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- 1341: Red Badge Of Courage 5
- Red Badge of Courage The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane follows the effects of war on a Union soldier, Henry Fleming, from his dreams of being a soldier, to his actual enlistment, and most interestingly through several battles of the Civil War. Henry Fleming was not happy with his boring life on the farm. He wanted to become a hero in war and have girls loving him for his great achievements in battle. He knew his ...
- 1342: The Rise Of Communism In Russi
- ... program which called for an immediate peas, the transfer of land to peasants, and control of factories to workers. But the provisional government stood in conflict with the other smaller governments and the hardships of war hit the country. The provisional government was so busy fighting the war that they neglected the social problems it faced, losing much needed support (Farah, 580). The Bolsheviks in Russia were confused and divided about how to regard the Provisional Government, but most of them, including Stalin, were inclined to accept it for the time being on condition that it work for an end to the war. When Lenin reached Russia in April after his famous "sealed car" trip across Germany, he quickly denounced his Bolshevik colleagues for failing to take a sufficiently revolutionary stand (Daniels, 88). In August of 1917, ...
- 1343: The Unholy Crusade
- The Unholy Crusade Religion is a canopy under which American culture and society thrives. Its extension reaches the boundaries of such cultural mainstreams as movies, television, and music. Oliver Stone's 1986 war film Platoon is an example of the religious subtleties and overtones that appear in various American genres. Stone not only uses religious themes to portray the Vietnam War, but manipulates the war to show the decadence of American society. Throughout history, man has traveled the world, and conquered nations, in order to force one religion on another. America was founded by Spain's attempt to spread ...
- 1344: Roman Mythology
- ... Grolier) In Greek mythology She was all and the same. She was forced into marrying Zeus(Jupiter) because he raped her. To hide her shame she married him.(www. hunt) Mars was the god of war, agriculture, and of the state. He appeared in three different ways: Mars Sylvanus, the god of vegetation; Mars Gradivus, the god of war; and Mars Quirinius, the god of state. (Grolier) In Greek mythology he was also considered the god of war, but not of the others. He was disliked by his parents and was a coward. Apollo was the god of music, healing and truth. He was the player of the golden lyre, shooter of ...
- 1345: Being a Hero
- ... grace. Though the main character of Virgil's Aeneid, Aeneas, is such a person, it is not by his own doing. He encounters situations in which death is near, in which love, hate, peace, and war come together to cause both good and evil. In these positions he conducts himself with honor, by going along with what the gods want. Only then goes on to pave the way for the Roman ... to you" Once again, Aeneas would have to deal with the wrath of Juno on his own, if it were not for the divine influence of his mother. In book eight of the Aeneid, with war between the Trojans and the Italians imminent, Venus once again fears for the safety of her son. To ensure the well-being of Aeneas, she cajoles her husband, Vulcan into making a suit of armor ... but is still so bitter that she decides to make things as difficult as possible for them. She summons Allecto to incite hatred and hostility within the residents of Italy, resulting in a desire for war against the Trojans. Here is a service all your own That you can do for me, Daughter of Night, Here is a way to help me, to make sure My status and renown will ...
- 1346: Candide
- ... England, but returned to France three years later, in 1729, and began his prolific career. One of Voltaires most notable pieces is Candide, published in 1759. It is a satire of many things, especially war, religion and those who hold optimism through a life of tereble hardships. Voltaire used his life experiences to promote a change in societies view of themselves by attacking the optimism that left so many blind ... 1750 and 1753 Voltaire stayed with Frederick II of Prussia, also known as Frederick the Great. Fredericks reign had been that of a warrior king. He had started conflicts in Europe that led to the war of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years War. ( ) In Candide, Voltaire first satarizes war by saying, men were only made to help each other. (pg 19) This is a direct jab at Frederick and war, because the man saying this line is ...
- 1347: Racism In World War 2
- Racism In World War 2 On December 7, 1941 the Japanese launched a sneak attack on Pearl Habor. This attack on the United States Pacific Fleet was a total tactical success. The Japanese, using 360 planes and midgit submarines ... Arizona, USS California, USS Maryland, USS Oklahoma, USS Pesilvania, USS Tennessee, and the USS Utha. They also destroyed Hickman Feild, the US air base on Hawaii. The result of this attack was a declaration of war on Germany, Italy, and Japan by the United States. It also had an effect on the Japanese-Americans living on the West Coast. American citizens had property taken away and were encarrsirated by their fellow ... of many of the men but they did not retreat untill they were ordered to do so by a white commanding officer. The Nisei was one of the most highly decorated fighting units in World War II. Unfortunatlly, they did not recieve these decorations until well after the end of the war. These Japanese-Americans took the derogatory term Nisei, washed it in a river of blood, and made it ...
- 1348: Catch 22
- ... illustrates this idea perfectly because the conditions surrounding him greatly hindered him. Catch 22 takes place during WWII on an island named Pianosa that is close to Italy. Doc Daneeka is adversely affected by the war in the end because when it began he was making a profit from it as other doctors had been drafted, but then his day came too. Doc Daneeka was also hindered by the war because of what he had to endure throughout it. He hated his two medical assistants and his bunkmate. Doc Daneeka had to fly frequently on airplanes which he detested. Doc Daneeka's two assistants failed ever to find anything wrong with him, which deeply perturbed him. The war also caused Doc Daneeka to lose his wife after his "death." The war that was imposed on Doc Daneeka ravaged his life and terminated all of his chances to become a normal, practicing doctor. ...
- 1349: Vietnam Veteran
- ... to associate with a wartime situation. The following is an excerpt taken from a general history text, the Encyclopedia of the 20th Century and is a prime example of the typical description of the Vietnam War: On August 23, 1964, North Vietnamese patrol boats reportedly attacked two U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin. U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson was given congressional authorization to repel any armed attack, and ... they risked their own lives as well as witnessing the deaths of their best friends and comrades. The history that they created is then told by naοve civilians who have been watching this "living room war" from the comfort of their couches. The testimonies and memories of these men are soon forgotten and replaced by the severely edited rendition of history to what ends up being a brief synopsis of what actually went on. The origin behind the synopsis of the Vietnam War can only be found in the words and writings of those brave and courageous young men who gave and risked all that they had, their lives, when their country called on them. It is ...
- 1350: The Seminole
- ... names. The Europeans called them Seminoles when the word is really simanoli. In 1763, Britain forced Spain to trade Florida for Cuba. (Garbarino 39) In 1783, Florida became Spanish after Great Britain lost the Revolutionary War. The period of peace and prosperity was now over for the Seminoles. The American settlers were soon attracted to the fertile land that the Seminole owned. Some of them even trespassed and set up farms ... Seminole, so they raided the American Homesteads. Also, at this time, the plantation owners whose slaves had become Seminoles, demanded their slaves back, and they sent slave-catchers to the Seminole lands. (Garbarino 39) The War of 1812 also affected the Seminole because some were with the United States, and some were with Great Britain. As a result of continuing skirmishes between the United States and the Seminole, the United States declared war on the Florida Indians in 1817. They claimed that their mission was to recapture slaves, but the soldiers illegally went into Florida, and since the Spanish control in Florida was weak, U.S. continued ...
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