United Nations In 1945, the United Nations (UN), an international organization of countries, was founded. The UN did many things to help maintain world peace after WWII. It helped to develop good relations between countries and helped to solve global problems. The UN has proved to be a succes...
The rights of Afghan women before and after the Taliban Prior to the attacks on New York, and Washington D.C. on September 11, 2001, few Americans were aware or concerned about the unbelievable human rights violations taking place in Afghanistan. These injustices are aimed most severely at Afgha...
Topic: Overpopulation II. History With over 6 billion people on earth, we must acknowledge and respect the problem of overpopulation. Moreover, we must recognize the consequences both from an environmental standpoint and through the loss of human life. It is a problem that is not as clear as w...
Reduce or Increase the Federal Budget for Defense? After the Cold War there have been many concerns that the Federal Budget should be increased and many others believe it should be decreased. The thoughts that I come up with are neither. With the Cold War over and Russia going through the fi...
The United States" Role in Maintaining International Peace Is the United States supposed to be the mediator of international peace today? This question has been under dispute throughout the history of the United States. The world, in the shape it is currently in, needs a sort of "super-power" to...
Campaign Analysis - Arms Trade Human Rights violations can be found in many different forms, but the most obvious, to experts, activists, and common people is in the form of force. Genocide, ethnic cleansing, brutal civil wars and other armed conflicts are just a few examples of how the use...
Does development means progress? There is no set agreed definition for development'. Indeed, the term development only came into English language in the 18th century. Its root meaning was of unfolding and later extended to the growth': as countries experience increased growth their productive capacity expands and they become develop'. "Development is about expanding the choices people have to lead lives that they value- (Human Development Report 2001). ...
Poverty The Young girl thought to herself as she sat under the Cypress tree in the blazing sun watching the heat waves shimmer above the blinding brightness of the hot sand, "I wish I had food in my stomach. My back aches and my body feels weak and enervated. In the last week, I have eaten on...
