Paramilitary

The United States has gotten themselves involved in many national conflicts since it was first founded on July 4, 1776. These conflicts and wars have been happening from the 1800s all the way to present day. In all of these wars, millions and millions of soldiers have been sent overseas to fight for the United States along with billions of dollars used to pay for war materials and for help from other countries. One war, however, stands out the most. This war would be the Iraq War that started in…

The United States of America was founded as a nation freedom, democracy, and equality would reign. “Every man is created equal” proclaimed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The promise was made that the people of the new nation would have the inalienable right to choose their own leaders in free and fair democratic elections. Nevertheless, this right only truly applied to wealthy white men at the inception of this country. As enslaved people, African Americans had no rights for nearly a…

In the past and present the world has had many political figures that are either famous for their success or their cruelty. Their success and actions comes from their level of empathy. According to Merriam-Webster empathy is the ability to understand, be sensitive to, and experience the feelings of another. In looking for the level of empathy among the leaders I researched their upbringing, life circumstances/experiences, and health come in to play when developing empathy. It is debated whether…

represented the states claim over the monopoly of legitimate force in Northern Ireland, a claim which was supported by the presence of the British army in Northern Ireland. This claim was violently challenged most famously by the IRA, a nationalist paramilitary body. The presence of British troops (and by association, the state) was also contested through a republican mural produced in 1994 to mark the 25th anniversary of British army presence in Northern Ireland. The mural read ‘time for…

For the next 1,500 years, different parts of India were ruled by Middle kingdoms, among which the famous Gupta Empire stood out. This period witnessed an intellectual resurgence of the Hindu religion. It can be called the "Golden Age of India". During this time, aspects of culture and religion spread to a lot of Asia, while kingdoms in southern India had sea trade with the Roman Empire. During this time, the Indian cultural influence spread over large areas of Southeast Asia. This would lead…

the field, such as, crimes of violence towards women and children (1993, as cited in Westmarland 2001). Women are discouraged when it comes to policing due to the images of the law enforcement being aggressive and authoritarian based on an old paramilitary version of the law…

INTRODUCTION Orangutans, who are closest to our specie of homo sapiens¸ alongside the chimpanzees, gorillas and the other great apes – are primarily and wildly native to the forests and islands of Indonesia and Malaysia. Their chances of survival in modern day is critically endangered by both human causes (primarily) and natural causes (most of which chiefly arises out of human causes as well). The former includes aspects like deforestation, palm oil plantation and illegal logging; whereas the…

The Positivity in Determination: An analysis of House of Stone Introduction This essay will first provide historical context about Lebanon. This essay will provide a brief summary of House of Stone by Anthony Shadid. Finally this essay will analyze determination and focus in House of Stone in order to support the idea that one’s character can be strong enough so that they are able to avoid conflict and trouble. For example Anthony Shadid’s determination to rebuild his grandparent’s house…

the Nazi party. Hitler was the sole leader of the Nazi party and members swore loyalty to him upon death. They began to become a mass movement from 27,000 members in 1925, the Party grew to 108,000 in 1929(University of south FL.) the SA was the paramilitary unit in the party. The Sa used street terror and propaganda to gain a reputation. The SS was a the special operations unit within the SA but was not useful until the Heinrich Himmler became the leader in 1929. The Nazi party had smaller…

Don't say that he's hypocritical, Say rather that he's apolitical. Tom Lehrer – “Wernher von Braun” July 20, 1969, 10:56 p.m. Eastern Standard Time: Half a billion people watched with pride as an American airman from Ohio took the first step onto the moon. He and his two compatriots had traveled almost 400,000 kilometers through space––the culmination of two decades of research and 150 billion dollars. The American flag planted on the Moon proved a capstone moment in the space race. This…