French Indochina

Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser Fast Food Nation is a tell all about the United State’s fascination and consumption of fast food, he starts the book off with the stories about how places like McDonald’s and Carl’s Jr. were created. After, he makes progression to the expansion of McDonald 's, and compares it to the expansion of Disney, starting off small but making a huge impact in the world over the years. Proceeding the company’s expansions he starts to talk of preparation from frozen…

powerful nations, who completely disregarded existing social, political, and economic structures in order to brutally claim the land. The Americas and Africa had each been placed under the oppression of various classic European powers. The British, French, and Spanish were the dominant nations that took control of distinct regions…

During the French Revolution we to see how the French society begins to drastically change. The revolution starts in 1789 and lasts until 1799. The old regime of France divided France into three social groups, called estates. The first estate is the clergy. The second is the Nobility and the Third includes the middle class, the urban working class and the peasants. The clergy and nobility had many rights and owned together 35% of the land while only making up 5% of the population. They didn’t…

Summary/History of the Problem The changing demographics throughout the United States have resulted in a rising of English Language Learner (ELL) populations in the classroom. In the past ten years there has been a “417%” increase of ELL students in Kentucky and similar percentage increases for several other states, including Maryland. (Blake 1). The odds are good that most teachers will encounter one or more ELL students during their teaching career. These students vary in English language…

I am an individual. I know what foods I like. I know what shows I like to watch. I know what I like to read and I know what gets me upset. That being said, I recognize that who I am is not who others are. I am able to comprehend that others bury their issues. Others have backgrounds I could never begin to imagine. backgrounds they would rather remain locked away in the back of their minds never to experience the light of day. This is simply due to the fact that a portion of memories too painful…

The French Revolution changed the country of France permanently when the people overthrew the monarchy and established republic. Although the Revolution had many causes and long-lasting effects, in his book When the King Takes Flight, author Timothy Tackett argues that Louis XVI’s decision to flee France with his family, and its ultimate failure, was a major event that altered the course of the Revolution. The townspeople who had discovered the King were faced with the difficult decision as to…

of war, Napoleon Bonaparte’s instinctive natural perceptions guided him through the victories that led to his Empire over Europe. In 1769, the same year as Napoleon 's birth, the French defeated his homeland Corsica1. Growing up while experiencing his Corsican cultural identity disappearing under the influence of the French created resentment in the young Napoleon. Because the world was in a constant state of warfare, children went into military training at a young age2. The records of his…

There are two different types of people in the world: those who embrace change with open arms and those who resist it and push it away. These people could be put into two separate categories with the Enlightenment thinkers accepting the changes and the Traditionalists opposing it. The Enlightenment period brought about new ideas about religion and science that were opposite the Church’s beliefs. John Locke is considered to be one of the first people to publicly embrace a new way of thinking in…

America, one of the greatest countries, built on the foundation of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. One of the most power countries, however America does have a chink in its armor. While we are superior in things such as our military, there’s one thing that happens to make us stand out the most of all other countries. America has the highest rate of obese/overweight people. Some may say this happened when the poison known as “Fast Food” came into the picture. In recent discussions of…

“What the hell was that?” Cartman demanded. I shrug my shoulders as I continue to find coffee grounds and a coffee filter. Opening one of the many cabinets, I automatically see junk food. A sigh escapes from me, and I filter through the contents, hoping that this cabinet might have one of the materials I need. “Coffee, coffee, where would coffee be?” I mumble to myself, hoping that just by mentioning it somehow it will magically show up. “If I help you get coffee, will you tell me what that…