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“Deception can be a tool, used by leaders, for good.” Deception, by definition is quite literally the act of misleading. Synonyms include misrepresentation and fraud. So one may ask, how can deception be a “good” thing, especially in leadership? We see examples of deception with former President, John F. Kennedy. In 1961,while actively making plans to invade Cuba, President Kennedy stated that the United States had no plans of military intervention in Cuba. Is this considered good deception?…

A metaphor, according to Wikipedia, is “figure of speech that identifies something as being the same as some unrelated thing for rhetorical effect, thus highlighting the similarities between the two”. Now one might think that it’s impossible for a single book to brilliantly and metaphorically relate farm animals and Russian communist idealisms, but Animal Farm by George Orwell does just that. From the opening page of the novel, Orwell’ preface allowed me to formulate ideas and concepts before…

British and Russian. It was a very confusing and perilous time for Iran. During World War II, Iran was under pressure of Britain and the Soviet Union. Iran's vast oil resources attracted Britain and the Soviet Union. Wanting to gain the oil resources, these two countries pressured Iran to have ideological dimension Revolution: "After the World War II, Soviet Union was refused to leave Iran as they had promised, instead of leaving they helped Persians Communist party set up a separate government…

that take over Manor Farm by running Mr. Jones off. In the same way, that the Russian workers removed Czar Nicholas II from power because he was neglecting them. This book was written by George Orwell,in which he expresses the struggles of the Soviet Union and relates them to the events that happen in the book through the use of allegory. One allegory, Fredrick wanted to buy timber from Napoleon so he paid Napoleon for the timber. In other words, Stalin (Napoleon) sent Jews to Hitler…

Being “American” can mean many different things to many different people. Someone who was born here versus someone who came here from a different country. Through the eyes of an immigrant being American could mean multitudinous opportunities to get a stable job and provide a safe home for their family. A natural-born American might be more aware of the flaws of the country they live in, rather than see everything it has to offer. Think about what being American means to you. “A Quilt of a…

The Gulag was the correctional system of the previous Soviet Union. Prisoners were shipped to labor camps and were required to work without pay. Citizens could be sent to the Gulag for serious crimes, but also for petty violations like showing up late for work, missing work, or stealing food for your hungry family. Many prisoners were also there for political reasons. If you spoke out against the government, or if party administrators saw you as a threat to their authority, you could be…

The Great War was the birth of an unprecedented amount of death and destruction. The advances in technology and weaponry caused the deaths of soldiers and the destruction of cities to grow exponentially to an amount that had never been achieved or thought possible prior to The Great War. It was an end with the traditional style of warfare and the beginning of a dehumanized warfare. It could be said, in general, that traditional warfare died because of the dramatic increase in violence of The…

In the article, "The Transgender Tipping Point", the Trans world was introduced to the society we know today. After one year of the decision from the Supreme Court to allow people to marry who they loved, no matter their sex, transgender people begun to build a civil-rights movement to challenge the long-term norms and beliefs. What were news to me that I learned in the article, there is no concrete correlation between a person's gender identity and sexual interests and many insurance plans have…

1942 Pacific Front Summary Continue where the frozen front left off and take your act to the vast pacific ocean in 1942 Pacific Front. Pick between the United States and the Empire of Japan and manage tactics in the battlefield. Use a variety of weapons like submarines, tanks, naval destroyers, and the regular infantry to win. ____________________________________________________________________________ Turn-based strategy games are great fun and mobile devices are arguably the perfect…

To an extent, the period known as The Terror was a result of a combination of internal and external crises that forced the Committee of Public Safety to become increasingly authoritarian and ruthless. However, there were many contributions of irrational paranoia played a large part in the Terror, and which although may have been influenced by these crises, meant that these crises did not solely force the actions of the Committee, and in doing so, compromised the ideals which they had once…