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individuals turn to the government for financial assistance such as Social security checks, housing and food assistance. According to the article which are the best countries in the world to live in if you are unemployed or disabled? Countries such as Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, San Marino, South Africa and the United states are the top providers for disabled individuals. Yet,…

people closer together. It is more important for people to be competent in other languages and form connections with a variety of people internationally to be even more successful. I believe there are many advantages to learning foreign languages. In Estonia it is mandatory to learn English and Russian in school and there is an option to choose a third one voluntarily in high school. I have been learning English since I was 9 years old and I can also speak Russian and German. I have never…

How many people like to fight about little, mundane things? How many people like to fight about who will do the dishes or what to eat for dinner? What if it comes to whether or not to allow a person end their life? Many governments talk about hefty issues like these daily. Some of these issues include abortion and disease pandemics such as Ebola. One of the most discussed issues today is assisted suicide. Assisted suicide is a controversial topic that causes debate globally regarding its…

The Eastern Question is one of the defining aspects of the relationship between what is considered the West (today’s United Kingdom, Germany, France, etc., previously the British Empire, the French Empire, Austria-Hungary, and so on and so forth) and the East (Russia and its sphere of influence in Eastern and Central Europe). The central point of this Eastern Question was contention over the influence and degree of control these opposing powers would have over the slowly dying Ottoman Empire.…

grandchildren. They were fortunate to have paid maternity leave; many in the U.S. don’t. This country ranks 33rd among countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in support for early care and education; only Slovakia, Cyprus and Estonia are ranked lower. In Sweden, new mothers are guaranteed 16 months paid leave. And in Canada, our neighbor, they receive 12 months paid leave. Further, benefits relating to new children should encompass both parents, not just mothers.…

The major causes of World War I The Great War (1914-1918) started in Europe as a result of tensions building up between the great European military and political powers. Among the principal causes listed by historians were: imperialism, nationalism, militarism, the system of alliances, domestic political factors and the eastern question regarding the Balkans. In the years leading up to WWI many European nations had empires but the largest of all was the British Empire. Great Britain was…

As the United States has grown from a small, agrarian nation of 2.5 million men and women to a burgeoning superpower of more than 300 million, a great transformation has ensued: Suffrage has expanded from only land-owning white Protestant men to all Americans, regardless of skin, gender, or creed, above the age of 18. Indeed, the massive growth of liberty which has occurred since 1776 is one of our nation’s proudest achievements. But this great national mission has not reached its conclusion,…

strain after World War I resonated around the world and caused the decline of many economies including Britain’s and Japan’s--who were highly dependent on international market trades. The emergence of new European nations: Latvia, Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Poland, Lithuania, and Yugoslavia; the separation of Austria-Hungary’s dual monarchy system including the transformation of Russia’s government from autocratic monarchy of the Russian Empire to communism of the Union of Soviet Socialist…

Essay – Causes of WWI World War One from 1914 to 1918 is also known as the Great War. The main causes of the war, Imperialism, Nationalism and Militarism turned many European countries against each other over decades. The short term events that caused the eruption of the Great War were the forming of alliances of many European countries and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. World War One destroyed countries, families and killed over seventeen million people and…

Tehran Conference During the Tehran Conference meeting, the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union discussed plans on taking down Germany and Japan, and and what would happen to Europe after the war. The Tehran Conference was the first of several conferences held by the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union or the “Big Three.” This conference had many outcomes on the war and eventually helped put an end to the war with an Ally victory. According to The Avalon Project,…