Although Richard Nixon first declared a “war on drugs” in 1971‚ the war escalated during the Reagan presidency and shifted its focus from treatment toward incarceration and law enforcement. As George Moss and Evan Thomas explain‚ Reagan came to Washington “committed to waging a war on drugs and bringing the international drug trade under control” in 1981. Thanks to the rise of the Medellin Cartel in Colombia and other cartels in Latin America during the 1980s‚ illegal drug trade networks flourished
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Review of Civil War Experiences I am reviewing Civil War Experiences by Henry C. Meyer. This book is 111 pages and to be honest‚ it is very bland. This is understandable though‚ considering that it was written by a solider. It is interesting to see everything that happened to him but the writing was still very boring. Even though the way he wrote wasn’t interesting‚ some of the things that happened really changed my mind on war. As citizens‚ war it glorified to make us support its cause. We are
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In “The Moral Equivalent of War‚” William James explores the reasons behind the existence of war. A self-identifying pacifist‚ he proposes an alternative solution: “[an enlistment] against Nature‚” (1291)‚ which retains the virtues of a war but prevents its pains and sufferings. James also compares the differing perspectives of utopias: militarism and pacifism while identifying flaws in each of them. Militarism perceives war as a preservation technique for ideals‚ patriotism‚ courage‚ and other merit
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Commentarii de Bello Gallico (Commentaries on the Gallic Wars). This primary source is a series of eight books‚ looking at firsthand account of the Gallic Wars‚ written in a first and third-person narrative. The eighth of these books was written after Caesar’s death by Aulus Hirtius. The search for this primary source was short and sweet due to it being one of the first things to pop up when I Googled “Primary source of the Roman Gallic Wars”. B) In the first book‚ Caesar talks about a conflict
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The first sentence of The Wednesday Wars begins with Holling and his thoughts and assumptions of his teacher‚ Mrs.Baker. Written by Gary D. Schmit‚ this historical fiction novel is set in 1967 during the Vietnam war. Meanwhile‚ Holling starts to learn that life isn’t as simple as it seems during his entire seventh-grade year. After reading Shakespeare and experiencing life for himself‚ he understands that discrimination‚ war‚ and controlling one’s destiny is crucial in life. The story revolves around
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Pink Wars is a company that has a tool set that is designed especially for females to feel comfortable when repairing things people would normally think only men could fix. We are acknowledging that there are women out here working extremely hard to get things done. We want to empower women and state that men are not the only ones who can get the job done with our Pink Wars tool set and accessories. Our company also supports military spouses that have to take on household duties while their spouse
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The War on the Pacific Front The war on the pacific started on December 7th 1941 when the Japanese military attacked pearl harbor the reason on why they attacked pearl harbor was the American government put an oil embargo which it dropped Japan’s oil supply and import by 80%. The process of this made the Japanese look south for supplies‚ the attack at the base was to weaken the American navy and destroy their oil supply for their ship’s. The reason why America put up the embargo was to make Japan’s
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There is a chapter in Do you speak American by Robert MacNeil and William Cran that stands out to me and that chapter is “The Language Wars”. Doubleday Publishing published “The Language Wars” in Westminster‚ MD. Within this specific chapter of Do you speak American the main point that MacNeil and Cran make that stands out to me is that impact that technology is having on all languages. Language is how a person is first judged before anything else because in every situation a person’s language matters
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Charlie Wilson’s War is a movie which is based on a true story. This film portrays this story with a comedic and a fun appeal. Film director Mike Nichols‚ and film writer‚ Aaron Sorkin creates a film which together which focuses on making politics and war easier to understand and an entertaining experience. This movie tells a story about how a Congressman‚ a sassy socialite‚ and a C.I.A. agent team together to raise the money and support to semi-secretly affect a part of the world. The story begins
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Kids Charly‚ Jordy‚ and Mireille suffer in the Central African Republic every day due to child labor and war. There is sexual abuse‚ the use of weapons‚ and gaining power as child soldiers. All of these horrible topics are discussed in the article‚ “In a War‚ Without a Childhood.” In the article‚ “I’m Ahmed” a man lives in Iraq attempting to play music without being harmed. Later‚ he left and went to the U.S. to gain freedom and walk around without the fear of being attacked. Although the stories
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