Battle of Britain

time. History is often written by the victor and not the defeated. Starting from the controversial battle of Mount Badon and when it happened, and multiple authors describing in great brevity the existence of a heroic figure. To the tale that resembles the present-day story that…

Which 1980s New Romantic pop group released a song entitled, "Fade to Grey"? Having started out hosting club nights at Billy's nightclub in Soho, founding members Steve Strange and Rusty Egan wanted to tap into the growing New Wave culture of syntho-pop, forming Visage in the late 1970s. Recruiting amongst others, Midge Ure and Billy Curry - whom also performed with Ultravox - the band's first single was a cover of Zager and Evans "In the Year 2525". This record though proved to be a…

rule and defeat Wellington and Blucher who were located there, before the Austrian and Russian army could advance. Four other French armies were situated around France to delay any surprise attack on the French border whilst Napoleon was fighting Britain and Prussia. Napoleon crossed into Belgium on the 15th June at Charleroi, in south Belgium. His army numbered around 122,652. Napoleon had chosen Charleroi as it was near the road that led to Brussels, by taking it Napoleon would prevent…

convince the audience that Brutus was deceitful. Additionally, in President Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address”, it is evident that the usage of these devices helped to persuade American citizens to unite and remember those who died for our country during the Battle of Gettysburg. Lastly, rhetorical devices are present in Hillary Clinton’s concession speech after the 2016 presidential election. Clinton used these devices to strengthen her ideas about building a strong future. All three of these…

The Battle of the Bulge also known as the “Ardennes Offensive” was the last major German operation before they ultimately fell to defeat by the Allies (United States, Great Britain, and Russia). All events that led up to this last ditch effort started when Adolph Hitler rose to power after World War I. Hitler Believed German’s were the Master Race and should rule over the World. He systematically removed all political opposition to his Nazi Party and began massive public works to rebuild…

They were met by nearly 100,000 Union soldiers, which resulted in a devastating and unbelievably bloody three-day battle that produced over 50,000 casualties. In the end, the battle served as the major turning point of the war. The Gettysburg Address, which remains probably the most famous speech in American history and took only three minutes to deliver, was an economical but beautiful elegy that…

William stepped onto the floor. He paused at a bulletin board to read Christian-themed literature, and dates for upcoming Christian Coalition meetings and events. He turned and walked down a hallway lined with whitewashed doors to a single room at the end of the hall. He knocked softly. While he waited, he read from a whiteboard on the door. The whiteboard was headed Resident Assistant, Mary Malfronte - Floor Rules. At the bottom of the list of rules, Mary had written in neat block lettering -…

Ethiopia is something of an outlier in modern African history in that it was largely spared from European colonization in the 19th and 20th centuries. Some have ascribed this anomaly to the strength of the Ethiopian state compared to other African polities, the difficulty of the geography, and the ineptitude of the Italians as a colonial power, and while there is some element of truth to these statements, the crux of Ethiopia success lies elsewhere. What ultimately spared Ethiopia from…

During the nineteenth century there were two concepts of governmental belief, Liberalism and Conservatism. Both concepts displayed beliefs as to how a country should be run. Liberalism though specifically is a political philosophy emphasizing on the economic liberty of the individual as opposed to utilitarianism. This political group expresses several ideas in regards to freedom of speech, equal opportunity, how powerful the government should be, market economies, as well as free trade.…

Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. led the charge of civil rights despite disagreeing with the basic factors of method and intention. Malcolm X’s famous speech The Ballot or The Bullet remains integral to his methods for attaining his goals. King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail communicates his intentions as well as his celebrated methods of civil disobedience. Malcolm X and King often critiqued the other in their work either in speeches or in writing; in his speech, Malcolm X calls attention to…