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The Evolution of Alaska the Territory into the State of Alaska

of Secretary of State William H. Seward (Cohen, 1996). Initially, however, Seward would be ridiculed for the purchase of Alaska. ...

Invasion of Iraq by the United States

a rationale for invasion is essentially correct. The United Nations first issued Iraq an ultimatum to disarm and destroy all of it...

The Spanish-American War and Its Aftermath

the Spanish-American War, which was publicly motivated by American sentiment to free Cuba from Spanish rule, sentiment grew in the...

Character of God Revealed in Joshua's Death and Abraham's Call

God Abraham received was detailed in Genesis as follows: "Go forth from your native land / And from your fathers house / And I wil...

U.S. Civil War Memorial

the reality of the civil rights movement. In this way, it becomes an everlasting record however of the event, thus immortalizing ...

La Nina, El Nino, and Ecological Impacts

the number and severity of cyclones, disruptions to fisheries and destruction of coral reefs, flooding, mudslides, death inflictin...

French Politics in 1848

working class. Citing Theodore Zeldin, Sewell states that 1848 is important in French history because it was at this time that t...

Communication and Perception

from the West in so many respects, including the manner in which different cultures go about conducting business. Following are e...

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and Its Issues

that is a powerful tragedy, it is a truth that has happened throughout time, over and over, as one culture envelopes another. Okon...

Answering 4 Operations Management Questioins

the number of employees (Ministry of Economic Development, 2003). Tariffs distort prices and they also can create uncertainty fo...

Currency Exchange Rates' Influences

An example of this may be seen as the recent events in the United States and the bombing of the World Trade Centre. This was seen...

The Structure of Beloved by Toni Morrison

girl before she is stopped. It is this sin -- the sin of Cain, to murder ones own flesh and blood -- that traps Sethe both in tim...

Kate Chopin's 'The Awakening' and the Characters of Mademoiselle Reisz and Edna Pontellier

at the piano" but it may well have been the "first time she was ready, perhaps the first time her being was tempered to take an im...

21st Century and Henry David Thoreau

States and among philosophers in general. While this background was largely unnecessary from the perspective of many of the retre...

The Failure of the American Intelligence Community Exposed by the September 11 Attacks

patrols at our borders, strengthen the security of air travel, and use technology to track the arrivals and departures of visitors...

The Vietnam War and the Attitudes That Drove the Conflict

Carl Strikwerda suggests that the globalization debate has great implications when looking at the United States (Grainge, 2001). ...

Answering Cold War Questions

arms in Germany, which appeared to Stalin that the US was rearming that country. He was enraged at this perceived betrayal (Vidal...

US Culture and Violence

In five pages this paper discusses US culture's representation of violence in an overview of the actual events involving serial ki...

1820 and 1821 Filibusters in Texas

This paper examines the Texas filibusters during this time period in terms of history with recent events also included in eight pa...

Micro Computers and Their History

In five pages the microcomputers' history from the 1970s to the present day is considered in a time line of changes and important ...

David Lurie in In the Beginning by Potok

David was well aware of his shortcomings in the eyes of the robustly healthy bullies. His own frail health prevented him from tak...

Manassas' Second Battle of Bull Run

refused to obey a crucial battle order; and political rivalry with General George McClellan resulted in the withholding of crucial...

Taiwan Support from U.S. and the Reasons for this Late 1960s' Shift

In five pages the international and regional events responsible for the shift in the U.S. diplomatic position where Taiwan is conc...

How the Constitutional Convention Viewed the Power of the President

they wanted...namely a government which would stabilize the money and trade, keep order within the country and defend the nation a...

1820 to 1900 Romantic Era

In five pages this paper examines the important social and political events that characterized the Romantic era with the Industria...

Canada and Refugee Experiences

immigration rules in order to attract additional workers to contribute to the on-going economic boom in Canada for much of the 199...

An Analysis of Ernest Gaines Short Story, The Sky is Gray

This paper addresses Gaines' story as the events that unfold develop the character of the protagonist, James. This seven page pap...

1781 Battle of Yorktown

In twelve pages this battle is examined in terms of the events that culminated in the British defeat. There are 6 sources cited i...

President Andrew Jackson's 1832 'Bank War' with the Bank of the US

and readily became the most powerful lending institution in the land -- a central bank, in effect, with a determining influence on...

Potter and Franklin in Israel Potter His Fifty Years of Exile by Herman Melville

Years of Exile is one such piece of literary work that is a reflection of Melvilles typical nature in that it befits the very esse...