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Born on 1 January 1912, Harold Adrian Russell “Kim” Philby grew up to become one of the Soviet Union’s most valuable intelligence assets inside the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). His childhood began in India, where his father, Harry St. John Philby worked as an intelligence officer and diplomat for the British government. St. John Philby was also a well-known author, orientalist (an individual who specialized in Middle East and Asian policy), as well as a convert to Islam after his…

1. Operation Torch Operation Torch is a code name given to an allied operation of the invasion of North Africa, consisted of the France territories , mainly Algiers and Morocco. Historians had argued that Operation Torch and Patton’s role in it as one of the reason why the allies were able to push back the Axis out of Africa, mainly due to the fact of the importance of the operation itself. Operation Torch marks the first campaign in which there exists an Anglo-American cooperation;…

Structure and form were of great concern to the ancient Greeks. This can be seen from the many conventions that are found in a Greek epic. These epics are long stories or poems that are spoken in hexameter. This paper will discuss the gods and heroes, who are prominent figures in epics. It will also describe the theme of an epic, what the setting of an epic entails, and the major events in an epic, how epics use extended similes, and what it means for an epic to begin in medias res. The theme of…

The Battle of Normandy is a well known battle between the Axis and the Allied powers and is widely known for being a major turning point in the war and the main factor for the liberation of Western Europe, but have you ever wondered how it started? What gave the Allied powers the upper hand in this battle. How were they able to survive this brutal massacre and make it past enemy lines. You have heard all the legends and been told an overview of Normandy and D-day. Now, here is the story and all…

Both science and technology had a very profound role on the East India Company’s (EIC) rule over India, as well as added to the economy. Some background – with the EIC’s help, the British first took over areas in India starting with Bengal, located in northeast India today, and then moving down to the southern parts of India as well. They acquired some more territories in northern India after. Expansion to India eventually slowed down; however, once they stopped acquiring as much territory, they…

In the world of Spanish Christendom, few figures are more shrouded in legend and mystery than Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, or El Cid. While modern observers would perceive the notion of a knight changing his loyalty as treasonous, El Cid is renowned for having done this very act. He served under three different rulers during his lifetime, one of them having been a Moorish king. A fierce warrior and an ambitious ruler, historians remember El Cid for his many accomplishments. Unfortunately, he was a…

In 2009 in America, Bernard Madoff, one of the most famous business men in the United States and a part-builder of the largest financial pyramid in American history, was convicted. It was one of the most known and big investment scandals in the history of Wall Street. Bernard Madoff, the founder of the Financial Pyramid, which attracted a huge sum around $50 billion, threw the USA in shock. Since the mid-60s of the last century, the name Madoff was synonymous with scrupulous honesty and…

Oscar, saying goodbye to Hilda in Tallinn ferried to Sweden and boarded the ship Gripsholm in the port of Göteborg at the beginning of April, 1929 and set sail for the newly opened, and to become famous, Pier 21 of Halifax. On April 14, 1929 he officially became an immigrant to Canada and headed towards Winnipeg. The trip took 3 to 4 days via a locked wagon, sitting on wooden seats, for the 3300 km trip from Halifax to Winnipeg. Once there Oscar was placed in an immigrant barrack which was a…

Around midnight on March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran into Bligh Reef. The result was the release of about 11 million gallons of oil into the Prince William Sound in Alaska, loss of wildlife, and new environmental policies. The aim of this investigation is to identify the environmental policies that developed as a result of the oil spill, analyze why and if these policies were enacted, and search for evidence to either affirm or refute whether the oil spill made an impact on the…

Peter walked beside the woman into the wanders of heaven. They passed a magnificent door that peaked her interest. She asked St. Peter, “What is in that room over there?” “I do not think you it is a good idea to go there at this point,” St. Peter responded. The woman insisted. “No, I want to know everything there is to know, now that I'm here.” St. Peter opened the magnificent gold doors and inside was infinite golden shelves lined with luxurious packages. She asked, “St. Peter, who are all…