Albania

Kosovo is located in the Balkan region of South-east Europe and has been point of contention throughout history. Neighboring Serbia has longed alleged that “Kosovo is Serbia”, while Kosovo Albanians (Kosovars) strongly disagree with this perception. The intent of this research paper is to identify the causes of strong ethnic tensions and oppression in the region. Furthermore, to identify the operational variables that have affected unit operations during the NATO lead air and missile campaign…

Abuse is something everyone fears, and happens to many people. It has plagued humanity for centuries, and might not let up any time soon. People need to become more aware of it and learn the signs to see and possibly stop it. One of the most common and known types of abuse is physical abuse. It is what we see on TV, what we have read about in books, or have even seen in real life. We Are Called to Rise deals with physical abuse. It comes up in at least two character’s stories; Bashkim and Nate.…

ABSTRACT Petro Marko is an outstanding personality of modern Albanian literature, a writer of European and global scale. He is a remarkable poetry and prose writer, publicist and translator as well as a warrior in the International Brigades of the Spainish Civil War. One of his most popular works is the children’s novel “The Pirates’ Cave”. The work recounts imaginary events, which the author connects with some aspects of reality and with his hometown events. In the center of the plot, there are…

On December 29, 1940, the thirty-second President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, delivered a speech via radio entitled "The Great Arsenal of Democracy." The announcement was made a year before the Attack on Pearl Harbor, at a time when Germany had occupied much of Europe and threatened Britain. This speech 's purpose was to promise of the United States ' indirect support of the countries fighting for democracy and freedom in the Second World War, like Britain, against the Nazis…

The beginning of the Cold War created a new era of division, power, and communist ideals. During this fight for control, one of the biggest construction endeavors in history took place, known as the Berlin Wall. This blockade was built by the Soviet Union and East Berlin soldiers in order to cease the flow of emigrants into the West. The formulation of the Berlin Wall led to a separation of the people, a fight for freedom in government, a struggle for survival, and a political battle between…

Millions of Lives Lost During the Holocaust Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor and the author of Night once said, “For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.” ADD BRIDGE! The Holocaust is an awful genocide because of Adolf Hitler’s decisions, the concentration camps, all of the deaths that occurred, and the massive decrease of the Jewish population. Adolf Hitler’s Childhood Almost any tragedy that occurs today is compared to the Holocaust and what happened to the Jews. Adolf Hitler was…

planned and executed campaign, it would have been impossible to detect when underway (Hansen, 2000). Due to the fact that the campaign was so well thought out, the public followed and believed what they were presented. Within the film, they used Albania as the…

In 1945, the United States and Soviet Union were allies, jointly triumphant in World War II, which ended with total victory for Soviet and American forces over Adolf Hitler 's Nazi empire in Europe. Within just a few years, however, wartime allies became mortal enemies, locked in a global struggle—military, political, economic, ideological—to prevail in a new “Cold War”. The Cold War was primarily caused by different political ambitions and the historical perspectives of the two superpowers: the…

It was a cold day in Whitley, Indiana, my birthplace. It was February 21, 1998. A woman by the name of Rhonda Sebert had just gone into the hospital ready to give birth to her second child. Several minutes after noon is when the baby finally arrived. The babies name: Justin Sebert. The parents of this legendary child were Mark Sebert and, of course, Rhonda Sebert. At that time, Justin Was just a little tyke. Arriving into this world at a mere 19 inches and 7.3 pounds. Not too long after…

Al Qaeda During the 1980’s Osama Bin Laden had built a terrorist organization called “Al Qaeda”. According to the writers of PBS Socal FRONTLINE, “Al Qaeda was created to over power governments in the Middle East, and elsewhere in the Muslim world, which do not strictly enforce a religiously-sanctioned political and social order, but that wasn’t the only thing they wanted.(9/11 Memorial)”. Osama started this group in Afghanistan camps by becoming stable in his financial system, supports, and…