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Heroic Old Man in The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

In five pages the heroism of the old sailor Santiago is examined within the context of Hemingway's short novel. Seven sources are...

The Air Force Cross

5 pages and 2 sources. This paper provides an overview of the experiences and record of A1C Pitsenberger, the first enlisted man ...

'The Iliad' by Homer, 'Epic of Gilgamesh' and Fate

The fates of death or destruction could be explored in a dramatic structure, and how the protagonist elected to face his destiny, ...

Comparing Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai with Homer's 'The Iliad'

heroic ideal of the young and noble combatant who appears to be destined to die at an early age on the battlefield. Achilleus is ...

Females in the Media, Heroism and Violence

statement, but a truth. Women are, by nature, very different from men and thus do not aggressively involve themselves in violence ...

Characters and Their Motives in Oedipus

difference between the two representations. When one is cast forward by way of determinism, it is as though one has absolutely no...

'The Epic of Gilgamesh' Heroic Analysis

which features the exploits of a heroic protagonist, is used. Although it was Homer who popularized this literary form with his p...

Analyzing How Can I Help? Stories and Reflections on Service

we furrow our eyebrows and we tisk-tisk at what a shame the said event is. We fret about how someone should do something but the ...

Human Experience and Heroism

is used to inspire generations such as the inspirational messages found in Rainer Maria Rilkes "Letters to a Young Poet" in which ...

'Beowulf' and Its Representation of Heroic and Christian Traditions

a rather powerful enemy. Thus, one sees heroic feats on either end, but also, there is Christian love and the love of a parent tha...

The Causes of the Second World War

was a large-scale economic collapse throughout the world following World War I, which led to the rise of fascism throughout Europe...

The Specific Causes of the Two World Wars

fueled by a rising tide of nationalism. The traditions and problems dated back so many years that it would be nearly impossible to...

U.S. Wars and Artillery Uses

materiel that were used during each war. The first war to be fought by Americans, and on American soil was the American...

War and Escalation of Violence Such as Rape

committed with the intent to destroy a particular group, in this case the Tutsi. The Akayesu is interesting as well because it ha...

World War II A Chronological History

and all important rights related to that (1997). The second was the "Law for the Protection of German Blood and Honor," which outl...

World War I A Chronological History

Berlin sought to exploit the opportunity to rise to world-power status after the assassination (1996). Also, Austria was forced i...

Second World War and Changes to the Nursing Profession

base on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, officially bringing the United States into World War II. At the time of the surprise attack, howev...

Vietnam War and the Policies of President Richard Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger

For support, he look towards what he called the "silent majority" believing that they were really supporting his foreign policies,...

Federalism and the Writings of William Manning

of the progress which the process of democratisation was making in America in the eighteenth century. It could be asserted that Ma...

The Postive and Negative Impacts of the Two World Wars

a battle unlike any before, inasmuch as new war technology had brought with it even more despicable methods of death. As soon as ...

Berkin's Making America

The many aspects of the Cold War as examined in Berkin's text are discussed in this paper containing six pages and include not onl...

A Consideration of American History from 1865 until 1945

The important events that shaped America including slavery, the Reconstruction, political patronage, industrialization, the Progre...

Neville Chamberlain's Policies of Appeasement

This paper examines the pre World War II appeasement policies of British prime minister Neville Chamberlain in tewnty seven pages....

England's Use of Propaganda During the First World War

In five pages this paper discusses how propaganda was used by England during World War I. Ten sources are cited in the bibliograp...

Kenneth Stammp's The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

In five pages this paper examines this author's attempts to emphasizes the similarities between the Civil War and the Reconstructi...

Global Consequences of the Spanish American War

This paper examines the 1895 to 1898 Spanish American War in an overview of its global consequences past and present in 10 pages....

Liberian War and the ECOMOG Group

This paper discusses the peacekeeping role of the ECOMOG Group regarding the Liberian war and its resolution in eight pages....

Japan and U.S. Second World War Occupation

of nature. These two factors can be seen in the both the practice of calligraphy., and its design images. In attempting to find ...

Societal Impacts and Influences of American Warfare

In nine pages the ways in which war influenced and impacted the society of early America are considered in a discussion of the Ame...

Post 1945 Russian and Eastern European Security Affairs

In five pages this paper discusses the measures these regions took with regards to security following the Second World War until t...