The Watchtower

Within his work, The Quiet American, Graham Greene explicitly criticizes the tendency for western countries to intervene in foreign politics. Denoting his informed position regarding the turmoil in Vietnam, Greene “reported on the French colonialist war in Vietnam for the Sunday Times of London and for Le Figaro and Paris-Match” (Whitfield, 67). That Greene had personally witnessed the western countries’ various attempts to alter Vietnamese politics both qualifies his criticism, and evidences…

Auschwitz: The Horrors Revealed Germany, World War II, in the height of the war, the Nazi’s were in power. In Poland, there was a place that would bring the strongest men to their knees, this place was Auschwitz. World War II was a terrifying time for the Jewish people; Auschwitz killed, enslaved, and experimented with these poor people. In the first and largest camp, the Jews were put to work as slaves; they worked so hard that some of them dropped dead where they worked. Auschwitz became a…

The Panopticon is a cylindrical shaped prison, with well lit cells in the peripheral radius of the cylinder, in which the prisoners were individualised, a large courtyard in the middle of the prison, and a watchtower in the centre, from which guards could observe every single prisoner. The prison was designed in such manner that the prisoners could be seen by the guards in the…

began a systematic analysis of the Bible”. (Jehovah's Witnesses, 2014) Among this group was a man named Charles Taze Russell. It is understood that “Russell took the lead in the Bible education work at that time and was the first editor of The Watchtower, [however] he was not the founder of [the] religion. (Jehovah's Witnesses, 2014) Therefore, due to Jehovah Witnesses belief that “Jesus is the Founder of Christianity, [and they] view him as the founder of [their]…

Being alive during world war two is one thing, but experiencing world war two as prisoner in a concentration camp and able to tell the story of your experience is another. This way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen, is a story written by Taduez Borowski and his experience as a prisoner in one of the most infamous camps known to man. The story is inspired by Borowski 's own experience during his time in the concentration camps and he shares his story so it would never be forgotten. Borowski was…

Foreign-born Americans, as well as the generations before them, have been the main driver of U.S. population growth and the epicenter of national racial and ethnic change, since passage of the 1965 law that changed the nation’s immigration policy. It is projected they will remain as such over the next 50 years. This comes as a surprising, yet fearful revelation in a country that has seen an increase in immigration tension and alienation. A recent survey done by the Public Research Religious…

the promise of his father that this was just all part of the big vacation. However, when they arrived, young George knew at once that something was not right. The camp looked like a prison with its high, menacing walls, and the tall, grim-looking watchtowers with stone-faced military guards watching their every move. Machine guns seemed to mimic their every move, and the air was tense with uncertainty. This was to be the only life that George would experience for the next few…

The Iroquois, now known as the Haudenosaunee, (before, they were known as Kanonsionni, or the people of the longhouse), were an important Native American group that lived in North America long before the Europeans arrived. Composed of five, and later six tribes, (or nations), the Iroquois lived in the eastern woodlands as far back as 1000 A.D. The Iroquois lived in the Eastern Woodlands, in what is now New York. Their land was comprised of large forests located just south of Lake Ontario.…

Following his explanation about his participation in the various events, he pulled out many mementos from his youth as a hippie. He still had multiple clothing articles such as velvet, pants, and tops with a lot of fringe. He still wore many headbands, like the one he was wearing, and he had many more in a variety of prints including the typical rainbow tie-dye floral prints. He had many sunglasses in a variety of fluorescent colors and many shapes. His biggest collection was of pins that would…

After World War II Germany was separated between four powers: France, America, Britain, and Russia. Germany was then split up into two sides, East and West. France, America, and Britain controlled the west while Russia controlled the east. Berlin was the capital of Germany. Berlin, although in the east, was split as well so that Russia wasn’t the only one controlling the capital. Because of this, the East Germany constructed the Berlin Wall. While many people tried to escape across the Berlin…