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- 1511: All Quiet On The Western Front
- All Quiet on the Western Front This movie was a great example of an anti-war film. I have never seen a movie that depicted war scenes as graphic as this movie. At first, I didnt really enjoy it, because the editing job was so terrible, but it was made in 1930. In the movie, the boys who enlisted in war were fresh out of school. They thought that was a big game, and by enrolling in the German army, they would become instant heroes, and win medals. They soon found out that it was ...
- 1512: The Accomplishments of Alexander the Great
- ... with great speed, he took extraordinary risks; his success was achieved by the amount of sheer force and drive to overcome these risks. Alexander was one of the greatest and most courageous fighters in the world. He was educated as a student by the Greek philosopher Aristotle. The philosopher imbued Alexander with a love of Greek art and poetry, and instilled in him a lasting interest in Philosophy and science. Within ... towards the Adriatic Sea. He then turned his attention to Greece where Thebes and Athens were threatening to bolt the league with weapons purchased with Persian gold. Also, Athens and Thebes were to unite in war against Macedon. In 335 B.C. Alexander decided to punish the city for what he regarded as treachery; . The city was destroyed and its people sold into slavery or killed. All of the city_s ... its supply bases, through and unfamiliar country, against a power incalculably rich in money and men. Furthermore, Persia was governed by a patriotic and devoted military caste that was egar to show its strength in war. However the enemy had a weakness. The current king, Darius III, had come to the throne through the murder of his predecessor and was highly incompetent._Darius was no leader-in fact, h e ...
- 1513: Utopia 2
- ... is to keep these things at a normal level. The only real way to keep these at an absolute minimum is to give up civilization, as can be seen by observing other civilizations of our world. One way to minimize poverty, for example, would be to minimize overpopulation. Humility could be one way to minimize disease and mental anguish. Given with what we have seen through the environmental crisis that surrounds ... to its current condition, or its attempt to control human numbers. To me, the control of human numbers seems to be the center of the problem. There is a tendency for humans to view the world in black/white either/or terms. Shakespeare knew this and therefore this type of thinking was the basis of certain parts of his plays. For example, in Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Othello, Othello sees the world in this black/white point of view as Iago tells him about his wife's cheating. Othello immediately gets angry and jealous assuming that Iago is telling the truth all before asking his wife ...
- 1514: Ivan The Terrible
- ... fate of unnecessary death and suffering. Nevertheless, Ivan the IV established a solid foundation that would shape Russias future. One aspect of his accomplishments lies in the depths of establishing links with the outside world. Ivan IVs strong desires to open the doors into the sphere of foreign policy launched Russia into future prosperity thus dimming the harsh lights that condemn him to madness. The many years of Russia ... attention being spent on wars brought upon an advantage to Ivan IV. The aspect of conquering for the satisfaction of occupying the most territory was secondary to the goal of opening links to the outside world. Good came out of the bloody and ferocious battles as Ivan IV was able to conquer lands that were essential for their location. Ivan IV had the challenge of facing three main Tartar enemies of ... a great source that enables communication and is essential for transportation and commerce. It is the Volga River that Ivan IV was able to obtain control over thus providing a step forward to the foreign world. Energy and human spirit were drained once again when Russia waged another major war against the Livonian Order. Such a war was brought upon Ivan IVs preference to pursue a policy of westward ...
- 1515: Richard Nixon's Presidency
- ... practice. There he met Thelma Catherine (Pat) Ryan (1912-93), whom he married in 1940. Nixon enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1942 and served as a supply officer in the South Pacific during World War II. He left the service as a lieutenant commander. Back in Whittier in 1946, Nixon was persuaded by a group of southern California Republicans to challenge Democratic congressman Jerry Voorhis (1901-84). Nixon campaigned vigorously ... for the presidency, this time as a more seasoned and temperat e With Spiro T. Agnew as the vice-presidential candidate, the Republican campaign made skillful use of television, benefited from national dissatisfaction with the war in Vietnam, and profited from factional divisions in the Democratic camp. Nixon defeated Hubert H. Humphrey with a popular-vote majority of about 500,000 votes. President At the pinnacle in 1969, President Nixon ...
- 1516: A Clockwork Orange
- ... would partake in this experiment that was to cure him of all the evil inside of him and all that was bad. Alex is given injections and made to watch films of rape, violence, and war and the mixture of these images and the drugs cause him to associate feelings of panic and nausea with violence. He is released after two weeks of the treatment and after a few encounters with ... is growing up and out of his ultra-violent ways on his own. He realizes that he wants a wife and son of his own and that he must move up and on in the world. Anthony Burgess was born John Anthony Burgess Wilson on February 25, 1917 in Manchester, England. He spoke eight languages, not including English. Burgess was a composer of music since the age of sixteen years. He taught himself how to read music and how to play the piano. The inspiration for A Clockwork Orange came while during World War II, when his wife was assaulted while he fought. She died about a month after the incident from internal bleeding, along with their unborn child, who was killed during the assault. He compensated ...
- 1517: D-day
- D-day One of the most important days during World War II was D-day, it became a day so important it changed a continent. Don't be mistaken by the word D-day it did not all happens in just one day but many days. D-day was just a code name for the day that Operation Overload started. D-day is very well known for the beginning of the end of the war in Europe and Hitler's rule over most of the ruined continent of Europe. Many say that if it were not for D-day Europe would have definitely fell to Hitler. There are a ...
- 1518: Africa 2
- ... membership of the United Nations. In 1991 Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister Boutros Boutros-Ghali became the first African and the first Arab to serve as secretary-general of the United Nations. After the conclusion of World War II, the African people gained their independence from European countries that had controlled most of the continent since the 19th century. France and the United Kingdom had the largest colonial empires, though Spain, Portugal, Belgium ... government; even there, President F.W. de Klerk in 1990 took steps toward clearing away obstacles to negotiations for a new constitution. The African countries have developed political and economic relations with nations throughout the world. Many of the world's essential minerals, including copper, gold, and uranium, are mined in Africa. The continent's extensive river system represents one of the world's major potential sources of hydroelectric power. ...
- 1519: Atomic Bomb 8
- Atomic Bomb In 1945, two bombs were dropped on Japan, on in Hiroshima and one in Nagasaki. Theses bombs marked the end to the world s largest armed conflict. Despite the ghastly effects of such a weapon, it offered the best choice for a quick and easy defeat of Japan. President Truman, who authorized the use of the atomic bomb, made a wise decision under the circumstances of the war. Fifty years ago this is what people thought. Now many people are starting to find out that there might be more to the story than what was originally thought (Grant 26). The bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima caused massive amounts of damage and ruined thousands of lives, but they saves many more lives by ending the war quickly. Many questions pop into the heads of people that might have doubts whether or not the bombings were necessary. Such questions might include: Why, exactly, was the bomb dropped? Was the second bomb ...
- 1520: The History of Anti-Semitism Starting From the Bible to the Holocaust
- The History of Anti-Semitism Starting From the Bible to the Holocaust In today's view of anti-Semitism, the most significant anti-Semitic movement was World War II and the Holocaust, however, all throughout history, a prejudice against the Jewish people has been present that might have led to this genocide. How could so many people be blind to this mass murder without having a feeling of self-reproach? In the New Testament, there are references that arguably show offenses to Judaism (Duran 1). However, World War II was not the only event in history that resulted in mass killing of the Jews During the Crusade Period 46,821 Jews were murdered (Glatzer). Later in the late 19th, and early ...
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