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  • Tonkin Gulf/pleiku/ia Drang Valley

    Tonkin Gulf/pleiku/ia Drang Valley

    Tonkin Gulf On August 2, 1964, the USS Maddox was attacked by torpedoes in international waters by North Vietnamese patrol boats miles away from the North Vietnamese coast. The USS Maddox evaded a torpedo attack and chased the ships away. Two days later, on August 4th, there were reports of another attack by the North Vietnamese but the reports were wrong. The responses to these attacks were bombing raids in North Vietnam. Other bombing raids

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    Submitted: January 29, 2010 By: Mike
  • Enlightenment Versus British Political Control - the Colonial American Enlightenment Ideals Compared to the British Oppression

    Enlightenment Versus British Political Control - the Colonial American Enlightenment Ideals Compared to the British Oppression

    Enlightenment Versus British Political Control The Colonial American enlightenment ideals compared to the British oppression The development of enlightenment ideals such as equality, democracy, and religious freedom were more influential on the American colonists than the British oppression, and helped catalyst the American Revolution. The idea of equality is a strongly preached idea of enlightenment, and was one of the main points in the evolution to the American Revolution. As stated in the declaration of

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    Submitted: January 7, 2009 By: Andrew
  • A Comparative Study of the Work of the Devil

    A Comparative Study of the Work of the Devil

    It is true that the study of the devil or evil in general as a part of the world has intrigued man for centuries. This is mostly because it is something people don't have concrete proof of and is also considered taboo in our society. Yet, studies and/or story telling on the devil and his evil forces seems to have been apart of all societies since the beginning of time. Such as, Christpher Marlowe's play,

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    Submitted: January 14, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Why the Persian Gulf War Was Not Iraqs Fault

    Why the Persian Gulf War Was Not Iraqs Fault

    At 2:00 A.M. (local time) on August second 1990, Saddam Hussein sent the Iraqi military across the border into Kuwait, and sparked a war whose repercussions are still being felt. Today what eventually became known as the Persian Gulf War, featured the largest air operation in history; and a senseless destruction paralleled only to Danzig or Hiroshima. Even though Saddam was the one who physically invaded Kuwait, is balking at United Nations resolutions, and is

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    Submitted: February 16, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Persian Gulf War - the Feat of the Western Countries

    Persian Gulf War - the Feat of the Western Countries

    Persian Gulf War-the Feat of the Western Countries Essay submitted by Unknown On August 2nd, 1990 Iraqi military forces invaded and occupied the small Arab state of Kuwait. The order was given by Iraqi dictatorial president Saddam Hussein. His aim was apparently to take control Kuwait's oil reserves (despite its small size Kuwait is a huge oil producer; it has about 10 per cent of the world's oil reserves ). Iraq accused Kuwait, and also

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    Submitted: February 16, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Compare and Contrast the Hamilton and Jefferson Debates. What Was the Conflict?

    Compare and Contrast the Hamilton and Jefferson Debates. What Was the Conflict?

    Compare and contrast the Hamilton and Jefferson debates. What was the conflict? Hamilton and Jefferson were both appointed to Washington's cabinet. Hamilton was the secretary of the treasury and Jefferson became the secretary of state. Creating a cabinet was only one of several precedents set by Washington in areas where the Constituton was silent or unclear. Hamilton and Jefferson had very different opinions. This undoubtedly caused them to debate heavily during the times they served

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    Submitted: February 16, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Controversial Issues: Justifying the Persian Gulf War

    Controversial Issues: Justifying the Persian Gulf War

    Controversial Issues: Justifying the Persian Gulf War On January 16, 1991 the Gulf War had officially started, and for good reason. In August of 1990, Saddam Hussein sent armies to Kuwait, to take it over. When the United States had unwittingly given Saddam help when fighting against the Iranians, we had also given him a military that was one of the world's largest and most lethal. And so, when Saddam did not comply with the

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    Submitted: February 16, 2009 By: Vika
  • The Persian Gulf War

    The Persian Gulf War

    The Persian Gulf War The war in the Persian Gulf was a war of religious favor, cruel leadership, and greed. Desert Storm or more commonly known ass The Golf War was the same type of war that had accrued in this area for many years except for one fact. In Operation Desert Storm, it was a mix of sophisticated technology and the combined leadership and cooperation from the coalition that was used to end the

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    Submitted: February 17, 2009 By: Mikki
  • A Comparative Analysis of Roger B. Taney and Wiiliam Rehnquist

    A Comparative Analysis of Roger B. Taney and Wiiliam Rehnquist

    Roger b. Taney and William Rehnquist are two Supreme Court Justices separated by a time span of one hundred and fifty years. This distance between them means that while they may share the same views on some political issues, the majority of them will differ. Such differences have had and everlasting impact on the United States and made Taney and Rehnquist two highly recognized historical figures. In his early years, Rehnquist fluctuated between moderate and

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    Submitted: February 17, 2009 By: Steve
  • Saddam, Iraq, and the Gulf War

    Saddam, Iraq, and the Gulf War

    War, justifiable or not, is complete madness. It is hell. No matter what the cause, or what the reason is, war remains mankind's greatest source of tragedy, the plague of mankind, and the plague of this country. Our country has existed for only 200 years, a relatively short time, and already we have been involved in over eleven major wars. Four have been fought this last fifty years. We are a nation of freedom, but

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    Submitted: March 16, 2009 By: Tommy
  • King Phillip and Puwblo Revolt: Compare and Contrast

    King Phillip and Puwblo Revolt: Compare and Contrast

    5 years and nearly an entire continent separated King Philip's war from the great pueblo revolt. Compare and contrast the causes and consequences of these 2 conflicts. The Great Pueblo revolt of 1680 all started with the droughts of 1660 when the Southwest had severe drought that brought famine and disease. During this, hungry Apaches who couldn't find food on plains attacked the pueblos. This angered the people on the pueblos, but there new leader

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    Submitted: March 17, 2009 By: Anna
  • Compare & Contrast: Iroquois Constitution & U.S. Constitution

    Compare & Contrast: Iroquois Constitution & U.S. Constitution

    Tim Nelson 10/05/01 Honors English Period 2 Compare & Contrast: Iroquois Constitution & U.S. Constitution The Constitutions of both the Iroquois and the United States have similarities and differences between them. The Iroquois constitution came earlier in history than the U.S one did. Some of the same ideas that were in the Iroquois' constitution were carried over to some of the ideas that we use in our government today. In this paper I will compare

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    Submitted: March 22, 2009 By: Top
  • Compare and Contrast Essay

    Compare and Contrast Essay

    Compare and Contrast Essay Over half of the adults in America are overweight Being overweight or obese affects your emotions Obesity is the second leading cause of death of adults 1 out of 3 kids end up with diabetes Kids who are in shape do not eat as much They also perform better in school They have more energy Able to focus on tasks better than overweight kids. Over the years America has become the

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    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Development of Iran

    Development of Iran

    Iran's economic growth in the past century clearly shows that it has not yet entered the path of sustained and expediential growth. For the last thirty years Iran has been experiencing boom and bust cycle rather than sustained growth. The close association between per capita income and per capita oil revenues suggests a reason for the fluctuating level of income. Both per capita GDP and non-oil GDP increased steadily during 1960-76 while oil income was

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    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Mike
  • Roman Empire Vs. Han Dynasty Compare and Contrast Essay

    Roman Empire Vs. Han Dynasty Compare and Contrast Essay

    Both the Roman Empire and Han Dynasty were similar in their fall, in that they suffered through significant factors like Germanic Invasions that made them decline in power. However, they both differed in how they came to great success in that Han Dynasty gained power through Legalism, where as the Roman Empire advanced along with a republic government. Both the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty became abrogated by the same conflicts. One of the

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    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Comparing Olaudah Equiano to Uncle Tomв's Cabin

    Comparing Olaudah Equiano to Uncle Tomв's Cabin

    Comparing Olaudah Equiano to Uncle Tom’s Cabin Slavery is, and was at the time, the most troubling aspect of the European project in the New World. The conquest and slaughter of the indigenous people was terrible, but not entirely out of step with the war-mongering values of 16th century Europe. But the importation of kidnapped people to create a permanent sub-class of chattel slaves to live and work among the colonists as livestock – that

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    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Yan
  • Compare and Contrast the Criminal and Civil Law

    Compare and Contrast the Criminal and Civil Law

    Civil law is concerned and deals with the relationship between individuals and relates to civil rather than criminal wrongs with the aim of compensating the suing party for such wrongs (Gibson, Rigby, Ryan & Tamsitt, 2001, p28.1). A civil action is generally brought by the party who has been injured or otherwise suffered some form of loss as the result of a wrong which only directly affected him (e.g. trespassing into private property). When a

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    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Monika
  • Compare and Contrast Northern and Southern Colonies

    Compare and Contrast Northern and Southern Colonies

    Both the New England colonies and the Southern colonies seemed as though they might be the same. They both started out with the majority of people being from England, they were both in the New World, and they were both ruled by England but, as time went on this theory was proven wrong. The New England colonies and the Southern colonies had many common characteristics but these two regions were very different geographically, politically, and

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: regina
  • Compare Malcolm X and the Debt

    Compare Malcolm X and the Debt

    INTRODUCTION This research paper seeks to review two books: The Debt: What America owes Black America by Randall Robinson and Malcolm X by Alex Haley. I will review each book individually recapping the main points and summarizing each one and then compare and contrast the different ideas and implications that were set forth in the book. I will point out the similarities such as the human suffering and struggle that each book recount but also

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Compare Contrast Religion

    Compare Contrast Religion

    Compare and Contrast essay: Christianity, Islam, and Judaism Introduction of Religions Christianity most widely distributed of the world religions, having substantial representation in all the populated continents of the globe. Its total membership may exceed 1.7 billion people. Islam, a major world religion, founded in Arabia and based on the teachings of Muhammad, who is called the Prophet. One who practices Islam is a Muslim. Muslims follow the Koran, the written revelation brought by Muhammad.

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Inclusion in Education: Comparing Pupils' Development in Special and Regular Education

    Inclusion in Education: Comparing Pupils' Development in Special and Regular Education

    Peetsma, T., Vergeer, M., Roeleveld, J., & Karsten, S. (2001). Inclusion in Education: comparing pupils' development in special and regular education. Educational Review, 53, 125-135. March 14, 2007 Longitudinal data on the differences of children’s cognitive and psychosocial development in a variety of special and mainstream schools are reported in this article. The study focuses on comparing the development of children in mainstream and special education classrooms. Originally segregation of children with special needs was

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Yan
  • Native Americans and European Compare

    Native Americans and European Compare

    Native Americans and European Compare/Contrast Essay Europeans lived a much more modern way of life than the primitive lifestyle of Native Americans. Europeans referred to themselves as “civilized” and regarded Native Americans as “savage,” “heathen,” or “barbarian.” Their interaction provoked by multiple differences led to misunderstanding and sometimes conflict. These two cultures, having been isolated from one another, exhibited an extensive variation in their ideals. Europeans and Native Americans maintained contradictory social, economic, and spiritual

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Comparing and Contrast of 19th Century Writers

    Comparing and Contrast of 19th Century Writers

    Mirroring the lives, experiences, and traditions of society in different eras of American history; Bernard Malamud, Ralph Ellison, and James Baldwin, chronicle the impressions, perspectives, and dramatizations, of three men living in three different worlds but all trying to maintain their struggles with-in. All three authors use similar methods of writing to capture the true veracity of living in America. With the use of personal conflicts with-in themselves, imagery, and finally narration and tone,

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Mike
  • Compare and Contrast a Technical Approach to Innovation

    Compare and Contrast a Technical Approach to Innovation

    Innovation has traditionally been seen as technical issue concerned only with machinery and systems. Compare and contrast this technical approach to innovation with the more knowledge-centred approaches discussed on this course. Your answer should draw upon case study evidence to critically assess the value of the two approaches. Innovation is a key element of modern business. In a world full of modern industrialised nations it is essential for big business to innovate. Ed Rhodes and

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Janna
  • Compare Dollar General’s Financial Performance with That of Family Dollar

    Compare Dollar General’s Financial Performance with That of Family Dollar

    Compare Dollar General’s financial performance with that of Family Dollar. Dollar General has been performing well financially ever since they were established in 1955. In its first 10 years of existence, Dollar General had grown to 255 stores with nearly $26 million in annual sales. In 2002, annual sales were $6.1 billion and there were 6,300 stores in 27 states in operation. Strategy shifts as well as major acquisitions allowed for Dollar General to continue

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Mike

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