The Cold Equations

The Lakhovsky effect only happens when the coil (or bracelet) is open and made of copper. Closed loops don’t work. Georges Lakhovsky published the English version of The Secret of Life at the outbreak of World War II, and it went unnoticed with very little review, but Lakhovsky’s reputation for obtaining dramatic results with his futuristic Multi Wave Oscillator got the world’s attention nonetheless. By 1941, Lakhovsky emigrated to New York, escaping the Nazi occupation of France. In The Waves…

There were some interpretations of the movie, such as political interpretation. Tom Hanks, the actor of Forrest Gump, said the movie was non-political thus non-judgmental. Nevertheless, there was still a debate on CNN’s “Crossfire” on did the movie promote conservative values or was it just an illustration of the past system, something that was bad and deserved to be changed. Still, the movie was called “aggressively conservative” by Thomas Byers in the Modern Fiction Studies. This was because…

The Cold War had a variety of causes and consequences that affected the world superpowers at the time. There were many positive and negative effects of the Cold War. Most of these effects fell in favor with the U.S. and led to the demise of the Soviet Union. Even though the U.S. and the Soviet Union were allies during World War II, they disagreed on the way they wanted to bring about change in the world and thus became enemies. “Together, these nations and others brought about the downfall…

From the late 1800’s until the end of the first World War, the United States had become actively involved with multiple countries by following a policy that was criticized by some as imperialism. American imperialism was both beneficial and harmful to the United States. However, the benefits of American Imperialism did not outweigh the drawbacks it presented. The benefits of American imperialism did not outweigh the drawbacks because of how it affected the residents of America and its…

Freedom of expression is more important than religious sensitivities What would happen if your freedom of expression would be limited? Hitler’s Nazi Germany, Stalin’s Soviet Union, Mussolini’s fascist Italy and the seemingly family owned North Korea are all examples of the state exerting their power and control over the individuals right to freely express oneself ("Examples of Totalitarianism", n.d.). Interestingly only short after the fall of Nazi Germany, freedom of expression was included as…

During the Cold War, the U.S came up with a foreign policy to prevent and stop the spread of communism throughout the other nations, by the use of diplomacy and foreign aid. The U.S would do anything necessary to stop communism from spreading by the Soviet Union. The two allied nations after WWII, Soviet Union and the U.S, quickly had different ideas on how to run their nations. The Soviets wanted to spread communism and the U.S wanted to spread democracy. So to prevent it the U.S took action…

Is world domination possible? Is there anyone who would do anything to conquer the world. Power has always been mankind’s dream. Everyone wants power over all. It is due to the obsession of control, power and influence that made men fight against each other. Emotion is a variable that is important is men’s quest for power and sovereignty. The emotion that is always related with obsession of power is greed. It is greed that makes men blind and fight with each other. Inability to control mass…

In the beginning, Kumagae was a general, was from the Minamoto Clan engulfed in a great civil war against the Taira or Heike Clan. The Heike clan were an aristocratic group full of cultural refinement and arrogance. Their defeat was imminent, for the Minamoto clan slowly restored order and peace through strategic military actions. Through Atsumori’s story, a member of the Heike clan, the buddhist ideals of reconciliation and enlightenment are embedded as social messages. In the beginning, as…

John F Kennedy’s popularity as a president was undeniable. With an average public approval rating of 70.1 percent throughout his term as president, he was the most popular president in history after World War II. The majority of the public believed in him and trusted his word. Congress would have to take action on Kennedy’s words, or risk backlash from constituents when their seats were due for reelection. This approval rating made Kennedy’s speech more compelling as his credibility when…

The story of the Bougainville revolution is a case-study on sovereignty in a post-colonial context. The Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA)’s plight for their island’s independence from Papua New Guinea (PNG) is preceded by a frequent change in control of its island. Control of the Bougainville oscillated between Germany, Japan, and Australia before resting with the last following WWII. Ultimately, Bougainville was relegated to the dominion of PNG which achieved its independence in 1975.…