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Before I was born, my parents went on their honeymoon in California. Their stories were filled with amazing places, while their pictures showed the wonderful sights. I love when we sit on the front porch swing with the picture album and talk about their trip for hours. I can clearly imagine every little detail that my parents share with me. Their story has always fascinated me since the first time they told me the wild adventure. They had the most crazy adventures from skydiving to swimming…

I Believe in Facing Your Fears I believe in facing your fears. I have always considered myself a fairly brave individual. I can hold a snake without flinching, climb to the tops of tall buildings, and sleep with the lights off after a scary movie. Yet, there was one thing that at the ripe young age of thirteen absolutely terrified me, and that was airplanes. As a child I heard many horror stories of catastrophic plane hijackings and crashes. It scared me to think that so many things could go…

World War I, also know as 'The Great War ' was one of the bloodiest times in the worlds history. This is not only becuase it was battle between so many world powers but also becuase of the military style at the time. Many died in battle as a result of faulty strategies and even more died as a result of ignorance to innocence. Many civilians died in the destruction of cities and the imperilistic ideas of the time. This like most other wars were fought because of greed and pride, and the U.S.…

World War I was the first international war of its time. It lasted from 1914 to November of 1918 and there were 17 million deaths during the war. Many causes of WWI included militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism. Although, the major underlying cause of WWI was militarism. Militarism was created by the growth of Armaments, the upbringing of military gunships, and that military power is seen as a symbol of national prestige. These three crucial reasons are what led up to WWI. One…

rather than a perspective and values of the centre, the colonized, and the colonised voice narrated and evaluated?” These questions will serve to evaluate David McGee’s painting, The First Whiteman I Ever Saw under the Postcolonial methodological system. In 1997, David McGee painted The First White Man I Saw (Figure 1). This painting is a 99 x 96 inch oil on canvas that is slightly horizontal in orientation. This massive work is only four inches wider than it is tall. This…

World War I began in July 28, 1914. It was on this day that Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist, in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Afterwards, Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for the attack. Russia supported Serbia, so eventually it led to the Allied Powers against the Central Powers. World War I was mainly fought in Europe. After countless attacks, the war ended on November 11, 1918. When World War I began, the United States was still on the neutral…

World War I was a very sad war involving two main sides. The two sides were the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance. The Triple Entente consists of England, France, and Russia. While the Triple Alliance, also known as the Central Powers, consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. It all started on June 28th 1914, when the Black Hand, a terrorist group in Serbia, assassinated the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary mainly because Serbia has the desire to have land in the Balkans…

The “I Have a Dream Speech” is the most recognizable and best given speech in history and even to today, still relates with the racial tensions of the 21st century. Given by a man who was discriminated in his country, only because of the color of his skin. Everyone knows this is Martin Luther King Jr and while his speech resonated with mainly his generation, it still resonates with today and its social problems. King 's speech was given on August 28, 1963 at the Lincoln memorial to a crowd…

Queen Elizabeth I, better known as the Virgin Queen, was England’s longest reigning monarch. She claimed the throne at the age of twenty-five and she ruled for forty-four years, until her death. Jessica Creton, from The Elizabeth Files, states, “A woman being in charge of England was not seen as a good thing, [but] she has changed this vision forever.” So the question stands, how did this extraordinary woman, of the sixteenth century, do it? Elizabeth I of England was born on September 7, 1533,…

The Global Aftermath of World War I There have been many political changes after World War I. The empire of Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire had been demolished. The economy, at the time, had its share of change after World War I. It was subject to many reparations, in which the Deutsche had suffered a dramatic decrease resulting in an all-time low for Germany. However, Women were on the forefront of social status as more women of multiple countries took charge of local businesses and…