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WWII

... Base that the Japanese Imperial Navy was going to attack them. The Japanese bombers caught the base by surprise due to the Americans' tradition of not working on Sunday's. As the bombs fell, so did all the chances of the United States not joining the Allies in the second world war that was raging in Europe and the western Pacific. Up to that point the U.S. had just been supporting the Allies but they weren't technically at war with the Axis powers. All throughout the first two years of the war, President Roosevelt focused on making life di ...

Number of words: 1189 | Number of pages: 5

The Correlation Between Chines

... the intricate social structures of most of China. Every aspect of the Chinese culture is interrelated and therefore necessary for the continuance of the civilization. These qualities are what have confirmed China as not only a grand civilization but also one of great integrity. The area in which China is contained is within the continent of Asia surrounded by the countries of Mongolia, Myanmar, India, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, and both North and South Korea. With these various surrounding civilizations China has been susceptible to multiple ...

Number of words: 2011 | Number of pages: 8

European Imperialism Of Japan

... Chinese saw Europeans as savages and did not want to trade with them. During trade, there was an imbalance in China’s favor, because the Europeans were forced to buy Chinese goods using silver. The Western Imperialists began to grow opium poppies from in India, and then smuggle them into China. China soon became addicted to the drug and spent most of it’s money on the purchase of it from the Europeans and Americans. This shifted the balance of power to be in Europe’s favor. In the early 1800’s, Japan had blocked off all trade from ...

Number of words: 401 | Number of pages: 2

Omar Khayyam The Enigma

... to have been a gross mistranslation of both character and content. This paper will be divided into six sections. The first is the prologue. The prologue was used to introduce Omar to the reader. Next there will be a brief biography of his life and major influences of his work. Following this will be a section on his magnum opus and only work, The Rubaiyat. This will include literary criticism of his famous work. After this there will be a brief conclusion to sum up the overall paper followed by an epilogue with my opinion on Khayyam. ...

Number of words: 2342 | Number of pages: 9

The Suffering Of The Jews In The Holocaust

... fault. That's when the chaos started. All of Ellen's family where put into camp. A lot of Ellen's family died in the Holocaust." I could say that almost all of my family died in the Holocaust," she said with her head down as I interviewed her. There was 54 of Ellen’s family members died in the Holocaust form what Ellen knows. There could be more but she's not really sure. There was 26 died on her mother's side and 28 died on her father's side. They were all in different ages 10-63 on her mother's side and 19-69 on her father's. After t ...

Number of words: 1744 | Number of pages: 7

Fashion During The Renaissance

... extends into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia. It is shaped like a lady's spiked high heeled boot. The capital of Italy is the beautiful city of Rome. Languages spoken in Italy were and still are Italian. The main religion is Roman Catholic. Italy was well equipped with mountains. Rivers such as the Arno, Cecing, and Ombrone all flowed throughout this country into The Tyrrhenian Sea. However, these rivers were not yet named. The climate was rather mild in most areas, except in the south where it was hot and dry. Ra ...

Number of words: 364 | Number of pages: 2

The Women's Rights Movement (1848-1998)

... being treated unfairly by the government would not have taken a stand. These women were Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Lucretia Coffin Mott. Without their motivation to conduct and follow through with the actions that needed to be taken in order to give women the equal rights they were entitled to as American citizens. When these bold women took a stand and made themselves heard, they encouraged hordes of women to participate in their stand for equality. Though countless women fought the many battles for women's rights ...

Number of words: 3997 | Number of pages: 15

Ancient Stories Of The Flood

... In the Mesopotamian version: the gods apparently displeased with the evils of mankind decided to destroy it by means of a great flood. Ea, the god of wisdom and subtlety, was privy to their council and warned Utnapishtim, the Babylonian Noah, of the coming disaster. Utnapishtim was told to build a ship thirty cubits long and thirty cubits wide. Provision it and put in it specimens of every living thing. Then to board it with his family and possessions and launch it on the waters. For six days and nights the wind and flood raged. ...

Number of words: 823 | Number of pages: 3

Analyse The Influence Of Nevil

... Government from 1931-1937 he steered the economy back towards prosperity with a policy of low interest rates and easy credit. However Chamberlain's years as Prime Minister (1937-1940) and his appeasement policy of accommodating the European Dictators in order to avoid war, gives us the opportunity to analyse his influence on European International Relations. To many Chamberlain's era was the beginning of Britain's appeasement policy of avoiding war with aggressive powers such as Japan, Italy and Germany. However the origins of appeasement c ...

Number of words: 2463 | Number of pages: 9

Les Mis

... should they draw the line? With both parents dead and Jean left as the oldest sibling he was faced with numerous responsibilities. One of the hardest was being that of hunger. Should he steal food, some bread, for his family, or let them starve. Unfortunately, for doing wrong for love Jean had changes his life forever. Where we live the one thing everyone loves yet takes for granted must be freedom. Jean Valjean, being imprisoned twice had but one thing on his mind, regaining this virtue once again. However, in attempting to do this multip ...

Number of words: 1431 | Number of pages: 6

Method Acting

... and the intensity that goes into creating it. Through watching him on stage and listening to him, I have gained new insight to my own future in acting. I realized what a sloppy actor I am, and how much refinement I desparately needed. I still believe that you cannot teach someone to act. However, I do know that someone's inherent acting abilities can be refined. Now, the kicker here is how? There has to be some sort of common language among actors and directors that can be used in maturing theatre techinique. By developing the system o ...

Number of words: 2845 | Number of pages: 11

Transcendentalism

... Revolution, an American man emerged confident and energetic. However, with the release of nervous energy, an American was forced to look at a different angle at his place in the world and society. The world of the nineteenth century Boston was that of emergence of new currents of thought in response to the conservative atmosphere. The wealthy upper classes (the aristocracy) were conservative and suspicious of any innovations. They dominated the society and demanded conformity to their social ideals, being suspicious of any new structu ...

Number of words: 3304 | Number of pages: 13

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