Yale Political Union

declared an international crime. Genocide would then be used to describe what happened in Rwanda. Genocide is found in many fictional books like Unwind. The word genocide means “the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group”. The term genocide wasn’t created until after World War II. They need a word to describe what happened at the concentration camps in Europe. There are eight stages of genocide; classification,symbolization, dehumanization,…

Kennedy. Political courage as described by John F. Kennedy is a moral action one must follow through with even if it is not the popular action and not many would agree with. Acts of political courage are not simple acts, they are grand acts that contribute to either the country or the world in a positive way. The acts performed may not be the popular decision everyone is going with, they are different ideas thought from courageous men and women who…

he published “Pussy Riot And The Politics Of Profanation” and argued that Pussy Riot’s performance was an act against the Putin and the Russian government. In his writing he says “While the members of Pussy Riot and their lawyers insisted on the political significance of their performance, the prosecution sought to reduce it to a blasphemous act, a violation of church ritual that was an offence to practicing Orthodox Christians.”(Prozorov 770) The author is making it clear that Pussy Riot…

second industrial revolution had a big impact on everybody in the late 1900s. However, the biggest impact was shown on to the American industrial worker, the working class. New technological advancements cause companies to impose new injustices, labor unions form to fight back; unfortunately, the government does not act on these injustices towards the working class. The government at the time was not only corrupt, but also not ready or prepared for the problems they were about to be facing. The…

United States of America and of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. As such, both sides had to implement ways in which to hide and process information so that their country could gain an advantage. Stephen Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies is able to clearly and succinctly present the practice of perception management through the characters Rudolf Abel and Francis Gary Powers, as well as through the actions taken by both the United States and the Soviet Union to exchange the two prisoners.…

Unions exist in almost every industry from manufacturing and construction to banking and government. Their objective is to represent workers by acting as a bridge between management and employees. Among other important issues, unions facilitate negotiations for increased wages, benefits, and improved working conditions. While a union’s historical purpose is to offer redress for employer violations of employees’ civil liberties and moral rights the tactics that unions have taken in doing so also…

“The Boy’s War”, and there is a reason behind that name. It is said that at least 100,00, or 20%, of soldiers in the civil war were under the legal age of eighteen (PBS.org). Both the Union army and Confederate army loosely followed that rule. It seems as though the Confederate ignored this rule more than the Union. According to Confederate Cavalrymen of the Civil War, “The men ranged in age from a bottom limit of 13 and an upper limit of 58…”. Even though the legal was eighteen, many…

Tennessee and lasting just two days, more than twenty thousand confederate and union soldiers lost their lives. The violent battle was critical for General Ulysses S. Grant and the union because it secured the Mississippi waterway. It also demonstrated just how much grit it was going to take to win the war. America had never seen so much bloodshed in a single battle. It was the battle of Shiloh that set the tone for the Union and Confederate armies, proving that this war will be fought until…

also about political and religious considerations. Many refugees flee for their lives. Half of the 23 million population of Syria have been forced from their homes, with four million becoming refugees in other countries. “It is an era of violence in the Middle East and North Africa, with nine civil wars now going on in…

created with the audience in the Soviet Era. In 20th century Russia, new political and social systems were developing and transforming greatly. For the whole world, “the Soviet Union was a relatively new entity, having been born amid the Bolshevik Revolution that commenced in November 1917. (Stolberg). The Soviet Union symbolized a transformation for Russia as this was a new type of governing for the Russian citizens. The USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) was established on December…