David Barajas English/poli.sci. Eric martinsen March 26,2014 War Mentality Before watching these movies, a little doubt set in that between these two movies there would be a difficult time finding differences and similarities because of such a huge time gap between them. The thought process when approaching these great war flicks was the major military advancements the us government has made to the armed forces since the late 70s. To a nice surprise, a common foundation for these great stories were starting to become clear. The more the movie went into depth, the more stronger the similarities and differences presented themselves.
Over the course of the war new weapons, vehicles and armor were created and for those who it protected or helped were the ones that most likely survived to fight another day. With the creation of these new technologies also can relief for the economy because the war economy took place where the normal economy was failing because the US was buying these new technologies from companies that were in the US which put money into the economy (war economy). The war itself cost the US $22,625,253,000 and it cost the Allied Powers in total all together $125,690,477,000. All of that money is what went back into the economy of failing countries and brought the US out of the Great Depression. There were about 35,000,000 uniformed people who were killed, wounded, or POW [prisoners of war]
Causes Analysis: As to external issues, there are mainly three reasons causing overall industry downturn. Firstly, the nightmare of 9/11 deeply stroke customers’ confidence in traveling, leading to a drastic price cut. Secondly, many uncertainties, such as geographical climate, terrorism, terrifying virus, and increasing fuel prices, also gives great pressure to this industry. Thirdly, a fierce competition among three biggest players also gave great buyers’ power. The industry wide capacity is growing much faster than the demand growth.
They lost power, control, and respect as a nation, and the tensions between and with foreign countries and those within America itself persisted long after military attacks were made. Although the economic policies improved under the successes of Kennedy and Johnson, this war was crucial to the downfall of the economy that came in the 1970s. The social tensions still remain prominent today, and it is still a difficult topic of discussion and reflection for most. Politically, the pressures made people more aware and conscious of their decisions. Vietnam helped Americans draw from experience new lessons that drastically reformed the society during the 1960 and 1970s, and called to attention the questioning of beliefs and morals.
People wanted a memorial for 9/11 but this will cost the country more money and that fact that it will put them even more under isn’t helping either. This article helps me cover some of the major issues within the social aspect. These point helps prove that 9/11 cause even more damage with the clean up and the memorial. US Foreign Policy After 9/11 This sources again follows the social change that happened after 9/11. Bush made terrorism, a huge deal leading to the major focus on the military.
The United States’ economy is essentially the base of society. However, throughout history, as the economy has grown, serious problems have come up. The poverty rate today is extremely high, the minimum wage is not sufficient in providing for a family, and there is also discrimination and inequality all over the employment frontier. Also, many businesses are reluctant to enable employees to form unions. All of these problems over time have led to serious debate for change in the economy.
What if the due to a difference in opinions the United States declared war on some of its own States, territories and commonwealths? What would happen if a second civil war took place today? Whether the United States managed to maintained its infrastructure or whether this war proved to be too much for the Country to handled, our way of life would change dramatically. Some of the challenges that would cripple the nation and bring it to its knees include the shortage of supplies, lost of strategic military bases, popular opposition to the war, and guerrilla style attacks. During the American Civil War, the Federal Union managed to maintain an acceptable level of income, supplies, and raw materials, a key to the success of the Union.
Americans are growing further and further apart when it comes to money, and this is contributing to the major problems like: unemployment, education, and inequality. Obama wants to become a model citizen for our country, so we may follow his lead and better our country through
Should the minimum age be raised? One very important controversy most people all over the world are dealing with involves money. There never seems to be enough of it. Minimum wage in the United States is approaching an all-time low. Some believe that raising the minimum wage would hurt people by making it harder to find jobs, when it actually will create more job opportunities for Americans.
The works left by resigned employees would be distributed to the remaining staffs, and they would be burdened by the additional job.This can make them have much pressure and want to leave the workplace more and more. Thus, number of turnover will increase even more badly. * Affect operational efficiency: the organization’s operation is heavily relied on part-time workers, so it is essential to reduce its turnover. When there are not all of them, the operation process will become worst due to insufficient workers. Moreover, when they leave, the organization needs to hire new inexperienced staffs with highly paid and full benefits to fill the responsibilities, this adds up to dollars and cents.