As diplomatic relations in Europe began to crumble early in the 20th century war began to seem more and more imminent for America, despite Wilson’s isolation policy. The war ran from 1914 to 1918 and set a precedent for gruesome warfare and achieving victory by any means necessary including: machine guns, chemicals, and trench warfare. … Read more
For thousands of years, humans have been amazed at what we call flight but in the past hundreds of years, humans have been trying to make different machines fly. In 1903, Wright brothers had built a new type of flying machine called the airplane which they launched in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Although they were … Read more
The Treaty of Versailles was written shortly after World War I ended, on June 28th, 1919. The Treaty of Versailles ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. Basically written to get revenge on Germany for their role in World War I, the Treaty was an extremely controversial document (Roberts). Countries against … Read more
In total, approximately 210,000 Irish males served in the British forces during World War One. Since there was no compulsory enlistment for state service, approximately 140,000 of these joined during the war as volunteers. Some 35,000 Irish males passed away. Irish males enrolled in the armed services. For the war effort for a variety of … Read more
Randall Jarrell’s poem “A Lullaby” has both a glaringly bleak and starkly literal tone; it evokes despair about war and human society altogether. Set in an unclear place and time, the poem tells the story of a soldier who has sacrificed everything to fight for his country, and describes his insignificant life and death with … Read more
Imperialism is the act of one country impressing themselves upon another. There are numerous reasons countries do this. Usually, it is because they feel highly empowered and wished to spread the wealth of impressive quality of their countries to others. They want to showcase how good they are others. Africa years prior to this war … Read more
To begin my investigation, I chose, women during and after World War One, as my area of focus, specifically their economic, social and political status. I asked myself why this area interested me and realized that I was also interested in how this affected future wars and/or life today. Through further initial research, I became … Read more
I remember looking at him hurt; it hurts me in ways I never thought possible. My life, for as long as I can remember, only consisted of my faithful love for him and only him; Oh Sehun. From when I first laid my seven year old eyes on him, I was falling. Hard. From then … Read more
The Wilhelmine Period that helped force Germany and Europe down the Path to war in 1914 The Wilhelmine period (1890-1918) which will be discussed in this paper was led by German Kaiser, Fredrich Wilhelm II. During this period of time there is a multitude of situations that forced Germany and Europe down the path toward … Read more
World War I’s powerful and long lasting impact affected people all over the world. A significant figure from the literature of World War I, Wilfred Owen, expressed his powerful thoughts on the war in his writing. Owen had experience in the war as a soldier himself which made him particularly noteworthy. He noted many hardships … Read more
For the last decades, two world wars within fifty years and countless terrorist attacks, genocides all over the globe creates one of the bloodiest era in human history. Due to the violence, competitive human nature, most individuals nowadays are controlled by the pace and pressure of society, hence, impotent to achieve inner peace, “a state … Read more
In 2016 the United States will elect a new president. As the campaigns of each candidate hits full stride the voters are bombarded by ideals of American nationalism, rallying members of the respective party to their cause. Nationalism in any form can be both a good and bad aspect of a State’s identity. What a … Read more
I started reading “Mayflower” for a coursework but instantly got addicted to it. Philbrick, a Nantucket occupant, got to be interested about the Pioneer story while exploring the Wampanoag Indians local to his island. He partitions his book into three areas, reflected in the subtitle: the narrative of the little gathering of Separatists who left … Read more
Diplomacy is a very valuable because it allows us to interact between other countries. It is used to negotiate with other countries for compromises and to prevent war. But as we can see, it hasn’t been entirely effective in the past. Diplomatic relations in World War 1 (WW1) was a huge part of why it … Read more
The act of masterfully capturing an audience’s attention to gaze upon a piece of artwork and feel a sense an interest, is achieved as artist’s endorse the role of crafting unprecedented work with the use of conventional materials. This notion will be explored through use of the following artists: Pablo Picasso a Spanish cubist, Marcel … Read more
War, a ferocious fight between man that not only physically but mentally damages everyone. Men who have families, wives , kids are lucky enough to go back home with all their limbs and wit to them . It was said to be the war to end all wars, THE GREAT WAR OF WORLD but there … Read more
This essay will not focus upon the success of Napoleon but rather where he made poor judgement as well as the other factors for his decline however the failings of Napoleon are closely linked to his greatest innovations and successes. As a result of research it will not take into consideration many political reasons and … Read more
World War 1, also known as the “ Great War ”, was one of the deadliest wars in world history with over 38 million deaths and was also important because it was the first global war. It started on June 28th 1914 and ended in November 11th 1918. The Great War mainly took place in … Read more
In the opening passages of Dasa Drndic’s Trieste, an elderly woman, Haya Tedeschi, sits in a rocking chair in her third story apartment in the Northern Italian town of Gorizia, close to the port of Trieste: Is that the chair whimpering or is it me? She asks the deep emptiness, which, like every emptiness, spreads … Read more
Peace is the universal goal with non universal means of achieving it. During the 20th century in Germany, civil peace was to be achieved by briefly burying pre war conflicts in order to unite against the enemy. Civil peace was a controversial concept because civilians would either resolve small conflicts before moving onto a larger … Read more
“There are some truths which are so obvious that for this very reason they are not seen or at least not recognized by ordinary people. ” Hitler’s deft understanding of emotional rhetoric gave him the necessary political power to achieve a more united Germany – even though his methods necessitated destroying every source of opposition. … Read more
In every Disney movie, the villain is portrayed as a horrendous beast who was once a human. The thing is, every wicked witch or horrendous beast was once a human with a kind soul who suffered a traumatic event. In All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, the German soldiers shift from … Read more
Rough Draft In 1918, the first world war comes to an end as Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States, announces his 14 points that will reform the government and the way it treats other countries. Wilson establishes that the United States will stay peaceful and help other countries to a high extent, … Read more
The “Great War”, which the world’s first global conflict centered in Europe, saw the Central power: Germany, the Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary and against the Allied forces of Great Britain, the United States, France, Russia, Italy, and Japan. With the vast improvement in modern technology, this warfare resulted in unprecedented destruction, of more than 9 … Read more
Paragraph 1- The Intro. The year is 2050 and the United States and the rest of the world have a harmonious relationship. How did this come to be and what does the United States need to do in order to be on this track? Back to reality in 2017 this country is trying to determine … Read more
“As I write this, in November 1971, people are dying in East Bengal from lack of food, shelter, and medical care” Singer stated. (Pojman 759) Peter Singer is an ethical and political philosophy that is well known for his founding movement of modern animal rights. (Peter Singer) Moreover, he believed that people who are suffering … Read more
Two Speeches, One Seminal Voice How can it be two men from two different eras, speak distinct words, yet were able to articulate the same exact message? Well in “Remarks at the Rudolph Wilde Platz” speech by President John F. Kennedy and the “Brandenburg Gate” speech given by President Reagan these men conducted precisely such … Read more
The Napoleonic wars remains to be one of the most significant and influential periods in history, an era where the concept of the decisive battle the causes of which bear a great importance in the further evolution and later development of warfare and which resulted in a dramatic shift in the international relations in Europe. … Read more
The Ottoman Empire’s Impact On Global Civilization “Now shalt thou feel the force of Turkish arms which lately made all Europe quake for fear. ” This was true throughout the midfifteenth century to the end of the seventeenth century, when the Ottoman empire became a real threat to global civilization. The Ottoman empire left a … Read more
Text Response: War Poetry Dulce et Decorum est by Wilfred Owen and Homecoming by Bruce Dawe are about the disaster of war, yet they speak of different wars with different mindsets of the soldiers. In the following essay I discuss the history behind the poems, the poetic devices that Owen and Dawe used. Each poem … Read more
World War One or The Great War’ as it became known, occurred due to many causes, some of which still remain unexposed today. The obvious trigger for the war was the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie on 28th June 1914. The assassination occurred during … Read more