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For the more vital of resources and items needed by the RGA, including the more powerful MAFVs and related components, along with the synthetic fuel used to power them, the vast number of Wehrmacht weaponry and cartridges, pickup trucks and transports, as well as other heavy ordnance had to be built by the Remnants. Through … Read more
“For Justice!” Superman lets out a warcry, immediately throwing himself at his armoured archnemesis, sending them both into the mountain behind the ruined castle with a loud crash. I guess… that was our cue, I assume, selecting my target amongst the Young Justice clones. Also, I’m guessing that the JL is taking down Luthor’s gang, … Read more
July 28, 1914 would be the beginning of what was called World War I or “The Great War” because it was meant to be the war to end all wars. Until September 1, 1939 when the inevitable World War II broke out and to this day there is still no one event which is said … Read more
Francis Ford Coppola is an emblematic face for the American auteur. To illustrate this point, the main characters in The Conversation and Apocalypse Now serve as perfect models for Coppola’s placement within the first and second phases of the New Hollywood Cinema (NHC) and for highlighting his auteur qualities in creating relatable characters who undergo … Read more
In the twenty first century, people are classified into various categories. Two of the categories are, the Boomers and the Millennials. Boomers are the group of people born during the Baby Boom, which occurred from the mid 1940s to the early 1960s. In the 1950s, the United States experienced a marked economic growth with an … Read more
An often forgotten aspect of the home front, the United States detained more than 400,000 Axis prisoners in rural camps during the war. According to the provisions as agreed upon by the Geneva Convention, POWs could work if they received pay and their employment did not contribute directly to the war effort. To help alleviate … Read more
All Were there any injury phases on the people who survived the Atomic Bomb horrific? The injury phases on the people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki who survived The Atomic Bomb were horrific because most people were instantly vaporized or had the high risk of Cancers,Blood Disorders, and Tumors. There were also risks of being badly … Read more
World War I’s powerful and long lasting impact affected people all over the world. A significant figure from the literature of World War I, Wilfred Owen, expressed his powerful thoughts on the war in his writing. Owen had experience in the war as a soldier himself which made him particularly noteworthy. He noted many hardships … Read more
Coming just two decades after the last great global conflict, the Second World War was the most widespread and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries and resulting in more than 50 million military and civilian deaths. The war had affected many other countries other than just Germany. Ones of those countries being … Read more
The story from my family is about my great uncle, William Douglas Brewer, who survived being torpedoed in the Mediterranean by German pilots. During WWII, he was in the Navy serving on the U. S. S. Lansdale as a rank of E5. When the U. S. S. Lansdale sank having a life preserver is what … Read more
In the totalitarian future of 1984 by Orwell the ruling party controls it’s people by means of repression, inclusive management over language and history, and utter manipulation of individual ideas and thoughts. The party’s strength is received by it’s power over the people and as a result the people believing in the party. With the … Read more
In this essay I am going to discuss the ways in which film has been used for war propaganda by concentrating on post 9/11 war films. I will first offer a look into the history of film propaganda by giving early examples and why film is a useful tool when it comes to propaganda. First … Read more
My chosen historical character is Adolf Hitler. He was once a wicked man on this planet, during Holocaust and World War 11 the war that is well known around the world. These wars were his intentions and plans, the impact of this war cause lots of lives losses and also lots of injured peoples. At … Read more
During the early stages of the First World War, technology was progressing and it particularly obvious in aircraft. New forms of aviation were introduced such as zeppelins and aeroplanes. As the war came to an end, airships were replaced with the extensive use of zeppelins. The use of aeroplanes and zeppelins was a potent part … Read more
My chosen historical character is Adolf Hitler. He was once a wicked man on this planet, during Holocaust and World War 11 the war that is well known around the world. These wars were his intentions and plans, the impact of this war cause lots of lives losses and also lots of injured peoples. At … Read more
During the early stages of the First World War, technology was progressing and it particularly obvious in aircraft. New forms of aviation were introduced such as zeppelins and aeroplanes. As the war came to an end, airships were replaced with the extensive use of zeppelins. The use of aeroplanes and zeppelins was a potent part … Read more
In 2016 the United States will elect a new president. As the campaigns of each candidate hits full stride the voters are bombarded by ideals of American nationalism, rallying members of the respective party to their cause. Nationalism in any form can be both a good and bad aspect of a State’s identity. What a … Read more
Due to the local naval bases and the strong maritime trade, the San Francisco Bay Area became one of the leading centers for the development of radio and radar. Bell Labs was back east, in New York and New Jersey, but around the San Francisco Bay was perhaps the highest concentration of amateur or “ham” … Read more
With the termination of World War II in 1945, millions of military veterans flooded the United States with hopes and ambitions for the future. However, these veterans required assistance in order to achieve their goals of returning to their pre-war lives. Long before the end of the war, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his advisors were … Read more
September 1781. The south had lost major strongholds in Savannah, Charleston and Camden. The battle was starting to turn in Georgia and South Carolina which forced the British north. The global superpower of Great Britain was involved in the American Revolution in full force as well as, First Anglo-Maratha War, Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, and the … Read more
Wernher Von Braun, a German, American, aerospace engineer and space architect. He invented two of the most important rockets in the history of rockets, the V-2 and the Saturn V. Both of these rockets were very important to the development and furtherment of Missiles and Space Travel. Von Braun was born in 1912 in the … Read more
Many may think of the French revolution as bloody and uncivilized, others may think of it as a major turning point in the development of western ideals, however; objectively, both views are valid and transition to the heir of the French empire after the revolution. Napoleon. This man, like the revolution he helped in creating, … Read more
Iran, a beautiful country, is like a rose; it has it’s thorns. One of these major thorns is the fact that they have nuclear power and could be planning on using it to attack the west or even their neighbors. That is why the United States proposed a deal with iran, the deal is to … Read more
When I saw Dan Brown’s quote “History is always written by winners”, it made me think whether he was correct; is history only written by winners? If so, is there bias in history because it is only written by winners? My real life situation is that Taiwanese history textbooks show bias in the information included … Read more
The balance of power in Europe was completely torn apart when to everyone’s surprise France fell to the Third Reich in a matter of six short weeks. On June 22, 1940, the French government officially surrendered to the Third Reich when signing an armistice that ultimately divided France. This allowed Germany to occupy the North … Read more
The power that airplanes held in a time of war, was very different then all the other vessels that where used during conflict. For example, ground troops, tanks and ships as “The access [an airplane] provides makes it a faster, more flexible, and more precise than any other form of military power. ” Before the … Read more
As long as humans have been on this earth there has been war. The idea of world peace is a dead theory if you look deeply into the past of civilization. It’s almost as if death and destruction follows the human race. The land of the free, or the United States, wasn’t always this free, … Read more
Segregation during World War II was at its lowest point in history, but one group called the Triple Nickles worked through it and became highly tuned fighting machines, never getting to show their worth in the front lines of the war. The African Americans of the 555th trained the same if not more than the … Read more
The Wartime Boom help shaped the history and growth in Oakland and the American history for that matter. This economic boom brought World War II the much-needed relief from the Great Depression of the 1930s. The Wartime Boom had a great impact the city of Oakland in particular: Oakland’s productive port, the largest seaport in … Read more
Maryland, Eisenhower became close to George S. Patton, Both Eisenhower and Patton distributed articles in 1920 pushing that the Army to improve utilization of tanks to keep a redundancy of the static and ruinous trench fighting of World War I. Be that as it may, Army experts considered Eisenhower resistant instead of visionary and undermined … Read more
“A picture is worth a thousand words,” is a common thought of art examiners. Nonetheless, people may not realize that art’s words extend beyond the canvas. A painting converses with an admirer about its artistic qualities, but it says much more. The words a painting evokes describe the social, economic, and political conditions of its … Read more
Chaos: The New Order The will to defy order in society spurs chaos, but eventually, this chaos emerges as the new order. Chaos and order seem to contrast by definition. However, I hypothesize that chaos and order both reinforce each other after analyzing Like Water for Chocolate, by Laura Esquivel, and Oryx and Crake, by … Read more
The 1960s were a tumultuous time for all Americans, regardless of their race, gender, or beliefs. They were an era of dramatic change and they helped shape the modern world into what it is today. Needless to say, a lot went on in this short period of time, and one the era’s most important issues … Read more
Sidorick, Daniel. Condensed Capitalism: Campbell Soup and the Pursuit of Cheap Production in the Twentieth Century. Ithaca: ILR Press/Cornell University Press, 2009. Daniel Sidorick chronicles the illustrious and controversial history of the Campbell’s Soup Company that was based in Camden, New Jersey for 122 years. Condensed Capitalism details the history of the factory, led by … Read more
Throughout history, economics have changed drastically. The Roaring 20’s and Great Depression defined our country, The United States, and impacted everyone differently. The Roaring 20’s, otherwise known as the Age of Intolerance, was an age of social and political change. It was only the beginning of many inventions that sent American into the modern age. … Read more
There comes time in the history of our world, where a quote defines and embodies the actual event. Some people remember both when both President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Present George W. Bush said those famous words regarding the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, by … Read more
It was the beginning of one of the most significant battles on the Pacific Front of World War II. The Battle of the Guadalcanal took place on August 7th of 1942, when the United States Marines landed on the Guadalcanal. The landing at the Guadalcanal was unchallenged and it took Americans six months to defeat … Read more
Kenneth Slessor (1901-1971) is famous for his poetry, and in such, has become one of Australia’s leading poets. He is known notably for the engagement with modernist influences into Australian poetry and his dismissive attitude towards bush balladists, including the likes of Banjo Patterson. His use of a modernist influence is an attempt to relate … Read more
Markus Zusak is an Australian author best known for writing The Book Thief. The Book Thief is narrated by Death and is the story of Liesel Meminger, a nine year old German girl who goes to live with her foster parents, Rosa and Hans Hubermann in Molching. The Book Thief takes place in 1939, right … Read more
Robert Cromie, author of The Great Chicago Fire, was very informed on the subject of this book because of his excellent educational background and later careers. Cromie was a graduate of Oberlin College in Ohio. During his college years he mainly studied history. He would later join the Chicago Tribune where he would become a … Read more
“A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him” General Douglas MacArthur, a five-star general, proved his own statement to be true. By the end of his career Douglas Macarthur was the most successful general of that time, the upbringing, personality and life events Douglas MacArthur … Read more
Have you ever stopped to think about how fortunate you are and how facile survival is for you? Survival means to manage to stay alive in any situation using whatever methods required to maintain yourself alive. Today, there are numerous people who have to survive by escaping their homes because of wars occurring there, such … Read more
Abraham Lincoln once said, “My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth”(Lincoln qtd. in “Abraham”). It is not too late to achieve this dream. The Constitution clearly states in the preamble that the sole purpose of the U. S. government … Read more
Questions: Is this taking place during a war? What war? World War II? “the site of the last bomb of the first blitz” What do you think is the significance of this quote, “destruction after all is a form of creation. ” The quote is saying destruction is a form of creation because when you … Read more
Imperialism is a system where one powerful nation controls one or more colonies. They have control over other colonies mostly because they forcibly took it through war or political strategies. A military order is often present in that colony to maintain order and suppress revolution and protest of any kind. Before WW1 British had the … Read more
The United States’ decision to bomb two cities of Japan, which we’re Nagasaki and Hiroshima, was not at all justified. Many people know that Japan deliberately attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, in order to strategically weaken the American Naval Base. However, the United States’ decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and … Read more
World War II was not a small battle with little loss, it was a complex war that consisted of many separate smaller battles and almost every country was involved. The battle I chose, that contributed to World War II, is the Battle of Guadalcanal. I chose this battle, due to my family connections to Guadalcanal. … Read more
Fatigue. Explosions. Blood. Guts. Death. These are only a few of the horrid images that the World War I soldiers endeavoured. Serving in war is not for the faint of heart or those considered not able to stomach the sight of gore and dead bodies every step. In the story, All Quiet on the Western … Read more
The federal government as a system of governance tends to divide power between two parties, that is, the national government that is stronger and the local government which is smaller in size. The two states administered their authority directly through their officials and laws as well. It had a part to play in the domestic … Read more
Thomas Bruscino is an author the book “A Nation Forged in War,” where he discusses the events America faced and went through during a time where Americans were prejudice towards another’s religion, race, and ethnicity. The united states were a divided place with no hope to change until the U. S. was brought to war … Read more
