Norway

The best society for one to live in is the democratic society. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, democracy is defined as a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections (Merriam-Webster). The democratic society is superior to other societies because democracy protects the rights of citizens, promotes equality, and ensures fairness in…

Rasmus & Torina Ordahl Ruth Blomquist’s maternal grandfather, Rasmus Ordahl, and her maternal grandmother, who presumably went by the name Torina Sather Andersdotter, sailed on the same ship from Bergin, Norway, probably in the early 1860s. Rasmus, born on March 25 1841, grew up in Bergin, where his family earned their living as contract laborers engaged in fishing. When his age permitted, he joined his relatives in the family trade and saved whatever he could of his earnings for passage to…

There are many things in my world that make me happy and many things that I like to do.  I like to spend time with all of my friends in the city, where I live.  We often play games, cards, play music, or just watch movies.  Sometimes we ride bicycles or skateboard.  I like to see live music and go to festivals in the city.  For work, I build windmills and watermills in beautiful places all across America.  I get to travel quite a bit for work and I enjoy that. …

oil which is used to create candles, skincare and cosmetic items. They can likewise produce food including cooking oil, margarine and meat which makes burgers and other luxuries of different Nations. The meat they produce from the whales is eaten in Norway, Iceland, Japan, Greenland, and some different indigenous individuals in the United States and Canada. They can create garments which can include corsets and umbrellas which are produced using their skin, they can also make hooks and tools…

encouraged the German soldiers to produce a child with a Norwegian woman. If a woman became pregnant and wanted to keep the pregnancy a secret, the Lebensborn homes was a place where women could give birth to their babies. Ten homes were built across Norway to raise the children as pure German citizens of the Third Reich.…

Invasive plants are an issue that we need to address because, they are causing a lot of damage to our infrastructure, animals, and other plants and are putting them in danger. “An invasive species is a plant, fungus, or animal species that is not native to a specific location (an introduced species), and that has a tendency to spread to a degree believed to cause damage to the environment, human economy or human health.”(Wikipedia) Although invasive plant can be used as a natural pesticide, they…

“Hamlet” is a grim play about greed, betrayal, revenge, and death written by William Shakespeare, “Hamlet” is Shakespeare’s most tragic play he ever written. “Hamlet” describes the story Prince Hamlet who finds out his father, King Hamlet was murdered by his uncle; King Claudius who married Queen Gertrude; when King Hamlet reemerges as a ghost. Ghost Hamlet reveals he wants his son to avenge his death. When Prince Hamlet received the new shocking information he then had an elaborate plan to…

The Second Amendment, is a very controversial area under discussion in the media. Both advocates for and against gun ownership have been lobbying Congress to gain legislation in their favor for decades. Congress is at a standstill over gun issues and has voted down all proposals on gun control in the legislature. Although regulation is useless against criminals some harm can be avoided through tougher unified gun control, the American people have a Second Amendment right to bear arms,…

industry worldwide. It was created in response to the rapid decline in population due to whaling. In 1986 the IWC placed a indefinite ban on commercial whaling, the ban is still in effect and indigenous peoples have certain exceptions. The countries of Norway, Iceland, and Japan have not honored the international law of the IWC. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES, is a international treaty that provides protection for wild animal and…

In many popular works, heroes and villains are represented as simple, one-sided characters, which is the discerning feature that represents the clear distinction between hero and villain. An example of a hero and villain from today’s popular culture that exemplifies this simple relationship is the characters of Harry Potter and Voldemort, respectively. However, in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the roles of protagonist and antagonist are much more complex and two-sided. The characters of Claudius…