Donner Party

Albert Speer contributed to his period of time through numerous different ways, these includes; his contribution to the second world war as armaments minister, contribution to the consolidation of Nazi and their power in Germany, architectural designs during the period as the architect of the Reich and significantly, being opposed to the ‘scorched earth’ policy, that was implemented by Hitler. Speer was not only known as a great architecture but also, an effective organiser due to his management…

Threat is defined as a declaration of inflicting punishment onto a being by physical means or by psychological means. Elie Wiesel’s autobiography Night uses real life events to depict what it was like to be a prisoner of the Nazis during the holocaust. The novel shows the various threats faced by the prisoners and how the prisoners coped with the threats in different ways. Wiesel and his father were both held in the same camp and they were constantly being deprived of necessities, being watched…

“10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America” by Steven M. Gillon is an extraordinarily written book about the course of history that swept through America. The author covered crucial topics that covers the span of American history from settlement to recent past and reveals the great diversity of our national experience. Of all the 10 chapters, I chose three that made a more significant appearance to me. The three chapters include: “Gold Rush”, “Murder at Fair: The assassination of President…

Choctaw Indians: A view into the Indian Child Welfare Act According to an ancient Choctaw legend, the Choctaw Indians carried the bones of their dead for forty-three years until their creator Aba gave them their land in Southeast America, located in present day Mississippi (Akers, 2013). According to prophecy, they believed if they ever left their homeland, their nation would die. It turns out that the prophecy was true. The Choctaw Nation did die in a sense when they were forcibly removed to…

Starting from George Washington to current president Barack Obama, there were 44 presidents in America. And next to them, there were always very cautious advisors and passionate advocators who provided endless supports and boosted president’s actions. Who are they? They are “First ladies.” First lady is a term given to a wife of a president. However, despite of it’s original meaning it nowadays wields huge significances all over society. One of the prominent example which presents power of first…

When I read “Globalization and populism”(Korea Joongang Daily, May.13), I had but to share the concern of author on this new disturbing global trend. Yet feeling the need to hight more on the catastrophic implication of this blindness, I would like to add some details that may help others to realize the imminence of this crisis. Without doubt, Adolf Hitler was a tyrant who killed millions of Jews and gypsies and started a war that would devastate the world for the next five years. Germans…

Foreign policy is an incredibly important part of any President’s role. Most countries in today’s society make use of global trade and international relationships to bolster the economy, and that is especially true for a superpower like the United States. Without a good foreign policy, not only will a country begin to fall behind in terms of technological advances, the citizens faith in the country will begin to falter. The foreign policy of the Barack Obama Administration has been scrutinized…

Do actions speak louder than words? Benjamin Franklin once said “well done is better than well said.” I believe this corresponds with actions speak louder than words for the reason that all of us have the capacity to lie and moreover, only a few have the audacity to state the truth. Thus, creating a person’s action the only verification you can have. For example, I have recently watched many of the presidential debates, and as for now, they both state they will do all they can in their…

In his speech, Ted Cruz talks about how if anybody can not tell the difference between our friends and our enemies, or the difference between the nation of Israel and Islamic terrorists that want to murder us. That raises serious questions about their fitness and judgment to be Commander in Chief. When he says this, Ted is using false dichotomy because he says If you don’t vote for me, then that’s the kind of president you will have. This argument might seem effective because a lot of people…

bystanders that didn't help. Over the course of Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List we learn which side Oskar Schindler is apart of. In the beginning of the film schindler is a very selfish, greedy, and cold hearted person. He is a part of the nazi party, he enjoys making money and does not care who he steps on along the way. Schindler is a womanizer, to elaborate he has a wife but he sleeps with multiple other woman. he knows how to schmooze to get what he wants. He starts off by tipping a…