What would it be like? George Moschouris Someone can do a lot of things on the computer today. You can serf the internet, download music, and write e-mails. Just think what the leaders of the world could have done with a computer in their day. If ... World War II. I don't think things would have changed that much if Hoover had a computer. He still would have dropped bombs over Japan and things would be like they are today. Computers can be used in the wrong way too. Adolf Hitler would have used a computer against the Allies in the war. He could have used ... and other weapons to use in the ...

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... during his or her educational career. I like history because it is in my genes, I can learn from it, and it is part of my life. My father is a high school teacher and a college professor. He has his master's degree in Political Science; and he is a history teacher. I guess you could say I get my liking of ... history from my father. My Uncle David is a history teacher as well; and we are all a lot alike. I guess it makes sense that we all like history. I think everyone can learn from the world's history. For instance, ... in order to avoid that second mistake we must learn about the fis...

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... these was "Aryans". The new rules he came up with included one hour of fitness before school and if your nose was longer than a certain length you couldn't go to school. Also, schools were very sexist for example, girls had to learn about cooking and sewing and boys had to be able to ... Hitler's master race. Life for Women Women didn't really have much choice of what to do. Basically, they had to stay and home and have as many kids as possible. It didn't really matter if they were in a marriage or how old they were because if they weren't in a relationship, and were blonde haired and ....

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... bad things come out of war when you think about it. After a war is over there is nothing to show for it except people dead, cities destroyed and lives that will never be the same again. As you grow up everyone tells you that there is no excuse for fighting and that you should never use violence to solve a ... president when your country goes to war. These two concepts contradict themselves. Violence is okay if you have a whole country behind you but if it's just you and your fists its wrong. When someone breaks into your house and shoots you with a gun they get sent to prison for the rest...

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... a German guard offers food and a harmonica to Marechal when Marechal was in solitary confinement. The German is portrayed to be like any other human, who can be compassionate and understanding. As another guard comes into the scene and asked the other why Marechal was shouting, he replied that 'the war is ... education, that aristocrats received compared to that of the lower classes. De Boiedieu's refusal to participate in the Christmas performance and assumption of his role as a sacrificial hero in the escape of Marechal and Rosenthal goes to show the aristocratical status that he r...

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... I in itself was a progressive movement. There was a coercive and visionary side to the war just like there was for the movement. On one side you had the Americans who believed and still believe that business is politics and that you have to stay ahead of business if you"re going to be a good politician. These were called visionaries. The coercive Americans, on the other ... the coercive. They had a slightly different theory though. They believed that value equaled profit over labor over fixed costs. This was called fundamental reform. The United States had a Socialist Party as well, led...

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... war. Hemingway uses the literary device of foil characters to show how opposites attract. Henry may not be looking for love, but when he finds it, being romantic shows to be his strength. When Henry and Catherine meet, they are introduced through Henry's friend Rinaldi who was going to marry ... would not be where he should be. Henry's immatureness shows he is weak. Catherine has matured before the novel begins and helps Henry become more like her. She also wants Henry to love her the way her deceased fiancé did. She has very high expectations of Henry and expects him ... with her bec...

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... a potential eternity in Shangri-la. Mallinson is the only one with strong family ties to the outside world so consequently he is the only one who wishes to return to it. This is similar to Odysseus; had Odysseus not wished to be back with his beloved wife one can guess he would have been content to remain on Ogygia with Kalypso ... . The inclusion of a character like Mallinson raises many questions about what exactly makes a utopia. He despised Shangri-la as dark and unnatural and even disputes the seemingly universally sought after concept of extreme longevity. "Give me a short life and...

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... War I the government feared socialism, and did many things to try to cut down on its growth. Congress passed the Espionage Act in June of 1917 as an act against people who were against the war. The Post Office Department began taking away the mailing privileges of newspapers and magazines that printed antiwar articles. Also ... for refusing to fight in a war they did not believe in. Form its title one would suppose the Espionage Act was an act against spying, but in reality it was used to imprison Americans who spoke or wrote against the war. Zinn says, "Two months after the law passes, ...

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... , while using a 0-10 grading scale. I liked all things about play, but the lightening, sound effects and costumes were the things that I liked most. Also I didn't like the story and the way its interpreted. First of all and most of all I liked the lightening effects, without which play would not be so good. I liked the stage ... good and bad. These lightening effects were caring the message of the play and showing as who were the good guys and who were the bad ones. The background of the stage would became the blue as soon as US soldieries would come out on the stage, showing to audience ...

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... possible war with Iraq. The two leaders of the opposing sides share many similarities and differences. Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein may be seen as completely different people, but they are not as different as you think. Adolf Hitler came into power because of the Enabling Act. The Enabling Act granted the government the right to decree laws for the ... hard proof, but he has been known to be involved with almost all of them. Hussein was also elected by his people to be the President of Iraq. Like Hitler, Hussein also broke some resolutions. To begin with, Hussein failed to comply with...

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... depleted the economic surplus England had before the war and caused them to lose more money on reconstruction. (Glennon 24) The British also built luxury liners like the great Lusitania, completed in 1907 and outfitted with ten twelve inch guns (Glennon 54). Then came Ford's model T, rolling out all over the ... the early 20th century and contributed to the atmosphere of the time. The majority of the British were very scrutinizing and skeptical of their nation and it's policies (Howe x). They loved their homelands but still wanted to be heard (Sullivan 4). The people in the industrial j...

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... families are entirely different in many ways. Some of these contrasts are those of religion and social status. "Mrs. Greenleaf was large and loose. The yard around her house looked like a dump and her five girls were always filthy- (225). Mrs. May and her family were good Christians who respected religion. The Greenleafs, on the other hand, were different. Mrs. Greenleaf ... Mrs. Greenleaf screaming the name Jesus over and over once while she is practicing her healings. "Mrs. May felt as furious and helpless as if she had been insulted by a child. "Jesus," she said, drawing herself back...

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Being Australian Being Australian means to enjoy life and live it to the full and is a feeling of joy and pride, being able to share its freedom, its riches and its happiness. Australia is a home of many nations ... life are permitted and mostly accepted. To be an Australian is to be proud of what your country stands for. To most Australians, being an Australian means doing whatever you think is best for your country. This has been shown in many examples, the foremost of which being the many wars in which Australians have fought. In World War ... fighting for their country. To them, being an A...

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... you like it if you were forced to think and act in a certain way? Leaders in countries such as Germany during WWII, used manipulation and brute force to control and lead the citizen's to follow them - no matter what. The United States and other countries didn't feel that they could just stand around and let things like ... this happen, so they worked with other nations to put policies in place that would protect and keep peace between the nations. The Cold War is a good example of the United States working with others in order to protect against the spread of communism. It was ... calle...

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... for no real reason, and a society that dwells on fear lives in a frightening environment. Our history has been bloody with wars and violence, but it is no more violent the history of currently less violent countries, such as England and Germany. The differences in our history and theirs are the key. America marched tens of thousands of the people who were here ... history that no one wants to take responsibility for. America just gives land, or casinos, or freedom and gets away free of charge. In this aspect, America is sort of like a gangster that bribes the witnesses of a crime to kee...

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... to the unwillingness for these two groups to compromise. Neither God, nor Allah condones the murder of children. Both Judaism and Islam are based on peace. The Ten Commandments teach, you shall not kill(Exodus 20:13), and the Qur"an teaches that god is the judge of man and that man should show generosity to their fellow man.(Carmody, Brink ... .(Encarta) Yet the soldiers killed in this war went to fight, while the 6,000,000 plus Jews that were rounded up, shipped like cattle, tortured and killed, were not soldiers or criminals of any kind. They were simply Jewish. As if this were not a d...

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... the story was when Billy was on Tralfamadore. Billy seemed to be in charge there and he had a beautiful mate. All the Tralfamadorians viewed Billy as a great creature, almost like he was a god. Billy's life was almost perfect there much unlike on earth. This part of the story broke away in a totally different ... write the anti-war book but then just to increase the excitement he added all the details about he plane crash, Tralfamadore, and Kilgore Trout. It seemed that each one of the little stories could possible be made into a story of their own. The book is very calm and quite comic...

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... got a full education. I have done many devious things in my life, that I consider great achievements. My first real achievement took place during World War One. It was in the year 1914 I volunteered for the German army and before long I was accepted to the 16th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment. I fought very bravely in the ... Second Class. In the year 1920 I gave my famous Hofbrauhaus Speech which gave the name of my new group which was the National Socialist German Workers Party, you probably no that name its nickname is Nazi. Not long after my proclaiming of grouping together my Nazi...

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... and smallpox vaccinations before exposure to the virus can prevent the disease. Anthrax bacteria are considered likely weapons because of their particular features. They can exist as hardy, shell-like forms called spores. In a warm, moist environment like the human lung, the spores can become active and highly lethal. Anthrax bacteria are usually found under the soil surface, and cause disease primarily in ... a recent Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms report, bombings or attempted bombings increased in recent years. Property damage from bombings the world trade center can not be l...

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Reading Reaction to Slaughterhouse-Five By Kurt Vonnegut Slaughterhouse-Five sounded like a little above average book in the beginning. I was actually quite pleased that we were required to read it, because I would have probably of not made the right choice and have chosen it. I found it quite amusing, to be following a character named Billy Pilgrim who is spastic through time, and ... the book. The passages about World War II were also interesting to me, because I am interested quite a bit in WWII myself. I found Billy's attitude throughout the book interesting as well, because he is quite c...

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... nation changed greatly under the presidency of Truman and Eisenhower. When WWII ended, Americans were left in the hands of Harry Truman. Truman, known as an aggressive Cold War fighter, led Americans against the rise of Communism. During Truman's time in office the United States would join South Korea in ... the war against North Korea. Truman would also order the Atomic Energy Committee to develop the hydrogen bomb. You could say Truman went out with a bang as he fired General Douglas MacArthur and sent more U.S. troops to a war that would end with nothing accomplished but dead bodies. ...

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... nation changed greatly under the presidency of Truman and Eisenhower. When WWII ended, Americans were left in the hands of Harry Truman. Truman, known as an aggressive Cold War fighter, led Americans against the rise of Communism. During Truman's time in office the United States would join South Korea in ... the war against North Korea. Truman would also order the Atomic Energy Committee to develop the hydrogen bomb. You could say Truman went out with a bang as he fired General Douglas MacArthur and sent more U.S. troops to a war that would end with nothing accomplished but dead bodies. ...

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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is more important for students to study history and literature than it is for them to study science and mathematics. Use specific reasons and example to support your opinion. Students take lessons in diverse subjects in school. As their grade go up, they have to choose sepciality to study deeply. These days, they mostly preper ... science and mathematics to history and literature by reasons of mechanization and information-oriented society. In result, there are more science and mathmatics courses then history and literature in universi...

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... War, essentially launching the country's first cultural program. Among the first artists to interpret war as they truly saw it, they returned with stunning portrayals of death and suffering, much of it steeped in religious symbolism on themes of sacrifice. Except for brief appearances around 1920, however, ... -- Image from Canadian War Museum And Jack Nichols' haunting portrait of a Drowning Sailor. He could have been anyone, but he was a German. Does it matter? Similar emotions are wrought by Harold Beaumont's 1943 painting Passing?, a fine piece of marine art depicting a boatload of ...

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