... the zoo's because when Japan bombed the city they were afraid that the elephants cages would break open and the elephants would escape harming the town. They tried everything they could to kill the elephants without rudely harming them. They tried to give them a shot but the ... skin was to tough. They then finally without and other resort they had to starve them to death. They chose this instead of shooting them because it took 10-20 days for the elephants to starve. So if the war was over they would save the elephants. They had three elephants. The ... first elephant died in 17 days. ...

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With North Korea on the terror list, Iran enriching uranium, Russia invading Georgia, NATO fighting Afghanistan, and a war going on in Iraq; you would think that WWIII is about to begin. The world awaits to see who the United States of America chooses as their President because that person could be the deciding factor. Being a superpower comes with great responsibility; that particular country must be ... involved in every conflict on earth in one way or another. You don't need a television to realize what is going on in the world. There seems to be a new conflict everyday with the United Sta...

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Italian culture has a rich history that includes art, classic architecture, popular traditions, and customs. Italy has been a democratic republic since June 2, 1946 when the monarchy was brought to an end. The majority of the people in Italy speak Italian, a romance language. Some German, Albanian and Greek is spoken is certain areas of Italy. Italy's economy was a "latecomer" into the industrialization scene the north was already seeing. Italy's main industry was agriculture until after World War I. From past to present Italy has played a central role in the culture of the world. Italy is wid...

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Propaganda, idealism, and nationalism as well as the insistent preaching of President Wilson had transformed the first World War into "an end to all wars". The brutal and controversial termination of the war was the Versailles Treaty. In reality, the treaty contradicted many of Wilson's beliefs. The treaty also went against the intensely popular feelings of sympathy and paternalism that characterized goals for Germany. It soon became increasingly obvious ... was destined to be crippled economically and socially by its enemies. President Wilson was adamantly against various aspects of the Trea...

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... , 10 per cent of her population, 15 per cent of arable land, Huge amounts of ships and shipping facilities and of railway rolling-stock were delivered to the Allies. The years 1880-1914, was one of the most explosive periods of industrial growth. Cities mushroomed. For example, Berlin went from a population of 600,000 in 1870 to 2 million by 1910. This rapid growth ... rule. Germany was becoming modern and yet it was still archaic. This led to the formation of the German Social Democratic Party. It created a state within the state, hostile to the Kaiser's regime and dedicated to its over...

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In Another Country Portfolio In Another Country is a short story written by Ernest Hemingway. This story is based upon American soldiers that were wounded in World War I, and that by using some new machines that were just brought out to the market; they were supposed to do miracles with people. These new machines were tested on these wounded soldiers. False hope was the only things that encourage them to use these new machines so they can be normal again. I liked this short story because is realistic, and shows the struggles that soldiers go through when all they want is to be normal again. Th...

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60 years ago, My grandfather's generation turned their heads while evil took hold of our world. His generation received a punch in the chin when it wasn't looking at Pearl Harbor. History tells us how his generation responded. My generation has turned its head while the evil of terrorism has taken hold of this world. On Sept. 11th, we received a punch in the chin while we weren't looking. How will my generation respond? I hope with the same patriotism, loyalty, and resolve that my grandfather's did. This is a tragedy. it should have never happened. I'm only 16 but this has affected my life and...

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Grappelli, Stephane Grappelli, Stephane (1908-1997), French violinist, one of the few musicians to adapt the violin successfully to jazz. Grappelli was born in Paris. He studied classical music at the Paris Conservatoire, but after hearing American improvisational jazz recordings, he dropped out of school and began playing in that style. By the 1930s Grappelli was giving concerts and recording with the great Belgian jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt as part of the Quintette du Hot Club de France. Their quintet was one of the most popular attractions in France, occasionally performing with Joseph...

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Computers and Technology in the Military The military needs to gain intelligence about enemies of the United States, as well as potential enemies, and even allies. Through the gaining of intelligence, the military can formulate plan to counteract enemy goals and improve effectiveness of their goals. In previous times before the computer age the military used spies to infiltrate enemy lines and discover enemy goals, artillery, and the size of their military. The spy would then communicate back to base what was discovered. Now, during the computer age, computers create a whole new angle to espio...

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... heroes. This book also highlights the main factors why this war generation was being called the Greatest Generation. The people underwent many drastic changes and yet still found the strength to live their lives as "normal" as possible. Even with the constant threat of death or injury, either from attack at home or the fear that a loved one had been killed on the battle- fields, they can not ... be criticized for being named " The Greatest Generation". Never before has the population had to deal with so much ... stress and fear. Many of the stories told in the Greatest Generation have ...

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This extraordinary novel tells about a Japanese family that struggles to remain a family while living in an internment camp. The only thing that gave them the endurance and heart to go on was their national anthem. "May thy peaceful reign last long. May it last for thousands of years, Until this tiny stone will grow into a massive rock, and the moss will cover it deep and thick." This family goes through many hardships while living in Manzanar, some of them being having to live in barracks, living with a drunken father, and not eating their traditional foods. In my opinion, "Farewell to Manzan...

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... treaty was a result from the cold war, bipolarity and the technology at the time. The idea being that since both the Soviet Union and the United States were building their ballistic missile defense reserves to out power one and another. Both sides realized that having so many giant missiles in their country could be a target for the other side's missiles. Fearing attacks on their missile reserves both sides ... starting building interceptor missiles. This merely allowed a greater store of ballistic missiles in both countries. By this time both the US and the former Soviet Union had so m...

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... threaten economic status. The 3rd, the tragic or inevitable, sees the cold war as unavoidable or natural consequence of power imbalances. Economic pressure, nuclear intimidation, propaganda, and subversion, rather than military confrontation characterized the conflict between US and SU. In June of 1946, Truman submitted to the UN an atomic-energy control plan requiring the SU to stop all work on nuclear weapons and ... to submit to a system of UN control and inspection before the US would destroy its own atomic arsenal. Soviets rejected proposal. ... Mutual hostility escalated and Sovie...

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It is often called America's first great war novel, yet Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage is more than just a tale about the civil war. Each person goes through his or her own personal struggle during the process of maturing. Some have this easy; others strive very hard to reach this goal of development. Although there may be constant struggles, there usually is one major event that creates somewhat of a bridge between childhood and adulthood. The Red Badge of Courage traces the steps and major events in the life of Henry Fleming, focusing mainly on his evolution into manhood. We meet H...

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... presented any real threat on America. It was nothing more than the propaganda of two battling super powers. The two super powers involved in the Cold War were The United States of America and The Soviet Union. The two countries were constantly battling over who is the most powerful on the planet. The supposed threats were mere techniques of propaganda used to scare the other countries public into ... believing they were more powerful. Over and over again the U.S would flex its ... muscles and then The Soviet Union would ... ...

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