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The Trojan War

It should be noted that the legend of Paris begins with his birth when his sister, Cassandra, a woman of great power and vision, t...

Post-War Adjustment: Literary Comparison

to the soldier, but to his family and the citizens in whose names he fought (Swofford). The author notes how those...

Gearing Up for War: Europe 1939

see. But the reporter was in Germany at the end of WWI and found the social and economic conditions there to be deplorable. The co...

Civil War Issues

as part of equally bad legislation; and finally, it led directly to violence such as that which earned "Bleeding Kansas" its dread...

'Grim Fairy Tales and Gory Stories' by Aviva Layton

to see if they had a certain picture book, the librarian informed her that the book was in their collection, but was not suitable ...

Overview of the 'Just War' Theory

to be an an armed attack that is being directed at a peaceful society (Raymond, 2005). The second type is the development of any i...

First World War and Franz Ferdinand's Assassination

joined the crowd lining the Archdukes route to City Hall" and were successful in killing not only Franz but his wife Sofia, who wa...

Class Struggles, and the Value Labor Theory of Karl Marx

workers, meaning wages begin to decline. Also inherent in such a scenario involves promotion of cheap-wage goods (imports) to furt...

Kate Chopin's 'Story of an Hour' as a Good Short Story Example

makes the story powerful is that hour where the woman sits alone. And watching her character develop and learn is what makes the t...

First World War's Origins

War I, Great Britain, France, Italy, and Russia all opposed Germany which was aligned with Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Otto...

Pre Second World War Policy of the US

opting to abstain from joining the League of Nations when it was formed. If one had to point at a single cause of World War II and...

A Review of The American Privateers by Donald Chidsey

or her to make allowances for the various aspects of the book that seem somewhat sensationalized or overblown. It will also serve ...

A Letter to a Senator Involving Iraq War

the waging of war, but by the ability to wage war; not necessarily by the demonstration of our defense capabilities, but by the vi...

Wilfred Owen/"Dulce et Decorum Est"

This essay pertains to Wilfred Owen's poem, which captures the horror of World War I. Five pages in length, seven sources are cite...

African American Writers/On Each Other

"this beautiful/and terrible thing," which human beings find as "needful a air" and as "usable as earth," will finally belong to b...

Kenneth Roberts/Arundel

find and rescue her. Early on, the reader is also introduced to Cap Huff, an adult friend of the Nason family, and Phoebe Marvin, ...

O. Henry/Gift of the Magi

being owned by "Her Jim" (Porter). As Della contemplates her options, she considers her reflection and O. Henry introduces the f...

Churchill/The Gathering Storm

describes how and why the disastrous ramifications of the Treaty of Versailles set up the conditions that generated continued conf...

Client Wars And Surrogate Armies

was a client war, which is defined as a war where two sides fight in a third country. In Korea, the U.S. fought directly against t...

Review of An Article on a Text on “The Yellow Wallpaper”

marriage" distorts the meaning of the sentence "John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that [in marriage]" (Seshachari 115)...

What It Means To Be A Black Belt In Karate

their parents. They must have it all right now or they will be upset. While this behavior may be considered normal for children,...

Zhang, Lahiri/Memoir and Short Story

was arrested by the cultural revolutionary forces and tortured for several months (Zhang 14). Otherwise, there was "usually enough...

Poe's Cask of Amontillado

33). This quotation indicates the precision with which Poe crafted his stories. Each word and image is chosen with care and, coll...

War Poems of Wilfred Owen

obviously take the most tragic of subjects and place the words in a way that would make us, the reader, want more, and yet cause u...

Faulkner's Barn Burning

social factor to which he is excluded, Abners anger is compounded by the fact that the Negro servant does not acknowledge his whit...

“Slowing down heart rate cuts MI risk”

90bpm are of particular concern and associated with the worst outcomes but even resting heart rates exceeding 60bpm are reason for...

“Up the Down Staircase”: An American Classic

or "Do you have home room all year?" Kaufman throws the reader in at the deep end by not using quotation marks, or telling us whos...

Decisions on the Educational Needs of Children With Down Syndrome

these parents had to mentally brace themselves for the harsh reminder that for every accomplishment the other twin made Avery woul...

Fadiman/Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down

with their prescribed regimen for controlling the childs epilepsy (Simon, 2003). They became so frustrated that they brought charg...

“The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down”

sense to Western medicine, but it didnt make sense to Lias parents; or rather, it wouldnt make sense even if they could find someo...