Croatia

The novel Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai takes place in Saigon, Vietnam, and Alabama, U.S.A, in 1975 through 1976. It revolves around Ha and her family, refugees from the Vietnam war. People become refugees for many reasons, mostly because of war or natural disasters. Like Ha’s experiences, refugees face many challenges as they flee and find a new place to call home. When Ha was in Vietnam, she had a lot of strong traits. Some of her most important traits, however, were her defiance…

21.3 million people worldwide are removed from their home due to war, persecution, and even natural disaster (UNHCR). These people are refugees. Refugees are everywhere. You might see them arriving in your city or country. You may also hear about the issues in their country on the radio/news. But, the radio and news don’t tell you about the effects of becoming a refugee. When leaving their home, refugee lives are turned “inside out” from the grief and fear that haunts them. Feeling accepted and…

extremely primitive and sadistic and considered by some scholars as worse than tactics used by Nazi Germany tormentors. The Serbian Academy of Arts and Sciences estimates 246,035 died in the atrocities – 145,490 in Bosnia-Herzegovina and 100,545 in Croatia. Most were Serbs, Jews, Croats, Gypsies and Muslins. It is important to remember what happened in Yugoslavia in 1941-1945, why it happened and what can be done to prevent similar situations in the future.…

Thousands of Nazis have been caught, arrested, and put on trial after the Holocaust thanks to Nazi hunters. These people have helped us and many others finally see justice for the people who hurt either them or their families. There have been many Nazi hunters throughout history. A Nazi hunter is someone who tracks down and gathers information on former Nazis and SS members. They use many different strategies to hunt them down and bring them to justice. After the Holocaust, many of these Nazis…

What are truffles? Truffles can be depicted as an edible gourmet mushroom that comes greatly prized and yet sought after by many food lovers. They can also be described as fungi that grow completely underground and have a symbiotic association with the roots of specific trees, mostly oaks. Truffles are known to have an overpowering, strong, earthy, delicate scent and provide an exceptional flavor and aroma to food. Though the truffle is mostly used in very small amounts, its flavor and aroma…

Animals all over the globe are sitting in a cage right now, scared, cold and alone waiting for the next experiment to be done to them. They sit in this cage longing for the day that they are able to free, if they survive the experiments or if they are of no longer need to the scientists. Every year there are millions of animals killed in laboratories from the tests and experiments done to them. These poor, defenseless animals are poisoned, shocked, and burned during these tests and are often…

individual ideas of greatness. Nikola Tesla “lived a hundred years ahead of his time,” (Cohen, 2011) a fact that is supported by the total lack of hindrance the Croatian society had upon his ambitions, despite the major social and political changes Croatia was undertaking during Telsa’s time period. However, without the changes being made during the late 1800’s Tesla’s education could have been…

Why do we chase transformational experiences? Is it because we are mad at or friends and family and we want to get away? Is it because we are bored with our lives? Or is it because we want to find ourselves? People tend to get bored very easily with their everyday routines, they crave a change, whether that be doing something stupid and spontaneous or going on a wild adventure. But, sometimes people aren't just bored, they are upset with their lives. They could be mad at their family's or…

goal or mission for others to achieve. The American dream is obtained by the few who pursue it and do not let it be just a fantasy brought up by society, cultural beliefs, or how he or she has been raised. Robert Herjavec, who was born in Zbjeg, Croatia, a communist country where his dad escaped from jail and left the country with his mom and him to live in Toronto with a family friend. Living in the basement of their family friend’s home is where it all started, he began envisioning the…

The 130th Engineer Brigade has a storied history from the time it was established in the U.S Army as the 1303rd Engineer General Service Regiment and activated on July 15, 1943 at Camp Ellis Illinois. The 130th played a pivotal role during WW II with campaigns in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe and the Asian-Pacific theatre. The regiment was deactivated in 1955 and elements of the 130th were allocated to the regular Army. For a short time the 130th Engineer…