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Lessons Taught by the First World War

that had to be destroyed. Smoter also wrote that Hitler that "propaganda played a large role in the German failure." He learned t...

Crane and Bierce

notes the following: "He wondered why he did not feel some keen agony of fear cutting his sense like a knife. He wondered at this,...

The Compromise of 1850 and the Dred Scott Case

was introduced and defeated; it would have "prohibited slavery in the newly-acquired territories" (Compromise of 1850, 2009). The ...

Vera Brittain and the Death of Youth

found herself trying to heal German boys that her brother and his friends would later try to kill (Brittain). The idea of patching...

Changing the World

arose a class of professional officers who "tended to dominate the civil authorities" ("Causes of World War I"). In addition, all ...

Greece's Stance on Staying Neutral in World War I

Even when it appeared that World War I was inevitable, however, Greece was very reluctant to enter the fray. She restrained from ...

War as a Triumph of Technology

all over Asia proved far more effective" (Parker, 2008, p. 2). However, archers such as these rarely came into contact with the We...

1861 Civil War First Battle of Bull Run

In five pages the first important Civil War battle and its importance are analyzed. Four sources are cited in the bibliography....

W.B. Yeats/An Irish Airman Foresees His Death

people of Kiltaran, there is not likely end to the war that will affect them deeply one way or the other. Furthermore, it was not ...

New York City - Urban Planning

This 10 page paper discusses the way in which urban planning has transformed New York City since the end of the Civil War. The wri...

Comparing Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front with Joseph Heller's Catch-22

the present reality of the protagonists, but providing exposition through the use of flashbacks. This use of voice emphasizes the...

Overview of the Revolutionary War

revoke the three pence tax on each pound of tea(Schwarz 110). This refusal to lift the tax on American sales caused an uproar sta...

War Contrasts and a Review of Living in the American Century 1940-1950 Exploding Into a Brave New World by Henry Allen

In two pages this September 1994 article featured in The Washington Post is reviewed as it pertains to the Second World War. Ther...

Technology and the Works of H.G. Wells and Stanley Kubrick

In seven pages this paper discusses the impact of technology upon humankind as considered in H.G. Wells' novels The War of the Wor...

A Look at International Humanitarian Law

that the people who did this would hear us soon, the people applauded, but that resolve faded over time. After years of nothing mo...

Isolationism An Evolving US Philosophy

defined either narrowly or quite expansively (Rathbun, 2008). Our historic focus on isolationism has for the most part been based...

Daily Life during the Seven Years War in North America

going in different directions. I suspect we brought much of the prejudice with us from England. But there is no denying that the "...

Intelligence Gathering by U.S. Agencies during World War II and Beyond

better known as G-2 (Warner, COI came first, 2000). At times, the information went all the way up to the White House, but short of...

American History

and helped many people make sense of what was going on, with a more clear understanding of the direction that should be taken. And...

Critique of James G. Hollandsworth Jr.’s The Louisiana Native Guards: The Black Military Experience During the Civil War

alike despite their willingness to risk their lives in combat. But as the text illustrates, racial discrimination was unfortunate...

KOSOVO AND IRAQ: THE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES

using the conflict as a stepping stone to promote democracy in the Middle East and destroying any weapons of mass destruction (Enc...

Women and Protesting During the Vietnam War

to any gender focus on protesting (Stew, 1991). There is also the interesting and informative truth regarding how many wom...

Why a Draft Should be Implemented (Policy Argument)

there are many opposed to the concept. Yet, ironically, it is for that very reason why the proposal must be accepted. That is, the...

Tokyo Story as a Reflection of Conditions in Post World War II Japan

such a level of significance which allows it to be seen as a representation of the issues which are applicable to the society, and...

Influences on Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451”

what was to come" (Furlong, 2003). Bruenning was a member of the "banned Proletarian Revolutionary Writers Union at the time, and ...

Major Issues and Debates Leading to the American Civil War

gin (Faragher et al, 2000). He invented the machine in 1793 and it proved so successful that by the mid-1830s cotton was "King" in...

Global Warming, Climate Change and War

what experts believe about the relationship between war and changes in the climate caused by global warming. The results of this l...

US Intelligence After WWII

principles were rationalized due to the assumptions made about the nature of the Cold War and, also, literature suggests that thes...

Causes and Effects of the Mexican-American War

north (Lee, 2008). Many Americans agreed and moved to what was then the "Mexican province of Texas" (Lee, 2008). Furthermore, they...

Native American Oral Tradition: Parallels in the Literature

tradition might be translated into a written format. Vizenors story is, on first appearance at least, a fantasy. Never-t...