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THe Colonel Essays and Term Papers
Catch 22 - SatireCatch 22 Joseph Heller satirizes, among other matters, red tape and bureaucracy in his first novel, Catch-22. The novel concerns itself with a World War II bombardier named Yossarian who suddenly realizes the danger of his position and tries various means to extricate himself from further ...
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Nathanial Hawthorne. Considered to be one of the greatest American
writers of the 19th century. But did you know that he hated portraits, and
it is now thought that he was a mild manic-depressive? Born in Salem,
Massachusetts on July 4, 1804. A decendant of a long puritan line of
Hathorne's. His ancestry included ...
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Dandelion Wine: DouglasIn the book, Dandelion Wine, Ray Bradbury uses the character, Douglas, as a model of himself and to portray the feelings he once felt. While all of this seems great, he manages to entangle a haunting past that every one person in Green Town, Illinois must learn to let go of.
No matter how old ...
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The Aviary, The Aquarium, And EschatologyEschatology:
1: The branch of theology concerned with the final events in the history of
the world or of mankind.
2: A belief concerning death, the end of the world, or the ultimate destiny
of mankind; specifically any of the various Christian doctrines concerning
the Second Coming, the ...
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Oppressed Slaves To Champion SoldiersThis is just a small example of the doubt and hatred that was bestowed on the African American soldiers. However, during the war, they proved themselves to be brave and courageous men on and off the battlefield on many occasions. Despite deep prejudices and harsh criticisms from the white society, ...
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The House Of Seven Gables: Hepzibah PyncheonThe protagonist in The House of Seven Gables is Hepzibah Pyncheon.
She is an aging gentlewoman who in the past had lived in luxury, but she
has recently run into troubling economic times. She is an ancestor of a
patrician Puritan background that goes all the way back to the colonial
days of the ...
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The House Of The Seven GablesThe story begins as Nathaniel Hawthorne lays down the setting and describes the house of the seven-gables and the story of its creation. The house is old and overrun by moss weeds and bushes, but the greatest aspect is the gigantic tree in the front of the house that seems to grow in size as it ...
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Oliver North In October and November 1986, two secret illegal U.S. Government operations were publicly exposed. In addition to naming other people as illegal operatives, the scapegoat of it all was Lieutenant Colonel Oliver L. North. Only months before he was being heraled in the New York Times as ...
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The Killer AngelsOpinion and Commentary
In the novel The Killer Angels, Mr. Shaara's historical accuracy is
unquestionable. He has written this fabulous (Pulitzer Prize winning) novel.
Although the heroic suicidal charge of the 10th Minnesotans on the second day of
the battle was left out, Shaara focuses on ...
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General George PattonSoldier, General, Pilot, Athlete, Father, Gun Owner, Hero, Legend
UNLIKE many war heroes who had no intention of ever becoming famous, George Patton decided during childhood that his goal in life was to be a hero. This noble aim was first inspired by listening to his father read aloud for hours ...
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Oliver NorthIn October and November 1986, two secret illegal U.S. Government operations were publicly exposed. In addition to naming other people as illegal operatives, the scapegoat of it all was Lieutenant Colonel Oliver L. North. Only months before he was being heraled in the New York Times as "President ...
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The House Of The Seven Gables-Personal Reflections of Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathanial Hawthorne. Considered to be one of the greatest American writers of the 19th century. But did you know that he hated portraits, and it is now thought that he was a mild manic-depressive? Born in Salem, Massachusetts on July 4, 1804. A ...
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General William Tecumseh Sherman
General William T. Sherman, one of the greatest Civil War generals, proved to be an extremely significant factor for the Northern cause due to his mastery of military warfare and thus notable contribution to the South's defeat. Despite of the fact that early on his military career looked quite ...
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Catch 22A cult classic, Catch-22 is also considered a classic in American literature. It tells the story of Captain John Yossarian, bombardier in the U.S. Army Air Force in the Second World War. Yossarian sees himself as one powerless man in an overpoweringly insane situation. Heller himself was a ...
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General George S. PattonSoldier, General, Pilot, Athlete, Father, Gun Owner, Hero, Legend
UNLIKE many war heroes who had no intention of ever becoming famous, George Patton decided during childhood that his goal in life was to be a hero. This noble aim was first inspired by listening to his father read aloud for hours ...
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What Really Happened At Roswell, New Mexico??
What happened in 1947 at Roswell, New Mexico? Some say an extra-
terrestrial space-craft crash landed at a nearby air base. The military,
on the other hand, says that it was only a weather balloon. Weather a
balloon or a spaceship, the Roswell Incident has become a story of epic
proportions. ...
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Catch 22Satire is often used by writers to express their discontent towards a subject in a humorous way. Joseph Heller's novel, Catch-22, satirizes war and its implications on society and man himself. Heller reveals the dehumanizing aspect of war, not the glory of it. He makes a social comment on the ...
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The Battle Of Midway In The PacificNothing distinguished the dawn of June 2, 1942, from countless other dawns that
had fallen over tiny Midway atoll in the North Pacific. Nothing, that is, except
the tension, the electric tension of men waiting for an enemy to make his move.
On Midway's two main islands, Sand and Eastern, 3,632 ...
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African-American Troops In The Civil War: The 54th MassachusettsThe Fifty-fourth Massachusetts was organized in early 1863 by Robert
Gould Shaw, twenty-six year old member of a prominent Boston abolitionist family.
Shaw had earlier served in the Seventh New York National Guard and the Second
Massachusetts Infantry, and was appointed colonel of the ...
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JamaicaThe island of is the third largest Caribbean island. It is in
a group of islands called the greater antilles. It has an area of 10 991
km squared or 4 244 sq. miles. spans 230 km east to west and from
80-36 from north to south. It is third only to Cuba, which is the largest,
and Hispaniola ...
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