Essays on Veterans

Introduction

A family is a residential unit in the society. Gender roles are a significant contributor to family dynamics. They establish stability in the family. Since the past, it has been known that the man is the breadwinner of the household and the women are the caregivers. In the recent past, this aspect has drastically changed. Today women have become empowered to attain a status almost equal to that of men. They have dared to live an independent lifestyle and support the men in some cases. Some men on the other do not consider the importance of family in the ...

Cyber Defense

Background In the recent past, there has been an increasing reliance on technology to undertake numerous aspects of social, political, and economic lives in many countries across the globe. While the reliance on technology has had a positive impact on many aspects of our lives, that reliance also inherently attracts threats such as cyberterrorism. Consequently, cyber defense becomes a crucial element for nations. Cyber defense refers to the deliberate steps taken by governments to protect information that they hold to be sensitive. Cyber threats are not just a danger to the individual countries such as the U.S. that have ...

Many people associate slavery with the transatlantic slave trade of the past and believe that it is an institution that has been left in the past. This paper will look at how modern slavery differs from the transatlantic slave trade. The paper provides different arguments and examples from history of slavery and compares it to its current form. Moreover, the paper will include types of slavery that exist today. The role of United Nation to control the slavery in different countries will also be discussed. The paper will not only present the history of slavery but it will also ...

Business Project Plan

Business Project Plan In the contemporary age, carefully managing the mental and social health concerns of the veterans is a crux role of every government, and this demands every responsible government to formulate an action plan that can be applied in the management of these health concerns. This is especially so as medical scholars continue to acquire new insights regarding the mental, vocational or physical health of veterans as applies to mental health, as well as the difficult and traumatic experience of the veterans in their transitioning to normal life after completion of service (American Public Health Association, 2014). ...

738 Words The Pulitzer-winning photograph “Old Glory Goes Up On Mt. Suribachi” was taken by Joe Rosenthal in 1945 – an employee of the Associated Press. Considered to be the greatest war photograph taken in U.S Marine history, the location of the photograph is at the Briscoe Center for American History which is in Austin, Texas (“Collections Military History”). Rosenthal's picture serves as an artistic response to war because it portrays the gallantry of the U.S Marines in what has been considered the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history on the island on Iwo Jima. If anything, this photograph is ...

Introduction

The poems represent discontentment of two different writers who have negative feelings about the communist war taking place in Vietnam. In the song, “What Plant is Not Faded,” the speaker is a Chinese who participates in the war, but does not like the situation of the war as well as not subscribing to the idea of war (Evanson, 21). The voice of gloom is witnessed as he attempts to express his disapproval of the war. In the other folk song, “Where Have All the Flowers Gone,” the speaker is a teenage girl who is entangled in the agony of ...

International Criminal Law

Question 1 A. There are several modes of the liability that are used for the determination of the liability of the person prosecuted for the international crime. Given the merits of the case in question, the prime minister of Sanchista should be liable for the order issued in reference to the Nisum Campaign. The provisions of the ICTY are designed in the manner so that to address all criminal offences that are committed by the state bodies and relevant executives in the prosecution of particular persons. The article 6 of the ICTY defines that committing of the criminal actions ...

Poly-trauma and Blast Exposure

Poly-trauma is a condition in which the body organ systems and physical regions develop injuries (Faist & Heberer, 2006). Injuries that define poly-trauma can be life threatening to victims. These injuries risk the victims psychosocial, psychological cognitive, and patients functional ability. Poly-trauma and blast exposure are commonly found together. When defense personnel and veterans are exposed to more powerful military explosions, they are more often than not likely to experience poly-traumatic injuries. Such exposure can cause penetration of blast injuries to the body and to the brain. Exposure to Military explosions may as well cause severe hemorrhage that comes from ...

It is clear all of the contracted workers associated with the case study all completed their orientation training. At the same time, these new employees were tasked with the job of isolating the acid feed steam for the Claus unit, which they failed to do. This paper will discuss the hazards present, the steps the incident command must conduct, explain changes to plan if polymerization occurs, and explains changes to plan based on the result of the post incident critique. First of all, it is clear continuous training is essential to the refreshment of knowledge in order to avoid ...

Soldiers differ from political officials as appropriate targets of terrorist attacks because soldiers are considered as combatants driven by the political motives of the officials in charge. Soldiers are considered to be guided by the interests of those in power and their threatening nature compels terrorists to act against them. Therefore, orchestrating attacks on military personnel is considered ethical. On the other hand, despite political officials being considered as the agents of regimes thought to be oppressive (Walzer 7), they are noncombatants hence attacking them is not justifiable. Also, the political code stipulated prevents political officials from being targets ...

On Society and Gender Inequality in John vs. Jennifer

Central to the foundations of the governing principles that the Founding Fathers channeled while forming the Union was the desire for freedom and equality as the goals for the new government. Apparently, as opposed to the monarchical rule that the English Empire imposed on its American colonists, the latter supported democracy as the ideal form of governance for the masses. Case in point the peoples’ endorsement of the American Constitution that guaranteed a “[balance] of power” within the government and equality through “the nation’s size and diversity” (Foner 11). However, as evidenced by Congress’s agreement to maintain ...

In the 1996 case, United States v. Virginia, the Supreme Court held that the state run Virginia Military Institute’s (VMI) official and traditional policy of only allowing male students to be admitted was unconstitutional. According to the Court, as a state institution that barred woman from entering without a showing that the policy was furthered or was substantially related to an important government purpose, violated the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause (United States v. Virginia, 1996). The Court came to this decision even though Virginia had decided to establish a female only school, the Virginia Women’s ...

O’Brien says that stories can make the dead come back to life through remembering. O’Brien explains a story of about the first dead body he witnessed in Vietnam of an old Vietnamese man. Other people in the platoon to the dead man in a mocking manner: One man proposed a slice of bread to the corpse, but O’Brien would not participate. O’Brien says that the corpse reminded him of Linda, a girl she used to know, then O’Brien all over sudden segues into the story about Linda. Despite the fact that O’Brien was ...

Since Vietnam, there has been much debate about the effectiveness of a military draft in uniting Americans in times of crisis and keeping the armed forces representative of all of America. Proponents of an American military draft believe that our current armed forces are not reflective of our diverse society because there is no requirement to join the war. While it is true that the armed forces do not actively reflect the American population, proponents of an American military draft are wrong in thinking a requirement to kill or die for country is a tool that can be used ...

Introduction

Suicide has been noted to be on a sharp incline. This is a preventable health issue that can be easily solved provided keen research on the subject matter is conducted. Nurses are at position to engage and intervene with patients identified to have suicidal tendencies. However, most nurses lack the experience and expertise to treat, assess, or evaluate a suicidal patient. Therefore, training of nurses is necessary to recognize the potential that nurses have in reducing cases of suicide.

Discussion

Globally, one million deaths are recorded as suicide. In the U.S. alone, more than thirty thousand people take their lives ...

Introduction

This paper covers the Saratoga campaign of the Revolutionary War. The paper describes the tactics, leaders, battles, as wells the consequences of the battle. Saratoga campaign of the revolutionary war occurred in 1777. It was as a result of the British high command attempting to gain the military control of the Hudson River. The river valley was located in North America. The British were aiming to conquer the Americans and expand their personal interests. For example, gaining economic power and showing other nations the strength of their military. The period was marked by the American Revolutionary War (Corbett 38). ...

The United Nations Mission of Observer in Tajikistan was initiated in December 1994 and expired in May 2000. The main aim of United Nations was to focus on the peacekeeping mission to maintain peace after Tajikistan’s Civil War. The observers were deployed in Tajikistan to promote peace and demobilization. International and national observers promoted peace by monitoring peace activities and initiating negotiations between opposing parties. The headquarters of the mission were located in Dushanbe, Tajikistan with an aim to monitor peace between the ruling government and the United Tajikistan opposition. The paper highlights three major drawbacks of United ...

Introduction

Employee interviews are popular as part of the selection process because of its more personal nature and its ability to measure characteristics not accessible with other methods (US OPM 3). However, in a contemporary environment governed by anti-discrimination laws, drawing out an applicant’s behavior can be tricky and prone to misinterpretation for discriminatory hiring practices as in the case of Specialist Kayla Reyes.

An Overview of Facts

Army veteran Specialist Kayla Reyes, age 21 and had four years of overseas combat deployment, interviewed for a job in sales at Macy’s (Fashion Fair Mall in Fresno, CA) in February 2014 and was ...

Thesis Statement: War completely changes soldiers who participate in it. The experiences during war directly affect the mental, physical and emotional behavior of particular individuals who fight in it more so when loss of close friends is involved. Permanent and lasting scars occur to the personality of any soldier which may be relived through nightmares or worse still lose of limbs, faculty of speech or mental trauma. In the Three Day Road, this is exhibited when Xavier and Elijah who are best friends from childhood are separated by the cruelty of war with Elijah consumed as collateral damage in ...

Alfred Prufrock, the speaker of Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” and Nick, the protagonist of Hemingway’s “Big Two-Hearted River,” have certain traits in common but there are also difference between them. Both characters have are avoiding certain things; Prufrock avoids propositioning the woman he loves, and Nick avoids confronting memories from the war which still haunt him. Similarly, both characters suffer with anxiety. Prufrock is too anxious to speak frankly to the woman, and Nick suffers from PTSD and this affects him in everyday life. The two characters differ, however, in that Prufrock chooses ...

Abstract

Emory Upton was born in 1839 in New York. He developed the interest in military activities at the age of 14 and was recruited into the cadet academy at the age of 16. His interest was mastered by the extensive exposure that he obtained in the military training and extensive reading on the subject. He assisted the US military in winning a number of wars over the time leading him to leadership roles in the military. He had power over influential military tactics, which he developed with other officials who had equal power and strength. The US military forces ...

Every patriotic citizen looks into ways of helping his/her nation to grow. It can be through service or funding, which will help boost the nation’s social, economic, or political status. Youths have a prime opportunity on serving their country through community outreach programs or enlisting in the army. It is a noble way of boosting one’s self-esteem and status in the society, and the recognition from the government makes it a fruitful experience. Apart from that, the military experience molds them into great leaders in the society, who make progressive changes to the lives of people. However, ...

The history of food preservation begins with the understanding that the spoilage of food

begins from the moment it is harvested and left in open air. The earliest of methods used by man included freezing meat in the winter or drying certain foods under the sun. One of the ways by which man could move from one place to another while carrying an ample supply of food was by preserving it and preventing meats and other food stuff from spoiling. The need to kill and eat foods all at one time was prevented by the idea of food preservation. It is noted that different civilizations used various methods of preservation, mainly those which ...

Poly-Trauma and Nursing Competencies

Health illiteracy in the United States has reduced drastically over the last decade. However, a third of the total population still lacks perfect knowledge in the health sector. From an aesthetic point of view, traumatic patients in the country constitute the large portion of the population of the United States that lacks the knowledge on managing their health. In particular, the United States Army officers suffer major traumatic disorders from the dangerous missions they undertake across the world. The US army Institute of surgical research for joint trauma system provides the clinical procedure that helps the injured soldiers to ...

Human trafficking is defined as the recruitment, transport, transfer and receipt of persons through the use of force or coercion, deception and abuse of power in order to control them and use them in providing services for the benefit of the traffickers at the detriment of the victim. Human trafficking is a deliberate act of deceiving or forcing another person against his or her will to move to from one geographical area to another geographical area to be used for labor or crime in ways that benefits the trafficker. Human trafficking is an international phenomenon. This is because it ...

Introduction

The Ebola virus has existed for centuries. Like all life forms and viruses, it has been changing and adapting since the beginning of time to survive. Despite this the disease did not make itself known until the twentieth century. However, once the virus revealed itself only three major outbreaks have occurred. There were two in 1976 and one which took started in 2014 (CDC, 2015). The latest outbreak has been the longest and worst, effecting numerous countries such as, Mali, Nigeria, Liberia and Senegal in West Africa (CDC, 2015). This paper will look at the scientific aspects of the ...

Most people assume that the capacity to endure hardships and extreme situations is inexhaustible for soldiers. However, while it is in fact hard to break them, some of the experiences these service men get while in combat remain last as dark, disturbing memories. During warfare operations, service men are exposed to life-threatening events where some narrowly escape with their lives. Such experiences may include car accidents, explosions and enemy raids among other events that are characteristically deadly. In result, when exposed to such experiences, service men experience polytrauma among other forms of psychological conditions. Polytrauma refers to the resultant ...

Jaroslav Hasek succeeds in bringing out the hatred for imperialism during the historical times. Most regions in the past were ruled by one particular family whereby the descendants would take over from one another once the leader died or fell chronically ill. With time, people grew tired of the imperial form of leadership and called for democracy whereby they would be permitted to pick their own leaders after a certain period. The author focuses on the imperial government in Austria and the reactions of locals regarding the assassination of His Imperial Highness. This essay examines the primary argument provided ...

Immediately after assuming the presidency, George H. Bush had to deal with the enormous deficit the country was in while simultaneously dealing with the American people who expected him to follow Reagan’s policies. Bush also had to contend with being the leader of a Democratic controlled Congress that fought his decisions at every turn because they believed the best solution would be to raise taxes while the Republicans wanted to cut government spending. Thus when one evaluates George H. Bush’s presidency, it is important to keep in mind that even if he had meant to keep the ...

Introduction

The government, among other duties, protects citizens in the nation and promotes their well-being. In many occasions, the government works together with the private sector groups with the aim of managing emergencies. The private sector plays a major role before and after the incident (Sylves & Clark, 2015). Before the incident, the sector provides protection to the welfare of the employees in the workplace. The private sector is also involved in the decision-making process on how to thwart emergency. The non-governmental organizations play a major role before, during and after the incident. For instance, many NGO’s provide shelter, food ...

After the carnage of 9/11, the international community turned its local and joint efforts to the struggle against terrorism and prevention of terroristic activities. Antiterrorism initiatives have been run by various international organizations, particularly by the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee, and by the United States government, which applies its resources to combat terroristic activities on a domestic scale and in countries overwhelmed by terroristic groups. As Chalk notes, “the coordinated terrorist strikes of 9/11 galvanized a [] response by the United States government to increase the country’s physical and financial security in the face of potential future attacks” (Chalk, ...

In this paper, we will explore the psychological impacts of two human-made disasters. One that happened during the First World War, and the other one is a recent terrorist attack in Paris, in 2015. The Lusitania Disaster was an attack from the German army to a British ship liner coming from New York to Liverpool, UK. The terrorist attack in Paris however was not a war attack, so people were not expecting anything as such. However, it can be argued that we are on a war today, that begun by several attacks of radical Islamic groups against the West. ...

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury is an acquired injury to the brain that results from an external blunt or penetrating force to the head while; intentional hypoxia is the loss of oxygen supply to the brain which leads to a continuum of injury severity. A review of current literature on this topic suggests that comparisons can be readily drawn between traumatic brain injury and hypoxic brain injury in a rehabilitation setting. Even so, diagnosis of hypoxic brain injury and traumatic brain injury is essential in providing guidance on decisions of treatment. Treating intentional hypoxia, however, involves an establishment of the desired ...

Review of Initial Treatment Plan

Eliza suffers from situational anxiety based on the DMS IV criteria for diagnosis (Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-IV. 1994). In this case, Eliza approached for treatment and recovery. She accepted that she suffered from depression, stress, and anxiety due to her sudden change in life, specifically her movement into college and life without her parents. The initial treatment plan focused on determining the reasons for low self-esteem, assessing her relationship with her parents to determine how they may have impacted psychological issues that Eliza suffers at the present day. The initial treatment goal was to prevent ...

Question 1

According to Bickerstaff (2010), a concussion is a brain injury experienced during a traumatic event and which alters normal brain function. Although effects are temporary, early or late symptoms include headaches, memory and attention impairment, loss of balance and coordination, and an overall alteration of an individual’s mental status. This condition is usually associated with blows to the head, although it can also occur if one’s upper body and head are shaken violently. This aspect can be related to Randy’s situation, who was involved in a motor vehicle accident. In regards to treatment, rest is mostly ...

Ladies and gentlemen, in the words of Martin Luther King, “True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.’’ In these wise words, Martin Luther appreciated the value of compassion; but he knew something more needed to be done. Settling veterans are an infallible sign of appreciation for the sacrifices that veterans make for the sake of the country. Today, San Diego is the sixth most populous domicile for homeless veterans. And, according to the State Department of Housing and Urban Development, the number of ...

National Security Council

Colleagues, good morning and welcome to the White House! The fact that you are here today already speaks highly of you all, considering the demanding education requirements, professional skills and personal integrity required to serve in this office. My name is Keith Kellogg, a retired Army Lt. Gen. I was recently appointed as chief of staff and executive secretary of the National Security Council. You may have seen my name in media headlines branding me as the top spy and the right hand of the National Security Adviser to the President (Bender, 2016). The realities are slightly different. As ...

How Iconography and Hieratic Scale give us the Message of the Stele of Naram-Sin

The construction of the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin took place in the Sippar’s Sun God Cult in celebration of King Naram-Sin’s triumph over the people of the Lullubi Mountain. The king was the fourth to rule the Semite Dynasty of the Akkadian Empire (stretching from the Inner Iran to Anatolia, and from the Mediterranean to Arabia). As shown in Figure one below, the Stele of Naram-Sin is a representation of this King’s victory (ARTH, 6). The depiction uses iconography and hieratic scale to give a unique view of what took place during the battle. Figure 1: ...

Abstract

The decision to invade and occupy Veracruz, Mexico in 1914 by the Americans was a serious mistake. This brought about the development of resentment by the Mexicans of America, as it came on the heels of the loss of Mexican territory to the United States. President Wilson’s decision was clearly an example of the meddling that was to be typical of the United States in order to promote its hegemony around the world. That the United States would go as far as making decisions on who would become the leader of states such as Mexico and other neighboring ...

The thought of my childhood imbues my heart with joy. A recollection of the time in the rural home when we visited my grandparents offers a glimpse of the adorable village life that many people have not discovered. Many times I wishfully feel like going back to the times and rejuvenating the friendship I had with my peers back then. However, my grandparents are no more while the rural childhood friends are all in the cities looking for their daily bread. My grandparents’ home was situated along the road and just less than one kilometer from the rural shopping ...

My story is based on the life of my 65-year-old neighbor. For two decades we have lived together in the neighborhood. His charming voice and endless jokes kept me close to him. Being a former marine, he would share the different stories of the missions he attended during his at service. After his retirement in the early 1990s, he relocated to Arizona from California. The only strange thing in his life was the loneliness he was comfortable living alone. I assumed this is because of the side effects he encountered as a soldier, therefore, keeping his life personal and ...

Introduction

Abuse of alcohol and prescription drugs is a nettlesome problem, as its incidence has risen since the beginning of the century. Long-term regular alcohol abuse sooner or later leads to alcohol dependence, mental shock, nervous system and internal organs diseases. Despite the commonly held belief, active-duty personnel in the military are not quite as tough as to be completely immune to the substance abuse problems that blight civilian populations. However, the exact number of the alcohol abusers is very difficult to determine because people tend not to share this information. Thus, the numbers among civilians are very rough as ...

Responses

Question 1 Response: Institutionalized racism was at its height prior to the Great War - otherwise known as World War I - where both Blacks and women were not given full rights as American citizens. Of course, all that changed when both Black men and American women, from rich and middle class families, decided to put their country first. As for myself, I spent my years in the war with the 93rd Infantry Division, the Blue Helmets, but more specifically, the 369th Infantry Regiment that was also known as the Harlem Hellfighters. If it isn’t obvious from the ...

One of the developing African countries challenged with severe health problems and requiring special attention from international organizations is Angola which has been marked by increasingly high levels of malaria incidence. Malaria is considered the main health problem haunting Angola (Schwartz et al., 2001) and this tendency has been persistent for years. The number of deaths caused by the disease has been varying but extremely high – around 21,000 cases in 2012 (UNDP, n/a). Moreover, the disease affected non-Angolan residents during the civil war in the country lasting until the early 2000s: the troops of the UN peacekeeping mission ...

Military service is dangerous, demanding, and difficult. Transitioning from the military to civilian life can also be extremely challenging for many women and men who have served in the military. Military families are always forced to deal with numerous issues and challenges associated with the service members that return home from deployment (Becker, 2016). Some of them include financial challenges, limited access to caregiver resources, inadequate employment opportunities to fit the military lifestyle, and lack of family support groups. This paper examines some of the challenges that a military family may experience when a service member returns from deployment. ...

The Unionists are considered victorious during the American Civil War and there are several factors which enabled them to win the war in 1865. One of these factors is the Unionists’ campaigns in the Eastern and Western Theaters of the war. In the Eastern Theater, Unionists’ campaigns were launched in Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. At first, the Unionists struggle due to the leadership of General Lee of the Confederate Army. However, they controlled major food supply in their campaigns in the West Virginia. In the Western Theater, the Unionists campaigns were launched in North and South Carolina, Tennessee, ...

On November 5, 2009, the son of Palestinian immigrants, Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan randomly fired into a crowd at a processing center at Fort Hood, the largest active-duty military post in the country (Army Major kills, n.d.). One would be hard pressed to find a larger military stage to conduct such blatant murder. Despite the Major shouting ‘God is great’ in Arabic, “Allahu Akbar”, just before he opened fire on soldiers who were either returning from deployment, or getting ready to be deployed, there was a denial by the government to officially label the shooting as an act ...

Introduction

Milton Friedman was a renowned economist and a reputable advisor of the United President Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher who was a Conservative British Prime Minister. Friedman developed an influential and controversial manifesto on the role of the government in a free society on his work titled Capitalism and Freedom. His fundamental objective was to promote the laissez-faire economic policy by often disapproving the interventionist policies held by the government and their cost in economic efficiency and personal freedom within and outside the United States. It is with this light that Friedman provide his view on the significance of ...

Introduction

Sickle Cell Anemia or Sickle Cell Disease is an inherited blood ailment. Those suffering from Sickle Cell Disease have abnormal S/ sickle hemoglobin in the red blood cells. Hemoglobin is the protein in the blood that aids in carrying oxygen throughout the body. The ailment takes its appellation from the shape of the red blood cells of a person affected by Sickle Cell Disease, which have the shape of a sickle. They are stiff and adhesive rather than a disk like normal cells. The misshapen cells tend to get trapped in the small blood vessels hindering the movement of ...

Question 1

The video illustrates transition as a type of challenge indicating that in the transition stage, the concept of ethos is codified into creed meaning that military officers may face a major challenge in trying to comprehend what to expect in a new environment. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (2016) argues that although transition helps in creating a higher level of possibility in ensuring that military officers engage in environmental changes, it may also lead to a situation where some of these officers are unwilling to accept the impending changes. In terms of personal knowing, I understand that some of ...

Whether in an acute care hospital setting or on an outpatient basis, quality improvement initiatives are significant drivers in the total quality management of the nursing field. Without quality improvement initiatives, the science and art of nursing would lag far behind the rest of healthcare delivery and access, and would stagnate the entire system. Thus, quality improvement initiatives in outpatient care have been a focus during the last several years, improving overall patient experience. The Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System is one of the nursing hubs that is leading the way in quality initiatives. Its information technology system ...

Introduction

The transgender policy was created through a comprehensive and inclusive process involving the leadership of all armed services, members of transgender services, medical experts, advocacy groups, and the Rand Corporation (Defense.gov, 2017). It was to serve members openly so that they may no longer be discharged, and isolated from the military because of being transgender people. Moreover, the policies were to be implemented in stages by addressing the needs of the present service members, commanders as well as the whole force, and ultimately, the forces were to recruit based on transgender.

PART A

The paper is to address the experiences of ...

In perhaps the most bizarre outcome of the Second World War, the removal of the German-led Axis Powers as a common enemy paved the way for the emergence of the capitalist and the communist ideologies that created the Western and Eastern bloc respectively. The unity witnessed between the Soviet Union and the United States as part of the Allied Powers ended with World War II as the former claimed a lead in advocating communism while the latter supported capitalism in the name of democracy (Foner, 2014, p.709). The different stands plunged the two nations and their allies into the ...

Introduction

Mission command analysis can be defined in the light of its application and perception in philosophy, in war fighting function, and as a system. In the lens of philosophy, mission command can be viewed as the directive and authority employed by the commander to transmit his influence and demands to the other fighters and ensures uniform and unity of purpose in the hands of adversaries. In the light of the war functions, mission command can be viewed as the systems, people, and other resources that are employed by the commanders for the common purpose of the war. On the ...

Introduction

The purpose of this paper is to show how the western media reported the Sino Japanese war and how China and Japan were portrayed. Several news reports portray the Chinese as being aggressive and violent individuals thus presenting the perception of the Chinese as being less victimized in the war. In contrast, the western media portrays the Japanese as being a rational and courteous group of people while their negative roles and atrocities in both world war II and Sino Japanese war have been overlooked. This paper will further identify the underlying reasons for ideological inclinations of wartime reporting. ...

Introduction

Conscription means compulsory enrolment in the armed forces and has a history of centuries in several parts of the world. Mass conscription has played a major role in helping major powers display their strength on the armed front and overcome their enemies. Historically, conscription has been used a means to ensure the country has enough numbers to counter threats and defeat their borders. Even though conscription has been part of the national policy for several kingdoms of the past, the United States did draft before the start of the Civil War. As the South seceded, the Confederate states called ...

Context of human services

CONTEXT OF HUMAN SERVICES Introduction The human service is a field that deals with ways of preventing and solving the problems that affect the human needs to improve the essence of life. Over the recent years, the employment sector has incorporated the human service professionals by providing job markets for them. The field is important since it gives an opportunity for social change (Chenoweth and McAuliffe, 2005, p. 67). Additionally, it acts as a means of maintaining public order and control in the community. Therefore, the paper is based on a personal reflection on the perception of human services. ...

Literature Review: Politics and Democracy

Politics in the society always faces numerous cases of controversies that occur from time to time. Cases of corruption and misappropriation of funds are most common in public facilities. According to Priest & Hull (2007), the corruption case at the Walter Reed medical center has seen misappropriation of funds meant to ensure that injured soldiers receive quality care from the medical personnel. The corruption case, which was revealed in 2007 by the Washington Post newspaper, occurred at an army’s top medical facility where the wounded soldiers sought treatment. According to the article by Washington Post’s staff writers, the ...

Part One:

Is it justifiable to kill another person within the context of military action under a given set of conditions? Introduction This paper will look at the issue whether it is ethical for one human to take the life of another especially in a military setting. Just like any other organization, the military is bound by societal rules and ethics that control its operations. In the society, killing is always frowned upon and therefore, the military should have a valid reason in which there is the justification of taking away the life of another individual. It can be seen that ...

INTRODUCTION

The film “Braveheart” takes place in the 13th century and tells the tale of William Wallace a humble Scotts-man who falls in love with a young woman whom he makes his wife. However, Scotland was still under the thumb of English rule. This rule essentially allowed British soldiers to do as they please, including accost, abuse and rape the common-folk. This is the sad fate of William Wallace’s new bride. She is essentially executed for fighting against an English officer who attempted to rape her. Enraged, her death would send Wallace on the mission of saving Scotland and ...