Category: Politics

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Essay: There is no Nation without Sovereignty

Sample Essay - Sovereignty

Sovereignty is a serious issue for most nations. No nation is ready to forego its sovereignty, and hard reactions evolve whenever a particular state feels threatened by foreign policies or foreign countries. The struggle for independence has sovereignty as its major fruit. This is a possible reason why it is not easy for most countries to conform to foreign standing orders, for example, human rights. Sovereignty brings with it pluralism or relativism. (more…)

Essay: Zheng Chenggong

Sample Essay - Zheng Chenggong

Between the periods of 1644 and 1645, Zheng Chenggong, a supporter of the Ming rule and who wagged a formidable resistance against the Manchus in the South, relocates to Taiwan after his defeat, commanding his army to control the region for the next twenty years. The Kangxi emperor then undertook the defeat of this last base as an insult to him, dispatching Qing’s admiral Shi Lang to Taiwan (Spence, p. 50). (more…)

Essay: Warriors of Kalasha kingdom

Sample Essay - Kalasha kingdom 

All the warriors in Kalasha kingdom were summoned to determine the fittest to go to Gicheche and bring that tail. Upon much prodding from the king, all the great warriors of the land refused to bring out a volunteer to do the job. The king settled on the warrior who had played the biggest role in winning the last war. The warrior's name was Kimunduu, but his mother, Nnaji, was against the idea since she could not understand why her son could be chosen for such a dangerous mission. (more…)

Essay: Warren Air Force Base

Sample Essay - Warren Air Force Base

Warren Air Force Base is a historical fact where Native American Families pulled their travois before even the military families pulled their travel trailers there. Native Americans began camping in the Base areas many years ago, approximately 11,500 years ago, during the Paleo-Indian period. The goal of the 1992 fieldwork, then, was to determine the extent of the buried portion of the site to the south, expand samples of diagnostics, tools, and subsistence remains, and examine geomorphologically similar locales to the west to determine whether 48LA277 is a unique site or whether similar areas along the Crow Creek drainage were used in similar manners. (more…)

Essay: Why Pericles joined politics

Sample Essay - Pericles 

Pericles remained incorruptible in his wisdom and dignity, never seeking favors from any source or wanting to favor anyone. This is why he joined politics but never bought the votes, unlike Cimon, who believed in using money to help people. The reason for Pericles’ joining politics was because he considered Cimon a danger to democracy (Plutarch 49). (more…)

Essay: The National Military Family Association

Sample Essay - Military Family

Statement of Joyce Wessel Raezer Director, Government Relations THE NATIONAL MILITARY FAMILY ASSOCIATION: by NMFA Inc. march 2003. (Available at http://www.nmfa.org/site/DocServer?docID=329)

Abstract

The article acknowledges there is a problem in the military family life that needs to be addressed in order to facilitate effectiveness of the Soldiers combat readiness and battle field performance. The article points out a number of issues that greatly affects the military family in regard to mission readiness and children welfare. The issues presented when viewed in perspective of the single parenthood poses double tragedy to building of a successful, efficient and effective army. (more…)

Essay: History of Peloponnesian War

Sample Essay - Peloponnesian War

In part, I will write about the war between Sparta and Athens, commonly referred to as the Peloponnesian War, by examining the work of Thucydides, a historian and a military commander in the Athenian Army. His historical writing has become important in ancient and modern historiography, as many historians refer to materials as a reference point. His work covers many areas, such as the chronology of the events before and after the war and speeches made by army commanders between 479 BC and 432 BC. (more…)

Essay: The end of communism

Sample Essay - End of communism

America is still the only remaining superpower (Krauthammer 2). The end of communism does not mean the end of war threats, and America is not actually an internationalist. Yes, some view the United States as having a multi-polar system, but in reality, it is unipolar, hence an opportunity for the United States. For example, the United States is positioned to ensure that the 21st century is conducive to Western and American values, which are considered liberal, by using its power in the Mideast and asserting itself in Asia. (more…)

Essay: The Gulf Cooperation Council

Sample Essay - Gulf Cooperation Council

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was created to safeguard the interests of its member countries. Its members share similar governance and functions. In this paper, the author will conduct a study on the factors affecting the level of foreign goods and services in Kuwait. The research will be conducted in five parts, starting with an introductory background and ending with recommendations. (more…)

Essay: Sugar Act in American Revolution

Sample Essay - Sugar Act 

The Sugar Act was the first act to be passed immediately after the end of the seven year war as a means to generate revenues for the colonial government to cater for some of their defense cost. It was passed in 1764 and it required that a tax of three pence per gallon of molasses and other specified goods to be paid on export. The cost of Sugar Act was just half of the Sugar and Molasses Act passed in 1733 . (more…)