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- 3111: Is Korean Unification Possable
- ... the Koreas Unite? This is the question many north and south Koreans may be asking them selves this very moment. Military struggle fought on the Korean Peninsula from June 1950 to July 1953. Began a war between north and south Korea that ended up involving Korea but twenty other nations as well. Wen the war ended the two parts of the once hole Korean peninsula where divided into two halves. North Korea and South Korea. The north that was backed by the communists (Russia) was communist and South Korea backed by the USA democratic. The war ended with no losers except the native Koreans who's homes where effectively reduced to rubble. The capital city of South Korea took most of the damage and was almost totally destroyed. South Korea ...
- 3112: Dicks' Androids and Scotts' Replicants
- ... the place. The Japanese input was strictly the director, Ridley Scot's. Scott saw the future world being controlled by the Japanese. Philip K. Dick did not mention this. The planet is recovering from World War III, although I'm not sure they actually say this. In the book, the war is clearly stated and was called World War Terminus. The effects of the radiation has mutated some people. Only the ones who had not been disfigured or altered genetically by radiation from the nuclear bombs could emigrate, (leave the planet earth). Some, ...
- 3113: The Police and Corruption
- ... and activities of citizens within their community. Police interact in some form with the average citizen more often than any other government official. In society today the police play a key role in maintaining a civil society. This role assumes a substantial amount of power and authority over the general public. With power comes corruption and/or misuse of power. The question that is presented is, how and why do the ... a suspect's guilt and a arrest that he determines justifiable. That also leads to the fact that citizens who behave antagonistically towards an officer are more likely to be arrested than those who are civil or very differential. Donald J. Black reported in “Police control of Juveniles”, American sociological Review February 1970, that when Complaints are present 72 percent of adults who behave antagonistically toward the police are arrested in the field while only 45 percent who are civil and 40 percent who are differential toward the police are arrested. This is an obvious misuse of discretion. When a police officer treats a citizen antagonistically there is not much the citizen can do, ...
- 3114: Diarmement
- DISARMAMENT AND INTERNATIONALISM Introduction In the years immediatelyafter World War I,the view developed that it was the existence of the massive military machines of the European powers that had made war possible in 1914.Thus it followed that if another disaster were to be avoided,these military machines needed to be destroyed.A war cannot be fought without military power.Furthermore it was argued that the existence of large armed forces meant that any move made by any power was greeted with fear and suspicion.Consequently there was ...
- 3115: Julius Caesar: Loyalty
- ... apart. Or perhaps if loyalty to all and everything had been involved a great ruler named Caesar would have reigned for years. If the people of Rome would have remained loyal to Caesar perhaps a war would not have occurred, in fact, it most certainly would not have. After the death, the angry mob should have put the conspirators to death, not let them toy with their minds as they would ... noble and wise, he waited. He gave citizens of Rome something to think about. He turned the mob, who had turned against Caesar, for Caesar, against the conspirators. Noble Antony was willing to go to war to claim vindicate Caesar's death. He was going to get revenge on the murderers of "the noblest man that ever lived in the tide of times." Julius Caesar, the man that deserved to be ... not grief stricken, but in time they remembered the love they had for Caesar. People, like Octavius' servant, felt the heavy weight of sorrow immediately after stumbling upon the death. Because of this assassination, a war broke out. Mark Antony and Octavius' troops versus Brutus and Cassius' troops. Many people suffered through this war. Portia stricken with sadness took her life. Not too long after Brutus followed, as did Cassius ...
- 3116: An Autobiographical Portrayal
- ... look across Manhasset Bay, you can still see-- as Gatsby did --the promising lights winking on the opposite shore (Meyers, 126). While living in the Great Neck area, Fitzgerald s closest friend was the aristocratic war hero and polo star, Tommy Hitchcock, whom he often saw playing in championship matches on Long Island. Born into a wealthy, upper-class family in 1900, Tommy went to war while still in his teens, and after having his plane shot down in German territory, escaped to Switzerland by jumping off a moving train. He earned numerous awards for his bravery. After the war, Tommy attended Harvard and, like Jay Gatsby, spent a term or two at Oxford. Fitzgerald idolized Tommy, who possessed many of the qualities he himself desired. Tommy had the great wealth, social class 5 ...
- 3117: Summary of the Movie: Saving Private Ryan
- Summary of the Movie: Saving Private Ryan In war one life is insignificant. Thousands of faceless young men go off to war to fight like heroes, some survive the battles, the others arrive home in cramped wooden boxes for where they will lie for all of eternity. As scores of families mourn the loss of their loved ones yet more men are sent off to war, rolling off the production line and into the nightmarish atmosphere of battle. What is one life worth? The time is 1944, in the European theatre the Nazis are quickly advancing across western European, enveloping ...
- 3118: Operation Barbarossa
- OPERATION BARBAROSSA The invasion of Russia was the largest military campaign of the Second World War. Operation Barbarossa, as it was known, was launched on 22 June 1941 and completely took Russia by surprise. The widening war raging in Africa and eastern Europe were key distractions for Hitler from his ultimate goal of attacking Russia. Although the British army remained undefeated in the west, Hitler’s goal proved an urgency for him ... army had to endure the winter, starvation and Russian attacks until January 1993 when the German army surrendered to the Russians. This Russian victory at Stalingrad was one of the major turning points of the war, as the heavy losses of the Germans could not be replaced. The red Army however, was now better supplied and equipped, especially as they had considerably increased the size of their army. To counter ...
- 3119: Catcher In The Rye- Use Of Lan
- Not many great novels were produced during the post World War II era. Perhaps the greatest novel published was J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye. This book, just like all other great works, was met by scathing criticism and unyielding praise. Many literary ... Holden Caulfield, the main character, unbelievably realistic. Through Holden’s thoughts and dialogues, Salinger successfully created a teenage boy. Because of that The Catcher in the Rye became one of the few great post World War II works. The language used in The Catcher in the Rye has been a topic of controversy in the literary critic’s realm. Holden Caulfield’s thoughts and comments serve to deepen his personality and ... how my parents were occupied and all before they had me" or "…they’re nice and all." But many times there is no significance at all to the expressions as in "…was in the Revolutionary War and all," "It was December and all" and "…no gloves or anything." (Salinger 5-7) Holden has many expressions which appear consistently throughout the novel. Some places, the expressions only serve to make Holden ...
- 3120: American Dream
- ... feelings of patriotism. Guilt is also used to support their actions. To not agree with the governments actions could be considered un-American. Never are all these traits more visible than in the time of war. That is because most of the time America is not directly involv! ed. The government then must make us see that we belong there. At the first sign of trouble, it seems that America is the first one there. The Korean War, Vietnam War, and the Gulf War are examples of this. Why does America have to keep the balance of power in check throughout the world? I believe that the government has been sold the American image. ...
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