Iran–Iraq War

How can you have such intense feeling about a person’s lack of knowledge, experience and qualifications when it comes to the war and foreign policy and yet, set on the sideline and not feel that you are better suited and qualified for the job? Though I realize that this type of rhetoric is a part of politics, I also know it’s difficult to have such a critical position as the…

U.S. War on Terror Policies: Security vs. Human Rights On September 10th, 2001, thousands of Americans went to sleep in their homes, unaware that it would be their last night alive. The next day, September 11th, over 3,000 Americans lost their lives as a result of the terroristic attacks led by the Islamic extremist group, al-Qaeda. The fact that United States security had been infiltrated came as a shock to the U.S. government and U.S. citizens. President George W. Bush and members of his…

I believe that everyone is naturally interested in history; it’s full of all the elements that make great entertainment: drama, war, crime, and fascinating characters. It is a subject students can dive into. Some important ideas I had about teaching history when I started this course was that teachers need to be relatable, they need to inspire their students, and also think about…

Election Day: the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Every four years, Americans may develop some fear for who the next President of the United States may be. Politicians tend to lie about what they plan to do just, so they can attract voters and become elected. Hopefully some Americans have faith in the President for accomplishing their goals. For instance, George W. Bush and President Barack Obama in both their first term elections, claim that they would improve America with…

power to change a person’s outlook or a whole section of his or her life. Every individual might have different events that affected him or her, but for me, the events that shaped my life the most were the plane hijacking on September 11th, the war in Iraq, after these events my awareness to what was going on in the world was greatly heightened, specifically the growing number of school shootings. On the 11th day of September, 2001, over three thousand lives were lost (MacFarlane). Countless…

viscerally repugnant actions, morally-questionable justifications and a grey reality where the line between terrorist and counter-terrorist at times becomes unclear. In The Hurt Locker, the film explores and subtly critiques terrorist strategy, the fog of war and the ease in which…

It is important to be an effective intercultural communicator to some degree. An effective intercultural communicator is able to share information across different cultures and different groups. They have to communicate in a way that is appropriate and effective to different cultures (Johnson, Lenartowicz, & Apud, 2006, p. 529). The United States is becoming more and more culturally diverse by the day. Most people would think that politicians are great at intercultural communication because of…

reasoning. Trauma/Violence and Impact on Behaviors Christopher experienced acute trauma as an adolescent, he reports killing animals with a rifle at 8-years-old. Concurrently, he witnessed multiple casualties and experienced threating encounters in Iraq. As a result, Christopher experiences auditory hallucinations and distortions from the trauma he endured. His thought content is centered on the situation and paranoid. A referral for psychotherapy would benefit the veteran. Childhood…

running for re-election which gives him a large advantage in the election. Within this speech, Obama uses logos to explain the plan, or lack thereof, of his opponent. He mentions how his opponent wants to spend money on unwanted military hardware for the war when Obama counters with the plan to lessen this country’s debt, create more jobs, and to rebuild roads, bridges, and schools, to begin the rebuilding this nation. He latter incorporated costs and benefits when he mentioned that……

Getting involved in the wars and struggles of other countries can be messy and cause more even more problems, but in some cases, it is necessary. In certain situations, positive outcomes can come from such intervention. Governments must be careful to distinguish between the two…