Essays on Broke Out

The Whiskey Rebellion began in January of 1791 when Secretary of Treasury Hamilton proposed a tax upon whiskey in an attempt to produce a stable economy nearly twenty years after the Revolutionary War (PBS 2000). While Hamilton’s intention appeared to be for the sake of the country, however, it instead instilled a revolt which would threaten to destroy the nation that they had spent thousands of lives to create. This rebellion was instigated by those who lived in the western part of Pennsylvania who deemed the tax “an abuse of federal authority wrongly targeting a demographic that relied ...

The concept of Manifest Destiny is a belief dated back in the 19th century. It was a belief that the United States mission was to expand its western side across the North American continent. The expansion spreads its form of freedom, culture and democracy (Jones & Rakestraw, 2007). Manifest destiny came as a result in 1828 when Andrew Jackson was elected the president. He promised to expand the territories of the United States westward sides. This idea of manifest destiny holds that America had the right and duty to develop its civilization that fueled its boundaries move into Mexico and ...

The second Battle of Falluja involved also known as Operation Al-Farr and the Operation Phantom Fury, included joint forces of Iraq, United States, and Britain offensive in the year 2004, during the months of November and December (American Veteran Center). It is considered the greatest war that ever took place in the Iraqi’s Falluja soil. The United States Marine Corps approved by the Iraqi interim government to launch the attack and lead the war against the Iraqi insurgency in Falluja. It was considered one of the greatest conquest the United States have combated using the submarine in an ...

Conflicts in the African continent are notorious with their complexity. There are host of reasons for that. These include the complicated history of Africa, especially of the last several centuries when existing divergences were accentuated by the presence of colonists who imposed new circumstances and conditions. These also include many natural reasons stemming from climate conditions and geopolitical situation of Africa. These include as well the ethnical and tribal divergences that turned out to be the major fueling factor in the conflict that set it ablaze for almost fifteen years. There is one thing I am going to make ...

Analysis of human failure contribution to process risk – The Case of Blowout in the Gulf of Mexico

Abstract

The Gulf of Mexico is considered to have accounted for roughly 90% of the complete offshore drilling in the United States of America in terms of the oil volume that is extracted. This number can be further equated to approximately one-third of the total production of oil in the United States of America. There are more than 50, 000 wells that have been drilled here since the year 1947 and of these 4,000 wells were dug deeper than 1, 000 ft. of water. As of date, more or less 80% of the total offshore drilling happens at a ...

Introduction

In the summer of 1914, a military conflict centered in Europe occurred. It was called the World War I. All the world’s great powers were involved grouped into two opposing alliances: the Allies (Triple Entente) and the Central Powers. It was a time of mobilization which resulted to unfortunate occurrences. People lost their lives and property was destroyed which led to economic downfall in many states. Technological advances during this time were inevitable as it was a great war where both groups wanted to emerge winners. By the end of the war four great powers were defeated- Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary and ...

The worst plague in human history broke out in the fourteenth century. This terrible disease, which was called "the Great pestilence" or "Black death" in those days, devastated Europe, causing panic in the hearts of the people. There was no salvation from it. The pandemic has demonstrated a complete helplessness of medieval medicine and the impotence of the Church in the fight against the plague, which resulted in a wide range of phenomena from the revival of the pagan and satanic cults and superstitions, persecutions of potential "poisoners" and "distributors of poison of plague" to the rise of religious fanaticism. The ...

Introduction

Fire accidents cause a lot of damages including loss lives and property. Fires can be prevented through improving the building process, and through preventive measures. One Meridian Plaza fire is one of the most significant fires that have affected Highrise buildings in the United States’ history. The fire caused a loss of three firefighters, destroyed eight floors of a 38-storey building, and loss of property worth hundreds of millions of US dollars. This paper will focus on the causes of the fire, and the issues that were not taken into consideration while the building was constructed. By considering these factors, there are ...

The Cold War was a global confrontation between the two military and political blocs led by the Soviet Union and the United States, which did not come down to an open military conflict. The concept of the "cold war" appeared in journalism in 1945-1947 and gradually stuck in the political dictionary. After the Second World War, the world was actually divided into the spheres of influence of two blocks with different social systems. The Soviet Union and the United States have sought to expand their spheres of influence. But the rough equality of forces between the blocks, and then ...

Ebola epidemic again reminded of itself in March this year in Guinea. Since that time, the virus that swept Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Senegal, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Gabon, concentrated mainly in West Africa. However, there was already recorded case of infection in the United States, in Dallas. The family members of the patient infected with a virus were placed under home quarantine. This paper is dedicated to investigation of the question whether the US government should introduce quarantine in the country and in which way. In particular, it will show why quarantine should not be introduced ...

The ways in which people interpret the past are often colored by the ways in which they see their contemporary times. One of the more colorful phenomena of American politics in the early twenty-first century has been the emergence of the Tea Party, a group that appears to want to roll back the role of government in American affairs much like the American colonists wanted to roll back British influence in North America. When a group of colonists stormed Boston Harbor in the guise of Mohawk Indians, bent on throwing a load of British tea into the harbor in protest against a new ...

Riots that broke out in Hong Kong, set a difficult choice before the Communist Party of China. Violent suppression of protests in the 7.2-million-autonomy may deter investors from it and harm the economy, while mild reaction would encourage dissidents and separatists on the mainland with a 1.3 billion population. The unrest in the heart of Hong Kong began on September 26. Organization that gathered demonstrators "Occupy Central with love and peace" was planning to organize a movement by the scenario that broke out in New York in September 2011 "Occupy Wall Street", which provides blocking important administrative buildings (Campbell). This ...

The East Asian nations started marching steadily along the growth path from the mid 20th century. From the 60s the growth and development scenario in this region was impressive. Most of the indicators of development showed a positive change at a rapid pace. Income grew at a steady pace with high rate of savings and investment. Governments’ thrust on education and industrialization gave impetus to the growth of the economies. Poverty was reduced considerably and the general standard of living improved to a large extent in a span of thirty years. The growth trajectory was so impressive that it is often termed as the ‘East ...

And the Netherlands

Through the centuries Amsterdam has played an important role in Dutch society. Because of its position in the province of North Holland, the city grew to become an important focal point for trade and politics. One of the most turbulent and influential episodes in the history of Amsterdam and of Holland for that matter, is the spread of Calvinism and the political and economic struggle that followed, which finally led to the supremacy of Amsterdam as financial and commercial hub during the 17th century. Protestant ideas took root very early in the Netherlands, after 1960, when religious wars broke ...

American History Exam: Four Essays

Essay 1: Religion in the Colonial Era This essay discusses the role religion played in the colonial era, how it contributed to the motives behind colonization and shaping the colonies. It also reviews differing religious factors in the various colonial regions. Having reviewed the required reading by Edwards et al. (2012), the findings are that religion was important in the colonization and that the different religions and national policies involved helped shape the various colonies accordingly. Many migrants were either escaping from religious persecution, or went as missionaries to promote “the Christian religion to such People as ...

At the Battle of Cowpens in South Carolina on January 17, 1781, throughout the Revolutionary War (1775-83), American troops under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan (1736-1802) attacked British armies under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton (1754-1833). The Americans exacted substantial setbacks on the British, and the fight was a defining moment in the war's Southern campaign. American rifles, despised by Britain's expert troopers, demonstrated devastatingly successful in this engagement. More than 800 British troops were executed, wounded or caught. The Americans endured not exactly 100 setbacks in the first Patriot triumph to show that they could whip a comparative British constrain without any ...

The First World War broke out in the month of July 1914 and went on up to the year 1918. The main rivals in this war were Russian Empire, United Kingdom and France against Germany and Austria-Hungary. The United States of America prima facie was not a party in the said war; rather it took a neutral position initially. This submission seeks to bring out and explain reasons that caused the United States of America to move from neutrality to become an active participant in World War One. The war was caused by long standing conflicts among the European Super powers ...

Foot Soldiers vs., Commanding Officers

As common with every war, there was a divided point of view among various stakeholders of the World War I. One of the most conspicuous divisions of this of point of view was between the foot soldiers of this war and their commanding officers. When the war first broke out, a sense of nationalism swept through Europe and a lot of individuals dutifully volunteered. Many of these volunteers thought the war would be an enthralling adventure that they could not afford to miss. Some even lied about their ages to be allowed to enlist. They were however in for a rude awakening ...

Introduction

Colonialism refers to the practice of domination of one race upon another through conquests. Colonization refers to the European settlers taking lands by force from non-European people. The word colonialism has frequently been associated with the description of European settlement in North America, New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, Canada and places which were under the subjugation of European settlers. German scholar Jurgen Osterhammel described colonialism as "a relationship of domination between an indigenous majority and a minority of foreign invaders" (Nielsen & Robyn, 2003). Though colonizing states like New Zeland, Australia, Canada and the United States vary in their cultures, economies, histories, legal ...

Introduction

When the European settlers came to North America, it was already inhabited by an indigenous group of people. In the 19th century white Americans came with the idea of Manifest Destiny and in order to realize their idea of possessing the entire continent of North America, they began removing Native Americans from their ancestral homeland into reserved territories for the Indians. The US government initiated the One Big Reservation policy in 1851 and according to this policy Native Americans were to shift into 'One Big Reservation' but the constant migration of European settlers, the evolution of transportation technology which ...

The Preterritorial Period

Arizona’s written history goes back to the 1500s, long after the cultural decline of the pre-historic groups (including Sinagua, Anasazi and Hohokam), who had settled in the region as early as 300 BC (McClory, 2012).

The Spanish Period

The Spanish arrived in the region when a Franciscan priest, Cabeza de Vaca’s expedition was shipwrecked of the Coast of present day Texas in 1528, after which they set off to explore the territory including the city of Cibola in 1539. De Vaca claimed the modern-day Southwest territory for Spain between1540-1542. Franciscan Europeans arrived in 1629 to settle the territory, while also establishing ...

In 1725 after raise in the level of population literacy, after enlightenment of the Russian society after victories in several great wars - the Seven Years War, Polish, Russian-Turkish, and Russian-Swedish - and after the grand reforms of Peter, Russia partly returned to the Time of Troubles, by the time when the country had no legitimate ruler. Peter I died before he could appoint a successor. As a result, many palace coups have begun. Many people changed power: Catherine I, Peter II, Anna Ioannovna, Ivan VI Antonovich, Elizaveta Petrovna, and Peter III. When Catherine II came to power, she stayed there ...

(History: Slavery and the American civil war)

The United States of America has experienced a lot of changes and challenges throughout the past centuries, before finally attaining its democracy in 1776. The seventeenth and the eighteen centuries saw a lot of radical changes take place in the country’s political administration, leading to its stabilization and acquisition of sovereign power. At the same time, becoming a sovereign state presented new, unexpected challenges to the country, and some of these included the fact that there was the American slavery, that has been introduced and started by Britain, American former colonizers. The American ...

Part A. In 1917, several revolutions took place in Russia which upended the monarchy of the Tsars and ended with the establishment of the Russian SFSR. The last Russian Tsar was compelled to abdicate in February 1917; at that time, a provisional government was established. A second revolution followed in October, at which time the provisional government was ousted, and the Communist government took its place. Between February and October, there was considerable conflict between the Communists (Bolsheviks) and the provisional government; at the point when the provisional government opted to keep fighting the Great War against Germany, the Bolsheviks ...

I have always been inclined to help the less fortunate members of my society. I began my career as a certified nurse assistant. As result, I have gained substantial experience in patient contact. Every day when I went to work, I felt happy to see the difference that I was making in the lives of patients. Later on, I came to realize that I needed to upgrade my education in order to make the most of my ability to help patients improve their health. Consequently, I enrolled for LPN diploma in St.Paul College. As a LPN nurse I acquired more knowledge ...

Imagine being born surrounded by violence and war; a conflict that has no purpose nor ultimate objective other than to take lives; an environment of aggression and brutality that had no meaningful root causes and is typified by people who are murderous and bloodthirsty. Again, imagine being reminded what a beautiful country you were born into; a country with a natural splendor and spectacular urban architecture, much of it – like the mosques – of Islamic origin. Conversely, envision growing up encircled by never-ending bloody killings being perpetrated one after another, and cruel-minded young soldiers who use violence and war as a way of life ...

The formation of the Christian movements namely Waldensians, Humiliati and Robert of Arbrrisel was driven by a common cause. This explains why they may share some characteristics. They most probably stemmed from the Catholic Church and their doctrines were founded on the teachings of the Catholic Church.

Discussion

The original founder of Waldensians was known as Valdese. He was a former catholic priest and broke out following the confession of his faith. He refused to abide by the requirement that the heretics (the believers in orthodox practice) were to sign an oath. The Robert’s movement, however, did not split out of ...

The Acadian expulsion, as much as it happened long time during the 1750s, continues to be a highly controversial topic in the annals of North America. The Canadian Nationalists, especially those that affiliated to France, continue to demand that Queen Elizabeth offers an apology for the Acadian expulsion. In 1990, an attorney from Cajun, Warren Perrin, had threatened that he would sue the British regime if the apology for the British misdeeds is not made. Of course, the topic is a subject of division. Some have stood for the fact that an apology should never be made. Yet others have argued ...

The State of Workers' Welfare in the Early 20th Century

On March 25, 1911, a fire started at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in New York City, and proved to be one of the most deadly and destructive industrial disasters to occur in the city to date. Nearly 150 people died of fire, smoke inhalation, or jumping out of the buildings, creating a substantial and horrifying loss of life that shed light on a number of labor abuses that were happening in early 20th century America (p. 638). Much of this was focused on newly arriving immigrants who were not being taken care of properly; the publishing of the book The Jungle by ...

Book Review: Imperial Germany and the Great War 1914-1918

In Roger Chickering's Imperial Germany and the Great War 1914-1918, the reader gains a unique perspective on an oft-ignored component of World War I history; the impact of the war on Imperial Germany. The perspective of Germany on the First World War is comprehensive and detailed, offering social, political, military and civilian viewpoints on the conflict. In the book, one sees just how the war itself affected the home front, and is told just how important the war was to them. The effects of the war were pervasive and oppressive to civilian life, affecting everyone from farmers to city dwellers ...

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

The book The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne (2006) tells the story of a nine-year old boy Bruno who comes from a very wealthy German family. He lived in a big and beautiful house in Berlin with his father who worked for the military; his mother who took care of their home; and his sister Gretel whom he considered a hopeless case. He came home from school one day to learn that he and his family were moving to some place far away, which devastated him because it would mean that he would have to leave school, his three ...

1. After the Civil War ended in 1865, Reconstruction began. This was a period of difficulty and strife among the American people, as they had just finished a bloody years-long war against their own people. What’s more, it had ended in the freeing of the slaves, creating a whole new subset of people who had to be accommodated and given the freedoms they had fought so hard to earn. The remnants of the Confederacy resented the Union’s victory, and so Reconstruction was a very arduous time. Dissention was so high that Abraham Lincoln, the President of the United States at the ...

Introduction

Thomas Conlan, in his book, the State of War, shows how the political and military changes through war in a country or region, greatly affects a society. The widely held concept in the world is that only technological innovations, class struggle or demographic fluctuations are the only events that can cause society transformations. Thomas Conlan explores the battles fought in Japan in the fourteenth century to show how the war greatly influenced the Japanese society. He highlights the life of the warriors at that time in the history of Japan. Book Exploration of the State of War In today’s culture ...

Fire Safety Codes

Fire safety codes can be described as cautions that are adopted in a bid to minimize the occurrence of fire that may cause demise or destruction of property, raise an alarm in a building in case of a fire breakout, in a better way; make those injured by fire to survive or minimize the destruction that fire may cause. Safety measures regarding fire involve those that are observed while a structure is being constructed or observed to a structure which has already been constructed (Davletshina, 1998). The safety measure should be observed at all times during inspection process. For instance, the Valley Parade soccer stadium ...