Fallout shelter

Giving to others while you don’t have much to give, can be a difficult thing to do. In “Ezekiel Johnson,” by Walter Dean Meyers and “The Other Side,” by Jacqueline Woodson, both characters find a way to make this possible. The points of view of the characters are both from a time when the characters were put into tough situations. Ezekiel Johnson was living in an alley, and had nothing to give. But, when he had the opportunity he still found a way to give anything he could to those who were…

Foucault’s Theory applied to Domestic Violence Foucault’s Theory in regards to power and social control are relevant when looking at domestic violence due to the way institutions shape mankind into what serves their needs and goals. Throughout history domestic violence has been a factor in society but until recently it was kept in the closet but now battered women have been labeled by society as battered women’s syndrome. The story of Pamela and David Guenther describe how the women survived…

The world was in turmoil. Adolf Hitler, dictator of Germany, had invaded Europe quickly and aggressively. America was adamant about staying out of the war, until Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, a peaceful Sunday morning. In 1942, Germany invaded the USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The USSR, led by Stalin, begged America to come help, but the United States stalled and stayed in England to prepare for an invasion in 1944. Although the United States had lost a…

modifications are made to prevent another disaster like Chernobyl from happening in the future. In addition, in 1986 the Soviets begun constructing a sarcophagus to cover the reactor as a temporary fix and presently has new plans to construct a new safe shelter to last 100 years. Due to contamination, the area of Chernobyl as well as neighboring cities like Pripyat are within the Chernobyl exclusion zone restricting human traffic. On an important note, it also serves as an argument against…

For centuries, the manufacturing industry has depended on fossil fuels, such as oil and gas, as a main source of energy to drive economic development and power everything from homes to cars. Despite the positive influences of fossil fuels, society is beginning to solely depend on them as an energy source and as a result, irrevocable damage is being done on the environment in forms of pollution, carbon dioxide emissions, climate change, acid rain, and oil spills. Because of this, humans are…

One of the most important conflicts in the history of the United States, was actually one that involved no fighting. For the second half of the twentieth century, the United States and Russia were in a race to develop the most nuclear weapons and to spread their political beliefs around the world. This conflict is know as the Cold War. It could have been one of the deadliest and most world involved wars know to man, but thankfully there was no fighting between the two nations. However, there was…

Castles of the Middle Ages Castles have been vital to history because they project power. Castles were vitally important in the way history was written, from tThe Middle Ages to World War II, castles have affected the way battles and other altercations have been decided. Castles are a major symbol of tThe mMiddle aAges, and maybe for an important reason. Castles would protect the village as a fort. Maybe more importantly, they would protect the king as they were homes for kings. Castles were…

state 's response. There has been a wide variety of new problems that need to be addressed due to the nature of an increasingly globalized world that is becoming more interconnected every day. These problems include the formation of and the worldwide fallout caused by terrorist groups, dangerous disease epidemics spreading past state borders, a massive influx of refugees from around the world, and gross human rights violations. One of the relatively new actors that has become involved to…

The school had given her an ultimatum, if Jessie didn’t improve his grades and attitude they would have no choice, he would be sent away. One night Jesse overheard his mother crying and walked into her bedroom. She had just found out Lisa was pregnant and what kind of things she had been doing. Watching his mom in such pain and disappointment Jesse kissed her on the cheek expressing that he had also caused her several problems, and for that he was sorry. He never wants to see her like this…

school district, and we wound up in school with the rich kids. We weren't really poor, but we felt as if we were because all the other boys had new baseball gloves, ,,,y new bicycles, new everything. Mom and dad provided us with the basics, like food, shelter, clothes. :, But that was about it. My dad used to say, "If you want something, work for it." We wanted things, but there was not much work available for 9- , year-old boys. "So what do we do to make money?" Mike asked. "I don't know," I…