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from the spiral grooves inside the barrel: this is called "rifling" and is designed to make the bullet spin; it is believed that t...
to believe that he was the cause of the war (Caesar, 2007). He went so far as to offer to disband his army, provided Pompey did ...
cessation.4 But, when Mississippi chose, outwardly, to secede he removed himself from the Senate.5 He "hoped to receive a prominen...
Orend points out that the mere threat of war, or mutual dislike and disdain, are not necessarily indicators of war. "The conflict ...
finer points of interpretation. However, the general consensus, down through the ages, is that Sophocles main theme had to do with...
or that Lee wanted to resign after Gettysburg. Ordinary people behave in ordinary ways. The North was shocked and dismayed by the...
they played no role in politics. Middle class and wealthy women, particularly married middle class and wealthy women, however, pl...
adjacent to the South would be slave states (Faragher et al, 2000, p. 256). Then in 1819 Missouri, which is adjacent to both Illin...
act of not being obedient. He contrasted the longevity of nature with the ethereal nature of that manmade contrivance we call gov...
"twelve infantry regiments, two cavalry regiments, a handful of artillery batteries, and a variety of smaller organizations" (Cole...
One of the most concerning of the reactions to 9-11 is the attacks that we have been subjected to in terms of our legal...
by the 1970s, mostly left-wing groups (International Crisis Group July). By the 1980s, right-wing groups emerged and by then, the ...
occasion, "his master had the nails of his fingers and toes beaten off" (Blassingame 331). A slave who accidentally bumped a white...
the north prior to and during the war, the political shift in power with the south remaining weak in the national forum for decade...
et al, 2000). And the settlers brought diseases with them against which the Indians had no defense, wiping them out in large numbe...
are victims of hate crimes. Other special victims may be disabled, gay, HIV-infected, prisoners or students (Wallace, 2007). These...
by the slave states because they had the potential of tipping the scales in one direction or another in regard to free verses slav...
book is not on any one person, but on the war and the period of Reconstruction that followed. Having said that, its still possible...
government is as likely as the army to be "abused and perverted before the people can act through it" (Thoreau, 1849). He cites th...
made some states different than others, thus leading to further illustrate different ideals as well as different politics and econ...
a portrait of a gracious and elegant way of life populated by generous masters and happy "darkies" one of whom, Big Sam, even risk...
he used his paper to speak his peace. There was a lot of turmoil during the middle of the nineteenth century. Because America did...
in the documents. The period of time that Dr. Sanders has to respond to the lawsuit is based on the method of service, and so can...
alike despite their willingness to risk their lives in combat. But as the text illustrates, racial discrimination was unfortunate...
know him as a real person, not just a symbol of authority. He was someone they could trust and who could help them solve problems....
human tendencies that fall alongside the more admirable qualities. These qualities, in fact, can be credited with the less praise...
opportunities for city residents (Soglin, 2006). This author reports that studies consistently show an inverse relationship betwee...
Geography is also important because, as noted, the North had become industrialized. Almost all of the industry was located there, ...
the same year the prisoners were released. It did set the stage for tensions, especially when one considers that the South really ...
Berkeley and Davis. He also taught at the San Francisco State College and the University of Hawaii. Richards is the author of seve...