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  • 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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    Essay Length: 4,280 Words / 18 Pages
    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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    Essay Length: 828 Words / 4 Pages
    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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    Essay Length: 259 Words / 2 Pages
    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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    Essay Length: 293 Words / 2 Pages
    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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    Essay Length: 752 Words / 4 Pages
    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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    Essay Length: 1,410 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: March 1, 2010 By: Fatih
  • The Civilization of Aincient Egypt

    The Civilization of Aincient Egypt

    "A civilization is a complex culture in which large numbers of human beings share a number of common elements." In my opinion, the Egyptians were the first culture to utilize this concept to help them grow into one of the most recognized civilizations in history. Their significant technological advances and positive outlook on life gave them a great understanding of the world, unlike any other culture before them. The Nile River is one of the

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    Submitted: March 1, 2010 By: Monika
  • History of Civilizations

    History of Civilizations

    Mesopotamia - "The Cradle of Civilization." It is indeed a cradle, starting the first civilizations on Earth: Sumer, Babylonia, Hatti (Hittites), Phoenicia, Assyria, Chaldea, Persia, and Hebrews. Mesopotamia is located between the Tigris River and the Euphrates River, in present day Iraq. Traders, nomadic herders, and invaders all easily overcame the few natural barriers around the Fertile Crescent. (The Fertile Crescent is located between the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf, including Mesopotamia.) As a

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    Submitted: March 2, 2010 By: Vika
  • A Generation in War and Turmoil: The Agony of Vietnam

    A Generation in War and Turmoil: The Agony of Vietnam

    Chapter 10: A Generation in War and Turmoil: The Agony of Vietnam It has been known that the Vietnam War affected many American soldiers who were involved in the war physically and psychologically. The Vietnam War was one of the most memorable wars in history. Many Americans' lives lost for no objective at all. Chapter 10 informed us about how the Vietnam War started and what really happened during that time. It also gave us

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    Submitted: March 2, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Hundred Years’ War

    The Hundred Years’ War

    When you think of knights you think of King Arthur, Castles, or even swordplay. As you might assume, in order to be a knight, you would be sworn in. This is correct but in order to be sworn in you must go through steps that can be rather ambitious for a young boy. Knights had a full life consisting of tournaments, swordplay, living in castles, and most of all wars. (The Medieval Castle 1-3) A

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    Submitted: March 2, 2010 By: Janna
  • The U. S. A. and the War in Vietnam

    The U. S. A. and the War in Vietnam

    Running head: THE CHARACTERISTICS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF HINDUISM Religion and Philosophy By Versa Brown Professor August 13, 2007  THE CHARACTERISTICS OF HINDUISM Introduction There are many religions and many people with various beliefs and worldviews. Seemingly, everyone on this earth believes that we all exist for some important reason. I am also an individual with beliefs and doubts. I believe that there is a God. I also believe that we must assemble in worship. Additionally,

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    Essay Length: 1,930 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: March 2, 2010 By: July
  • How the Holocaust Contributed to the Tragedy of War

    How the Holocaust Contributed to the Tragedy of War

    Tragedy, defined as “a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster,” (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tragedy) was prominent between 1939 and 1945. An alternate definition, “a disastrous event, especially one involving distressing loss or injury to life,” was also prominent during these 6 long years, due to the Holocaust’s estimated death toll being that of 9 to 11 million. The Holocaust, (Holocaust derived from the Greek word “holos,” meaning completely, and “kaustos,” meaning burnt), refers to Germany’s

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    Essay Length: 1,068 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: March 2, 2010 By: Bred
  • Star Wars and the Matrix - a Comparison

    Star Wars and the Matrix - a Comparison

    Star Wars and The Matrix There holds in heaven, if there is a heaven, a cabinet so sublime, so extravagantly constructed as to hold the two classics: Star Wars and The Matrix. Star Wars was the original space-western journey of the seventies – The Matrix is the Star Wars of the noughties. Luke Skywalker was the well-built, blonde haired, blue eyed stereotypical American farmer of the time of Star Wars’ production. Today, western civilisation considers

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    Essay Length: 775 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: March 2, 2010 By: Artur
  • War Lyrics

    War Lyrics

    B4 Constant or Changing Conditions That Lead to Rejection or Embracement of Continuity or Change in Lyric Trends Who would have ever predicted that the traditional 1915 song, America, I Love You (Reublin, 2004) would become Anti-FlagЎ¦s North America Sucks by the year 1998? Or 17Ў¦s The KingЎ¦s Regulars (History in a Song, 2004) become 2001Ў¦s Son of a Bush? Since the American Revolution of 17 to present-day September 11th attacks and United StatesЎ¦

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    Submitted: March 2, 2010 By: Tasha
  • What Caused the Vietnam War

    What Caused the Vietnam War

    What Caused the Vietnam War? The Vietnam War was caused by many factors that contributed to the warfare in Vietnam during the years of 1959 to 19. Most factors were the beliefs held by people who wanted to change or to prevent Vietnam becoming an Independent Country. Many people suffered due to these beliefs and policies and that the Vietnam War is now considered as one of the most distressing moments in the 20th Century.

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    Submitted: March 2, 2010 By: Bred
  • Let's Work Together on War on Poverty

    Let's Work Together on War on Poverty

    Title: Let’s work together on war on poverty Author: Johan Jaffar Publication information: NST 2nd Feb 2008 Summary Malaysian government seems to be concerned about poverty in Malaysia. Prime Minister assured that poverty would reduce to zero by year 2010, this sound good it seems difficult. The gap between the have and have not is huge; there are people who just manage a daily wages of RM 14 which is just a snake or a

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    Submitted: March 3, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Events of the Civil Rights Movement

    Events of the Civil Rights Movement

    EVENTS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT I. Introduction A. Why it began B. What happened II. Emmett Till A. Said "Bye-Baby" to white woman B. White woman brother and husband kill Emmett C. Both men found not guilty of their crimes III. Little Rock Nine A. Gov. Faubus denies entry B. Pres. Eisenhower ordered troops to integrate Central High School C. Ernest Green first black graduate of Central High IV. James Meredith A. Denied by

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    Submitted: March 3, 2010 By: Janna
  • Wine War

    Wine War

    What changes in global industry and competitive dynamics led france and traditional producers to lose market share to challengers from Autrala, United States, and other New World countries in the late twentieth century? All over the ages, European countries were alone on the world wine market. They have a great heritage in production and are known and appreciated in all countries. They tried to exportat their products but they had faced problems ( like transportation

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    Submitted: March 4, 2010 By: Steve
  • The Us Involvement in the Vietnam War Was Justified

    The Us Involvement in the Vietnam War Was Justified

    Joel Snoke Mrs. Ronane Senior English 1st 12/10/04 Thesis: The US involvement in the Vietnam War was justified. I. Background on Vietnam A. Vietnam pre WWII 1.French A. Colonialism B. Cruelty 2.USA A. Backing Ho Chi Minh B. War with Japan B. Vietnam post WWII 1. Ho chi Minh A. Early years B. Political years 2. Diem A. Anti-communism B. Brutal police II. Tet Offensive A. Viet Cong 1. Miscommunication A. Delay of message B.

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    Submitted: March 4, 2010 By: Mike

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