Essays on War

In "Some Moral Minima," Lenn Goodman argues that there are certain things that are simply wrong. Do you think Goodman is right? Using specific examples, explore the challenges Goodman presents to relativism. Determine whether you think there are such universal moral requirements, and defend your answer in a well-argued three-page paper.

Lenn Goodman is correct that by modern legal and ethical standards, certain actions like murder, rape, genocide, wars of aggression, use of weapons of mass destruction, and slavery are always wrong. To be sure, they were widely practiced in the past and still exist in the present, but ...

Quindlen (218) narrates about the battle on poverty, describing it as the battle that has not yet been won. She starts the narration by indicating that Lyndon B. Johnson declared the war on poverty in 1964, arguing that America was capable of overcoming the problem. True to this, the people acted and the poverty levels were decreased by significant levels. This was attributed to the statement that the 1 out of 5 Americans was living in poor conditions. However, in the following years, the egocentricity of the people took over and the ratio of the poor people rose again. ...

The dramatic dynamics to the today’s ideas and cultural practices can be traced back from the explorations and discoveries which took place five centuries ago. The exploration of the new world is driven by curiosity and demand for goods and resources as famine, war and diseases have become inseparable with mankind.

The Darwin’s discovery on origin of species in 1859 opened up anthropology, geology and paleontology. During World War 1, the Germans invented U-boat for breathing in deep submersion and propulsion. They were later standardized into naval warfare ships and diving gears with modern technology e.g. remote ...

Sometimes, it only takes one great act in history, or one great story for a hero to emerge. Such is the case with the Greek story Iliad, and the historical events in Jerusalem during the time of the crusades. To say that the heroes of these stories do not have anything in common, is a denial of the natural order of things. Both have somehow made a stamp in history, and both are touted as heroes, even up to this day.

Achilles is one of the many heroes in the Greek story ...

It has remarked by president Obama that the Great Recession (2008-10) is the greatest economic recession since the Great Depression. It is fascinating to use marginal tax rate for different regimes in order to explain what happened in each of these periods. From the table on the highest marginal tax rates, the top marginal rates for the four-year period prior to the Great Depression was relatively low with a highest of 25 percent in 1932. The major cause of the depression is attributable to the fiscal policies employed by the federal government. After keeping the interest rates artificially low ...

For a long time in the American history, political freedom and peoples’ wants have been in constant conflict. Among the first American political parties include the Democratic-Republicans and the Federalists. These two political parties were in opposition to each other’s ideologies. Both of them had different policies and ways of governing the people. Whereas the Federalists were preferential to a central government that was strong: with the capacity to take control over the trading activities, make agreements, collect taxes, and declare war, the Democratic-Republicans tried to regulate the national government responsibilities, giving preferentiality to local control. This paper ...

In times of war, the need for leadership within organizations becomes particularly important, because the decisions do not typically affect balance sheets or income statements; instead, they can result in the loss of human life, and even a change in a country’s government, if that country ends up losing a war as a result of poor decisions. The leadership that Lt. General William H. Tunner showed in the Hump and Berlin airlifts, as well as in later transport operations, showed the benefits and disadvantages of his particular leadership style. While his own personal strengths helped him manage operations ...

After the Second Industrial Revolution

The effect of fast communication technologies on International Relations after the Second Industrial Revolution (SRI) has been discussed from the point of view of learning about other people. SRI began the process of communication globalization as it exists today. The foundation for the development of new materials and technologies was laid during from approximately 1870 to 1914. The ability to communicate using reliable, efficient and fast technology has blurred nations’ borders around the world. The SIR brought a new way of packaging different materials and technologies into one important invention, the telegraph. The International Relations between nations was offered ...

The glider designs of George Cayley and Otto Lilienthal were a far cry from the technological sophistication of space flight, and 19th-century designs established basic principles still present in the design of the space shuttle. Mechanization, which started with the Wright brothers, powered flight, giving substance to the age-old human dream of manned flight. War and the onset of commercial flight produced massive improvements in aeronautical design and logistical advances. In the modern era, the very concept of flight has taken mankind into space and inspired plans for manned space travel.

The Arc of Progress: Flight and the Evolution of Aeronautical Technology

In 1810, British inventor George Cayley published a paper that would have a profound influence on human history. Cayley’s paper was a unique hybrid of aeronautics and a practical treatment of the physical mechanics of flight, in which he argued that lift is generated by low pressure on the upper surface of the wing and that curved surfaces are more efficient in producing lift than a flat surface (Sussman, p. 136). Whereas other inventors and scientists had postulated variations on this theme, Cayley argued that lift could be directed and stabilized by adding a steering rudder on the craft’s tail to control motion and a horizontal, movable flap to regulate vertical movement (p. 136). Other subsequent modifications enabled Cayley to construct a workable glider model that flew successfully hundreds of feet above the ground in 1853. It would be decades before the first mechanized flight would prove the genius of Cayley’s concept, but Victorian England witnessed the first application of flight technology.

Wilbur and Orville Wright added a second wing to their early-20th-century design, which gave their new bi-plane added lift. However, it was the addition of a small engine that made possible the force necessary to produce what could truly be called flight (Sussman, p. 137). German inventor Otto Lilienthal’s Practical Experiments for the Development of Human Flight inspired the Wright brothers’ seminal design (Inventor’s Gallery, 2012). Lilienthal proposed a series of conditions conducive to producing flight for his glider design. These conditions, such as starting from a flat surface with a “sailing apparatus very like the outspread pinions of a soaring bird,” made it possible to “fly long distanceswithout taxing one’s strength at all, and this kind of free and safe motion through the air affords greater pleasure than any other kind of sport” (Lilienthal, 1896).

It was Lilienthal’s basic glider concept that the Wright brothers used in their own design. Late-19th century America was home to a strong environment of technological invention, highlighted by developments such as the mechanized “horseless” carriage. Innovation set the Americans apart, and the Wrights were on the cutting edge. Like Lilienthal, they were more concerned with how to sustain flight and with what happened aerodynamically during flight, than with the particulars of getting a craft off the ground (Galison and Roland, p. 325). While the Wrights learned from and drew on the work of Lilienthal and Cayley, it was the brothers’ own unique approach to experimentation that set them apart. They constructed a rudimentary wind tunnel, which produced experimental results they used to develop a propeller and engine that would produce the first mechanized flight in 1903 (p. 325).

Contemporaries of the Wrights improved on their design. Inventor Glenn Curtiss, in particular, was able to design a superior means for lateral motion during flight by improving on the ailerons, the basic design of which is still used in modern airliners today (Galison and Roland, p. 325-26). Less than 20 years after the Wright brothers’ successful experiment at Kitty Hawk, N.C., more than 200 companies formed by inventors like Curtiss and the Wrights were producing their own designs and innovations (p. 327). In Europe, the flight of Roland Garros across the Mediterranean in 1913 was indicative of further improvements on the Wrights’ design and, by the end of World War I, aircraft/flight technology had made another significant leap forward. In France, more than 60,000 highly maneuverable aircraft were produced (Unikoski, 2009). One of the most notable technological advances made during the first world war concerned the propeller, which was changed to face forward rather than backward, a “tractor” design that proved more reliable and produced a higher-performance craft (Unikoski, 2009). In another notable advance, the rotary engine had been succeeded by the more powerful in-line water-cooled engine (2009).

In 1935, California-based Douglas Aircraft successfully tested the DC-3, the sleekest, most powerful commercially produced aircraft yet seen. Douglas engineers gave the DC-3 a wider, rounder fuselage than previous iterations, as well as increased wing area, gross weight and engine power (Spenser, p. 127). Approximately 25 years after the end of World War I, global conflict again produced technological improvements in flight technology. The onset of war in Europe and the Pacific led Douglas to re-purpose the DC-3 design for various war-related purposes, carried out by planes of the U.S. Air Force and the RAF. Douglas produced aircraft that “proved crucial to the war effort. Without them, the United States and its allies could not have staged logistically around the globe” (Spenser, p. 128).

Logistical developments and aircraft redesign during the war helped spur the tremendous growth in commercial airline travel after the war. The construction of airfields during the war provided a ready-made infrastructure, and the construction of four-engine-propeller planes allowed for larger designs capable of carrying more passengers than ever before (p. 128). The demands of commercial competition would place a premium on speed, a problem that required an improvement over the propeller design. During the war, when planes reached 70 percent the speed of sound shock waves formed, which pushed the center of pressure toward the rear of the craft, creating drag and negatively impacting performance (Spenser, p. 129). The advent of wing sweep helped overcome this problem.

Boeing’s modern commercial aircraft utilized new designs incorporating unparalleled degrees of wing sweep - as much as 37.5 degrees - for a faster, more efficient cruise (Sutter and Spenser, p. 93). Other advances on the 747 included 18 tires, which distributed the weight of the plane sufficiently to allow it to utilize the same concrete runways as other, smaller planes (p. 93). The overall design of post-war commercial airliners yielded more versatile, durable and faster aircraft than ever before. Other advances in aeronautics would lead to the development of rocket technology and manned space flight. NASA led the way into a new era of aeronautical exploration.

The Apollo program basically drew on the design of German rockets produced during World War II (Lewis, p. 28). These tremendously powerful versions of a decades-old design evolved into the famous Saturn 5 rocket, a veritable icon of the space program. As has so often been the case in the history of aeronautical technology, obsolescence was the order of the day: “Saturn-Apollo was already obsolete when ‘Eagle’ landed at Tranquility Base July 20, 1969” (p. 28). The space shuttle program produced the next major advance in aeronautical design with the creation of an airplane-based design that could “fly” above the earth’s atmosphere. With dimensions basically matching those of a Boeing 707, the craft was launched from a rocket pad and, at an altitude of about 50 miles, fire its rockets to achieve orbital velocity and eventually rendezvous with the international space station (Lewis, p. 29). Though this successful program has been discontinued, legislation passed in 2010 authorized NASA to work on a manned flight to Mars, a mission that will doubtless produce unprecedented aeronautical technologies.

References

Galison, P. and Roland, A. (2000). Atmospheric Flight in the 20th Century. New York: Springer Publishing.
Lewis, R.S. “Evolution in NASA: Loss and Cost of Transition.” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, April 1970, pp. 28-29.
Lilienthal, O. “Practical Experiments for the Development of Human Flight.” The Aeronautical Annual, 1896, pp. 7-20.
Spenser, J. (2008). The Airplane: How Ideas Gave Us Wings. New York: Harper-Collins.
Sussman, H.L. (2009). Victorian Technology: Invention, Innovation, and the Rise of the Machine. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
Sutter, J. and Spenser, J. (2007). 747: Creating the World’s First Jumbo Jet and Other
Adventures from a Life in Aviation. New York: Harper Collins.
Unikoski, Ari. “The War in the Air – Summary of the Air War.” Firstworldwar.com – A
Multimedia History of the First World War. Web. http://www.firstworldwar.com. 2009.

Gustav Stresemann is a name familiar in Germany not only because the man who owns it was its chancellor from August 1923- November 1923 or even because he stayed on as the country's foreign minister until 1929, when he died. Although needless to say these factors contribute significantly to his popularity, he was a man known to have stood up for his country at a moment when it needed people like him the most. After the First World War, Germany was in grave trouble. It had lost its international reputation, it was blamed for the start of the war, ...

1. The term Share cropping refers to an agricultural system of sharing the land between landlord and tenant wherein landlord permits tenant or a farmer to use his land in lieu of a certain percentage of the crop production on the shared land. This system was widely practiced during the era of civil war in America and the main reason of this system was abolition of slavery in southern parts of America. Once slavery was eliminated, it became difficult for landlords to continue the cotton plantation. They had huge amount of land but the laborers were not available to ...

Towards a Newer Laocoon

Every single art can have a dominant role. If a particular artwork seems to be more dominating than most of the other artworks, that particular artwork could be a prototype that other artists could use in developing their art. This is what typically happens no matter how much an artist may deny it. They usually adopt ideas from other artist, use them as prototype and make their own ideas and then apply such to their own artworks. Although some characteristics could be imitated, it could still be called unique. The cycle goes on and on until a new generation ...

1) Athens and Sparta were the main city-states of Ancient Greece. Between the VI and V centuries B.C., they contended about the political and military domination over the entire Greek territory. The only feature they had in common was the fact that they were both “polis”, Greek city-states. However, Athens and Sparta were completely different in terms of their political, social and cultural systems. According to Laveck (2010), Sparta, also known as “Lacedemonia”, was founded in the XIII century B.C. The city-state Sparta was born through the merge of four Doric tribes. During the VII century B.C., Sparta started ...

1) Why does Fussell “thank God” for the atom bomb? What role does his own experience of history play in shaping his views as an historian?

Fussell recounts (Fussell, 452) that an invasion was planned for Japan which would have resulted in an enormous number of civilian and military deaths from all sides. Former Pfc. E.B. Sledge is quoted in Fussell’s article as writing, “[Every Japanese] soldier, civilian, woman, and child would fight to the death with whatever weapons they had, rifle, grenade, or bamboo spear.” Fussell himself was destined to be part of that invasion, writing that “ ...

In 1760, King George III took reign of England, making quite a few controversial decisions along the way. By acting more aggressively towards France, George III started to alienate the rest of Europe, and tensions started to mount between George and the Whigs, as well as other European countries. By contrast, the sociopolitical climate of the colonies at the time was incredibly harrowing - increased taxation and more and more controversial legislation on the part of England was breeding resentment among the colonists. The Sugar, Currency, Stamp and Quartering Acts of the mid-1760s, among others, were thought to be ...

In her writing, Sandra Cisneros (204) pays much attention to the issue of discrimination against women. In her article entitled ‘Only Daughter’, the author dwells heavily on the issue of women being seen as second class people after men, with even parents seeing the girl child not as valuable as the male child. To illustrate this, the author takes the reader back to her younger years where the reader learns that she was brought up in a family of a Mexican father and a Mexican-American mother. Discrimination was evident in that the girl could not play with her brothers ...

Liberalism is an important part of societal development and this is obviously part and parcel of the history of Europe in the early part of the 20th century. Perry is insistent that liberalism comes together from a variety of sources but is especially espoused in the left wing doctrines of socialism and communism.

After the First World War, ...

Lasting from 1946 until 1991, the Cold War was the longest of the 20th century s many wars and in many ways the most complicated. The last four links above document aspects of the initial phase the drawing of lines in the sand, so to speak and allow us to see something of the atmosphere of the immediate postwar years. In early 1946 George Kennan wrote a close analysis of Soviet aims and methods of achieving those aims and proposed a multi-phased strategy for the United States. 

The timeline in the first link above provides headings and a list ...

Francisco Goya’s “Third of May 1808” was one of the very first to show the ugly side of war, instead of rendering it as a glorious enterprise. The right half of the painting consists of a shaded firing squad, with a light pointing at a group of unarmed men, some of whom are already dead and dying, while others are awaiting their own volley of bullets. The lines create directional forces that move out from the boxed lamp, following the light and the hillside to the upper left, and then ...

The United States (U.S) involvement in the Second World War had profound impact on the political, social as well as the economic sectors (Bowles, 2011). Notable though was the impact the war had on the technological developments that ensued in the course of the war as well as after the war ended.

The U.S was drawn into the war after the Japanese without warning launched a surprise attack on the Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. This was the direct cause that drew the U.S into the war. The U.S had initially decided to remain neutral following the great ...

In this assignment, we meet two different views from two scholars concerning slaves’ settlement and distribution in the United States. These two views have been viewed and explained by Charles Dew and Marc Egnal. The two scholars have two different views concerning slavery in the United States especially in the 19th century, when it was declared illegal by the international community and later disbanded in the southern regions of the country where it was most dominant, after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
In his article “Apostles of Disunion”, Charles Dew said and explained the fact that the reason ...

The problem which perhaps affected the United States most during the 25 year period cited was the war in the Gulf which showed that the US remained a belligerent nation and did not actually learn the lesson of the Vietnam War, a decision which perhaps would come back to haunt the nation in the future and which was certainly realized in the September 2001 attacks. The fact that the US entered Kuwait and affronted Iraqi dictator Sadam Hussein with full military might but did not close off the job by deposing the dictator was perhaps the biggest mistake in their foreign policy which ended up haunting them in the long run (Bush, 1990).

Adding to that, the US intervention in Kuwait brought about an increased tendency to Arab militantism which was ultimately much more damaging to the American and Western psyche and which led to a huge rise in terrorist incidents across the world, largely aimed at the United States. This caused a deteriorating relationship with Israel too especially where democratic Presidents were concerned and obviously this all came about due to what could be termed as a two pronged attack on the American way of life (Bowles, 2011).
Thus the impact on the United States was substantial and rather great in that sense and what could be worse than the September 2001 attacks? All this was the eventual result of American belligerence in the Arab world where an iron fisted approach and meddling interventionism resulted in a situation where the American nation had to lose thousands of lives in the largest and most destructive terrorist act in history. This definitely contributed to America becoming a restless giant.

References:

Bowles, M. (2011). A history of the United States since 1865. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education.
Letter from President George H.W. Bush to his children on New Year’s Eve 1990 regarding his concerns about war with Iraq (1990) 
Letter from Ronald Reagan to Mikhail Gorbachev desiring a better relationship between the nations (1985) 

Introduction

This paper describes in detail on the issue of the Great Depression’s impact in Europe which contributed to fear among the people and the effects that were brought by the Depression and how it assisted the citizens of America to fight fear in their own ways. The paper analyzes on the issue in a more clarified way hence assisted us to be in the position of viewing the situation in a more thoughtful manner (Bowles, 2011). Thus, it puts the implications of the Great Depression in the manner that it influenced the American’s into what they ...

The First World War brought long term repercussions on the United States although its participation was rather limited and came quite late in the day. With President Woodrow Wilson out of office after serving two terms, the newly elected Warren Harding was not quite able to deal with the implications of the Versailles Treaty which handed out good concessions to the war’s victors such as France and Germany but was extremely harsh on the losers, Germany where the trouble in the country could only increase accordingly (Bowles 2011).

The United States also faced domestic issues at home which ...

Mexican-American war is considered to be very important event in the history of the United States. After the end of this war US enlarge their territory a lot. Consequences of this war further led to the Civil War. James Knox Polk, the eleventh President of the United States, had several reasons to start the war with Mexican government. First of all, in that time California belonged to Mexico. It was a lucrative piece of land; basically because it allowed American ships to stay at San Francisco Bay and this in turn allowed United States to trade actively wit Asia. ...

1. a. The Democratic Party must address the following question: How to protect slavery and rights of people to possess slaves?
b. By this statement the Platform means that the rights of the citizens to possess slaves are protected even in the Northern parts, which are called United States, on the premises where natives are living as well as on the expanding territories of the country
c. The article three states that the rights of citizens to possess slaves are protected in every state and territory, and this is issue is controlled by the General Government
d. The articles ...

Question 1

In the context of technological changes in the last 3 decades, the first thing coming into mind is the internet. The influence of internet on the business and the world economy is immense. The internet gave an opportunity for small businesses and world corporations equally to go global and become present on both local markets and global stocks in general. Through the e-commerce and e-banking, companies do not have to compete on the basis of geographical position and closeness to the target market. Today, businesses compete through the attractiveness and cheapness of their product, adapting to the ...

The Hollywood ten was a set of ten individuals who were pointed the finger at of being communist during the epoch of McCarthy Joseph. The House Un-American Activities Committee was undertaking investigations on various individuals on suspicions of spreading communism ideologies. A good number of people recorded statements but the ten screenwriters refused to cooperate on this issue and they were sentenced to jail for a period of twelve months for condescension of the Congress1. Besides, they were also banned from running any activities in the film industry in Hollywood. However, the ban was done away with in the ...

Clarissa's relationship with Sally Seton is one of the most interesting and controversial aspects of the novel, as it depicts a latent homosexual desire for Sally on the part of Clarissa. Clarissa and Sally had kissed at Bourton 34 years previous to that, and still remembers that as the happiest she has ever been - it was the "most exquisite moment of her whole life...Sally stopped; picked a flower, kissed her on the lips. The whole world might have turned upside down! The other's disappeared; there she was alone with Sally" (Wolff, 1925).

Clarissa's love for Sally stemmed ...

1. Introduction

The Early Modern Era in Europe started with a continuing epic of wars between religions from the previous era but by the end of the 1700s things were looking up in some ways for a chance at democratic rule in England. Religion became less and less important in military conflict as single rulers, Monarchs, became the law of the land. They were from within families such as the Hapsburg Dynasty and the Tudor Dynasty who’s Kings became powerful enough to compete for power and riches. (Perry 468). Finally one country, England, successfully implemented a Bill of ...

Introduction

Did the Africans or the Native Americans suffer the most from European invasions during 1450 to 1550? All conquered peoples suffer on a family and individual level especially if they are not part of the ruling class. But in terms of decimation of whole populations due to invasions by foreigners the Amerindians suffered more than the Africans.

Discussion

The impact on the African people of the new trading partners depended mainly on the balance between three factors, the leadership of the African states, the strategies of those leaders and the Portuguese policies ( ...

The Battle of the wilderness was fought from May 5-7 in 1864 and it took almost two days. This battle was between two Generals of the Civil war namely Ulysses S. Grant and Robert Lee. The battle was the beginning of U. S. Grant’s overland operation in opposition to Richmond. Actually it was his first war in the Virginia region as well as his first war in opposition to Robert Lee. The war was fought near the town of Richmond town which was being protected by General Robert Lee. The major objective of Grant was to capture this ...

Introduction

In the summer of 1914, a military conflict centered in Europe occurred. It was called the World War I. All the world’s great powers were involved grouped into two opposing alliances: the Allies (Triple Entente) and the Central Powers. It was a time of mobilization which resulted to unfortunate occurrences. People lost their lives and property was destroyed which led to economic downfall in many states. Technological advances during this time were inevitable as it was a great war where both groups wanted to emerge winners. By the end of the war four great powers were defeated- ...

Introduction

There are three stages of Roman history including Kingdom that lasted between 753-509BC, Republic that lasted between 509 and 27BC and Empire that lasted between 27BC and 476BC (Dill 103). The Roman Kingdom was founded by Romulus after he murdered Remus his brother. Traditionally, the city had seven kings. It is just one of Italy’s many villages which again is divided among several different language groups. It is one of the cities of Latium area, where Latin is spoken. The Roman Republic was founded in 509 BC after the last king was expelled (103). It was founded ...

Question 1.

President Wilson attempted neutrality but, as the war went on, this became more and more problematic. However, the German submarine warfare finally pushed the President to send in troops and fight the war.
The German side ruthlessly sunk a large number of ships and caused a lot of loss of property and of life. President Wilson learned of all this and, despite Germany’s claims that they would stop, they failed to do so. The president finally declared that the battle was now a war against all nations (firstworldwar.com).
The President had been attempting to remain neutral for some ...

Sociology is the general study of the society. It is a term which is seen as synonymous for it uses several methods of empherical investigation and critical analysis to come up with refine body of knowledge concerning human social activities, with the aim of applying such knowledge for the attainment of social welfare. Subject matter concerning sociology ranges from micro level of agency and interaction to macro level of social structure and systems.Interms of topics and methods, sociology has expanded its focus to subjects such as military, health and partial institution, internet and also role of the social ...

Introduction
The movies, Beowulf and The 13th Warrior had their setting in the ancient days where technology was not yet established. They were the times of swords, arrows and bows. Both movies have got characters that are not somewhat fully human. Like in Beowulf, there is a monstrous creature called Grendel while in the 13th Warrior, the antagonists are half men and half bear. This personality of being is what stimulates these two films. Both represent wars between the ordinary man and a creature that is definitely much stronger. However in both films, despite the, despite the physical advantage, ...

Question 1
In the mid 19th century, after the Second World War, Jews in the Arab countries faced the gravest ever case of human rights violation. The Arab regimes in the Middle East and northern part of Africa forced Jews to leave their homes or be held like political hostages. The Arabs came up with official statements that completely subordinated the Jews and threatened their civil, political, economic, and human rights. These actions contradicted the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Part II and Article2.1 of the covenant states that “each state party to the present covenant ...

Abstract
Leadership is very important in military in order to win battles. Leadership is the ability to influence people by providing purpose in a course of action, direction and motivation and at the same time operating to achieve the intended mission in order to improve the society.
In military, leadership is a decisive element to achieve battle field success. A good military leader should assist an army in overcoming adversary since leadership is the driving force behind the structural factors that a nation can provide to its military commanders that necessitates the winning battles. A good army leader prepares ...

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was signed in April 4, 1949. NATO is an intergovernmental military alliance, which has its headquarters at Brussels, Belgium, and it is based on the North Atlantic treaty or agreement. The organization has a collective defense system where member countries mutually agree on the defense mechanism in response to the external attacks (Andreas et al 76)
The presence of NATO in Afghanistan has been beneficial to the Middle East though some people argue that it has increased conflicts and misunderstanding than before. The NATO ongoing operation in Afghanistan and Iraq has enhanced strategic ...

The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier does not but tells us a story of a teenage boy, who dares to fight and withstand cruelty and humiliation at school, caused by the school gang, The Vigils. Jerry Renault, a freshman at Trinity High School, finds strength to give a dare to the established system at school, stirring up a rebellion against cruelty. Undoubtedly, this very book is always timely, as it proves that each and every person can at least try to break the system, try to break the wall of humiliation and mockery in order not to lose honour ...

What challenges, if any, did colonialism and the cold war pose to the United Nations at its inception in 1945? Use specific examples to illustrate your answer.
The world has gone through two serious world wars. The negative effects of first and second world, wars are still eminent. Most of the countries that actively took part in the second world wars lost their economic superiority due to repeated bomb attacks. The Allied victory against the axis brought the eagerly awaited peace. The allied forces convened several meetings that came up with the United Nations organisation. The frictions between the ...

The painting was done by Jacques Louis David back in 1974, and later was accredited for having spurred up the French revolution. It depicts a man (Horatius) standing between a group of three men (his sons) and women holding three swords above the heads of the three men. The three men are dressed like soldiers symbolizing authority. The man in the middle with the three swords is having his back facing the women which symbolizes that women are not important in the struggle to unchain the society from the manacles of a war threat. The women let their emotions ...

A journey through the history ...

The Algerian War – A background

The war started by France in order to maintain her colonies in Algeria in the Early 1950’s had a disastrous end in 1962, this had a great impact on both France and Algeria in terms of political and social environment and there were lot of activities that happened during this period made a history Martin Windrow, Mike Chappell (1997, 41-48).

The primary impact was on the Military Troops and Civilians of both Algeria and France, this was responsible to destroy the ...

Introduction

As engraved on the tombstone "A Soldier of the Revolution', Joseph Plumb Martin was indeed an ordinary soldier who died amidst poverty in 1850. He was an ordinary person who served bravely in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He is best known for his memoir titled 'A Narrative of Some of the Adventures, Dangers and Sufferings of a Revolutionary Soldier', which was first published anonymously in 1830. In this memoir, he gave a vivid account of all that transpired in the battlefield in front of his eyes. His account of war is devoid of any embellishment of ...

Response to Text Essay

ESL 1068 001
In an article titled “Asmara Journal: In Peace, Women Warriors Rank Low,” (1996) written by James C. McKinley and in the article titled, “Women at War” released by the Glamour magazine in (1991) evaluates the experience of several women who participated in War. War is usually associated with male’s experiences, so these articles provide a novel experience of war. “Asmara Journal: In Peace, Women Warriors Rank Low” shows the experiences of women who fought beside men in a rebel army to free land from Ethiopia in 1991. “Woman at War” is a depiction of what ...

After the end of the World War II, tensions developed between the two biggest nations of the world. The United States and the Soviet Union was involved in the most intense rivalry ever documented. This rivalry between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. would continue for the next twenty years after this war. The war was based on suspicions, sharp tensions and several global events that almost brought these two superpowers to war. These global events included the Cuban Missile Crisis, Hungary, Vietnam wars, and the Berlin Wall among others. The whole world was in fear as they could not imagine ...

This epic book captures the mood and the general feeling at the times of World War 1, when one of the most lethal viruses called influenza erupted in an army camp in Kansas. Given that it was a time of war, military camps were crowded, therefore: the virus found carriers among the military men. When the army moved eastwards, influenza moved with them and in the process, it killed millions of people. It is sad to note that, the epic influenza killed more people in a period of twenty-four months, more than AIDS ever did in twenty-four years. For ...

World War II

The aftermath of the global economic crisis was rapidly building contradictions between the imperialist countries that were unevenly developed. There was also a crisis in international relations, especially when Versailles-Washington system collapsed. Now Germany, Italy and Japan wanted to achieve dominance over their competitors, which were Britain, France and the United States of America. Therefore, aggressive foreign policy of fascist states created a military threat to the world. The second group of countries (Allies) sought to maintain their positions, directing their actions against the fascist states, and the Soviet Union, as they were counting on mutual exhaustion of both ...

The paper has outlined Hannibal's tactical manner of combating its enemy the Romans during the second Punic War (Gabriel, 2008). Punic war was one of its kinds. Enmity and grudges Hannibal and Scipio were the main reasons for antagonism between the two rivals. Hannibal was the commander of the Carthagena while Scipion headed the Romans military. Hannibal was an exemplary military commander and regarded as the most intelligent in history of the Carthaginian military. “Barca” was a title earned by the Carthaginian troop and general which meant lightning (Gabriel, 2008). Scipion as well was an outstanding military commander with ...

Introduction

Christian Dior was the most influential fashion designer of the late 1940s and 1950s. In fashion history, he is one of the most interesting stores. By establishing Dior as a global brand across a wide range of products, new business model was defined by Christian in the post-war fashion industry. With the hourglass silhouette of his voluptuous ‘New Look,' he dominated fashion after World War II. His vision continues to be at forefront of current fashion even over sixty years later that proves that he was certainly a visionary. He was best known for his eponymous fashion house ...

Afghanistan occupation: Take a pro or con position on whether the US should pull out of Afghanistan as it is today.

Thesis statement

Public opinion in the United States of America is for the government to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan. I will not support the pulling out of the troops out of Afghanistan.

Introduction

There was information from the White House regarding a statement on the status of the available negotiations between Afghanistan and the United States of America with the main intention of keeping the troops in Afghanistan after the year 2014. The White House and the Pentagon have been ...

Human Security Spring 2014

(Name of country) – Country report 4 – Freedom from fear

Abstract

Sudan existed in ancient times and was known under the name Kush. The present name Sudan comes from the Aramaic language “Bilaad-el-sud” and means “Country of the blacks”. Christianity was accepted and spread through the northern part of the country. Later, about 700 AD, many Arabs invaded Sudan and spread Islam as a religion. The second Islamic wave in 1820 initiated inhumanity and cruelty in the country. The Sudanese people were turned into slaves by the Arabs who called them “Black gold”. Finally troops were sent by Egypt and Great ...

‘The Sixties’ is an acclaimed book by Terry H. Anderson, a history professor of Texas A&M University. The book provides an extensive account of some of the most difficult years that America witnessed. This paper intends to discuss the book and other related aspects of the area under discussion.
The book is written by the history professor and presents an authentic account of America when the nation was passing trough very tumultuous phase. Anderson presents the facts with a historian’s perspective and portrays how Americans successfully faced the cold war era and witnessed the transitional phase (Anderson). The ...

Neo-classical is a form of art that was dominant in Europe in the 18th Century. This art form was founded on the desire to re-create the spirit and forms of art from ancient Greece and Roman antiquity. The main characteristic of neo-classicism was Herculaneum. Artists in the neo-classical era ensured that their work had moral and aesthetic implications. Romanticism was the form of art that followed after the neo-classical era, this form of art was different as it was more complex than other art forms that came before it. Artistic freedom was the main feature of Romanticism and emphasis ...

Book Report on

The Things They Carried
Tim O'Brien was born in the town of Austin, Minnesota, and moved to Worthington at the age of 10. He went to Macalester College and participated in the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1970 as an infantry soldier. After the war, he completed graduation from Harvard University and worked as a reporter with The Washington Post for a short duration. He launched his literary career in 1973 with the publication of If I Die in a Combat Zone which established him as a leading writer on Vietnam issues.
In the book “The Things They Carried, ...

Abstract

There is an increased case of terrorist activities in the world in the past decades. The results of such attacks have been tremendous as the case in America 2001, and Kenya 1998 both of which targeted American citizens. Due to this, there is an increase in the war against terror in the world. There are laws in different countries aimed at deterring the occurrence of the terrorist activities, but this does not seem to work. It thus led to strict actions that have been criticized strongly by human rights bodies as amnesty international, human rights watch, among others. This ...

Intelligence Failure: The Iraq War

Introduction
Failure in a country’s Intelligence system often leads to devastating outcomes. The Americans and the British experienced Intelligence failure concerning the issue of Iraq’s Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). This failure came up in diverse forms that would have made it difficult to realize that there was a problem within the Intelligence system. Even so, several lessons were learnt from the intelligence failure thus prompting the US government to make certain changes that would be beneficial to the country in the long run.

According to Mockaitis (2012), the intelligence shortcomings mainly arose from the fact that ...

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Summary
The enormous explosion of the Kursk submarine happened on 12 august 2000 during a crucial military demonstration. The explosion resulted in the sinking of the Russian most expensive nuclear submarine, which was known as the Kursk. All those who were in the submarine perished as the Russian president refused the help of the foreign countries.
The note became the cry of the sea of the Russian souls that were tormented, as some of the people of the briefed families and the citizens confronted the Russian government. They were inquiring to know what was important to the Russian government ...

Nursing profession has seen developments throughout the history. There has been changes from type of caregivers, practice, policy changes to roles. Nursing remains a profession of service and care to people in need. Various personalities have worked to revolutionize nursing career. The nurses of the earliest time did not attend nursing school. They were women that provided care for the homeless, poor and sick. The women worked as midwives during the delivery of babies and as wet nurses during breastfeeding. During war period, nurses provided care for the wounded soldiers. This was during 18th and 19th century. Florence Nightingale ...