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Origins of the First World War

for conflict at the very least; some even blame Germany for "planning and waging a deliberate war of aggression."4 Sheffield expl...

Varying Definitions of the Civil War

the war, however, women were actually given incentive to expand their role into the typical domain of males. With their men on th...

A Review of The Portage to San Cristobal of A.H.

Hitler. Hitler, of course, committed suicide near the end of World War II. Steiner placing him in the Amazon several years after ...

Germany After World War I: Strong Economy and Weak Military - Britain’s Hope

The writer argues that at the end of the First World War, it was Britain’s desire to have Germany rendered weak militarily so that...

The Middle East During and After World War I

had very little say in its own governance. This paper describes the way in which World War I spurred the major powers, particularl...

ETHICS AND FRIENDSHIP: HOW FAR SHOULD A WHITE LIE GO?

deceive" (Fallis, 2009; 29). Falls (2009) in his article about lying and the ethics of lying, goes on to suggest that individuals ...

Consumerism Perspectives of Thomas Frank and Susan Strasser

the development and marketing of a product--Procter and Gambles Crisco, a solid vegetable shortening that went on the market in 19...

Nineteenth Century U.S. Labor

Workers included men, women and children. The fact that children worked in incredibly dangerous situations and conditions furthe...

Capitalism in the United States

Such action will surely prove destabilizing. American capitalism impacts consumerism and materialism in another way, by lulling A...

Comparative Analysis of Posters During World War I and World War II

armed forces volunteer recruitment, and raising much-needed funds for the Red Cross (Inge 1989). Although World War I is believed...

American Nationalism

Germany, historically, Turkish families who have lived in Germany for generations are not regarded as German (Ignatieff, 1995). ...

Spelling Simplifying

this is not something which happened quickly and in discrete stages....

American Dreams and American Cities

that -- unlike the European countries, from which so many nineteenth century immigrants to the US left behind - the upper classes...

Myth of the American Dream

In three pages this paper discusses how consumerism is propelled by the American Dream myth. Two sources are cited in the bibliog...

Analysis of Mona in the Promise Land by Gish Jen

In five pages this paper examines and analyzes this Chinese American novel first published in 1996....

The Conservative Movement and Judaism

Conservative Judaism has historically evolved along with its American congregations. This paper argues for a uniquely American rea...

The Relationship Between the Economy and Bad Habits in America

In five pages this essay considers how the addiction of American consumerism is the 'bad' habit that keeps the economy growing. T...

Fast Food, Microwaves and Society

metropolitan area and 14.1 for the affluent Westside" says the L.A. County Department of Public Health (Mcnew). Fast food restau...

Soil Salinity in the Imperial Valley

and wildlife in various ways. Plants obtain water through osmosis, a process "which is controlled by the relative level of salts i...

Reading Whybrow: America's Illness

Adam Smith and his ideas of economics. Smiths theory of economics "is firmly grounded in the biology of human behavior" (Whybrow)....

Visual Imagery in 2 German Films

red interior, which contrasts with the white exterior of the car. Like the car, Ripley has a seemingly "spotless" exterior, but hi...

Internal Migrations

own language. "Indian" is the name Christopher Columbus gave to the natives he met when he came to the New World, believing he was...

Fleming's View on America's Rise to Power

But it raises a lot of questions for the future. How did events alter the perception of Americans as the U.S. started its journey ...

Canadian Consumer Culture & the Environment

was not, as it had been during the Depression, a function of what the consumer could afford, bur rather what the then could find (...

Tokyo Story as a Reflection of Conditions in Post World War II Japan

such a level of significance which allows it to be seen as a representation of the issues which are applicable to the society, and...

Second World War and the Reasons for Japan Involving the U.S.

the war itself. It seems obvious that if there had been some level of agreement between the nations regarding the larger expansio...

War and Religion

In nine pages this paper discusses the impact of religion on Americans during the Second World War and the Vietnam conflict. Six ...

Prisoners Without Trial by Roger Daniels and Japanese Internment

In ten pages this research paper discusses the U.S. bigotry that was responsible for the internment of thousands of Japanese Ameri...

Second World War and How the Japanese and Germans Were Treated by the US

This paper examines the treatment of the Japanese and Germans by the Americans during the Second World War in five pages. Four so...

Post 1945 U.S. Imperialism in South America

an apparent option at the onset of the Cold War. At the same time, the United States also recognized that they had considerab...