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Journalistic Perspectives on World War II

onslaught of German forces, Russia released their prisoners, asking many Poles to come out in force in support of the Russian acti...

First World War and its Psychological Impact

stories they remember from men who are from an older generation. Barker (1993) highlights the psychological effects of this popul...

U.S. Movement of Third World War Torn Citizens

contends the U.S. "is not now and never has been a remotely multi-cultural society. The American nation has always had a specific...

Second Grade and a Literacy Program Based Upon Multicultural Literature

In nine pages in which an abstract is also provided this essay examines the development of grade two literacy in a consideration o...

A Personal Statement of the Meaning of Literature

I can find myself truly empathizing with the individual. If the story is written from the third person perspective then it is like...

Mobilizing the United States Home Front for World War II

was still mired in the Depression in 1940 when Roosevelt made the speech, and almost overnight things turned around (Faragher et a...

U.S. Democracy and Worldviews

of 19th century philosophers. Alexis de Tocqueville recognized that democracy, though touted as a distinct government defined by ...

'February Afternoon' by Edward Thomas

themes of love, this became the preferred style of World War I poets like Edward Thomas. One of his most poignant verses is "Febr...

Analysis of Walcott's The Light of the World

(Walcotts brother Roderick is a playwright). While young Derek was growing up and dipping into these books time and again, he foun...

Europe and the Impact of the First World War

power in what was known as the Russian Revolution (1988). The war in chronology appears rather matter of fact. Events happe...

Nations and National Wealth Accumulation

In five pages this paper examines how North America, Europe, and Japan accumulated their national wealth in an historical consider...

Military Warfare Changes from the American Revolution Until the End of the First World War

abandoned similar policies (Apt, 2002). However, when America adopted the social philosophy of Manifest Destiny, the naval theori...

Responsibility for the First World War

a dilemma -- either an advance to Socialism or a reversion to barbarism" (Rosenberg, 1995, p. 139). Capitalism was at the f...

Kennedy's Role in the Cuban Missile Crisis

verified in the CIAs own records.) At the last minute, Kennedy called off the air strikes but that message did not reach the more...

A Character Analysis for Jake and Brett in The Sun Also Rises

This ten page report analyzes the characters Jake and Brett, comparing them to the other men in the story. The thesis is presente...

World War I and the Responsibility of Germany

This paper assesses the responsibility of Germany in starting World War I in 12 pages. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....

Economic Effects of War

the war is likely to change the economy. To judge what this change may be we can look to how other wars have affected the United S...

The Impact of World War I on Australian Art and Artists

to the gracious host to the worldwide event known as the 2000 Summer Olypmics. Art, Wartime and the land "Down Under"...

The New World Order and Atomic Power

nuclear proliferation had to be a reality. It was. But others have a different point of view. The origin of the term is Latin. P...

The Historical Context of All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

poetry, essays, stories and novels from men who had never envisioned themselves as literary artists. From their painful wartime e...

Fathers' Positive and Negative Characteristics in Films

the boy soon comes to look upon Butch as a father figure, and the sole source of excitement in his heretofore colorless world. In...

World War I and the Cuban Missile Crisis

Diplomatic crises World War I and the Cuban Missile Crisis are contrasted and compared. Eight sources are cited in the bibliograp...

The Division of Europe

help of the Soviets Europe would effectively be divided into two sections (1993). By the time 1950 rolled around, the world looke...

World War II's Battle of Britain

World War II's Battle of Britain and the Allied halting of the Luftwaffe are examined in 6 pages. Six sources are cited in the bi...

British Political Support Switch to Conservative

In five pages this paper discusses how after the First World War the British public promptly switched to the Conservative Party fr...

Chapter Eighteen of Goodbye to All That by Robert Graves

In five pages this paper discusses European Society and the First World War as featured in Chapter Eighteen of Robert Graves' auto...

1919 League of Nations and Why the Soviet Union Should Have Gained Acceptance

In six pages this paper discusses how World War II could have been prevented by a 1919 acceptance of the Soviet Union into the Lea...

Literature Review of War and Memory as Associated with PTSD

In twenty pages this paper examines the literature pertinent to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in a consideration of the impacts o...

19th Century British Industrialization and its Impacts on India, Ireland, and Technology in World War I

In 5 pages this paper discusses how British industrialization led to Ireland's terrible potato famine, India's railway constructio...

Biography of Poet Siegfried Sassoon

In five pages this paper discusses the life of poet Siegfried Sassoon with his experiences in the First World War among the topics...