The Japanese stayed protected from air and naval bombardment in caves and bombarded the Allied forces with no cover on the beaches with unforgiving artillery fire. ... The Japanese had the idea that they were to win this battle so much focus went into this campaign. ... The Japanese forces were stretched thin between the eastern Chinese front, the western U.S. and British front, and the possibility of the third front against the Russians coming back from the victory over the weakening Germans. ... The United States was to fight on land, sea, and air, while the British Commonwealth fought only...

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• Grade Level: High School

The island paradise quickly collapses into a chaotic, horrible scene. ... As the colonialist extended their political influence into these regions, they were charged to spread European culture as well ("The Berlin Conference: The General Act of Feb. 26, 1885-, http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/~jobrien/reference/ob45 .html). Conrad witnessed this expansion when he himself traveled into the Congo in 1890 (Joseph Conrad (1857-1924)). ...

• Word Count: 4223
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• Grade Level: High School

Much of the land and personal property had been destroyed as a result of land fighting and air raids. ... When a person has PTSD, they may show symptoms that fall into one of three categories: 1.) Intrusive Symptoms: Memories and images of the traumatic event may "intrude- into the lives of individuals with PTSD. ... In extreme cases, the person may become "numb," withdrawing into themselves in an attempt to shut out the painful memories and feelings. 3.) ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Mary was angry because if the narrator wrote a book, he would make himself and Bernard tough men, glorifying war and turning scared babies into heroes. ... The scheme was cooked up by two monks who planned to raise an army of European children and then sell them into slavery in North Africa. ... He calls attention to the moment when Lot's wife looks back and is turned into a pillar of salt. ... Tall, thin, and weak, he made an unlikely soldier. ... By firing the anti-tank gun incorrectly, his gun crew put scorch marks into the ground. ...

• Word Count: 7795
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• Grade Level: High School

Yet another irony both super powers did not want another war to start but they were plunging themselves into another war the Cold War. ... Germany had been divided into East and West. ... The Berlin Wall divided Berlin into east and West. ... This was a thinly veiled warning to Russia, not to try and spread its sphere of influence militaristically. ... When NATO launched its air strikes against Slobodan Milosevic's Serbia, the user- friendly story was that the "ethnic cleansing" undertaken by the aforementioned Milosevic was an unacceptably gross violation of human rights. ...

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