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Exploration - Motives For

... French, and English explorers varied greatly, however, they were similar in some ways. The motives of the Spanish explorers were acquisition of mineral wealth, spread of Christianity, search of El Dorado, search of Northwestern Passage, and thrill of adventure. The treasures that Columbus brought back to Spain enticed many adventurous explorers and sent them searching for gold and silver. Missionary clergymen sought to serve God by converting the natives to Christianity. By 1634, the area of present-day Florida and Georgia was home to 30 Spa ...

Number of words: 813 | Number of pages: 3

The Devastation Of World War One

... On the border of Denmark. However self-determination was often overlooked or ignored in other situations. This lack of precision was a reason why self-determination was not the only main aim in Wilson's fourteen points. When Czechoslovakia was redrawn, land was taken from Germany. Germany had its oil and coal digs taken from them because the Czech's said they needed them for there own economy. Also three million Germans became part of Czechoslovakia, a country that was originally made for Czech's and Slavs. The German's where not given a ...

Number of words: 836 | Number of pages: 4

Europe's The Great War For Empire

... she was an inexperienced leader, she was capable of arousing other groups (like the Magyars of Hungary) to help her not re-take Silesia, but to maintain the Hapsburg dynasty as a major political power. France was also one of these powers to fight, they did not want a powerful army to emerge in Prussia and to ever become an strong enemy (ironically, that's just what happens). The wealthy British merchants pushed England to financially assist the Prussian aggressors, in the hope of weakening France and winning other fights off-continent. ...

Number of words: 601 | Number of pages: 3

Aaron Burr And Alexander Hamilton's Duel

... made was that Burr was a man “who ought not to be trusted with the reigns of the government.” Considering the transgression that Burr had committed, this was hardly a libel statement. Aaron Burr was incensed at this comment, which was published in an Albany newspaper. He believed that Hamilton’s comments in his character were what cost him the governor-ship for New York. Hamilton was coerced into a duel. The duel was undeniably Burr’s fault. On June 18, 1804 Burr penned an epistle to Hamilton that enclosed a challenge to battle a ...

Number of words: 585 | Number of pages: 3

Causes Of The Civil War

... on both sides. In the end all of these disagreements on both sides led to the Civil War, in which the North won. There were a few reasons other then the slavery issue, that the South disagreed on and that persuaded them to succeed from the Union. Basically the North favored a loose interpretation of the United States Constitution. They wanted to grant the federal government increased powers. The South wanted to reserve all undefined powers to the individual states. The North also wanted internal improvements sponsored by the federa ...

Number of words: 1949 | Number of pages: 8

The Dropping Of The Atomic Bomb: Was It The Best Way To End The War?

... America, found the principles of the atomic bomb at first, and Nazis made them invent the atomic bomb. Some doctors thought that Nazis would use the weapon in the worst way for the world if they got the weapon for the fist time in the world. So they decided to invent it faster than the Nazis in other country. It was America that they chose to cooperate for inventing the first atomic bomb. That was called "the Manhattan Project". An enormous mount of money was invested in the project. The project started in 1942 and improved step by st ...

Number of words: 5235 | Number of pages: 20

Killer Angels 2

... in schools. A historical novel gives the facts straightforward and provides no commentary by the people involved in history. The historical account of the Battle of Gettysburg, as seen in Killer Angels, provides the facts of the battle as seen through the eyes of Generals Robert E. Lee, Joshua Chamberlain, James Longstreet, and John Buford. The feelings and inner-thoughts of each General and the conditions of the battle are seen, heard, and felt by the reader in the historical account. Shaara takes historical license with letters, the words ...

Number of words: 2537 | Number of pages: 10

Glory

... 1862 at The Battle of Tatum. The Union marches on foot lead by Shaw, only to be bombarded with cannon shots and gunfire. After the battle he was taken to a hospital where he heard Lincoln would be issuing an emancipation proclamation to free the slaves. At a house party afterwards, Robert sees Gov. Andrew and meets Fredrick Douglas who tells him there is to be an all black regiment of which he would like Robert to be colonel. He asks his friend Kevin to assist him in leading this group. On November 27, 1862, black volunteer soldiers are ...

Number of words: 574 | Number of pages: 3

The 50s Was A Time Of Change

... and minorities were considered a lower class of human being. In the 90’s it not as a big issue, but in a lot of southern states there is still tension. There is still the Ku Klux Klan, and many people were angry towards the million man march. In the 50’s teenagers were not listened to. The father went to work all day, the mother did housework and made dinner. There wasn’t much affection inside the family, or communication. In the 90’s, almost all of the teen crimes in America is blamed on a dysfunctional house hold. There are m ...

Number of words: 443 | Number of pages: 2

Euripides! Master! How Well Yo

... had accused Euripides of hating women. I didn't look for it in Lysistrata. Nevertheless, that is where I found it. In interpreting attitudes toward women in the dramas, I accepts certain prevailing tradtions as given and tried to give the playwrights the benefit of the doubt, turning my head at such practices as using only male actors in the plays and leaving the women in the kitchen while attending the plays. Having concedes those points, I set about "listening" to the playwrights. In Agamemnon, Aeschylus addresses some remarks towar ...

Number of words: 1295 | Number of pages: 5

War Of The Roses

... to inspire hope in the people of his time. He wanted them to go for their dreams and never to give up hope. But most of all this was for entertainment. Humans like to see lives that are in more turmoil than their own. This is why we have soap operas on television today. He achieves this by using characters that seem to be imaginable. He puts these characters in amazing situations. When the reader believes that they have something pinned he puts in another twist that sends your senses spiraling. A specific instance in the novel is when ...

Number of words: 1090 | Number of pages: 4

Detroit Riots

... Prior to July 23, 1967 Detroit had managed to avoid riots that had erupted in other major cities such as Harlem, Cleveland, Chicago, and Los Angeles. At 3:45 a.m. on Sunday July 23, 1967 twelve officers did a routine raid in a Blind Pig on 12th street. There were 82 people arrested. As the last squad car was loading with prisoners, a crowd of about 200 people gathered. They made threats towards the police and incited the crowd that had gathered. The squad car began to leave and the crowd began to throw bottles and rocks, which shatte ...

Number of words: 1326 | Number of pages: 5

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