benefits when not used as a mandatory device, but the forcefulness behind the pledge has driven it out of its proper office and the monotonous repetitiveness has absorbed all meaning behind it. Based on the fundamental rights in the United States of America, a compulsory pledge, an apparent violation to the constitution, holds little to no meaning but instead should be used as a patriotic asset for the…
the effects of the Second World War, they had to surrender the colonies. A process of giving the colonies their freedoms started and is now referred to as the decolonization process. The process of decolonization started in the year 1776 when the America gained independence from the Britain. The process of decolonization can be said to have taken place in phases dating back from 1776 to 1991, the same year the Soviet Union ended. Decolonization is an area that has maintained the attachment of…
consisted of the United States of America and Great Britain. Consequently, the building and operating of Magnitogorsk was seen by the USSR as a source of national pride and achievement. Indeed, the industrial complex’s operation, although plagued by many shortcomings, was seen as a vindication of nationalism and the economic success, both realistic and inflated, of the USSR. Therefore, Kotkin’s analysis of Magnitogorsk revealed that the undertakings of the new socialist state was swayed by…
Japan. Land of mystery, intrigue, tradition, technology, and oneness within the culture. A unique hybrid society of traditional animism and Buddhism, a theme of combining outside structures with national ideas that appears throughout its history, the Japanese culture has little standing in its way of social progress as compared to the thick stew of conservative religion that is pervasive in the United States. Combined with its beautiful vistas, clean cities, and incredibly low crime rate, Japan…
Today, people still have this right, however people either express this amendment too much, or not at all. With everything there is good and bad, and the 1st amendment is no exception to this. For example in Skokie Illinois the National Socialist Party of America wanted to march down the streets of Skokie, and express their Nazi symbols. Note that in the town of Skokie one in six Jewish residents where survivors of the Holocaust. The town had no choice but to let them march. They where…
Jurgis at the beginning was happy in be in America with his wife and being able to start anew with a baby boy on the way. James was happy because he was winning boxing fights while having a happy family to come home to. They both did not realize what kind of punches would we thrown their way. Both…
Still, the moral conscientiousness of people is still highly debated in our modern world. All this while, we are still incapable of creating a distinct line between dying by doing the righteous thing or, to survive in this world by committing immorality. Although this enigma has no perfect answer, we are curious to seek a solution to the question unanimously. Frankly speaking, this topic encourages us to think more subjectively than focusing on its typical predecessor, objectivity. Without a…
The scene is idyllic -- a late May afternoon with a large crowd sprawled across a lawn, munching on Ben and Jerry’s ice cream treats. Bernie Sanders sure knows how to kick off a campaign. The picnic functioned as an invite to his followers to support him. And many accepted, as Sanders raised a stunning 1.5 million dollars in the first twenty-four hours of his campaign1. Sanders’ fundraising is not the only impressive part of his campaign. With 614,000 Twitter followers, 1,629,700 Facebook likers…
Unification is usually done for the benefit of every entity involved. Whether it’s companies merging, a mob assembling, two people marrying, or a country unifying, it’s always done for a purpose. That purpose is progress and growth of all parties associated. Sometimes the process of unifying has its downfalls and negative aspects. The reunification of Germany experienced major problems as the Berlin Wall fell. The problems that new Germany faced were largely economic related, but cultural,…
communism. The argument I am conveying speaks to the belief that Che was in fact a great leader, which is evident regarding his viewpoint of gender equity as well by practice. The dedication and fearlessness in which Che served the people of Latin America not…