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The Evolution of the Rifle

from the spiral grooves inside the barrel: this is called "rifling" and is designed to make the bullet spin; it is believed that t...

Civil Disobedience and the Vietnam War

act of not being obedient. He contrasted the longevity of nature with the ethereal nature of that manmade contrivance we call gov...

Issues Leading Up to the Compromise of 1850 and Political Leadership During the Civil War (Abraham Lincoln, and Jefferson Davis)

by the slave states because they had the potential of tipping the scales in one direction or another in regard to free verses slav...

Slave Life in the South before the Civil War

occasion, "his master had the nails of his fingers and toes beaten off" (Blassingame 331). A slave who accidentally bumped a white...

Lincoln and the Second Revolution

the north prior to and during the war, the political shift in power with the south remaining weak in the national forum for decade...

Civil Disobedience in the 1960s

had an impact on both the war protestors and the Civil Rights activists. If every person has an inherent worth, then anything that...

Ayers: "In the Presence of Mine Enemies"

or that Lee wanted to resign after Gettysburg. Ordinary people behave in ordinary ways. The North was shocked and dismayed by the...

Art and the Civil War Era

they played no role in politics. Middle class and wealthy women, particularly married middle class and wealthy women, however, pl...

Avoiding the Civil War

adjacent to the South would be slave states (Faragher et al, 2000, p. 256). Then in 1819 Missouri, which is adjacent to both Illin...

Two Perspectives on General George B. McClellan

book is not on any one person, but on the war and the period of Reconstruction that followed. Having said that, its still possible...

The Civil War and President Lincoln

made some states different than others, thus leading to further illustrate different ideals as well as different politics and econ...

Black & Decker Financial Position

2009, 2005), released a Power & Hand Tools study in early 2005 concluding that "U.S. demand for power and hand tools is forecast t...

Balfour Beatty

hospitals, water supply systems, school and power generation and transmission plants as well as other building and infrastructure ...

Duality and War in Literature

won by any nation. Caputos work focuses on the primary character who remembers an innocence that will always live within him, bu...

John Roberts' U.S. Supreme Court Confirmation Battle

on the bench, he needs a majority vote in the Senate. Therefore, his views are very important. Based on past decisions and stateme...

The City of Shelby and Adolescent Gang Prevention Planning 4

between 100,000 and 249,999 population (St. Gerard, 2004). Gang activity was also reported in more than 2,300 cities where the pop...

Management, Organizational Structure, and National Culture

of Texas, Pan American, 2003). There must be interaction between the two. One author explained: "National culture relates to an in...

Beyond the Industrial Revolution in Urban Design

to make cities healthier, greener, and generally more pleasant. Great Britain, however, would obviously feel this need considerab...

Post September 11th American Economy

the attacks themselves, the economic cost involved with U.S. retaliation have been tremendous. Each will undoubtedly have a long ...

Post 911 Laws

need more latitude to keep this country as safe as possible when dealing with this new kind of enemy. New laws have already been e...

The Emotion of Art During Times of War

light - or enlightened. The evil part of humanity - the executioners, are beyond the light - in the literal and spiritual dark. F...

Overview of the Elian Gonzalez Case

In five pages the case of the 6 year old Cuban refugee is examined in terms of whether or not the boy should haver received politi...

Compare and Contrast: The Two World Wars

suppress anti-Habsburg activities, organizations, and propaganda and that Habsburg officials be permitted to join in the Serbian i...

Causes and Results of the First and Second World Wars

In the socio and political environment that resulted after World War I ended, there was probably even less chance of global...

Debate: All U.S. Citizens Should Serve in the Military

before determining their lifes work"; second, it "instills discipline"; third, it provides training that will be of significant he...

"Sorrow Of War," "Perfume Dreams" And "In Country" - Review

one can readily argue how the expectations of such a first-hand experience lend themselves to the overlapping of uncontrolled chao...

The Entry of the United States into World War II

support for joining the war. Although it seemed as if the U.S. might become involved, the Americans were quite happy with Europe f...

Establishing Strategy for the 10th Mountain Division

matched with personnel with increasing technical abilities. Logistics. Moving personnel and materiel from one place to ano...

Terrorist Capabilities, Intelligence Gathering and Preventative Measures

cautious. While a seemingly easy and insignificant step towards stopping terrorism, it is not unimportant. In fact, it appears tha...

The Potential for Changes in the US Dollar and UK Sterling Exchange Rates

sterling by increasing demand using foreign reserves to purchase sterling. However, this is very rarely utilised. Question 3 Whe...