Soviet Collapse As the Cold War began fading into history, the Soviet Union also began to come apart at the seams. One by one, Eastern European nations long under the yoke of Moscow began to wiggle free. First to go of course, were all the members of the Warsaw Pact military alliance. The Baltic states […]
A Terrible Memory burned into the bodies of hundreds of thousands “Hundreds of people who were trying to escape to the hills passed our house. The sight of them was almost unbearable. Their faces and hands were burnt and swollen; and great sheets of skin had peeled away from their tissues to hang down like […]
Keeping the true “you” locked away within yourself is something no one should have to do! If you’re still in the closet, but thinking about how you might throw off the illusion of being something your not, there are as many ways to do it as there are colors in the rainbow! Here are twenty […]
Introduction Chickens are big business. There are far more of them in the world than any other bird – approximately 26 billion in 2008 (don’t ask me who counted them, I certainly didn’t….) They are a large and important source of protein in human diets across the world, both for the meat and for the […]
American Solution To Using The Death Penalty/Capital Punishment It is my pleasure to have you reading my article. As you can see, the Death Penalty or Capital Punishment sentences are continually attacked by multiple advocate groups. The main purpose behind writing about the Death Penalty or Capital Punishment sentence has arisen out of what is […]
This hub examines the political and economic outlook of Indonesia for 2011-2014. Before one travels to or decides to do business in a foreign country like Indonesia, it is wise to learn a little about that country in terms of its cultural background, and its political and economic outlook in the near term. Through the […]
Baby Fae should not have been given the heart of a baboon. Lucy Shelton of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals accused doctors who transplanted the heart of a primate into the dying newborn of “medical sensationalism at the expense of Baby Fae, her family and the baboon” (1). A Minnesota surgeon John […]
Why Capitalism is Good Capitalism and socialism: the two structures that have divided the world on the future of society. Melodramatic? Maybe. But even though this title sounds like an intro to a lackluster History channel special, I believe it’s accurate. These systems present two very different futures for our world, and both have strong […]
I was struck by a graphic that was posted on Facebook the other day, which was clearly a response to the well-intentioned people who point out spelling errors in the posts of others on social media outlets. The derisive term “Grammar Nazi” is now flung about with impunity (never mind that they confuse grammar with […]
Persuasion is used in everyday life. From mundane conversations to news and entertainment, to advertising, persuasion is all around us. The purpose of persuasion in advertising is to influence the viewer ’s opinion, change the viewer ’s attitude or behaviors, and affect the viewer ’s decision making. There are many different appeals and techniques that […]
A series of hubs chronicling a serial killer from each of the fifty states. David Meirhofer March 19, 1967 was cold. Goddamn it ’s cold, he thought. Between the temperature holding at a stubborn 30 degrees and the broken heater in his car, the 18 year old was pissed. Another crap day in this tinshit […]
GRAM PANCHAYAT GRAM PANCHAYAT(village council) is a Village based Self Government in India.The word Panchayat comes from Sanskrit panch meaning five. This is because such councils originally are consisted of five members .Gram Panchayat is the Grass root level statutory institution of Rural Self Government.State Government establishes a Panchayet in the name of a particular […]