Rationing

My mother often quoted “Have one and spoil the child.” She said this because I wanted another sibling. She thought this was intended as exhortation rather than warning. The mother’s instinct to spoil her only child was thereby reinforced by a higher authority. I was so spoiled that on the day my parents unexpectedly came to pick me up from elementary school in the middle of the morning. I was about nine at the time I told the teacher that it was probably because that new game I wanted just came…

Question1 The Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals were known as “gunpowder empires”. Gunpowder Empires were empires that used modern warfare techniques with firearms to succeed in military conquest (The Gunpowder Empires, n.d.). All three empires were Islamic. The Ottomans were the first of the Islamic empires to be considered a gunpowder one (Gelvin, 2015). They used the largest canons of the time that could destroy walls, this aided their conquering of Constantinople. The Safavids learned of…

internet stranger and now they’re helpless.” Furthermore, the demoralized city folk turned to their persecutors for salvation instead of fighting them off. Government was useless. Government had redirected their water to other locations leaving them on rationing. All work was stopped unless it was to guard the leftover water and find the rebels. The rebels knew who took the water and gutted the town but they were now water terrorists and the locals already were hateful remaining “free Americans”…

Working for a Way Out No parent would ever wish for their child to be raised in the slums of India. No parent would ever wish for their child to have only a fifth grade education. No parent would ever wish for their child to have an abusive alcoholic as his/her life partner. No parent would wish any of these misfortunes on their child, for living in these types of situations would seem to result in nothing but misery and sorrow in one’s life. You would expect nothing but destitution and…

Sermonica — Symbolically, spiritually and in meaning this modest, spartan cabin, placed on high, held a very special spot in Rev. Burkhart's life. Facing south, with only room for a bed and a screened in 'porch' large enough for a small wood table to write on, it was designed to minimize man's intrusion. The view, stunningly beautiful with its long look of the lake, intensified the sense of something much bigger than oneself or indeed mankind. This perch could make anyone vulnerable to lofty…

Introduction McDonalds has a business model that is largely based on selling franchises to franchisees. What this means is a person buys the rights to use the McDonalds name but they are obligated to follow certain rules of operation. However, franchisees do have some control. This relationship has allowed McDonalds to grow into a capital-rich corporation with some 30,000 restaurants located in more than 100 countries. Yet, there is more to the story of McDonald 's than just the…

The First World War was everything but what it was expected to be; it was long lasting with devastating losses and little gain on either side. The nations involved in this Great War signed up for a lot more than they had bargained for at the onset. This period in history reflects multi-nations simultaneously experiencing intense nationalistic beliefs, at its most detrimental levels, where feelings of superiority take residence in the minds of the people and leaders of a nation and irrational…

The Allies won the First World war for a variety of reasons. The political situation in Germany for most of the war was a “State of Siege” which began on the 31st of July 1914, and transferred the administration of Germany (except Bavaria) to local army commanders who were above pre-existing civilian authorities in an attempt to secure the volume of raw materials required by the army to fight this war, an early example of the State intervening into the economic organisation of Germany.…

The Western Canon is a collection of texts deemed to be the very best of their kind. These classics are benchmarks of literary style – a time period or a genre. They explore universal themes that make them much more poignant than traditional novels, such as providing insight into a particular event or aspect of the human condition. Indeed, classics can even aim to anticipate the future or serve as cautionary tales for future societies. Two such classics are George Orwell’s novel ‘Animal Farm’…

representation of the industrial working woman, has become exceedingly masculine, in part, due to her attire as a result of her contribution in the workforce. Women adopted wearing pants not only because of safety in the workforce, but also due to rationing of materials to aid in the war effort. Though women wearing pants was still largely socially disapproved of at the time, many bans against women wearing slacks in public were lifted due to the circumstances of war (Farrell-Beck and Lee 27).…