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We all want to belong. We all want to feel part of something important. In his book The Patriotism of Despair, Serguei Alex Oushakine examines the magnification of this desire amid ideological turmoil in post-Soviet Russia. Drawing from interviews conducted during his fieldwork in Barnaul from 2001 to 2003 and scholarship published in the Altai region, Oushakine uncovers post-Soviet Russian nationalism as grounded in a pessimistic discourse of loss. Although he concentrates on how traumatic…

For at-risk children in the commonwealth of Virginia, early education interventions could result in positive short and long-term outcomes. According to Barnett (2008), “well-designed preschool education programs produce long-term improvements in school success, including higher achievement test scores, lower rates of grade repetition and special education, and higher educational attainment; some preschool programs are also associated with reduced delinquency and crime in childhood and adulthood”…

As children embark on a journey through elementary school, many get the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Answers vary from being a doctor, firefighter, or even an occupation that may seem unrealistic but possible in a child’s eyes: queen or king of the world! As these children with aspiring dreams embark on a new journey throughout high school, they get the question, “What college are you planning to go to?” While many are easily decisive about their answer to that question,…

wall that separated East and West Berlin; it tore apart the two sides and created conflict as it failed to function as a political barrier between the communist and capitalist sides. Germany became a divided country in 1945, which was an effect of their loss in World War II. It then became divided among four countries. The United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union each gained a part of Germany because they were the main countries who won the war. West Germany was formed when…

ideologies and egos, another conflict arose. This conflict is called the Cold War. Many countries were terrified since nuclear war and World War III was a possibility if the war didn’t stop. It affected many regions of the world, particularly East and West Berlin and Cuba. The Soviet Union helped Cuba and established in the world as more than one of America’s allies. In actuality, Cuba was treated more like a colony than anything else, and the US was blind to its needs. America ignored the…

“To Build a Fire” “Pride is spiritual cancer: it eats up every possibility of love, contentment, or even common sense” –C.S. Lewis. In the story, “To Build a Fire,” a man displays a lot of pride in his abilities to survive the severe cold climate across the Yukon wilderness. With this sense of arrogance, the man seems to do everything in his will throughout the journey to successfully master the inclement weather in which ultimately was a fatal mistake before the man even began the travel.…

In "The Nakba: The Palestinian Catastrophe of 1948," by Lost Islamic History, Palestinians consider the formation of Israel a catastrophe because it was built on the land owned by Palestinians. Also because Israel and Palestinians had different ideologies, it was harder for them to tolerate each other especially since they were so close. Another reason is because Israel organized groups to forcefully take the homes and belongings of Palestinians, leaving them miserable and homeless. Around the…

The Shona is one of the largest indigenous groups of Zimbabwe. They have their language and are used by about 75% population of Zimbabwe. The Shona group of people living in Zimbabwe, located in South Africa, owns the Shona culture. Takawira Kazembe, a lecture at the University of Zimbabwe took an interview of few people who practice traditional Shona religion in Zimbabwe and also saw some traditional ceremonies and practices (Jarus np). Kazembe started that these traditional Shona people…

All the great design houses are unveiling their Spring and Fall lines for 2007. While it would be wonderful to be able to drop several thousand dollars on a jacket or skirt, it just isn't feasible for most shoppers when they consider the fact that the garment they buy this season will be out of style next season. It will be the fashion world's equivalent to what your wrap fish in - yesterday's news. Fashion trends and designers are fickle creatures. Sure, whatever you buy this year may be back…

Lior Bar-El Sinai Scholars Essay 4/10/16 The First Roman Jewish War The First Roman Jewish war was a conflict with great ramifications. It resulted in the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, and started the transformation from a Judaism centered on temple sacrifices to a Judaism dominated by Rabbis and the interpretations of scripture. Militarily, this conflict was important as it saw diverse militaries fighting with contrasting tactics. The Jewish rebels fought with irregular tactics…