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- 2281: Ernest Hemingways The Sun Also
- ... names of his friends and some of the details, but the real identities of the characters were obvious to anyone in Paris (Selkirk 92). The Sun Also Rises encapsulates the angst of the post-World War I generation, know as the Lost Generation. This poignantly beautiful story of a group of American and English expatriates on a sojourn from Paris to Pamplona represents a dramatic step forward for Hemingway's evolving ... job at the paper in April of 1918, and sailed for Europe in May (2). When Hemingway returned home from Italy in January of 1919 he found Oak Park dull compared to the adventures of war (3). With a letter of introduction from Sherwood Anderson, Hemingway met some of Paris' prominent writers and artists and forged quick friendships with them during his first few years (4). Counted among those friends were ... Rises is the book that established Hemingway as a literary force and it introduced the world to the Lost Generation" (Wilson 5). The Lost Generation is referred to as the disillusioned that fought in the war. "Two of the novel's main characters, Lady Brett Ashley and Jake Barnes, typify the Lost Generation" (1). "This book has a lot of thematic issues, but the reader really needs to think to ...
- 2282: Candide- A Contrast To Optimis
- ... satire, Candide, which is still studied today. In Candide, Voltaire sought to point out the fallacy of Gottfried William von Leibniz’s philosophy by criticizing worldly superiority, the theory of optimism, and the brutality of war. Leibniz theorized that God, having the ability to pick from an infinite number of worlds, chose this world, “the best of all possible worlds”(18). To dispute that contention, Voltaire created Martin. Martin was the ... dying our for the best is Voltaire’s way of mocking the theory of optimism. Just like Pangloss’ statements, the Theory of Optimism has no proof of validity other than things are for the best. War is another evil, which Voltaire satirizes in Candide. Voltaire used the Bulgarians and their brutality as a basis for his satire on war. An example is when Candide is given the choice” to be beaten thirty-six times by the whole regiment, or receive twelve lead bullets to the brain”(22). After only to runs through the ...
- 2283: Nuclear Weapon Disarmament
- ... something that has become the cornerstone of our defense for over 50 years. “The elimination of nuclear weapons is called utopia by people who forget that for so many decades the end of the Cold War was considered utopia,” (Smith). We can change the basis of our defense. Conventional weapons have now caught up with nuclear weapons in terms of effectiveness. The main reason we have nuclear weapons is so that ... radar stations, command posts, missile silos, railroads, power stations, and military bases in a matter of minutes, crippling, if not all out destroying, the opposition. Conventional weapons have just recently caught up. During the Gulf War, CNN loved to show the shots of our bombs going down chimneys. That was possible using PGM’s, or precision guided munitions. PGM’s are conventional weapons that use satellites or lasers to zero in ... United States. His speeches have the White House on the defensive. White House spokesmen usually preempt any major speech by Butler, saying that deterrence is needed. Butler says that the risks and consequences of nuclear war have never been properly weighed. Nuclear war threatens the survival of mankind. “The likely consequences of nuclear war have no political, military, or moral justification. The threat to use nuclear weapons is indefensible” (Butler, “ ...
- 2284: Facism and Patriotism
- ... and Patriotism are dichotomized, even polarized, but without an understanding of the meaning of such strong emotional response. Many of those now living have very little personal memory, if any, of the period preceding World War II. What is known, what is felt, concerning that time is somehow connected to an overpowering sense of wrong. The term 'Holocaust' had it's beginning in the development of Nazism, Fascism and the ultimate racism that has come to define to the world the European experience from the end of World War I and World War II. "Patriotism means love of country and implies a readiness to sacrifice for it, to fight for it, perhaps even to give one's life for it. In the traditional or Spartan sense, patriots ...
- 2285: Obasan Book Report
- I decided to read the novel by Joy Kogawa entitled Obasan. The novel was written in 1981 and told the details of how the Japanese were discriminated against during World War 2. The author s main purpose was to educated the reader on how hard life really was for her family and other Japanese Canadians living in British Columbia, and especially in Vancouver. Joy Kogawa tried to show how ignorant British Columbians really were, and that we still do not fully understand what really happened during the war. She also tries to teach Canadians the culture of the Japanese. The novel starts in the seventies with Naomi a teacher in Northern Alberta finding out that her uncle has died. When Naomi returns home ... Aunt Obasan, she begins to relive the difficulties of her life. She recounts the struggle against the government and themselves while trying to stay in Vancouver. Naomi is very small at the time of the war and did not really fully understand what was happening to her race. The novel recounts the struggle of Naomi s Aunt Emily to ensure that her family would be together in whatever place they ...
- 2286: Roaring Twenties
- THE ROARING TWENTIES Americans, in the years following the end of World War I found themselves in an era, where the people simply wished to detach themselves from the troubles of Europeans and the rest of the world. During the years of the Twenties, the economy was prosperous ... established, and people found better ways to improve their lifestyle and enjoy life. The 1920's exemplified the changing attitudes of American's toward foreign relations, society, and leisure activities. Following the end of World War I, many Americans demanded that the United States stay out of European affairs in the future. The United States Senate even refused to accept the Treaty of Versailles which officially ended World War I and provided for the establishment of the League of Nations. The Senate chose to refuse the Treaty in the fear that it could result in the involvement of the United States in future ...
- 2287: Fascism
- ... of thinking led to calls for a new type of nation that would overcome class divisions and create a sense of historical belonging for its people. For many people, the death and brutality of World War I showed that rationality and progress were not inherent in humanity, and that a radically new direction had to be taken by Western civilization if it was to survive. World War I also aroused intense patriotism that continued after the war. Popular enthusiasm for such movements was especially strong in Germany and Italy, which had only become nation-states in the 19th century and whose parliamentary traditions were weak. Fascism is a form of counter- ...
- 2288: Lusitania
- ... entered service between Liverpool and New York on September 7, 1907. Funded by the British Admiralty, the Lusitania, built by the Cunard Steamship Company, was required to double as an auxiliary cruiser in case of war. This was a secret agreement between the Admiralty and Cunard. On May 12, 1913 she was put in drydock to be double plated and hydraulically riveted, as well as modified for the application of guns. War was declared on August 4, 1914, and the ship was sent again into drydock. There she was armed with 12 six-inch guns(Simpson 60). Britain wanted to ship war materials over the Atlantic, but there was an embargo of shipping munitions on passenger ships. America also tended to publish the cargo manifests so that the Allies as well as the Germans would know ...
- 2289: Should Defense Spending Be Decreased
- ... billion more than Clinton’s plan over six years, from fiscal 2000 through fiscal 2005 (Congressional Quarterly Weekly, February 27,1999). Historically, those who favor Defense Department spending cuts cite the end of the Cold War with Russia and the resulting diminished need for troops and military hardware. Without the threat of nuclear war with Russia, the United States should not need to spend as much money as it had in the past to protect against a threat that no longer existed. Anti-missile defense systems could be eliminated ... and that we will never again pay $435 for hammers and $640 for toilet seats. It might be wise to review some effects on military preparedness as well as on the economy in previous post - war years. After United States troops were withdrawn from Vietnam in 1973, military spending decreased annually during the rest of the 1970s. Some would argue that spending cuts left the military in a precarious position. ...
- 2290: All Quiet On The Western Front
- By: Linz ll Quiet on the Western Front tells what happens to a group of German teenagers during World War I. The narrator is Paul Baumer. He and his classmates had patriotically marched off for recruitment, by the slogans of their teacher, Kantorek. But they find no glory in war. As the movie opens, 80 men have just returned from two weeks at the front. Seventy of their comrades may be dead or wounded, but their empty bellies concern them more. They nearly riot when ... listens as Paul and his friends recall the night they trapped Himmelstoss with a bedsheet and soundly thrashed him, and joins in as they argue heatedly that the leaders simply ought to slug out their war with each other, while the soldiers watch them. Horror descends on the night as they string barbed wire at the front. In the dark, the men avoid incoming shells, but the screaming of horses ...
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