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  • Terrorism

    Terrorism

    Terrorism by AB I wasn't going to write this, but I thought its importance outweighed the requests against this type of topic. I am going to tell you the definition of terrorism. It is a misconception to dismiss the concept, claiming that terrorism is a word used to dehumanize people fighting against the norm. It is also not a word used to describe people fighting dirty, against the Geneva Convention, or using sneak attacks. Furthermore,

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Analysis of the Fog of War: Eleven Lessons by Robert S. McNamara

    Analysis of the Fog of War: Eleven Lessons by Robert S. McNamara

    The Fog of War Eleven Lessons by Robert S. McNamara was in so much as a great representation of the life of Robert S. McNamara. It showed his life to be dramatic and traumatic in many different ways. The lessons he learned and shared during the documentary movie were truly astounding to me. I personally thought the movie was a tad bit on the boring side, but it was a documentary after all. The Fog

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Victor
  • The Natchez War

    The Natchez War

    The Natchez War The Natchez are Native American people who originally lived in the Natchez Bluffs area near the present-day city of Natchez, Mississippi. Archaeological evidence states that the Natchez people lived in the Natchez Bluffs region since as long ago as 700 A.D. The Natchez Indians were among the last American Indian groups to inhabit the area now known as southwestern Mississippi. Only after several disputes with the French were the Natchez dispersed. The

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Victor
  • The Art of War

    The Art of War

    The second book I read for my internship was The Art of War by Sun Tzu. The Art of War was written in early China as a guide for military strategy of the day. This text has stood the test of time and was used for centuries afterward as a guide for generals in warfare. In modern times the book has taken on a new role as its old lessons on military strategy and warfare

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Beginning of Civil War

    Beginning of Civil War

    The Compromise of 1850 only lasted for a few years. People continued to move west, in search of land, prosperity, and a new life. With them, were slave owners, who wanted the same as everyone else. This heated the debate even further. Another disruption was the new fugitive slave law. This entitled southerners to come north in search of their runaway slaves. This also infuriated many northerners. Southern slave owners did not have to prove

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Jon
  • American People After World War 2

    American People After World War 2

    The end of World War II brought thousands of young servicemen back to America to pick up their lives and start new families in new homes with new jobs. With an energy never before experienced, American industry expanded to meet peacetime needs. Americans began buying goods not available during the war, which created corporate expansion and jobs. Growth everywhere. The baby boom was underway... Many historians of science argue not only that technology is an

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Product Mix: Key to Winning the Cola War

    Product Mix: Key to Winning the Cola War

    Product Mix: Key to Winning the Cola War Pepsi and Coca-Cola have stood the test of time through one of the strongest competition rivalries ever seen in the business world. Each time that one of these beverage giants makes an innovative move to conquer a new or existing beverage market, the other is quick to respond with even better innovations or products. Through the years, each of these companies have heralded fabulous discoveries and absolute

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Into an Irishman’s Thoughts on War

    Into an Irishman’s Thoughts on War

    For many years authors have dedicated themselves to express how they feel about the many things that trouble our world. Even if many of them happen to be referring to the same situation, each can approach it from a very singular point of view. For example, most of the literary works about wars have portrayed it from the barbarous side of it, never really getting into how personal life can be affected by it

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • The Effects of War and Music Together

    The Effects of War and Music Together

    Abernathy 1 Phillip Abernathy Freshman English 111-04 Dr. Doyle 17 December 1999 The Effects of War and Music Together How are music and war related? Music puts a voice in the people's ears, and tells them whether or not we should be involved in that war. It helped out the troops when they were over seas to not be so home sick. Also, every war preceding the Vietnam War had music to help or support

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Jack
  • Who If Any one Won the Cold War?

    Who If Any one Won the Cold War?

    The time period between 1945 and 1991 is considered to be the era of the Cold War. The Cold War, known as the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union, each known during this time as the "super powers". This conflict consisted of the differing attitudes on the ideological, political, and military interests of these two states and their allies, exte nded around the globe. A common political debate covers the issue of

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    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Vika
  • Is Germany at Fault for World War Ii?

    Is Germany at Fault for World War Ii?

    Is Germany at fault for World War II? World War Two was a time of devastation and misfortune for all people in the world. The war lasted for six years, and involved more than 200 countries, costing fifty-five million lives and material damage of some three billion dollars. WWII was said to be the easiest war ever to be prevented, but once it started there was no stopping it. What or who could cause such

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    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Monika
  • Regions of Us After Civil War

    Regions of Us After Civil War

    The Civil War left an impressionable mark on the nation as a whole - physically, economically, and furthermore politically. Two of the nations regions most affected was the South and the West. While the south gained political strentgh through a "solid south" Democracy, their weak reliance on the crop lien system adversel affected their econmy; meanwhile the farmers migrated to the west because of the Homestead Act, their economy suffered in part because of over

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    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Vietnam War and the Domino Theory

    The Vietnam War and the Domino Theory

    The Vietnam War and the Domino Theory The Americanization of the war in Vietnam was inevitable because of the prevailing belief of the “domino theory” that could take effect. The Domino Theory, which President Harry Truman first articulated in the1940’s, is the belief that the fall of one noncommunist state to communism would precipitate the fall of other neighboring noncommunist states (Shabecoff). This theory is the identical strategy that Communist China planned to achieve, with

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    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Anna
  • Coke Pepsi War

    Coke Pepsi War

    Coke has been leading the competition from 1998-2002 in terms of higher market capitalization, gross margin and net income. However, Pepsi was leading the fight in terms of growth in revenue and net income. However, Pepsi’s stock performed 45% better than Coke’s stock. Overall, Pepsi was a smaller company but it was growing faster than Coke. Coke had a strong foundation, however, their revenue during this period increased due to summer months artificially increasing the

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    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Victor
  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Mike
  • Terrorism and the Internet

    Terrorism and the Internet

    America is almost lucky that there is a new source to turn to in order to find out the answer to everyone's question, "why?". Today, more than at any other time, more than during any other event, in any other place, America can turn to the internet to get a quick lesson in what many have ignored for years. The history of terrorism, leading up to the September 11, 2001, will now interest more Americans

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    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Mike
  • Terrorism in Southeast Asia: The Bali Bombing

    Terrorism in Southeast Asia: The Bali Bombing

    Terrorism in Southeast Asia: The Bali Bombing October 12, 2002 would become a decisive turning point for foreign and domestic politics in Indonesia. On that day, the lives of over two hundred and two people were claimed after three bombs were denoted simultaneously in Bali and one in Sulawesi. This act of violence was to become the most devastating act of terrorism on Indonesian soil. The Bali bombing can be viewed as the most devastating

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Fatih
  • 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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    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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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Yan