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  • Deep into the Jungle: the Suppressed Consequences of War

    Deep into the Jungle: the Suppressed Consequences of War

    Vietnam was what we had instead of happy childhoods.” This quote from Michael Herr, a Vietnam War correspondent and co-author to screenplays such as Apocalypse Now and Full Metal Jacket, fully embodies the feelings of a nation and the young men who survived an eighteen year long conflict known as, the Vietnam War. The Things They Carried, written by Tim O’Brien, attempts to tell the stories of young, innocent men who fought in the Vietnam

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    Essay Length: 2,127 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Star Wars Video Essay

    Star Wars Video Essay

    Overall I thought star wars was a really good movie. It had my eyes glued to the screen. George Lucas had a good plot to star wars. Ok Star Wars had a couple of mythical heroes. The mythical heroes are Luke Skywalker, Obi wan Kenobi, and Darth Vader. But Darth Vader is an evil mythical hero. There are folklore heroes are C3p0, R2-D2, and Han Solo. The thing that makes Luke Skywalker, Obi wan Kenobi

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    Essay Length: 311 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Tommy
  • How Have Our Views on War Changed over Time?

    How Have Our Views on War Changed over Time?

    How have our views on war changed over time? Nothing can impact society like war. War can be viewed as noble and just, or cruel and inhuman, as well as everything in between. War affects everyone in society whether they are fighting in a foreign country or waiting at home for a loved one to return. War is an indispensable part of civilization; found at every chapter of human history. It is the culmination of

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    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Mike
  • An Unnatural War -1812

    An Unnatural War -1812

    The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and England. It ended in 1815 and did not accomplish anything it was being fought over. For the United States, the War of 1812 seemed to just be one failure after another. The United States did not present a united front leading to multiple failures such as military defeats to states and citizens being divided over the causes of the war. Because of these failures,

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    Essay Length: 700 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Yan
  • The Causes of World War I

    The Causes of World War I

    The Causes of World War I 1. The First World War had many causes; the historians probably have not yet discovered and discussed all of them so there might be more causes than what we know now. The spark of the Great War was the assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his wife by a Serbian nationalist on the morning of June 28, 1914, while traveling in a

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    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Anna
  • The Causes of World War I

    The Causes of World War I

    The Causes of World War I 1. The First World War had many causes; the historians probably have not yet discovered and discussed all of them so there might be more causes than what we know now. The spark of the Great War was the assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his wife by a Serbian nationalist on the morning of June 28, 1914, while traveling in a

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    Essay Length: 2,777 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Debate Against War with Iraq

    Debate Against War with Iraq

    Debate Side: Against Topic: War I. One page response a. Debate points II. Two page response a. Introduction b. Debate points c. Conclusion War is defined for some as an armed conflict between two nations over a disputed situation, and is needed when there is nothing else that can be done. A natural occurrence that repeats it’s self through out time. While others feel that war is an unnecessary dispute, that leads to nothing but

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    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Wendy
  • The War on Terror

    The War on Terror

    One Low Carb Diet to the Next Aisha El-Amin Monday/ Wednesday 5:00-6:15 In today's society, people's appearance means a lot to them. One of the major things that people focus on is their weight. There are dozens of new diets that people try every year. One of the more popular diets in the last few years is the Atkins diet. Even though it does help you lose weight quickly and easily, it doesn't provide a

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    Essay Length: 1,487 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Usa During Word War 1

    Usa During Word War 1

    The United States so far had pursued a policy of isolation avoiding participation in the conflict whilst trying to broker a peace, this resulted in an increase in tensions with both Berlin and London. However, when a German U-boat sank the British liner Lusitania in 1915, a large passenger liner with 128 Americans also aboard, the United States President, Wilson, vowed "America was too proud to fight", and demanded an end to attacks on passenger

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    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Artur
  • The Influence of the War Powers Act of 1973

    The Influence of the War Powers Act of 1973

    I. The Influence of the War Powers Act of 1973 The United States of America holds the position in the world as a nation in which foreign policy is focused and debated as a matter of embittered public outrage and controversy. This is the reality not only among the party in office and their equivalent opponents but mainly within the very party themselves. It is much truer within the party that is controlling the executive

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    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Jon
  • The Causes and Events of the Civil War

    The Causes and Events of the Civil War

    April 12, 1861 The Causes and Events of the Civil War I had found out that Civil War was led by conflict over issues of how much control the federal government should have over the states, industrialization, trade, and especially slavery. The Northern states (Union) and the Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed the Confederacy. These issues increased tension between Northern and Southern states. There were a lot of causes and events

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    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Monika
  • The Wars

    The Wars

    Many people say that the metal of a man is found in his ability to keep his ideals in spite of anything that life can through at you. If a man is found to have done these things he can be called a hero. Through a lifelong need to accept responsibility for all living things, Robert Ross defines his heroism by keeping faith with his ideals despite the betrayal, despair and tragedy he suffers throughout

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    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Jessica
  • The Causes of the American Revolutionary War

    The Causes of the American Revolutionary War

    The Causes of the American Revolution War An island ruling a continent. A war that gave birth to a new and free country. King George's taxes, neglect of the original 13 colonies, and England's mercantilism policy played a major part in the fire and anger of the English colonists in America that lead to the American Revolution of 17 to 1783. King George III of Britain was a tyrant by the standards of James

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    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Edward
  • The War Between Japan and the United States

    The War Between Japan and the United States

    The war between Japan and the United States did not have to happen. It could have been prevented by diplomacy in 1941. The United States was Japan's principle supplier of scrap metal and oil. In 1940 Japan signed a treaty with the government of France for the establishment of airbases in French Indochina. A proposal was made for a German/Italian/Japanese alliance against America. When America found out about that they were not happy, so they

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    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Fatih
  • World War 2 Japan

    World War 2 Japan

    World War II Japan committed what some would consider suicide, when their aircraft bombed Pearl Harbor.1 Pearl Harbor was the most important day of World War II. This was the first strike towards the US. making them enter the war. Even though the US. had been involved a little before this. The attack prompted full entrance of the US. into the war. Japan wanted to not depend on white imperialist nations, like Britain, France, Netherlands

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Jon
  • Civil War in Congo

    Civil War in Congo

    The recent Civil War in Congo has been a bloody flight, causing more then 3.3 million deaths in just 4 short years.1 Various rebel and ethnic groups have have been involved in the violence, fighting over Congo's rich natural resources or engaged in a bitter ethnic war. With so many opposing factions, it has made reaching a solution difficult. While a rough peace treaty has been established, sporadic fighting pops up in the country

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Andrew
  • The Persian Gulf War

    The Persian Gulf War

    The Persian Gulf War The war in the Persian Gulf was a war of religious favor, cruel leadership, and greed. Desert Storm or more commonly known ass The Golf War was the same type of war that had accrued in this area for many years except for one fact. In Operation Desert Storm, it was a mix of sophisticated technology and the combined leadership and cooperation from the coalition that was used to end the

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Edward
  • The Freight Wars

    The Freight Wars

    The shipping giants are at it again. Within weeks of each other, they've announced new e-commerce fulfillment strategies, and they're both called eLogistics. The competing companies have a long history of piggybacking each other's announcements--sometimes within a matter of hours--with similar sounding news. Last week Federal Express fdx (nyse: fdx - news - people), which has $17.8 billion in sales, announced that it will roll its pre-existing logistics division into a new eLogistics subsidiary. A

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Jack
  • War Strategies of Sir Arthur Currie

    War Strategies of Sir Arthur Currie

    War Strategies of Sir Arthur Currie Sir Arthur Currie was not a man raised to become a great general, he had to start from the beginning and work his way to the top. He served his country by fighting and leading battles that made Canada a great independent nation, making him a figure of inspiration to many Canadians. In the many battles of World War One, including Amiens, Passchendaele, Vimy Ridge, and others, Arthur Currie

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Monika
  • War Rome to the Fall of Feudalism

    War Rome to the Fall of Feudalism

    8 July 2002 WAR FROM ROME TO THE FALL OF FEUDALISM The Roman Empire that was created through the exploits of Alexander the Great was to big to manage as one and was split into two east and west empires that mirrored each other politically, but not religiously. The Byzantine Empire, eastern Rome, established its capital at Constantinople in 330 A.D. founded by Constantine and the Orthodox Christianity severed its ties from the Church of

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Mike
  • War on Drugs Should Focus on Traffickers

    War on Drugs Should Focus on Traffickers

    15 April 2002 WAR ON DRUGS SHOULD FOCUS ON TRAFFICKERS The War on Drugs is a never-ending struggle that appears to have no end. The problem with fighting the supply and demand sides of the war is that the suppliers often do not appear to play by the same rules of engagement. In order for the United States to successfully battle the War on Drugs, the focus should be centered on activities within American borders.

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Jack
  • The Drug War Solution: Opposite of the Current Drug War

    The Drug War Solution: Opposite of the Current Drug War

    The Drug War Solution: Opposite of the current Drug War Pharmacologically every drug has its positives and its negatives, it is based upon the individual’s choice to determine what one out weights the other. for example a extreme drug user rather live his life the way he/she wants with the feeing that he/she wants for his/her life, but with that choice there comes consequences: like not living as long of life due to heavy drug

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Janna
  • Civil War Era

    Civil War Era

    Civil War Era Historians have yet the answer the question of why, exactly, the Civil War started. In less than 80 years, 31,400,000 (approx.) came to distant land for a chance at a new life. All of them brought with them their own beliefs, religions, and views on life. This created a colossal clash of cultures. For this very reason, people of similar beliefs settled in the same area. The one issue that has caused

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Wendy
  • The War on Terrorism

    The War on Terrorism

    War on Terrorism Terrorism takes on many forms and has had an impact on the lives of many, both domestically and internationally in one way or another. Although the calamity and misfortune of September 11, 2001 took place in America, fundamentally the threat posed by “international terrorism” falls upon those in all countries, either by account of close proximity or devoted alliance, and those nations will forever recall this event, registering it without end in

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Seven Years War

    Seven Years War

    The Seven Years War proved to be a crossroads in the history of British colonial rule in America. Britain was victorious, but after defeating her French foes (along with their Indian allies), Britain was left to contemplate the ramifications of a war that would leave her relationship with her American colonies altered forever. This change would eventually lead to conflict between the colonies and Britain, and ultimately the Declaration of American Independence. In order to

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Bred