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Star Wars by John Williams

This essay offers an overview of the melody and harmony used in John William's main theme from Star Wars. The writer compares Will...

Worse than War, Genocide

This research paper/essay uses "Worse than War," a 2009 PBS documentary as its primary source, in order to address ten issues pert...

The Iliad's Cultural Values

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at a passage from The Iliad. The cultural values of war and honor inherent in the pass...

Oil Prices

The writer looks at the different events or influences that could result in oil prices increasing. Events such as war, natural di...

NATO Just War Against Serbs

There are several issues discussed in this essay. Examples are given of cruel treatment of prisoners of war, how the Bush Doctrine...

Justifiability and Torture

This research paper examines literature that pertains to whether or not the use of torture can be justified within the context of...

Kentucky History and John Hunt Morgan

This paper argues that Morgan had more of an impact on Kentucky history because of the myth surrounding the man and his personalit...

On Our Own

This essay offers a brief report on the first five chapters in a book entitled, On Our Own. America in the Sixties. It takes the r...

War, Memory, and PTSD

that might not necessarily be equated with CIS. However, other more telling symptoms like chest pain, weakness, dizziness, vomiti...

South Africa's Development and the Impact of the Boer Wars

and the British Empire - black people were also involved at all levels of the war and this in itself had a salient effect on the w...

Union and Confederate Civil War Spies

and shift the direction of battles at almost every turn. Belle Boyd Boyd was perhaps one of the best known spies of her time....

Classicism and Greek Culture

a decidedly different climate in relation to justice. The end of the Classical period brought with it Alexanders death, as well a...

Description of the Battle Of Gettysburg

by more Confederate troop who had joined the fighting. Mass confusion erupted and thousands of Union troops were captured. Union ...

'The Way of Duty' and 'Mary Silliman's War'

This paper consists of 6 pages and compares the book The Way of Duty by Joy and Richard Buel and the film version, Mary Silliman's...

Causes and Alliances Associated with the 30 Years War

In five pages this paper examines the alliances and causes of the 30 Years War in this historical overview. Three sources are cit...

War Crimes and the Nuremberg Trials

War crimes are defined and the Nuremberg Trials' purpose are examined from an ethical perspective in 5 pages. Four sources are ci...

U.S. Civil War and Major Political Figures

not assumed principal position during this, the bloodiest fight of the entire American Civil War. "Lee hoped an invasion would fu...

America's Enlightenment and Pre Revolutionary War Periods

thought as Puritans came to America. Prior to the Revolution such ideals come through in writings by infamous Americans. For examp...

Civil Rights and the Civil War

In five pages this paper discusses the impact of the Civil War in terms of the reasons why the South was defeated and also examine...

Aftermath of the Cold War

also during this time in history where smaller nations were the targets of intense competition between the United States and the S...

Nationalist Success and the Spanish Civil War

In the following paper we examine this assumption, providing historical information concerning the foreign allies, eventually argu...

Economic Impacts of War

had positive economic effects for the North (Logue 611). When the nation emerged from the recession of 1991-92 (at the end ...

America, Russia, and the Cold War 1945-1990 by Walter LaFeber

or another, repeat itself. In his introduction the student can find information which alludes to this theory as LaFeber presents u...

Arabs, Israelis and the Holy Land's 50 Year War

There were many thousands of Palestinians who were forced to make their home in Jordan after they were run out of their own countr...

'The Wall' by Jean Paul Sartre and Existential Writing

matters since, as is shown by the plight of the hapless and rabbity Juan, the authorities are prepared to execute people for littl...

The Fundamentalist Middle East Society and Anti-Westernism

on greed for middle east resources, notably oil. They fear that the western culture, with modern conveniences and popular culture...

Engelhardt's The End of Victory Culture

other words, conflict has several specific social and cultural functions, especially in terms of the way that a nation defines its...

Unification and Africa

for resources is another of the more prominent reasons for conflict. Closely aligned with the issue of intertribal conflict is ...

War Reporting and a Media Utilitarian Approach

In eight pages this paper examines war reporting with the emphasis upon Afghanistan terrorism in a consideration of how the media ...

Recruitment Techniques in the U.S. Military Since the Civil War

to the ideological complexities of that war. Tearing the nation apart in the middle 1800s, this war is most often remembered as r...