Essays 511 - 540
a Buddhist monk, Venerable Thich Nhah Hanh, "whether he would rather have peace under a communist regime that would mean the end o...
there are individuals who either remember it or have hand one reason or another to study it. Americans themselves, in fact, held ...
period between September 1, 1939 (the date of Germanys invasion of Poland) and September 2, 1945 (the date of the Japanese surrend...
First World War, and similarly beggared the ability of contemporaries to imagine its sweep, duration and consequences."5 For one...
been various "military revolutions"-new ways of thinking about warfare that have caused complete changes in the way combat is cond...
deliberation," much like Nestor had cautioned "Agamemnon against hasty judgment" (Gore on War). In both cases, despite any heeding...
as necessary and correct (Crockatt, 1995). However, the "second wave" of historians, writing perhaps 20 years later, and informed ...
to investigate if the residents of a bioship are being brainwashed. (The term "padawan" is the Jedi term for "apprentice.") Obi-Wa...
with seemingly no end in sight. With businesses continuing to fail at record levels and unemployment rates at an all-time high, i...
The following represents what Caputos policy paper to the Nixon campaign about the conduct of the conflict might have looked like....
to war because they felt it was their calling to engage in warfare. They were all relatively innocent and ignorant about war and a...
United States, and the troops suffered significant losses from problems that had nothing to do with the Viet Cong. In "Days," the...
Iraq fares will determine the direction of the global war on terrorism" (Zuckerman, 2007). Zuckerman concludes that because of th...
and dodged the most important matters, continually laying the blame for the killing of millions at the feet of others (Cockburn, 2...
Orend points out that the mere threat of war, or mutual dislike and disdain, are not necessarily indicators of war. "The conflict ...
military action in the province if the tribal leaders would promise not to give shelter to foreign elements or allow border attack...
San Diego, California. For a young farm boy, the transition was nothing short of culture shock. The boot camp of 1941 was design...
that brought the political tensions to a head was the assassination of the heir to the Austrian throne; Archduke Francis Ferdinand...
of petroleum for the United States and its European allies" and also to "prevent or minimize Soviet involvement in the region" (Ge...
and the public. Party slogans exemplify doublethink, as they proclaim that war is really peace, freedom is really slavery, etc. Wh...
war because he already knew that once a troop commitment had been made - no matter how small - it would become difficult not to be...
In four pages this paper discusses how the American government positively portrayed the First World War as addressed in Lights, Ca...
War is not a pretty picture. There is pain, fear, and horror in photographs of war. There is also honor and bravery. War photog...
In five pages the reactions against war and imperialism that began materializing at the turn of the 20th century are examined in a...
In a paper consisting of ten pages the political and economic implications of America's war on drugs are discussed with the conclu...
the personalities of the leaders involved represent a crucial factor . Stoessinger begins his case studies with World War I. Typic...
In five pages this paper considers the autobiography of a disabled veteran of the Vietnam War and son of a Second World War hero i...
In five pages this paper examines changes in the nature of war since the Second World War in a consideration of the evolution of t...
of art. Europes turbulent, social and political changes offered (and still offer) suitable conditions for artistic temperament to ...
In eight pages this paper examines the perspectives on nuclear war during the Cold War and in the present with 'Chinagate' among t...