Essays on Nationalist

Introduction

No country is expected to exist without the help of another country. Hence, countries usually exchange foreign aids in order to help each other meet their respective challenges. At present, developing countries rely greatly on foreign aids provided by richer countries. One of such developing countries is China. Due to the dynamics of war and politics in China for the past few decades, particularly during and immediately after the Second World War and the Cold War, it is an interesting subject for understanding the distribution of foreign aid during times of war and peace. After, analyzing the distribution of ...

The war, US has begun in Iraq, is one of the most contradictory topics to discuss. One says it was a huge fail of the USA, other justify this war by national interests and by widespread of democracy. But it has not only positive influence on the situation in Iraq. This war has generated even more problems than not only Iraq but world society had before it. Using the article of Larry Diamond What went wrong in Iraq we should try to define the biggest mistakes that US administration has made; identify the main problems facing Iraq and find ...

Introduction

The Caucasus is a region, characterized by diverse ethnic and religious composition and the high number of ethnic conflicts and separatist regions. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the post-Soviet states of this region witnessed and suffered numerous confrontations on the ethnic ground and faced several claims for separation and independence. Azerbaijan and Armenia confronted each other because of the Nagorno-Karabakh territory; Chechnya was a problematic region of Russian Federation, striving and fighting for independence, as a result, suffered two wars; and Georgia – a tiny mountainous state that shares borders with Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey, witnessed a ...

Nationalist terrorism is very widespread in the world. Its existence was revealed in terrorist activities of groups that seek independence from a particular country, ensures the superiority of one nation over another within one country (Ciment, 2015). The main reason for the period of nationalist terrorism in the United States from 1960s to 1980s was the beginning of Islamization. US Islamization began in the 1960s, when there was an influx of people coming to the United States of America from Muslim countries, mainly from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Pakistan. According to the latest statistical research, the number of ...

Fascism and National Socialism

Political theorists, historians and and scholars have long tried interpreting and defining fascism but the definitions have either been too narrow or too wide as each interpretation of fascism is distinct and based on the ideological and political leanings and thoughts of the scholar or the theorist. According to Roger Griffin, fascism is "a genus of political ideology whose mythic core in its various permutations is a palingenetic form of populist ultra nationalism". He goes on to say that the fascist ideology has three core components- the myth of rebirth, decadence and populist ultranationalism. Paxton in his book, The ...

“I Got No Quarrel with The VietcongNo Vietcong Ever Called Me Nigger.” Sometimes words resonate through time. We hear them and immediately comprehend their importance; even if some don’t comprehend their value at that time. Muhammad Ali will chiefly be remembered as a charismatic and fearless boxing champion. Some, however, will also remember him as an advocate of social justice, speaking out against war, discrimination against African Americans, and support for peace and Islam. Whether as a prominent member of the sporting community or a fierce advocate for social change, Muhammad Ali will regardless be considered an influential ...

Abstract

The key players in terrorism have to hold the key aspect of nationalism. The Uighur nationalist group which traces its origin in China has different ideologies, objectives and they have been involved in various attacks in the past. In 1952 the Uighurs were serving the role of the titular nationality after the formation of the Xinjiang Autonomous region. Ten years later, there was an exodus which made the group scatter in the Soviet Union. The group began setting in different parts of the world in the 1980s.While they were in Diaspora, the Uighur community leaders indulged in various activities ...

Thesis: Mohammad Ali will not only be remembered as charismatic and fearless boxing champion but also the advocator of social justice through his perspective against war, injustice, and his support for peace and Islam.

Introduction

Mohammad Ali, born as Cassius Marcellus Clay, took the personal fear and tribulations of the Black people in American history to transform himself into a world champion.

The heroic years in his boxing career were the years between 1964 and 1974 where Ali "shook up the world with his tremendous boxing and verbal skills. Mohammad Ali was one of the most influential celebrities who had ...

Bangladesh is among the world’s most populous nations, but most of its population is poor. Formerly East Pakistan, Bangladesh gained independence in 1971 after the war with West Pakistan. The size of the country whose capital is Dhaka is 143,998 square meters with a population of 161 million people. The main language for the Bangladesh people is Bengali with the major religions being Islam and Hinduism. Life expectancy is 69 years and 70 years for men and women respectively. The population growth rate is estimated at 1.2 % with infant mortality rate of 45/1000. The city of Dhaka ...

The Great War was the bloodiest war in world history up to that point. Many historians claim that the buildup to the war was caused my militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism (MAIN). This might be the composite indicator, but special importance should be placed on the Dual-Alliance between Austria-Hungary and the German Empire. The two came together for a myriad of reasons, most importantly a shared fear of Russian aggression, and remained together for over thirty years. Thus, an entire generation grew up recognizing that the two Germanic empires were closely allied, and the knowledge pervaded the culture of ...

Born in 1909, Nkrumah rose through the academic as well as political and leadership rank to become the first African-born prime minister and later president of the newly independent Ghana in 1957. Nkrumah was born Francis Nwia Koffi Ngonloma on 21 September 1909 in Nkroful Gold Coast now Ghana although his exact date of birth remained a subject of debate and grew up in a typical African village while attending local elementary schools which were run by the Catholic Mission. He exhibited brilliance from a young age and often did well in academics attracting the attention of his instructors ...

The French Revolution was one of the most important moments in world history. The French Revolution symbolized that the ideologies and methods of the Enlightenment were no longer only the work of philosophes, academics and of the salons of Paris. The French Revolution was the moment when all of this theoretical knowledge regarding the way societies and governments should be organized left the pages and entered the streets, the cafes and the political clubs.  The French Revolution was the result of a crisis in France’s ancien regime and its assertion of the division of the state, the polity, ...

The Dutch East Indies, today known as Indonesia, has through the history seen different colonizers that governed the country in different periods of time. There were and still are different perceptions of the different colonizing countries among Indonesians. The Netherlands and Japan are one of the most important countries that impacted the country’s nation building. The paper will answer the research question in what ways were the Japanese different than the Dutch regarding nation-building in the Dutch East Indies. There were some similarities and a lot of differences in governance. The historical context played a vital role in ...

The Ming dynasty in the 1600s made considerable and deliberate efforts in a bid to ensure that its regions remain under one ruler. A Buddhist monk who was also a peasant found the dynasty, rose to the rank of an army general and led a rebellion against the Mongols. The monk assumed the name of Hong Wu and made the decision to have Nanjing as the capital of China, but a latter emperor of the dynasty moved the capital back to Beijing. One of the major roles that Hong Wu assumed as the emperor include reorganizing every aspect of ...

Reading Summary about Fanon

According to Fanon, nationalist parties aim at mobilizing people in the spirit of independence (97). These parties do not have economic agendas for the nation because of their lack of an idea about their country’s economic status. Nationalist parties always operate on academic and approximate knowledge of the country’s present and potential resources; thus, they can only talk about the economy in the abstract sense. After independence, bourgeoisies undergo considerable stagnation due to the lack of capital and inability to adapt to the road to revolution. Scarce managerial talent and precarious resources force bourgeoisies to focus on ...

Introduction – The Media:

The mainstream media had been used as a tool for propaganda for centuries, the ruler and governments over a period of time, have been using the media in different forms to primarily communicate the messages, with the intention to influence and control the masses. In an era of technological advancement, a digitized world has taken shape, the influence of media in different shapes and forms has increased significantly, and the advent and phenomenal success of the social media channels, the influence of public behaviour has become more controlled since, swaying public opinion is being utilized by people in control ...

Every nation has some sort of historical trauma. The creepy and full of horror twentieth century did not miss anyone generously awarding each with a bouquet of mass psychosis caused terrible events. However, among the many big and not very countries most of all has gotten to China: war, revolution, famine, the occupation in the first half of the century and the severity of the second one. Mainland China having suffered under Comrade Mao with his Cultural Revolution, Hong Kong remembers the bloody riots of the 1960s, and Taiwan has gone through a difficult period of "White Terror." This ...

Introduction and Thesis

A reflection on various countries all around the world depicts the persistent emergence of revolts against the ruling government (s). In the year 2011, the world woke up to the news that a major revolution was developing in Egypt. Often connoted as the “Arab Spring,” the revolution was characterized by the polarization of the Egyptians who had developed a negative notion against the government. The Egyptians perceived their government as corrupt, tyrannical, and oppressive. As a result, a significant portion of the Egyptians occupied the Tahrir Square in Cairo protesting against the ruling regime. In the beginning, only thousands ...

Discuss the Rise of the States’ Decolonization, Independence/Secession Processes that succeeded in the Last Years as well as the Current Independence/Secession Processes going on in the World Now.

Historically, decolonization has been occurring in stages, from 1776 to 1991, designing the current global order of the states through revolutions. It is a term used to refer to the process of ending the colonial rule in all facets, including different political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of this process. For around 200 years, the colonial rule, represented by the European monarchs has impacted the relationship between similar and opposing forces ( ...

The Muslim movements after the Caliphate

After the abolition of the Ottoman Empire, and later the Caliphate in 1924, in the modern Muslim world began "non-Caliphate" period. This process was historically logical, because the theocratic form of government suffered a crisis in the Muslim world, where national movement and bourgeois relations were growing. Nominal power of the Sultan still existed, but only in name. In this situation, the Sultan resorted to Pan-Islamism policy, however corrupt administrative apparatus, a weak army and a weak economy, led this policy to the failure. By the early twentieth century in the country were rapidly spreading European ideas and values, ...

Understanding of the political system of Japan is critical for understanding the major interests of this country and forecasting its behavior. Since the 1950s until the early 2000s the Liberal Democratic Party remained in power. But in the 21st century, it was temporarily ousted by other political forces. In 2012, it regained power and is ruling party in Japan now. What are the reasons behind the LDP’s domination? I will try to explain it not going deep into history but illustrating the most recent developments in Japanese policy. The result of the Japanese parliamentary elections of 16 December ...

American nationalism is the kind that is concerned with asserting America on the international scene as a nation as well as promoting its culture and unity of purpose. This would imply the direct actions of the American government aimed at advancing the position and role of America on the international scene. It also entails the actions of multinationals whose mother country is America, movements, and non-profit organizations advancing their ideals, and the elements of American culture that inform their charters and terms of services on the international scene. Orientalism is an outlook that emphasizes, projects, imagines, misrepresents and exaggerates ...

Introduction

The First World War (1914-18) was triggered by the assassination of Austria’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which invoked several alliances between different countries in order. But, other events that preceded the assassination worked as a build-up towards the First World War that engulfed the whole world. The increasing nationalism, militarism and imperialism, also played a major role as states and people within started to identify themselves one nation. Also, the presence of the alliance system and the rise of Pan-Slavism started to light the fire. Combined together, these factors brought the world to the brink of a war, which ...

Bloody Sunday, also known as the Bogside Massacre occurred on 30th January, 1972 in Derry, Northern Ireland. In this incident, the British soldiers shot dead 13 civil-rights protesters and witnesses, including thirteen males and seven teenagers. Several others had been wounded in the incident. In the aftermath of the Bogside Massacre, the Widgery Tribunal cleared the British authorities and soldiers of blame and justified the shooting as “bordering on the reckless” . However, the tribunal faced immense criticism post which the Saville Inquiry had been established in 1998 under the supervision of Lord Saville of Newdigate, to look into the ...

The Nationalist Party may have lost popularity in China due to its failure in the economy, which resulted in a high level of inflation. Despite the loss of popularity, a proletariat uprising, and a popular revolution were not the main reason for its fall. In 1945, both the Nationalist Party and the Communist Party sought to expand their territories within China through their strategic placement. The nationalists focused on acquiring expansive territories in areas previously controlled by their rivals. They aimed at conquering major cities and fertile coastal regions to reinforce their previous control over the region. The only ...

Jagte Raho is a black and white film which describes the lifestyle of a villager who had travelled in an urban city full of evil acts. The film takes place over one long, bizarre night in a block apartment in the midst of the city. Raj Kapoor, a thirty villager, was seeking for water to quench his thirst. When heading to the direction with piped water in an apartment, he is hastily spotted and suspected of being a burglar. The accusations makes the villager run dearly for his life and hide in the safest apartments. In the process, Kapoor ...

Nationalism is defined as the devotion that a particular person has towards his country. It is widely described as a sense of belonging that many people feel important. This sense of belonging allows the person to put primary interest to the nation. Many historians differentiate nationalism from patriotism by saying that nationalism is a state of belonging that people have over a country that is not yet free while patriotism is the love and loyalty for a country that is free. Arab nationalism is the state that arose among the Arab-speaking nations which felt the necessary urge to unite ...

Central Part of Mexican National Identity

Mexican identity was shaped during the 19th century not by the elite in the society but the ordinary people who were limited in both social and economic resources. Even after independence in 1821, there were persistent issues of political instability, military uprising and foreign invasions that led to social problems among the citizens. As Gillingham puts it, the village benefitted from Cuauhtémoc bones through economic progression that led to major development programs and achievement of political prominence. Cuauhtémoc was a symbol for the elites before it decided to embrace the lives of the ordinary people, thereby, leading ...

Conflict amidst nations is a historical issue. Almost each and every country around the world has undergone either internal or external conflict. Some of the conflicts have been the most useful platforms for reconciliations. Meaningful reconciliatory talks have led to magnificent developments in the countries that had huge war problems. Equally, there are some other countries that have continued to stay behind because of the never ending wars. The consequences are deaths, tensions and poor cross boarder relations. The paper will take an in-depth study of the North and South Korean wars. The Korean wars are primarily the political, ...

Transforming Taiwanese Economic structure in the 20th Century

Taiwan is the 17th largest global economy, 14th largest exporter and 16th largest importer, and also the third largest economy to be holding foreign exchange reserves, that are more than 180 billion US dollars. In the second half of the 20th century, Taiwan witnessed increased agrarian output because of the land reforms that were initiated, under the Chiang Kai shek’ rule. The 1960s saw a creation of export processing zones with attractive incentives for foreign investors. There was a gradual shift in emphasis from agriculture to technology because of several advantages that Taiwan presented in the international markets, and ...

THE INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS by Francis Robinson

The main supporting points of the article are the role of the Indian National Congress in the making of the Indian, as an empire and how the congress was able to create an organization setting with a framework of a nationalist movement which played a major role at all cost to raise the Indian political system to a higher point than the British would be willing to pay for. The parties win for the national cause has structured the national cause for making India one amongst the competitive system of the post-colonial era as a dominant party. Another main ...

The Decline and Fall of Apartheid: National, Regional, and Global Factors

Introduction The struggle for independence in the Republic of South Africa was weakened by certain policies and directives that were passed on by the then ruling Afrikaans. Apartheid was the biggest obstacle that these freedom fighters were to face. It was characterized by racial segregation that gave preference to the white people while the black people were not viewed as equals. Racial segregation was seen in many other areas such as health care facilities, schools and places of work such as mines where the black people were forced to work. The Apartheid regime came to an end and allowed ...

Israel and Palestine Conflict

The conflict between Israel and Palestine is the quintessential struggle of the modern age. The Israeli-Palestinian war claims uniqueness for its persistence and never-ending demand for attention. Palestine includes the contemporary state of Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. It stretches from the Mediterranean Sea in the West to the Jordon River in the East and from Lebanon in the north to the Gulf of Aqaba and the Sinai Peninsula in the south . Israel comprises of eighty percent of the territory designated Palestine after the First World War. According to the right-wing Revisionist Zionists and the left-wing ...

The notion of self-critical individuality is distinct from the dominant social structure. The article “alternative modernities and medieval Indian literature” refers to a patriarchal social structure and a caste-based value system. It also provides a feminist critique of and defends the values of work done by women. This literary-critical analysis addresses alternative modernities in an Indian context. Modernity, in this regard, is infinitely expandable. This presentation focuses distinctly “modern” values in women and gender studies.

In the overview of “new” modernist studies, Gaonkar (26) characterize modernities field in three major axes i.e. vertical, horizontal and temporal, by which they expound the ...

This essay has been written by Name of Student of Class of Student of Name of College on Date of Submission of Assignment Introduction. First Indo-China war ended in 1954 through the Geneva Accord and same day marked the start of two independent territories of Vietnam called the North and South Vietnam. Both North and South Vietnam were divided by a line at 17th parallel. The communist Vietnam called the North Vietnam was declared as Democratic Republic of Vietnam having Hanoi as its capital whereas the Anti-communist South Vietnam was called the Republic of Vietnam with its capital at ...

Kwame Nkrumah was one of the most prominent African leaders who guided his country Ghana through the difficult postcolonial years. His philosophical and political views contributed to the idea of free and prosperous Africa significantly. Being born in goldsmith and retail trader’s family, Kwame pursued his higher education in the US, where he obtained both Bachelor and Mater degrees. During the years spent in the US Nkrumah actively studied the socialist ideas of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin, and nationalist ideas of the black American leader Marcus Garvey (Britannica, 2013). The nationalist ideas on the one side and ...

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- The Vietnam War is known by many names. The most prominent of these is “The American War. It is the longest war that was ever fought by the Unites States of America on foreign soil. It spanned from November 1955 to April 1975; just over 17 years. The Vietnam War was overseen by four American Presidents; Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon. The roots of the Vietnam War date all the way back to pre-World War II era. This paper answers crucial questions on the origin, execution, result and aftermath of the ...

Forensic psychology may be defined as the application of psychology to the system of criminal justice. Forensic psychologists search deeply and laboriously into the vast perspectives of psychology and apply them to the system of criminal justice. These issues weave together the topics of law and psychology; they are also essential to the forensic psychology discipline. The knowledge of forensic psychology is used in different forms. These forms include treatment of mentally ill offenders, analysis of the behavior and intent of the offender, and their practice within the civil arena (Study House, 171).

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Introduction

The United Kingdom (UK) is among the few nations in the world that has achieved the status of being a “great power”. One could succinctly describe a great power as a nation that has the ability to impose its influence across the globe, counting on strengths in the aspects of political, military and economic power. A great power usually finds classification between a first-order power like the United States of America (US) and a third-order power (regional power) like South Africa, Poland and South Korea (Louden, 2007, p.187). Thus, in speaking about the UK being a great power, one could possibly not help but ...

STARBUCKS REPUTATION

In the pursuit of their objectives organizations become so uncompromising that they only realize the importance of goodwill once it is lost. The same is the case with Starbucks. First, it took advantage of the loopholes in the accounting standards and taxation laws to minimize corporate tax liability and when caught doing so they actually admitted it by announcing that they would pay more corporation tax in 2013-2014, regardless of whether the company is profitable or not. (Armistead, 2012)

The company has not been successful in managing its reputation after the tax avoidance scandal. In fact, it is among ...

Dubliners is a novel in the loosest of senses, much in the same way that The Martian Chronicles is a novel. Both books contain vignettes that can stand alone as separate short stories, although they contain characters and a sort of story arc that holds the whole entity together. One of the main elements that holds the story together is the plight of the poor in Dublin; despite the fact that most of the characters are poor, the truth of their poverty comes to the reader indirectly, through such details as the fact that Lenehan has not eaten all day, while he ...

A journey through the history ...

The Algerian War – A background

The war started by France in order to maintain her colonies in Algeria in the Early 1950’s had a disastrous end in 1962, this had a great impact on both France and Algeria in terms of political and social environment and there were lot of activities that happened during this period made a history Martin Windrow, Mike Chappell (1997, 41-48).

The primary impact was on the Military Troops and Civilians of both Algeria and France, this was responsible to destroy the Fourth Republic, and decisively transformed French constitution, divided the French army and politics fir ...

When many people think of satire, they understand that it is a subversive approach to a certain social or political issue through the use of irony. Works like the Earl of Rochester’s “A Satire Against Reason and Mankind,” Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal or John Dryden’s MacFlecknoe all make fun of some perceived failing of its audience, whether it be the “Satire’s poking fun at rationalism and reason, Swift’s pointing out of the problems facing Ireland as a result of English ignorance, or Dryden’s ridiculing of his contemporaries’ inadequate literary criticism. However, to what end do ...

Introduction

Russia is a huge producer of oil and gas. It is the second largest producer and exporter of oil, and the largest producer and exporter of natural gas (Winfrey, 2010). Its economy largely depends on its oil and gas reserves. The funds acquired from its oil and gas reserves have greatly contributed to the survival of its political system. Boix (2004) argues that there are no examples of a successful transition to democracy in a country in which the contribution of the oil in the country’s export income is more than one third, and it seems to be alarming situation for ...

California Government: Section Readings Key Points

Federalism as a System of Government The government of the United States of America is a federalist system which is composed of the federal governments, state governments, and local, county, city and township governments. The smaller governments are the creation of state government (See Greenberg, p. 44). “Federalism is a system under which significant government powers are divided between the central government and smaller units, such as states. A federal system can be contrasted with two other common types of government: a confederation and a unitary government. In a confederation, the constituent states get together for certain common purposes by retain ultimate authority and ...

Abstract

The rapid growth of Christianity in Asia, including South Korea, is one of crucial trends in the modern development of different branches of modern Christianity (Jenkins 7). For a state the growth of a new religion means changes in different spheres of life, such as politics, social sphere, education and world outlook of the population. The assignment is aimed at exploring the role of Christianization and Christianity in Korean politics, social life, education and people’s dimension. Complex consideration of these spheres’ development with respect to the emergence and growth of Christianity in Korea is necessary to single out the role ...

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Iran and Turkey are predominantly Islamic countries. Women since time immemorial share the same sentiments of male domination and severe violence and non-participation. On the other hand, both countries have women’s movements that are still in place up to this day. Both of the movements have ebbs and flows but they were able to withstand the wrath of patriarchy, and most importantly, they were able to fight back. From being marginalized and subjected to state fascism, women in Iran and Turkey are now enjoying some of the fruits of the long-running women’s movements. Their dreams of ...

Zimmermann Telegram was a telegram used by US President Thomas Woodrow Wilson to justify the declaration of war in Germany at the end of the First World War; was published in the press and caused outrage of Americans. In late 1916, German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann has developed a plan to bring Mexico to the side of Germany in the event of war with the United States. On the eve of the war in Europe there were two opposing coalitions - the Allies and the Central Powers. The position of these two coalitions were very different. By 1914, the Central ...

A hero denotes an individual who was, and still venerated not only for his/her courage, but also for the outstanding and achievements they contributed to the society at large. Without a shadow of doubt, Malcom X and Martin Luther King fits those brackets. It is from that rationale that this paper will be endeavor at comparing and contrasting the two mentioned heroes. That would be attained through the deliberation of their background as well as the circumstances that enabled them to be termed as heroes to-date. Their impacts to the society would be deliberated. Malcom X, also known as ...

Abstract

The project deals with the Iranian Revolution of 1979. The first sections considers such essential aspects as popular sentiments dominating the society, ideological groups taking part in the revolt, the unique nature of the Iranian Revolution that differentiated it from conventional European analogues, the factors of success, and rationales behind the revolt like corruption, repression, excessive westernization, economic reforms, and other reasons. The next sections give insight into the major achievements of the revolution and people who took part in the revolt and made accomplishments possible. The final chapter summarizes the focal points of the research. Keywords: revolution, ...

The term “Salafism” has been derived from Arabic word Salaf having meaning “the past”. It shows the time of caliphs in Islamic history who applied the Prophetic model by following Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) in his footsteps and presented this correct way of life to people. So all those Muslims who were guided by these caliphs and they lived their life as per Prophetic model also became part of salaf. Islam spread under the authority of different Muslim dynasties from Ummayad to Abbasid. Salfism took theological meaning and then it was known as ahlal-Hadith during caliphate of Abbasid. During his ...

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The research paper delves into the rise and spread of democracy in Cuba. It traces the history of Cuban government and the new experiments conducted by the Revolutionary Government of Cuba led by Fidel Castro. The government applied the ideals of generis socialism in the country; however, it had to abandon it as the people of the country did not fully respond it. Finally, it endorsed the socialist ideals that existed in the USSR and other East European countries.

Origins of Democracy in Cuba

The historical process of democracy began in Cuba with the Revolution in 1959 led by Fidel Castro. Indeed, it is ...

American History through the Concepts of Civic and Racial Nationalism

Being a New York City police commissioner and assistant secretary to the navy in 1890s, Theodore used his powers to mastermind the war between America and Spain over the insurrection in Cuba. He was so occupied with the fight until he resigned his position and raised a volunteer cavalry regiment, the Rough Riders. Theodore led the rough Riders to Cuba, and it’s through his tireless efforts that the troop emerged victorious on a decider battle. He then returned to America and became the US’s president in 1901. As a president, Roosevelt helped the US to heal the social, economic and political ...

Adolf Hitler was born in a small Austrian town, Branau Am Inn, on the 20th of April 1889. His father, Alois Hitler, was a senior customs officer in Austria while his mother – Klara – descended from a poor peasant family. In his early school life, Adolf had great intellectual potential and most of his colleagues admired him for his superb leadership qualities. However, his earlier stardom faded in the latter years of his schooling – in secondary school – when competition got tougher making him leave formal education in 1905. At the age of 18, Hitler moved alone to Vienna – the capital of Austria, to ...

Letter From Birmingham Jail

Introduction. Birmingham, Alabama, at the peak of the civil rights movement, was the bastion of racial segregation. In this city, separate public facilities for white and black people such as toilets, lunch counters, stores, and bars, among others was conventional. Signs stating, “Whites Only” or “Coloreds” can be seen in every establishment, giving emphasis on their implementation of segregation laws. Of course, this was only the tip of the iceberg. African Americans, at that time, experienced more than exclusion. They also suffered from prejudiced court decisions, physical and verbal abuse on a day-to-day basis and bombings of churches and houses ...

The Qatar National Day is a public holiday celebrated annually on the 18th of December. This special day also marks the 1878 historical date when Sheikh Jassim Al Thani marshaled the peninsula’s tribes into unity. However, the Qatar National day does not do signify the birth of an independent nation but serves as a constant reminder of the time when the concept of a Qatar people came into being. It is aimed at maintaining an understanding and appreciation of Qatar's heritage, and to foster pride among Qatar’s. Established by Emiri decree in 2007, the National Day celebrations are getting better ...

The Hungarian National Song

Abstract This article presents an overview of various Nationalism views as reflected from early European Theorists, observers, and political architects of the times during which its geographical borders were shifting dramatically. A number of key thinkers contributed their unique views on Nationalism which includes Mazzini, Fichte, Herder, Ferry, and the poetic imagery of culturally inspired, yet valiant liberation concepts from the Hungarian National Song. The Hungarian National Song Described as arguably the most potent force in modern civilization, Nationalism has emerged as controversial fodder stimulating much socio-political public discourse. Nationalism’s variant brands have shaped aspirations ...

Nationalism is a socio-political philosophy whereby the nation’s or state’s welfare as an entity is regarded paramount.It is essentially a collective consciousness or mind state in which people have the belief that their primary loyalty and duty is to the state. In most cases, nationalism glorifies different virtues of the nation as well as implying superiority of the nation. In nationalism, the love for the nation is likely to be overemphasized. Though a recent move that probably started during the French Revolution, nationalism has been instrumental in the formation of the bonds that keep modern states intact. Nowadays, the ideology ...

In her book, "My Fight for a New Taiwan: One Woman's Journey from Prison to Power", Lu Hsiu-lien details a long history of Taiwan, one that is primarily dominated by Chinese Empire. She states that much of Taiwan's history was developed in the shadow of its large neighbor to the northwest, China. In her book, she paints a picture of present-day Taiwan as well and maps a course for the future of the small island nation. Taiwan's traditions are rooted in Confucianism, a type of philosophy that can trace its origins to China about three millennia ago, a philosophy promulgated by Confucius which underlies ...

Introduction

Lu Hsiu-Lien depicts her dreadful struggle for democratization in Taiwan in her political autobiography “My Fight for a New Taiwan: One Woman’s Journey from Prison to Power.” The title of the book itself tells that this story is about a political journey of a common woman that she spent in prison and became vice president. She has released a fascinating memoir that tells her political life with humor in her recent book. It is considered as a rare political memoir that is presented with candid and self-aware. “My Fight for a New Taiwan” narrates the Taiwan’s unique coalesce of autochthonic and Chinese culture. ...