Essays on Polish

1. Summary The article “The perception of ethics in business: analysis of research results” written by Włodzimierz Srokaa and Marketa Lőrinczy represents a report based on a research conducted in the field of business ethics in Poland and the Czech Republic (Srokaa & Lőrinczy, 2015). The scholars state that business ethics is of utmost importance for modern companies that want to position themselves as serious and successful enterprises in the growing business environment. Therefore, they conclude that sustainable development of a contemporary company is not conceivable without taking into account basic elements of business ethics (Srokaa & Lő ...

About the mentioned families, they include two with an American background, two are Bohemian, three German, and the remaining three are Irish, Polish, and Italian respectively. Interestingly, though belonging to differing ethnicities, some of the working individuals share an occupation. For instance, while the workers from family #8 and #1 are American and Irish respectively they are both bricklayers; and the #3 Bohemian and #9 Italian individuals work as laborers. Still, a further study of the variables shows that a similarity in employment does not mean one in income. By that logic, ethnicity, occupation, and income played key roles ...

History of Poland

Poland or officially, the Republic of Poland, is located in central Europe. It shares borders with Germany, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Belarus and Ukraine. It has a population of 38.4 million people and the country is divided into 16 administrative units. The World War II was a grim event for Poland as millions of Polish people perished in this war.

Political makeup

Today Poland has a representative parliament, a president and a prime minister, demonstrating a representative democracy. It is composed of Council of Ministers, where the prime minister leads them. Historically, the migration of Slavs in the early Middle Ages to ...

Executive Summary

In general, the diplomas mentioned in the paper below have brought revolutionary changes to my personality and mind-set. They have broadened my vision and changed my attitude towards certain concepts in certain ways (that I have explained in the later parts of the assignment). I feel to have some inborn qualities relevant to the subjects that I took up and these courses have helped me polish my skills and expertise, and update my knowledge. As the course progressed, I could feel my development as a learner stage by stage. My teachers, supervisors, and group fellows have come in as ...

In the book, “The Eagle Unbowed,” Halik Konchaski follows the events that affected Poland in the world war. During the World War II, Poland suffered significantly at the hands of Germany. Following the destruction of Poland’s armed forces in 1939, the country was partitioned between the Soviet and Nazi forces, and with the progression of the war millions of Poles suffered and died. From the Warsaw Rising to the Treblinka genocide, Polish Jews were to be murdered and Christians to be reduced to semiliterate slaves. The Holocaust in Poland is a vital event that enables us to understand ...

The American dream has become a fabled idea to everybody around the world envisioning a better life. It represents something that can be attained if a person is willing to work hard enough. The only question today is, does it still exist? While economic and employment disparities will argue whether it does or not, the American population holds on to the dream. Seemingly, it depends on who you talk to. Ephraim Polsky, 89, a Polish immigrant, moved to America with his family when he was six. He did not speak English, and had to be homeschooled by his mother ...

The statement that 80 Million (2011), a Polish film directed by Waldemar Krzystek, is less a Political Drama than lively hybrid of action movie, heist thriller and dark comedy can be quite valid. On surface, it dealt with the formation of pro-democracy Solidarity in Poland of early 80s that in fact resisted the communist rule as the main subject. But, in its depiction it features solely on small heist angle planned and executed by the Solidarity leaders under the threat of secret police. It featured an incorporation of a few simple truths of the era to play out a ...

The films, Katyn (2007) by Andrzej, Black Thursday (2011) by Antoni Krauze and Man of Marble (1977) by Andrzej Wajda each portray certain aspects of the Polish culture in different but also similar ways. Moreover, these films indicate how various historical events have helped shape the Polish modes of life in the contemporary world. Further, these films show how the People of Poland have come a long way regarding freedom and personal space since the early years of police brutality and life in the concentration camps. The thesis of this paper is that these films represent excellent portrayal of ...

The Man of Marble is a movie set as a denunciation of the communist government that existed in Poland and was grossly misleading and manipulative. The movie director is more concerned with painting a picture of the exploitation by bourgeois traditionalism image that had been created by communist authorities who had taken over the Polish nation (The Man Of Marble). The Man of Iron was also set as a continuation of the story line of The Man of Marble and is also about a young worker involved in anti-communist labour movement as well as a young man working for ...

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With reference to your advertisement on Pilot Career Centre website, I am interested in applying for the position of a Pilot in command. I am thirty four years old and I am currently working as a junior co-pilot in Lufthansa German Airlines and therefore I have experience working with personnel. My responsibilities included making calculations and monitoring the atmospheric condition as well as calculating the plane’s distance abilities according to the weight of the fuel, cargo and passengers. I have a ...

Art Spiegelman’s Maus

What characteristics does the reader see in Vladek that may explain how he and Anja survived the Holocaust? Vladek appears to us, and as a victim of the Holocaust, and as an old man, whose moving story, picked and washed him up in the suburbs of New York. Young Vladek, surviving by all available means, becomes a brilliant schemer and saves his life because of his intelligence and shred of luck - and we admire him, no matter what. But in his old age, he turns into a cartoon character with a disgusting miser who thinks that all blacks ...

Technology

Q1.1 Problems facing policymakers The major problems facing policymakers especially in the IT department include cyber battles, private data industry, health choices, real time communications and the need to subsidize to greener technologies. Most online transactions are threatened by cyber crimes that cause havoc to individual rights to privacy. The fight for supremacy between top companies offering similar services has really compromised the comfort of many online users. Companies also strive to upgrade the personal data industries without considering the effect it impacts online users. They ought to reflect on all alternatives so as to minimize market frequencies by ...

Introduction

Thesis: Even though the Germans had waged successful wars using the Blitzkrieg technique against countries like France and Poland, the technique was not a war-winning innovation. This is proven in the Nazi German defeat to the Russian and Western Allied forces.

The view that Blitzkrieg technique could be used successful during wars

Used mobile artilleries and tanks supported by soldiers on foot and aircraft to launch faster and surprising attacks that immobilize enemies leaving them with no time to respond.

The technique was successful in the fight against the Polish and the French.

The view that Blitzkrieg had weaknesses that led to its failure Its effectiveness relied on good weather conditions like autumn that enabled rapid attacks that left the enemy with no ...

Abstract

Multiculturalism refers to the integration of different cultures to confide to a single national culture or social viewpoint. Thus, multiculturalism is an accommodative social perspective that entails integrating divergent social and cultural practices to a unified accord. With regards to the Australian multiculturalism programs, it would be imperative to conclude that it has had a share of challenges in implementing this policy, but at the same time reaped a lot from this policy. Thus, amidst challenges that come with settling people with diverse interests, Australia has had some gains out of its efforts to integrate people of different social ...

a)SimpliMet 1000

Introduction

The SimpliMet 1000 machine is an automatic Mounting Press is a very new and versatile mounting press machine. This machine features electrohydraulic and also dual temperature controls which occur over a wide range of the mounting pressures. These machines are designed to allow for easy and quick preparation of the samples. The SimpliMet 1000 machine also increases the consistency of the specimen over the process of manual pressing.

Aim

The major aim of using the SimpliMet 1000 machine is to easily and quickly prepare consistent samples. Description of apparatus The SimpliMet 1000 machine is a very simple ...

Fryderyk Chopin, also known as the poet of piano, was an amazing composer and virtuoso pianist. He played in various genres and his compositions were music to the ears in both meanings. Even the shortest compositions have people listening to them over and over again. Fryderyk Chopin was born on the 1st of March in 1810 in Warsaw. He mostly wrote for the solo piano and gained popularity throughout the whole world as a leading musician of the Romantic era. Chopin was born and raised in a family of four children, his mother was Polish and his father was ...

World rankings of XIX century depended on many factors, but the most important of them was the military power of the state. The maximum level of development of the military power of a state is determined by the extent of its military capabilities. The military potential of the state is a set of involved and potential material and spiritual possibilities of the state, which can be used for military purposes at the maximum and timely disclosure and use. Each state shall take care of the effectively implementation of its policies, the protection of their interests in international relations, ensuring ...

I will begin by introducing myself so that as you go along with the reading of this document, you can have my background embedded as clearly in your mind. I am a male who is married now. I started working in the year 2003 as an administrative assistance and quit the job in the year 2006. Then later in 2006, I got another job as an HR specialist in a reputed organization and since then I am committed to this job. I would say that my academic background and upbringing has helped me groom my personality in a better ...

Biography

Being There was written by Jerzy Kosiński, a Polish-American writer who was born on June 14, 1993 and passed away on May 3, 1991. He was born Józef, yet he had to change his identity during World War II as his parents were Jewish. His family survived through assistance of people in his local village, something that was illegal and punished by death to the whole family. He went on to study History and Sociology at the University of Lodz after the war, achieving graduate degrees in both areas while only being 22 years old. In 1957 ...

Introduction

The evolution of cosmetics has played a significant role in the civilization that has been massively witnessed in the world. Though the current cosmetic users do not recognize this fact, for several centuries, cosmetics were used in religious ceremonies, for the enhancement of beauty and also for the promotion of good health. This assisted in altering the way people looked, fixed their bodies in times of ill-health and also enabled the expression of religion, as well as, beliefs in different communities. Presently, the cosmetic industry has been tremendously successful thus presenting a broad base of products to choose from. ...

After World War II, the contradictory ideologies between the Soviets and the Americans finally materialized, as the two countries became superpowers albeit in different spheres. On one hand, the United States established its dominance in the East; on the other, the Soviet Union held the West. Consequently, the two nations created the Eastern and Western Bloc on which the governance of their respective territories took place, and as they formed new alliances. At the root of the disparities was the question of how best to exercise their new powers. The United States of America supported imperialism while the Soviet ...

The setting of the novel Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser had its setting in Detroit between the year 1880 and 1910. The setting in the book has certain similarities and differences between itself and the city of Detroit during the same period. This essay will compare the city of Detroit and Chicago in the novel during the same period. It will discuss various events which took place between 1880 and 1910 and compare these events with those which are discussed in the novel Sister Carrie. This notion of women joining the workforce instead of being left at home to ...

Comics are a simple and engaging style of storytelling with the help of images, visual art and words. The images are arranged in a panel and into a sequential narrative. Words might or might not be used and usually, appear in a box or balloons near the images. The essay discusses MAUS graphic novel, its content and visual strategies used by the illustrator to convey the information. It evaluates as to how some specific concepts of comics are employed by the author of MAUS. When one mentions a graphic novel, it conjures images of illustrated books and comics. There ...

Introduction

The choir members of “The Diocesan Choir, Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong” and their conductor, Dr. Allison So, always strive to improve the performances of their choir and make the rehearsals enjoyable and worthwhile. Therefore, they engage in numerous rehearsals to polish and polish their techniques and musicals. For this assignment, I observed the choir rehearsing a piece titled “Holy Is The Lord.” Effective planning is crucial for both group and individual rehearsals. The conductor, as well as other choir members, can employ various strategies to make the choir rehearsals meaningful and enjoyable for all the involved individuals. Essentially, ...

Introduction

Eva Hoffman’s Lost in Translation is a story of a young woman explaining her endeavors after migrating to Canada with her family at the age of 13. She then moves to the United States and later immigrates to London. Lost in Translation by Nicola Mones is a story of a young American woman who tries to fit in China as a translator. In Lost In Translation by Eva Hoffman and Lost In Translation by Nicole Mones, both Hoffman and Mones successfully cultivate our appreciation for cultural differences by exposing the reader to foreign languages and terms, by challenging ...

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

It is common knowledge that every well-educated person should know, understand and appreciate music. However, no matter how well aware of various composers and genres people might be, many of us find it difficult to feel it. There are numerous examples of musicians who can technically perform a piece, but when you listen to them playing, you realize that you might as well listen to a robot. Only the emotion behind the melody gives music a truly human feel and makes it a universal human language that will be understood all over the world. Thus, it is extremely important ...

Poletown East borders Detroit, Michigan. The first immigrants into the region were Polish and hence the name. The greatest growth in Pole town was experienced during the early twentieth century. Thousands of Polish immigrants moved into the area in search of employment in the slaughterhouses and auto plants. Within no time, Poletown was home to many communities especially the minorities, including the blacks and the Italians. The government of the city of Detroit had no mercy when exercising laws and order on these minorities. The fact that they had the power to enforce the law made it feel like ...

Introduction

Poland is the country located in Central Europe with the capital in the city of Warsaw. It is bordered by several other countries: by Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, by Germany to the West, by the Baltic Sea and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to the north, by Lithuania to the north-east and by Ukraine and Belarus to the east. The total population of the country is almost 38,5 million people, which are 7.6% of the total population of the European Union, the member of which Poland has been since May 2004. Official language in the ...

The Displaced Person movie review

How often in life some considerable things that are passing by people prefer not to perceive at all. It is easer to fence yourself off the obscure situation, to take the role of the unbiased arbitrator and just observe. However, there comes a day that all your indifference will strike a knock-down blow. To prevent such an unpleasant moment or avoid these consequences at all you should learn to take every event in life into your own consideration and try to experience them as an instructive lesson. If you recognize your own fears and make efforts to overcome them ...

The two countries that have been compared with the Hofstede five-dimensional cultural framework are China and Poland. Both countries are large with a big and dense population, with a history of undemocratic and State-controlled economy but which are known to be rapidly growing economies. The geographical distance between the two countries are also large, China is situated in Eastern Asia while Poland is in East-Central Europe. These are the reasons that these two countries have been selected for the comparison and analysis.

The main similarity between the two countries is in the cultural dimension of Power Distance. As the ...

Although Dickens was the most frequently published author of the 19th century Poland, his popularity waned during the modernist and inter-war period as he was considered a classic author and scholars decided that his writings were not conducive to modernist aesthetics. With the change in the political system (onset of communism) and social order, scholars were left perplexed as to where to place him in the post war reality. Although Dickens could have been banned, that would have proved to be counterproductive. With Socialism taking root in Poland after the War, the leaders strived to create a mass culture ...

Second World War that is also called World War II started in 1939 and was finished in 1945. It is considered to be one of the biggest and the most serious wars in the history because it involved many major countries and was characterized by the opposition of two military alliances such as the Axis (Germany, Japan and Italy) and the Allies (Soviet Union, the United Kingdom. France and the United States of America) that were fighting against the aggression of the Axis. In total, more than 100 million people from 30 different countries participated in the World War ...

The epic battle on the Eastern Front during World War II continues to be arguably the greatest conflict that has been ever fought on earth. Examining the official correspondence and documents of three army security divisions that were responsible for the subjugation of the Russian insurgents, Ben Shepherd, in his book the War in the Wild East: The German Army and Soviet Partisans, primarily emphases on the comportment and inspiration of the field officers, who were essentially the pivotal links that ‘converted the ideological, military, and economic imperatives of the Third Reich’s war of extermination into action.’ War ...

Blitzkrieg is the theory of conducting brief war, according to which victory is achieved in the period calculated in days, weeks or even months, before the enemy will be able to mobilize and deploy its main military forces. During the World War II, European military theater have seen a lot of successful and not blitzkrieg acts and plans. For the first time in practice, the German military strategists at the beginning of the Second World War when capturing Poland successfully carried out blitzkrieg. The campaign in Poland was the first demonstration and successful implementation of the theory of "quick ...

Poland

Introduction Pic. 1. Poland (“Poland Geography”). The official name of the country is Republic of Poland. Poland is located in the Eastern Europe and occupies the territory of 312,679 square kilometers. It ranks as the seventh biggest country on the European continent. The population of Poland accounts for more than 38.5 million people. Warsaw is the capital of the country. It is also the biggest and the most populated city in the country (around 2 million people). Krakow is Poland borders with Germany on the west, Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine on the east, Russia on the north and ...

“Heart of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad

In the modern world of a successful and irreversible growing globalization the problem of the dialogue between civilizations as a socio-cultural communities that preserve originality is becoming increasingly urgent and important. The basis of the productive dialogue as a communicative process is a sense of self-identity, understanding of the historical roots of your own culture and national traditions. Only then one can adequately perceive another culture, history and way of life. Identifying the features of communication and interpretation processes in European and non-European cultures requires analysis of not only and not just a scientific treatises, but the amount of ...

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Part A: Plan of Investigation How did Lenin’s war communism policy compare and contrast with his new economic policy? (1921-1928). It is imperative to know the history of the current communism present in Russia and thoroughly understand its roots that started to take roots after the First World War. This paper investigates the similarities and differences that existed in the economic policies during Lenin's reign in Russia. Understanding the War Communism that set the foundation for the New Economic Policy is of importance so at to review the progressive nature of the country's economy. In as much as ...

A Dissertation Methodology

The electro-microprobe technology Modern geochemists (Donovan et al, 2003) generally agree that modern electron microprobe analysis (EMPA) is bringing the most precise and most accurate chemical analyses for solid specimens today. Moreover, these highest-quality results can be brought to routine achievements under carefully crafted analytical protocols. The modern EMPA technology already incorporates qualitative and quantitative analytical methods in a non-destructive mechanism even from micron-sized samples of surface materials at a sensitivity of many parts per million (ppm) (Cameca, 2012). In fact, a number of EMPA equipment today can incorporate one or two others of the four major surface and ...

1.0. Introduction It depends a lot on an individual’s skills and ways of assessment how good or bad he/she responds to an opportunity. This report sets out to cover my response to the job advertisement by Ford Company that appeared most recently. The company is seeking for individuals to work in groups on different projects initiated by Ford. All the students selected for these work placement positions will be working under the supervision of seniors, which can be deemed as a great opportunity to earn and learn (with more emphasis on the latter). I am applying for the ...

The United States has always been a nation of immigrants, but not all of them have been welcomed or received the same opportunities for a better life. The difference in treatment is explained by the concept of whiteness, which has evolved since colonial days. The immigrant group that set the standards of whiteness was the Protestant, White American who could trace his ancestry to the first Anglo-Saxon settlers. During the nineteenth century immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe began to make their way to American industrial cities such as Chicago. While these immigrants fared much better than the African slaves who ...

Business

Victim

The subject of disrespect or unfairness is a box of paradoxes. Men rebuking men, men rebuking women, women rebuking men, and women rebuking women have remained an issue in human civilization. Right from the time of the early civilizations, there is enough evidence to show that disrespect of other people in various forms existed, and despite the cry for equality, such disrespect continues unabated. Disrespecting or abusing people in the name of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation can be seen in college campuses, and places of work, all around the ...

Introduction to Part III

Welcome to Part III of the Research Assignment for HIST 105. In Part II you used a scholarly monograph - one kind of secondary source - to learn about the historical roots of your chosen contemporary issue. You analyzed this source, learned how to properly cite monographs using Chicago-style citation, and used it to revise your research question. In Part III, you will continue to use scholarly sources to investigate the historical roots of your contemporary issue, but this time you will locate a secondary scholarly article and primary source.

After you've completed Part III, your instructor or your ...

Introduction

The study of mental processes and behavior, Psychology, is a rapidly growing field. Until recently Psychology was not accorded the importance it holds in our lives and in some parts of the world the importance of psychology is still largely under-rated. However psychology has time and again proved its effectiveness in cases where it has been used to correct mental problems and also improve lives. In a world where people are subjected to the pressure of achieving and where there are a lot of stress factors psychology is of great importance.

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Classical conditioning, a type of conditioning whose originator is Ivan Pavlov, involves ...

Introduction

Poland became the 2nd independent nation after the United States to adopt a comprehensively formulated constitution to define its government structure in 1791. The authors’ of Poland’s constitution found great inspiration from the philosophy and text of the United States constitution that had been adopted four years before. Similarity between the two constitutions is therefore very conspicuous.

In both constitutions, citizens are given almost the same nature of rights including the basic rights. The US and the Polish constitution guarantee the upholding of all civil rights and freedoms including political, social, personal, economical and cultural. Additionally, all citizens of ...

The process of revising my essay was quite challenging but at the same time satisfying as I had the opportunity to extend myself as a good writer. The essay I chose to revise was titled “The Future for Women Driving in Saudi Arabia.” As William Zinsser quoted, “Rewriting is the essence of writing well”(Zinsser, 12) it was therefore my responsibility to go through the essay at least three times so as to correct all the grammar mistakes (proof read), restructure sentences (edit) and reorganize ideas to enable the paper have a fluid flow. Revising the essay implies re-reading ...

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Social Media Handles/Pages Executive summary The shoe shining and repair industry has a reputation of being a pedestrian business, dominated by lone and struggling artisans. Then ease and low cost of setting up in the shoe shining business, coupled with the large flexibility in the business models in this industry have rendered it competitive. However, there are still prospects for innovative business models and considerable differentiation. The proposed Sole’s Shoeshine LLC will seek to change the shoe shining experience by creating an executive ambience and providing the highest quality services. The start-up costs are estimated at $38, ...

The territory of the modern Romania in the middle ages was captured by the Slavs (VI century), Bulgarians and Hungarians in the IX century, the Mongol-Tatars in the XIII century. In the XIV century, the territory of present-day Romania was formed by two feudal principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, which were conquered by the Ottoman Empire in the XVI century. In the XVI century, the Transylvanian principality was founded, which has left the Hungarian authorities and recognized the suzerainty of the Turkish sultan. In comparison with other Balkan territories, captured by the Ottomans, Moldavia, Wallachia, and Transylvania retained greater ...

Introduction

The Global Virtual Work Teams have now evolved into everyday practices for businesses working internationally. The significance of these work teams are attributed partly to its advantages and partly to the mere necessity of doing so. The main aim of this paper is to find a suitable Eastern European country as well as creating an appropriate plan for a multinational business organization to implement the virtual work team in that country. We have selected Poland for the successful completion of this paper. We also aim to focus on the cultural differences that may halt or fuel the work process in any ...

Abstract

Accidents are an inevitable element of the air carriage industry; however, a good number of these could have been avoided given proper human resource management efforts. The task of these specialists is to recruit, to train, and to evaluate industry employees like pilots. Instead, they often overlook health issues and psychological disorders leaving the wellbeing and lives of passengers exposed to mortal threat. Owing to HR specialists’ miscalculations, pilots with insufficient qualification, those willing to ignore the guidelines of dispatchers and act carelessly received their coveted positions. The liberalization of workplace regulations did the industry an ill favor allowing individuals ...

1. With the end of World War II, Polish economy, as all the other European countries, needed not just reform, but complete reconstruction. It was one of the main hurdles that Poland had to overcome with time on its way to European integration. Passionate desire of Poles to restore economic potential of the state, whose territory has long been the subject of Nazi occupation and the scene of fighting, faced essential ideological obstacles both inland, and in European and international environment. Despite the need for integration of Poland with European countries, which was supported by other Polish politicians, ...

Gangs are considered the sources of violence and danger being treated as the cause of instability and threat to the state. The history of American gangs have a lot of peculiarities distinguishing street gangs of the US from the rest of the world due to uncommon social, ethnical and race background. Howell (2012) being a prominent expert in youth and traditional gangs in America examines the gang phenomena in several major US regions: West, South, Northeast and Midwest. In order to understand the specificity of gangs' activity we need to focus on cultural and migration peculiarities of the gangs. Population ...

Pawel Kuczynski is a polish born artist who, between the years of 2004 and 2010 became renowned for his satirical paintings, many of which centered around the art, or horror, of modern warfare. One such work, Under Protective Wing, was published, first in 2009, and has come to fame for its powerful message, and body use of color. This painting demonstrates that while War brings tragedy, there are ultimately other issues that affect decision making, and which promote the continuation of war. At the denotative level, the image, Under Protective Wing, is relatively simplistic. It shows four vultures sitting ...

Executive Summary

Rocky Marketing Network is faced with two issues concerning to their workforce i.e. low retention rate and poor performance that are telling upon their profitability and challenging their position with a comparison to their competitors. The current report has been prepared after a careful investigation of the causes of the reported issues. After a deep study, it was detected that both the issues are overlapping each other to a considerable extent and are the products of poor HRM performance. Furthermore, it is suggested that the company can tackle both the issues by taking appropriate initiatives, which are as follows: All these initiatives ...

Seven months ago a tragedy shocked the whole world: Polish President Lech Kaczynski died in plane crash. Each and every person all over the world was shocked, let alone citizens of Poland, who admitted that that very tragedy was the most tragic event after WWII.

The article in the BBC newspaper sheds light on the event: 14 April 2010 the plane with Lech Kaczynski with Poland's army chief, central bank governor, MPs and leading historians and other passengers were flying from Warsaw to Smolensk to mark the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre of thousands of Poles during WWII. ...

The United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have had great influence on the politics and the economics of Post-Communist states. This paper seeks to examine and explore US and NATO military influence in post-communist Poland and East Germany. It further analyzes the role played by the strong presence of the Soviet Republic in both Poland and East Germany in limiting as well as increasing the US and NATO military involvement in the region. Since US foreign security policy in Europe is tied to NATO, the paper will analyze the effect of the military influence of United States ...

Each country has its own traditions. These traditions are based on the history and religion of the region. Let us explore such a tradition as Wigilia (Christmas Eve) in Poland, its background and the food that is often cooked in this case. In Polish life Wigilia is one of the most important family holidays. It is also the most important holiday of the year. Wigilia is the day that precedes Christmas. It is also the name of holiday supper where all family members are gathered. According to this tradition, the supper begins with the appearance of the first ...

Jules Verne is arguably one of the most prescient science-fiction authors in history – his works are remembered for their vast imagination and endlessly prescient views into the future of science and the exciting nature of their adventures. One of his most well known works, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, is on its surface a fantastical tale of a group of men who stumble upon the secret submarine Nautilus, commanded by the enigmatic Captain Nemo. However, closer examination of the novel itself reveals Verne’s penchant for social commentary and intricate political subtext, as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea becomes a ...

Slavomir Rawicz’s “The Long Walk” is set during the Second World War, revolving around seven men who manage to escape a Soviet labor camp, one of them being Rawicz himself. As the leader of the group, Rawicz chose to escape with men who were determined and strong enough to endure the harshness of the treat. Rawicz was a patriotic man, and the Russians had to drug him in order to make him “confess” to crimes he had not committed. Rawicz escapes with the hope and intention of rejoining his troops and reuniting with his wife. The group that escapes also ...

Research Question, Rationale, Scope and Methodology

In this study, the research question is why the Russians failed to support the Polish undergrounds during their uprising against the Nazis in 1944. The rationale for doing this topic stems from the fact that there are two sides to this debate; on one hand, the Russians claimed that the Germans decimated their early advance on the Eastside of Poland thus reducing their tactics to defense only; on the other hand, western countries believe that Russia deliberately refused to assist the Polish insurgents for political reasons. Given that there are two sides to this debate, this paper examines the ...

After the Second World War of 1945, the world found itself embroiled into another conflict between the two remaining superpowers – the United States and the Soviet Union. Many anticipated the conflict between these two powers considering the influence they have in the international arena and the impact it would bring to the countries that will find themselves caught in the crossfire. Poland, for example, had found itself in the middle of the conflict due to the long-term interest of the Soviet Union to the country as part of their expansion to the Western European region. After 20 years since ...