The Holocaust and Skewed Minds The Holocaust and the events that occurred in Nazi Germany are very popular topics of discussion. Today’s society views the actions that occurred during this time to be inhumane and horrific events that should never be repeated or replicated. Therefore, certain aspects of the events are often “played-up,” or exaggerated, while others are ignored resulting in skewed and sometimes naive people. However, the acts of “deadly medicine” that occurred during the Holocaust…
lives. However, by the end of the book, it becomes clear that this ‘control’ is all an illusion. Using a mind controlled Dauntless, the fearless warrior faction, Erudite take over Abnegation and begin killing innocent people in order to ensure their takeover is a success. This coup is put to a stop by Tris, the main character who is also a Divergent Dauntless, and Four, another member of Dauntless. The government described in Divergent…
U.S Foreign Policy After World War II, America and the Soviet Union were the two major powers who competed for markets and resources. At the same time, communism was taking over in the Soviet Union, China and Eastern Europe. This communist takeover led to the Red Scare and shocked the American public with fear that communism would spread all throughout the world. Due to United States’ desire to contain communism and secure foreign markets and resources, confusing foreign policy decisions were…
How would you define imperialism? Maybe you’ve heard the word before; you might even know what it means. However, if you don’t, what would be your best guess? Well, look no further, the answer is right here. Imperialism is the procedure of increasing the authority of an empire or nation over other existing countries or nations. In this process, an empire may acquire territories and dependencies. Now that you know what the word means, you can only imagine how many times it’s been put into effect.…
War’s Impact on the Congo War in the Republic of the Congo provided courage to other provinces, who wanted to gain their freedom. The Katanga and South Kasai Provinces benefited from this new hope of independence. These being the first provinces to gain freedom, other countries and provinces became influenced by their actions. The root influence of all of these actions is buried in the history of the Congo. More specifically, the Congo Cold War, and the Congo Civil War. These wars were…
Napoleon Bonaparte was a young general for the French Army during the years 1775 through 1819. When Napoleon fought in battles and wars, he believed that he could conquer land while using his devious attacking skills and tactics on other countries but a war in particular is the French Revolution. His skills and tactics involved guerrilla warfare, sneak attacking, and using new technological weapons. Napoleon used the size of his army to his advantage to defeat the countries he did. While…
Annotated Bibliography Ciment, James. "Myanmar (Burma): Civil Wars and Coups Since 1948." Encyclopedia of Conflicts Since World War II. Vol. II. Armonk: Sharpe Reference, 1999. Print. This chapter highlights the many conflicts Burma has faced since WWII. There are many examples of the struggles that arose in obtaining some type of freedom the people long for. This can be seen in the revolts, civil war, and the military rule. This relates to the idea of Western society influencing other…
Owing to the fact that PacifiCorp is a private firm that is why there is not enough information available to do a detailed valuaton of the company. However, the current ratio of the company is found to be more than 1 which shows a positive outlook. Current Ratio is a liquidity ratio and measures the ability of a firm to pay its Current (Short term) liabilities with its Current (Short term) assets. A ratio of greater than 1 would indicate availability of more current assets per unit of current…
10. Is it a beard? Is it a clown's frilly neck poof? We don't really know. But check out the crazily posh, over the top neck fur on this critter. Frilled lizards would be envious. In fact, the so called king of beasts -- the African male lion -- would be envious. All that furry drama, drawn up in a surprisingly conservative black, white and gray color scheme, as if to intentionally set off the topaz eyes as stunningly as possible. Could you be any more subtle, sophisticated and dramatic all at…
In the movie Shrek, there is an ogre named Shrek who encounters a problem when fairytale creatures start to takeover his swamp. Shrek speaks to Lord Farquaad about his delima. Shrek is sent on a quest to find the Farquaad as princess named Fiona so that Farquaad can become king and Shrek can have his swamp back. In order to get Fiona, Shrek and Donkey must get passed a dragon so Donkey distracts the dragon while Shrek got Fiona. Once Shrek has Fiona, he saves Donkey and they make their way to…