Revolution Controversy

A quote by Valdimir Lenin states, “No revolution is worth anything unless it can defend itself.” We see this all the time in our world’s history, and in current situations across the globe. Groups of people whether they be leaders, dictators, soldiers, rulers, or even civilians are constantly trying to defend themselves in their acts of war. Many are taking actions to ensure that their reason is heard, because without it, the only thing they are doing is fighting for nothing. However, contrary to

It was like any other day for me, just on the couch watching netflix on my TV. I was probably around the age of twelve at the time when my mom gave a heart wrenching phone call. She was crying over the phone and what she told me was that my grandma had become ill. I started to hesitate because I knew where she was going with this. She wanted to be with my grandma and to do that we’d have to fly over to Vietnam. The reason to my hesitation is because if we were to go to Vietnam then I’d have to

Any social revolution by definition changes the structure of a society by removing power from one entity and bringing power to another entity. Typically social revolutions are when a dominant power is overthrown by the people who it dominates over. One part of society must be sacrificed for what is believed as the general good of the society. There most common reason for revolution in Latin America is industrial and economic power in the country. How each country handles the change in industrial

Video games, since their creation have been a great source of controversy in regards to their effects on mental health and influence on violent crimes. Games have been created over thousands of years ago and have excited generations. Virtual games on the other hand have not existed for over a hundred years, but have made major media controversy over the intense gore in many uncensored video games. One huge standout is the classic known bloody graphic fighting game Mortal Kombat that made the “ESRB”

There is much controversy about violent video games being a cause of violent crimes. Violent video games are not directly responsible for increasing the quantity of violent crimes performed by youth. How children are raised around technology, reports on how Violent video games are taking off while crime rate is plummeting, and the flaws in the reports that claim violent video games increase the violence of the youth prove that violent video games are not a factor for the cause of violent crimes.

years, becoming a worldwide phenomenon. Some games today, like World of Warcraft and League of Legends can have more people playing those games at the same time than certain countries have in their entire populations. Yet, with this revolution came many controversies, such as the inclusion of violence in games and how

Juvenile Crime and the Media The controversy over how violent video games may affect behaviors in juveniles is an unintended link between video games and violent behavior, which is unproven. Sales of video games have increased dramatically in the last decade, while juvenile violent crimes have declined. In the past, the disputed forms of media included dime novels, comic books, music, film, television and video games, but video games have the ability to entertain and educate. The basic type of

In the 2004 presidential election, one of the most controversial issues facing voters was the battle over embryonic stem cell research. In the weeks leading up to the election, polls were indicating that 47 percent of Bush supporters agreed that the destruction of embryo cells is unethical; however, 53 percent of Bush voters supported stem cell research. The overwhelming majority of Kerry backers also supported stem cell research, indicating that the majority of American voters support stem cell

Eyes by Jill Lepore is account of the American Revolution and the ways that the revolution has resurfaced throughout the years. Within each of the book’s five chapters, Lepore focuses on Boston but in different time periods. Specifically moving from 2009 and 2010 where she focuses on the New Tea Party during the election of Barack Obama and the controversy regarding the Universal Healthcare Act, back to the 1760’s and 1770’s during the American Revolution, and finally jumping backing the bicentennial

Violence in video games is well-known for toeing the line between entertainment and immorality. The controversy began as early as 1976, when protestors destroyed an arcade game that revolved around hitting human-like creatures with a car. As computers grew more advanced in the next two decades, video game violence became increasingly realistic (“Background of the Issue”). This prompted the creation of the Entertainment Software Rating Board, commonly abbreviated ESRB, in 1994 for parents to make