United States home front during World War II

Gender Inequality in the United States Armed Forces INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL ISSUE Women take on many different roles in the home, workplace, educational institutions, and their communities. Although they provide great services and significant contributions to the growth and progress of America, they still experience inequality amongst their male counterparts ("Women's Equality Day: Gender Inequalities that Still Exist Today in the U.S.", 2017). Women still continue to see inequality through…

The 2001 Patriot Act has been apart of everyday life for Americans, whether in the form of TSA at an airport or the NSA, and many find this act to be unconstitutional. Article I. What the Patriot act is. The Patriot act was a law signed in by congress after the September 11th terrorist attacks. The main purpose of the act is to prevent another catastrophic terrorist attack like 9/11. How the Patriot act goes about preventing that is another question. The act is found to be unconstitutional to…

Vietnamese live in the west region of the United States; between 2000 and 2010, the South had experienced the largest percentage growth in Vietnamese population, by 34.1% (2010 U.S. Census). As the fifth most populous county in Florida, Orange County has a Vietnamese population of 10,709; reported as the 24th largest county in the United States (2010 U.S. Census; EDR 2014). Roughly 67.8% of Vietnamese are foreign-born and 87.5% speak a language other than English at home (EDR 2014).…

The two most definitely powerful city-states became Athens and Sparta, and it was only a matter of time before they came to bump heads in the next major war of Greece: the Peloponnesian war. This war also involved alliances, but those of the most destructive kind. These alliances pitted a common people against each other when Athens’ and Sparta’s rivalry over the control of Greece dissolved the entire nation into civil war. From 431 to 404 BC a series of attacks raged between the…

over the Nazis during WWII. Brutal is not a strong enough word to describe a man like Joseph Stalin. He was ruthless, evil, torturous, cruel, and took unnecessary measures to increase his power, while millions became casualties because…

Directions: Read both articles. Then write an argumentative essay based on a claim you create. Type your essay Below Armed & Underage Thousands of children are being forced to serve as soldiers around the world. And in the African nation of Somalia, the U.S. might even be helping pay their salaries. By Jeffrey Gettleman in Mogadishu, Somalia Upfront Magazine (October 4, 2010) Prowling the streets of Mogadishu, the shattered capital of Somalia, Awil Salah Osman looks like all the other…

“We knew the world would not be the same,” Robert Oppenheimer says slowly [1]. He swallows, and continues, keeping his eyes downcast. “A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent.” This man, known as the stalwart powerhouse behind the Manhattan Project, now stumbles over his words. He wipes his eyes dry, trying to keep his voice level. “I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and…

Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust. About 6 million of people became victims of the Holocaust, 1.5 million of Armenians were killed in the Armenian Genocide, these huge numbers will always remain in our minds. A lot of people lost their families, homes and the ability to live in peace. These actions, by no means, left imprint on our ancestors whose peaceful life was disrupted. The problem of genocide is currently central problem of our time. It is a crime against humanity, crime which has…

World War II was a global war that changed many people around the world. It took place from 1939-1945. The countries that were involved were two groups of military alliances; the Allies and the Axis. The Allies were the United States, Britain, and France while the Axis powers were Germany, Italy and Japan. One of the main events that happened during WWII was the Holocaust. The Holocaust was the murder of six million European Jews by the Nazi Party. The Nazi Regime believed that they were…

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