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  • The Hundred Years’ War

    The Hundred Years’ War

    When you think of knights you think of King Arthur, Castles, or even swordplay. As you might assume, in order to be a knight, you would be sworn in. This is correct but in order to be sworn in you must go through steps that can be rather ambitious for a young boy. Knights had a full life consisting of tournaments, swordplay, living in castles, and most of all wars. (The Medieval Castle 1-3) A

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    Submitted: March 2, 2010 By: Janna
  • The U. S. A. and the War in Vietnam

    The U. S. A. and the War in Vietnam

    Running head: THE CHARACTERISTICS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF HINDUISM Religion and Philosophy By Versa Brown Professor August 13, 2007  THE CHARACTERISTICS OF HINDUISM Introduction There are many religions and many people with various beliefs and worldviews. Seemingly, everyone on this earth believes that we all exist for some important reason. I am also an individual with beliefs and doubts. I believe that there is a God. I also believe that we must assemble in worship. Additionally,

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    Essay Length: 1,930 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: March 2, 2010 By: July
  • How the Holocaust Contributed to the Tragedy of War

    How the Holocaust Contributed to the Tragedy of War

    Tragedy, defined as “a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster,” (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tragedy) was prominent between 1939 and 1945. An alternate definition, “a disastrous event, especially one involving distressing loss or injury to life,” was also prominent during these 6 long years, due to the Holocaust’s estimated death toll being that of 9 to 11 million. The Holocaust, (Holocaust derived from the Greek word “holos,” meaning completely, and “kaustos,” meaning burnt), refers to Germany’s

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    Submitted: March 2, 2010 By: Bred
  • Star Wars and the Matrix - a Comparison

    Star Wars and the Matrix - a Comparison

    Star Wars and The Matrix There holds in heaven, if there is a heaven, a cabinet so sublime, so extravagantly constructed as to hold the two classics: Star Wars and The Matrix. Star Wars was the original space-western journey of the seventies – The Matrix is the Star Wars of the noughties. Luke Skywalker was the well-built, blonde haired, blue eyed stereotypical American farmer of the time of Star Wars’ production. Today, western civilisation considers

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    Submitted: March 2, 2010 By: Artur
  • War Lyrics

    War Lyrics

    B4 Constant or Changing Conditions That Lead to Rejection or Embracement of Continuity or Change in Lyric Trends Who would have ever predicted that the traditional 1915 song, America, I Love You (Reublin, 2004) would become Anti-FlagЎ¦s North America Sucks by the year 1998? Or 17Ў¦s The KingЎ¦s Regulars (History in a Song, 2004) become 2001Ў¦s Son of a Bush? Since the American Revolution of 17 to present-day September 11th attacks and United StatesЎ¦

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    Submitted: March 2, 2010 By: Tasha
  • What Caused the Vietnam War

    What Caused the Vietnam War

    What Caused the Vietnam War? The Vietnam War was caused by many factors that contributed to the warfare in Vietnam during the years of 1959 to 19. Most factors were the beliefs held by people who wanted to change or to prevent Vietnam becoming an Independent Country. Many people suffered due to these beliefs and policies and that the Vietnam War is now considered as one of the most distressing moments in the 20th Century.

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    Submitted: March 2, 2010 By: Bred
  • Peace Shall Destroy Many by Rudy Wiebe

    Peace Shall Destroy Many by Rudy Wiebe

    Thom Wiens and Pete Block Rudy Wiebe’s novel, Peace Shall Destroy Many, tells of a story that takes place in the heart of Saskatchewan and describes the problems of a Mennonite community. There are many contrasting beliefs in this Mennonite community. Beliefs about traditions, the Mйtis, and war going on around them. These beliefs come up within two characters in this novel, Thom Wiens, and Pete Block. These two friends have many things in common,

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    Submitted: March 3, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Let's Work Together on War on Poverty

    Let's Work Together on War on Poverty

    Title: Let’s work together on war on poverty Author: Johan Jaffar Publication information: NST 2nd Feb 2008 Summary Malaysian government seems to be concerned about poverty in Malaysia. Prime Minister assured that poverty would reduce to zero by year 2010, this sound good it seems difficult. The gap between the have and have not is huge; there are people who just manage a daily wages of RM 14 which is just a snake or a

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    Submitted: March 3, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Let Them Die in Peace

    Let Them Die in Peace

    LET THEM DIE IN PEACE Introduction: A person who doesn't wish to endure all the suffering that goes with a life threatening disease should not have too. I. Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide A. History B. My opinion II. Where it is Legal A. Australia B. Belgium C. Netherlands D. Oregon E. Other places F. My opinion III. Why I am for it A. Costs B. Euthanasia packs C. Persons/doctors decision Conclusion: In March 2005, my daughter's grandfather,

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    Submitted: March 4, 2010 By: Anna
  • Wine War

    Wine War

    What changes in global industry and competitive dynamics led france and traditional producers to lose market share to challengers from Autrala, United States, and other New World countries in the late twentieth century? All over the ages, European countries were alone on the world wine market. They have a great heritage in production and are known and appreciated in all countries. They tried to exportat their products but they had faced problems ( like transportation

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    Submitted: March 4, 2010 By: Steve
  • The Us Involvement in the Vietnam War Was Justified

    The Us Involvement in the Vietnam War Was Justified

    Joel Snoke Mrs. Ronane Senior English 1st 12/10/04 Thesis: The US involvement in the Vietnam War was justified. I. Background on Vietnam A. Vietnam pre WWII 1.French A. Colonialism B. Cruelty 2.USA A. Backing Ho Chi Minh B. War with Japan B. Vietnam post WWII 1. Ho chi Minh A. Early years B. Political years 2. Diem A. Anti-communism B. Brutal police II. Tet Offensive A. Viet Cong 1. Miscommunication A. Delay of message B.

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    Submitted: March 4, 2010 By: Mike
  • The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War stirred up a lot of controversy between Britain and its American colonies. They had differing opinions on several political, economic, and ideological issues. These disputes had disastrous effect for Britain in the long run. The effects of the French and Indian war on the political relations between Britain and the American colonies were significant. As seen in Document A, Britain controlled about half of what is now Canada and most

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    Submitted: March 5, 2010 By: Jon
  • Just War

    Just War

    Just War Exercise We brainstormed in class about various "causes of conflict". Take a look at the menu the class came up with (it's a good one).Review the lecture notes, the textbook, and the video on Thursday. Write an essay on the topic "When Is Military Intervention Justified". The objective here is to get you to think about those factors, about your own personal knowledge of historical and current events and to integrate those into

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    Submitted: March 5, 2010 By: Bred
  • World War Heroes

    World War Heroes

    Courage, determination and hope were only a few of the unique qualities which were displayed by the thousands of brave soldiers who fought throughout World War I. Arthur Brownlie held these character traits, giving his life for the benefit of his country. Love, attention, and obedience are all essential components in order for a proper and supportive childhood. Arthur Andrew Brownlie was one of eight children, born to Alice and James Brownlie in November 1889.

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    Submitted: March 5, 2010 By: Max
  • Peace like a River Essay

    Peace like a River Essay

    Peace Like a River Essay “We all have a Little Bit Inside of us” Goodness: The state or quality of being good. Leif Enger chose to express this word in several ways through out the novel Peace Like a River. Leif Enger had a distinctive way, of symbolizing goodness. It could put anyone’s mind to use. Goodness is not to be taken for granted, or even lightly for that matter. Goodness is associated with

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    Submitted: March 5, 2010 By: Anna
  • Why Did the Armies Fight the First World War in Trenches on the Western Front and What Effect Did the Trenches Have on the Way the War Was Fought?

    Why Did the Armies Fight the First World War in Trenches on the Western Front and What Effect Did the Trenches Have on the Way the War Was Fought?

    The First World War was fought mostly in Europe between 1914 and 1918. It was fought between two major alliances. The first major alliance was the entente powers, which consisted of France, United Kingdom, Russia and their allies. The over alliance was consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary and their allies; they were names the central powers. Italy and the United States joined the Entente powers late on in the war. The immediate cause of the war

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    Essay Length: 1,107 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: March 5, 2010 By: Fonta
  • War

    War

    War can be defined as a struggle of an individual or group to uphold their beliefs or current position. This struggle becomes a problem to society when it involves violence, infringement of human rights, discrimination or innocent bystanders. Unfortunately, these are the same elements that are used to provide justifications for wars. Whether the purpose given to society is true or merely a petty excuse used by respective leaders to salvage what is left

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    Submitted: March 5, 2010 By: Fonta
  • The Trojan War

    The Trojan War

    Granville T. Woods lived from April 23, 1856 until January 30, 1910. Born and raised in Ohio, he attended school off and on until he was 10 years old. After Woods stopped going to school, he furthered his education by working in railroad machine shops, steel mills, and by reading about electricity. He had to get his friends to check out library books for him, since African-Americans were excluded from many libraries at the time.

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    Submitted: March 6, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Participation of Blacks in the Civil War

    Participation of Blacks in the Civil War

    The foundation for black participation in the Civil War began more than a hundred years before the outbreak of the war. Blacks in America had been in bondage since early colonial times. In 1776, when Jefferson proclaimed mankind’s inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; the institution of slavery had become firmly established in America. Blacks worked in the tobacco fields of Virginia, in the rice fields of South Carolina, and toiled

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    Submitted: March 6, 2010 By: Jon
  • A Man’s Vision of Love: An Examination of William Broyles Jr.’s Esquire Article - Why Men Love War

    A Man’s Vision of Love: An Examination of William Broyles Jr.’s Esquire Article - Why Men Love War

    A Man’s Vision of Love: An Examination of William Broyles Jr.’s Esquire Article “Why Men Love War” History 266 Sec 004 The University of Michigan 11-22-2000 Prepared For Ken Swope Prepared By Mike Martinez “Men love war because it allows them to look serious. Because they imagine it is the one thing that stops women laughing at them. In it they can reduce women to the status of objects. This is the great distinction

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    Submitted: March 7, 2010 By: July
  • World War II

    World War II

    At the end of World War I the victorious nations formed the League of Nations for the purpose of airing international disputes, and of mobilizing its members for a collective effort to keep the peace in the event of aggression by any nation against another or of a breach of the peace treaties. The United States, imbued with isolationism, did not become a member. The League failed in its first test. In 1931 the Japanese,

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    Submitted: March 7, 2010 By: Fonta
  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War

    The European surge for expansion in the 17th and 18th century, primarily dominated by England, France, and Spain, created tension among these nations and led to a “Great War for Empire”. This war, also known as the Seven Years’ War, included the Native American tribes, the British and French colonists, and the French and British militaries. Fighting in all areas of the world, the war eventually ended in the French defeat and the end of

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    Submitted: March 7, 2010 By: Jon
  • Causes of the American War of Independence

    Causes of the American War of Independence

    The American Revolution is usually seen as being the same thing as the American War for Independence, starting in 17 with the battle of Lexington and ending in 1783 with the treaty of Paris. This popular misconception has lead to the most important has lead to the real revolution being forgotten, the change in the way countries are governed and the ideas that lead to it. With the end of the French and Indian wars,

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    Submitted: March 8, 2010 By: Jack
  • War on Terrorism

    War on Terrorism

    The New Threat To World Peace Terrorism. Terrorism and terrorists are defined as people who cause death and destruction through means of bombs and hostage taking who bassically cause terror for religious reasons or another cause they see just. After the end of the cold war people claimed that there was no threat to world peace .They were wrong however on September 11th 2001 all their views changed. On September 11th 2001 two planes were

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    Submitted: March 8, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Chocolate War

    Chocolate War

    Jerry Renault, a freshman at Trinity High School, has a confrontation with the school gang, The Vigils. The Vigils, headed by Archie Costello, specialize in making assignments that other students have to complete. These assignments vary, depending on the person, and intend to inflict as much psychological injury as possible. Early in the book, Jerry's friend known as The Goober gets an assignment from The Vigils. He sneaks into one of the classrooms at night

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    Submitted: March 8, 2010 By: Mikki

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