War in Iraq My political knowledge is essentially non-existent. I have discovered the more I learn about our government and its actions the less I wish I knew. My limited political knowledge comes mainly from the sensationalized and biased mainstream media. When approaching this paper I was directed towards a book, Fiasco, written by Thomas E. Ricks. I worked individually on my paper to research the topic of the war in Iraq and more specifically, President Bush’s policy on this topic.
Many philosophers have understood this human reality and therefore have set out to define when and how wars can be considered just. Each philosopher’s concept of a just war was influenced by their surrounding environment including their religious and moral beliefs. One of the pioneers of the Just War theory is the esteemed Roman philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero. Marcus Tullius Cicero was born in 106 V.C. in the Roman city of Aprinum.
UNEASY BALANCE William Haynes History 370: American Military History July 12, 2014 Introduction In Uneasy Balance, Thomas Langston provides a structure for analysis by dividing the nation’s political history and then examining the process by which the United States and its military realigned against different emerging peacetime or wartime threats. Tense with historical references, the narrative not only angles the reader but also provides the basis for any discussion on policy decisions. Langston’s thorough research pays major dividends, increasing the reader’s understanding while adding value to the analysis and conclusions. In examining wars scattered across the spectrum of conflict, the author points to several important lessons regarding cooperation between those who make policy and those who put policy into action. Langston also takes note of the interaction between all players in the policy process.
The book Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond had many themes but in my opinion the three main themes of the book were geographic luck, development of technology, and conquest. These themes were reiterated throughout the book when Diamond kept bringing up multiple examples from history to try and prove that it’s not based on the intelligence, or race of people, who succeeds, it’s based on Diamond’s main theme geographic luck. Geographic Luck Jared Diamond talked about how geographic luck played an important role in world history, and a few of the things he talked about were having an east to west axis compared to having a north to south axis, trade, farming, the domestication of animals, why protein was important, and how the environment shapes the way we live. Depending on the location of a society they may or may not be restricted to trade. If you look at Chinese societies they were able to trade and communicate with other societies through the silk roads.
Some of the things they spent it on were golden statues of themselves, banquets that were very expensive and clothes made out of the finest, unique fabrics instead of trying to develop the infrastructure of Rome. By spending so much money on themselves, they had to raise the taxes so they could carry on paying for their own well-being. As they raised the taxes, less people could pay for their well-being such as food, which caused another problem, poverty. Furthermore, another problem was how much money the Roman Empire spent on creating new buildings, which were built on people’s land. But the empire were very inconsiderate and silly as people were paying the taxes by growing and harvesting crops which they would sell to the markets in order to pay for the taxes.
Although Randel puts forth some peculiar evidence, he is able to explain and utilize historical facts to further strengthen his argument. Because I am not very familiar to the facts and details of the French Revolution, I had a hard time associating Randel’s ideas to the plot of Frankenstein. Nevertheless, he did use a lot of background knowledge to accommodate a person who does not have a lot of knowledge of the French Revolution. Randel’s essay starts off strong with excellent points about the correlation between certain characters and their actions in different geopolitical places, but some of his later
To give his story authenticity and authority, Bierce drew on his experience fighting for the North during the Civil War. Such specific details ground readers in the story, and only at the end does Bierce reveal his structural innovations. In the final section, a fantasy world replaces reality, but this fantasy world is deceptively similar to the real world. Without such elaborate, realistic detail at the beginning of the story, the final revelation would be far less
The government is so large; you can only make changes a little at a time. There are parts of military technology that are 30 years old, businesses in the private sector could not make it will technology dated 30 years. I don’t understand how something as powerful as our government can have such dated technology, especially with the money they are now spending on other things. Our Federal budget deficit is so large now, they may as well update now before something absolutely needs replaced and they find themselves in a serious situation. "We have, out of all the
The squeezed society’s neglecting of investment has put both the rich and the poor in a society with low quality infrastructure. Additionally, a recent research shows that throughout the U.S, areas with the highest income inequality have longer commute times, higher rates of divorce, bankruptcy and squandered talent. For example, nowadays, because of being unable to attain fundamental financial needs, several people from the less wealthy classes can hardly own a house but instead choose to rent it. Consequently, house borrowers have to loan houses at higher interest rates on account of subprime mortgage. In this mortgage
Thirdly and most importantly what makes America great is the freedom we have. “Our Diversity in America collection takes a good look at what it means to be “American” and examines the rich heritages that make up our country. Each culture provides its own special and irreplaceable contribution to our understanding of America today. From Asia to Europe to Africa to Latin America, some 128 articles trace each nationality’s broad history and important contributions to the American way of life. Castillo 2 Diversity in America not only presents a host of intimate snapshots of culture and heritage, but documents the struggles of nationalities to integrate into the “melting pot” society of America, and highlights the strength and integrity of various cultural leaders and thinkers.” http://www.worldandi.com/specialcollection/special-collection-diversity.asp.