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  • War and Peace in the Samurais Garden

    War and Peace in the Samurais Garden

    Gail Tsukiyama’s The Samurai’s Garden is set in 1930s Japan, the theme of war and peace is developed through Character interaction. Characters in the story have very different reactions to the same circumstances. Through the character of Stephen, one can conclude that outside forces do not control a person’s life because in life, people can take what has been given to them and do with it what they wish. In other words, life is

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    Essay Length: 687 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 25, 2010 By: Mike
  • Analysis of Beowulf Vs. Star Wars

    Analysis of Beowulf Vs. Star Wars

    Analysis of Beowulf vs. Star Wars Before the English, there were the greatest warrior tribes of all times, the Anglo- Saxons. The Anglo- Saxons were also known as the greatest fighters of any type of nomadic tribe that lived during that time. They were tribes that traveled from place to place killing anything in site. It is almost as if they only goal in life is to kill off anything they went against them. The

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    Essay Length: 1,929 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: March 25, 2010 By: Tasha
  • The Machine That one the War

    The Machine That one the War

    In the next couple of paragraph’s, I am going to be explaining the themes of irony and conflict in the short story, The Machine That Won the War, by Isaac Asimov. The setting of The Machine That Won the War is the future of the earth, and a great war had just been won against the enemy race. Two men, Swift and Henderson, are the main characters, and are debating over who really won the

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    Essay Length: 750 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 25, 2010 By: Vika
  • Canada World War 2

    Canada World War 2

    Cuba is located in the Northern Caribbean and is in the Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the gulf of Mexico. It is off the cost of Florida in the United States. To its West is Mexico and to its East is the Turks and Calicos Islands and Haiti. Below it is Jamaica and the Cayman islands. Cuba is the most popular country in the Caribbean. Its culture and its customs are drawn from several

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    Submitted: March 26, 2010 By: Artur
  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War was one of the first wars to take place in the English colonies. The war was fought primarily as a result of competition for land. The war pitted Great Britain against the French and their Indian allies. Early on the French had great success in the war because they had the help of the Indians. The Indians fought in a manner that the British soldiers were unaccustomed to. The Indians

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    Essay Length: 310 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 26, 2010 By: Jon
  • Cola War Case

    Cola War Case

    introduction During the 1980s, Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola began an escalating campaign of mutually - targeted television advertisements which became known as the Cola Wars. This summary is based on the findings with respect to the following key aspects: Carbonated soft drinks industry’s structure, evaluation of driving change factors in this industry and finally analysis of key strategic factors it is faced with. Value Chain Analysis Analysis of the carbonated soft drink (CSD) industry shows that

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    Essay Length: 1,270 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: March 26, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Cold War

    Cold War

    The Cold War was the elongated tension between the Soviet Union and the United States of America. It started in the mid 40's after WWII had left Europe in shambles and Russia and the USA in superpower positions. The Cold War was a clash of these super giants in political, ideological, military, and economic values and ideas. Though military build up was great on both sides neither one ever directly fought each other. In this

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    Submitted: March 27, 2010 By: Mike
  • The War on Fat

    The War on Fat

    The War on Fat Imagine a world where a school aged child can step out of their school and walk into a McDonalds. A world where soda companies make millions of dollars a year by placing soda machines in schools, where 30 percent of adults are considered obese, and where obesity is killing more people than smoking. What if you were told this is not in your imagination but is the world we live in

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    Submitted: March 27, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Chocolate War

    The Chocolate War

    The Chocolate War Jerry Renault is the protagonist of the story. Jerry decides that he will disturb the universe. He single handedly takes on the biggest bullies in his school universe, The Vigils and Brother Leon a crooked teacher. Jerry’s actions speak louder than words, and for a protagonist he is very quiet. Jerry surprises us because he does not always appear to be as strong as his actions suggest that he is. He is

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    Submitted: March 28, 2010 By: Artur
  • Cola Wars

    Cola Wars

    CASE STUDY MEMORANDUM Subject: COLA WARS For more then a century Coca-Cola and Pepsi Co, the two giants in carbonated soft drink production market (CSD), have been in intense competition for the ‘throat share’ of Americans. As the domestic market demand appeared to have plateaued, arena of this fierce competition was shifted to emerging nations and other major international markets. History shows that both giants benefited from the war that is still continuing. But does

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    Submitted: March 29, 2010 By: Steve
  • In Your Own Words Summarise How Hobsbawm (2003) and Sandbrook (2005) Chart Rising Working Class Affluence During Post War Golden Age?

    In Your Own Words Summarise How Hobsbawm (2003) and Sandbrook (2005) Chart Rising Working Class Affluence During Post War Golden Age?

    In your own words summarise how Hobsbawm (2003) and Sandbrook (2005) chart rising working class affluence during Post War Golden Age? There are many reasons why there was a rise in the affluence of the working class which Hobsbawm and Sandbrook both agree on, such as education and increase in employment through out the nation. There seems to be no single event or trend, which explains directly the rise in affluence, but by taking a

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    Essay Length: 436 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 29, 2010 By: Yan
  • Causes of World War 1

    Causes of World War 1

    Causes of WWI essay There are many things that contributed to the start of WW1. The war began in 1914 but the bitter feelings and tensions between countries had started much earlier. For 20 years, the nations of Europe had been making alliances (It was thought that alliances would promote peace). Each country would be protected by others in case of war. The danger of the alliances was that an argument between 2 countries could

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    Submitted: March 29, 2010 By: Mike
  • War Effects

    War Effects

    The American media perspective on the war is one uniquely different than those of other countries. The country is divided between pro and anti-war sentiments, and the choice to support the decisions made by their government. While the war rages on in Iraq, hundreds of thousands of protesters have flocked to the streets to show their concern for the Iraqi people and for America on an international level. Though these opinions are held by roughly

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    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Janna
  • Causes of World War I

    Causes of World War I

    World War I was one of the worst wars in Europe. Almost every country on the continent was involved and in the end it cost over $300 billion and about 88 million lives. There were many things that helped cause this war. Three of the main causes were the alliance system, militarism, and nationalism. The alliance system in Europe was one of the bigger causes of the war. There were the central powers and the

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    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Artur
  • Facts on World War 1 and World War 2

    Facts on World War 1 and World War 2

    In WW1, Germany was funding Lenin's campaign so Russia would enter a revolution and thus leave the war. - The US entered WW1 because Germany sent a note to Mexico (that was intercepted) saying they would help Mexico get some original American land back (meaning they would declare war on the United States) if they helped Germany in WW1. - In WW1, Germany recruited black Americans into the Mexican army. (Black Americans in that time

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    Submitted: March 31, 2010 By: Janna
  • Rising Oil Prices

    Rising Oil Prices

    Rising Oil Prices In recent years Oil Prices have risen excessively bringing discomfort to drivers and pedestrians alike. There are different reasons for the recent hike in oil prices that seem to affect everything from gas to food. There are several reasons causing this sudden discomfort around the globe. The War in Iraq and steady unrest in the Middle East is just one of the causes of the rise in oil prices. Between the 1980s

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    Submitted: March 31, 2010 By: regina
  • The Eminence of Oil

    The Eminence of Oil

    The Eminence of Oil Long before oil’s rise to prominence in energy production, its entry into daily use was brought by peoples need for a cheaper and more flexible source of illumination. Petroleum derivatives have been exploited since the beginning of human civilization, particularly in ancient Mesopotamia and elsewhere in the Middle East, where a primitive oil industry supplied asphalt for building roads, mastic for waterproofing ships, architecture, hydraulics, and essential components for many medicines

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    Essay Length: 1,801 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: April 1, 2010 By: Artur
  • Star Wars: Hard Merchandise

    Star Wars: Hard Merchandise

    Summary Bossk thought he had destroyed Boba Fett. However, Boba Fett had released the thermal explosives that Bossk had planted on his ship, and put his own ships ID codes on them, when Bossk had detonated the explosives, Fett had enough time to sneak around to the Hounds Tooth while bossk was basking in his glory. Bossk saw the Slave one right above him moments later, and could smell Fett’s scent in his ship. Fett

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    Essay Length: 2,362 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: April 1, 2010 By: Yan
  • Was the American Civil War Inevitable?

    Was the American Civil War Inevitable?

    Was the American civil war inevitable? The civil war was inevitable, only however, after one key event; the cotton gin made the civil war inevitable. The invention of the cotton gin in 1793 was the key element which enabled the south to have sufficient vested interest in their traditional lifestyle in order to feel the need to defend it at all costs even from their Northern countrymen. The core argument of this essay centres around

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    Essay Length: 2,492 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: April 1, 2010 By: Steve
  • War

    War

    ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine forces launched attacks on three southern islands in an effort to wipe out the guerrillas who held a U.S. couple hostage for more than a year, military officers said Sunday. The assaults, which started Saturday after one of the Americans and a Philippine captive died in a rescue attempt, are aimed at the top three commanders of the Islamic militant group Abu Sayyaf, said Philippine Maj. Gen. Ernesto Carolina.

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    Submitted: April 1, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War

    Vietnam War I agree with the statement veterans of war are Abetter@ Americans because they appreciate more fully what it means to be Aliberated@ and Afree@, principals that the founding Father supposedly had in mind when going to war against the British during the Revolutionary War. I know as for myself from firsthand experience and personal knowledge that I am a better American. I spent two tours in Vietnam and both times as a combat

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    Submitted: April 1, 2010 By: Anna
  • Blacks in the Civil War

    Blacks in the Civil War

    Frederick Douglass moved many African Americans to enlist in the Union Army and fight for their freedom. Douglas wrote with passion and persuaded African Americans to join the fight against the oppressive south. Of the many men who heard and followed Douglas’ call were his two sons. Both Charles and Lewis Douglas volunteered in the 54th Massachusetts Negro regimen. Charles became the 1st sergeant in the 5th Massachusetts cavalry. I cannot think of a

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    Submitted: April 2, 2010 By: Jessica
  • War on Drugs

    War on Drugs

    The War on Drugs Probably one of the most important issues that exists today is the current war on drugs. Beginning with the discovery of marijuana, the war on drugs has been raging for over 8 decades, when marijuana was found to have disorienting effects when smoked. The federal government soon had a say in the matter when they formed the Federal Bureau of Narcotics. The very first, most efficient drug enforcement agency led by

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    Submitted: April 2, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Causes of the Civil War

    Causes of the Civil War

    Causes Of The Civil War The Civil War, which lasted from 1861 to 1877, was mainly caused by the diverging society between the North and the South. The North and the South had different goals. There were many factors that led to the war and the chief ones were political decisions, morality of slavery, and economic differences between the North and the South. A cause of the Civil War was that the economy was splitting.

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    Essay Length: 261 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 2, 2010 By: Tasha
  • World War one

    World War one

    Great Depression- the severe economic slump that followed the collapse of the U.S. stock market in 1929, WW1 New Deal- U.S. president Franklin Roosevelt’s economic reform program designed to solve the problems created by the Great Depression Weimar Republic- the republic that was established in Germany in 1919 and ended in 1933, the Weimar Republic had serious weaknesses from the start. The Germans blamed this government for their defeat. Nazism- the fascist policies of the

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    Essay Length: 542 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 3, 2010 By: Jessica

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