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The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

has a dual mission. That is, he wants to survive the attack by the Martians and he also wants to find his wife. There are other ch...

Early 20th Century's Neoclassical Music and its Anti Romantic Elements

codified and structured. Neoclassical forms were, in turn, a reaction against the idealism characterised by the Romantic ...

Comparing Two Regional World Civilizations

differences. In respect to the Islamic and Asian societies that sprang up, these occurred largely by 1000 B.C. (Roberts, 1993). ...

Asian Immigrants to the U.S. After World War II

been prohibited from becoming citizens in the U.S. thanks to age-old biases and prejudices (Asian American History, 2004). Howeve...

First World War from 2 Perspectives

in the trenches, casually mentioning the attention of their personal servant. In both cases, this suggests the lingering presence ...

Discontented Youth of George Orwell

he was concerned with. And, the issues he was concerned with came largely from personal experience with wars and turmoil. In man...

C. Raymond Calhoun's Service During World War II

heroism and bravery, there is no feeling that he is bragging or presenting the Sterett crew of entirely composed of heroes. Rather...

Globalization, Collapse of Communism, and the New World Order

In five pages this paper examines the Cold War, globalization, and communism's collapse in this conceptual view of the 'New World ...

How Warfare was Changed by the Airplane

In five pages this paper examines the impact of the airplane upon warfare dating back to the First World War. Four sources are ci...

World War I and its Causes

In eleven pages this paper presents a literature review on the underlying factors that led to World War I with military buildup, t...

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf and Changing Times

In a paper consisting of 5 pages the many changes that occurred after World War I and the ways they manifest themselves in the inc...

Treaty of Versailles and the Problems It Caused

Britain (2001). Those were the key players in the war. It was a treaty that was based on an agreement made by the "Allied Nations"...

Foreign Policy Changes Since the Late 20th Century

there were two blocs, there were also nations which were left out, and these would be seen as the third world and so, nothing was ...

International Drug Trafficking

symptoms similar to alcohol intoxication (Drugs of abuse - 2004). They can also cause impaired judgment, violent bvehavior, and h...

Ineffective Alliance Between Germany and France

Today the world is a different place, the EU is performing its tasks and biding countries together to war is unlikely. The global ...

First World War Battles Fought Beyond the European Continent

name suggests--would affect the entire world. II. World War One World War I begins when the Archduke Ferdinand, who is heir ...

The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw

in eight categories: ordinary people; home front; heroes; women in uniform and out; shame; love, marriage and commitment; famous p...

Postwar Economy and State Building

In six pages this paper discusses the postwar state and economy building of the U.S., France, and Great Britain following World Wa...

Death of a Salesman and Family Values

In five pages Arthur Miller's social drama is analyzed in its portrayal of post World War II family values as they existed in the ...

America's Involvement in the First World War

of Britain, France and Russia, US President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation declaring American neutrality (Kennedy, 1991). Ho...

First World War and British Military Leadership

meant the sacrifice of thousands of their own men in failed attacks) (MacKenzie, 1990). This also meant that the leadership had no...

Reasons for the American Civil War by Bruce Levin

saw slavery as absolutely essential to their economy, Levine argues that American workers viewed the institution of slavery as con...

US Foreign Policy Since World War II

creating the United Nations, one of the most powerful organizations that involves itself in promoting the security of all nations ...

Landings at Normandy and D-Day

only the greatest difficulty on July 18th."3 This perpetual setback would ultimately abate, however, come the end of July when Op...

National Identity of France and the First World War

that rather than being simple distractions, the cartoons offered a means of expression for soldiers to both define and understand ...

The War in Iraq and Economic Ramifications

The beginning of the war marked a time that the federal government became far more active in gathering its supplies partially with...

Purple Heart and Casablanca, Messages to the American Public in the Turbulent Years of World War II

foreign war" (Nachbar). In 1941, the House of Representatives the measure to continue the military draft passed by a single vote ...

First World War and Significance of Women's Roles

Among the most interesting aspects of these considerations are the apparent differences in meaning the war had for men verses thos...

Politics of the Banana Trade War

another of not abiding by the rules, the WTO provides the forum where such cases can be settled ("The Banana," 1999). If the inte...

Ethical Issues Associated with the Period from the 'New World' Settlement Until the U.S. Civil War

itself with individual codes concerning conduct of certain individuals and groups. Morally, therefore each of the dilemmas noted ...