Many interesting facts are given like the two men swimming naked in the Potomac and wrestling before dinner. ... The chapters that follow the flames contain such detail and emotion it is extremely evident how much Egan knows about his subject, and he sincerely wants this story to be told. ... Pinchot seems very intelligent and a great friend to Roosevelt, but the author also mentions his love affair with his dead wife he sees years and years after she dies. ... " 3 How he could have fired Pinchot seems most irrational as Egan writes about it. ... Even if it might not be used as a standar...

• Word Count: 1161
• Approx Pages: 5

Two-thirds of Hiroshima was destroyed and 155,200 people were killed by the first bomb, including deaths from radiation within one year (The Guinness Book of Records). ... By destroying Japan, before the Soviets interfere, America would have more control. ... This shows that Truman's decision did not only aim for destruction, but as a warning and a lesson to the Japanese. ... Another 60,000 people had died from their injuries, and radiation. ... I could not worry about what history would say about my personal morality. ...

• Word Count: 1676
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

He was very curioious about it and asked many questions about it. At six, Einstein's mother forced him to take violin lessons. ... At age 11, Max brought Albert a book on geometry - the mathematical study of measurement in space, of lines, angles, circles and planes. ... The United States quickly developed the bomb before Hitler did. ... He died April 18, 1955 in Princeton, New Jersey ...

• Word Count: 1034
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

There are invaluable lessons learned through experience that simply cannot be replicated in the classroom. ... The protest on September 29th was not just about protesting the war; it was about protesting the racism that was being promoted because of the war. ... This is just the beginning of basic knowledge students need to know before going out on their own. ... We did not discuss genre painting and American art in a classroom using a book to look at the artwork. ... He held a high position with the Somali government before the civil war. ...

• Word Count: 3297
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Nearly thirty years after its inception in a nation ruled by a praetorian two party system that Libertarian Party has become "America's third largest and fastest growing party." (12:3) What does this say about Americans? ...

• Word Count: 7038
• Approx Pages: 28
• Grade Level: Undergraduate