Author: aspenc1
History does not exist
With regards to the above question, the tree obviously makes a sound – but if that sound is not perceived by anyone did it really happen? Isn’t an unobserved event the same as an event that didn’t happen at all? Does it even matter? This philosophical thought experiment is just that – an impossibly difficult question …
Labor: The Common Thread
Much of the discussion surrounding the state of post-World War II Europe focuses on the sheer volume of death and destruction. With almost 43 million Europeans dead and countless houses, factories, and entire towns wasted by intense shelling and collateral damage, this is easy to do; viewing such graphic images and reading or listening about the war-time atrocities …
The Marshall Plan: America’s Post-WWII Power Move
Devastated by intense combat, rampant death, and widespread social change and unrest, post-World War II Europe was a shadow of its pre-war self. Buildings were flattened with shelling and explosives; infrastructures lay ruined with damage from the mass deployment of military forces; culture’s egos were bruised , and much of Europe collectively became confused about …
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World After war 2017-10-02 22:04:07
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” As Nicholas Cage says in the critically acclaimed film National Treasure, people just don’t talk that way anymore. The idea that these …
Reconstruction: A Defining Process
Pictured to the right is a Japanese woman ca. late-1940s. The geometric shapes covering her arm, back, and shoulder are not tattoos or any other form of permanent (or temporary) body art. Rather, they are burns that reflect the patterns on the kimono she was wearing at the time. The uninjured parts of her back …
Veterans & the Cost of War
Stricken with patriotism and fueled by a deep hatred of Adolf Hitler, approximately 16.1 million Americans served in World War II. While much is said about this “Greatest Generation’s” courage and heroism, much less is said about the massive and far-reaching impact that these veterans had on both the societal and cultural landscape of the …
Displaced Persons
Two summers ago I spent the month of July travelling across the country, stopping at Yellowstone, the Grand Tetons, and ending up in Los Angeles. I was recovering from a second back surgery, and I felt that I needed to undergo a complete physical, mental, and spiritual recharge to get back on track. While in …
Hello world!
Hello all! I’m Spencer Andrews, a senior from Virginia Beach double majoring in History and Psychology. I love to travel and play volleyball, and I am a very amateur photographer. This past year I visited friends and family in Iceland and Hawaii and took some photographs that I attached here. After graduation, I hope to …
