up to World War II gave rise to three of the modern world’s fiercest dictators. Adolf Hitler‚ Benito Mussolini‚ and Hideki Tojo have gone down in history for all the wrong reasons‚ and they will forever be remembered for the dark stain they have left on history. Adolf Hitler‚ possibly the most infamous of dictators‚ is one of the most known figures in history. Before Hitler came to power‚ Germany was in the midst of an economic depression‚ still trying to find money to pay its war reparations after
Premium Adolf Hitler Nazi Germany World War II
Detective Malloy and his partner Detective Reed just completed a drug bust involving a large amount of stolen cash. Earlier in the day Detective Reed was discussing how is daughter had stage 2 cancer and that he was struggling financially to pay the hospital bills. This private hospital will only keep her as a patient if the bills are paid‚ otherwise she will be sent to a public hospital with a lower chance of success. As both Detective Malloy and Detective Reed are counting the money Detective Malloy
Premium Ethics English-language films Lawyer
Adela Peeva’s award winning documentary‚ “Whose is this song” tells the narrative of a simple melody that has ambiguous origins. Peeva’s investigation of the song’s roots takes her on a journey to Greece‚ Albania‚ Bosnia‚ Serbia‚ Macedonia and Bulgaria. Through her odyssey‚ it becomes evident how a seemingly “simple” song can highlight the factors that unites and divides the Balkan region. Due to the uncertainty of who claims the song‚ it presents a challenging topic to unpack because there are many
Premium Documentary film Narrative A Story
The film “In Whose Honor” follows the activism of Charlene Teters‚ a brave Native American woman who fought for the respect of her culture. Teters made the move from Santa Fe‚ New Mexico to the University of Illinois after being recruited by their art department to add diversity (Rosenstein‚ 1997). Upon arrival‚ she was told to be quiet‚ get her degree‚ and attempt to ignore the mockery of her culture and spirituality (Rosenstein‚ 1997). Teters‚ raised in a traditional Native American community‚
Premium Women's suffrage Women's rights Woman
Warren Reed‚ the head of a household of 9 including himself‚ provided shelter for his wife‚ 2 sons‚ 3 nephews and 2 nieces in 1940 Temple‚ Texas. Warren was 57 years old at the time of the census while his wife‚ Louise was 5 years younger at 52 years old. The household had plenty of sources of income. Warren worked as a janitor at Dunbar High School while Louise worked as a housemaid in a private home. Their two single sons‚ Benny‚ 27‚ and Jo‚ 24‚ both provided yardwork for a private home. Also‚
Premium
Whose fault is the fall of Camelot? How long has civilized man been on earth? As long as the earth has turned. People might argue that it is Mordred’s fault for going against King Arthur. If King Arthur had not had an affair with Morgause‚ Mordred should not have been born and caused problems for King Arthur. He knows Lancelot and Guinevere love each other but he ignores the situation. It is when Mordred comes in and tries to go against him because he knows Lancelot and Guinevere are the people
Premium King Arthur Mordred Gawain
Star Wars One of the most important functions of film music is to create a mood or atmosphere so as to create an aural frame of reference for viewing visual images. As movies and television plays a major role in today’s society‚ film composers have become fascinated in creating meaningful musical film score by experimenting different elements of music in order to enrich‚ enhance‚ develop and dramatise movie action. One of the most popular and successful American orchestral composers of the
Premium Film Music Art
“Whose nature?”. Cronon begins by remarking how people disagree about nature and how the main message in his book is that this argument is inevitable. He says‚ “Nature becomes our dogma; the wall we build around our own vision to protect it from competing views. And like all dogma‚ it is the death of dialogue and self-criticism. This is the seductive power. This is the trap it has set for us.” In his view‚ nature will always be a contested terrain and it’s meaning will always be the basis for all
Premium Human nature Natural environment Universe
intensification of the Cold War‚ the United States of America placed strict policies on any allies of the Soviet Union. America pledged an alliance with the democratic South Vietnamese‚ and declared war on the communist allies of the Soviet Union‚ the North Vietnamese. Led by the communist leader‚ Ho Chi Minh and his party‚ the Vietnam War began with the global superpowers America and the Soviets pitted against each other once the North Vietnamese had invaded the South . My grandfather‚ John Whitney‚ fought
Premium Cold War United States World War II
The ideological and military coalition that began shortly after the end of World War II consisted of Western power against Eastern power. Due to different political opinions‚ the US and the USSR created a tension that would lead to doctrines‚ regulation‚ blockades‚ secrecy and more amongst themselves. Following the termination of the Cold War‚ historians‚ politicians and the public contradict one another regarding who had the most responsibility for the causation for such period of time. Some would
Premium World War II Cold War Soviet Union