...Case 2-1 A new front in the battle of ideas 1. Does the global economic crisis signal that the American model of free market capitalism is fundamentally flawed? No, the global economic crisis does not signal that the American model of free market capitalism is fundamentally flawed because America government should definitely provide a support role for the corrective measures to protect its own economy, for example use of various fiscal policy for the economic stimulus, when the various decisions in the private sector of their country are believed to lead to negative economic outcomes, such as depression or recession, which leads to the wide hardship for America. 2. Keynes and Hayek aren’t necessarily household names, but they did get a boost when economist Russell Roberts created a rap video titled Fear the Boom and Bust with filmmaker John Papola. The video is available on Youtube after viewing it you should be able to answer the following question: Are you a Kenyesian ? or do you side with Hayek? I would side with Hayek, because Keynes believed that intelligent, well-meaning planners and by manipulating economic aggregates such as demand and employment can surely bring happy means to the economy. Hayek believed that individual decisions, imbalances between specific prices and demand or the interest rates and also the specific plans for long-term productive projects, are pillars of a true economy. To support, Keynes said that it was politically impossible to achieve...
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..."[Adolf Hitler] had been waiting a long time for August 15" (Skipper 14). The Battle of Britain was an air battle between Germany and Britain. Before Germany invaded Britain, it had taken over eight other countries including France, Austria, and Belgium. Britain was the last country Adolf Hitler needed to take over before attacking the United States. On August 15, 1940, Germany attacked Britain for the first time. From that day to November 7, bombs and gunfire could be heard in both countries. In the three month period, many soldier and civilian lives were lost. By September, Royal Air Force and German soldiers were exhausted. When the war was over, the land of Germany and Britain was destroyed and had to be rebuilt. Despite the fact that Germany had more soldiers and aircraft, Britain was able to win the battle using radar networks and fighting on familiar land. When looking back on the Battle of Britain, there are reasons that support the ideas that it was horrible yet beneficial battle. The book Battle of Britain by G. C. Skipper supports the idea that the battle was controversial....
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...Christian Hampton Julie Mell Medieval History Section 5 19 March 2015 Trial by Battle In the early 12th century the practice of settling disputes, arguments, and legal trials through means of battle is not only customary but considered divine in its own right. The Christian’s support of this form of justice is not only used to settle the trial of Ganelon, but also fuels the passion of Christian’s against the Muslim army. The belief that God will lead the righteous to victory mirrors the “superstitious” mentality of feudal judicial practices, in “Song of Roland” this is shown on a much larger scale. Trial by battle began as a practice that settled feuds or disagreements between individuals, the crusades incorporated this feudal practice into the frame of international conquest. Emphasis on more admirable values also meshed into the “crusading mentality”, one value in particular, the importance of personal loyalty to one’s lord, is what causes kings and peasants alike to have an undying loyalty to their God. Loyalty to God is demonstrated by Charlemagne, characterized through the epic as a divine king who receives visions, in the form of dreams, from God and is guarded by the angel St. Gabriel. What’s interesting is the symbolism of Charlemagne’s and his most faithful knight Roland’s, swords. The swords draw a connection between feudal duty and service and religion. Roland’s Durendal has relics from various saints and the Virgin Mary, Charlemagne’s Joyeuse holds the...
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...The main idea is Trench Warfare. The author is trying to teach us about what techniques were used. The intended audience is high school students. He empahsizes how they were made. The author assumes that the sudience knows what trench warfare is. There are no omissions or bias. The main idea is The Battle of Verdun. The author is trying to teach us what happened during the Battle of Verdun. The author is writing for people interested in learning more about the battle. The author emphasizes the casualties that happened. The author assumes that the audience knows why the battle occured. There are no omissions. There is no bias. The main idea of this source is the Treaty of Versailles. The author is trying to teach the audience about what the...
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...harrowed, for they controlled the direction of the war, and their actions, views, and opinions influenced not only the soldiers around them in battle, but the superintendence of this country. Their tactics and strategies set up the next battle ahead of them and decided if their side, The North or The South, was winning the Civil War. It was their perspectives that influenced the majority of American citizens. Without generals, the Civil War could not have been fought. For generals, the war was especially stressful. It was their responsibility to ensure that their regiment of soldiers knew what they were supposed to do. There was a great deal of responsibility for generals. At times, generals were responsible for the lives of hundreds or even thousands of men. In a way, they were also responsible for the lives of every person in America. They didn’t know when the war was going to end. With communication being extremely delayed, the war could have ended at any minute, and they would not have known. It could take days, weeks, or even months for information to reach them,...
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...stupidity? Courage is defined as the state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger, fear, or vicissitudes with self possession, confidence, and resolution; bravery. Stupidity is defined as a stupid act, remark, or idea. But where is the line drawn between the two? Many acts that are considered courageous are simply stupid acts that do not end badly. If someone attempts something stupid but is successful is it still stupid? The threshold between courage and stupidity is crossed many times throughout life and almost everyone has their own opinion on the topic. Some people would tell you that the difference between them is ignorance while others would say it is the amount of thought given to the act before you attempt it. Some good examples of this would be charging into a battle. Charging into a battle could be many things but two of them are courage and stupidity. While some may charge into a battle for glory and fame others will take the risk and consider it to be worth it for the sake of others. It really is your own opinion whether either of those circumstances is one or the other. Going into the battle for glory and fame is usually seen as a stupid act as you will only be remembered if you are successful in battle. Even then after you die who will really remember who you were, what you did, and why you gave up your life. The people who are remembered are those who win and get to write the history of what happened. Something else to take into...
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...seem to come to mind. People tend to forget the bloodiest day in American history which was the Battle of Antietam. On the day of September 17, 1862 there were a total of 6,300 to 6,500 Confederate and Union soldiers killed. The stories from the surviving soldiers allow the readers to create images in their head on how terrifying the battle was. All throughout the book the author James McPherson uses quotes by the soldiers and he also uses newspaper clippings and government documents to support his views and opinions on this event in history. In the first chapter, McPherson goes into detail the year leading up to the great battle of Antietam. Throughout his explanations of the events that perspired and how it impacted the Union and Confederates. Seen in this chapter is also the...
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...One of the strongest human drives, power, can assist an auther in deepening the meaning of their work. One book that show cases this idea is One Flew Over The Cockos Nest, when Mrs. Ratchet and Mr. Mcmurphy fight for athority, allowing the auther to create an allusion to the battle between socity and peculiure people. While Mrs. Ratchet and Mr. Mcmurphy battle for power may seem unimportant, their individual pursuits to gain dominance allows the author to enhance the meaning of his story. Even though Mrs. Ratchet and Mr. McMurmphy are both fighting to gain power over the other, they have diffrent reasoning for wanting control. Mrs. Ratchets desires dominace over Mr. McMucrty because that will allow her to manipulate the other pationts in the story to fall into her perfect idea of socity or humanity. In one instance when Bramdon, the narorator of the story, stated how the nurse will hold Therapeutic Community meeting in order to help patients transition...
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...colony, separate from their previous owners in a life they did not understand. He would rather have sent them to a new country they did not understand. Lincoln supported the American Colonization Society, a group whose plan was to simply relocate all of the slaves, providing their owners with compensation as they sent them to Liberia. This idea was instituted by James Monroe. It was more favorable than emancipation, and everybody won. Slave owners still received restitution for their property, but they would no longer be property and could live as human beings. However, there was never enough funding to commence any substantial change. Nobody but free black people themselves found this unethical at the time either (Brinkley). However it was immensely unethical, which is why the push toward emancipation began after 1830, when the American Colonization Society was losing popularity. By 1847 Liberia gained its independence and the ACS was just an idea once again. And there were not many other ideas to go off of. After the idea of colonization was no longer considered, it seemed there was only one other option. Immediately end slavery. The idea was radical to southerners and and probably would have destroyed the American economy. Right before the Civil War broke out, the American south was producing about two-thirds of the world’s cotton. This built up the south’s confidence of victory. If almost all of the world relied on them for a major crop, the world would side with them in...
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...Christopher Williams History 102: American History Since 1877 April 27, 2014 The battle of Little Big Horn was a very significant battle in American history. Many of the battles in American history show the strength of the American military and the smarts of the leaders at that time. On the contrary, when it comes to the battle of Little Big horn it was one of the few low points in American military history. Even though history will prove that General Custer was one of the best General and leaders to ever lead but this battle is one of the low points of his career. This battle goes to show just how important it is to plan properly and ensure that you follow instruction that are given to you from your superiors. To begin the Battle of Little Bighorn took place at the river in Montana Territory on June 25, 1876. This was the first problem for the American Fighters because they had a very little knowledge of the terrain and the actual skill level of the Indians. Whenever you are a part of anytime of battle it is very important to ensure that you have as much intelligence as possible but that was not the case with General Custer. General Custer felt as though because of his war knowledge and his reputation that this would be another show of force in which him and his men would just run over the Indian and take exactly what they came from. As history shows whenever a military unit is overconfident they tend to become complacent which ultimately lead to failure of the mission...
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...Keegan- History Short term Significance of the Battle of the Somme The Battle of the Somme was a war planned late in 1915 as a joint French-British attack. The French Commander in Chief, Joffre, conceived the idea as a battle of attrition, the aim being to drain the German forces of reserves, although territorial gain was a secondary aim. However, the German attack Verdun made the Somme offensive even more pressing because the French army was under severe pressure there. The battle of the Somme was fought from the 1st July 1916 until later in same year where on November the 16th it was brought to an end. The massive amount of casualties in this time, as well how the war was fought Is what has made the battle so historic. For example, It’s best known for the mass amounts of soldiers who died and more specifically how they died In such a short space of time and why. The style of warfare was different and more brutal than ever before, for example better technology and large scale operations which seen over 1.7 million shells were fired at the German’s alone and made the war a huge test for the countries involved who relied heavily on individual decisions, as well as man power. The first day of the Somme (1s July 1916) proved to be massively significant due to the sheer numbers of soldiers lost. Up to 60 000 British soldiers became casualties thanks to enemy fire (one third of the British military) British hopes were high going in to battle for the first time. Indeed, the poster campaign...
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...Homer’s Iliad, battles resemble modern warfare as soldiers fight in organized groups and in close proximity, yet they still rely heavily on arrows, along with primitive elements of ritualization and...
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...struggle is to save the Union, And is not either to save or destroy slavery” -Abraham Lincoln (1862) THE BACKGROUND CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR (C.W. JOURNAL #1). The Civil War wasn’t only about the fight of freedom for the black people, but also the economics, and the states against the federal rights, lead them to the call of battle. To me, they were important factors that people had their own desire of having the life they wanted. The Economic and social differences between the North and the South became more notable each day. The North needed the South, and the South needed the North. The southern economy was depending on cotton in which they needed the salves to work on. The North had the industries that purchased the raw cotton and turned them into finished goods. This created a major difference in economic attitude, and the North meant the change of society, evolved with different cultures and classes. Other fact that lead them to war was the disagreement the states had against the government. The government felt that the states should still have the right to decide if they were willing to accept certain federal acts. This resulted in the idea of nullification. When nullification would not work, the states felt that they were no longer respected and moved towards secession. ELECTION OF 1860 (C.W. JOURNAL #2). The Democratic Party split into Northern and Southern due the slavery issues. In the Northern democratic party, which stood for popular sovereignty and supported...
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...written by Victor Davis Hanson whom is a military historian and professor at California State University gives a new perspective on why the West always wins their wars. Hanson states his theory that the West always wins their fights because of the influence of their culture. He continues to explain this theory of the Western way of war with a coherent argument. Although Hanson uses examples of battles in which do not quite fit his argument, the background of the nine battles he uses support his claim; thus, making his theory agreeable overall. Furthermore, the title Carnage and Culture best illustrates Hanson’s theory on the western culture. The reason being why the west always wins their wars is due to the culture- “The Western Way of War”. This culture follows with characteristics in which represent the West: being freedom, individualism, civic militarism, superior weapons, organization, discipline, morale, initiative, flexibility, and command. All of these characteristics are shown through the West in the battles fought against the Non-West. Hanson talks about nine different battles in which helps back up his theory. Western warfare, a common foundation and continual way of fighting, that has made Europeans the most deadly soldiers in the history of civilization. With this being said, Hanson believed that with the western culture, the armies produce better quality arms and soldiers. Culture being such a big part of the Western way of life, the people believed in themselves...
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...Enders Game Isolation is the feeling of being alone. That’s all Ender felt while he was in battle school and that’s how the I.F. wanted him to feel. In Enders Game, Ender is brought to battle school because the I.F. believes he will be the commander to stop the buggers from attacking again. Through battle school Ender realized he was alone, but being isolated helped Ender to focus on winning, a trait that helped him beat the bugger army. The book Enders Game was better that the movie because it was more detailed, it didn’t skip over a long period of time and it gave a better idea of who the characters are. In the story of Enders Game there are many important plot points, and relationship present in the book. Some themes that are present in...
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