Eight-Nation Alliance

The fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin portrays war, politics, and human nature in a morally ambiguous (and realistic) light. The series follows many characters in a fantasy world, each intertwined in a grand power struggle often referred to as the “Game of Thrones.” Amidst court intrigue, assassination plots, blood feuds, and illicit betrayals, characters in A Song of Ice and Fire make decisions that are not necessarily good nor evil. Tyrion Lannister encapsulates this…

Political violence is defined as the use of force by states or non-state actors to achieve political goals. Usually, political violence occurred between states. In some circumstance, states use political violence to achieve political goals. Many times political violence occurs because civilians who are rebelling against their government or because a politician is trying to achieve their political goals by coercing the people and government officials. This creates a problem because it creates a…

The article "A Homemade Education" by Malcolm X was about how he taught himself how to read and write while being incarcerated. While he was in prison, he would write letter to Mr. Elijah Muhammad, the founder of the Muslim sect Nation of Islam. While writing those letters to Mr. Elijah Muhammad Malcolm realized how bad his knowledge was. Being at the Charlestown Prison led him to meeting Bimbi. When Malcolm met Bimbi he was jealous of him, the jealousy towards Bimbi came from the knowledge he…

Since the early 1990s, microcredit, or the provision of small loans to borrowers in the poorest areas in the world who lack collateral and employment, has been widely regarded as an effective tool to combat poverty. Microcredit loans have been widespread in development institutions across the socio-political spectrum in the Global South, as part of local and national government initiatives and as independent entities (Uddin 144). Many researchers and practitioners also consider microcredit a…

for the organization and HRO to continuously recruit and place employees within positions and utilize resources essential to the mission. Consequently, it would prevent the agency from completing it 's mission and goal of protecting the state and nation, due to low manpower. Mrs. Paramo has received an offer from the Department of Veterans Affairs for a similar position with a higher salary and promotion potential to…

1. How do lone actor terrorists emotionally manage to perform violence in highly confrontational attacks? 2. Project Description Despite numerous high-profile terrorist attacks committed by individuals operating independently from terrorist groups, little academic attention has been given to exploring how these lone actor terrorists can emotionally perform violent acts against other people. Microsociological analyses of antagonistic situations between one or more people have demonstrated…

A nation 's identity not only represents the physical boundaries of the country but also the citizens living within the boundaries. Hesford and Brueggemann explore how the identity of a nation can be portrayed in memorials within "National Gazes: Witnessing Nations", whereas Adam J. Green focuses on investigating the complexities of identity within Canada and the United States through editorial cartoons in his essay "Mapping North America". In Ryan Edwardson 's essay "The Many Lives of Captain…

Residential schools were detrimental to the lives of many Aboriginal People and it is crucial that all people understand and are educated about this piece of history. Since residential schools were the engines of cultural genocide, understanding them is the key to gaining perspective into and fixing many contemporary Aboriginal issues. If all people are not educated on residential schools, there will continue to be a burden on Aboriginal communities and discrimination over contemporary issues…

With unique conflicts comes unique influences or reasons behind such conflicts. In assessing the promotion of peace along with the promotion of democracy, The Borgen Magazine, advocate for ending world poverty, stated “As the number of democratic nations increases, the more likely it is that world peace is achieved” (Ziomek…

a result. The Somalia peace operation, for example, cost 18 American lives, but ultimately resulted in saving the lives of most Somali people from starvation. Not only are lives of people in conflict zones spared and often times improved, but the nations that participate in peace operations have a unique opportunity to work with one another and relate with each other. This helps bridge the divide between people of different nationalities, faiths and races and build more understanding and…