Failed state

two decades and it was the most difficult and longest war for the United States. Thousands of American and Vietnamese soldiers were killed during this horrible war. According to George C. Herring in the first stage of war the U.S. naively assumed that the war would end up quickly, they knew that Vietnamese army was much smaller, but the struggle began when there was the assumption that only military power without well-organized tactic will win the war (412). Despites the odds, the small army of Vietnamese people fought with bravery against anti-communist country. This paper will describe why the United States failed to stop communism in Vietnam. First we will focus on analyzing why the United States tried to contain communism in Vietnam, then how the U.S. underestimate the enemy, after that how such a small nation could fought off the American power and why they had the advantage in their country, then we will describe the internal problems that occurred in the United States, lastly we will state the attitude of citizens of Vietnam towards the American soldiers. According to Dewey W. Grantham (1998) containing the communism in…

Another way cell phones have increased the quality of life in developing countries is by improving agriculture. In the journal article “Mobile Phones: Uplifting Weak and Failed States”, by Robert Rotberg he explains how cell phones have increase market efficiency and has helped farmers gain knowledge. With an increase in knowledge famers can gain access to different market prices at different locations and know when and where to sell their crops. They then can move their commodity from a low…

The Fragile State Index (FSI), is an index created by the Fund for Peace in 2005 that analyses the fragility of 178 states. Ultimately, while the Fragility State Index (FSI) is a good starting point for analyzing the overall state strength of countries, taking into account the literature covered in the course thus far, the index contains flaws in indication and methodology that impedes it from being a comprehensive and definitive judgment of state fragility. The FSI is a tool that many…

§ 273.9(d)(6)(ii) state that the allowable shelter expenses include rent or mortgage payments, property taxes, homeowner’s insurance and utility expenses. Regulations found at 7 U.S.C. § 2014(e)(7)(C)(iii) state, in pertinent part, that the state of Pennsylvania elected to use mandatory Standard Utility Allowances (SUA) instead of using the actual expenses incurred. This means that the Department is required to use a set amount based on the type of utility expenses incurred in the household,…

An unknown author wrote, “It’s only a failure if you don’t learn something.” State Band Festival, a big question revolving in our mind is should we go or not? Many things factor in this debate, but the pros outnumber the cons. We have to go to State Festival because it would benefit the students as a unique learning experience and the Lee High School Band is evolving. Going to State Band Festival serves a unique learning experience for the students participating in band. Going to State is not…

At the Jan. 20 meeting of the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority board, I presented my case for the creation of a trusteeship that would oversee the millions of dollars in casino revenue that are intended for the sole benefit of the citizens of East Chicago. While there will likely be opponents of this proposal, I make it in good faith -- but with a clear understanding of the unique history of the public corruption that has robbed the people of East Chicago of the benefits that…

There’s millions of people in the world and to control everyone’s diet would take millions of people to watch over everyone. You don’t really think about how much each person consumes a day and to multiply it by millions is completely uncontrollable. To include this thought, what would the government add or take away from each person’s diet? How would he manage what people buy and consume in their everyday diet? “Recently, Mayor Bloomberg of New York tried to make an infamous ban on 32oz sodas.…

David Hume and John Witherspoon each raise interesting, yet contrasting, views on civic virtue and its relationship with political well-being. While Hume articulates that through proper checks and balances liberty and government will be protected from an amoral statesman; to the contrary, Witherspoon states that without a proper moral footing any government is destined to fail. Witherspoon’s assertions are supported by the French philosopher Montesquieu. In contrast, Price makes statements…

The period of July to November involved various media outlet coverage on the matter as the nation awaited to see if Berkeley could do what other cities and states across America had attempted but failed to succeed in. Funding for the campaigns to pass the tax were used to a significant proportion in payment of media coverage and campaign consultants (State of California, 2014). The Berkeley vs Big Soda webpage reflects the efforts made through print and electronic types of media formats, through…

Power and violence are two things that groups or people in the country like to get their hands on and have total control over it. One might ask if this could create chaos in the country and who should have the rights to them? Fortunately in most of the countries, only the "state" is allowed to these rights and privileges. What is a state? A state is an organization which holds the monopolistic rule of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory (Weber 1918). No one can contest…