...War Past and Present Through out time man has been involved in many wars due to man wanting to protect what is theirs or to gain more power and wealth. No matter how or why a war is started one thing that is clear, war has an ever-lasting effect on everything and everyone. By true nature man is genital but man is also protective and man will fight to protect what is right or what man holds dear. War has taking a toll on land across the world that war has been fought on, and war has also taken an even bigger toll on those who were involved and those who have yet to be involved in war. For century’s war has played a large part in our history and with the most resent war in Iraq this couldn’t be more true. War is something that can bring things together that might not of been on any regular day and yet war has the power to rip it all apart. War has been here since the beginning and war will be here till the end there for lasting forever in our history. War Past and Present When World War 1 began many thought that the soldiers would return home to their families by December 1914 victorious, yet what started out with high expectations ended more than four years later than the original hope. According to Jennifer Rosenberg (n.d), “World War 1 was an extremely bloody war, with huge losses of life and little ground lost or won“ (para 1). Soldier’s that fought in WW1 were fighting their enemies by hiding trenches firing artillery and lobbed grenades, but when ordered the...
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...“Hiroshima” is a New Yorker article that was published in 1946. John Hersey is the author of this article, and he talks about the six Hiroshima residents who survive the atomic bomb. The six survivors tell the interviewer what they were doing before the atomic bomb hit Hiroshima. Each survivor talks about the effect that the atomic bomb had in their town. The survivors were expecting an attack from the Americans, but they never thought there would be many deaths from this attack. As soon as the atomic bomb hit, the air became dust. One of the survivors was Dr. Fujii, he and his friend question why the victims had terrible burns on their face and arms. There were only two fires according to Dr. Fujii, so the victims couldn’t get burn from...
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...They say the world wouldn’t be how it is today if it weren’t for certain people. One of these people was Louis Zamperini. Without him we may be in a worse place. It all began in 1943 when an Air Army Corps plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean. After being marooned on a raft for 47 days, a Japanese War Ship came and abducted them. They tortured them for 2 years until WW2 ended. Only two of the original eleven crewmates made it back home. Louis Zamperini grew up in Torrance, California, which is not one of the best place in the world. His bad surroundings shaped his personality and thoughts. (Leopold, CNN) He was born January 1917 to Italian parents Anthony and Louise in Olean, New York. He had 3 siblings, 2 younger sisters Sylvia and Virginia, and an older brother Pete. He moved to California in his preteen years, so about 10 or 11. Being grown in a nasty part of California he had to be competitive to survive and wary. This caused him to have the new kid clique, gets bullied a lot, and has no friends. As result his father taught him how to box as a form...
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...history 10/22/15 Latino Culture Latinos over the years have had a good amount of struggles. Starting with Spanish California where the leader of Mexican California Mariano Vallejo welcomed Americans only to become their prisoner. Apolinaria Lorenza one of 21 orphan children sent to San Diego the first mission founded by Spanish priest. Apolinaria taught herself how to write on her own when she was there. Then when she was old and almost blind she decided to share her memories with an American historian to recall the once flourishing world of California’s Spanish missions. She talks about how she embroidered vest and how she did chores around the church. She also said that the Indians workers that misbehaved were punished with a whip, or they got locked in a cell. Then in 1821 Mexico won its independence over Spain and Mexico fought mostly for more equality. In 1836 to 1914 over 30 million people immigrated to the United States for a better life in Ellis Island. Nearly one million of them were from Mexico. Here we follow Jose Marti and how he arrived in New York from Cuba, and how he is the father of Cuban independence and how he played a big role in the independence of Cuba. Jose found a liking to the U.S because everyone here was equal. Later Jose found a job as a writer in New York covering many historic moments. In 1891 he changes and he was no longer an observer and he was now a political actor. Marti gains a larger following with Cuban immigrants. Then in April the same year...
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...North Korea’s culture is one today that can be miss interpreted unknown in many ways due to the split of North Korea and South Korea back 1945. Culture today can be defined by several different aspects such as to consider, but not to limit to; arts, customs, religion, practice’s, music as well many more. When looking at North Korea’s culture they have provided multitudes of changes with food and society’s trends due to the immigration of Koreans to the U.S. Among the arts, and customs being a widely practiced culture amongst American’s is coming more and more common. Korean culture is vastly spreading across America along with countless other countries. The biggest culture inherits that American’s have enriched themselves in is the Korean...
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...Fairness of the Army’s New Tattoo Policy The United States Army is an ever-changing environment which includes thousands of soldiers from all locations in America. Although the Army’s primary mission is to protect and defend the people in the United States; there are certain policies and procedures that govern the soldiers whom serve. As a current soldier in the United States Army, I have had the opportunity to experience policy change. I have experienced changed in the Army Uniform from a Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) to the Army Combat Uniform (ACU). I have also seen the Army changes its stance to allow Soldiers who are homosexual to openly serve their country. Although change is a process it can be argued its necessary; most recently the Army changed its policy on Soldiers who have tattoos. This change has caused mass dialogue for those who are for and against the change. The question still remains though, is the change fair or unfair? On March 31, 2014 the United States Army revised Army Regulation (AR) 670-1 (The wear and appearance of the army uniform). One of the main revisions to the army regulation was the change to the tattoo policy. The current tattoo policy states that: soldiers cannot have tattoos on their head, face, wrists or hands, or tattoos that are racist, extremist, indecent or sexist. Soldiers also cannot have more than four visible tattoos below the elbow or below the knee; those tattoos must be smaller than the size of the wearer’s hand. Visible...
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...America has come very far considering race relations. African american in the past have been treated with extreme cruelty. The white people of America always considered themselves superior to any other race until thing began to change starting with the Civil rights movement. While society has maintained some levels of discrimination towards African Americans and continual African American culture, race relations such as segregation being legally abolished and societies views of African americans in politics and civil rights have significantly changed between 1940’s-2000’s. Throughout American history, African Americans made many sacrifices to get rid of segregation. During the 1950’s segregation was at its peak and African Americans began fight for their rights. During this process they...
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...How far do you agree that the impact of the Second World War was the main reason why the position of African Americans improved in the years 194555? Before WW2, it could be considered that AfroAmericans had no position in society. This was evident especially in the Southern States where white supremacy emerged amongst the dominant white class. Many Southern Politicians were members of the Klu Klux Klan and so they often tried to disregard any Supreme Court Rulings that were created. In this essay it will be argued that it was the Second World War which was the main reason why the Position of African Americans improved in the years 19451955. However, there are other factors that have to be taken into consideration such as the Presidential Influence and the Supreme Court Rulings. The impact of WW2 was important in securing better position for AfroAmericans as more people realised their significance of their work in the army. As a result it became apparent of the reforms that were required. President Truman took over from President Roosevelt. He was significant even though he was a racist at a young age and supported white supremacy. When he took over as President he felt he had a moral obligation to fight segregation. He established the President’s Committee on Civil Rights in 1947 and commissioned them to make a report examining the experiences of ethnic minorities It highlighted the problems facing African Americans and how to make America a more just ...
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...cultural issues and concerns of Asian Americans throughout American history? Or how about what legislation meant to constrain race within prejudicial boundaries was enacted? How did the Asian American fight this legislation? And what legislation meant to alleviate prejudicial boundaries has been enacted? How did the they promote this legislation? During the beginning of the Gold Rush in California in the 1800s, the Asian American immigrant was welcomed, but had to live under restricted laws. One could assume that the Asian American did not have it easy in the beginning. From violence to being denied citizenship, the typical Asian person in America did not seem welcomed anymore. This is why there was no arrival from any Asian countries from the late 1800s and the end of WW2. However Asians were still not the most welcomed people in America, since they were thought to be spies and were ordered to live in camps much like the Jews in Eastern Europe during the war. Today in the 21st century, an Asian American is as much as an American as an child born on American soil. Though the experience throughout American history that includes Asian immigrants, Asian individuals are tougher than they may seem. Throughout history the Asian American has been discriminated against. They could not vote, because they were not allowed to become citizens, they were looked down on because they were different. This all changed during the during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. “It was during this...
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...race and why. The first missile ever created was the V2 used by the Nazi’s in ww2. It was used to bombard and kill thousands of people. “American and Russian scientists raced to improve the range and accuracy of such missiles.”(history this day) Their goal was to have a missile that can travel a longer distance for the purpose of reaching the other side of the world to deliver...
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...religion are the reason Elie, as a 15 year old, was sent to concentration camps. Elie wrote the Nobel peace prize winning book, “Night” to reveal the untold events that transpired at the time of WW2. In the book , “Night”, Elie’s religion, personality, and fear of death changed because of the events arose. Elie’s religion in “Night” was affected because of the events that took place. IN the beginning of the book, Elie is a highly religious boy. Shown on page 4, he says, “ one day I asked my father too find a master...
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...The United States has become the dominant force in international relations. It is argued that the United States’ military act as the world’s police. What are two real-life international incidents where the States have used military action abroad? What are two factors that propelled America into a dominant military and diplomatic force after World War II? What are the key differences in American foreign policy before and after World War II? What are the main reasons in the changes of pre- and post-war policy occurred? In what manner does the justifications used for America’s overseas involvement during World War II still play a role in United States military action abroad? What example can be provided of such justifications in action? In what fundamental ways in which the rise of the United States to a world superpower has shaped the country’s responses to domestic spending, Fourth Amendment protections, and Americans’ choice of leaders in Congress and the White House on the home front? These previous topics covers the manner of America’s shift of power occurred and the consequences that the United States faces as a result of this elevated status. What are two real-life international incidents where the States have used military action abroad? In 2011, the United States aided in NATO’s successful intervention in Libya. According to the website of foreign affairs, the United States facilitated the intervention, took its led in cutting off funding to Libya as well as freezing...
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...Image: Cultures Idolizing the Female Form A Comparison and Contrast of the Barbie Doll and Venus de Willendorf Image: Cultures Idolizing the Female Form A Comparison and Contrast of the Barbie Doll and Venus de Willendorf The fact that cultures have idolized the female form in our modern era is not a new concept. Beauty in modern times has been held to the highest standard, but where and why did we get our ideal of beauty? Culture plays a large in role in how beauty is defined, and this is very clear when it pertains to the culture behind both the Venus de Willendorf and the more modern Barbie doll. Clearly, idolizing the female form is an ideal that has existed since the very first centuries that humans walked the earth. Taking a look at the two different cultures that idolize the female form may give us a little bit of insight into the similarities and differences there were between two different society’s composed of very similar beings. The statuette Venus de Willendorf was first discovered in Austria in 1908 by the archaeologist Josef Szombathy. This is the earliest image of a human being known to exist, thought to have been created during the Paleolithic era some 25,000 years ago (Witcombe)! The climate in the region that the statuette was discovered was probably an ice covered land, and therefore, her voluptuous image probably portrays a desire for food and to survive. Humans will always have one thing in common: survival. Whether it is a work of art portraying...
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...During the time in which Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias was majorly impacted by was the 1930s through the beginning of the 1940s. This period has been often one to be discussed about due to the government positions, the economic status, distinct gender roles and the cultural patterns of the United States. During the 1930’s the modern bureaucracy was created to help control the power of the government. This was known the public as being represented by two different parties, the Republican and the Democrats (Gale). The change between the two political powers was shown greatly when the shift from Herbert Hoover to Franklin Roosevelt occurred. This showed a great shift in how the government ran. Also by having an isolationist government during the period between WW1 and WW2 in the United States (Gale). This allowed the US to stay...
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...The Iron Curtain The iron curtain was the name given to the Cold War confrontation in 1945-1989 which was between the two superpowers USA and the Soviet Union. A direct military confrontation between the two superpowers did not exist, but bitter economic, diplomatic and ideological struggles formed the basis of the confrontation. As far back as 1917 the Soviet Union was established when following outright hostility in Russia, the Communists took power, and the capitalist countries of the West declared ideological war. Between 1918 and 1920, the US intervened in the Soviet Union with about 10 000 soldiers and refused to accept the new state until recognition in 1993. During WW2, the two countries fought together against Germany, but as early as 1944, the first cracks were revealed. The Allies, led by the United States under Roosevelt failed to make agreements with the Soviet Union, who had nevertheless borne the brunt of the war, Post-war order was already becoming established in Europe. The Soviet Union sought in their interpretation of the 'Yalta Conference' to assert their legitimate security interests without consulting its allies. While US President Roosevelt had co-operated with the Soviet Union, his successor Truman, a strict anti-Soviet, put American an anti-Communist cause against the now soviet, Truman based his confidence on American economic superiority and, since 1945, on her nuclear monopoly. Truman`s concept was a free, united Europe and a free world under American...
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