1. Divine Providence
During the mid-1940s, George Kennan, the "father of containment" and the U.S. Ambassador in Moscow, understood and relayed the Russian Marxist way of thinking better then any American. In February of 1946, Kennan sent an extraordinarily "Long Telegram" (8,000 words) to the U.S. State Department, und...
grendel works in nihilism United We Stand in Optimism For so many years, tragedies and other major events have torn America. These events play the role of the divider and antagonist of America's people. Americans have the ability to fight against these atrocities and always unify themselves. W...
At the inception of the Cold War, the Soviet Union was on the verge of amassing a great deal of power, and it was this possibility that frightened the United States and brought about the Cold War. Any Soviet act of aggression was countered by the United States, further raising diplomatic tension. On...
"At 7.30 p.m. one evening the FBI learn of a plot to kill the President - the 1,572nd such threat of the year. At 8.30 p.m., five people know all the details. By 9.30 p.m., four of them are dead." These lines had intrigued me to read this brilliant novel by Jeffery Archer. There is not much explicit...
Lincoln found himself in the role of commander in chief almost immediately after his inauguration, as the southern states began to secede from the Union. Lincoln had to make some very important decisions during the war that not only helped to win the war but also tested the Constitution, sometimes ...
Was conflict inevitable? It is commonly accepted today that perceptions form the views of reality. Our perceptions shape our world view. "It is the gift that enables you to become acquainted with the world around you." What happens when people who perceive things differently meet? Their realities ...
During World War II, many countries had been suffering the fire of war until the Allies won the eventual victory. Nevertheless, another difficulty came. How did those countries that involved in World War II recover from the destruction of the war? Because they had invested a great amount of capital ...
So it has begun, again. A war that is; but not just any war, a war between the United States and Iraq. But wait, didn't this already happen? In fact it did begin, and in a way hasn't ended ever since. But we won that war with our brilliant Desert Storm operation, didn't we? The news stopped rep...
Freedom of Speech Much of society is based on opinions given by someone of a higher authority. These people may range from supervisors to the presidents of colleges to the president of the United States; at any rate, these people tend to impose their opinions and label them as rules. What ma...
MARIJUANA Have you ever thought about what it would be like if Marijuana were legal? Marijuana, also known as, herb, Mary Jane, cannabis, hemp, green, etc, is a popular drug in the United States. Since its ban in 1938, the topic of legalizing marijuana has been a controversial issue. Opponents an...
The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby was wrote by F. Scott Fitzgerald and is said to be an American classic. Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1896. He was a student of St. Paul Academy, the Newman School, and had attended Princeton for a short while. In 1917 he joined the army and...