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  • Events Leading to the Civil War

    Events Leading to the Civil War

    The 1850’s were a turbulent time in American history. The North and South were seeing total different views on the issue of slavery. The North saw slavery as immoral and that it was unconstitutional. The south on the other hand saw slavery as their right. The South viewed African Americans as lower human beings which justified slavery. “The 1850’s was a time of attempted compromise when compromise was no longer possible.” This quote best describes

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Iraq War: Opinion

    Iraq War: Opinion

    The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, commenced on the 20th of March, in the year of 2003. It's still going on today. This war is a military engagement encompassing the invasion and occupation of Iraq by a U.S.-led coalition as well as an asymmetrical war between an insurgency and coalition troops as well as the New Iraqi Army. There are some good and bad results from the invasion of Iraq. Controversies

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    Essay Length: 722 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Anna
  • Trojan War

    Trojan War

    "There is no historical basis for the Trojan War, the location of Troy is debatable and therefore there is little conclusive evidence to support the Iliad" For years the ancient story of Troy and the epic Trojan War has sparked dispute among archaeologists. Did it really happen? Was there a troy like the one Homer describes? What caused it? Historians are today still trying to prove the existence of troy and the Trojan War. Our

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: July
  • War

    War

    The ground that was once the place of many crucifixions is once again being covered in blood. In Jerusalem, the year is 637AD, and the world is about to witness the beginning of its own corruption. Jerusalem is the most holy of all cities in the world; it is where the Christians believe Jesus was crucified then buried and the place where Muslims believe Muhammad, the founder of Islam, ascended to heaven in company of

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    Essay Length: 1,813 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Victor
  • Causes of the Civil War

    Causes of the Civil War

    The South, which was known as the Confederate States of America, seceded from the North, which was also known as the Union, for many different reasons. The reason they wanted to succeed was because there was four decades of great sectional conflict between the two. Between the North and South there were deep economic, social, and political differences. The South wanted to become an independent nation. There were many reasons why the South wanted to

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: David
  • The American Civil War

    The American Civil War

    Juan Samala 11th Grade Report Grace High School The American Civil War The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the events surrounding the end of the American Civil War. This war was a war of epic proportion. Never before and not since have so many Americans died in battle. The American Civil War was truly tragic in terms of human life. In this document, I will speak mainly around those involved on the

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Reconstruction After the Civil War

    Reconstruction After the Civil War

    Reconstruction After the Civil War, the country needed to be fixed and rebuilt. A period of Reconstruction followed the war. However, with so many people gaining instant citizenship and for nowhere for them to go, it is easy to see that the rebuilding of the country was a failure. In the mid-1800’s, the major source of income for the south was obviously cotton. This was done on small farms, but mostly on large plantations. The

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: David
  • The War Years and the Publication of the Prophet

    The War Years and the Publication of the Prophet

    The War Years and The Publication of The Prophet (1914-1923) During one of Gibran's art exhibitions in 1914, an American architect, Albert Pinkam Ryder, paid an unexpected visit to the exhibition, leaving an impression on Gibran who decided to write an English poem in his honor. The poem, which was first edited by Mary, became Gibran’s first English publication, when it went out into print in January 1915. Meanwhile, Gibran became more actively involved in

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Civil War

    Civil War

    In May of 1861 five states in the upper south United States seceded from the Union and joined the seven states already seceded and created the Confederate States of America. This was the beginning of the Civil War; it was the Union against the Confederates. Many People believed that the war would be over quickly they thought it was more of an uprising then a full on war. Nobody expected it to last four

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Stenly
  • The Philippine War

    The Philippine War

    The Philippine War I don’t believe the Philippine War was justified. There are more ways than war to solve the annexation of the Philippines. I agree on some of the policies, but not all of the policies, that were in place during that time period. I believe the war was not justified for a number of reasons. The ratio of dead to wounded was higher than it was in the civil war which is considered

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: David
  • Events Influencing the Cold War

    Events Influencing the Cold War

    During World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union were allies. After the war the two countries emerged as the two most powerful countries in the world. Although the world war ended, it was not a clean ending. Iron-willed Stalin wanted a postwar settlement that would guarantee the Soviet Union’s security and future. He wanted parts of Poland and Finland and the Baltic states. With Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union would have a

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Fatih
  • The Self-Contained Hell That Is War

    The Self-Contained Hell That Is War

    The Self-Contained Hell That Is War Laughing in the face of war and death, literally, is one of the things that make the novel Catch-22 by Joseph Heller such an intriguing and original story. It was written in 1961, a time when, due to the fighting of the Second World War, all war novels were written with a dark and dreary tone, while still trying to continue the pre-conceived romantic notions about war. However, Joseph

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Steve
  • To What Extent Were the Consequences of World War 1 the Causes of World War 2

    To What Extent Were the Consequences of World War 1 the Causes of World War 2

    To what extent were the consequences of WWI the causes for WWII At the end of World War One, Europe was left in a devastating state, four major empires disappeared and the economy was profoundly damaged. The first global war had taken place and fear of a second one was strongly felt across the continent. In order to bring political order to European politics and to prevent such a catastrophe from ever happening again, the

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    Essay Length: 1,660 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Mike
  • The War at Its Core

    The War at Its Core

    The War at Its Core “World War I was not the product of a failed foreign policy. Foreign policy was not a cause but rather an effect. The true cause of the war lay in domestic politics and problems. Bismarck’s narrow social synthesis left many Germans out in the cold and produced a virulent class conflict. It was this class-conflict that pushed the German elite into the decision of war.” False. To narrowly blame Bismarck

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Mike
  • Economic Vietnam

    Economic Vietnam

    Vietnam The purpose of this paper is to describe a brief history of Vietnam’s people and geography as well as some major economic indicators to help better understand the characterization of their people, geography, and economy. Vietnam is a communist country located in Southeast Asia with a total population of 84,402,966 people. Out of a 1,000 person statistic, the birth rate of Vietnam is 16.86 and their death rate is only 6.22. On average, each

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Difference Between Today’s Media Coverage on the War and Past Media

    Difference Between Today’s Media Coverage on the War and Past Media

    Over different wars, media has progressed in its technology to show viewers more coverage. It has given us a chance to see a war thousands of miles a way on their living room television. It shows us things that are going on around the world, that at one time took months and know only take seconds. Coverage has changed a great deal sense our previous wars. In today’s war, we can turn on our television

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Mike
  • World War 1 - the Great War

    World War 1 - the Great War

    World War 1 World War 1 was called “The Great War”, “The war to end all wars”, and “The first modern war”. It had many causes and a few repercussions and I will describe them in detail. The most widely known reason for the start of World War1 was the assassination of the Arch Duke Ferdinad of Austria-Hungary in the Serbian capital of Sarajevo. The ArchDuke was there to talk to the Serbian leaders about

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Artur
  • A Secret War Instills a Secret Behavior

    A Secret War Instills a Secret Behavior

    A Secret War Instills a Secret Behavior Head high, shoulders back, chests protruding and leading the way, these bodies strut confidently down the road. These people hold a face of high value. Others -- who carry an invisible rock on their shoulders and have eyes glued to the pavement -- either pace quickly to avoid anyone catching a glimpse, or saunter meticulously sluggish in hopes of going unnoticed. The blur of a fast-walker or the

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Victor
  • Becoming a Surgeon in the Civil War

    Becoming a Surgeon in the Civil War

    Becoming a Surgeon in the Civil War At the beginning of the Civil War, most people thought the war would only last a few weeks or months, so not much effort was put into recruiting doctors or surgeons. The surgeons that were recruited did not have formal training in medicine. They knew little about bacteriology and were ignorant of what caused the killer diseases. Most Civil War surgeons had never treated a gun shot wound

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Vika
  • Dear America - When Will This Cruel War Be Over?

    Dear America - When Will This Cruel War Be Over?

    DEAR AMERICA When Will This Cruel War Be Over?  Report by: Jennifer Osei Book by: Barry Denenberg Pd .4 Characters Emma Simpson- She is the main character in this story . The whole concept of the book is about her diary . In her diary she talks about the stress and anxiety the war has brought upon her family .Emma to me is a static character. She still to me doesn’t mature as much

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    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Top
  • Waste of Tax Money on Drug War

    Waste of Tax Money on Drug War

    The "Waste of Tax Money" on Drugs This country spends millions, and millions of dollars on the "War on Drugs". Is this "War" really necessary? I've done a lot of research and I was very surprised to see the facts on how these laws came into place. The first drug law I could find was an 18 San Francisco ordinance that outlawed the smoking of opium in opium dens. This law was passed out of

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    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Jon
  • The American Civil War

    The American Civil War

    On July 4, 1776, U.S. won it's independence from Britain and Democracy was born. The road to the government the U.S. has today was a long road with many obstacles and battles. The American Civil War is one of the most significant and controversial periods in American history. The Civil War was caused by mounting conflicting ideologies, principles, and prejudices, fueled by differences and pride, and set into motion by unlikely set of political events.

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    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Vietnam

    Vietnam

    President Wilson’s righteous views of his efforts were so strong that not even the advice and urging of his closest confidants could sway his stance. While it is true that opposition forces helped to defeat the treaty, it was ultimately Wilson’s stubbornness that led to its defeat in the Senate. There were many factors that led to the initial outbreak of World War I in Europe. A constant struggle to gain the upper hand in

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    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Yan
  • World War II in Europe - Divergence of German States

    World War II in Europe - Divergence of German States

    Background After the end of World War II in Europe, what territorially remained of pre-1945 Germany had been divided into four occupation zones (thanks to the Yalta Conference), each one controlled by one of the four occupying Allied powers: the Americans, British, French and Soviets. The old capital of of the Allied Control Council, was itself similarly subdivided into four zones. Although the intent was for the occupying powers to govern Germany together inside the

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    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Reasons for the American Civil War

    Reasons for the American Civil War

    Four years of American bloodshed on American soil. Why? The reasons are varied. From the formation of America to 1860, the people in this country were divided. This division was a result of location and personal sentiments. Peace could not continue in a country filled with quarrels that affected the common American. There is a common misconception that the American Civil War was fought only over slavery. B The Civil War lasted for four years,

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    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Vika

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