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- 3751: American Westerns (maverick, T
- American Westerns (Maverick, The Searchers, Unforgiven) The Civil War has ended, leaving more than 600,000 American soldiers dead. In a single decade, from 1860 to 1870, the South's wealth declined 60 percent and that of the North had a 50 percent increase ...
- 3752: Radicalism Of American Revolut
- ... Wood’s Radicalism of the American Revolution is a book that extensively covers the origin and ideas preceding the American Revolution. Wood’s account of the Revolution goes beyond the history and timeline of the war and offers a new encompassing look inside the social ideology and economic forces of the war. Wood explains in his book that America went through a two-stage progression to break away from the Monarchical rule of the English. He believes the pioneering revolutionaries were rooted in the belief of an ... that these men have been recognized throughout history as playing important roles in the Revolution, Wood does not seem to find their personal accomplishments worthy enough for his book. Wood’s attempt to depersonalize the war was successful. However, I feel it was this successful attempt that led Wood’s book to have a dehumanizing effect on the Revolution. I believe that Wood’s book could have been better had ...
- 3753: Puritans Vs. Anti-puritans
- ... tyranny. Before the federalists, the anti-federalists ruled the states, and they were very tyrannous. For example, they wanted all of the states to each take up a portion of the debt from the revolutionary war. This was easily payable by the larger states that had much industry, but for the smaller or less industrially developed states, this was a debt that they were just not able to handle. The federalists ... to be jailed for their debts, until the people were so tired that they staged a rebellion, the federalists got rid of this and set up the bank and took over state debts from the war. Finally, the federalists protected all the things that they gave to the people. They maintained the army and made sure also that they had a militia that was ready to defend the country when the ... it. The anti-federalists tried to do the same, but they were not able to get rid of the threats of the Indians on the western and southern fronts. Finally, at the end of the war of 1812, when the federalists were still in power, the Indians were all either conquered or they signed treaties that allied them with the Americans. In this way, the federalists were able to better ...
- 3754: Profiles Of Courage
- ... to pass the purchase. The Embargo Bill was created to stop the British from taking Americans sailor without proof of citizenship (and even some with proof). Adams constituents thought the Embargo Bill would instigate another war. Support of such subject caused his party-mates and constituents to re-think their view of the Massachusetts Senator. Daniel Webster, House of Representatives member, was a Federalist and was most famous for is "Seventh ... his constituents were poverty stricken, they supported free silver. George Norris was a member of the House. He was previously a diplomat to Germany. During the time that the US was about to enter World War I, Norris was opposed. He also filibustered against the Armed Ship Bill because he hated war. George failed in these efforts. Robert Taft was a Republican from Ohio. He tried and failed many times to become president. Taft's iron mind never let him give up though. As far as ...
- 3755: Looking To The Future 1984
- Looking to the Future 1984 "WAR IS PEACE FFREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH"(Orwell 3). It is the year 1984 in London, Oceania. Winston Smith is one of many people in Orwell’s prediction of the world in the future ... of the ideas in 1984 were written to show predictions of what the world might be like if people did not question and act on what was happening around them. Orwell wrote 1984 after World War II when socialist governments which had gone wrong, like Russia, were becoming a powerful force in the world. Orwell, having once fought against Communist Russia, saw how much of a dangerous power they could become ... doubt Big Brother. "TWO AND TWO MAKE FIVE"(Orwell 247). This was used in the context that Winston would believe whatever he was told. Whether it be this mathematical equation or who Oceania was at war with, he would believe it because of the fear of torture. Orwell presented a dark, fearful world in his book. His fluent use of the English language creates the effect that everything has a ...
- 3756: Articles of Confederation
- ... States government became effective. The product of some of the greatest minds to ever exist in this world, the Articles did have some positive effects on society. It successfully put an end to the Revolutionary War, it negotiated a favorable end to the war in the Treaty of Paris, and created a model for the admission of new territories courtesy of the Northwest Ordinance. Nonetheless, it was much too weak to give the new nation the necessary foundation on ... a con], changing the Articles to eliminate the ideas that did not function properly was near impossible. Another factor of the Articles' ineffectiveness was that Congress was in essence tied in its authority. After the war, the colonists trusted no ultimate authority; not even one they designed. It could not regulate commerce, so what resulted was thirteen colonies with different taxations and tariff laws. This only added to the already ...
- 3757: The Great Gatsby: “The love of money is the root of all evil"
- ... treated them differently, they had to deal with taxes, and more often than not, the money was gone in just a short period of time. Money is not the only thing that causes evil. Rape, war, murder. These things are not caused by the love of money. In some cases they are, but not in all. The need for power plays a major role in many of these things. War is simply a power struggle. If one country wins a war, they therefore have more power. People and countries are trying to gain more control. They do it simply for the feeling of authority that it gives them. This has nothing to do with the ...
- 3758: The Vietnam Wall
- The Vietnam War Memorial. It is a wall, but it is also a monster that many avoid, and many are nervous to visit. In truth, all it is though is facts. It lists the names of all the ... medals of honor. All of these different entities have a different meaning, they all carry different emotions, attitudes, and expressions that only the soldier who is only represented by a name would understand. The Vietnam War Memorial has reduced some of the toughest, proudest, and most disciplined in the world to tears. For when a veteran returns to the wall, he may recognize a few members of a platoon that he ... should remember the stories, the small momentous. We should remember the fifty-eight thousand soldiers who decided that they trusted the government, and gave their life for world peace. Let us hope that the Vietnam War Memorial will be a constant reminder that fifty-eight thousand soldiers did indeed perish, and they should shall never be forgotten.
- 3759: Pulmonary Agents
- ... filled solely with phosgene) at Verdun in 1917 by Germany. Later, both sides in the conflict employed phosgene either alone or in mixed-substance shells, usually in combination with chlorine. Although military preparations for World War II included the manufacture and stockpiling of phosgene-filled munitions, phosgene was not used during that war, and the U.S. Armed Forces do not currently stockpile this agent. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Phosgene is transported as a liquid. Military dispersion during World War I followed the explosion of liquid filled shells with subsequent rapid vaporization and formation of a white cloud due to its slight solubility in an aqueous environment. It spontaneously converted to a colorless, low- ...
- 3760: Images Of Control Progaganda
- ... into the night (Bonnell, 1997, Figure 4.17). One of the best examples of Stalin appearing as a father figure is a 1950 poster from a period known as “High Stalinism” which occurred after World War Two until Stalin’s death (Bonnell, 1997, p.243). This poster is titled “Spasibo rodnomu Stalinu za schastlivoe detstvo!” (Thank You Dear Stalin for a Happy Childhood!). It shows Stalin on a podium being approached ... expression of love and caring on his face as he embraces the boy (Bonnell, 1997, Figure 6.13). This poster is a good example of a trend in posters at this time that reflects the war being over and a hope for a better life for the Russian people. One of the most well known and alarming facts about both Hitler’s Germany and Stalin’s USSR was the mass genocide ... a Present to the Class Enemy) represents a class enemy as a hunched over overweight man who does not look appealing in any way (Bonnell, 1997, Figures 5.13). This trend continues into the World War II era, when the fascists were usually represented as some form of animal. (These animals images included: a wolf, a cow, a lion, a tiger, a pig, a crow, a rat, a kitten, a ...
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