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  • World War 2 and the Cuban Revolution of 1945

    World War 2 and the Cuban Revolution of 1945

    World War 2 And The Cuban Revolution Of 1945 Perhaps Noam Chomsky best summed up the French sentiment toward World War 2 when he said, "History hath triumphed over time, which besides it nothing but eternity hath triumphed over." (Herotodus 92) Although it was not clear in 1940, we now know that World War 2 was actually a monumental conspiracy by the French lower-class in their attempt to distract its citizens from the democracy of

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    Submitted: February 22, 2010 By: Tasha
  • An Analysis of International War Crimes (hypothetical)

    An Analysis of International War Crimes (hypothetical)

    STATEMENT OF JURISDICTION The Hague court has jurisdiction to review the case against three Katonia nationals and six Ridgeland nationals under Rome Statute, art. 5(b), 11. The Hague court jurisdiction was based under the Rome Statute, Universal Jurisdiction in International law and the Vienna Convention of the Law of Treaties, May. 22,1969, art. 53. QUESTIONS PRESENTED • Whether the victims of Vineland have a role in initiating an investigation or prosecution against the nationals from

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    Submitted: February 23, 2010 By: Mike
  • World War 1 Timeline

    World War 1 Timeline

    Timeline Date Summary Detailed Information 28 June 1914 Assassination of Franz Ferdinand The Balkan states of Bosnia and Herzegovina, had been annexed from Turkey and taken into the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This was strongly resented by many Serbs and Croats and a nationalist group, The Black Hand, was formed. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and his wife, had decided to inspect Austro-Hungarian troops in Bosnia. The date chosen for the inspection was a national day in

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    Submitted: February 23, 2010 By: Bred
  • Civil Disobedience

    Civil Disobedience

    Civil Disobedience During the time of slavery in the United States many opposed the government’s persistence in slavery. Only a few stepped forward and presented this opposition. Henry David Thoreau was one of the individuals who presented his argument through a letter he wrote in jail. His refusal to pay a local poll tax was his way in protesting against the Mexican War and slavery. “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience,” Thoreau argues for individual

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    Submitted: February 23, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Equal Civil Rights in American History

    Equal Civil Rights in American History

    The citizens of the United States of America have continually suffered for their persisting conflict of equal civil rights. Over time, as the result over the fight for civil rights, we have discriminated, abused, persecuted and killed fellow American’s over such issues as equal civil rights. As American citizens had primarily intended to form a country in which it denied American’s equal rights, ultimately it became the principal factor as to why the empowerment

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    Submitted: February 23, 2010 By: David
  • Explain the Breakdown of the Wartime Alliances and the Development of the Cold War by 1947.

    Explain the Breakdown of the Wartime Alliances and the Development of the Cold War by 1947.

    The growing tension between the Soviets and the West, United States in particular, reverberated around the world after the Second World War. Although allied in their fight against Nazi Germany, communist Russia and capitalist America soon came to distrust each other’s goals in a post-war world. The Soviets considered the West as being enslaved by capitalism whereas the Americans believed the Soviets were enslaved by communism. This general mistrust and unwillingness to work together is

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    Submitted: February 25, 2010 By: Steve
  • Athens Vs. Sparta: Was War Between the Two Inevitable?

    Athens Vs. Sparta: Was War Between the Two Inevitable?

    In 480 and the years prior the Athenians and Spartans, banned together to defeat the Persian Army. The Spartans stand at Thermopylae, allowed the Athenians time to prepare, and ultimately allowed the victory. With both of these great city-states located so close together in Hellas, there differences would ultimately lead to dissension. Throughout the course of this paper, I hope to explain the reasoning behind the dissension between Sparta and Athens, made war between these

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    Submitted: February 25, 2010 By: Yan
  • Henry Thoreau -- Civil Disobedience

    Henry Thoreau -- Civil Disobedience

    Henry Thoreau -- Civil Disobedience Historians, philosophers, and authors have spent decades contemplating the relation between government and citizens. Though the question sparks many thought s, it is rarely met with sufficient answers. However, a theorist known as Henry Thoreau has offered many works that have shown deep insight on viewing man as an individual instead of a subject, through analyzing the ways citizens should live out their lives. Thoreau �s most famous work Civil

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    Submitted: February 25, 2010 By: Edward
  • What Impact Did the Industrial Revolution Have on World War I?

    What Impact Did the Industrial Revolution Have on World War I?

    What Impact Did the Industrial Revolution have on World War I? How did the Industrial Revolution impact World War I? This is an old chestnut of a question. If not for the technological advances that occurred during this time period we would still be in the so-called dark ages. However, it also comes with some drawbacks. Wars could no longer be fought and won quickly or cheaply. Due to the new killing power, industrialization allowed

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    Submitted: February 25, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Assignment Brief: Compare and Contrast the Strategies of Boeing and Airbus in the Civil Aviation Industry.

    Assignment Brief: Compare and Contrast the Strategies of Boeing and Airbus in the Civil Aviation Industry.

    1.0 Introduction This final assignment in the Strategic Management module is going to focus on the strategic approaches taken by Boeing and Airbus. The assignment will first present a brief overview of the organisations respective histories along with an overview into both businesses’ current position in the civil aviation industry. Next there will be an examination of how the two companies are structured, along with their position in the market and how their presence affects

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    Submitted: February 25, 2010 By: Mike
  • War World 2

    War World 2

    After gaining power, Hitler aggressively built up the German military and in 1936, occupied the Rhineland, a formerly German area designated as a buffer zone to protect France. Britain and France were preoccupied with Italy's invasion of Ethiopia and made little protest. By 1938, Germany had the most powerful military force in the world. In that same year, Hitler demanded and was given the Sudetanland in Czechoslovakia. It was highly populated with Germans and Hitler

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    Submitted: February 26, 2010 By: Steve
  • Cold War

    Cold War

    In the post World War II era, a war arose between the Soviet Union and the United States, but in reality there was never really any documented fighting between the two nations, thus spawning the catch phrase "Cold War." Even though both countries were ready to go to war at the blink of an eye and almost did, the powers-that-be never got the nerve to authorize a nuclear war that would have made World War

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    Submitted: February 26, 2010 By: Bred
  • Lord of the Flies and World War II

    Lord of the Flies and World War II

    Steiner Many things such as social and political environments can impact literature. British involvement in WWII directly influenced Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies. As all authors use their life and times as reference points in their works, Golding drew heavily on sociological, cultural, and military events. Lord of the Flies is an allegorical parallel to the world, as Golding perceived it. The island, the boys, and many other objects and events described in

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    Submitted: February 27, 2010 By: Top
  • A New View of the War

    A New View of the War

    A New View of the War When we think of the Vietnam War, we think of all the hell and torture that American soldiers went through with little regard to the Vietnamese and the hardships they endured. Reading the Sorrow of War gave me a clear understanding of the Vietnamese people and the suffering that the war caused them. The Sorrow of War is unique and powerful in the sense that it is written by

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    Submitted: February 27, 2010 By: Edward
  • Racism in Star Wars and Star Trek

    Racism in Star Wars and Star Trek

    Racism in Star Wars and Star Trek Star Wars | Star Trek Written: 1999.07.27 Last revised: 2001.04.30 "I have a dream, that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin, but by the content of their character."- Martin Luther King Jr., August 28, 1963 As a member of a visible minority, and one partner in an interracial marriage, I think

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    Submitted: February 27, 2010 By: Mike
  • Cold War

    Cold War

    Throughout history there has been many events that have changed the way we all live. In this essay, I will take one event from each decade that I think has had an impact on our way of living. There are many events that have had an impact on everyone in the world. Some may be small events but have a huge effect. We are all aware of some of the major events but are we

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    Submitted: February 27, 2010 By: Mike
  • U.S. Surveillance Affecting Civil Liberties

    U.S. Surveillance Affecting Civil Liberties

    U.S. Surveillance Affecting Civil Liberties Many Americans are being watched, in great detail, by the government. In its ongoing battle against crime and terrorism, the U.S. has ramped up its surveillance on individuals over the years. As in the book, 1984, by George Orwell, “Big Brother Is Watching You”. Many people feel that this surveillance is a major invasion of privacy and a violation of their rights. The USA PATRIOT Act was rushed through Congress

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    Submitted: February 28, 2010 By: Monika
  • Civil Procedure

    Civil Procedure

    Civil Procedure Flowchart Choosing a Proper Court: The Three Rings 1. Personal Jurisdiction A. There must be either a statute (usually long-arm statute) or rule enabling the court to exercise jurisdiction B. The exercise of personal jurisdiction must be within constitutional limits i. Domicile: where a person plans to stay indefinitely ii. Consent: inferred if objections waived iii. Presence iv. Personal service within jurisdiction v. Minimum contacts a. substantial/pervasive: general jurisdiction b. single or continuous

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    Submitted: February 28, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Essay on the Punic Wars

    Essay on the Punic Wars

    There were three Punic or Carthaginian Wars is Roman history. These were between 264 and 146 BC. These wars were the first great wars of Roman expansion outside Italy. The enemy of Rome had a large empire that stretched along the coast of North America and southern Spain and some parts of Sicily. This empire was known as Carthage. The purpose of these wars was to decide which power would become the dominant force around

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    Submitted: March 1, 2010 By: Mike
  • Bilingual Education Is a Human and Civil Right

    Bilingual Education Is a Human and Civil Right

    Bilingual Education is a Human and Civil Right For quite some time now bilingual education has been a controversial topic amongst people living in the United States. This article takes the stand from more of a law point of view. The article speaks of Article 29, that was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1989. It states that children should learn respect of parents, their culture and language. The way

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    Submitted: March 1, 2010 By: Mike
  • Tomorrow, When the War Began - Review

    Tomorrow, When the War Began - Review

    -Ўп Ў°Tomorrow, When the War BeganЎ± Review Ўп- Ў°Tomorrow, When the War BeganЎ± by John Marsden (a young adult fiction novel) is the first of the Ў°TomorrowЎ± series. One of the seven characters, Ellie Linton ЁC a rural teenager, tells their story (presented in first person), which first commences when they convince their parents to allow them to take the Landrover for a campout in Hell (A wild place, Ў°a cauldron of boulders and trees

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    Submitted: March 1, 2010 By: Vika
  • Discussing the Justification of Both Sides on the Outbreak of the Opium War

    Discussing the Justification of Both Sides on the Outbreak of the Opium War

    The Opium War, according to almost every historian nowadays, is considered to be the first military clash between China and the western powers and a key event which marked the end of the “Middle Kingdom” supremacy. However, discussing about the beginning of the war, many was still trying to explain the “excuses” for the outbreak of the war. The Chinese and the British, they both have their own justification, which both seem really reasonable. For

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    Submitted: March 1, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Debate over the Continuation of the War in Iraq

    Debate over the Continuation of the War in Iraq

    The fall of the Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein, should have been the end of America’s involvement in Iraq. Instead, it signaled the beginning of a long, drawn out war, with the high cost of both lives and money lost in this fight with no end in sight. In addition, this war was supposedly all about the fight against terrorism even though Iraq was not directly involved with the attack on the United States on September

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    Submitted: March 1, 2010 By: Mike
  • Civil Rights Movement

    Civil Rights Movement

    Beginning in the 1950’s, the Civil Rights Movement was a prime issue during it’s time. The Civil Rights Movement lasted, mainly, from 1955 through 1968, and was a nonviolent movement. Was America ready for equal liberties and freedom? It took thirteen long, hard years to find out. Even though the years 1955 through 1968 are given as the dates of the movement, the fight for civil rights started before then and continues today. The dates

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    Submitted: March 1, 2010 By: Kevin
  • America, Russia, and the Cold War

    America, Russia, and the Cold War

    America, Russia, and the Cold War The origins of the Cold War came about when United States President Harry Truman issued his Truman Doctrine. This doctrine stated that the United States would support “free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.” This would end up being the foundation of the U. S. involvement in the Cold War. The main idea of the doctrine was to support nations in the

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    Submitted: March 1, 2010 By: Fatih

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