Is This Any Way to Treat Those Who Fought for Their Country? ; British Legion Survey Shows How Millions of War Veterans Are Living in PovertyThe British Legion has marked Armistice Day by producing the first comprehensive survey of the country's 10.5 million military veterans and their ...
VETERANSMERCENARY troopsCOLONIESSOCIAL classesIMPERIALISMCOOPERATIONSOCIAL conditions of childrenThe largest "multinational" employers (avant la letter) were European India companies and colonial armies. Between the seventeenth and twentieth centuries, they recruited millions of mercenarie...
For many years doctors have received bonuses for subjecting their patients to drugs that are known to be dangerous. Insurance companies are paying doctors to fully vaccinate young children; the Blue Cross Blue Shield doctor incentives booklet reveals its incentive payment program for doctors: every p...
The Vietnam studies ran counter to many of our cultural beliefs about bad habits because it challenged the conventional association of unhealthy behavior as a moral weakness. If you’re overweight, a smoker, or an addict, you’ve been told your entire life that it is because you lack self-...
Bob Dylan's early folk albums are jam-packed with so many great protest songs that it's hard to choose just one. That said, the apocalyptic tone of "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" gives it an element of perennial prescience in today's fragile landscape. Rumors persist (thanks in part ...
Billy Idol is a true rock 'n' roll survivor who has persevered through cultural shifts and personal struggles. While some may think of Idol solely for "Rebel Yell" and "White Wedding," the singer's musical influences span genres and many of his tunes are less...
Peace Education in a Culture of War Throughout my lifetime, the US government has been in a permanent state of war. Over a hundred overt military campaigns of varying degrees have been undertaken in the name of peace; and who knows how many covert operations have been laun... A Darder ...
Why do we have so many people that are not concerned about the veterans welfare. Goverment workers should be treated same as the veterans, after 30 years of service you are out, they should be made to retire. They become non-productive and on top of that, they become the problem. That...
Whether these memories are mostly fond or rather snide, it can certainly be said that this phone was a symbol and part of the reason why so many people carry cell phones today.1. What feature does the name “brick phone” reflect? A.Its function. B.Its appearance. C.Its technology. D...
Like the city it serves, MRT is famous for being spotlessly clean and efficient. To keep it that way, smoking, drinking and eating are banned at stations and on trains – and that includes the famously stinky durian fruit, a favourite of many locals!