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Global Economic and Politic Reasons for the Outbreak of the Second World War (2085 words, 3 pages)

The origins of the Second World War are one of the most popular topics in twentieth century history. Ever since the war came to an end, controversy has surrounded its outbreak. It is important to remember, however, that the Second World War had short-term as well as long-term causes, and ... Read More

Analysis of Why You Should Vote, an Article by Rob Mollers (1066 words, 2 pages)

To Vote or Not To Vote As November 5th approaches I think it is important to take a closer look at our rights as Americans to vote. Although we have the right to vote, should we if we know nothing about who is running or what propositions are trying to ... Read More

Reasons Why I Intend to Pursue a Career in Veterinary Medicine (394 words, 1 pages)

Through my work that I experience with animals as a technical assistant at the animal hospital and researcher to participate in several animal relative research labs I realized my responsibility for caring for animals in my future. Even though my jobs were a small part of the veterinary work, it ... Read More

People’s Urge for Survival during Wars (1683 words, 2 pages)

It's sad that when asked to name an event that changed their lives, many people will name a negative event. Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, was day of infamy in American history. Even people that weren't alive then shudder at the stories of the screaming dive bombers dropping torpedoes at ... Read More

An Analysis of Why the Book Things Fall Apart Entitled as It is (1158 words, 2 pages)

Why the Book is Entitled Things Fall Apart I believe that the title Things Fall Apart refers to the fact that without proper balance, things do fall apart. The notion of balance in the novel is an important theme throughout the book. Beginning with the excerpt from Yeats' poem, The ... Read More

Thirty Years War That Leads to Division of Lands in Europe (812 words, 2 pages)

The Thirty Years' War was a defining moment in the 17th century of Europe. The dynastic ambitions of many countries resulted in war over certain land. Religion also played a similar factor in the Thirty Years' War. When the war was being fought at first it began as a religious ... Read More

A Paper on the Search and Destroy War Tactics (734 words, 1 pages)

The tactics used by the Vietcong and US military forces were very different and changed during the course of the war. At the beginning of the war the Vietcong (NLF) army was aggressive whilst the US army was defensive. The Gulf of Tonkin incident became America's excuse to become aggressive ... Read More

A Biography of Napoleon Bonaparte: a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and its associated wars (1545 words, 3 pages)

Napoleon's life was a very interesting one. Starting a poor boy, hated by most, rising to rule a huge empire, and then finally being destroyed by his own arrogance and ending his life humbled, remembering what he had doe, and leaving it all in his memoirs for the world to ... Read More

Aftermath of the First World War for the Americans (612 words, 1 pages)

The end of the First World War left those on both sides tired, bitter, and disillusioned with the war itself. For the Americans, who had no wish to go in the first place, the effect of the death toll would weigh heavily upon their souls. The German soldiers, on the ... Read More

A Paper on the Origins of the Cold War (626 words, 1 pages)

To discuss the origins of the cold war we must take an unbiased stance between the United States and Russia. Russia's political principles were critically opposed to democracy and industrial capitalism and the United States had trouble accepting the simple fact that they could exist. The ideals between these two ... Read More

Conveyance of Realism of Violence and War in Works of Liam O’Flaherty and Ralph Ellison (919 words, 2 pages)

Throughout societys history, war and violence have been a way to show the power of pride and knowledge. After seeing the terror and complexities of war, one might find other ways to show these characteristics. I plan to demonstrate for an audience of peers and professors how the works of ... Read More

An Opinion on the War of 1812 in the US (804 words, 1 pages)

The War of 1812 The years following the war of 1812, otherwise known as the 'Era of Good Feelings,' must be considered a time of exceptional growth and development in the United States, but above all it should be considered a time of evolution and ripening of American nationalism, unification, ... Read More

Analysis of The Wars, a Novel by Timothy Findley (1282 words, 2 pages)

If you took a sensitive caring person and set them in the midst of a chaotic area, what do you think would, happen? Would these person adapt to this area, and live like everyone else, or would they become a mental mess unable to cope with what is going on ... Read More

Oliver Stone – the War Film Platoon (763 words, 3 pages)

Religion is a canopy under which American culture and society thrives. Its extension reaches the boundaries of such cultural mainstreams as movies, television, and music. Oliver Stone's 1986 war film Platoon is an example of the religious subtleties and overtones that appear in various American genres. Stone not only uses ... Read More

A Paper on the Spanish Civil War (550 words, 2 pages)

The Spanish Civil War Written and Compiled by Brad Dougherty From 1936 to 1939 a military rising starting in Morocco, lead by General Francisco Franco, spread rapidly all over the country, thus starting the Spanish Civil War. After a number of bloody battles, in which fortunes changed from one side ... Read More

The Thirty Years War (3046 words, 4 pages)

The Thirty Years War was a series of European conflicts that lasted from 1618 to 1648. The battles were mainly fought in Germany. The struggle was initially based on the religious conflicts among Germans by the Protestant Reformation, but it was later influenced by other issues, including dynastic rivalries. There ... Read More

Comparison of the Revolutionary War in 1775 and the War of 1812 (916 words, 2 pages)

The Revolutionary War in 1775 and the War of 1812 are both similar and at the same time different. The Revolutionary war and the War of 1812 are similar in that, they both were fought mainly by the British and the North American colonist. At the same time, the two ... Read More

Civil War’s Righteousness of the North (1698 words, 3 pages)

The Righteousness of the North in the Civil War There were several causes of the American Civil War, among them being the argument regarding slavery, the controversy over states rights and the tariff, and the illegal secession of South Carolina and the other confederate states. The Norths cause was justified ... Read More

George Lucas’s Inspiration for Creating the Star Wars (916 words, 2 pages)

The Origins of Star Wars In the movie Star Wars, Director and Screenplay writer George Lucas creates a very complex, believable universe. Lucas borrows many things from different places to create his universe.This paper will show whether or not he succeeds and how does he does it. The origins of ... Read More

The Outbreak of World War II – from Orthodox and Revisionist Point of View (2618 words, 3 pages)

The outbreak of the Second World War would be a catastrophic event brought about by increasing tension and paranoia between nations, as well as the reoccurrence of militarist, nationalist and imperialist sentiments in many countries, especially Germany, Japan and Italy. There are many views and opinion as to why the ... Read More

The Formation and Performance of the Nuremburg Trials following World War II (2646 words, 4 pages)

The Nuremburg Precedence History will judge these trials wholly by whether the victors themselves adhere to the standards and the law they impose on the vanquished. In judging the vanquished, the victors also judge themselves. (New York Times editorial, May 14, 1946, quoted in Piccigallo, 1979, p. 18). Although they ... Read More

A History of How The Mexican War Started (992 words, 2 pages)

There were many events that led to the Mexican War. Its major culprit is the hostilities between the United States and Mexico. This contempt led to the provocation of the United States into a war with Mexico. President Polks words to Congress suggest this, Mexicohas shed American blood upon American ... Read More

An Analysis of The People’s Struggle to Live During The Civil War in the Play “The Miracle Worker” by William Gibson (1536 words, 2 pages)

William Gibson's play, The Miracle Worker, illustrates how people who triumph over hardships can succeed in achieving their goals. The play follows Annie Sullivan, a half-blind northern young woman, as she travels to Post-Civil War Tuscumbia, Alabama in order to teach Helen Keller, a blind and deaf little girl. When ... Read More

The Lost Generation Writers Rises after the Cold War (1979 words, 3 pages)

THE LOST GENERATION With the beginning of World War I many things had changed for America. This war happened between in the years of 1914 and 1918. At first America did not join the war but in 1917 they joined it to support it. When it was finished, soldiers who ... Read More

Reasons Why Sophocles Should Be Considered The Greatest Tragedian of The Greek Period (588 words, 1 pages)

So is Sophocles the greatest tragedian of the Greek period? No one could fully know this. Sophocles was an imaginative writer, and he is believed to have had a immense impact on play writing. If anyone were to read his Oedipus trilogy, they would be stunned on how amazing of ... Read More

An Essay on Americans Involvement in the Great War (3262 words, 6 pages)

The Great War It began as a local European conflict. It expanded into a general European struggle. It ended as a global war involving 32 countries. It cost 8.5 million lives and nearly 200 billion dollars. It is called "The Great War." It was World War I. More than 100,000 ... Read More

An Essay on the Persian Gulf War (866 words, 2 pages)

The Persian Gulf War The problems in Iraq began in 1979 when Saddam Hussein took control of Iraq. In 1991, Saddam Hussein started the Persian Gulf War by invading Kuwait. He accused Kuwait of stealing oil from the Rumain oil field. The crisis continued in August when Iraq, led by ... Read More

Ethical Issues in Iraq and Gulf War (877 words, 2 pages)

Ethical issues in times of war is a near impossible subject, there are so many variables, so many grey areas and unknown details. The war in Iraq both in the Gulf War (January-February 1991) and the Iraq war (March 2003 - June 2004) both had significant ethical issues on both ... Read More

An Essay on the Final Months of the Civil War (2297 words, 4 pages)

The Final Months of the Civil War The Civil War was one of momentous proportion. It was disastrous in terms of human life, because more Americans died in this war that any other war in history. This paper is mainly about and around those involved on the battlefield in the ... Read More

The Impact of Socioeconomic Problems of the 1930s on the Beginning of World War II (752 words, 2 pages)

The economic and social problems of the 1930's may have led to the start of World War 2. I have some reasons why explained below. A name for the 1930's could be called the Dirty Thirties because there was a great loss of rain in the states causing drought and ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013