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Essays 1921 - 1950

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...

Taylor and Rawls/Premodern to Modern

a hierarchy in the cosmos."iii This hierarchy, which is typically referred to as the Great Chain of Being, was "gradually taken ov...

Mexico's Drug Cartel War: United States' Role

United States has long been in battle with itself in an ongoing attempt to control its rampant drug problem, on that clearly stems...

Knowledge and First Truth According to Descartes' Meditations

This research report examines ideas by Descartes and internal aspects of one's being are explored. True knowledge is one concept h...

The Argument that "Oil Won the War" - World War II

This 7 page paper argues the U.S. oil production was a vital resource that contributed to the Allied victory in WWII. The writer e...

Harrah

Table of Contents 1. COMPANY OVERVIEW 3 2. CURRENT AND PROJECTED ACTIVITIES 5 2.1 Current Activities 6 2.2 Future Activities 8 2.2...

Jones & Moody/Known World

himself to be a benevolent master, and after his death, his wife Caldonia tries to uphold this legacy, the novel nevertheless show...

Superhero Films, Comics, and Cartoons and Their American Significance During the Second World War and the Cold War

Comics and cartoons which appeared in daily newspapers and magazines in the 1930s and 1940s were considered originally to be an ex...

American Cultural Contributions of Elvis Presley

latter, which was written by singer/songwriter James Taylor, became a staple of Elviss extensive musical ensemble, performed at vi...

Crossover Development and George Lucas' 'Star Wars'

past twenty years, the benefit of which was first truly realized with the likes of teen idol lunch boxes; since the advent of the ...

Technological Differences Between Vietnam War and the Gulf War

troops in the field; it "provided additional firepower to troops engaged on the ground," it extracted troops from engagements when...

Star Wars' Mythical Power

First, it should be noted that the Star Wars myth is also exemplified in other films like K-Pax where an alien who is from the pla...

Death Tax Changes

to protect their possessions from ending up in the hands of government agencies once they have died; however, this particular appr...

African Americans and the Civil War's Effects

Lincoln, and Northerners in general, are popularly seen as advocates for the black race. However, what is less well-known is that ...

US Civil War's Turning Points

argues that "Common sense, the necessities of the war, to say nothing of the dictation of justice and humanity have at last prevai...

Jill Lepore's The Name of War and King Philip's War

the war with King Philip are addressed as well as the Native Americans view of the outcome of the war. Both the Prologue and the E...

Terrorism War's Cost and the Dilemma of George W. Bush

Quaeda is not dependent on the continued existence of its leader. Even if allied forces were able to capture bin Laden tomorrow, ...

War's Effects in Texts of Pat Barker and Sebastian Faulks

mere surface appearances. All this opulent beauty will be hidden with the outbreak of World War I. Having already been inv...

Exploring the Civil War's Causes

determining the direction that this country would ultimately take (McPherson, 1988). There were many individuals in the yea...

War's Realities and Poetry

be born of patriotism and love for their country, as there are few things that would inspire the soldiers to put up with such bad ...

Supply, Training, and the Revolutionary War's Battle of Paoli

General Washington recognized the problems that were at hand and initiated a strategy to correct them. That strategy involved the...

1991 Gulf War's Process of Decision Making

In five pages this paper discusses the Gulf War of 1991 in terms of major players and how generals make decisions. Nine sources a...

Vietnam War's Gulf of Tonkin Incident

In fifteen pages this paper discusses how the Vietnam War was affected by the early Gulf of Tonkin battle. Ten sources are cited ...

Revolutionary War's Political Implications

In five pages this paper discusses the political policy aspects of the American Revolution. Seven sources are cited in the biblio...

Vietnam War's Tet Offensive and Press Coverage

The New York Times coverage of the Tet Offensive in articles from January 31 to February 7, 1968 is analyzed in seven pages. Nin...

Contextual Approach to Media Criticism in 'Star Wars' and 'Jaws'

This is an historical research paper of 8 pages that discusses the impact these films had on popular culture, economics, technolog...

New Technology and the 'Audio Wars'

give up something so familiar for untried technology. Additionally, those consumers who are willing to delve into the brave new di...

Films on the Vietnam War and the War Itself

This paper considers how the Vietnam War was depicted in the 1987 film Full Metal Jacket and the 1988 film Good Morning, Vietnam i...

Prisoners of War During the Vietnam War

In seven pages this paper discusses questions involving Vietnam War POWs and considers if there are still MIAs and POWs being held...

Thomas Hobbes on War's Inevitability

This topic is discussed within the context of the book Of the First and Second Natural Laws, and of Contracts by Thomas Hobbes in...