United Nations: The Beginning On April 12, 1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt died and Harry S. Truman became the thirty- third president of the United States. Shortly after Truman's ceremony, he was asked by the press whether or not if the conference in San Francisco, which was slated to kick off ...

The United Nations: The Beginning On April 12, 1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt died and Harry S. Truman became the thirty- third president of the United States. Shortly after Truman's ceremony, he was asked by the press whether or not if the conference in San Francisco, which was slated to kick o...

Warrior Marks Female circumcision is a traditional ritual that is mostly practiced in Africa on young girls with ages that vary from birth to pre-pubescent. It is reported to have its origins (with varying degrees of reliability) in ancient Egypt. Female circumcision was also discovered being p...

"We are facing one of the great crisis in the history of man. There are, almost everywhere, too many people."# There is irrefutable evidence that, in the long term, this planet cannot support the current rate of population growth, much less the ever-accelerating rate of such growth. While...

The 1984-85 Ethiopian famine was characterized by war and drought. It was an emergency with ethical and political dilemmas, bringing about operational and political division within the international community. Aid was misdirected and too little was done too late. Ultimately, more people were harmed ...

Child labor has been an issue of concern for decades. In recent years child labor has been brought to the forefront of media attention by activist groups who have exposed numerous large corporations, such as Reebok, WalMart, and major clothing manufacturers who outsource work to sweatshop...

Afghanistan Afghanistan, often called the crossroads of Central Asia, has had a turbulent history. This country was passed around through rulers. It was passed from Alexander the Great, the Turks, the Arabs, the Persians, to Ghengis Khan, to the Pashtuns, to the British, then after 3 Anglo-Afgha...