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- 1891: Movie: All Quiet on the Western Front
- ... the Western Front In the movie "All Quiet on the Western Front" we see the boys almost innocent as they sit in class. The teacher in this scene is pressuring the boys to go to war. He preaches that it is their "duty" to fight. The teacher seems very pushy and strict. He is especially strict with Paul, the main character in the movie. In this particular scene, Paul is drawing a picture of a bird. In Paul's family they are glad that he is going to war. His family prays for him and they pray for the Kaiser, the ruler of Germany. We see here that this is ironic because Paul's family is praying for someone they have never met. When ... boys go to the training camp they are still innocent. They meet Corporal Himmelstoss. Corporal Himmelstoss is very mean to the boys and is very strict. After completing the Training camp the boys go to war. When the boys get to the battlefield they are told by Kat their leader, that what they learned in training camp they do not need to know because, you don't need to know ...
- 1892: George C. Marshall
- George C. Marshall was born on December 31, 1880, in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in 1901 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant. During World War I he was stationed in France and won acclaim for his direction of the Meuse-Argonne offensive. Before the offensive, Marshall was responsible for; the withdrawal of 200,000 men, and replacing them with 600 ... hospitals to treat the sick and wounded, moving more than 3,000 cannons and 40,000 tons of ammunition, all the while hiding these movements from the Germans by moving only at night. After World War I he was a high-level aide to General John J. Pershing. Prior to the outbreak of World War II he progressed steadily from assistant chief-of-staff of the U.S. Army (July, 1938) to deputy chief of staff (October, 1938), to chief of staff the following year. In 1944, Marshall was ...
- 1893: History of Lacrosse
- ... team size, and the basic aspects of the game. The differences between the game of old and the one I play. These are some of the things I would like to know more about. The war aspect of the game is really interesting. How the aspects of war were incorporated into the game, and why, plus the rituals performed, were all closely interconnected. Knowing these facts and accounts of lacrosse, before it was changed will help me to understand the game I love ... a symbol of triumph for the Native American culture. Rick Hill Sr., Professor of Native American studies at the State University of New York at Buffalo says that in design lacrosse sticks are descendants of war clubs (Conover 33). The sticks were elaborately carved on the butts and handles. The sticks were so important, then and now, to the players that they requested that they be buried with their sticks ...
- 1894: Honor Killings
- The Illiad is a poem which takes place in the tenth year of a war between the Trojans and the Achains. Most of the poem talks about the battles taking place within that specific time period of war. Does Homer portray these events as a glorification or condemnation of war? Well, he does sort of both. It can be cosidered the greatest of ironies. It is at one time both glorious an heinous. On the one hand, war brings out one's great courage ...
- 1895: Franklin Roosevelt and the Holocaust
- ... goal in life, "the final solution". The Jews only hope for survival was to have faith in the United States of America and its President, Franklin Deleanor Roosevelt-FDR. On December 11, 1941, Hitler declared war on the United States. This declaration brought American troops and its Allies into war in Europe and gave millions of Jews hope for survival. Although some historians and Holocaust survivors believe FDR betrayed the Jews by not bombing death camps such as, Auschwitz and Buchenwald; FDR did more than ... America was at an all time high during this time, maybe one reason why the Wagner\Rogers bill never passed through congress. Individuals like Brechenridge Long of the State Department, and Assistant Secretary of the War Department, John McCloy, were both anti-Jewish. Both of them did little to help the Jews; they often withheld important rescue and death camp news from FDR. Why should FDR be accountable for information ...
- 1896: The Things They Carried
- The Things They Carried Central character: A young male named Jimmy Cross, in his early twenties who lead a group of army in Vietnam. Many tend to argue this character is against all aspects of war, while others feel he is for the war. Other characters include: Henry Dobbins-a strong man, who carried heavy weapons through Vietnam. Dave Jensen, who carried a toothbrush with him. Ted Lavender, who was scared of the war. Mitchell Sanders, who was the RTO (Radio & Telephone Operator). Norman Bowker, who always carried a diary. Rat Kiley, who carried comic books. Kiowa, a devout Baptist. Lee Strunk, who carried a slingshot. Martha, who ...
- 1897: Hitler
- ... have had a bit more talent....or IF the Dean had been a little less critical, the world might have been spared the nightmare into which this boy was eventually to plunge it. 2. WORLD WAR I While living in Vienna Hitler he made his living by drawing small pictures of famous landmarks which he sold as post cards. But he was always poor. He was also a regular reader of ... world. Many believe that he tried to escape the draft but it was never proven. His live in Munich was not much better then before and he continued to be poor. Then in 1914 World War I broke out and Hitler saw this as a great opportunity to show his loyalty to the "fatherland" by volunteering for the Imperial army. He did not want to fight in the Austrian Army. Hitler ... very upset about the loss. He believed that it was the Jews and the Communists who betrayed the "fatherland" and it was here that his disliking of the Jews most likely began. Germany after the war was in chaos. With no real Government to control the country, many groups tried to take control. One day a big communist group staged a big riot but another group of ex-soldiers including ...
- 1898: Medieval Chivalry
- ... chivalry evolved that tempered anger and fury with mercy. It created ways of turning the grim business of fighting into something tolerable, perhaps even acceptable. Chivalry was not only looked upon as a code for war; it was looked upon as a setting for stories of love and romance. Chivalry meant a higher social status as well as recognition. Chivalry as we know it denotes the ideals and practices considered suitable ... different degrees of flexibility. A series of plates attached to the basic armor protected the arms, legs, chest and back. A quilted garment was worn underneath these plates to lessen the discomfort. Besides this, the war-horse would bare a mail or a cloth trapper Sometimes, both, and a chamfron on its head, for protection. All of these items were extremely expensive and hard to obtain. In England only those who ... extravagant house as well as an extravagant wardrobe for the lords. Knights and lords had the highest-ranking power during medieval times. If a knight wished to in crease his power and resources, he waged war on his neighbors. Because knights had so much power, the fighting did not faze citizens. A successful raid could produce great rewards such as corn and cattle. "The capture of a baron of some ...
- 1899: Mark Twain and His Masterpiece: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- ... leaving his first job he took his printers and became a journeyman printer in Keokuk, Iowa, New York City, Philadelphia, and other cities, and then a steamboat pilot until the break out of the American Civil War which brought end to traveling on the river. After a failed attempt at silver mining in 1862 he became a reporter on the Territorial Enterprise in Virginia City, Nevada, and later in 1863 began signing ... in New York City on April 21, 1910. Twain raised his voice in protest at a time when American life was dominated by the materialism and corruption of the so called Gilded-Age following the civil war. His writings were inspired by the unconventional west. One of America's most important writers, Twain is renowned as a humorist, but his literary reputation also rests on his realistic use of dialects ...
- 1900: The Life of Emily Dickinson
- ... perhaps serious affairs were documented in her letters and poems. But, since Emily's life was so self kept and private the exact identity of these people remains unsure. What is known, is during the Civil War , worried for her friends and families lives, death increased in frequency to be a dominant theme in her writings. After 1878, the year of her influential father's death, (a treasurer of Amherst college, and ... of the gun in the analogy) - may longer live- He longer must- than I- For I have but the power to kill, Without-the power to die-.” Critics state that here Dickinson, (writing during the Civil War, 1863 specifically) speaks of the importance of mortality and death, and highlights the pure foolishness behind killing (Griffith 188). As stated above, Dickinson is known for encompassing many perspectives on a single topic. ...
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