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  • How Did Japan, China, and Russia Differ in the Ways They Reacted to Western European Commercial and Cultural Contacts?

    How Did Japan, China, and Russia Differ in the Ways They Reacted to Western European Commercial and Cultural Contacts?

    First I will start with Japan and how they reacted to this new contact. Japan before these contacts really didn't had a totally different type of military technology. They use firearms but they were nothing compare to what they were introduce to. As far a trades went Japan was very open to trade, but they did monitor it very closely. One thing that did happen to come on the merchant ships that Japan didn't expect

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    Essay Length: 673 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 16, 2010 By: Artur
  • Fall of the Qing Dynasty

    Fall of the Qing Dynasty

    The fall of the Qing dynasty was caused by internal changes within the dynasty, peasant revolts, the rise of Sun Yat-Sen and overall western influence. What happens when there is a trade imbalance between two major trading countries? Just ask Great Britain and China. It’s hard to get by when the country you need goods from does not really need to trade goods with you. This is what happened with Great Britain and the Qing

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    Submitted: April 16, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Things Fall Apart: Inevitable Changes

    Things Fall Apart: Inevitable Changes

    In the novel by Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart, there is a debate between whether Okonkwo's demise was a result of his going against the will of the gods, or that the new changes were inevitable. The second group argues that Okonkwo's acts do not destroy the tribe, but it is the tribe's lack of adaptability that brings it to an end. Firstly, the title, Things Fall Apart, seems like a statement, a universal truth.

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    Submitted: April 17, 2010 By: Victor
  • All Quiet on the Western Front

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    Nationalism can be defined as having a sense of belonging and loyalty to ones country or nation state. Of all the European nations, France was the first to sport the idea of nationalism. Many countries became influenced by the French's ideas of nationali sm, As a result nationalism had spread throught out Europe by the nineteenth and twenteth century. One result that nationalisn had on Europe was, the wanting of unification. The people of

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    Essay Length: 1,335 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: April 18, 2010 By: July
  • Greek and Roman Culture

    Greek and Roman Culture

    Greek and Roman culture, although similar, are very different and interesting. Since the Romans adopted culture from the Greeks, many traditions are the same. When the Romans conquered the Hellenistic cities, they became fascinated with the idea of a Greek style of doing things. All things Greek were now considered popular. This is how much of the Greek way of life made its way into the Roman society. The first part of culture that the

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    Submitted: April 18, 2010 By: Edward
  • The Rise and Fall of Newspapers

    The Rise and Fall of Newspapers

    The Rise and Fall of Newspapers “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspaper without a government. I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.”(Thomas Jefferson, 1787). Newspapers today are said to be crucial in the democratic process and preventing complete corruption throughout our society. They provide the public with information and facts that help them form their own opinions that are necessary for

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    Submitted: April 18, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Roman Body Armor

    Roman Body Armor

    During the expansion of Rome and the acquisition of new territory, the Roman armies were often met by heavy resistance and bloody conflicts. The armies needed a type of protection that would safely protect soldiers and would ensure victory for Rome. That is the reason armour (upper body) in particular was implemented to save soldiers on the battlefield. The armour had to meet certain standards of construction for it to be useful: Of these standards

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    Submitted: April 19, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Legends of the Fall

    Legends of the Fall

    “Legends of the Fall” -- directed by Edward Zwick and starring Brad Pitt, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Julia Ormond, and Aidan Quinn -- tells the story of Colonel Ludlow (Hopkins) and his three sons; Alfred, Tristan, and Samuel. “Legends of the Fall” is a sort of epic melodrama about three brothers, their father, and the woman who weaves among all of them. The film is primarily focused with the middle brother, played by Brad Pitt. Pitt

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    Submitted: April 19, 2010 By: Tommy
  • The Fall of the House of Usher

    The Fall of the House of Usher

    The Fall of the House of Usher" Summary The narrator approaches the House of Usher on a "dull, dark, and soundless day." This house--the estate of his boyhood friend, Roderick Usher--is very gloomy and mysterious. The narrator writes that the house seems to have collected an evil and diseased atmosphere from the decaying trees and murky ponds around it. He notes, however, that although the house itself is decaying in pieces (for example, individual stones

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    Submitted: April 20, 2010 By: Jon
  • Western Movie Critiquing

    Western Movie Critiquing

    As everyone plainly knows, there are certain characteristics that separate the western film genre from any other. The basis for westerns lie in the past, and typically constitute some form of our American history. Although many westerns are similar in some way or another, no two are identical. In this paper, we will break down various topics and use them to compare two films of this nature: Tombstone and Shane. Since the ‘wild wild west’

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    Submitted: April 20, 2010 By: Yan
  • The Horror of “the Fall of the House of Usher”

    The Horror of “the Fall of the House of Usher”

    The Horror of “The Fall of the House of Usher” What is a horror? What does it mean to be terrified? The definition of a horror fiction is “fiction in any medium intended to scare, unsettle, or horrify the reader.” Since the 1960s, any work of fiction with a morbid, gruesome, surreal, or exceptionally suspenseful or frightening theme has come to be called “horror” (Wikipedia) . “The Fall of the House of Usher” is a

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    Submitted: April 21, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • All Quite on the Western Front Vs Vietnaum

    All Quite on the Western Front Vs Vietnaum

    WW1 Vs. Vietnam The novel All Quite On The Western Front written by Author Remarque has it similarities to the movie based in Vietnam Platoon. One big similarity is the theme of what war can do to a man as well as comradeship. The biggest difference between the two are the time periods platoon is based in Vietnam during the Vietnam war in nineteen-sixty-eight and All Quite on the Western front is based in nineteen

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    Submitted: April 21, 2010 By: Andrew
  • An Analysis of the Meanings of Seneca Falls, 1848-1998

    An Analysis of the Meanings of Seneca Falls, 1848-1998

    While being born in the modern times, no woman knows what it was like to have a status less than a man’s. It is hard to envision what struggles many women had to go through in order to get the rights to be considered equal. In the essay The Meanings of Seneca Falls, 1848-1998, Gerda Lerner recalls the events surrounding the great women’s movement. Among the several women that stand out in the movement, Elizabeth

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    Submitted: April 21, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Death of Celilo Falls

    Death of Celilo Falls

    The purpose of this essay is to examine and analyze Katrine Barber’s book, “Death of Celilo Falls”. In this book, Barber successfully seeks to tell the story of a momentous event in the history of the West, the building of the Dalles Dam in 1957. Celilo Falls was part of a nine-mile area of the Long Narrows on the Columbia River. Despite the fact that the Celilo Village still survives to this day in the

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    Submitted: April 23, 2010 By: Victor
  • Things Fall Apart

    Things Fall Apart

    Themes Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. The Struggle between Change and Tradition As a story about a culture on the verge of change, Things Fall Apart deals with how the prospect and reality of change affect various characters. The tension about whether change should be privileged over tradition often involves questions of personal status. Okonkwo, for example, resists the new political and religious orders because he feels

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    Submitted: April 25, 2010 By: Janna
  • Romans

    Romans

    “ For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through redemption that came by Jesus Christ.” The first part of this passage says, “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”. As Christians we believe that nobody is blameless and good before God. We all fall short of his expectations by sinning and doing things that do not please him. We

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    Submitted: April 25, 2010 By: Fatih
  • All Quiet on the Western Front

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    Tabitha Forms in Literature September 27, 2004 Period 11 All Quiet on the Western Front Essay A lost generation, emotional destruction, the reality of war, these are all ideas displayed in the novel All Quiet on the Western Front that prove the validity of the statement in the preface. These ideas and more expressed by the author, Erich Maria Remarque, present the reader with the war novel of a lifetime. A war novel that is

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    Submitted: April 27, 2010 By: Stenly
  • All Quiet on the Western Front

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    Paul Baumer is the protagonist in All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque. Paul changes his values throughout the novel as a result of having to adapt in order to survive. As Baumer struggles to survive the war, he transforms as shown by his thoughts, actions, and the conversations that he contributes in. One way that Paul changes is that his patriotism towards his country about war decreases. Paul is

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    Submitted: April 27, 2010 By: Top
  • California and Western Region - Air Pollution and over Population

    California and Western Region - Air Pollution and over Population

    In California air pollution and overpopulation is a major problem facing our environment. In this case, our overpopulation adds to our air pollution, so it is a vicious cycle that only WE can break. This dilemma is harmful to every single living creature in our state. In this essay, I will attempt to identify the cause and effect of both air pollution and overpopulation in the western region. Also, we will look into some current

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    Essay Length: 1,913 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: April 28, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Things Fall Apart

    Things Fall Apart

    Things Fall Apart That year the harvest was sad, like a funeral, and many farmers wept as they dug up the miserable and rotting yams. One man tied his cloth to a tree branch and hanged himself. Okonkwo remembered that tragic year with a cold shiver throughout the rest of his life. It always surprised him when he thought of it later that he did not sink under the load of despair. He knew that

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    Submitted: April 28, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Western History

    Western History

    There is no doubt that Napoleon had a major impact on the post French revolution period. First I will describe negative impact he had on France and western Europe then I will discuss the positive impact Napoleon had on France and western Europe. Napoleon became the first consul in 1799 and helped overthrow the government he once helped build. Napoleon set out to secure his position of power by eliminating all of his enemies and

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    Submitted: April 30, 2010 By: Monika
  • The Fall of the House of Usher

    The Fall of the House of Usher

    "The Fall of the House of Usher" Summary The narrator approaches the House of Usher on a "dull, dark, and soundless day." This house--the estate of his boyhood friend, Roderick Usher--is very gloomy and mysterious. The narrator writes that the house seems to have collected an evil and diseased atmosphere from the decaying trees and murky ponds around it. He notes, however, that although the house itself is decaying in pieces (for example, individual stones

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    Submitted: May 1, 2010 By: Tasha
  • All Quiet on the Western Front

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    SOLDIERS TAKE ON CHARACTERISTICS OF BEASTS Throughout history, there has always been wars. Whether it was about pride, money, or territories, they all have one thing in common. All the soldiers in these wars have taken on characteristics of animals. "Only by doing so can a soldier survive. This is true in any war situation."1 They become vicious, braver, protective, develop better senses, and after the war, they do not want to remember what happened

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    Submitted: May 1, 2010 By: Janna
  • Dehumanization of Warfare - All Quiet on the Western Front

    Dehumanization of Warfare - All Quiet on the Western Front

    "He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, science for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, senseless brutality, deplorable love-of-country stance, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignorable war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part

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    Submitted: May 2, 2010 By: July
  • Things Fall Apart

    Things Fall Apart

    Although his father was a lazy man who earned no titles in the Ibo tribe, Okonkwo is a great man in his home of Umuofia, a group of nine villages in Nigeria. Okonkwo despised his father and does everything he can to be nothing like the man. As a young man, Okonkwo began building his social status by defeating a great wrestler, propelling him into society's eye. He is hard working and shows no weakness

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    Submitted: May 3, 2010 By: Mike

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