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  • Causes of the American Civil War

    Causes of the American Civil War

    Causes Of The American Civil War Incomplete Essay Four years of American bloodshed on American soil. Why? The reasons are varied. From the formation of America to 1860, the people in this country were divided. This division was a result of location and personal sentiments. Peace could not continue in a country filled with quarrels that affected the common American. There is a common misconception that the American Civil War was fought only over slavery,

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Mike
  • Victory at Saratoga Marks a Turning Point in the War of Independence

    Victory at Saratoga Marks a Turning Point in the War of Independence

    17th October 1777, an overwhelming victory of the American force over British. General John Burgoyne, who is the general of the British side, and his army have surrendered and give an end to this two-week long battle in Saratoga, New York. “We are not going to lose any inch of our land to the British!” said General Horatio Gates, who is the general of the American army. Although the American army had fought a

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Causes of the Civil War

    Causes of the Civil War

    The South, which was known as the Confederate States of America, seceded from the North, which was also known as the Union, for many different reasons. The reason they wanted to succeed was because there was four decades of great sectional conflict between the two. Between the North and South there were deep economic, social, and political differences. The South wanted to become an independent nation. There were many reasons why the South wanted to

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Mike
  • Korean War

    Korean War

    The Korean War has often been referred to as the "forgotten war" because it came on the heels of World War II and was overshadowed by the Vietnam War. Korea like Vietnam, was part of the Cold War to stop the advancement of Communism in Southeast Asia. When the Communist troops of North Korea invaded the democratic Republic of South Korea, the United States became involved through a promise of support given to the president

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Janna
  • The Civil War

    The Civil War

    Background The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 was a Federal law which was written with the intention of enforcing a section of the United States Constitution that required the return of runaway slaves. It sought to force the authorities in free states to return fugitive slaves to their masters. In practice, however, the law was rarely enforced because the northern states were against slavery. The act protected property rights of white slave-owners while violating the

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Vika
  • Culture Bound Syndrome

    Culture Bound Syndrome

    Windigo Culture Bound Syndrome (CBS) is defined by the DSM-IV as recurrent, locally specific patterns of deviant behavior and troubling experience that may or may not be linked to a particular DSM-IV diagnostic category. Such patterns of behavior are indigenously considered to be an "illness" or at least an affliction, and most have names specific to the region or culture in which they originate. Many CBSs are not literally syndromes; they are more like ways

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Janna
  • Compare and Contrast the Strategies of War Planning and Business Planning. What Internal (micro) and External (macro) Environmental Factors or Forces Are Considered Important for the Success of Planning in Business and War?

    Compare and Contrast the Strategies of War Planning and Business Planning. What Internal (micro) and External (macro) Environmental Factors or Forces Are Considered Important for the Success of Planning in Business and War?

    There are a many similarities between military and business planning. The definitions of military and business planning are similar and/or have the same core processes--although they may be called something different. The Army defines planning “as a continuous process in preparation for future assigned or assumed tasks.” Further, “[planning] involves a detailed and systematic examination of all aspects of contemplated operations.” An additional business definition of planning includes, “defining the ends to be achieved and

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Yan
  • Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome

    Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome

    Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome Some of you may remember back in 1995 a story covered on about every news station about a young girl named Jennifer Bush who had been hospitalized 200 times and had undergone over 40 surgeries including the removal of most of her intestines. By the time she was eight years old. Or what about a story that wasn't on the news about a young boy who lived down the street from

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Concept of War

    The Concept of War

    The Concept of War How many people know someone who is in the military or has been in the military? Almost everyone does. People may not be affected by the immediate ramifications of war but almost every one is affected by the war in some way. Every one holds their own opinions of war and how wars should be handled. In today’s world war has become very much a part of every day life. We

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: regina
  • The War 1812

    The War 1812

    From the end of the American Revolution in 1783, the United States had been irritated by the failure of the British to withdraw from American territory along the Great Lakes, their backing of the Indians on America's frontiers and their unwillingness to sign commercial agreements favorable to the United States. American resentment grew during the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802) and the Napoleonic Wars (1803-15), in which Britain and France were the main combatants. In time,

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Life in the U.S. After World War I

    Life in the U.S. After World War I

    Life in the U.S. After World War I World War I which was known as a war that ended all the other wars and as the Great War finally came to an end in 1918 changing life in many countries especially in the United States of America either in a negative or positive way. World War I was a war fought from the years 1914 to 1918 in Europe between members of the Triple

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Yan
  • War Essay

    War Essay

    War War is an ugly thing that makes men do crazy thing. Not only is it overqualified that it fills the mind of boys with of becoming heroes and fight to the death for one country. In addition, when the boys get there they find that war is not all it supposes to be. In addition, to survive they have to become beasts. You find a lot of this in All Quiet on the Western

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Artur
  • We Cannot Understand War Without Understanding Culture

    We Cannot Understand War Without Understanding Culture

    “We cannot understand war without understanding culture” “Involvement in two world wars and the Cold War transformed America into a “crusader state” convinced of the superiority of its institutions and way of life and intent on imposing them on the outside world. ” Whether fought at home or abroad every war is to impact all parties involved. Such example of staggering influence on one country’s culture is no more evident then in America’s involvement in

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Why We Can’t Forget World War 2

    Why We Can’t Forget World War 2

    I am sure that much of what happened in World War II, not only to Jews of course, But also to Germans and other nationalities from all over Europe who experienced the war and its aftermath in their own country, is still influencing the psyche and the politics of millions of people, even of the younger generations, who are not really conscious on a first-hand basis of what actually took place, World War II impact

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Top
  • Conscientious Objectors of World War I

    Conscientious Objectors of World War I

    There were many groups and members of American society who objected to World War I. Recent immigrants, Irish immigrants, socialists, midwestern progressives and populists, and even parents of young men are a few of the members and groups who opposed the war. Moral and religious reasons contribute to the underlying reason as to why young men tried to avoid and even refuse the war draft. Many recent immigrants from the Central Powers countries and regions

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Spanish-American War

    Spanish-American War

    The Spanish American War Nationalists in Cuba had been resisting Spanish rule since 1895. The Americans had become increasingly sorry for the Cubans mainly because of the numerous news reports about Spanish brutality. Local New York newspapers like the New York Journal and New York World exaggerated and even made up stories about the Spanish military coming down on the Cuban rebels. These intense newspaper writings, called yellow journalism, convinced much of the American public

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Jack
  • Civil War Questions

    Civil War Questions

    Q1. Societies strict rules about who is allowed to move up in the ranks of the army seriously impaired their being many qualified leaders. The nobles that were leading the army were not always the most qualified for the job. They did not base moving up in the ranks by skill or intelligence, which probably caused a lot of armies to miss out on some great leaders. One example of a leader who could have

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Analysis of the Cold War

    Analysis of the Cold War

    Analysis of The Cold War When World War II in Europe came to an end on May 7, 1945, a new war was just beginning. This war became known as the Cold War and was between the two world superpowers, the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR). The Cold War lasted from 1945 to 1991. Fears between the two nations, which started in World War I, and grew in World War II, caused

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Japanese-American Internment Camps During World War 1

    Japanese-American Internment Camps During World War 1

    We think of Franklin D. Roosevelt as one of our greatest presidents. We see Roosevelt as the president that helped the American people regain faith in themselves, especially at the depth of the great Depression. They say he brought hope as he promised prompt, vigorous action after asserting this statement, “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” But no one looks back to notice Roosevelt to be the president who signed an

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Artur
  • Civil War

    Civil War

    civil war on sdfshjAlthough the American Civil War mainly occurred because of slavery, the fact is that slavery had a lot to do with economic and social issues. By the year of 1860, the North and the South was developed into extremely different sections. There was opposing social, economic, and political points of view, starting back into colonial periods, and it slowly drove the two regions farther in separate directions. The two sections tried to

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: regina
  • Why War?

    Why War?

    Why War? Is war inevitable? It appears that the answer to this question is yes. However, war is unpredictable and must be studied based on individual circumstances, actions taken, and reactions. States disagree with each other on many subjects and conflicts arise often. To answer this question, we must first examine the causes of a conflict, evaluate the outcome and determine any alternatives that may exist. Then we can analyze some alternative theoretical outcomes compared

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Max
  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War

    The French and Indian was a turning point in the American Revolution, and involved various countries around the globe. Many changes in the political lifestyle helped changed the colonies immensely. America wanted its independence more than ever after events that sparked a great shift between the 13 colonies and its mother country. Economic affairs were increasing because of the war and the need for products that the Americans were able to produce. The idea of

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Victor
  • Goya’s Disasters of War

    Goya’s Disasters of War

    Francisco de Goya's series, the Disasters of War, remains one of the strongest accusations against the horrors and tragedies of war to date. Reflecting the suffocating atmosphere of violence that surrounded Spain at the time, Disasters of War attacks the senselessness of war itself and makes a desperate appeal to all that is good in man. Although sources are unanimous in asserting that Goya was not physically in the midst of any actual violence, Goya

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: July
  • The Iraq War

    The Iraq War

    The Iraq War The Iraq war, probably one of the most controversy topics of the last 2 years. There are many people that believe that the war wasn't totally needed and that George W. Bush just wanted to finish what his Dad, George Bush did not. I on the other hand believe that the war was needed because, it took Saddam Hussein out of power, it was another step in the war against terrorism and

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Stenly
  • The Wars in 1977

    The Wars in 1977

    Symbolism (The Wars) Since the appearance of The Wars in 1977, readers have been quick to point out the rich patterns of symbolism in the novel. This abundance of meaningful images is part, of course, of the visual appeal of the novel; as Timothy Findley once commented in an interview, "Everything in that book has a life of its own. It's a carrier too -- all the objects are carriers of someone else's spirit" (Aitken

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Fatih