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  • Does Technology Go the Right Way and Will It Save or Ruin Our Civilization?

    Does Technology Go the Right Way and Will It Save or Ruin Our Civilization?

    Does technology go the right way and will it save or ruin our civilization? Abstract: It is believed that the human race exists on earth about 200,000 years, first originating in Africa, but now they inhabit every continent, with a total population of over 6.5 billion people as of 2007. In addition, with the humans occupying the planet, natural resources extinct, pollution increases, technology grows. In today’s fast paced world, technological progress, changes, and advances

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    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Yan
  • Reading Response to “the Cause of War”

    Reading Response to “the Cause of War”

    Reading Response to “The Cause of War” “The Cause of War” by Margaret Sanger is about the high birth rate in Germany during World War I. Sanger also states that “behind all war has been the pressure of population. (533)” Sanger wrote this essay to inform the public that “the great crime of imperialistic Germany was its high birth rate (533.)” The audience to the essay is essentially anyone who is against war and overcrowding

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    Essay Length: 277 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Top
  • War on Terror

    War on Terror

    War on Terror A brief history Our history of the War on Terror begins on September 11th, 2001, in the hours following the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The US responded to the attack through War on terror. The motivation for the attack was due to US foreign policy bias for Israel in Israeli-Palestinian conflict and US government support for other oppressive regimes in the Middle East. Terrorism, defined: The actual

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    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: July
  • The Green Berets and Casualties of War

    The Green Berets and Casualties of War

    The Green Berets and Casualties of War The films I chose to do my comparative paper on are The Green Berets and Casualties of War. Both of these films deal with issues concerning the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War was viewed as unpopular and pointless by society; The Green Berets objective was to gain support for the Vietnam War. The film puts great emphasis on liberal war journalist George Beckwith (David Janssen). Beckwith originally doubts

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    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Mike
  • Star Wars

    Star Wars

    George Lucas’s Star Wars revived old myths and elements that would prove to transcend time and generations. Not simply the special effects, acting, or characters but mostly the story itself has the greatest influence on the film. Focusing on the dynamic character Luke Skywalker, travelling through an experience unprepared for, and watching his epiphany-like growth creates the film’s utmost accomplishment: a tangible relationship between the character and the movie goer. As a recurring war movie

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    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Jon
  • Fog of War Film Analysis

    Fog of War Film Analysis

    The Fog of War Analysis Nearly 160 million people were killed during the 20th century, and film maker Errol Morris wished to show the reason for this in documentary form. He interviewed former US secretary of Defense Arnold McNamara and the two discussed and analyzed some defining moments in US history, thus “The Fog of War” was made. The movie was set up in 11 lessons. However, I only found three to be completely

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    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: regina
  • Freud’s View of Civilization

    Freud’s View of Civilization

    Freud's view of civilization emerges from his understanding of the struggle between Eros and Death. Freud expresses the existence of two contrary instincts, Eros and Death, via starting from the speculations on the beginning of life and biological parallels. While Eros preserves the living substance and joins it into larger units, such as societies, Death dissolves these units and brings them back to their primeval state. The death drives appear to be regressive, striving for

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Jack
  • The U.S. Entering World War II

    The U.S. Entering World War II

    The U.S. Entering World War II "A date that will live in infamy," (Snyder 33) was what President Franklin Delano Roosevelt called December 7, 1941. It was a calm Sunday morning at Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu. Then two U.S. soldiers saw an oscilloscope signal on their mobile radars. They immediately called this in to their commanding officer but he told them to ignore it because the base was expecting a squadron of

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Yan
  • Sputnik and the Cold War

    Sputnik and the Cold War

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Part B - What Were the Consequences of the First World War for the British People 1914 - 1924?

    Part B - What Were the Consequences of the First World War for the British People 1914 - 1924?

    Part B - What were the consequences of the First World War for the British People 1914 - 1924? (50 Marks) Britain changed significantly between 1900 and 1918, there are many potential reasons for this however World War One is seen as the biggest. The whole world order changed as the old empires of Russia, Austria - Hungary and the Ottoman Empire collapsed, Germany was recreated as the Weimar Republic and France and Britain were

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Wendy
  • World War I

    World War I

    World War I Nations should take into consideration on how their actions affect the rest of the world. There are sometimes when you should do what you think is right for yourself. But this is a nation. It isn’t just only you. There are a whole lot of other people you must satisfy. Put it this way a Nation is a team. The nation has to work as a one. Some people may not like

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Janna
  • Analysis of the Fog of War: Eleven Lessons by Robert S. McNamara

    Analysis of the Fog of War: Eleven Lessons by Robert S. McNamara

    The Fog of War Eleven Lessons by Robert S. McNamara was in so much as a great representation of the life of Robert S. McNamara. It showed his life to be dramatic and traumatic in many different ways. The lessons he learned and shared during the documentary movie were truly astounding to me. I personally thought the movie was a tad bit on the boring side, but it was a documentary after all. The Fog

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Victor
  • The Natchez War

    The Natchez War

    The Natchez War The Natchez are Native American people who originally lived in the Natchez Bluffs area near the present-day city of Natchez, Mississippi. Archaeological evidence states that the Natchez people lived in the Natchez Bluffs region since as long ago as 700 A.D. The Natchez Indians were among the last American Indian groups to inhabit the area now known as southwestern Mississippi. Only after several disputes with the French were the Natchez dispersed. The

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Victor
  • The Art of War

    The Art of War

    The second book I read for my internship was The Art of War by Sun Tzu. The Art of War was written in early China as a guide for military strategy of the day. This text has stood the test of time and was used for centuries afterward as a guide for generals in warfare. In modern times the book has taken on a new role as its old lessons on military strategy and warfare

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Wendy
  • History of Computers and Their Impact on Civilization

    History of Computers and Their Impact on Civilization

    History of Computers and Their Impact on Civilization History of Computers and Their Impact on Civilization We as human beings burden ourselves in hope of information that is beyond our time. We have become dependent upon numbers that are much larger than our mind can calculate at any given time. We use mathematics in the form of statistics to justify mean and probability that could add value to the understanding of many discoveries. Due to

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Mike
  • American People After World War 2

    American People After World War 2

    The end of World War II brought thousands of young servicemen back to America to pick up their lives and start new families in new homes with new jobs. With an energy never before experienced, American industry expanded to meet peacetime needs. Americans began buying goods not available during the war, which created corporate expansion and jobs. Growth everywhere. The baby boom was underway... Many historians of science argue not only that technology is an

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Product Mix: Key to Winning the Cola War

    Product Mix: Key to Winning the Cola War

    Product Mix: Key to Winning the Cola War Pepsi and Coca-Cola have stood the test of time through one of the strongest competition rivalries ever seen in the business world. Each time that one of these beverage giants makes an innovative move to conquer a new or existing beverage market, the other is quick to respond with even better innovations or products. Through the years, each of these companies have heralded fabulous discoveries and absolute

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Into an Irishman’s Thoughts on War

    Into an Irishman’s Thoughts on War

    For many years authors have dedicated themselves to express how they feel about the many things that trouble our world. Even if many of them happen to be referring to the same situation, each can approach it from a very singular point of view. For example, most of the literary works about wars have portrayed it from the barbarous side of it, never really getting into how personal life can be affected by it

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • The Effects of War and Music Together

    The Effects of War and Music Together

    Abernathy 1 Phillip Abernathy Freshman English 111-04 Dr. Doyle 17 December 1999 The Effects of War and Music Together How are music and war related? Music puts a voice in the people's ears, and tells them whether or not we should be involved in that war. It helped out the troops when they were over seas to not be so home sick. Also, every war preceding the Vietnam War had music to help or support

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Jack
  • Who If Any one Won the Cold War?

    Who If Any one Won the Cold War?

    The time period between 1945 and 1991 is considered to be the era of the Cold War. The Cold War, known as the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union, each known during this time as the "super powers". This conflict consisted of the differing attitudes on the ideological, political, and military interests of these two states and their allies, exte nded around the globe. A common political debate covers the issue of

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    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Vika
  • Is Germany at Fault for World War Ii?

    Is Germany at Fault for World War Ii?

    Is Germany at fault for World War II? World War Two was a time of devastation and misfortune for all people in the world. The war lasted for six years, and involved more than 200 countries, costing fifty-five million lives and material damage of some three billion dollars. WWII was said to be the easiest war ever to be prevented, but once it started there was no stopping it. What or who could cause such

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    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Monika
  • The Vietnam War and the Domino Theory

    The Vietnam War and the Domino Theory

    The Vietnam War and the Domino Theory The Americanization of the war in Vietnam was inevitable because of the prevailing belief of the “domino theory” that could take effect. The Domino Theory, which President Harry Truman first articulated in the1940’s, is the belief that the fall of one noncommunist state to communism would precipitate the fall of other neighboring noncommunist states (Shabecoff). This theory is the identical strategy that Communist China planned to achieve, with

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    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Anna
  • Coke Pepsi War

    Coke Pepsi War

    Coke has been leading the competition from 1998-2002 in terms of higher market capitalization, gross margin and net income. However, Pepsi was leading the fight in terms of growth in revenue and net income. However, Pepsi’s stock performed 45% better than Coke’s stock. Overall, Pepsi was a smaller company but it was growing faster than Coke. Coke had a strong foundation, however, their revenue during this period increased due to summer months artificially increasing the

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    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Victor
  • Greeks Contributions to Civilization

    Greeks Contributions to Civilization

    The ancient Greeks contributed much to Western civilization. They have contributed many of the things we use and think about in modern day America. One of the things that the Greeks had thought of was democracy. They believed that all people should have the right of advancement, political decisions, and the right to serve the public. . Not only did the civilizations of Ancient Greece influence us in the areas of government, recreation, education, religion,

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    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Mike
  • How Do We Justify Our Actions? "the Wars" Timothy Findley

    How Do We Justify Our Actions? "the Wars" Timothy Findley

    The Wars Justification. Defined as the act of justifying something. To serve as an acceptable reason or excuse for our actions, based on actual or believed information. Throughout the history of not only the modern world, but certainly back to the “barest essentials of reason” our species have made decisions that have effectively shaped our world into what it is today. Or have not. The judgments made in the past may also have been relatively

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    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Stenly