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At the late of 20th century, Mao Zedong, communist leader, organized the Cultural Revolution in order to assert the authority over the Chinese government. He declared that the nation’s youth to purify the “impure” elements of Chinese society and to revive the revolutionary spirit that lead to victory in the civil war 20 decades earlier in order to restore the China’s reputation and power. However, his leadership position in government as in the Soviet Union was weakened and failed his Great Leap…

Countries like North Korea, Kazakhstan and Georgia are known to keep a check on the activities of it's citizen online, thus depreving them of their basic right of freedom of speech. The surveillance and interference of the state in the private life of it's citizen is not only limited…

nation we accomplished overcoming ALS through the #IceBucketChallenge on social media and had Scott Kelly set the record for longest time spent in space. On March 27, Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to stay aboard the ISS for one year, which is twice as long as typical U.S.…

The Conservative and Charismatic Slavic Pentecostals This essay will compare and contrast the differences between the two types of Slavic Pentecosts. The Slavic Pentecostals are the same as any Pentecostals, Christians with a Protestant fundamental stressing direct inspiration by the Holy Spirit (“Pentecostal”), who speak a Slavic language. There are thousands and thousands of Slavic Pentecostal churches throughout America and every church varies as far as how religious it is which depends on…

research began as a study of the role of tribal people in the history of world commerce and the Silk Route that connects China, the Middle East and Europe. Weatherford followed the trail of the Mongols through Russia, China, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan,…

RUSSIAN EMPIRE Background The rise of the Russian Empire is traced way back in the 1490s during the reign of “Ivan the greatest”. His leadership unified the Russian people and made them be powerful force in battlefields. Defeating the Mongol army in 1480 was a vital step towards expansion of this great empire . Basing on historical facts, Russia became a superpower nation even before the 19th century due to the kind of leaders they had. Ivan 1V is a legendary name in the minds of all Russians…

Human Trafficking continues to exist in the twenty-first century, long after the nineteenth century when slavery was banned. Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery. No matter where you live, chances are it’s happening in your backyard. It’s a multimillion dollar industry that takes away millions of freedom. It is estimated that around 10,000-15,000 people are entered into human trafficking into the United States, each year, many used as forced laborers. These forced laborers often sign…

End of the Cold War Sunny Sidhu Athabasca University Calgary, AB Adam Lajeunesse HIST 455 Nov, 16, 2015 The foundation of the Cold War was built on several different disagreements such as the two superpowers at the time having differing opinions, the way the security of the nation should be dealt with, and the governments neglecting each others opinions. All of these disagreements escalated into the war that killed many innocent civilians. Many were injured and disabled…

I cannot imagine that time has flown so fast. It seems like yesterday when I was first hired in summer quarter to be a Peer Mentor. I used to have a lot of imagination about what it would be, and how I would react with my mentees when I officially become a Peer Mentor. This is also my first time to be a Peer Mentor, so I got super excited. However, everything is not like what it seems. When I first received my cohort assignment email said that I would be a Peer Mentor for IESL level 1 and 2, I…

Chechen population was killed from purges and forced collectivization by the Soviets. In 1944, another 25% or so Chechens died from starvation and disease. This occurred when a mass deportation of Chechens was initiated and sent on their way to Kazakhstan or Siberia. Families were torn apart and children received little education or exposure to the Chechen language. As a result of this colonization, mass migrations, etc. (ties to answer #2), generations of Chechens who were deported became…