Essays 1921 - 1950
he inspired two nations. Kindig (2003) summarizes that Paine: "communicated the ideas of the...
of Britain, France and Russia, US President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation declaring American neutrality (Kennedy, 1991). Ho...
General Ulysses S. Grant had far more humble roots than Lee, and as such had a far less traditional and/or formal ideology regardi...
establish the status quo in the "New World". We adopted their language and their culture. Others arrived also; the Dutch, the Fr...
Army (Dingus 262). There was nothing about this fresh-faced kid that gave any outward indication he had the heroic stuff Homer an...
Navy Seals and the Green Berets underwent rigorous screening and training before they were admitted to these Forces. Their trainin...
nation-states of Europe (plus he points out that the U.S. is actually comparable in area to Europe) (Turner, 2002). Because of the...
enough tinder on the firebox to light a conflagration. During the early days of the war, American policy was focused on co...
his background and upbringing. However, at no point are the framers of this exhibit content with merely presenting a recitation of...
After the British left the shores of America, the young country was faced with how to keep their economy afloat. Credit became one...
meant the sacrifice of thousands of their own men in failed attacks) (MacKenzie, 1990). This also meant that the leadership had no...
The expression "cold war" was used for the first time by a journalist who wrote a speech for financier Bernard Baruch in 1947 (Saf...
claims that the Vietnam soldiers had a 72 percent higher rate of suicide than their other military counterparts (Bower, 1987, p. 1...
in this regard. Although as we shall see there are some temporary exceptions, the legislative branch typically approves o...
all-hearing media leech that hovers over some of the most vital - yet dangerous - decision-making processes, broadcasting to the w...
sporadic unless something major happens (like the killing of American civilians or the capture of Saddam Hussein). But critics hav...
a long growing season in very fertile soils. The northern winters were long and did not provide for an adequate growing season to...
that "France is revolutionary, or she is nothing at all" (Polasky, 1996, p. 5). As these statements suggest, French history did no...
In a paper that consists of three pages the increasing involvement by the United States in Vietnamese affairs are discussed as the...
woman suffrage committee was formed in Manchester in 1865, and in 1867 Mill presented to Parliament this societys petition, which ...
and its aftermath. In Europe, architecture was characterized as the desire to get buildings rebuild as quickly as possible in as e...
and shot at by Serb snipers (p. 2). Hedges offers a vision of war that means much more than political and ideological rhetoric and...
this once desirable state of affairs. Indeed, the twentieth century saw fights in terms of the legalization of drugs and alcohol, ...
was able to peacefully initiate change on a massive scale. As a leader, he was able to organize, and thus had the ability to unit...
In ten pages this 1980s' war is examined in an application of systems theory. There are sources cited in the bibliography....
economy (Grier and Jonsson, 2004). These days, some of the programs continue - one of them being Medicare (Grier and Jonsso...
In five pages this essay discusses this controversial case in an overview that also examines a previous Japanese American curfew d...
removed from the shores of the U.S. itself. Never-the-less, these years became a time of tremendous opportunity for Mexican Ameri...
that rather than being simple distractions, the cartoons offered a means of expression for soldiers to both define and understand ...
Now here, now there, he hunted hem so faste, Ther nas but Grekes blood; and Troilus, Now hem he hurte,...