loomed atop the city skyline. This kind of contrast was not unusual in Berlin.…

received no support from Britain during the timeframe that the two religious groups migrated. The flood of migrants overwhelmed the infrastructure of both countries. “In Bengal, the lines of partition left 5.3 million Muslims in the new India region of west Bengal (25 percent of the residents) and 11 million Hindus in the Pakistani region of east Bengal” (p. 52) The lack of unity within both religions, countries, and governments added to the unsafe environment. Both cultures were at odds, having…

The Union navy quickly mobilized to set up a blockade of southern ports. The blockade largely prevented the south from selling or receiving goods, and it seriously damages the southern economy. The union was mad about being broken and the confederates were mad because Abraham Lincoln was president and he wanted to get rid of slavery. The strategies of the north and the south were that the union strategy took out the South's supplies and demand, the South's strategy was the south thought that…

Cameron is a country on the west coast of Africa. It has a lot of different land such as mountains in the west, grasslands in the north, and tropical low lands in the south. Yaoundé Douala is the country's capital and it’s the largest city. Mountains and hills lie alone Cameroon’s western border, from Lake Chad in the north to mount Cameroon in the south near the coast. Mount Cameroon is 13,353it is the it is the country’s highest point. A forested plateau in central Cameroon separates a savanna…

Mali is located in West Africa. They relied a lot on trade, and particularly the trade of gold. Islam was introduced to Mali by trade and it affected them in many ways. Ibn Battuta was considered one of the greatest medieval Arab travelers. “While in Mali in West Africa, he wrote his observations about the Mali people, who interwove their traditional customs with Muslim practices.” Ibn Battuta’s writings reveal that Mali takes Islam very seriously, and they live very closely to the Koran and 5…

East Germany. While “West Berlin” aligned itself with West Germany. Contrary to popular belief, West Berlin was actually not part of West Germany. Under international law, it was illegal for either of the two Germanys, to declare Berlin its capital. For 41 years, no western nation recognized East Berlin as the capital of East Germany. Instead they referred to, East Berlin, as the seat of government. West Berlin remained a separate entity that existed alongside West Germany. Western…

Supon Das October 5, 2015 Period 5 Georgia’s Flag Evolution Chronological Order Introduction There are seven Georgia’s flag including an unofficial flag. Georgia is in continent of North America and is in the southeast. The colonization began in 1732, founded by James Oglethorpe with the help of King George the Second. Oglethorpe wanted to help the poor and debt people in London. Since they needed to protect their colony from Spain, so they needed weapons, uniforms, and a flag to…

Every hero needs a first-rate, old-fashion villain. In fact, the greater or more powerful the hero, the more despicable must be the villain, for the sweetness of victory lies in its difficulty. The question must then be asked: Can villainous victories taste as sweet? Could an audience of normal, decent human beings really find it in themselves to take joy in the victory of, say, a manipulative, power-hungry murderer? In his play Richard III, Shakespeare puts this idea to the test, not only by…

The civil war was an ugly fight between the North and the South. The South wanted slavery and the North didn't, and this is why they didn't get along, so this is why the union and confederacy formed as groups for war. During the Civil war both North and south needed people for help to finish task and to help with things the white people couldn't do. The Northern and Southern armies had pretty different point of views for the Africans services. The South needed the Africans to fill in the…