End zone

When WWII ended (1945) 2 Allied peace conferences were held to decide the fate of the German territories(History.com). At the peace conference the Allies split Germany into occupation zones that were divided from East to West (History.com). The Western zone consisted of the USA, Great Britain, and the French territories (Staff). The Eastern section of Germany belonged do the Soviet Union(history.com). Berlin was located deep in Eastern Germany(History.com). The Allies…

decided to step outside of my religious comfort zone and explore other religions with the hopes of discovering my own religious beliefs. During my project,…

A contact zone is the space in which transculturation takes place. It is where two different cultures meet and inform each other, often in highly asymmetrical ways. A contact zone is where people come together and often disagree about their ideas. Mary Pratt defines “transculturation as a processes whereby members of subordinated or marginal groups select and invent from materials transmitted by a dominant metropolitan culture” (323). It means that there is a higher power that gives orders and…

Drones, An Issue Of Democracy? Military drones are an amazing piece of technology that allow the U.S. to battle combatants that it would otherwise be unable to target due to hostility of the combatants and the distance of the combat zone. The military’s advancement in drone technology has increased exponentially in the last decade, and continues to seek improvements. They’ve only recently researched into problems that can arise from implementing the technology into current U.S. military…

If I Die in a Combat Zone, author Tim O’Brien, argued that the Vietnam War was unjust yet there was still a sense of humanity left, through his depictions of himself, O’Brien and his fellow soldiers in their daily life in combat, how he was brought into the war, and through his self reflection about his actions as a combat soldier before he returned home. If I Die in Combat Zone, talks about O’Brien and the other soldiers time in combat. Things in their daily lives made O 'Brien believe that…

“Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind”-JFK. War is never going to have an end for most countries there is always a conflict that must be solved, as technology evolves warfare changes. Drones have become a new part of how wars are know fought, the question many Americans ask is “Should drones be used in combat situations?”. The usage of drones can help with wars in many ways by helping protect human rights, drone warfare can result in no civilian deaths and still get…

I Die in a Combat Zone Historical Book Analysis If I Die In A Combat Zone talks about the diabolical and inhumane events that took place in the Vietnam War. People involved in the war were having to fight in a completely foreign land. Being somewhere unknown and with a lack of leadership for a cause some did not fully believe in caused damage to soldiers mental health. In Vietnam soldiers involuntary lead under bad leadership, which added to O'Brien's hate of the Vietnam War. O’Brien shows…

They never appreciate what they have today. Joshua St. Onge talks about how Americans take things for granted, and how soldiers see the horrors of third world countries in his essay “Global Voices” Joshua talks about a man training for a combat zone in a third world country. The man and his fellow soldiers became a family, they had each other’s back. All the comfort they had was within each other. The soldiers were afraid of what may happen when they go to a third world country. They feared of…

In her article “Yes, But won’t bill Gats Save Us?” by Naomi Klein takes a look at the way in which manufacturing jobs move from local factories to foreign countries and particularly to place known as export processing zone, such zones often gave no labor laws, leading to terrible working conditions. The example that he gave was a about North America, where the lack of manufacturing jobs has led to an increase of work in the services sector, where most of the jobs are minimum wage and offer no…

At the end of my freshman year of highschool, I found myself looking for a change. I lived in a small town for most of my childhood, where I had very limited options for classes and had little exposure as an athlete. I decided to change schools to East Kentwood (EK) . I came from a school with about 800 kids who were all fairly similar to me, to attending one of the largest, most diverse schools in Michigan. I found myself far from my comfort zone however, EK changed me as a person, student and…