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Nathaniel Bacon of Jamestown, Virginia, a social elite of the time and a leader of a civil conflict in 1676 which dubbed it “Bacon Revolt,” a rebellion that led to uneasiness in the region with oppression towards the native Indians and the Governor of Virginia, William Berkeley. Many scholars have differing opinions relative to the characteristics of the people and the region where the rebellion took place, but there is a mutual understanding that “Bacon’s Rebellion was set of by a disagreement…

will have to show its ugly head. Politics and disasters do not mix well at all. Notably was hurricane Katrina. According to the article, Politics after Katrina, published by Jake Elliott (2010) Katrina was the largest natural disaster to hit the mainland United States to date. Combine this monster storm with the outdated levees resulted in major devastation in every way. This event would change the landscape of politics forever. Even early on before the storm hit there was politics involved.…

What Were the Accomplishments of Philip II of Spain? Philip II was one of the most powerful monarchs of his era and remains to be well-known until today. During his reign, Spain reached its Golden Age and was able to have numerous achievements in music, literature, and visual arts. The Spanish kingdom also flourished, gaining territories around the world and getting the nickname of “the empire on which the sun never sets”. Philip II himself went on to become the King of Castile, Aragon, Naples,…

The dictionary definition of democracy is a system of government run by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives, but through the ages, many people have stopped thinking about this and are letting the government influence them. This is called propaganda. Propaganda is everywhere in daily life and influencing the people of their thoughts and ideas. Propaganda has been influencing and affecting people since the beginning of…

The Mount Vesuvius Volcano has erupted many times. Since AD 79, the volcano has also erupted repeatedly, in 172, 203, 222, 303, 379, 472, 512, 536, 685, 787, around 860, around 900, 968, 991, 999, 1006, 1037, 1049, around 1073, 1139, 1150, and there may have been eruptions in 1270, 1347, and 1500. The volcano erupted again in 1631, six times in the 18th century (especially in 1779 and 1794), eight times in the 19th century (notably in 1872), and in 1906, 1929 and 1944. In this assignment I am…

feels a sense of shame and disappointment with her occupational status. In order to mitigate the state of disequilibrium between her reality and expectation, she communicates her emotion, saying, “I’m really frustrated, quite stressed. I came from mainland China, and I had a good education and a good job there. “This process is called ‘encoding’. Once the message is sent to the practitioner, she engages in the process of ‘decoding’ to understand the meaning. Accurately decoding the message is…

Atomic bombs have been a pretty big part of warfare for the last few wars. The first ever atomic bomb was made in July 16, 1945 in New Mexico. Lots of people don’t like bombs because of all of the bad events that can come from it, but it is very necessary for war it has helped the United States to win. Such as the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Atomic bombs might be dangerous by they are a key part of the United States warfare. Atomic bombs in wars have been very powerful, they can end the…

The Hungarian revolution started after WWII had ended. The Soviets had control over the nation of Hungary. Hungarians were not happy about the change of government and wanted a change. The demonstrations started as a demonstration by some college students. The demonstration grew to thousands of followers. The demonstrations became very violent and the revolt against the Soviet government spread throughout Hungary. The Hungarians fought the soviets until early November, the result was 2500…

Surrey International Children’s Festival, Storytelling by David Bouchard Although I had been studying French for over a decade, this was my very first French cultural event I have ever been to in the Lower Mainland. Living and studying Core French in BC did not give me much exposure to French Culture. Unless I intentionally choose to listen to FM 97.7, La Radio-Canada, the only French station in BC, I perceived difficulties in finding the French and Francophile community in Vancouver. However,…

In the early 1990’s an enigmatic movement called Falungong began in mainland China and took it by storm. Its unexpected popularity took most off guard but that rapid growth in public attention also came with the scrutiny of the Chinese communist party. The Chinese communist party labeled the Falungong movement as an illegal cult so in consideration of that it became unlawful for anyone to practice Falungong. Militarized policing persecuted all of those who remained loyal to the movement. The…