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When the United States transitioned into the 1940s tensions were high, people were afraid. Everywhere was war. The clouds were full of warplanes, the water was full of warships, and the land was full of foot soldiers. People lived in fear of Hitler and the Nazis, however the US and its people managed to remain patriotic. In the time of war, it was important that our country as a whole stayed unified and worked together in the war effort. In order to accomplish this, the government utilized the…

The 1930 film begins with German citizens discussing the war and interacting with a mail carrier named Himmelstoss who states is soon to join the war effort. A soldiers march through the town as Kantorek, a teacher in his classroom, passionately persuades his students to join the war effort, describing serving one’s country as the highest honor and stating his assumption that the war will end soon. Several students stand and declare their eagerness to join, and the professor enthusiastically…

Bernard craves acceptance, not individuality. Huxley writes , “Bernard’s physique was hardly better than the average Gamma…contact with members of the loser castes always reminded him painfully of his physical inadequacy,” (Huxley 64). Although Bernard is very distinct from the rest of the members, he wants more than anything to fit in with everyone else and fit society’s mold because his height is a disadvantage to his class. Bernard appreciates and values things that no one does anymore,…

World War I began in July 28, 1914. It was on this day that Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist, in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Afterwards, Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for the attack. Russia supported Serbia, so eventually it led to the Allied Powers against the Central Powers. World War I was mainly fought in Europe. After countless attacks, the war ended on November 11, 1918. When World War I began, the United States was still on the neutral…

It is the year 2016 and the citizens of the world, specifically those who reside in the United States, remain imprisoned by the delusion that Earth’s resources are infinite. The articles Why We Need Religion to Solve the World Food Crisis by Whitney Sanford and Saying Grace: Transforming People, Transforming the World by Norman Wirzba examine the issue of resource abuse. These authors focus specifically on the problems of the food industry and their effects on different ecosystems. The fact of…

When you think of the weapons of WWII, what comes to mind? Planes, tanks, money? Bullets, machine-guns, and grenade launchers? Yes, all of these were important tools in the effort to win the war.The most important tool of the war was the war poster's. The first war poster is the one about women working in factories while the men was away at war.The poster encourages women to help out on the home front.''Many women have more power than they recognize, and they're very hesitant to use it,…

When discussing the successes of development in Third World countries, subjectivity plays a key role in its determination . What a person in a First World country considers development and that of a person who lives in a Third World country will vary greatly due to their individual ideas of what constitutes development. In its planning, “poverty,” “education,” “[gender] equality,” “environmental sustainability,” among others, are listed as goals to be met (United Nations MDG Report 2014). These…

Brave New World: What makes our Society more in Common with Brave New World? In my own understanding of this novel titled “Brave New World” written by Aldous Huxley. I will say its contents and the characters discussed have a lot in common with our society. In comparison, the Director of the Hatchery Conditioning portray the character of our governments, all staff working in the conditioning department represent our so called scientist, while all the babies cultured represent the citizens of…

The FIFA World Cup, or more commonly refered to as the World Cup is a global sports event that is organized once every 4 years. The most recent World Cup is hosted in the largest country in South America, Brazil, which is held from the 12th of June till the 13th of July of this year. The event has caused many troublesome effects on Brazil as a whole such as, rising inflation, decreasing jobs after the event, and spending government resources badly. According to Oxford English Dictionary,…

Two Worlds Apart The novel Brave New World written in 1932 by Aldous Huxley is about a fictional futuristic society. In this story, Huxley writes about the world state and the everyday activities and duties of several different main characters along with many others. Though the society in this novel is many years ahead of Huxleys generation, it shares many similarities with the modern day civilizations found all around the world; along with many differences. While being similar in certain…