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  • War of 1812

    War of 1812

    That there was abundant occasion for war needs no argument. The aggressive acts of Great Britain were of a nature which now would not be submitted to for a month, yet they were extended over a period of some twenty years. An official statement of the Secretary of State, made in 1812, declares that five hundred and twenty-eight American merchantmen had been taken by British men-of-war prior to 1807, and three hundred and eighty-nine after

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    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Monika
  • The Love of War

    The Love of War

    When I was in fourth grade a Jewish man visited my school to talk about his experiences during the Holocaust. However, his account of his time spent in the consecration camps was not what made my eyes to tear up that day. He related that when he was a young boy, he and his friends thought that in America money grew on trees. He said that growing up in Czechoslovakia he always dreamed of coming

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    Essay Length: 943 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Jon
  • World War I Ended with the Treaty of Versailles

    World War I Ended with the Treaty of Versailles

    World War I Ended With the Treaty of Versailles June 28, 1919 World War I (1914-1918) was finally over. This first global conflict had claimed from 9 million to 13 million lives and caused unprecedented damage. Germany had formally surrendered on November 11, 1918, and all nations had agreed to stop fighting while the terms of peace were negotiated. On June 28, 1919, Germany and the Allied Nations (including Britain, France, Italy and Russia) signed

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    Essay Length: 327 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Bred
  • War of 1812

    War of 1812

    President Madison stressed U.S. neutral rights and was one of the main reasons, but would not be considered by far the most important. There were many minor reasons for going to war like gaining land in Canada or in the west, but there were also important motivations like establishing the United States as a “real” country that can protect itself. Some said the country was not prepared to fight as well. But given all the

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    Essay Length: 553 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: regina
  • War of Fbi

    War of Fbi

    The FBI’s War on Black America documentary by Denis Mueller and Deb Ellis showed that the government of the United States allowed its federal law enforcement agency to carry out a war against its own black people during the period of the 1960s and early 1970s. The government agency was the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the tactics employed were blackmailing, smear campaigns, and ultimately, assassination. The Cointelpro policy of the FBI stated the four

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    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Jon
  • Realism and the War on Terror

    Realism and the War on Terror

    Realist thought on international relations fit comfortably within the context of the great wars of the twentieth century. Powerful nations possessing massive military forces took aim at one another to affect the hierarchical structure of the international system for the good of their own security and power. These wars, however, differ greatly from today's unconventional war on terrorism. Therefore, the realist theories of yesterday, while still useful, require at least some tweaking to fit the

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    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Similarities and Differences Between the State of Nature and the State of War

    Similarities and Differences Between the State of Nature and the State of War

    The purpose for this paper is to discuss the similarities and differences between The State of Nature and The State of War. Locke describes the state of nature as one of equality; everyone in this state is exactly the same as everyone else. There is no one that is better than anyone else, no matter what. Ranks, social standings, and other stigmas don’t matter in this state. What matters is the fact that everyone is

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    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Jon
  • Persion Gulf War

    Persion Gulf War

    St. Augustine's Just War Theory and the Persion Gulf War On August 2nd, 1990 the first Iraqi tanks crossed into Kuwait, as part of an invasion that marked the start of a six-month conflict between the United States and Iraq. These tanks were ordered to invade Kuwait by Saddam Hussein, the ruthless dictator of Iraq. The Iraqi troops looted Kuwaiti businesses and brutalized Kuwaiti civilians. Saudi Arabia began to fear that they may be invaded

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    Essay Length: 4,632 Words / 19 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: regina
  • Ethics in Vietnam

    Ethics in Vietnam

    In order to be successful with business practices in Vietnam, you must be aware of the ethics in that particular country. “Transparency International, a global counter-corruption watchdog, ranks Vietnam as the second most corrupt country in South-East Asia, based on a survey of international businessmen” (economist.com). The corruption is very much widespread and must be taken into account when doing business in the country. Aside from being a very corrupt nation, the workforce struggles with

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    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: David
  • The Relationship Between Modernity and the First World War

    The Relationship Between Modernity and the First World War

    The First World War, also known as the Great War of 1914-1918, is not an event that manifested overnight; it was the result of ever growing tension among European nations. This conflict was brought about by factors such as, nationalism, militarism, and the Alliance system. An upheaval such as the First World War was witness to the emergence of the glorification of war, struggle, despair, destruction and immense loss of life. The First World War

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    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Jon
  • Americas Involvement in World War Two

    Americas Involvement in World War Two

    Americas involvement in World War Two When war broke out , there was no way the world could possibly know the severity of this guerre. Fortunately one country saw and understood that Germany and its allies would have to be stopped. America's Involvement in World War two not only contributed in the eventual downfall of the insane Adolph Hitler and his Third Reich, but also came at the precise time and moment. Had the united

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    Essay Length: 590 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 28, 2009 By: July
  • War with Iraq

    War with Iraq

    Although severe consequences come with the decision of war with Iraq, most blinded United States of America citizens are still yet persuaded to support such a war. The Bush Administration has covered their schemes of war with lies to gain support. While weapons of mass destruction is supposedly the reason why the United States launched military action to begin with, all the clearly ignored consequences will haunt their final decision of war, and will remind

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    Essay Length: 1,257 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 28, 2009 By: Mike
  • Civil War Diary of Cyrus F. Boyd

    Civil War Diary of Cyrus F. Boyd

    The Civil War had a very large affect on all of the States. It changed men from gentlemen that went to church every Sunday and never cussed to people who rarely went to church and cussed all the time. Some of the people in the war were also very corrupt and did not do things as they should be done. The way that the enemy was looked at was even changed. All of these things

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    Essay Length: 1,155 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 28, 2009 By: Max
  • Korean War

    Korean War

    Throughout the history of mankind there has always been war. Nations have always had disagreements with one another and the result is the death of many young soldiers. Although many men die in war, not as many men die if the war was fought to win and not only to stop the enemy. However, the wars that have not been fought to win, but only to stop a force, have had much greater a loss

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    Submitted: November 28, 2009 By: Jon
  • Dell War and Conflict Revolution

    Dell War and Conflict Revolution

    War and Conflict There are various factors that contribute to the stem of war and conflict. With the shit of interstate to intrastate and the capacity of non-state actors of mega-violence modern militaries have rebuild their capacities to adapt to the formation of new threats. Some examples are non-state radicals, traditional criminal elements, and rouge states that are characterized by asymmetric warfare in this new era of conflict. Dell has created a theory of conflict

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    Submitted: November 28, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Warfare of the Great War

    Warfare of the Great War

    Most of the fighting during World War I was carried out by land armies in Europe. Naval forces were used primarily to prevent food and supplies from reaching their destinations. Airplanes were also used in a major military campaign for the first time during World War I, although they played a small role in the war’s outcome. A Land Warfare Most of the decisive land campaigns of World War I occurred on the continent of

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    Submitted: November 28, 2009 By: Edward
  • War

    War

    Many have pondered the question "What is war?" with very few ever reaching a consensus. If a consensus is reached, it is categorically remarked with criticism. Virtually every interpretation of the term "war" has had its meaning argued. The nature of the beliefs of war is intricate and this dissertation try’s to ascertain an extensive understanding of its landscape and the relations that are common to any philosophical investigation of the topic. War' defined by

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    Submitted: November 29, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Cold War

    Cold War

    12/18/2005 Cont. World Cold War The cold war is best defined as a struggle of power between the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) who were communists and the USA who were democratic. The cold war never lead to any fighting. The cold war was mainly a lack of trust, suspicion, and misunderstandings on both sides and their allies. The cold war began in 1945, after WWII, and ended in late 1989. The cold war

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    Submitted: November 29, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Drug War

    Drug War

    Drug war Every weekend night on Cops, we see “drug crazed” criminals being escorted to the back of police cruisers to be place under arrest. There is neither name nor story behind the person, they are just labeled as criminals and portrayed as bad people. America has the highest percentages of incarceration rates in the world. This was on drugs has slowly become a war on lower class and has placed many people behind

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    Submitted: November 29, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Cold War/eisenhower

    Cold War/eisenhower

    With the end of World War 2 came the Cold war with many controversies even between former allies. Communist Russia forced control over their section that was gained in the Potsdam conference. They set up many barriers around their portion of East Berlin and eventually around East Germany. America had dropped the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and a new technology been revealed as a massive, deadly weapon that could wipe out thousands instantly, it was

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    Submitted: November 29, 2009 By: Top
  • War in Iraq and Just War Theory

    War in Iraq and Just War Theory

    • Just cause: In my opinion, the United States had no right to go into Iraq based solely on a theory that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction. According to the Just War Theory, war is permissible only to confront “a real and certain danger," to protect innocent life, to preserve conditions necessary for decent human existence and to secure basic human rights. • Competent authority: Just War Theory states that “War must be declared

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    Submitted: November 29, 2009 By: Janna
  • Cause and Effect the Indian-Pakistani Conflict and the Prospect of Nuclear War.

    Cause and Effect the Indian-Pakistani Conflict and the Prospect of Nuclear War.

    Nuclear war is something that we have all heard about. It seems to be overdramatized in movies. But perhaps the movies are right. Maybe we are on the brink of a chasm so dark and ominous that it drowns out all faith and light. A nuclear holocaust occurring would wipe out all of civilization as we know it. We would be essentially thrown into a dark age. Never in the history of the world has

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    Submitted: November 29, 2009 By: Artur
  • The War on Terrorism

    The War on Terrorism

    The War On Terrorism Every morning, millions of people around the world begin their day by reading the newspaper. News topics are constantly discussed in everyday life and remain the dominant topic of conversation between friends, family, and even strangers. It is our responsibility as a modern society to recognize all events that impact our lives and make others aware of them, and newspapers as well as the general media allow us this opportunity. The

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    Submitted: November 29, 2009 By: Top
  • All Quiet on the Western Front: War and Authority Corruption

    All Quiet on the Western Front: War and Authority Corruption

    “All Quiet On The Western Front: War and Authority Corruption” It is always easier to say how you would respond to war while looking upon it as an outsider who has seen little outside of movies and pictures. We tell ourselves “I could never imagine doing that“, or “How could any human be so corrupt?” That is what we say, but I wonder what those same men said just prior to their war time experience.

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    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Inter-War Italy: The Fascist Appeal and Socially Detrimental Effects in Ignazio Silone’s Fontamara

    Inter-War Italy: The Fascist Appeal and Socially Detrimental Effects in Ignazio Silone’s Fontamara

    Inter-war Italy: The Fascist Appeal and Socially Detrimental Effects in Ignazio Silone's Fontamara There are people in the world who base their knowledge of the past on what they read in novels. As media influences peoples' perception of history, we must analyze how authors depict landmark events to understand why some people have perverted interpretations of the past. While some texts distort history, Ignazio Silone's Fontamara is a fictional tale of a village in southern

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    Essay Length: 390 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Fonta