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  • How Do We Justify Our Actions? "the Wars" Timothy Findley

    How Do We Justify Our Actions? "the Wars" Timothy Findley

    The Wars Justification. Defined as the act of justifying something. To serve as an acceptable reason or excuse for our actions, based on actual or believed information. Throughout the history of not only the modern world, but certainly back to the “barest essentials of reason” our species have made decisions that have effectively shaped our world into what it is today. Or have not. The judgments made in the past may also have been relatively

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    Essay Length: 997 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Style Wars

    Style Wars

    Style Wars Style wars is a film that documents a number of young graffiti artists who were transforming the city with their unique art. They used the city's subway system as a canvas and let their work be seen in all five boroughs of New York. This film is a great film that documents that time in history. It is difficult for me to side with them or be against them. I am also an

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    Essay Length: 270 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Anna
  • The Chocolate War

    The Chocolate War

    Emotional destruction, brutal sport fields and blurry vision are just some of the moments that sum up the first four paragraphs of acclaimed novel, The Chocolate War. This novel is a basic story, however usage of techniques such as metaphors, similes and verbs have changed my outlook on the book. I now see a complex, dramatic piece of literature. There are many themes and ideas displayed in these passages which challenge a variety of thought.

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    Essay Length: 728 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Drug War

    Drug War

    Drugs are such a controversy and people have such strong opinions about whether they should be legal or illegal. I don't have a strong opinion on this topic; I'm easily swayed. For the most part though, I think that they should be legalized because people do it anyways and if they were legal the government could regulate their use and sale more, the government should be receiving the profits of the drug business rather than

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    Essay Length: 650 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Mikki
  • World War 2

    World War 2

    Imagine, it’s 1939 and you’re sitting at home with your family when you hear screaming outside, you open the door to see what is going on and, BANG! your dead. On September 1, 1939 less than one year after the Munich Agreement, Adolf Hitler invaded Poland. His goal was to eliminate all of the Jews. Britain and France promised to help Poland but Britain was too far away for their Air Force to help and

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    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Janna
  • The Window into War

    The Window into War

    The Window into War The recent explosion of terrorism in the world has shifted the world focus to the spread of radical Islam and the effects it has. The Lovers of Algeria, by Anouar Benmalek, provides a window into the history of a war-torn country through a series of narratives. Benmalek depicts the differences in treatment based on gender and race in this society. The results of the French colonization and the suffering from the

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    Essay Length: 1,148 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Mike
  • The American Civil War

    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 battlefield in the closing days of the conflict. Also, reference will be made

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    Essay Length: 2,547 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Mike
  • War on Terrorism

    War on Terrorism

    Two weeks before the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a Syrian immigrant in Spain received a phone call from London. The caller reported that he had "entered the field of aviation" and that "classes were going well." He added, mysteriously, that "the throat of the bird has been slit." The call was recorded by Spanish police as part of a long-term investigation into a suspected network of Islamic radicals, but it was weeks before the

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    Essay Length: 707 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Machiavellian Principles Applied to the Bolshevik Revolution

    Machiavellian Principles Applied to the Bolshevik Revolution

    Every defining moment in history can be looked with various opinions. Using Machiavellian principles to examine the most prominent moment in the twentieth century, the Bolshevik Revolution, is just one way. While Machiavelli writes a limited amount on how to deal with power struggles and war within your own country, they are nonetheless still applicable. Machiavelli's ideas can be easily applied to many parts of the year 1917 in Russian history by looking at where

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    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Mike
  • Insanity of War in Slaughterhouse Five

    Insanity of War in Slaughterhouse Five

    Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., is the tale of a gawky World War II veteran/soldier, Billy Pilgrim. His wartime experiences and their effects lead him to the ultimate conclusion that war is unexplainable. To portray this effectively, Vonnegut presents the story in two dimensions: historical and science-fiction. The irrationality of war is emphasized in each dimension by contrasts in its comic and tragic elements. The historical seriousness of the Battle of the Bulge and the

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    Essay Length: 1,456 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Tommy
  • North and South Civil War

    North and South Civil War

    Throughout American history, one can see from a chain of events why certain interactions have been constructed. As for the North and the South, they exhibited their differences before the 1860’s, and it was from their clashing viewpoints that started the Civil War. However, this war did more than prove their contrasting goals, as it showed the diversities between the two. Politically and economically, the North and South changed dramatically due to the Civil

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    Essay Length: 446 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Yan
  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War

    America’s involvement in Vietnam gradually escalated from 1945 to 19. Historians debate over why America even got involved in Vietnam, however it is often explained by America believing it should fight against Vietnam because of what the Southeast Asian country stood for – Communism. Many believe if Vietnam fell to communism it would only be enforcing Eisenhower’s domino theory. Kennedy’s presidency saw an increased commitment to Vietnam with 12,000 advisors by 1962 and increased equipment.

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    Essay Length: 696 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Yan
  • War Poems

    War Poems

    War is a time of violence, protest, death and pain for many people around the world. With this conflict, a lot of poetry is written because poetry is one of the most common ways for people to put across their feelings about situations. War is one of these situations for which many people have very strong feelings. A common theme in war poetry is the transformation that war brings about in a person. Many poems

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Max
  • The American Civil War

    The American Civil War

    The American Civil War (1861–1865), which is also known by several other names, was a civil war between the United States of America (the "Union") and the Southern slave states of the newly formed Confederate States of America under Jefferson Davis. The Union included all of the free states and the five slaveholding border states and was led by Abraham Lincoln and the Republican Party. Republicans opposed the expansion of slavery into territories owned by

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Monika
  • French Revolution

    French Revolution

    The French Revolution, a political and social transformation, sought to dismantle the Old Regime of France and replace it with a more appropriate government. The Old Regime kept the nobles and clergy exempt from paying the towering taxes, forcing the middle and working classes to carry this burden. In as much as France was bankrupt, the king should have increased the nobility's taxes. That would have helped them get out of debt quicker. Forcing the

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Cold War

    Cold War

    The Cold War was a competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Both countries wanted their type of government to dominate the world. In this competition, there were three areas that both sides used to show the world that they were the superior nation. These areas were nuclear weapons, space race, and the Olympics. Both countries competed to build bigger and better nuclear weapons. After the Soviet Union found out that the U.S. had

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Bred
  • World War Ll: Somme

    World War Ll: Somme

    Le Bataille de la Somme -1 July - 13 November 1916 -Intended to be a decisive breakthrough, the Battle of the Somme instead became a byword for futile and indiscriminate slaughter, with General Haig's tactics remaining controversial even today. The British planned to attack on a 24km (15 mile) front between Serre, north of the Ancre, and Curlu, north of the Somme. Five French divisions would attack an 13km (eight mile) front south of the

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Victor
  • Cola Wars: For Coca-Cola’s Perspective

    Cola Wars: For Coca-Cola’s Perspective

    Cola Wars: For Coca-Cola’s Perspective Overview There is little doubt that the most spirited and intense competition in the beverage world is between Coca-Cola and Pepsi Co., the two main players in the carbonated soft drink (CSD) production market. The competition between the two giants has benefited not only the consumers but also the companies. By checking and challenging each other in the market, the competition has lead to improvement and diversification of products and

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    Essay Length: 286 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Wendy
  • World War 2 & Star Wars

    World War 2 & Star Wars

    In the movie, written by George Lucas, Episode IV - A New Hope. There are many mythical, religious and spiritual symbols portrayed. The Jedi's believe in the Force, which is a religion of which they abide. The Force is the backbone of the Jedis and they turn to this when in trouble. The opposite of the Force is the "Dark Side of the Force." The Dark Side is lead by and evil Jedi named Darth

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Vietnam War - Social Movements

    Vietnam War - Social Movements

    The Vietnam War (1965-19)was fought between the North and South Vietnam. The North was called Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the South was the Republic of Vietnam which was supported by the United States. On August 2nd, 1964 the USS Maddox was on a secret intelligent mission on the North Vietnamese coast where in the Gulf on Tonkin they were attacked by torpedo boats. The USS Turner Joy was attacked in the same area two

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Isolationism in Post-World War I America

    Isolationism in Post-World War I America

    In George Washington’s farewell speech he warned the American people to beware “the insidious wiles of foreign influence.” Though it was never put into law, this statement has played a major role in the American foreign policy of isolationism. American isolationist sentiment stems from the fact that America is geographically isolated from the rest of the world. American isolationist sentiment was at its peak in the years following World War I. “In the war of

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Industrial Revolution

    Industrial Revolution

    The Industrial Revolution came through the world very slowly, but built up to present day knowledge on technology, economics, and even sociology. The sudden change of events in the mid-1700s changed the way of life forever. The changes from the Industrial Revolution did not emerge by themselves; many people are recognized for their contributions to this changing of history. It was a turning point in history. The Industrial Revolution had many factors which made it

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    Essay Length: 2,027 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Yan
  • Don’t Disgrace the American Flag in a War with Iraq

    Don’t Disgrace the American Flag in a War with Iraq

    Don’t Disgrace the American Flag in a War with Iraq Everywhere I go, I see American flags. Taped to people's windows, sewn onto pockets, worn in a band around the arm. People call it the unification of America, the great coming-together of a wounded people, a show of support and of national feeling from every corner of our nation. Patriotism, they call it, and proudly display their red, white, and blue. And yet I wonder

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Artur
  • The Causes of the Civil War

    The Causes of the Civil War

    The Causes of the Civil War In the 1800’s there was much turmoil over the debate of slavery and whether it was inhumane or not. Slavery caused the nation to separate into 2 factions; the north, who believe in abolishing slavery and the south who thought that slavery was a “benign institution” as quoted by Ulrich B. Phillips. There is much debate whether slavery was the prominent cause of the Civil War. Contrary to popular

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: July
  • Discuss and Account for one of the Berlin Crises Which Erupted During the Cold War

    Discuss and Account for one of the Berlin Crises Which Erupted During the Cold War

    Discuss and account for one of the Berlin crises which erupted during the Cold War. In this essay I will look at the Berlin Blockade of 1948. This was the first of two Berlin crisis's and has often been cited as the starting point of the cold war. The cold war has often been described as a clash of beliefs, between that of capitalist beliefs and that of communist beliefs. In 1948 Stalin ordered a

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Anna