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  • Ode to the West Wind

    Ode to the West Wind

    " Ode to the West Wind" was written by Percy Bysshe Shelley shortly before his death in 1822. Shelley spent the majority of his life in England where he was born to an upper class family. He attended Eton for his primary education and Oxford University until he was expelled for the publication of The Necessity of Atheism. Shortly after being expelled, Shelley married a commoner named Harriet Westbrook , which upset his family because

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    Submitted: March 26, 2010 By: Anna
  • Cold War

    Cold War

    The Cold War was the elongated tension between the Soviet Union and the United States of America. It started in the mid 40's after WWII had left Europe in shambles and Russia and the USA in superpower positions. The Cold War was a clash of these super giants in political, ideological, military, and economic values and ideas. Though military build up was great on both sides neither one ever directly fought each other. In this

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    Essay Length: 1,166 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: March 27, 2010 By: Mike
  • The War on Fat

    The War on Fat

    The War on Fat Imagine a world where a school aged child can step out of their school and walk into a McDonalds. A world where soda companies make millions of dollars a year by placing soda machines in schools, where 30 percent of adults are considered obese, and where obesity is killing more people than smoking. What if you were told this is not in your imagination but is the world we live in

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    Essay Length: 1,802 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: March 27, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Chocolate War

    The Chocolate War

    The Chocolate War Jerry Renault is the protagonist of the story. Jerry decides that he will disturb the universe. He single handedly takes on the biggest bullies in his school universe, The Vigils and Brother Leon a crooked teacher. Jerry’s actions speak louder than words, and for a protagonist he is very quiet. Jerry surprises us because he does not always appear to be as strong as his actions suggest that he is. He is

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    Submitted: March 28, 2010 By: Artur
  • Cola Wars

    Cola Wars

    CASE STUDY MEMORANDUM Subject: COLA WARS For more then a century Coca-Cola and Pepsi Co, the two giants in carbonated soft drink production market (CSD), have been in intense competition for the ‘throat share’ of Americans. As the domestic market demand appeared to have plateaued, arena of this fierce competition was shifted to emerging nations and other major international markets. History shows that both giants benefited from the war that is still continuing. But does

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    Submitted: March 29, 2010 By: Steve
  • In Your Own Words Summarise How Hobsbawm (2003) and Sandbrook (2005) Chart Rising Working Class Affluence During Post War Golden Age?

    In Your Own Words Summarise How Hobsbawm (2003) and Sandbrook (2005) Chart Rising Working Class Affluence During Post War Golden Age?

    In your own words summarise how Hobsbawm (2003) and Sandbrook (2005) chart rising working class affluence during Post War Golden Age? There are many reasons why there was a rise in the affluence of the working class which Hobsbawm and Sandbrook both agree on, such as education and increase in employment through out the nation. There seems to be no single event or trend, which explains directly the rise in affluence, but by taking a

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    Essay Length: 436 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 29, 2010 By: Yan
  • Causes of World War 1

    Causes of World War 1

    Causes of WWI essay There are many things that contributed to the start of WW1. The war began in 1914 but the bitter feelings and tensions between countries had started much earlier. For 20 years, the nations of Europe had been making alliances (It was thought that alliances would promote peace). Each country would be protected by others in case of war. The danger of the alliances was that an argument between 2 countries could

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    Submitted: March 29, 2010 By: Mike
  • War Effects

    War Effects

    The American media perspective on the war is one uniquely different than those of other countries. The country is divided between pro and anti-war sentiments, and the choice to support the decisions made by their government. While the war rages on in Iraq, hundreds of thousands of protesters have flocked to the streets to show their concern for the Iraqi people and for America on an international level. Though these opinions are held by roughly

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    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Janna
  • Causes of World War I

    Causes of World War I

    World War I was one of the worst wars in Europe. Almost every country on the continent was involved and in the end it cost over $300 billion and about 88 million lives. There were many things that helped cause this war. Three of the main causes were the alliance system, militarism, and nationalism. The alliance system in Europe was one of the bigger causes of the war. There were the central powers and the

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    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Artur
  • Facts on World War 1 and World War 2

    Facts on World War 1 and World War 2

    In WW1, Germany was funding Lenin's campaign so Russia would enter a revolution and thus leave the war. - The US entered WW1 because Germany sent a note to Mexico (that was intercepted) saying they would help Mexico get some original American land back (meaning they would declare war on the United States) if they helped Germany in WW1. - In WW1, Germany recruited black Americans into the Mexican army. (Black Americans in that time

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    Submitted: March 31, 2010 By: Janna
  • Star Wars: Hard Merchandise

    Star Wars: Hard Merchandise

    Summary Bossk thought he had destroyed Boba Fett. However, Boba Fett had released the thermal explosives that Bossk had planted on his ship, and put his own ships ID codes on them, when Bossk had detonated the explosives, Fett had enough time to sneak around to the Hounds Tooth while bossk was basking in his glory. Bossk saw the Slave one right above him moments later, and could smell Fett’s scent in his ship. Fett

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    Submitted: April 1, 2010 By: Yan
  • Was the American Civil War Inevitable?

    Was the American Civil War Inevitable?

    Was the American civil war inevitable? The civil war was inevitable, only however, after one key event; the cotton gin made the civil war inevitable. The invention of the cotton gin in 1793 was the key element which enabled the south to have sufficient vested interest in their traditional lifestyle in order to feel the need to defend it at all costs even from their Northern countrymen. The core argument of this essay centres around

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    Essay Length: 2,492 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: April 1, 2010 By: Steve
  • War

    War

    ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine forces launched attacks on three southern islands in an effort to wipe out the guerrillas who held a U.S. couple hostage for more than a year, military officers said Sunday. The assaults, which started Saturday after one of the Americans and a Philippine captive died in a rescue attempt, are aimed at the top three commanders of the Islamic militant group Abu Sayyaf, said Philippine Maj. Gen. Ernesto Carolina.

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    Submitted: April 1, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War

    Vietnam War I agree with the statement veterans of war are Abetter@ Americans because they appreciate more fully what it means to be Aliberated@ and Afree@, principals that the founding Father supposedly had in mind when going to war against the British during the Revolutionary War. I know as for myself from firsthand experience and personal knowledge that I am a better American. I spent two tours in Vietnam and both times as a combat

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    Submitted: April 1, 2010 By: Anna
  • Blacks in the Civil War

    Blacks in the Civil War

    Frederick Douglass moved many African Americans to enlist in the Union Army and fight for their freedom. Douglas wrote with passion and persuaded African Americans to join the fight against the oppressive south. Of the many men who heard and followed Douglas’ call were his two sons. Both Charles and Lewis Douglas volunteered in the 54th Massachusetts Negro regimen. Charles became the 1st sergeant in the 5th Massachusetts cavalry. I cannot think of a

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    Submitted: April 2, 2010 By: Jessica
  • War on Drugs

    War on Drugs

    The War on Drugs Probably one of the most important issues that exists today is the current war on drugs. Beginning with the discovery of marijuana, the war on drugs has been raging for over 8 decades, when marijuana was found to have disorienting effects when smoked. The federal government soon had a say in the matter when they formed the Federal Bureau of Narcotics. The very first, most efficient drug enforcement agency led by

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    Submitted: April 2, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Causes of the Civil War

    Causes of the Civil War

    Causes Of The Civil War The Civil War, which lasted from 1861 to 1877, was mainly caused by the diverging society between the North and the South. The North and the South had different goals. There were many factors that led to the war and the chief ones were political decisions, morality of slavery, and economic differences between the North and the South. A cause of the Civil War was that the economy was splitting.

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    Submitted: April 2, 2010 By: Tasha
  • World War one

    World War one

    Great Depression- the severe economic slump that followed the collapse of the U.S. stock market in 1929, WW1 New Deal- U.S. president Franklin Roosevelt’s economic reform program designed to solve the problems created by the Great Depression Weimar Republic- the republic that was established in Germany in 1919 and ended in 1933, the Weimar Republic had serious weaknesses from the start. The Germans blamed this government for their defeat. Nazism- the fascist policies of the

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    Essay Length: 542 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 3, 2010 By: Jessica
  • The Origins of the Cold War

    The Origins of the Cold War

    The Cold War was a conflict that dominated the people of Earth for half a decade. The two clashing titans never fought directly with each other on the military level, but both were drawn into conflicts that split the world in to. All of the conflicts of the world, with the exception of those in Africa, from the time period of 1946 through 1989, were in some war effected by, or a product of the

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    Submitted: April 3, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Causes of the Civil War

    Causes of the Civil War

    The Causes Of The Civil War The Political War The North and South fought over politics, mainly the idea of slavery. Basically the South wanted and needed it and the North did not want it at all. The South was going to do anything they could to keep it. This was the issue that overshadowed all others. At this time the labor force in the South had about 4 million slaves. These slaves were very

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    Essay Length: 1,478 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: April 3, 2010 By: Wendy
  • The Effects of War

    The Effects of War

    Just imagine leaving home and entering a terrifying, disturbing battlefield. Life becomes very different and constitutes mostly of uncertainty about life and death. Ground is covered with dead bodies and blood making the bravest soldier look at life with a different perspective. The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane is a book about the psychology of a soldier, Henry Fleming, in the midst of Civil War. The standards of the war are very harsh

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    Essay Length: 649 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 4, 2010 By: Tasha
  • The American Civil War

    The American Civil War

    The American Civil War Introduction The beginning of the Civil War cannot be linked to only one reason; some causes were centuries in the making, while others were relatively new happenings, but put together, they all changed a country before considered "one component" and divided it into two opposing parties. The Southern states wanted to become an independent nation, divided from the North altogether since there were deep economic, social and political differences between both

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    Submitted: April 4, 2010 By: Stenly
  • The Peloponnesian War

    The Peloponnesian War

    Look at Perikles' funeral oration. Identify and discuss the main ideas in it. In, Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War, a description of the Athenians burial rites is significantly described. Perikles, the son of Xanthippos has been chosen to speak to the crowd at the mass funeral. He addresses the people on a political stand point, identifying specific topics of the city. Such as, the form of government being democratic, warfare that is not imitated and psychological

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    Submitted: April 5, 2010 By: Mike
  • War on Drugs Philosophical Issues

    War on Drugs Philosophical Issues

    Have we really lost the war? What was shall you ask-the war on legalizing drugs in America. Is it ethically and morally correct to advocate the legalization of drugs, no matter what type-from marijuana to heroine and cocaine? Would legalizing drugs such as these, constitute a hypocoristic democratic government of the United States? The legalization of drugs has been an enduring question that has embraced our past philosophical scholars. Philosophers James Q. Wilson and William

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    Submitted: April 5, 2010 By: Jon
  • Examining the Civil War

    Examining the Civil War

    Examining the Civil War HIS/110 The Civil War is considered to be greatest war in American history, perhaps because it is the only war ever fought on American soil. Three million men fought in this war and 600,000 died. As of today, this war is the most fascinated because it was fought on American soil. There have been many documents and books written about the Civil War, this war also settled disputes betweent the states

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    Submitted: April 5, 2010 By: Mike

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