Nigerian Civil War

highlighted in the book, I would say it’s not a great book for teaching a lesson. However, with the great characterization and way of immersing the reader into the setting, it is definitely a great book to read just for the sake of reading. The civil war between King Stephen and Empress Maud had been waging for years. It is the summer of 1138, in Medieval England. This makes the process of solving a murder more interesting, as there is no modern CSI. There are, however, good old…

This panel demonstrated the importance of how an interdisciplinary approach to global issues, such as terrorism is pivotal if we want to fully understand the reasons behind these tactics of war. Moreover, it is in the intersection of these disciplines what will facilitate deeper understanding and greater communication of our global problems in the future. Thus, an interdisciplinary perspective provide us with the opportunity to draw from the…

economic growth in 41 African countries during 1981–99, to conclude that “growth is strongly negatively related to civil conflict: a negative growth and that the impact of growth shocks on conflict is not significantly different in richer, more democratic, or more ethnically diverse countries” (p. 275). For example in the case of Rwanda a country that has suffered the consequences of civil wars for decades, Serneels and Verpoorten (2012) using micro level data estimated that during the early…

The Hero’s Journey W.P. Inman, the main character of Cold Mountain, by Charles Frazier, undergoes a transformation during his Hero’s Journey. After being hospitalized from a bullet to the neck, Inman leaves through the hospital physically and spiritually wounded. Eventually, Inman begins his journey back to his hometown, Cold Mountain. The author wrote the novel through the critical lenses of archetypal criticism, often drawing parallels to Homer’s Odyssey (“Cold Mountain as a Spiritual Quest”)…

the innocence of children, and their interactions with the supernatural. He created a new type of horror films, which are similar in narrative and structure as they are based off of fantasy and gothic aspects. While Labyrinth mixed fairy tales with a war storyline, Devil’s Backbone replaces the fairies with ghosts. Pan 's Labyrinth concerns a little girl named Ofelia who discovers a magical faun that commands her to complete three tasks, each more difficult and terrifying than the previous to…

of civilians is one of the primary purposes of the UN department of peacekeeping, yet evidence for whether or not they are actually effective in prevention of civilian deaths is a topic that has been controversially debated since the end of the cold war when peacekeeping interventions escalated. While the UN has been criticized for it’s failures, there is no doubt that some of their peacekeeping missions have been highly effective in the protection of citizen lives. There are diverging reasons…

The movie Battle Los Angeles has one of the most inspiring fictional characters there is. He is not some superhero that can’t die, he is an American soldier. He fights off the face of evil and in the end dies protecting his squad and his country. Even though it is just movie it is inspiring to see a character that doesn’t have a magic super power, all he has is his courage, his fellow marines, and his intelligence. Lieutenant Martinez lead his marines into a fight with alien combatants filling…

people’s death. However, due to the efforts of journalists, lawyers, anthropologists, and indigenous; it has been proven of the fact, that this was a genocide done by the government. Rios Montt, also had the support of the U.S. who were blinded about the war and genocide within Guatemala. However, it is a shame that the majority of the population did not wanted to do a testimony of the killings, because there was no justice and they could be killed at any time. For example, in the documentary…

diamonds are a great concern in Africa especially with the bloodshed they cause. Blood diamonds, or conflict diamonds, are jewels mined in Africa and sold by rebels to gain military force. This has been a tremendous problem during the different civil wars in some countries in Africa. However, they are now being used in Liberia at rates never seen before. These diamonds are usually mined in northern and western regions of Africa. In some areas, diamonds would be placed on outer layers of sand,…

American Civil War, a deplorable time period when Romanticism replaced Realism. Various qualities and sentiments such as trepidation, cowardice, humility, courage, and wisdom are discovered throughout the novel. Most importantly, The Red Badge of Courage illustrates how Henry achieved his manhood by portraying his transformation over the course of the book. Even though Henry did achieve his maturation and manhood at the end of the book, he was indisputably a craven neophyte of the war when…