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he have to be the poster boy of everybody, who everyone wants to be? Does he have to save people every day, and risk their lives every day. Though many may not think of Mikhail Gorbachev as a hero, he saved Europe. Had he not been the leader of the Soviet Union, Germany might have still been divided. A Wall might have still existed in Berlin. The Cold War would have continued to get worse and bring diplomatic conflict, and nations that had always been allies, might have been enemies. I believe…

Charley Du Charley Du Charley Du Charley Du In the same vein, Allison’s definitions of Rational Policy, Organizational Process and Bureaucratic Politics Models are not convincingly distinct. He states that a government consists of several organizations which create a loose alliance in the Organizational Process Model and that the leaders of such organizations have their own distinct will as well in the Bureaucratic Politics Model. His best attempt at explaining the different models and…

The earliest democracy was in Athens, Greece in 510 B.C. During this time, they allowed the poor and rich citizens to vote for their leaders. Some of the basics to democracy are consensus by majority and having free and frequent elections. Democracy gives several people the opportunity to run for office. Some of the threats to democracy are rebellion, government problems and the rise of drugs. The Cuban Revolution is one of them. Civil war took place in Cuban between Dec. 2, 1956 and Jan.…

The former prime minister of Great Britain, Margaret Thatcher, in her eulogy to Ronald Reagan, praises him as she remembers his great influence and presidency. Thatcher’s purpose is to honor Reagan at his funeral. She adopts an intimate tone in order to express all the good that Ronald Reagan had done for the American people. Thatcher begins the eulogy by establishing extraordinary diction. In line 2, she says that she has “lost a dear friend”. The word ‘dear’ gives the audience a sense of how…

Mao ‘The Unknown Story’ – Jung Chang and John Halliday Authors, Chang and Halliday did not accept the explanations for Mao’s rise to power and did not accept the common claims for Mao’s rule. In the book, Mao’s wife (Jung Chang) portrays Mao as a tyrant who manipulated everyone in order to gain personal power. In the book they both claim that from early ages Mao was motivated by the ultimate desire for power. Strengthening the assertion of Mao’s tyranny, Mao had many political opponents…

Geography has affected many things leading up to now, it has affected in the past and will continue to affect us in the future. Geography isn’t only the shape of and and its climate but also a contribution to culture, dialect, religion. In Geography Matters it explained how geography can be a protective barrier for some, while in The Crucible the geography affects much as religion and also tradition. Lastly, Geography and its take on my life and how I have become who I am because of it.…

DeJong-Lambert’s investigation of Muller, one of the most outspoken critics of Lysenko helps portray how Lysenko rose to power in Russian biology. Lysenko had power in Russian biology because he was supported by Stalin. Lysenko’s methods were supported by Stalin and by the 1930s, numerous collective farms had been forced to employ his methods (DeJong-Lambert 89). Muller and his research team had moved to Moscow in 1934 and were asked to help Vavilov plan the Seventh International Genetics…

Animal Farm, by George Orwell, is a thrilling, non-fiction allegory that tells a story of farm animals based on the Russian Revolution in 1917. Boxer, a middle-aged, male, working horse, is both a leader and a follower throughout the novella. He represents a leader as he sets an example and shows the animals what to do. In contrast, Boxer is a follower because he takes all direction from Napoleon. To begin, his goal is to work as hard as he possibly can and do the most work he can for the farm.…

New Labour started between the mid-1990s and early 2000s, governed by Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. The introduction of New Labour started after the party’s loss under Neil Kinnock in the 1987 election where Labour went through an important development. During Blair’s government, Labour was modernised and reintroduced. He withdrew old ideas and policies and introduced new policies. Blair starts by rewriting the Clause IV. Blair said “Our task today is not to fight old battles but to show that…

Iron Curtain was formed; in the way that unhappiness was evident in communist countries throughout the world (not only in East Germany) and how the sense of injustice was felt before the wall was even built; in the way that the Western Powers and Soviet Union voiced their support for East and West Germany respectively and how propaganda was used to mock alternative…