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Florence nightingale was born on May 12, 1820. Born in Florence, Italy. She was born into a wealthy British family who was part of the elite social circles in Britain. Florence’s mother was a lady by the name of Frances nightingale. She came from a family of merchants yet enjoyed socializing with people of a higher social standard. Although her mother was a very social person, Florence, herself was known to be quite anti-social. Described as an awkward individual in social settings. She was far…

the black death is still unclear as there are many viewpoints of this plague such as: some believe that the Black Death originated in China or Central Asia and spread to south-east Europe, while others believe that it was an endemic that started in Crimea, and another viewpoint held by a couple of scientist believe the black death was in fact a viral hemorrhagic…

While deterrent strategies have proven successful, especially during the Cold War, the recent emergence of international terrorist organizations reveals a major flaw of the deterrence theory. It cannot be assumed that terrorists will worry about the negative consequences they will suffer if they bomb another country with nuclear weapons; on the contrary, it is not unsafe to assume that they will readily bomb other countries to instigate terror in people. Therefore, it is irrefutable that extreme…

Throughout history, numerous societies have dealt with many struggles and conflicts. Global pandemics and climate change are just two of these struggles that society still deals with today. History, particularly the historic backgrounds of ancient, medieval, and modern times, can educate people on solutions to these problems. First, Jared Diamond explains how climate change influences lifestyles of the ancient Maori and medieval Greenland Norse. Second, Richard A. Muller addresses the dangers of…

In 1866, Bismarck made an offensive alliance with Italy . He was not only realized the war with Austria was inevitable for German unification but also confident that Austria was unable to defend herself. Rapid victory on the battlefield has long been a foregone conclusion to Bismarck. Prussia’s army had better training than the Austria’s army. Helmuth von Moltke, the chief of staff of the Prussian Army, used the railway efficiently led to Prussia’s military was able to move rapidly and his…

The individual level of analysis focuses on the personality, perceptions, and actions of individual participants in the political system (Mingst & Arreguin-Toft, 74). While the individual level is seen with varying degrees of importance by political scientists (183), there are times when an individual may have greater influence on the outcomes of events particularly in times of crisis or when dealing with ambiguous situations (185). The film Thirteen Days offers an excellent view into the…

Anton Chekhov was a talented Russian playwright and shorty story author. He was born on January 29, 1860 in Taganrog, Russia. Chekhov led a life filled with plights and hardships, and he struggled to make ends meet as his father lived on a day to day paycheck while drowning in his debt. Chekhov’s mother and younger siblings followed Chekhov’s father while he fled to Moscow in order to escape his creditors; however, Chekhov remained in Taganrog to complete his high school graduation and soon,…

Today in America tea is unpopular. Tea is no longer “cool”. But what do we know about tea? What are the traditions of tea? Where did it originated from? Why tea in USA is not so popular but popular in the UK? We should really get to know tea better and find out what is it all about. Let’s first explore tea history with one popular Chinese legend. Legend tells that Shennong, the legendary Emperor of China and agriculture’s inventor and Chinese medicine was drinking a cup of hot water because…

An Emmy Award recognizes excellence in the television industry. It corresponds to the Grammy Award for music, the Academy Award, or the Oscar for film and the Tony Award for theatre. Winning all four is referred to as the grand slam or “EGOT” coined by actor Philip Michael Thomas who said his acronym originally stood for energy, growth, opportunity and talent. Only 12 people have achieved this. Directly off the Emmy website, The Emmy Awards were conceived in 1948 and its founding fathers…

to premeditating murders he doesn’t even have to commit in order to stay in power. Putin has a similar tragic flaw. He does not know when to stop. Putin is constantly testing western powers. Most recently, his attack on Ukraine and annexation of Crimea. He is doing all these things without serious repercussion because he is aware of the fact that no country will ever want to go to war against him. Especially the US. With the United States at war against Russia, the world would be a very unsafe…