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hospitals. Under her wings, she took care of the soldiers while at the same time training other women to "nurse" them back to hea...

summarizing the work of both Postrel and OBrien. Aesthetics, according to Postrel, aid people in defining themselves by the "loo...

that brought the political tensions to a head was the assassination of the heir to the Austrian throne; Archduke Francis Ferdinand...

military action in the province if the tribal leaders would promise not to give shelter to foreign elements or allow border attack...

states, in his Second Treatise of Government, Chapter XI, the following: "THE great end of mens entering into society, being the e...

Iraq fares will determine the direction of the global war on terrorism" (Zuckerman, 2007). Zuckerman concludes that because of th...

and the public. Party slogans exemplify doublethink, as they proclaim that war is really peace, freedom is really slavery, etc. Wh...

and dodged the most important matters, continually laying the blame for the killing of millions at the feet of others (Cockburn, 2...

Orend points out that the mere threat of war, or mutual dislike and disdain, are not necessarily indicators of war. "The conflict ...

by the reality of war. Their psyches have been reduced to the common denominator that is dictated by whatever has to be done in or...

Democracy, say Communist opposition, is necessary for China to modernize, inasmuch as the fundamental essence of modernization is ...

dumb show was left. Not the most dramatic passage in the book, but one of the most compelling, is Caputos description of the day ...

but a few."2 On the home front, during World War I, it was considered imperative to ensure that a system of "elite decision-making...

immediate collapse of the Bao Dai government at the end of the war Ho Chi Minh took the reins in Vietnam. He headed up a coalitio...

They also vote on issues pertinent to liberty. For the colonists both issues loomed large. There is much argument as to what cau...

alive during the time period are still alive. And, perhaps through further research women can begin to be seen more diversely as i...

are an officer - and this included the top noncoms- you went to sleep with your headset at your head" (Terkel 254). Most people ...

However, there are many tribal and ethnic divisions within these and so, it is difficult for all of them to get together and form ...

as no one bothered to make sure that things would go well. In the end, the war was just stopped but there were no victories. Ther...

of those were Americans. The passenger ship, the Sussex met a similar fate (Kunhardt, 1999). Still, Wilson refused to budge, hon...

had no voice at all. Jefferson Davis accused the North of wanting "an unjust system of legislation to promote the industry of the...

or hurt is as bad as joining with the abusers. A great deal of the damage thats done in society is done by those who only stand a...

moved to the cities (War and prosperity, p. 231). "By 1950, 64 percent of the countrys total population lived in urban areas..." (...

broke down and even when they were working, "were not capable of performing on a real battlefield" (Tank history, 2004). French ...

things. Resulting in 200,000 deaths, "The Nanjing Massacre is one of the best documented of Japanese atrocities because independen...

from east to west and the number of states was growing with that expansion (Foner and Garraty, 1991). Among the more precipitory ...

new technology. With these elements in mind, the following paper examines railroads, weaponry, and ironclads as it relates to the ...

success in World War II. While both had their strengths, both also had their weaknesses. It was the combined effort that finally...

process, Ho Chi Minh claims that more than two million Vietnamese died of starvation, a result not only of French preoccupation wi...

the Vietnam debacle, and, consequently overlook Johnsons achievements in Europe, which Schwartz feels "deserve consideration as on...