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The Rifle Essays and Term Papers
Gun ControlSince the days of the pioneers of the United States, firearms have been part of the American tradition as protection and a means of hunting or sport. As we near the end of the 20th century the use of guns has changed significantly. Because of fast and steady increase in crime and the fight for ...
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Heart Of DarknessIn it is the white invaders for instance, who are, almost without exception, embodiments of blindness, selfishness, and cruelty; and even in the cognitive domain, where such positive phrases as "to enlighten," for instance, are conventionally opposed to negative ones such as "to be in the dark," ...
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Jim ThorpeOn May 28, 1888 Hiram P. Thorpe’s child Watho-huck or “Bright Path” was born inside a small one room cabin. To the world he would be known as . Jim was married to Charlotte at birth. Charlotte was Jim’s first wife. Jim would eventually have five wives and 19 legally identified children.
Jim ...
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Gun Control: More Or Less?There are over ten thousand people in the United States killed by guns each year. But what the statistics don't show are the thousands of lives that are saved by guns each year in the hands of law enforcement officers and responsible citizens protecting themselves and their families. That ...
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Deliverance: The Establishment Of "Masculinity"The novel Deliverance by James Dickey portrays the essence of middle-aged men experiencing the mid-life crisis through which they must prove to themselves and more importantly every one else that they still possess the strength, bravery, intelligence, and charm believed to be society's ideal of ...
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Gun ControlWith the possible exception of abortion, no other current issue has
split the country in two like the debate surrounding . Both sides
are equally adamant. The pro gun side, as represented by the National Rifle
Association, continues to oppose all measures primarily on the
grounds that any law ...
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The Battle Of Saratogais considered to be the major turning point of the American Revolution. This battle proved to the world that the fledgling American army was an effective fighting force capable of defeating the highly trained British forces in a major confrontation. As a result of this successful battle, the ...
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The Maturity Of Scout And Jem In To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee"It is a sin to kill a mockingbird because they do nothing but make music for us to enjoy." This was quoted from To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, a creative novelist. To Kill a Mockingbird is about a young girl named Jean-Louise Finch, her brother Jeremy Finch and many other characters. Jean- ...
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Gun ControlSince the days of the pioneers of the United States, firearms have been part of the American tradition as protection and a means of hunting or sport. As we near the end of the 20th century the use of guns has changed significantly. Because of fast and steady increase in crime and the fight for the ...
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Gun ControlSince the days of the pioneers of the United States, firearms
have been part of the American tradition as protection and a means of
hunting or sport. As we near the end of the 20th century the use of guns
has changed significantly. Because of fast and steady increase in crime
and the fight for ...
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Phone Call To BobbieBootcamp seemed like eternity. It was December 25, 1996 Christmas day. There I was in the US Navy’s bootcamp standing in line with my division waiting to enter the galley. Why I had chosen to be in Great Lakes in the of dead winter I will never know. More than anything I wanted to hear my ...
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Hanging Woman Creekis set in an era of American expansion when the major conflict of the Indian population was not much of a worry. The bigger worry for most men on the frontier was other whites. Bandits were plentiful, and the law was dealt out by the people. The book starts out in Chicago, concerning a man who ...
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Gun Control Isn't About Guns Its About ControlI'd like to read a quote by our 3rd president Thomas Jefferson. "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms…disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants, they serve rather to encourage than to ...
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Red Badge Of Courage - Henry FlemingThe Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane traces the effects of war on
a Union soldier, Henry Fleming, from his dreams of soldiering, to his
actual enlistment, and through several battles of the Civil War.
Henry Fleming was not happy with his boring life on the farm. He
wanted to become a ...
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Abe LincolnThe Life and Hardships of Abraham Lincoln
In the year 1809, the future sixteenth president and the son of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks was born, and was named Abraham after his grandfather. He was born into a one room log cabin in Kentucky made form logs and clay, and it sat right on the hard ...
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Why The North Won The Civil War"In all history, no nation of mere agriculturists ever made successful war against a nation of mechanics. . . .You are bound to fail" -Union officer William Tecumseh Sherman to a Southern friend.
The American antebellum South, though steeped in pride and raised in military tradition, was to be ...
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All Quiet On The Western FrontErich Maria Remarque’s , a novel
set in World War I, centers around the changes wrought by the war on
one young German soldier. During his time in the war, Remarque’s
protagonist, Paul Baumer, changes from a rather innocent Romantic to a
hardened and somewhat caustic veteran. More ...
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Red Badge Of CourageThe by Stephen Crane follows the effects of war on a Union soldier, Henry Fleming, from his dreams of being a soldier, to his actual enlistment, and most interestingly through several battles of the Civil War. Henry Fleming was not happy with his boring life on the farm. He wanted to become a ...
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Civil War The Color Bearer TraThe War Between the States was the heyday of American battleflags and their bearers. With unusualhistorical accuracy, many stirring battle paintings show the colors and their intrepid bearers in the forefront of the fray or as a rallying point in a retreat. The colors of a Civil War regiment ...
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Red Badge Of Courage: Summary And Character AnalysisStephen Crane has written many remarkable poems, short stories, and novels throughout his short life (He lived only to the age of 29). The Red Badge of Courage is a tale of war, life, responsibility, and duty. It has been considered the first "great modern novel of war"(Alfred Kazin). It traces ...
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