Over 60 years ago the war against the Germans and the Japanese Empire ended, leaving the disputed continental territories of Japan in the hands of Americans and Soviets, (The continental possessions of Japan prior to WWII were Korea as well as Manchuria), creating a mess that will probably last throught the 21st century.
We had single-handedly defeated the Japanese. Korea was ours to take. We had occupied the southern half of Korea, while we left the northern half to the inhuman Soviets who installed an evil dictator who made himself a god. Then not surprisingly, the thing that ruled a fantasy empire invaded South Korea. We went to war and almost defeated the North Koreans, until our modern good trading buddies the Chinese pushed our advance almost to where it was before the war started, and our front remains there today, only now they have industrial strength and much stronger allies.
The aftermath of WWII is not over. We let the comrades of Asia swallow up our victory. What have they installed, an evil dictator who has nukes! We had a chance to liberate and unite Korea fifty years ago when Chairman Mao, the (Chinese victor of the Korean War) was executing millions of men so he could build his great factories which today Americans buy their dolls from,( China was a very weak country under Chairman Mao's time). The Korean Nuisance today that the Soviets installed drives limousines, and lives the worlds finest lifestyle while keeping his citizens under his iron boot.
About fifty years later, in 2009, as I write this article, the Korean nuisance Kim Jong II, son of a God, is going to follow his fathers footsteps in his version of South Korea. It is obvious because of his ability to create fear over the world every time he test fires a nuke! If we do not stop that subhuman, one day we might get our foreign outpost run over by the N. Korean Steamroller!
However, I do not believe that the American politicians are willing enough to bother with Korea. We must keep in mind that it was the Japanese who bombed Pearl Harbor sixty years ago; it was the Russians in the Cuban Missle Crisis, and it was Chairman Mao who led the Cultural Revolution. If we lost Korea the last truly democratic nation with a presence in E. Asia will have left all security of liberly and freedom to a large part of Asia.
To learn more about North Korea's nuclar tests, go to http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,522098,00.html
Friday, October 9, 2009
Saturday, October 3, 2009
A History of The Tsars Russia
The Tsars ruled the country of Russia for hundreds of years, and thansformed the lowly, half-barbaric State of Rus into the great country it is today.
The History of the Tsar's Russia is very interesting. At first the city of Kiev,(today in Ukraine), was founded by the Vikings around 800, and it was called the State of Rus. The Byzantine Empire converted the Slavs to eastern orthodox, and were heavily influenced by them. Eventually Rus broke away from the Vikings and became an independent state. Later, in the 1200's, the Mongolian Golden Horde swept through Russia, burning Moscow and damaging Kiev. The Russians were not a powerful state back then, so it ad to pay tribute to the Mongols to leave them alone.
In the 1400's, Ivan the III married the last niece of the Byzantine Emperor, before Constantinople fell to the Turkish Sultanate Mohammad the II. Ivan III, called Moscow The Third Rome". Ivan the III built the Kremlin, as it stands today. His son, Ivan the IV, built St.Basil's Cathedral at the Kremlin for its victories against the Mongols at Kazan and Astrakhan.
In The 1600's, Peter The Great, transformed the poor , small isolated Russia into the nation we know today. He is famous for founding St. Petersburg, the capitol of the Tsars, so he could trade with Western Europe. He also gained The Baltic provinces of Sweden in The Great Northern War, to secure his control on the Baltic. At this time, the Russian Navy was founded.
In the 1700's, Catherine The Great completed Russia's modernization. She won the Crimea, and Georgia, both controlled by Turkey,(Russia's Enemy), and completed Russia's Siberian expansion. She is famous for murdering her husband, Tsar Peter III, in a, "Hunting Accident".
In the 1800's, Tsar Alexander II won the Napoleonic Wars in Russia, pushing them back from Moscow, all the way back to Paris. Alexander the II is also famous for freeing the old system of serfdom.
In the Mid-1800's, Tsar Alexander III is famous for starting construction of the great Trans-Siberian Railroad with lots of loans from France, (Russia's Ally). The reason France invested in Russia was they feared that the German state of Prussia might thy to conquer them, and they knew they would need Russia's help and his subjects were spread out far away.
The last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II, son of Alexander III, won World War I with the Germans, losing Poland from a Soviet Treaty while he was still alive. By the end of World War I, he had lost his power to the Soviet Revolution before he was shot in Ekaterinburg with his family.
The History of the Tsar's Russia is very interesting. At first the city of Kiev,(today in Ukraine), was founded by the Vikings around 800, and it was called the State of Rus. The Byzantine Empire converted the Slavs to eastern orthodox, and were heavily influenced by them. Eventually Rus broke away from the Vikings and became an independent state. Later, in the 1200's, the Mongolian Golden Horde swept through Russia, burning Moscow and damaging Kiev. The Russians were not a powerful state back then, so it ad to pay tribute to the Mongols to leave them alone.
In the 1400's, Ivan the III married the last niece of the Byzantine Emperor, before Constantinople fell to the Turkish Sultanate Mohammad the II. Ivan III, called Moscow The Third Rome". Ivan the III built the Kremlin, as it stands today. His son, Ivan the IV, built St.Basil's Cathedral at the Kremlin for its victories against the Mongols at Kazan and Astrakhan.
In The 1600's, Peter The Great, transformed the poor , small isolated Russia into the nation we know today. He is famous for founding St. Petersburg, the capitol of the Tsars, so he could trade with Western Europe. He also gained The Baltic provinces of Sweden in The Great Northern War, to secure his control on the Baltic. At this time, the Russian Navy was founded.
In the 1700's, Catherine The Great completed Russia's modernization. She won the Crimea, and Georgia, both controlled by Turkey,(Russia's Enemy), and completed Russia's Siberian expansion. She is famous for murdering her husband, Tsar Peter III, in a, "Hunting Accident".
In the 1800's, Tsar Alexander II won the Napoleonic Wars in Russia, pushing them back from Moscow, all the way back to Paris. Alexander the II is also famous for freeing the old system of serfdom.
In the Mid-1800's, Tsar Alexander III is famous for starting construction of the great Trans-Siberian Railroad with lots of loans from France, (Russia's Ally). The reason France invested in Russia was they feared that the German state of Prussia might thy to conquer them, and they knew they would need Russia's help and his subjects were spread out far away.
The last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II, son of Alexander III, won World War I with the Germans, losing Poland from a Soviet Treaty while he was still alive. By the end of World War I, he had lost his power to the Soviet Revolution before he was shot in Ekaterinburg with his family.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
In Search of Solitude; A Tale of Two Cafeterias
The Stevenson High School South Cafeteria was a loose environment where everyone could catch up on gossip, and meet up with friends from last year. It made the other students feel safe, protected by the many students who they trusted, because they did not trust themselves, when long ago most gave up everything that they enjoyed to fit in with everyone else. Such was the life of my fellow students.
I strutted happily into the South Cafeteria as if it were a classroom, and sat opposite of my friend Ali and her friends. I was happy because my math teacher was very warm and polite, which made a peaceful atmosphere of learning experience. It relieved me of my Geometry worries this year. I said, "Hello", to everyone at the table and smiled at them. I remembered the thought that made me feel good around these people, which was that I gave them nothing, and I expected nothing which allowed me to be part of such a group while securing my independence. There were not many relationships like this, and I was proud of it. I called it, "A Confederacy".
Ali, who I met in seventh grade, was my only friend. I gave her the quiet solemn respect as one of the most understanding people I knew. I saw her at the swim club a couple of times over the summer, and I called her on my cell phone. Most of the summer however, she was away at band camp. Ali was tall, had long brown hair that went slightly past her neck, and she has light blue eyes that seemed say, "I love being here".
Ali enjoyed the company of friends. They all shared stories of marching band camp and joked about their teachers they got. At one point, Ali said to her friends, "Stevenson is a very large school much different than Holmes. It will take some getting used to, but I am sure by the time we graduate, we will have forged friendships that will last a lifetime". I agreed, but I was not good at group socializing, so I thought of the gentle, peaceful sound of Rhapsody I listened to by Rachmaninoff, while scanning the cafeteria.
I observed that the cafeteria seemed small with many people- like a large barn that filled as more cows entered. The only difference it seemed was that we came to the cafeteria to rest from learning, and cows go to the barn to sleep. It was loud, crowded, and smelled of pizza and of the shaggy kid at the other table of whose gender I could not tell. I took a bite of my tuna fish sandwich. My bread felt soggy, like it was hastily made the night before, and spent several hours in the refrigerator. The lettuce leaves crunched against my teeth while the tomato gushed out juice adding sweetness to my fishy sandwich that smelled of mayonnaise. I enjoyed the taste of tuna and chewed and chewed viciously like a wolf eating its dinner. I wanted to take a hike down yonder to the North Cafeteria. I thought it would be more pleasant because of its spacious aisles, and long tables that seemed as endless as Newburgh Road. When I finished, I excused myself and walked into the hall.
The hallways reminded me of a circus. A circus where clowns lied, cheated, and entertained every other clown in the hall. They searched for a reason of existence, and saw it in the eyes of their classmates. I was not popular, because I refused to sell myself to humanity because I sought for truth and knowledge which made other clowns aware of their indecency, so I was often rejected.
When I reached the North Cafeteria, I noticed whole columns of vacant seats and more space than the congested traffic in the South Cafeteria. This cafeteria was more orderly than and not as loud as the South Cafeteria. I said quietly, "Under no circumstances will I eat in the South Cafeteria until should I ever submit to their bromide". I saw many people that I knew from eighth grade there, and they acted differently when I talked to them alone. When I stood there, some saw me in the hallway, and looked at me like they knew I wanted to speak to them, but they made no invitation or move to see me. I knew that they were controlled by the power of their friends. I laughed out loud. It amused me that I didn't need a crowd to guess at my own happiness, because I knew that I made and lived for my own happiness, in my own, individual, and completely independent way.
I strutted happily into the South Cafeteria as if it were a classroom, and sat opposite of my friend Ali and her friends. I was happy because my math teacher was very warm and polite, which made a peaceful atmosphere of learning experience. It relieved me of my Geometry worries this year. I said, "Hello", to everyone at the table and smiled at them. I remembered the thought that made me feel good around these people, which was that I gave them nothing, and I expected nothing which allowed me to be part of such a group while securing my independence. There were not many relationships like this, and I was proud of it. I called it, "A Confederacy".
Ali, who I met in seventh grade, was my only friend. I gave her the quiet solemn respect as one of the most understanding people I knew. I saw her at the swim club a couple of times over the summer, and I called her on my cell phone. Most of the summer however, she was away at band camp. Ali was tall, had long brown hair that went slightly past her neck, and she has light blue eyes that seemed say, "I love being here".
Ali enjoyed the company of friends. They all shared stories of marching band camp and joked about their teachers they got. At one point, Ali said to her friends, "Stevenson is a very large school much different than Holmes. It will take some getting used to, but I am sure by the time we graduate, we will have forged friendships that will last a lifetime". I agreed, but I was not good at group socializing, so I thought of the gentle, peaceful sound of Rhapsody I listened to by Rachmaninoff, while scanning the cafeteria.
I observed that the cafeteria seemed small with many people- like a large barn that filled as more cows entered. The only difference it seemed was that we came to the cafeteria to rest from learning, and cows go to the barn to sleep. It was loud, crowded, and smelled of pizza and of the shaggy kid at the other table of whose gender I could not tell. I took a bite of my tuna fish sandwich. My bread felt soggy, like it was hastily made the night before, and spent several hours in the refrigerator. The lettuce leaves crunched against my teeth while the tomato gushed out juice adding sweetness to my fishy sandwich that smelled of mayonnaise. I enjoyed the taste of tuna and chewed and chewed viciously like a wolf eating its dinner. I wanted to take a hike down yonder to the North Cafeteria. I thought it would be more pleasant because of its spacious aisles, and long tables that seemed as endless as Newburgh Road. When I finished, I excused myself and walked into the hall.
The hallways reminded me of a circus. A circus where clowns lied, cheated, and entertained every other clown in the hall. They searched for a reason of existence, and saw it in the eyes of their classmates. I was not popular, because I refused to sell myself to humanity because I sought for truth and knowledge which made other clowns aware of their indecency, so I was often rejected.
When I reached the North Cafeteria, I noticed whole columns of vacant seats and more space than the congested traffic in the South Cafeteria. This cafeteria was more orderly than and not as loud as the South Cafeteria. I said quietly, "Under no circumstances will I eat in the South Cafeteria until should I ever submit to their bromide". I saw many people that I knew from eighth grade there, and they acted differently when I talked to them alone. When I stood there, some saw me in the hallway, and looked at me like they knew I wanted to speak to them, but they made no invitation or move to see me. I knew that they were controlled by the power of their friends. I laughed out loud. It amused me that I didn't need a crowd to guess at my own happiness, because I knew that I made and lived for my own happiness, in my own, individual, and completely independent way.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
The ABC's of Myself
A is for Atlas Shrugged. It is my favorite book in the world. A also stands for Anthem. They both are books that stands for freedom, and the heroic of man and his individual accomplishments. These books by Ayn Rand will help to make you understand me better.
B is for Bass. At school and on the weekends I play my bass. In school we work hard on our instruments by tuning, and intonation. B is also for Belgium. I was born there, and this is why my name is spelled NIKOLAAS, and I am proud of it.
C is For Civilization. On my spare time on the weekends I play a computer game called Civilization. On it, you pick a civilization, and try to become the wealthiest, most technically advanced, most cultural, and the most powerful civilization in the world. C is also for capitalism. Capitalism is the most noble concept that any man can live under. He earns what he does in his life, and nothing is given to him or guided him except his own truth, and ambitions.
D is for dogs. I like dogs, and I have an English Bulldog at home.
E is for egotism. Out of all the descriptions one could give for me, a am the most egotistical person you will ever meet, and I am proud to to be able to say that.
F is for Felix. I have a soft and furry cat who likes me to pet him, probably because I feed him.
G is for German. At school I am taking German 2. G is for Global Education, the subject that I love to be in the classroom for, and frustrated with my homework.
H is for hockey. H is also for hamburgers. H is for history. H is also for honesty; because I never lie to myself.
I is for individualistic. I believe that that nobody in my school could ever make and connection and think I am like anyone else, and I like being unique.
J is for just. I always make a fair judgement of things that I think about.
K is for knowledgeable. I have an infinite extension of knowledge of many things, such as philosophy, history, and geography.
L is for likeable. My only social goal is not to make anyone hate me for any reason. I like being neutral, because I am untouchable. As a result, many individuals seem to like me.
M is for methodical. When I do work, I do it in a methodical way.
N is for naturalized. I am a naturalized American because I was born in Belgium.
O is for Oscar. My English Bulldog's name is Oscar. He likes to go for walks and play tug-of-war when I come home from school. O also stands for Objectivism, the philosophy that I follow and believe in. It praises yourself, and degrades collectivism.
P is for Privacy Like all people in this world, there are certain things that no other man must touch. I recognise that you have no claim on any part of my life, so,"HANDS OFF!!!"
Q is for quick. I am a very fast hockey player on the ice. We practice weekly and games are coming up.
R is for Rachmaninov. Rachmaninov is another of my favorite composers. He is famous for his piano concertos and Rhapsody. R is also for Rimsky-Korsakov. He is my second favorite composer. R is also for Russia. I deeply love the Russian Culture.
S is for Shostakovitch. He is my favorite composer ever. He lived from the early 1900's-1970's, and wrote music in the Soviet Union for Stalin, and Nikita Krutchev.
T is for The Fountainhead. The Fountainhead is another one of my favorite books by Ayn Rand.
U is for urbanite. I live in the city, and I like to be in the city.
V is for Vocalise. Vocalise is my favorite piece of music to play on my bass.
X is for X-mas. Christmas is my favorite holiday of the year because I get many nice things.
Y is for youthful. I am young, and I have yet to leave my individual mark eternally on the world.
Z is for zealous. I am very excited and enthusiastic about things.
B is for Bass. At school and on the weekends I play my bass. In school we work hard on our instruments by tuning, and intonation. B is also for Belgium. I was born there, and this is why my name is spelled NIKOLAAS, and I am proud of it.
C is For Civilization. On my spare time on the weekends I play a computer game called Civilization. On it, you pick a civilization, and try to become the wealthiest, most technically advanced, most cultural, and the most powerful civilization in the world. C is also for capitalism. Capitalism is the most noble concept that any man can live under. He earns what he does in his life, and nothing is given to him or guided him except his own truth, and ambitions.
D is for dogs. I like dogs, and I have an English Bulldog at home.
E is for egotism. Out of all the descriptions one could give for me, a am the most egotistical person you will ever meet, and I am proud to to be able to say that.
F is for Felix. I have a soft and furry cat who likes me to pet him, probably because I feed him.
G is for German. At school I am taking German 2. G is for Global Education, the subject that I love to be in the classroom for, and frustrated with my homework.
H is for hockey. H is also for hamburgers. H is for history. H is also for honesty; because I never lie to myself.
I is for individualistic. I believe that that nobody in my school could ever make and connection and think I am like anyone else, and I like being unique.
J is for just. I always make a fair judgement of things that I think about.
K is for knowledgeable. I have an infinite extension of knowledge of many things, such as philosophy, history, and geography.
L is for likeable. My only social goal is not to make anyone hate me for any reason. I like being neutral, because I am untouchable. As a result, many individuals seem to like me.
M is for methodical. When I do work, I do it in a methodical way.
N is for naturalized. I am a naturalized American because I was born in Belgium.
O is for Oscar. My English Bulldog's name is Oscar. He likes to go for walks and play tug-of-war when I come home from school. O also stands for Objectivism, the philosophy that I follow and believe in. It praises yourself, and degrades collectivism.
P is for Privacy Like all people in this world, there are certain things that no other man must touch. I recognise that you have no claim on any part of my life, so,"HANDS OFF!!!"
Q is for quick. I am a very fast hockey player on the ice. We practice weekly and games are coming up.
R is for Rachmaninov. Rachmaninov is another of my favorite composers. He is famous for his piano concertos and Rhapsody. R is also for Rimsky-Korsakov. He is my second favorite composer. R is also for Russia. I deeply love the Russian Culture.
S is for Shostakovitch. He is my favorite composer ever. He lived from the early 1900's-1970's, and wrote music in the Soviet Union for Stalin, and Nikita Krutchev.
T is for The Fountainhead. The Fountainhead is another one of my favorite books by Ayn Rand.
U is for urbanite. I live in the city, and I like to be in the city.
V is for Vocalise. Vocalise is my favorite piece of music to play on my bass.
W is for We the Living. We the Living is another novel by Ayn Rand, where a girl named Kira is trapped in the Soviet Union, and wants to be an engineer and her struggle for her ideals.
X is for X-mas. Christmas is my favorite holiday of the year because I get many nice things.
Y is for youthful. I am young, and I have yet to leave my individual mark eternally on the world.
Z is for zealous. I am very excited and enthusiastic about things.
Friday, September 18, 2009
My first Thoughts of High School
I enjoy high school much better than middle school because there is much more freedom and advanced levels of biology and geometry. The after school activities like the dances can help bring new friends. I would like to start my paper by talking about the freedom and the creativity in global education.
Global education allows us the freedom of discussion ant thought without the dictating thoughts of textbooks. Current events allows us to connect with the world's past and shows us what is really out there, and why it affects us. Being an active participator, I find current events and discussions of culture quite interesting. One of our latest discussion was about political correctness. The great thing besides discussing culture and current events, is high school freedom itself.
In high school I get more freedom. It seems as if I changed suddenly from a child, to an adult. As an," Adult", my most favorite freedom is being able to walk around at lunchtime. It creates a bigger space that allows room for many students who eat lunch there, It creates privacy. The also allow one extra minute of passing time, this seems fitting for the size of the building. The thing is tough, the size and the many classes makes it harder to see people that I know so I go to the many activities and dances after school.
The most recent activity that I went to was going to the freshman dance. I saw most of the people I knew from eighth grade there, and some were glad to see me, and many wished that I was not there at all. I cannot figure out why yet. I had a good time though, and I thought that occasionally those kinds of things were worth doing, for catching up with classmates.They did not have much there, a DJ outside and free water bottles. I wonder If they will become more elaborate.
The point is, that I like high school much better than I liked middle school.
Global education allows us the freedom of discussion ant thought without the dictating thoughts of textbooks. Current events allows us to connect with the world's past and shows us what is really out there, and why it affects us. Being an active participator, I find current events and discussions of culture quite interesting. One of our latest discussion was about political correctness. The great thing besides discussing culture and current events, is high school freedom itself.
In high school I get more freedom. It seems as if I changed suddenly from a child, to an adult. As an," Adult", my most favorite freedom is being able to walk around at lunchtime. It creates a bigger space that allows room for many students who eat lunch there, It creates privacy. The also allow one extra minute of passing time, this seems fitting for the size of the building. The thing is tough, the size and the many classes makes it harder to see people that I know so I go to the many activities and dances after school.
The most recent activity that I went to was going to the freshman dance. I saw most of the people I knew from eighth grade there, and some were glad to see me, and many wished that I was not there at all. I cannot figure out why yet. I had a good time though, and I thought that occasionally those kinds of things were worth doing, for catching up with classmates.They did not have much there, a DJ outside and free water bottles. I wonder If they will become more elaborate.
The point is, that I like high school much better than I liked middle school.
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