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An Analysis of the Use of Terms Aggression and Communism in the Speeches of Dodd, Stone, King, Johnson and Nixon during the Vietnam War (1178 words, 2 pages)

Freud believed the death instinct sometimes gets turned outward, and then we hurt and offend others and go to war (the opposite of suicide). Rochlin, another psychoanalyst, believes aggression is our way of recovering lost pride. Given the common human need to feel powerful and to think highly of ourselves, ... Read More

The Controversial Issue of Death Penalty in the United States (591 words, 1 pages)

The Death Penalty has become a controversial issue in today's society and I view it as another flaw in our justice system. If the inmates our government sends to death row are hundred percent guilty of the crimes they committed, these crimes are heinous cruel crimes, and the execution is ... Read More

An Analysis of To Account For the Outbreak of the Spanish Civil War (1962 words, 3 pages)

To account for the outbreak of the Spanish civil war in July 1936, we must look carefully at all the possible reasons behind the outbreak of war. We must examine carefully the long-term problems and divisions within Spain and Spanish society, and then we must have a look at the ... Read More

The War Against Prejudice (904 words, 1 pages)

A WAR AGAINST PREJUDICE Prejudice is defeated not by force but by faith in the goodness in the hearts and minds of men. This idea is what Irwin Shaw tries to express in his short story "Act of Faith" through his character Norman Seeger, an American soldier during the second ... Read More

An Analysis of a Black Comedy About Nuclear War (1164 words, 2 pages)

Who would think that a black comedy about nuclear war, an insightful science fiction movie, and a spine tingling horror film would have anything in common? Nevertheless, Dr. Strangelove, 2001 A Space Oddessy, and The Shining all share a common link their brilliant director. Stanley Kubrick has become a household ... Read More

An Analysis of the Similarities between the Downfall of the Main Characters in Two Plays: A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams and Death of A Salesman by Arthur Miller (851 words, 1 pages)

The downfall of two of the main characters of A Streetcar Named Desire and Death of a Salesman are strikingly similar. In both plays, one of the main characters witnesses a devastating event which traumatizes them for the rest of their lives. This single event shapes their futures, their attitudes, ... Read More

An Introduction to the Issues of Vietnam War (1630 words, 2 pages)

The "other" Vietnam Vets Everybody knows about the men who served in Vietnam. They have at least heard of the mentally trying conditions during the war and the resulting "post traumatic stress syndrome" (PTSD) so many veterans suffered from, or heard of the issues concerning negative public opinion of veterans ... Read More

An Introduction to the History of Death Penalty (1167 words, 2 pages)

The idea of your life for a life the vast majority of our population is in favor of the death penalty. For thousands of years it has been used as a punishment for crimes. Through government for crimes against the State to churches for crimes against their religions, "Impositions of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Pluralistic Writing of Arthur Miller in Death of a Salesman and The Crucible (885 words, 1 pages)

Arthurs Pluralistic Writing in Death of a Salesman and The Crucible Aristotle once stated that a tragedy in simply a piece of writing that inspires both pity and fear in the mind of the audience(Aristotle). Pity and feat is sometimes accomplished by combining the element of fate or the action ... Read More

An Analysis of the Japanese Photography with the Theme of War (772 words, 1 pages)

Since Japan opened the island nation to the West, the camera has witnessed that country's technological and emotional transformation. The Houston Museum of Fine arts has done an outstanding job showing this fine collection of photographs. There are all types of photographic presentation shown at the exhibition. Types include portraiture, ... Read More

A Critique of Civil War in the Ozarks, a Book by Phillip W. Steele and Steve Cottrell (994 words, 2 pages)

A Critique In the book Civil War in the Ozarks, the authors, Phillip W. Steele and Steve Cottrell, describe lifes perils and strategies during the Civil War in the Ozarks of Arkansas and Missouri. Both authors have a rich family background with the Civil War. Phillip W. Steeles family fought ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characteristics of Antiheroes in William Shakespeare’s Play Hamlet and Timothy Findley’s Novel The Wars (870 words, 1 pages)

The writers of Hamlet and The Wars, William Shakespeare and Timothy Findley respectively, transform their main characters from the expected war hero or powerful prince into that of an antihero. William Shakespeare presents Hamlet as a prince bent on revenge but unwilling to do it. Timothy Findley, on the other ... Read More

A Review of To Have and Have Not, a 1944 American Romance-War-Adventure Film by Howard Hawks (785 words, 3 pages)

Many feel that Casablanca is Bogart's best film. I disagree - but for those who don't To Have and Have Not is a must-see film. It's Casablanca with a different setting, this time we find Bogart playing Harry Morgan, crewing a ship out for hire. His lovely lady is Lauren ... Read More

An Analysis of the Masque of the Red Death and The Fall of the House of Usher (756 words, 1 pages)

Although The Masque of the Red Death and The Fall of the House of Usher are written in different view points, the fact that each method works well for each story is true because third-person helps to better oversee all the events taking place, first-person gives a heightened sense of ... Read More

The Use of Atomic Bomb to Shorten the War in the Pacific (423 words, 2 pages)

Truman used the atomic bomb to shortening the war in the Pacific and to save the lives of Americans and to keep American public opinion positive. Truman's defense in using atomic weapons was that it protected and saved thousands of American lives and money that would have had to been ... Read More

A History of World War I (2103 words, 3 pages)

World War 1 The beginning of the twentieth century was supposed to be the century of brotherhood. Europe had a collective of alliances that was supposed to keep the mother countries out of war between each other. It was believed that cooperation was the ideology of the European empires, but ... Read More

An Analysis of the Concept of Jihad, a Holy War of the Muslims against the West (485 words, 1 pages)

Jihad, literally translated into the words holy war, is constantly making news for the world. For example, Yasir Arafats May 1994 call in Johannesburg for a jihad to liberate Jerusalem was a turning point in the peace process. Israelis heard him speak about using violence to gain political ends, and ... Read More

An Analysis of Communism After World War Two (908 words, 3 pages)

Why Was Communism Feared? After WWII, Americans knew they lived in the strongest and "greatest" country on earth. They were however afraid of communism at home and abroad. Through the reading and discussions in this class I have found the primary reasoning for this fear was because they did not ... Read More

An Analysis of the Main Figures, Causes and the Final Outcome of the Wars of Roses (1386 words, 3 pages)

1. The main players of the War between the Roses Lancastrian Henry VI became King of England at the young age of one, succeeding his father Henry V. He was incapable of following in his mighty predecessor's footsteps. Fractions in the court dominated him all his life. Margaret was the ... Read More

An Analysis of Tuskegee Airmen of World War II (1939 words, 6 pages)

Tuskegee Airmen of World War II During WWII there were many men that were forgotten. The Tuskegee Airmen made a major contribution. Where did they come from? Jakeman's book, "The Divided Skies" recollects where the Tuskegee Airmen came from. It is he who goes in depth about the Tuskegee Institute ... Read More

The Rate of Tobacco-Related Deaths in the U.S. and the Need to Change This Trend (1566 words, 4 pages)

In the next 24 hours, 1,180 Americans will die from tobacco use. In all, 430,700 smokers die from tobacco related disease each year. They are replaced in part by the 3,000 children who start smoking regularly everyday. Each day, 3,000 teens smoke their first cigarette. That's more than one million ... Read More

An Analysis of the Patriot the American War 1775-1781 (798 words, 2 pages)

has hollywood gone too far in the patriot? The Patriot, the American 1775-1781 War of Independence epic starring Mel Gibson, is the subject of much controversy worldwide. So what is all the fuss about? Everyone loves Mel, right? Spike Lee hates it and many Britons are taking issue with it. ... Read More

A History f the Conquest of the Lands of Mississippi River After Civil War (851 words, 2 pages)

After the Civil War, Americans accelerated their conquest of the lands west of the Mississippi River. The story of that conquest is one of hard - working farmers and ranch families and unwavering miners. It was a tale of gallantry, of those who left everything behind to take a trial ... Read More

How the United States Government Debt Skyrocketed After the End of World War II (517 words, 1 pages)

In the early days of our government debt was considered to be a last resort. The only justification for debt of any significant amount was a war. By 1849 the U.S. Government had accumulated a surplus of 70 Million Dollars. Immediately after the Civil War the debt stood at 3 ... Read More

An Argument Against Black Death in English Society (1102 words, 2 pages)

Would you agree that in the short term the Black Death had little effect upon English society? When the Black Death reached Europe in 1347 no one was spared by the burden of death and pestilence. The population prior to the plague in England had already shrunk. This was due ... Read More

A History of the Battle of Stalingrad in World War II (1358 words, 2 pages)

Stalingrad The Battle of Stalingrad was a very important battle in World War II. Stalingrad was the site of a crucial Soviet victory that stopped Germanys advancement into the east. This intense event was extremely significant in the outcome of the Second World War. After the Germans failed to win ... Read More

The Vietnam War and the Novel, The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien (1084 words, 2 pages)

Silence Kills Okay class, an authorative voice sounds out, today we are going to talk about the Vietnam War. A sea of dumbfounded faces stare the teacher down. Does anyone know anything about the Vietnam War? the voice continued to ask. The sea of faces is motionless, no true sign ... Read More

How I Went Through the Death of Two Important Poeple in My Life (451 words, 1 pages)

Last semester I had to face the death of two people who were important in my life, my grandparents. I never had to deal with a death that was someone so close to me before. Because of their deaths, it caused me academic difficulty. I was very close to these ... Read More

A Discussion on Slave Labor During World War II (310 words, 1 pages)

During war world 2 millions Jews, gypsies and other EASTERN European people were held captive and were force into slave labor in the nazi industry in Germany. Since that time there has been reference to almost 90 billion dollar in restitution to certain people who survive the nazi regime, but ... Read More

An Analysis of the Masque of the Red Death (420 words, 1 pages)

The Masque of the red death By MC E-mail MCC1000AOL.com In "The Masque of the Red Death", Poe leads one event into another often. He uses much symbolism, and in the paragraphs below, I will show you it. In the first couple of paragraphs however, I will summarize the plot ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013