Fallout

President Eisenhower first sent troops to Vietnam as advisors in 1955 but our involvement in the region did not begin there. To understand the reasoning that led to the United States involvement requires a look back to the beginnings of the Cold War. The Cold War itself can be traced to the end of World War II. The conclusion of this war left two super powers in the world. The Soviet Union in the East with communist ideology and the United States holding to the foundation of capitalism and…

please the earth. It is the kind of action for which the goddess wipes out whole families.” (Achebe, 67). So, because he killed his own adopted son, it was only fitting that the reversal of both Okonkwo and the story that follows him would be the fallout from accidentally killing another man’s son. This directly led to his seven-year exile from Umuofia. This could very easily be interpreted as the earth goddess’s punishment that Obierika spoke of. The similarities between Things Fall Apart and a…

For many people taking this course the Great Recession was an event that many of them don’t remember completely due to them only being young enough to not have been part of the work force at that time so with this report I will be covering what were the event and actions that lead up to the recession, what was happening in the economy during, what actions the government and Federal Reserve took to begin to pull out of the recession and finally how we are today during the recovery process. I will…

Women Strike for Peace (WSP), a female activist group formed at the height of the Cold War, transformed the American women from a passive victim of patriarchal militarism and politics into an active fighter for peace. By empowering the female voice in America, WSP played a vital role in ending the dangers that American families faced due to the Arms Race, and the beginnings of more peaceful relations between rival superpowers, America and the Soviet Union. Heated Cold War tensions between…

Drug addiction in the United States not only destroys the lives of the user, but the lives of their family and friends as well. Kristina is a troubled drug addict mother with five children who do not even know who their mother is. Her addiction to meth causes her to become a teenage mother to her first born Hunter, and the young mother of five some short years to come. Her children are all put up for adoption as they are born, because Kristina cannot take care of them due to her drug addiction.…

Nuclear weapons have come into existence within the last decade. They have changed the way wars are fought as they could lead to the total extermination of humanity. These weapons can lead to mutual destruction of nations, which really have caused humans to reevaluate the way they conduct foreign affairs. Eric Schlosser’s article “Today’s nuclear dilemma” is about the nuclear weapons that countries control and what should be done with them. Schlosser argues that the current nuclear weapons…

Harriet Tubman was an extraordinary heroine who devoted her life to assisting others gain their freedom from slavery through the Underground Railroad. Numerous events has transpired throughout Harriet Tubman’s early life. Furthermore, during Tubman’s difficult and tiresome journey, events occurred that forever altered her livelihood. Lastly, in Harriet Tubman’s later life, a multitude of various happenings took place with caused her to become an important figure in the fight to appeal slavery.…

On July 16, 1945, Truman received news that the first ever atomic bomb was ready to be tested. This weapon was by no means just an experiment meant to store away and have in the event that conflict broke out and the US needed an effective way to protect itself from the offenders. The creation behind this weapon was solely to force Japan to surrender and allow the end of World War II. However, using it had been questionable ever since its initial creation, and especially after it had been tested…

Within Room Two that represents the fallout of the Great Depression, “The Rural Couple” sculpture by George Segal depicts a poor, old married couple dressed in plain clothes standing in front of a barren doorway of a wooden shack (Rosenberg). Halprin displays Segal’s statue to emphasize that…

Environmental Issues and Resulting Diseases Death from environmental issues according to the World Health Organization (2009) in Bulgaria manifests themselves in lung cancers, other cancers, neuropsychiatric disorders, cardiovascular disorders, and musculoskeletal diseases. The worst manifestation is in musculoskeletal diseases. Bulgaria has one of the highest percentages in the world in this cause of death. The causes of these environmental issues come from water and air pollution created…