Wilson was mostly interested in his fourteen points, as well as forming a League of Nations, he was prepared to give up ground on any issue as long as he got his two goals. . ... Then a year later Italy signed a secret pact with the Allies, in exchange for Italy joining the war on the Allied side, the Allies would give Italy all the land they felt they had a claim to. ... Poland acquired several key areas such as West Prussia and Posen giving it access to the Baltic sea. ...

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Ford gives his character heroic outer motivation, while at the same time, insinuating an inner motivation led by a dark revengeful force. ... This was used to give the audience an underlying uncertainty of the world they live in. ... The red of the apartment building is much more faded to give no sense of urgency to the audience, while the redness of the door is much more defined giving the audience mixed feelings of suspension. ... The quick changes from Long shots to medium shots to close-medium shots gives the audience that eerie suspenseful feeling where they know something that the chara...

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The dramatic turnaround from the infallible and indestructible blitzkriegs and total victories of the past several months to a long, slow, seemingly inevitable defeat at the hands of enemies that would never give up and never surrender was orchestrated by perhaps the most iconic and respected statesmen in all of British history, Winston Churchill. ...

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As the other boys begin to fall into their deep-rooted savage behaviour, Simon is the only boy who does not give in and shows that his morals are not just a conditioning from civilization. ... After Jack, Roger is second to give in and show brutality that he finds satisfaction in. ... In addition to the boy's illustration of true human nature, Jack and his tribe fully give themselves over to evil. They leave the sow's head as a gift for the beast, which symbolizes that they are giving themselves over to the evil completely. ...

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It demanded a considerable loss of European territory and for the establishment of a Polish corridor, (to give Poland back its land and access to the Baltic Coast) which then separated East Prussia from the body of Germany. ... Hitler cunningly gave the credit to the workers and farmers of Germany for giving him the incentive to start the Nazi party. ... This is evidence that about half of German people were prepared to give the Nazi's their vote in a democrat parliament. ...

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The Green Berets give aid to and protect the villagers while fighting for democracy. ... Cimino gives the Vietnamese two roles in the movie; they are either savages participating in Russian roulette matches or refugees fleeing the country. ...

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On the date of July 21, 1899 Ernest Hemingway, a now known brilliant writer, was born. Hemingway was conceivably the only writer to achieve the combination of international celebrity and literary stature in the twentieth century. Hemingway was brought up in the village of Oak Park, Illinois, close to the prairies and woods west of Chicago. Both here and in Michigan, he could explore, camp, fish and hunt with his father, Dr. Clarence Hemingway. ...

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War on Terrorism Terrorism is the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives. Terrorism is not just something that developed during the 1900s. Throughout modern history, terrorism has been happening around the world. During the 18th century, Russia catapulted corpses infected with the plague into positions held by Sweden. This was one of the earliest uses of biological agents as a weapon of terrorism. ...

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This essay will give detailed analysis on the reasons that contributed towards their downfall such as the rise in nationalism, the Second World War and arguably the First World War, the rise of the US and other such factors. ... Though, this may not be a legitimate argument for the other European Empires, it certainly gives a sense of a new feeling of democracy within Britain, as was the feeling after the war. ... Section 4 of the Statute of Westminster expresses the freedoms in which British Empire had given, or more came under the pressure and had no choice but to give: "No Act of Parliament...

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The dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was "a terrible thing, but it had to be done" (Holmes 2). Why did it have to be done? What could possibly make killing 200,000 Japanese citizens alright? It seems like a terrible thing, but it was necessary in order to bring back peace to th...

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He went on strikes and protests and put a serious amount of pressure on the British and them feel nervous, he believed, by putting pressure on the British then it would force them to give up Kenya and leave it for the Kenyans. ...

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The United States has always prided itself as the "Great Bastion of Democracy". However, the history of the US in Latin America is much more ambiguous than the vision of a great nation freeing Latin Americans from dictatorship and sowing the seeds of liberty and democracy; instead, the US has all to...

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There had always been events that played major roles for changing the balances in the world throughout history. Unfortunately, most of the time, these events were nothing but the cruel wars that resulted in the loss of millions of people and in waste of huge amount of money. Like every other war, World War 1 took many lives and money and changed the balances in the world. Actually, these big wars are usually emerging to change the balances because some sides don't like the world to stay as it is. In the Gallipoli War, which was a part of the World War 1 there were different sides whi...

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This was extremely unpopular with the people as can be dated back to Machiavellian ideals: giving the appearance of being strong is equally important to actually being strong. The governments within Italy were not only giving the appearance of being weak but they were actually weak within themselves. ...

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He gives us the first line and the last, and the central story of the novel is ready to begin. ... Billy goes to 1957, when he gives a speech as the newly elected president of the Lion's Club. ...

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In 1910 Japan annexed Korea, installing a harsh rule over its people. During the 1930's an independence movement arose. Led from abroad by Syngman Rhee, who attended Harvard University at the time, it started a fire in a man that would continue to grow as time passed. With the principles of the Atla...

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"I always hear Caesar did, Caesar conquered. Was not there at least a cook along?" "Bertolt Brecht In 1914, the world witnessed one of the most terrible and bloody wars in the history of mankind to that date. World War One, at that time entitled the Great War, began as a result of the conflict between the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Serbia. On the surface, the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914, seemed to be the cause of the events that led to a European and, eventually, a world war. ...

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As the bombs continued to fall and the fires continued burn a question arose from the rubble of what was once Germany. The question was how to deal with Germany. Germany was responsible for the start of World War II and they were partially responsible for the start of World War I. Since Germany has caused these problems, how can we let them be their own autonomous country? If we let them have their own country again, would they just then try to start another war? ...

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In 1910 Japan annexed Korea, installing a harsh rule over its people. During the 1930's an independence movement arose. Led from abroad by Syngman Rhee, who attended Harvard University at the time, it started a fire in a man that would continue to grow as time passed. With the principles of the ...

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New German Cinema "Although some maintain that the end of New German Cinema did not occur until after the cold war, many of the filmmakers associated with the movement felt, after Das Boot, that it was finally all right to make it in Hollywood--a sentiment that was to be the death knell of...

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Technology has always been a vital role in developing the means of communication, prominently within military affairs. During the Second World War, it was of great importance that communication mediums advance in order to assist the military services. Electronic innovations proceeded during this war...

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The US Supreme Court: Sexually Motivated? Following the defeat of Germany and Japan during World War II the United States almost immediately became burdened with another challenge, that of, containing their former ally, the Soviet Union. Known as the Cold War, this conflict inspired tremendou...

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1. In "Homo Loquens"," Marshall Poe describes his theories on speech communication. Within his ideas, he points out disadvantages in speech, and how society tends to interpret it. One disadvantage that Poe pointed out was the idea of privacy, and how with speech, nothing can ever be private. "You ha...

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Hiroshima And Nagasaki Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the untold story Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the untold story On August 6th 1945, the first Atomic Bomb, "Little Boy," was dropped on Hiroshima, and three days later on August 9th 1945, the second atomic bomb, "Fat Man," was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan's ...

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This weapon used a smaller caliber bullet with fully automatic fire, giving the power of a multi person machinegun crew to a one-person crew. ... All of these characteristics put together give the AK47 its distinctive look and styling that sets it apart from other rifles of its kind. ...

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