Essays 1921 - 1950
In eighteen pages this paper examines how St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine of Hippo developed the 'just war' concept and theor...
Forces held hearings on land forces modernization. At that time, numerous members of the Senate and high-ranking military officia...
war-real and imagined-and that practice centered around the Cold War philosophy of winning an all-out nuclear war. But the rules ...
to Leaves of Grass-certainly more perfect as a work of art, being adjusted in all its proportions . . . But I am perhaps mainly sa...
In six pages this paper examines how poet Wilfred Owen portrayed sacrificing one's life for country in the antiwar poem 'Dulce Et ...
In three pages this fictitious autobiographical essay from Billy's perspective explores his zoo experience featuring the circulari...
In twelve pages this paper considers the global cinematic dominance of the Hollywood studio system after the First World War. Nin...
American values were the primary motivation of the U.S. participation in the southeast Asia conflict. Author Richard Slotkin expl...
Stones "Born on the 4th of July" (1989), Barry Levinsons "Good Morning,Vietnam" (1987), and Hal Ashbys "Coming Home" (1978). A goo...
days on the battlefield seemed to be but a dim memory. The Korean War was Americas first unpopular war where there were no victor...
In 5 pages this comparative analysis considers the power of visual images in these films and how war is told through manipulative ...
This paper examines Stephen Speilberg's 1998 WWII film, Saving Private Ryan. The author discusses what lessons can be taken from ...
This paper examines the issue of whether or not the film, Hamburger Hill, is an accurate depiction of the life of a soldier in the...
a true sense of what is American pop culture, one needs only to venture into a childs bedroom. Since 1977, it is likely that ther...
bits of information from ancient times, which have to do with the themes that have supported human life, built civilizations, and ...
The auteur film techniques that characterize director Brian DePalma are considered in an examination of three of his films The Unt...
In eight pages this paper discusses the portrayal of the Vietnam War in an assessment of historical accuracy and the presentation ...
An eight page research paper considering the literary concept of the hero's journey in this classic science fiction film by direct...
In this paper consisting of five pages the argument that Athens failed in fulfilling the hopes expressed by Aeschylus in his play ...
In five pages this paper compares these two works in terms of wartime reality portrayals. Two sources are cited in the bibliograp...
In five pages these epic war tales are examined in a heroic contrast and comparison of Roland and Achilles. Three sources are cit...
Vasili Kuragin. Also through their conversation, the reader is first introduced to Prince Vasilis sons, Ippolit and Anatol. The ...
soon had a falling-out and Villa fled in December 1914 to the northern mountains with another rebel leader, Emiliano Zapata, an en...
This paper consists of five pages and considers the U.S. treatment of adversaries Japan and Germany during the Second World War an...
This 5 page paper summarizes the major themes of Thucydides' accounts of the Peloponnesian War. The bibliography lists the primary...
but it had awakened the curiosity of dozens of would-be inventors. No one questioned that the Wright Brothers were the original d...
In five pages this 1943 film by director Michael Curtiz is examined in terms of both its Second World War period history and how i...
In twenty five pages this paper discusses the participation of the Roundheads and Oliver Cromwell in the English Civil War in a co...
In three pages this paper discusses women in Civil War combat within the context of Hall's book and examines women's significant r...
This well written book by Linda De Pauw is discussed in depth. The book concerns the role of women in the military and especially ...