Eastern State Penitentiary

millions of people communism was, not a good thing, but rather an okay thing. It allowed the people, of Eastern Europe in specific, to not prosper but rather to get by. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in late 1991 came the onslaught of a massive problem that is still getting worse to this day: human trafficking. Although it is hard to see at first, the collapse of the Soviet Union is a…

"By the end, the liberalization of other eastern bloc regimes caused mass demonstrations for free travel and demands or democracy," was stated in the video of TED-Ed. On the evening of November 9, 1989 East Germany tried to defuse tension by making travel permits easier to obtain. The announcement…

conversely living in west Berlin was much easier, they had well paid for jobs, and much better standards of living. Why was the Berlin Wall put up? The wall was put up to symbolize the extreme tension and the true separation of the Western and Eastern governments of Berlin. A way of showing just how far both governments will go for a nation to become of one kind, even if it means dividing parts of countries…

government in the Roman Empire to the present day governments. Political reform can reshape nations and create enormous growth. Or can rebuild a crippled nation, for example the Great Depression. It was under Franklin D. Roosevelt who reformed the United States government with new policies to help stagnate the US economy. Sometime reforms like these can effect multiple types of reforms like the Great Depression. Because it also affected the economic reform, which are huge turning points in…

Western Germany was occupied by the United States, France and Britain. Eastern Germany was occupied by the Soviet Union. Eventually, the French, British, and American zones merged and formed what would later be known as the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG). The Soviet zone became the German Democratic Republic (GDR). The aftermath of World War Two is what led to the Cold War in Germany. The Germans in Eastern Germany began to view life in Western Germany as much more desirable…

For Eastern Europe, the 20th century was nothing short of tumultuous; two world wars and stints with totalitarianism troubled the continent. Because of all that happened, it is hard to encompass the breath of the 20th century in a single work. Therefore, it seems that the question “What work best represents the turmoil in Eastern Europe during the 20th century?” does not have an answer. How can one work encompass the mess that was the 20th century? Is it possible to represent the varying…

The Berlin Wall was one of the most defining, if not the most defining symbol of the cold war. It was built to keep the fascist believers on one side of the wall and the others on the other side. The things that people faced are very cruel and unfair to others. The Berlin wall was unfair because it separated families, took away jobs, and divided Berlin in half. One of the many reasons the Berlin Wall was so unfair was because it separated families.When the Berlin wall was built on August 13,…

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…

In this Cold War espionage of a novel, the story probes the several ventures of the 1960s era and the abounding people involved in the devastating matter. Based in a divided Germany, Alec Leamas, the main character, is a British secret agent who becomes a double agent to try and undermine the head of the Communist intelligence agency in East Germany. Everything is going smoothly until Leamas discovers himself before a person that will do everything in their power to bring him to the light as a…