Personal Narrative Essay: The Cold War

When the world famous liberal thinker Francis Fukuyama in his masterpiece declared that we were witnessing the end of the history, he was greeting the new political structure and also the new international environment, which is peaceful[1]. However, developments that occurred after the collapse of the Soviet Union showed us that the dissolution of the Soviets was unexpected. The international society was not ready for peace and Fukuyama’s optimistic assumptions were far from becoming real. Moreover, the international society currently started to realise that the tension and the potential of mass destructive war during the Cold War era had provided a

The first act of destruction on the island follows the idea of the diseases and fallen human nature, is the pushing of the boulder. After three of the boys have noticed the boulder, they decide to ‘accept the challenge’, which they succeed in doing so. The fact that they didn’t need to remove the boulder from the mountain portrays the fact that the smallest things that the boys notice in their way have to be somehow destroyed. This displays the temptation in which the island is leading them to, as if they are obsessed by the thought of destruction in these early stages. The pushing of the rock symbolises the naturally destructive instincts that loses the innocence inside the children who are immediate to disturb the harmony of the island, following Golding’s theories. The islands reaction to the rock is through the forest shaking ‘with the passage of an enraged monster’. Golding uses the word ‘monster’ to describe this, to imply that the boys have let out a metaphorical beast onto the island which portrays the evil inside of the boys beginning to become exposed and their evil nature beginning. Furthermore, this portrays the battle between the diseased mankind and the natural world starting to corrupt the island.

The rocks symbolized that there was a piece of the mountains with them and that every time they stepped out the door they could feel and see the freedom that they would get if they endured. “They also represented inevitable forces.” This being that no matter how much they disliked what had happened to them there was nothing that could change it. The rocks where going to stay where they were put for as long as they are told to do so. Even if they wanted to be a part of the mountain they were told that they

Democratic localism was also enforced to keep the government at bay, allowing people to make their own economic decisions. Capitalism was renewed due to growth. Americans were enjoying various freedoms in politics, religion and travel. Nixon stated in one of his speeches that the United States had “come closest to the idea of prosperity for all in a classless society (166).”

Offner, Arnold, "Provincialism and Confrontation: Truman’s Responsibility" in Major Problems in American Foreign Relations, Volume II.

In 1947, the Cold War had started, named after how both of the disputing sides did not fight but only threatened each other with new technologies. The U.S and Soviet Union disagreements on political systems and also questioned war reparation, show how they cause the Cold War with their mistrust and technological issues.

1.     How NSC-68 influenced America’s response to Communist North Korea’s invasion of South Korea in June 1950 and to Communist expansion in Southeast Asia in the 1960s. The NSC-68 called for military assistance programs that would meet the requirements of our allies. Since South Korea was an ally, we assisted them in repelling the invasion of another communist nation. This help for South Korea meant that a communist nation would be weakened and therefore possibly cripple a potential ally for the Soviet Union. Also, South Korea would then respond to a call for aid if the Soviet Union ever attacked

In 1961 President John F Kennedy put together a doctrine, which altered from President Eisenhower’s one. It was to “Respond flexibly to communist expansion, especially guerrilla warfare.” (Roskin & Berry, 2010, p. 58) It was a time when the Cold War was at its height and nuclear weapons a mass threat and source of power. This doctrine was aimed at using alternative means before opening into combat. This, in light of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, it succeeded in doing.

The quotation articulates that Reef is correlating the stone to a barrier that can surround his loved ones, allegedly his grandma that passed away and created a hole in Reef’s heart. The stone is also presented intolerable actions such as him throwing the stone over the overpass. “ Horns below him on Birmingham brought him back to the overpass, and he looked down at the traffic through tear filled eyes. He gripped the rock, seeking its strength, and chose a target.” (Aker, pg.35).

I came to and looked around at the eerily familiar landscape, but something was missing. The house. It was gone. I slowly walked towards the plantation that I had visited so many times before, and as I grew closer and closer, I saw something peculiar. What was a rock doing in the middle of an empty field? The field was empty except for a single tree, which

After world war one peace looked inevitable. Everyone was wrong about this because a few years later world war two erupted. This great war was supposed to be the war to end all wars. In this war it was crystal clear who was the good side and who was the bad side. Almost everyone figured that if the bad side was defeated then peace couldn’t possibly escape us again. We defeated the evil Axis powers, but of course another serpent would rear its ugly head from behind the curtains. This period of a “cold war” after world war two has become one of the most complex and studied eras since America’s birth. This state of paradoxes, paranoia, and public disorientation has only ended a few years ago, but its

The Cold War was a response to the perceived threat by the United States that Communism would interfere with national security and economic stakes in the world. It was a perceived threat by communist countries that the United States would take to the world. During the Cold War, the United States, Russia, and other countries made efforts to avoid another world war, while warring in proxy in other lands. The devastation caused by the hydrogen bombs exploded in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the next technological advancements became only deterrents to the public. Governments had their own agenda which would result in worsening the strain between nations. The United States hid behind a curtain of nationalism resulting in increased

Jerry describes these rocks as “sharp and pained his back” (Lessing 372-373). The sharpness and pain associated with the rocks could be related to Jerry’s initial goal to fit in with the cool, big boys, and in the process, had to alter himself. He didn’t feel himself which could be related to pain. Additionally, being molded to fit someone else’s standards can be a painful process. As he continues swimming through the tunnel, he “was being continually pressed against the sharp roof” (Lessing, 383-384). Being continually pressed is representative of society’s relentlessness and stubbornness. To escape this pressure takes a strong individual, and after one is comfortable with themselves, they can accomplish great things. Jerry was able to grow into his own self and use self motivation to accomplish a great task, going through the tunnel. Lessing uses the negative connotation around the sharpness of the rocks to convey her message that conformity is harmful and painful, an atrocious thing to go

This differs from Aron Ralston's emotional speech, Aron implies that he was unfortunate in getting stuck in his situation. Aron says that the chalk stone was moved in between the canyon from a flood and he thought the rock was secure when he went to stand on it, to his misfortune it slipped and crushed his arm, Aron says there was nothing he could do about. In this way Danny Boyle in the film 127 Hours depicts Ralston as careless and reckless, whereas Aron Ralston suggest he was unfortunate when faced with his

The very problem with this is, that it's content. It's fine with being where it's at because the challenge of moving that rock is heavy and near