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  • The War on Drugs

    The War on Drugs

    The War on Drugs For more than a hundred years, our nation has had to face a war that can=t be stopped. An unbeatable illegal market that has affected millions of families around the United States. This country has spent more than fifty billion dollars in the past year fighting against the illegal drug trade. During their time at war, it seemed as they were making progress; but in reality, they haven=t made the slightest

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    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Tommy
  • The Great Music Debate: Classical Vs. Non-Classical

    The Great Music Debate: Classical Vs. Non-Classical

    While is it is true that classical music is more complex, challenging and demanding, the merits of music are not based on rational or irrational/abstract discourse rather it is based on taste. Classical music cannot be listened with the same inattentiveness and distractions as other musical styles because there are many intricate details within classical music that set the ambiance and characters. To appreciate classical music properly you must give it your full attention, as

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    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Thirty Years War

    Thirty Years War

    In 1617, the Bohemian Diet elected Ferdinand of Styria as king of Bohemia. Ferdinand, who was a member of the Hapsburg family, became the Holy Roman Emperor two years later as Ferdinand II. The election of Ferdinand alarmed Bohemian Calvinists who feared the loss of their religious rights they rightfully owned. In May of 1618, two Catholics of the Bohemian royal council were thrown of from a window by Calvinist rebels and put Frederick V

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    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Vika
  • Color Used in the Great Gatsby

    Color Used in the Great Gatsby

    Color, the way an object is perceived, is utilized the Great Gatsby as a means to express, a character’s personality, one’s status, and lastly, a symbolic meaning. Fitzgerald used color to express many personalities, such as those of Daisy and Jordan, who were almost always clothed in white. Interestingly, the white appearance would imply purity and innocence, which are, unfortunately, words that can not be remotely associated with either one. Daisy provided an explanation of

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    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Mike
  • Student Unrest and the Vietnam War

    Student Unrest and the Vietnam War

    The 1960’s marked an era of change and a social revolution for many people in the United States. The Civil Rights Movement was in full force, man first walked on the moon, there was also the devastation regarding the assassinations of both Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and President John F. Kennedy. There was the development of a counter culture that brought about the Hippie subculture. The Anti-War movement which began after the Cold War

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    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Artur
  • War of 1812 Events

    War of 1812 Events

    The war of 1812 was caused by a series of events that angered both sides. Each side had goals they wanted to complete. The British wanted to stop Napoleon’s invasion into Britain. America took advantage of it, and started selling things and helping both sides. This just made the British angrier at America. The British didn’t like the Americans supplying their enemies. Their naval ship, the HMS Leopard, attacked an American merchant ship, USS

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    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: David
  • The Rise of the Cold War 1945-1953

    The Rise of the Cold War 1945-1953

    The Monroe Doctrine has been described as a "hands off" warning to Europe. How did the U.S interpret the doctrine in practice? On December second, 1823, President Monroe declared to the public his concerns on domestic and foreign affairs in his annual speech. In his words one could find ideas that did not matter only the U.S, but it interested Europe and the Americas as a whole. Such concerns would turn out to be a

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    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Janna
  • The Effects of the Cold War on the Americas

    The Effects of the Cold War on the Americas

    The Effects of the Cold War on the Americas For nearly fifty years, the world lived in fear as two super-power nations quietly battled for power, respect and popularity of their respective political views. The Cold War arose out of the ashes of the failed alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union in World War II. Many different factors could be linked to the actual cause of the Cold War, however many agree

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    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Vika
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression

    The economic depression that beset the United States and other countries in the 1930s was unique in its magnitude and its consequences. At the depth of the depression, in 1933, one American worker in every four was out of a job. In other countries unemployment ranged between 15 percent and 25 percent of the labor force. The great industrial slump continued throughout the 1930s, shaking the foundations of Western capitalism and the society based upon

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    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Jessica
  • The Cause and Effects of World War I

    The Cause and Effects of World War I

    the Cause and Effects of WWI By: joe E-mail: zj124@hotmail.com The Causes and Effects of World War I What were the causes and effects of World War I? The answer to this seemingly simple question is not easy. There was more to the onset of the war then the event of an Austrian prince being murdered in Serbia, as is what most people consider to be the cause of World War I. Furthermore, the effects

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    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Steve
  • Great Presidents

    Great Presidents

    In terms of their lasting significance, Lincoln and Roosevelt represent two of the most memorable presidents in American history. Both presidents faced not only severe economic crises and devastating wars, but a struggle for the very survival of democracy. Lincoln was immediately confronted with the secession of the southern states which resulted in the Civil War, one of this country’s greatest domestic crises. Roosevelt not only confronted the Great Depression, an incredible domestic plight,

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    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Anna
  • Attitudes of War in Ancient Civilizations

    Attitudes of War in Ancient Civilizations

    Chapter Eight War and Society reveals the attitudes about war in both ancient Rome and China. These attitudes prove that in these cases perhaps it is safe to say that wars are not inevitable or natural but were caused by warlike societies and social situations. After reading bits and pieces of both the ancient Roman and Chinese history, one can only gain a greater perspective on how these attitudes derived. In 391 nomads called the

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Top
  • World War 2

    World War 2

    fresh treaty, which recognises their existing spheres of influence and affirms current trade agreements. German aircraft surprise the Mediterranean fleet, which is escorting 3 merchant ships to Greece. 40 Ju-87 Stukas attack them, scoring 6 hits on HMS Illustrious and severely damaging her. HMS Warspite also receive damage. Both ships make for Malta and arrive the next day. Roosevelt introduces his 'Lend Lease' bill to the House of Representatives as House Resolution 1776 (H.R. 1776),

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Tasha
  • The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

    How far a person will go to accomplish a dream has no limits. If it includes self-reinvention, illegal acts, and self-indulgence the dream may not be as a result significant. But that is the case, in The Great Gatsby, by F Scott Fitzgerald, as the narrator Nick tells the accomplishments and wasted acts of the man known as Gatsby. Nick chooses to tell us this story to illustrate the consequences of Gatsby a man who

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Janna
  • World War II

    World War II

    Growing domestic opposition to the Nationalist government's policy of self-strengthening before counterattacking in N China and Manchuria led to the kidnapping of Chiang Kai-shek was kidnapped at Xi'an in Dec., 1936, by Chang Hsьeh-liang . Chiang was forced to agree to a united anti-Japanese front with the Communists as a condition for his release. The situation was tense, and in 1937 full war commenced. A clash (July, 1937) between soldiers of the Japanese garrison at

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Fatih
  • The Cold War

    The 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: December 5, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Second Punic War

    Second Punic War

    The cause of the Second Punic War is an issue of some great debate. Polybius is someone who gives a very good account of the events that led to the war, blaming the Carthaginians for causing the war. This raises a very large question on the part of Polybius. Was he right to assume that it was the actions of Hannibal and the Carthaginians that led to the war, or was there some other underlying

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Great Gatsby

    Great Gatsby

    Page 1 During the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the society suffered severe moral decay. Fitzgerald illustrates this with the narrator, Nick, who comes from a more ethical way of living in the mid-west. Since Nick is an outsider to the ways of the wealthy aristocrats and “new money” living in New York, he is quick to realize the flaws of the people around him. He sees that people are motivated

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Monika
  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

    Pip is the narrator of the story, which begins when he is aged seven. He is an orphan living with his sister and her husband who is the local blacksmith. Their home is set in the marshes of Kent. One evening while visiting his parents’ graves, an escaped convict, who orders him at the peril of his life to obtain food and a file for his leg irons, grabs Pip. Pip obeys and the convict

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: regina
  • What Are Some of the Significant Workforce Composition Changes That Have Been Taking Place Since the Second World War?

    What Are Some of the Significant Workforce Composition Changes That Have Been Taking Place Since the Second World War?

    1. What are some (mention at least five) of the significant workforce composition changes that have been taking place since the second World War? The first significant workforce composition is immigration, in the 1990s wave of immigrant workers was by far the largest in the past three decades, and contributed a larger share of the growth in the nation’s labor force than at any other time since the end of World War II. Immigrants also

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Persian Wars - 499 Bc to 479 Bc

    The Persian Wars - 499 Bc to 479 Bc

    The Persian Wars - 499 BC to 479 BC In the 5th century BC the vast Persian Empire attempted to conquer Greece. If the Persians had succeeded, they would have set up local tyrants, called satraps, to rule Greece and would have crushed the first stirrings of democracy in Europe. The survival of Greek culture and political ideals depended on the ability of the small, disunited Greek city-states to band together and defend themselves against

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: July
  • War in Iraq

    War in Iraq

    War in Iraq The death toll of our American troops have reached into the thousands, is this war such a great idea? I don't think so because the Bush administration originally told the American public that the war was being fought to capture the terrorists that killed thousands in 911, after that Bush changed his focal point to finding "weapons of mass destruction", after the capture of Sadaam Hussain, once again Bush has entered a

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Edward
  • The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

    In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the characters Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan are said to be in love, but in reality, this seems to be a misconception. In this novel, Fitzgerald portrays the themes of love, lust, and obsession through the characters of Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan, who confuse lust and obsession with love. By the end of the novel however, Jay Gatsby is denied his “love” and

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: July
  • Silent War Machine

    Silent War Machine

    Silent War Machine Since the beginning of man, people have been fighting for what they want. Tom Clancy shows that through his main character, Marko Ramius, who was doing everything he could to save his crew from the grip of Communism. In Clancy’s novel The Hunt for Red October, Clancy depicts that what someone will do to fight for their freedom. Tom Clancy was born on April 12th 1947 in Baltimore, Maryland. He and his

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Monika
  • Alcohol and War

    Alcohol and War

    Drinking Alcohol At 21, How Ludicrous! How the Federal Government can send those people under 21 to war, but not allowing them to drink alcohol is beyond me. If people between the ages of 18 and 21 are considered competent enough by the government to kill another man in the name of war, then he should at least be able to drink up to it when he is finished. The government seems to have this

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Yan