“Although one of the key justifications for the Vietnam war was to prevent the spread of communism, the U.S. defeat was to produce nothing of the kind: apart from the fact that Cambodia and Laos became embroiled, the effects were essentially confined to Vietnam”. This is a famous speaker of Martin Jacques, a famous editor, academic, author in England. This quote tells us about problems of Cambodia after Vietnam war, Cambodia was controlled by Khmer Rouge, a communist group from 1975-1979. Many…
If people are greedy with their money they can ruin many families and friends. According to the document, People’s World by John Dick, explains the tragic events that took place in the copper mining town of Calumet. This was a time of strikes, workers fighting for better pay, shorter work days, safer working conditions, and union recognition. The strikes slowly led to the bulk of the Italian Hall disaster. The disaster killed many and angered many. Most to all of the miners and their families…
“Someone said to me 'To you football is a matter of life or death! ' and I said 'Listen, it 's more important than that '. (Bill Shankly) Soccer is a sport that crosses boundaries and is played all around the world. It brings people together to enjoy the intensity of 90 minutes filled by passion and uncertainty of who will ultimate winner. Most of the people who watch soccer do it in a passive way as a source of mild entertainment, but there’s a growing minority of fans who have taking the…
Over the course of 50 years sports has changed rapidly from the introduction of pro teams to the modernized millions of dollars stadiums. One notorious change that has evolved in sports is the introduction of women into sports activities. Even before the first Olympic Games women have been prohibited and excluded from participating in sports. Thus, today I am going to discuss the changes to women’s sports and how these changes occurred over the past 50 years. So to begin we will look at the…
woman found its bearings in this era. Originating around 1912, the birth control movement was led by a nurse named Margaret Sanger who fought for reproductive rights for women (Chesler). This movement called for the rights of a women to control her own body and decide for herself whether she should have a child or not.…
was to be resorted to, against the holder of wealth. In 1938, he said, “A trustee has no heir but the public.”38 This implies that the community or the state has also a right in the prosperity of the moneyed classes. He wanted that the rich should become trustees of their surplus wealth for the good of the society. Thus the society was to be regarded as an extension of the…
The Army of God There is no one true definition of terrorism. However, one common characteristic used in most definitions is the use of violence or intimidation to achieve some type of goal. Terrorist groups exist all over the world. However, when most people think of terrorism, they think of it occurring in Middle Eastern countries. The reality of it is that there are several terrorist organizations that are a lot closer to home. The Army of God is a terrorist organization that first appeared…
autonomous entity. However, after 10 years of federation, Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie annexed Eritrea; which led to 30 years of bloody war between the two countries. Since then, thousands of…
may say that the right to health care lead to a socialist system where it should be an individual’s responsibility, nor the government 's role to secure health care. However, the U.S already provides free public education, public law enforcement, public road maintenance, and other public services to its citizens to promote a just society that is fair to everyone. So why not to provide an affordable health care where everybody could have access as a human being rights? The World Health…
which do not involve manipulating genes. Sports are already banning enhancements because of fairness. “To protect the health of athletes and to ensure equal competitive conditions, the International Olympic Committee, WADA [World Anti-Doping Agency] and International Sports Federations have accepted performance-enhancing substances and methods as being doping, and have forbidden them” (Gene doping in Sports). Muscle enhancements, such as steroids are available to increase performance levels.…