One author noted that the Americans on the island ignored the submarine. ... The United States suffered great losses in men and equipment because they were completely unprepared for the attack. ... The United States suffered great losses with its equipment and men because of this surprise attack. ... One author notes the losses in ships as such: By the time the attack was over, every battleship in Pearl Harbor-The U.S.S. ... Another author said that, "The attack killed 2,335 servicemen and destroyed 19 ships"(Stanley 1). ...

• Word Count: 1588
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The Japanese community in British Columbia showed a great deal of support for victory bonds drives and the Red Cross (Ward 463). ... The two authors use a colorful array of language to present their case. ... The authors provide no further evidence to support their claim. ... The authors utilize this quote form an unpublished paper. ... In 1943, there were reports of Japanese activity in North American waters, which caused a great deal of panic (Johnson and Granatstein 119). ...

• Word Count: 2229
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The setting of the novel was in a popular geisha district of Gion in Kyoto, and we are given in great detail throughout the story of what a geisha's life was like. ... The Chairman's kindness had inspired her to become a great geisha one day. ... The author obviously had done extensive research on geishas in Japan. ... The author also used a lot of metaphors throughout the story. ... With this in mind, the author also did a great job in the paragraphing. ...

• Word Count: 1570
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The author says that Cross carried a photo and a bunch of letters written by the woman he admired the most, Martha. ... Ideally, the author seeks to maintain that as much as returning home was a relief, the memories of the war still haunt survivors. ... The veterans of Vietnam War show a great deal of regret upon their return. ... The Vietnam War is also one of the longest fought wars in American history and it also cost the nation a great deal of "expenses", both in finances and body count, compared to other wars. ... In Vietnam, America used a great number of fighter jets and plan...

• Word Count: 2300
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• Grade Level: High School

Leutchenburg FDR: A President to Remember Out of a Great War, into a Great Depression, and onto a great recovery. ... America, as I see it, is a country of greatness. ... His point is clear that FDR was a great president, but he was maybe just lucky by the chance that war broke out to save America's economy. ... "The FDR Years" had to much information on all the other people and politicians involved, and to much description on FDR's personal life then the author's thesis of explaining FDR's presidency and the New Deal. ... Roosevelt played a huge role in helping t...

• Word Count: 1654
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The author describes the policy of Nazi leaders and how they react when faced with defeat. ... For many, the author's findings were conclusive enough. ... The authors conclude that Hitler in fact committed suicide on April 30, 1945. ... This book does the reader a great service in that it presents hard evidence rather than wild theories on how Hitler met his fate. Also, it gives great insight into things that others had never discovered. ...

• Word Count: 1613
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Nonetheless the author concludes by informing that after the chemical is scrutinized by Professor Calculus, he makes an antidote that aids the Thomson twins to recover from the effects of the chemical. ... Comic books are widely regarded as children's books and Brussels-born author Georges Remi, mostly known as Hergé, who did not have any children, enjoyed entertaining them through his writing skills. ... This portrays how unintentionally or intentionally the story is being influenced by the author's experience throughout the war. ... This might have been revealing the author&...

• Word Count: 1962
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the article A Political Science Perspective on the Balance of Power and the Concert, the author Robert Jervis (1992:717) states, "The growth of a nation's power, if it becomes great enough to menace other strong states, will be at least partially self-defeating; the attempt to dominate the international system will call up a counter-balancing coalition that will restrain the state. ... "2 In this assumption, the author does not take in consideration that such cooperation can be a result of oppressed countries that are scared and/or does not have the military and economic powe...

• Word Count: 1317
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While some may view it to be a necessary evil, such as author Robert P. ... Gar Alperovitz is the author of Hiroshima: History Reassess. ... Newman is the author of Hiroshima and the Trashing of Henry Stimson. ... The entrance of the Soviet Union into the war with Japan would not have had a great affect on Japanese surrender. ... Moreover, it is also considered essential in order to strengthen our stand in negotiations against the United States and Great Britain. ...

• Word Count: 1852
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The Great War In the first sentence in the Foreword of The Lord of the Rings, Tolkein describes his book as "a history of the Great War of the Ring."" ... The Great War of the Ring was supposedly the war to end all wars. ... This would seem to parallel an overall view of World War I (also called the Great War). ... I think that many confuse applicability' with allegory'; but the one resides in the freedom of the reader, and the other in the purposed domination of the author. An author cannot of course remain wholly unaffected by his experience, but the ways in which ...

• Word Count: 2079
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• Grade Level: High School

Widely known author, Suzanne Collins, was born August 10, 1962 in Hartford, Connecticut. ... Her father also lived during the Great Depression, so he explained to his children the realities of poverty, starvation, and the reality of war. ... After meeting children's author James Proimos while working on the show, Generation O!... In March 2012, Amazon announced that Collins had become the best selling Kindle author of all time. ...

• Word Count: 1610
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• Grade Level: High School

Author of "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich," Solzhenitsyn uses the text to describe the work camps as a microcosm of the society of the USSR during the mid 20th century. ... In reality, life within the camp was not so different from the life outside and the readers can clearly see the parallel demonstrated by the author. ... This book was a great assistance in that revolutionary part of history. ...

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We Were Soldiers Once and Young was co-authored by Lt. ... The author brought the terror these men felt to the reader through their own short stories. ... "We count on your great kindness to honor our appeal by your support whenever the opportunity arises," wrote Ho. America had just finished a great and bloody war of its own in aiding France against Germany. ... Once again America had just finished a great war in which France was an important ally. ...

• Word Count: 2373
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Wiesel writes a great deal about the hardships and happenings of the concentration camps during World War II. ... Wiesel also writes a great deal about God. ... Because in His great might He had created Auschwitz, Birkenau, Buna, and so many factories of death? ... How can one read this book and not feel the pain, the agony, the flowing emotion of the author? ...

• Word Count: 1299
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The author also mentions how most of the people mentioned in the story affected do not feel enraged by everything that has happened, they hold no grudges (except for Ms. ... Tanimoto) writes a letter to an American friend saying that everything that has happened was just a great sacrifice by the Japanese people, towards the goal of World Peace. ... I also liked the way the author continuously changed from one point of view to another's, creating the effect that everything is going on simultaneously, which helps with the dramatic mood, a mood of continuous distress. ...

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He took a great interest in philosophy and had many conversations with people about it constantly. He took a great interest to science, specifically marine biology along with his friend Ed Ricketts (Hughes 45). ... First the massive stock market crash during 1920, which then lead to the second major event, The Great Depression. ... During the Great Depression he, and 4 other writers, stayed in an apartment together and came up with many ideas together, essentially making each other better writers (Hughes). ... He even has an award named after him, to the best all around author (Gourley). ...

• Word Count: 1462
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• Grade Level: High School

Had America not entered the war, the nation might have never gotten out of the Great Depression. ... The president himself declared that the attacks provide 'a great opportunity.'2 Donald Rumsfeld stated that 9/11 created 'the kind of opportunities that World War II offered, to refashion the world.'... In an article on Wikipedia, the author described the mission as "The proposals called for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) or other US government operatives to commit acts of terrorism against American civilians and military targets, blaming it on the Cuban gover...

• Word Count: 2270
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Mitchell dies on February 19, 1936 The Spirit of Billy Mitchell Many people used to believe undoubtedly that having a separate Air Service would not be a very beneficial formation, but there were also many people who did think that a separate air service would be a great advantage to the United States. ... Mitchell was involved in one of the great headline-making flights of the era. ... Author Unknown Billy Mitchell www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/cc/mitch.htm; No Date 6. ...

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Realistic authors soon came under the symbolist influence and abandoned their social reform ideas to seek new languages and more freedom in writing. ... Adolphe Appia (1862 - 1928) and Gordon Craig (1872 - 1966) were great theorists of the symbolism school. ... Spanish painter Salvador Dali was also known as a great leader of surrealism. ...

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Most all food products manufactured today contain some form of sugar even if it is not noticed by most consumers. Every day products such as toothpaste, potato chips, beer, and other items contain some type of sugar to enhance the taste for users. Author Sidney W. Mintz examines the infatuation of t...

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Yet, there are many others that have articulated and attempted to impose their respective theories on American foreign policy that have diminished to merely being a member of a more broad approach to explaining our foreign relation phenomenon; a cyclical pattern arising from the notion of whether lands abroad "do not matter" or "matter" a great deal. ... Coincidentally, it is these particular pieces that have intrigued this author to explore the before mentioned questions pertaining to our present circumstances or approach to foreign policy. ... Thus, it only makes sense that these...

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The need was so great that eventually married women with children were also recruited (Veteran Affairs Canada, 2013). ... Women remembered the days of the Great Depression and now felt they could balance home and work life ( Keshen, p.255). ... Depsite the emotional rollercoaster that men and their families experienced post war was a time of great when the country began to thrive. ...

• Word Count: 2120
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What makes this death so alarming is the fact that, although we feel great sympathy for the young boy, this young soldier died simply because he could not put his gas mask on fast enough. ... This poem is extremely effective as an anti-war poem, making war seem absolutely horrid and revolting, just as the author wanted it to. ... This makes the reader feel great sorrow for the man as, due to him taking part in the war, in order to survive, he must now depend on others to help him. ...

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This is one of a great number of battle scenes that Paul and his comrades encounter throughout the book. ... The details are something that no author during Remarques time period dared to do, and no one had experienced before. ...

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According to this agreement, both Britain and Russia would have 90% dominance in Greece and Romania respectively; Russia would have predominance in Bulgaria with 75%; and in Hungary and Yugoslavia the influence of the two great powers was balanced, each having 50% share equally. ... The Motives of the Author According to Phillips et al. (2009), Churchill's apprehension was that the Americans might adopt a policy of isolationism due to the tiredness of fighting, which they demonstrated after the WWI. ...

• Word Count: 1594
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate