It began with a meeting at a 1955 meeting in Geneva amongst the four powers: U.S.S.R., U.S., Great Britain, and France. ... The author wants to give the reader a clear perception of what was going on during the Cold War and the events that led to the downing of the U-2 bomber. ... I think the author is showing as well that the Soviets had every right to shoot down that plane. ... The author tells us that Father, the leader of USSR, knew about the flight the first day that the Americans did it. ... The article did a great job of backing up all of his information and had some great sub-arti...

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• Grade Level: High School

British statesmen, author, and artist. ... As you can see all three of the men I chose were thought of as great men in their respective countries. ... But most lead back to their similarities such as how Churchill and Himmler were great speakers. Also how Mussolini and Churchill were great leaders and last but not least how Himmler and Mussolini were both feared. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Hitler's rise had indeed been one of history's great political success stories. ... When reading the biography, the author defends Hitler when other authors who called him a " a violent megalomaniac- or simply a " a crazy neurotic" because the author thinks the judgements are irrational. The author praises Hitler's overall accomplishments in the field of politics, saying that he is "a consummately skillful political leader of high intelligence." ... As I come to know more of Hitler, this man was of no means of great wealth or status at a young age. ... He is viewed as a m...

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ABRAHAM LINCOLN I chose this book because the title was "prelude to greatness" meaning the author was saying that Abraham Lincoln was great when he came into power. ... In my opinion the author Don E. ... He is a history professor at Stanford University, and has done a great job explaining Lincoln's life. ... The book Prelude to Greatness wasn't that well organized, it was a little complicated to follow at times. ...

• Word Count: 357
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• Grade Level: High School

"Great literature, if we read it well, opens us up to the world. ... This quote written by an unknown author is very true. If you read literature and really soak it up, you can learn a great deal from it. ... The protagonist is Elie Weisel who is also the author of the book, which makes the novel told in first person point of view. ... The author uses a lot of imagery to show how horrible the conditions at this camp truly were. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

I believe that it is important for all Americans to read A People's History of the United States, even if their views conflict with the author's. ... There is no doubt in my mind that Zinn is a great historian and scholar. ...

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In other words, the author states that the experience of internment and war for the Japanese people left the community with a sense of ethnic identity to which that community is able to create a new civil religion around. ... Stating this, the author shows us that while American religion creates groups within itself, Japanese religion is universal. ... In the article, Jane Naomi Iwamura goes into great detail about the struggle of Japanese Americans and the emergence of a new Japanese American civil religion, but in the middle of the article she goes into great detail about the Japanese Americ...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

They played crucial roles and contributed many great things on the homefront and the wars themselves during the Crusades and World War II. ... In 1249, she completed the consumption of the Midi into the French state and made great alliances. ... Etta Shiber, author of Paris Underground, and Kitty Beaurepos, Etta's good friend, set out to try to save English soldiers from German imprisonment. ... In each time period, women truly showed their great potential on the home front and serving in the war. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

All Quiet on the Western Front is about how a group of young men volunteer for the war after hearing speeches about how great it is. ... The author gets the point across but using a certain tone that makes you feel the desperation they have. ... It tricks them into thinking the war is great and everything the war really is not. ... The author, Erich Maria Remarque, fought in World War One for the German army. ... It is like a piece of history in an exciting story because the author himself was a solider in WW1. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Success of George Orwell Political and social events during the early twentieth century changed Great Britain's position as a world power and dramatically changed its society. ... The growing power, influence of wide spread interest in socialist ideology, and rise of literacy from such authors as Virginia Woolf, Derek Walcott, and Maurice Kenney, all had a major effect on Great Britain and the world. ... He once commented on these moments saying, "This was the great lesson of my boyhood: that I was in a world where it was not possible to be good."" ... Orwell should be for...

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• Grade Level: High School

The author describes the geography of the coast as one that is "well-loved". ... America in the late 1960's was a time of adoration and appreciation of the natural and raw beauty of the great outdoors. ... With little to agree upon, America was losing its great sense of patriotism that it had established at the conclusion of the second world war. ... Within the article, the author states his asphyxiation with the Maine coastline. ... Had there been an absence in the influence of this bias, the author may have described Maine as a nice place to consider for a visit, and left it a...

• Word Count: 1240
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Many great authors have depicted the glory, chivalry, horror, and morbidity of warfare. ... The foremost and most obvious difference is the way in which the two authors portray their main characters. ... One aspect of warfare that both authors seem to disagree upon is the relocation or war and being away from one's home for so long and at such great distances. ... He travels to France, and then makes many great voyages throughout the Algerian dessert. ... In many great wartime stories, the hardened veterans recall their comrades who stuck by them through thick and thin. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Evidence and Arguments Presented While the authors offer a history based on American involvement in Vietnam they also include background details on all the other parties involved in the war. ... The Vietnamese perspective is difficult to understand at first, but the authors explain that Vietnam has twenty centuries of history, and that this gives the Vietnamese a very different sense of time, history and themselves than Americans have. ... The authors do not show any side as either right or wrong, but instead just explain the culture and circumstances that led to the actions of each side. ......

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

There are three other facets in his life that have a great influence on his writing. ... Burgess's past involving so many works of writing and grammar helped him become a good author and also allowed him to be inspired by other authors" ideas (Morris 1-2). ... His main reason for becoming an author was because of his wife. Burgess's topics of writing were influenced by his childhood, previous authors, and also from being a soldier during World War II. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Because this book is more of a thriller than a historical novel, the author's purpose in writing this book is to entertain the reader rather than educate them, although he ended up doing so in the process. ... The author Loup Durand started writing books at age 42 under a pseudonym. ... This author hasn't printed any sources or footnotes. ... I don't know I guess the author wasn't thinking about that when he wrote the book. It was more of a chase/thriller than a historical fiction, but it was a great book never the less and it will be hard to forget....

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The thesis would be something to the affect of Alvin being a great person after religion entered his life. ... One thing I believe is that the author definitely favored York when portraying him in the book. ... This is where I believe I differ from most people on the greatness of Alvin York. ... That is the one thing that is great about Alvin; there were so many issues that revolved around him. ... That is, it is essential to me to regard a book a good one, I do not need to be left hanging or wondering what the whole idea the author was going for to escape me. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

However, some countries, like Canada, experienced great economic recovery. ... The 20's started off great, but they the ended terribly with the start of the depression. ... Nostalgic writings were popular and authors wrote about the fading away of rural life in Canada. Other authors wrote about urban and rural life in Canada. ... In conclusion, the 1920's were not as great as they may have appeared to be. ...

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Oskar Schindler Many great things have happened in the course of ones life that will define the round sphere of reality that the person has placed on each person. ... There, while he was waiting for a phone call and the price of the baggage he asked for, he became the author of the book, Schindler's List. ... While Oskar was waiting for the phone, he gave the author the entire account what Oskar did, and his background. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

John Betjeman's poem "In Westminster Abbey" is set in the beginning of World War II in Great Britain. ... John Betjeman poem is suggestive in a way; the woman is depicted as a very racist one, and with the words the author uses in the prayer of the woman "Gracious Lord, oh bomb the Germans" she is asking the Lord to bomb Germany in order to help England win the war and keep her safe and in exchange she will do something for the church and obey their orders, and this is where the reader can recognize the woman is a hypocrite. ... The author is treating religion as a dis...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Title: The Story of Winston Churchill Author: Alida Sims Malkus This story tells of Winston Churchill's life from birth until he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth, II. ... His mother and father were always gone for great periods of time. ... He led England through a great victory against the Germans during World War II. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Also, Great Britain, France, and other European Allies have stated their disinterest in helping in stronger terms. ... (Unknown Website, Unknown Author). ... Without the help of the major powers in the world (U.S., Nato), the country is in great danger and has been for a very long time. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

It is after this that the book takes on a cocky sense with the author basically bragging more and more about his feats and how he lead his men during battle. ... The manner in which he described himself was a great leader who's all his men respected and looked up to for he was an officer and that was their duty. ...

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All quiet on the Western Front, a novel was written by Erich Maria Remarque, is a great novel that about the World War I. ... The author expressed this theme through Paul and his friends' thoughts and conversation very successfully. The thoughts of Paul were the major thing in the novel that showed out the author's point of view. ... Also, the author pointed out that the war destroyed young men's lives both in mental and physical ways. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

For the first time Canada fought to be recognized as an independent country by demanding separate seats apart from Great Britain. ... The battle of Vimy Ridge will forever be imprinted on the minds of Canadians as a great loss, but more importantly a great victory. ... They went up the ridge regionals and came down nationals" (Author Unknown)....

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• Grade Level: High School

In the review we've read, the author writes about the realist view of alliances. ... We see this in what they call regionalism or regional powers, which is defined as being "able to project its power over a certain area while still being subordinate to super or great powers." ...

• Word Count: 636
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate