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- 2501: The Red Badge Of Courage 2
- ... wrote this book when he was twenty three years old, in ten days. He had never been in battle and critics through the United States and England could not believe that he had never seen war. His sources were teachers athis small private school in New York State. The book's genius is now regarded as an American masterpiece of psychological writing. Unfortunately, it seems he was probably haunted by the experience of this book and ultimately went to join the Spanish American War. He was disqualified from fighting due to tuberculosis, but he continued into Cuba as a reporter for Pulitzer and Hearst. He contracted malaria there and several years later died at the age of twenty eight ... possible and when it stops, infront of him, he sees everyone around him dead and the wounded crawling away. He hears the sounds of fighting coming from everywhere and realizes that he is surrounded by war. Crane's language becomes impressionistic. Henry is amazed to see "a pure blue sky and the sun gleaming on the trees and fields." He then wakes up, somehow, and sees how proud he is ...
- 2502: Chemical and Biological Weapons
- ... In the 1980’s, Iraq released poisonous gases against Iranian troops. Iraq has even used chemical weapons against it’s own Kurdish citizens to subdue rebellions. As one of the aftermaths of the Persian Gulf War, however, Iraq agreed to giveup all materials and equipment for making chemical and biological weapons. An organization called UNSCOM or United Nations Special Commissions on Iraq was formed to ensure that Iraq followed through upon ... and director of Iraq’s weapons program, defected, it was found that Iraq had been dishonest in it’s reports to UNSCOM. for four years. Today, everyone has heard even a passing reference to Gulf-War Syndrome. In 1994, a Congressional report examined eyewitness accounts and declassified operation logs. They concluded that United States troops were exposed eleven times to chemical and biological weapons. Yet, two other reports concluded the opposite ... What they neglected to mention to the Indians was that the blankets came from a small pox hospital. By deliberately infecting the Indians, the British soon conquered America. Chemical weapons were used extensively during World War I and II. The Axis powers used them first against the British during World War I. The uses of mustard gas and such poisonous gases has been limited for fear of retribution. The gases ...
- 2503: Declaration Of Independence
- The Declaration of Independence was written to show a new theory of government, reasons why they were separating from England, and a formal declaration of war. It gave the 13 colonies freedom from England's laws. The man responsible for writing the Declaration was Thomas Jefferson. He wrote the Declaration between June 11, 1776 and June 28, 1776. Benjamin Franklin and ... independence were that the British government had committed acts that many colonists believed violated their rights as English subjects. Also that colonial blood had already been shed trying to defend these rights. The French & Indian war was the war that shed colonists blood to defend their rights. The Declaration of Independence served three major purposes. 1. Preamble and reasons for separation. Among the reasons for separation were statements about the king, George III. ...
- 2504: The New World
- The New World As the dust clears, a horrible landscape shows itself to anyone who is still alive to see it. World War III has ended only to leave in it's wake the bleak carnage and destruction of hundreds of nuclear weapons. The planet lay riddled with huge craters full of the remnants of our civilization. In ... someone noticed twelve people who had not been there before. As the newcomers were being questioned, someone recognized them. They were people who had died years ago, famous people. Somehow, the surge of the nuclear war had brought these people back from the dead. The one hundred survivors had come up with eight leadership positions. From these twelve people from history, only eight will be given the chance to be leaders ... villages knew him by name. In the New World of the survivors, a leader would need to be someone like this who could be trusted and looked up to. Also, when the Indians went to war, he would not let the soldiers take his land. He was the only leader of the Indians who would not surrender to these soldiers (Josephy 101). This was a brave thing to do then ...
- 2505: Poetry
- ... a man or women, black or white, rich or poor, the hardships of life have seemed to bind us together in a very cruel world. Many poets write about poverty, envy, and the outcome of war which are just a few of the many battles people fight everyday. Poems such as “Women Work”, “Richard Corey”, and “The Sad Children’s Story” define the different meanings of life. “Women Work,” a poem ... written by Grace Paley, it describes the hardships our children’s children will have to overcome due to the careless actions of their elders. It also exemplifies the long-term effects of the devastation of war, and the attitude that prevails even today that whomever causes that devastation will not have to answer to those who will suffer from it. “This house is a wreck …Your papers are all over the ... brown leaves are pilled on the floor under the wandering Jews.” This stanza illustrates what happens when matters get out of control. For example, the house is a wreck due to the uncontrollable effect of war. “Your face is a wreck…There are lines all over your face, your necks like curious turtles. Why did you let yourself go? Where are you going without us?” The face and the lines ...
- 2506: The Oddessey
- THE ODYSSEY The Odyssey tells of the adventures of Odysseus. After fighting ten years in the Trojan War, the story tells it took Odysseus ten more years to reach home, in Ithaca, and his wife, Penelope. The Odyssey begins describing the current circumstances. The Trojan War is over, and all of the survivors are home except one: Odysseus. He is at the Nymph Calypso's island, detained for she wishes him to marry her. All of the gods felt sorry for ... welcomes Odysseus in, following Greek custom. King Alcinous declares a festival the next day. After the feasts and offerrings, an athletic contest takes place. Odysseus dominates the contests and afterward, a song of the Trojan War brings Odysseus to tears and he begins to tell the tale of his journey after the Trojan War: After the War, Odysseus and his crew went to Ismarus where they sacked and looted the ...
- 2507: Farewell To Arms Paper
- ... the complexities of life. This is the opposite of the fear of the “unknown” because in this sense the males do not want to know. Fredrick would then be scared of the evil around him. War is part of the “evil” around him because with war comes with real sadness. Frederick’s fear of darkness is really fear of those evil elements and the sadness around him. Fredrick is afraid of the sad reality. He wants to live in the simple ... the Hemmingway code of being a hero. Throughout the novel Fredrick seems to be able to control the situation. When he was wounded he ordered the doctor to heal him. He chose to leave the war and even after Catherine’s death Fredrick still remains in control. The average person would most likely be shattered completely, but he said, “it was like saying good-by to a statue”. The idea ...
- 2508: Aaron Burr Jr.
- ... and Philip Freneau. He was a member of the Cliosophic Society and for his Commencement Oration chose the prophetic topic `On Castle Building.'' Burr studied theology for a while and then law. After the Revolutionary War, in which he served with distinction as a field officer, he took up the practice of law in New York City and entered politics, serving as a member of the New York state assembly, attorney ... became so bad though; he was obliged to resign his post. March 10, 1779, General Washington accepted Colonel Burr's resignation, but Burr continued to help in military matters to the very end of the war, carrying verbal orders and secret dispatches from Generals McDougal and St. Clair. For some months, however, while again studying law, he suffered from melancholia. After about six months of study, Burr stood his bar examination ... their candidate for the post of minister to France, Washington appointed Monroe. The President also denied Burr the use of official documents which he wished to consult, preparatory to writing a history of the Revolutionary War. Nevertheless, Burr's abilities were recognized in New York, and Governor Clinton offered him a seat on the Supreme bench of that State. This Burr declined. In the election for President in the fall ...
- 2509: “Cultural Murders”
- ... would teach all night. All would listen sad think it sounded a little screwy, but still they would believe all he said. His acid trips got continually more violent. He started raving about the race war in which the oppressed blacks would rise to slaughter all of the whites. He said the Beatles sent messages of the Armaggeddon through the “White Album”with songs such as “Helter Skelter”, “Revolution”, and “Piggies ... his ranch, Charlie ordered everybody to wear dark clothes and keep all children out of sight. He believed they were under survailence of the Black Panthers. He thought they were getting ready for the race war. When Manson played “Helter Skelter,” he felt it was talking to him. In one passage it says,”Charlie, Charlie, send us a telegram....”(Solotarroff 78). After a brief trip up to Big Sur, in northern ... All told, the couple was stabbed eighty-seven times. A carving fork was left in Leno’s stomach, and a Knife in his throat (Farquhar 6). Again they obeyed Manson and left the mark of “war” carved into Leno’ abdomen. They also wrote “Death to Pigs” on the walls in blood and smeared the walls and furniture. The whole crime scene was a grim site. After both were dead, the ...
- 2510: Odysseus A Hero
- ... a hero of all times thanks to Homer who wrote his story in The Odyssey. Odysseus is a hero in his on time because of all his adventures and characteristics. Homer wrote about the Trojan War, in which Odysseus took part in, in the Iliad, and about Odysseus long journey home in, The Odyssey. There have been theories that suggest that Homer was illiterate and could not have possibly recited poems ... However, there is evidence that a city, possible Troy, existed and was destroyed. Also there was a kingdom of Ithica which allows for a king Odysseus. Even if the King did not go to the war there was still a chance that he might have existed. In the Odyssey, Homer used a narrative structure to tell his stories. The original texts were wrote on papyrus scrolls and it is theorized that ... also disguises him when he finally reaches home in order to help trick the suitors. Finally Odysseus super human strength helps him become a hero. Out of all the heroes that went into the Trojan War, Odysseus was one of the few that came back alive and lived. His strength and fighting ability helped him in the war. Also without his strength he would have not been able to escape ...
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