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After War Essays and Term Papers
Benedict ArnoldThe name has become a synonym for a traitor to one's
country. In the first years of the American Revolution, however, Arnold was
a brilliant and dashing general, highly respected for his service to the
patriot cause (see Revolution, American).
Benedict Arnold was born on Jan. 14, 1741, in ...
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Gulliver's Travels And The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen: SimilaritiesThe tales of Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift, is a wide known
story. For more then two and a half centuries, Gulliver's Travels has
been read by children for pleasure. Terry Gilliam's “The Adventures of
Baron Munchausen” is much the same. It can be compared to Gulliver's
Travels in many ...
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Czar NicholasIntroduction to the current situation in Russia in 1914-1917
The world war had started and Tsar was forcefully pushing Russia into the war, but Russia wasn’t prepared for the strain of war. The army wasn’t properly led and was poorly equipped. The army had suffered huge defeats at Tannenburg ...
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Soviet Afghan RelationsThe Soviet intervention in Afghanistan brought catastrophes to the Soviet Union and the Afghan nation. Less obvious at that time were the ultimate consequences of the war--the emergence of the Taliban, creation of Al Qaeda, links to America's horrifying 9/11 catastrophe and the eventual United ...
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A Comparison of Odyssey and Oedipus the KingIn the world of literature, there are many similarities and differences between them. These similarities and differences are significant because the reader can learn and thoroughly comprehend them. Two examples of such literature are the epic poems Oedipus the King , written by Sophocles and ...
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The Romantic EminemEnglish II E
27 May 2010
The Romantic Eminem
“Will the Real Slim Shady Please Stand up…” the line which made him famous. Marshall Bruce Mathers III better know as Eminem, or Slim Shady, is the white, modern day rapper that made it big from never giving up and rapping about the controversy in ...
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GulagMany prison systems around the world serve primarily to isolate the criminals from the society and to deprive them of certain freedoms. However the Gulag, the prison camp system of the Soviet Union, served primarily to gain control over the entire population, rather than punish criminal acts. The ...
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Common SenseIn Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense the central idea that Paine is conveying to the American colonists is to rally support for American independence. He believed that if all of the colonists would come together and support the fight for liberty that liberty would be won.
Paine was an ...
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The WarsTimothy Findley pieced The Wars together much like a puzzle. When piecing together a puzzle it is crucial to first find the corner pieces. As when trying to understand the novel it is necessary to realize what the most important aspects are. Each separate corner holds together and is linked to ...
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Southern View of the Emancipation ProclamationBetween 1850 and 1865 slavery was a big issue in America, but Abraham Lincoln changed the country with the Emancipation Proclamation in which he granted all slaves within the confederacy’s control freedom. During the civil war the slaves had a huge impact on the Northern victory, but the Southern ...
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1863 Was A Pivotal Year in American History1863 was a pivotal year in American history. Many important decisions and events took place, had they not; America today would be quite different.
When Lincoln was elected as president, he had no thought whatsoever of freeing slaves because he said he had no constitutional right to do that. ...
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Understanding VietnamUnderstanding Vietnam
Vietnam is a loaded word in American society. It represents a military failure, but also a successful country which operates under communism. In order to understand this forgotten nation’s current political and economic situations, one must first dig deeper past American ...
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt's PresidencyFranklin Delano Roosevelt's Presidency
As a president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt left an indelible mark of the progress of United States history. He was the only president to have been elected four consecutive terms, and it was only his death that prevented him from running for a fifth. He ...
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AustriaAustria
Austria, a small country in Central Europe famous for its gorgeous mountain scenery. The towering Alps, and the foothills stretch across the western, southern and central parts of the country. Broad green valleys, lovely mirror lakes and thick forest cover a good portion of the land. ...
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Ending Hunger"The poor are hungry, and the hungry are usually poor." In First World countries, a high quality of life and standard of living are extremely high. Industry and development allow for a continuance of those values, leading the inhabitants of those countries in comfortable situations. However, in ...
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The Khmer Rouge RevolutionThe Khmer Empire was one the most powerful empires in Southeast Asia. The rise of the Khmer Rouge ranks as one of the most disastrous in modern history and could be argued that it is the worst. In this century, there has been no other revolution that has completely altered an entire population. ...
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John F. Kennedy's Accomplishments"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." These were the most famous words spoken by John f. Kennedy in his inaugural address, made when he was sworn in as the 35th president of the United States at noon on January 20, 1961. His inspiring inaugural address ...
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Alvin YorkSergeant Alvin C. York
Alvin Collum York was born to an impoverished farming family in Tennessee on December 13, 1887, the third of eleven children. On June 5, 1917, at the age of 29, Alvin York received a notice to register for the draft. From that day, until he arrived back from the War on ...
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Expanding West- Key NotesI. The Great American Desert
a. Used to describe the Great Plains East of the Rocky Mountains.
i. The term desert describes treeless and uninhabited land, not necessarily arid.
II. Frontier
a. A term referring to areas near or beyond a border.
i. In these terms, the American Frontier, land ...
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Coal Mining in Eastern KentuckyCoal Mining in Eastern Kentucky
Two years before Kentucky broke from Virginia to become a state, the first coal production was reported in the area around Beattyville, the present day seat of Lee County. Lee County yields rose steadily from 20 tons in 1790 until 1819 when production rose to ...
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