elections as much as any other American citizen would. The President of the territory is Barack Obama and its Vice President is Joe Biden, the same as the U.S., but the territory has a Governor who acts as the figurehead of Puerto Rico. That man is Alejandro Garcia Padilla, a member of the Democratic Party, and he was elected on January 2, 2013 (World Factbook). Even though the country is a commonwealth territory of the United States it is also recognized as a self-governing nation and even has…
Chiang Kai-shek was the political and military leader of the Chinese Nationalist Party (known as the Kuomintang or KMT). Chiang Kai-shek removed the communist leaders from their party, including Mao Tse Tung, and led a revolution to take over the country. The Chinese Nationalist Party or the KMT won their civil war and controlled most of mainland China from 1928 to…
“unofficial official” divide within the country. As far back as JFK, U.S. interest in Vietnam was made evident. JFK adopted Eisenhower 's fostered idea of the “Domino Theory”. JFK wanted to prevent the South Vietnamese from spreading Communism throughout the rest of the country. Despite the billions of dollars invested, along with the billions of lives lost, the U.S. ultimately withdrew for Vietnam, thus allowing Communism to take hold. The South East Asian country suffered as well. Innocent…
INTRODUCTION This paper work presents the American society and the way it is reflected through theater. The twenty century was a time of changes in America, changes which were reflected in different areas of American life. People were affected by the two World Wars and they were scared by the idea that a new war could start. This changes not only affected the social and economic life, it affected people and their ideas about life and wealth. Important changes happened within industry, scholar…
HAPPY PEOPLE: A YEAR IN TAIGA Lastly, I also looked at Happy People: A Year in Taiga because this is a film by Herzog and Russian director Dmitry Vasyukov with a specifically ethnographic subject. Herzog and editor Joe Bini pull material from Vasyukov’s television documentary (Rapold) that brings the lives of a particular people group, the trappers and families of the Siberian taiga to a western audience by following their daily lives throughout the year, showing how they interact with their…
good idea to have some form of identification on you. Journal - It 's not everyone 's thing but if you do it, you 'll definitely want to bring it on an adventure like this! Bible - It is a missions trip after all. Plug Adapter - Depends on what country you are going to and where you are staying. My team stays in a hotel so I won 't need one. If you plan on bringing a hair dryer, though it is good to have one. Camera - And any batteries/charger/SD cards you 'll need. Chargers Polaroid - Most of…
In total almost 3 millions Americans served in the Vietnam War and nearly 60,000 Americans were killed. The famous song, “I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ To Die,” was written by Country Joe and the Fish to describe the dangers that the American soldiers face in Vietnam (Doc B). This song is very anti-war and it reflects the sadness experienced by the families of the soldiers. With lyrics such as, “What are we fighting for,” and, “be the…
At the time I went to a school, where people thought it was sensational to be rude and preppy, one that my dad picked out St. Joe. The DCS office was filled with caring people, but at the time I felt lost, nervous, and confused. Half n’ hour later mom met me there dropped off my clothes and looking back, I would not trade that day for the world because it made me stronger. She…
Over the course of the 1960s, causes to protest were not uncommon. For events such as the Civil Rights Movement and especially the Vietnam War, people fought, people cried, and people rioted, peacefully and not. All of this is documented today in the music that came out of that era. The biggest inspiration for protest music in the sixties, even greater than the Civil Rights Movement, was the Vietnam War. Starting around 1957 and lasting till 1975, standing as America’s longest war, Vietnam was…
was hit by two 1-in-500 year floods, and a 1-in-1000-year downpour” (Gore 76). Any area around the coast can get flooded, but nothing has been reported flooded worse than Miami Beach, Florida. Many from the Climate Reality Training reported seeing fish from the ocean swimming in some…