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- 1161: Concentration Camps
- Concentration Camps Concentration camp: A camp where persons (as prisoners of war, political prisoners or refugees) are detained or confined. Those persons are usually subject to poor conditions, exposure to the elements and sometimes torture. People usually associate the term concentration camp with the Nazi camps of ... men had to be ruthless and cold hearted a machine. Perhaps the most famous breed of concentration camp Military camps have been seen many times throughout history. They serve a purpose as strategic tools in war. They used a strategic called demoralization. Demoralization is the striping of a peoples morality in order to win a war, it is a war waged against the innocent civilians. The demoralizers hope that by imprisoning the innocent civilians of a civilization they will cause the fighters give up. Countries that have used Military Camps ...
- 1162: Closure At The Wall An Analysi
- Closure at the Wall In the novel In Country, Bobbie Ann Mason writes about a young woman and her uncle searching to heal their scars caused by the Vietnam War. Sam Hughes, the young woman and Emmett Smith, her uncle, travel to Washington D.C. in the summer of 1984. Their destination is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial or the Wall, possibly one of the nation ... s most dramatic monuments. Some come to the Wall in dedication, while others need to find answers or lay something to rest; Sam and Emmett venture there for the latter. Emmett Smith returned from the war, but it never really ended for him. He didn't come home with gun shot wounds or list limbs, but according to Sam; he shows the effects of Agent Orange. The chemical, Agent Orange, was ... your nose hasn't healed in two months? And why you've got pimples creeping down the back of your neck? He'll say it's Agent Orange, I bet you money" (53-54). The war mentally upsets Emmett as well. Most veterans returned from the war and readjusted well, but this is not the case with Emmett. "After his discharge Emmett could not adjust" (23). At first, he lived ...
- 1163: The Use of Planes and Tanks in WWI
- The Use of Planes and Tanks in WWI This paper will support the statement The statement of planes and tanks in World War I. The planes and tanks in World War I were a great help to soldiers. The airplanes were used for battles in the air, the planes had gun specially mounted on them. The tanks were also a great use, they were used for attacks and for breaking through other countries lines. The Developments of Planes in World War I. Although the first airplanes were not very maneuverable or fast, they sometimes engaged in air battles called dogfights. However the airplanes were primarily used for observing troop movements and for dropping explosives. The ...
- 1164: Peter The Great 5
- ... Peter to see the necessity of internal governmental reforms and the requirement of building an army that would be loyal to the monarchy. Peace had not yet come to the Russian people. The Great Northern War with Sweden would last for two decades and rip through Russian economy and daily life. Peter's goals in entering the war was the possibility of gaining access to the Baltic Sea. Not long after the war had begun, had Russian suffered a great defeat at Narva. Their attempt to attack the Swedish city was disastrous. But Peter was determined to be victorious in the war. The Russians had to recover ...
- 1165: The Marshall Plan
- The Marshall Plan During the winter of 1946-47, the worst in memory, Europe seemed on the verge of collapse. For the victors in World War II, there were no spoils. In London, coal shortages left only enough fuel to heat and light homes for a few hours a day. In Berlin, the vanquished were freezing and starving to death. On ... cubic yards of it in Germany alone. Bridges were broken, canals were choked, rails were twisted. Across the Continent, darkness was rising. Americans, for the most part, were not paying much attention. Having won World War II, "most Americans just wanted to go to the movies and drink Coca-Cola," said Averell Harriman, who had been FDR's special envoy to London and Moscow during the second world war. But in Washington and New York, a small group of men feared the worst. Most of them were, like Harriman, Wall Street bankers and diplomats with close ties to Europe and a long view ...
- 1166: A Separate Peace - Inflouence
- World War II influenced the boys in A Separate Peace, by John Knowles, by making them grow and mature more quickly than they would have had there not been a war. The war made some boys stronger and readier for whatever life would bring, while in others it disabled them to the point that they could not handle simple tasks. These boys are only a small percentage ...
- 1167: Winston Churchill
- ... extraordinary memory. Winston Churchhill didn't want to go to university. Instead, he enrolled in the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. He graduated in 1894. After service in Cuba and India, he worked as a war- correspondent in Northern India, Sudan and in South Africa, where he was captured by the Boers. His daring escape made him an overnight celebrity. Churchill always wanted to become a politician. His wish came true ... cabinet as president of the Board of Trade. Winston's political missions became more and more important, in 1910 he became a member of the Admirality. In 1913-1914 Churchill completed British naval preparations for war. During World War Churchhill made some fatal mistakes in war strategy. This was one of the main reasons that he was removed from the Admirality when the Conservatives (many of whom now detested him) joined the government ...
- 1168: Tomorrow When The War Began
- Tomorrow When The War Began John Marsden With reference to John Marden's Tomorrow When The War Began, discuss the ways in which particular issues, themes, or attitudes are conveyed via the medium of the literary text. John Marsden s Tomorrow when the war began is a gripping work of fiction. The book deals with various themes, issues and attitudes that are present in our society throughout the medium of the novel, we learn that war is not ...
- 1169: The Life of Kurt Vonnegut
- The Life of Kurt Vonnegut The life of Kurt Vonnegut was filled with great accomplishments and great tragedies. The biggest tragedy that he faced had to be the fire bombing of Dresden in World War II. This is the topic of his book Slaughterhouse-Five. The book talks about one of Vonnegut's friends who slips in and out of reality, having flashbacks of the experience at Dresden. Kurt Vonnegut ... House. The next novel was Cat's Cradle in 1963, then The Sirens of the Titans and God Bless you, Mr. Rosewater in 1965 (Litz, 758). In Sluaghterhouse-Five, Vonnegut conveys the message that World War II was fought by children. He makes the vivid image of 17 and 18 year old boys in a far away place fighting for their country. That is the reason for the popular alternative title ... and the other men walk through what used to be Dresden, he doesn't know how to feel, having just been bombed by his own country (Litz 768). The book is not just about the war, but mostly about an outcast of society named Billy Pilgrim who travels through time from the present to the past, all in his own head, though it all seems very real to him. He ...
- 1170: A Separate Peace
- A Separate Peace: Friendship, Conformity, and War We have all experienced friendship in our lives; some of these bonds were lasting and others were not. A Separate Peace is a book that deals with the friendship of high school boys. These boys ... Suicide Society of the Summer Session but he never does. When the other boys are shoveling snow off train tracks to help a train with soldiers get to the Army Base this "really brings the war home." Instead of helping the other boys with the war effort, Leper goes cross country skiing to Beaver Dam. Leper does this to get a separate peace from the reality of war. Although Leper is the first to enlist in the army, he receives ...
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