Eastern Bloc

to tell a complex, realistic narrative about the people they are trying to represent? Too often, the Western world has a disproportionate amount of influence over the narratives of other cultures, causing stories about cultures in Africa and the Eastern world to be overflowing with stereotypes, and offensive portrayals of the people who live there. Western story tellers have the tendency to inaccurately depict foreign cultures to make them fit their own simplified perception of them, and in…

The Wizards and the Celtics are the future of the Eastern Conference The Washington Wizards and Boston Celtics squared off for the final time this regular season, with the Celtics taking the win at home, 110-102. With the loss, the Wizards’ push for the second seed in the Eastern Conference becomes that much more difficult, as they now trail the Celtics by two and a half games for the second spot. They also have just a one game cushion over the Raptors for the third seed. In addition to…

vastly from those in the west. The main difference is that Western ethics are centered around finding truth, whereas Eastern ethics is relative to the portrayal of respect. It can be inferred that ethics cannot be given in the human mind, however, rather that they take place in the teachings of the parents. In the West, the focus is placed on law and justice, while within the Eastern culture, the focus is placed on the universe. However, it is that both cultures come from a distinctive aspect…

Ambushed Prelude I joined the ranks of the Red Army in 1940 when I was only 18, just one year before the beginning of the Great Patriotic War. My family was from Byelorussia, and immigrated to Russia in the 1800’s and settled down in Stalingrad, where I lived before I joined the army. My grandmother used to tell me stories of how my grandpa fought in the Russian Civil War, against the Tsarist White Army in the Saratov region. He served as a Senior Lieutenant, commanding his own motorised…

The problem of migration has always been an issue, but recently it has escalated to the point, where politicians are paying close attention to it. They have also make immigration an issue on their agendas to be focus on in security matter, especially in Western Europe and the United States. The awareness of international migration poses a threat in conjunction with the ever growing number of immigrant in the world. Statistics has been showing that there were more than 191 million persons living…

simply saw the rearmament of the Rhineland as a Country simply claiming reclaiming territory of its own. This opinion in Britain had its origins from the 1920’s, because while Britain had quite significantly reduced its armed forces, France and other Eastern European Countries had refused to follow suit. Therefore their was a deeply entrenched feeling of sympathy for Germany, as while it had been made to disarm it was surrounded by Countries that had not done so. However it is clear that Britain…

Marks presents problems within the League and the lack of strong, realistic, and solid European diplomacy which caused weak international agreements that fueled the illusion of peace and clouded the vision of Europeans. The first argument is that the illusion of peace was heightened by the actions of the League of Nations. Greece’s unwarranted invasion of Bulgaria and Bulgaria’s call for help initiated Briand to call an emergency session. The unanimity of the major powers on the course of action…

The Rise of Europe’s Immigrant Crisis “An estimated 9 million Syrians have fled their homes since the outbreak of civil war in March 2011”(Syrian Refugees). Millions have nowhere to go as the countries around Syria are already overburdened with immigrants leading a great number of immigrants to Europe. They must suffer through the long and difficult trek from the Middle East to Western Europe and still risk being deported once they reach their goal. With larger masses arriving each day, Western…

The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest Christian church and one of the oldest religious institutions in the world. The Eastern Orthodox Church teaches that it is the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church established by Jesus Christ in his Great Commission to the apostles. It practices what it understands to be the original Christian faith and maintains the sacred tradition passed down from the apostles. Although, the U.S is a secular country, it still protects freedom of religion,…

Chapter Ten called Servant Leadership and Chapter Eleven called Adaptive Leadership explains servant and adaptive leadership more comprehensively. There is a lot of facts and knowledge one must understand to know what adaptive and servant leadership is. Chapter Ten by Northouse discusses servant leadership in greater detail. As explained in the text, servant leadership semms contradictory and challenges our traditional beliefs about leadership, and is an approach that offers a unique…