Escalation

Memoirs of an Infantry Officer is a book written by Siegfried Sassoon about World War I. This fictional account of Siegfried’s life during and immediately after the war was first published in 1930. Not long after its release, it was renowned as a classic, and it was even more successful than its predecessor, Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man--Sassoon’s first book in his trilogy of autobiographical war novels. This particular book, Memoirs of an Infantry Officer covers the period of time from 1915 to…

In the past during the Salem witch trials, you were isolated and tormented for being a “witch”. Now in today's society it's the exact same for the lgbt community. “Early polling data related to same-sex relationships demonstrated that most Americans were not supportive of LGBT relationships with seventy percent reporting in 1974 that they thought sexual relations between same-sex people was always wrong”(Sobel). Back then no one liked the idea of homosexuality, and people who were gay couldn't…

suggest that early trauma produces enduring negative effects on brain development (Bellis, 2002; Teicher, 2002). This can be explained by the overuse of stress hormones and disruption in neurotransmitters (e.g. cortisol and dopamine) causing an escalation in the stress response. Consistently elevated stress hormones can lead to attention and memory deficits, mood and sleep disorders which increase vulnerability to many long-term illnesses through ‘allostatic overload’ (McEwen,…

Able Archer was a simulated operation organized and conducted by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), which spanned a ten day period, from November 2nd to November 11th 1983. It simulated a time of conflict escalation, leading up to a coordinated nuclear attack, and involved an influx of communication, and the participation of several heads of government. The steady weakening of US-Soviet relations prior to Able Archer, as well as the realistic nature of the exercise, led several…

“In less than a decade, countries important to the US and global security will be at risk of “state failure. Water shortages will not occur everywhere, but hardly anyone will remain unaffected for long.” -Seth Siegel, author of Let There Be Water INTRO For human life to proceed, water is required, but its accessibility is lacking and will worsen unless water is managed differently. According to the World Wildlife Fund, 1.1 billion people worldwide do not have freshwater at hand, and 2.7…

Most of the people who have ever really experienced life are hesitant before they allow change to occur, whether it’d be in their lives or to the people they care about. On the other hand, other instances force people into that alteration as it takes place spontaneously, and that is when these individuals realize whether that hesitance was foolish, or wise. The Neolithic Revolution is the most prominent example in history that obligated people to adjust their lives to the evolution of their time…

Today, there is a huge debate in the United States over gun control. Unfortunately, in the past three years, school shootings have greatly increased to become a common occurrence. The drastic escalation of mass shootings has created strong arguments for further restrictive laws against assault weapons. Media is an outlet to express persuasive arguments on certain issues and convince the viewers. Advertisements vary from videos for clothing companies to posters on controversial issues; however,…

Adelie penguin, whose glaciers are melting due to the heat caused by global warming. Adelie penguins' food source is krill, and krill live on the bottom of glaciers. But because of global warming, the glaciers are melting. Global warming is the escalation of temperature in Earth's atmosphere. According to the National Wildlife Federation, "Scientists have concluded that most of the observed warming is very likely due to the burning of coal, oil, and gas. Human activity--such as burning fossil…

“By the third year of a long-term outsourcing relationship, significant tensions often exist between clients and outsourcing vendors. Much of this tension,” he explains, “can logically be attributed to changes in personnel, technological advances, an evolving external business environment, and shifts in strategic direction for one or both firms.” Also, factors such as changes in the cost of resources due to currency fluctuations impacted by the financial markets and the national economy could…

Since the late 1950s, the split of Sino-Soviet relationship continued expanding in the 1960s under the post-Stalin Nikita Khrushchev’s leadership. In spite of Khrushchev’s downfall in 1965, the Chinese rejected any possibility of accommodation with the Soviet Union, meanwhile domestically pursuing a reversal of professionalization of the People’s Liberation Army to support its politicization doctrine. The major connection of these two policies exists in the ideological fissures derived from the…