Sits in a lecture with one of the Nations College professors. You can watch it next, Brooklyn College professor benjamin carp talks about the advantages and disadvantages for british and American Forces during the revolution. He describes how individual personalities, supplies, and timing influenced the outcomes. This class is one hour and 15 minutes. Benjamin hi, everybody. Todays lecture is going to be on military aspects of the revolutionary war in the north and south. Next week, when we have our guest speaker, she will be talking about the western campaigns in more detail. There are other aspects of the war, financing the war, womens participation that we will not get to today that we will be leaving for future classes. I wanted to start by talking about one of the best recent books on the American Revolution called the men who lost america. He argues that british generals are described as incompetent, in decisive, but he argues that these were competitive men in the midst of accom
And National Park status in uganda good news for wildlife, but at what cost to the human population . Recreational drug consumption is big business. Just how big, its hard to say with certainty since most transactions take place outside of the law. The un, however, estimates that around 260 billion euros worth of drugs sales are made globally each year. Around a quarter of a billion people are thought to take drugs, the most popular of which is cannabis. Around 180 Million People worldwide smoke or consume cannabis, also referred to as weed, hash, and dope, on a regular basis. Opinions as to the dangers of Cannabis Consumption vary, as do the legalities of buying and selling it. The United States is a case in point. There, cannabis dealing can either land you a spell in jail or a hefty tax bill, all depending on which state you happen to be operating in. Reporter jake brown says he enjoys his work. Even if it sounds a bit weird to german ears, hes a marijuana critic for the Colorado Da
Good news for wildlife, but at what cost to the human population . Recreational drug consumption is big business. Just how big, its hard to say with certainty since most transactions take place outside of the law. The un, however, estimates that around 260 billion euros worth of drugs sales are made globally each year. Around a quarter of a billion people are thought to take drugs, the most popular of which is cannabis. Around 180 Million People worldwide smoke or consume cannabis, also referred to as weed, hash, and dope, on a regular basis. Opinions as to the dangers of Cannabis Consumption vary, as do the legalities of buying and selling it. The United States is a case in point. There, cannabis dealing can either land you a spell in jail or a hefty tax bill, all depending on which state you happen to be operating in. Reporter jake brown says he enjoys his work. Even if it sounds a bit weird to german ears, hes a marijuana critic for the Colorado Daily the denver post. Here hes choos
It has been especially dangerous for members of the media working in syria, afghanistan, iraq, and yemen. With its convoluted relationship between politics and organized crime, the most dangerous country outside a war zone is mexico. The power of the pen. In his work, political cartoonist Rafael Pineda exposes the dangers that journalists face in mexico. Rafael mexicos not a good place for freedom of expression. Were attacked, tortured, kidnapped, murdered. Rafael pinedas work makes him a thorn in the side of mexicos drug kingpins and corrupt politicians. That puts his life in danger. Rafael once, after a party, i got in the car. It was early in the morning, a grey day. And then i saw a message that had been left on the back of the car keep quiet. I saw it in the rearview mirror. I was badly shaken. He defied the threat and carried on working. Pineda knows he cant expect any protection from the police or the courts. On the contrary rafael if a journalist is found murdered, theyre made
It has been especially dangerous for members of the media working in syria, afghanistan, iraq, and yemen. With its convoluted relationship between politics and organized crime, the most dangerous country outside a war zone is mexico. The power of the pen. In his work, political cartoonist Rafael Pineda exposes the dangers that journalists face in mexico. Rafael mexicos not a good place for freedom of expression. Were attacked, tortured, kidnapped, murdered. Rafael pinedas work makes him a thorn in the side of mexicos drug kingpins and corrupt politicians. That puts his life in danger. Rafael once, after a party, i got in the car. It was early in the morning, a grey day. And then i saw a message that had been left on the back of the car keep quiet. I saw it in the rearview mirror. I was badly shaken. He defied the threat and carried on working. Pineda knows he cant expect any protection from the police or the courts. On the contrary rafael if a journalist is found murdered, theyre made