Duty to retreat

**HOOK NEEDED** In the satiric novel, Vanity Fair, William Makepeace Thackeray exposes and examines the vanities of 19th century England. Numerous characters in the novel pursue wealth, power, and social standing, often through marriage or matrimony. Thackeray effectively uses the institution of marriage to comment on how these vanities often come at the expense of the true emotions of passion, devotion, and, of course, love. In Vanity Fair, money is the pinnacle to all solutions to nearly all…

I chose to review the policy of gun control. Years ago, shootings were not a worry in American’s lives. Now, it can be a fear to drop your children off at school. Safety should be taken very seriously, and putting more importance on gun control laws is a major first step. It is a big controversy whether gun laws should be strengthened or weakened. Should concealed consent to carry be taken away all together, or should the process to receiving a permit be more in depth? Should be police…

longer involved. The Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper inferred the future outcomes of the war, and before it was too late Canada withdrew. Moreover, Canada is completely justified in leaving the war, as of now U.S. soldiers also started to retreat. During the 9/11 attacks, Canada willingly aided the 9/11 targets and showed much consideration for them. When the U.S. planes were hijacked and crashed into the twin towers in New York City, many innocent Americans and Canadians were killed…

June 28th 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed at Versailles Palace. After months of negotiating since November 1918, there would finally be of a peace settlement between the participating countries of World War One. The post war views from the politicians often known as the ‘The Big Three’ (Lloyd George, Wilson, and Clemenceau) varied drastically on how Germany should be punished. French Prime minister Georges Clemenceau on the one hand stated that the war was the ‘greatest crime against…

Incumbent President Herbert Hoover, who had been a rising star in a Republican Party that had not lost the White House since 1916, was facing blame for the crisis. The homeless and destitute named the shacks and shanties they had been forced to retreat too “Hoovervilles” and the turned-out empty trouser pockets of men standing in bread lines were dubbed “Hoover Flags.” This was a long way from Hoover’s position in 1929 that he was the candidate of “prosperity and economic growth.” During his…

Leroy Satrom, declared a state of emergency. Satrom made the decision to ask the governor James A. Rhode to send the Ohio National Guard to control the chaotic protesting. The National Guard was able to arrive swiftly because they were already on duty in Northeast Ohio (Lewis and Hensley). When they arrived at 10 p.m., the Reserve Officer Training Corps, also known as the ROTC, building near the commons was engulfed in flames. More than 1,000 demonstrators were surrounding the burning building.…

dedicated to reducing suicides in the military. He is a strong advocate for the cause because he is one who is very familiar with the burden of depression and suicidal thoughts. According to Active Heroes, 22 veterans commit suicide a day ("Active Heroes Retreat Stories," 2014,). That shocking statistic is only an introduction to the study on suicide in America. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, 111 people in the United States commit suicide each day (American…

Gender is all around us. When first meeting someone the first thing that is noticeable is if they are male or female. We have been able to identify male from female by several different characteristics. When one is born their gender is immediately determined based one factor, if they have a penis or vagina. But what happens when one is born with both. What exactly is gender? For centuries Americans have recognized two categories of gender that’s acceptable in society. Male and female are the…

The novel is written in a dark, melancholic, and nightmarish mood, having a “black-and-white” air. It is written with an austere style of a monotonous-sounding prose. Overall, the environment is implied as dreary-looking, as seen from Winston’s eyes. As a matter of fact, the plot setting is simply a fictitious version of mid-1950’s geopolitical map. Just as the actual history saw three spheres of influence dominate the world, namely the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which was the…

In Journey to the Wilderness, Frye Gaillard offers answers to the different perspectives that the Northern and Southern states of America developed from the Civil War. While the South seemed to revel in their “glorious defeat” the North remembered it as a fight for the unification of the country. As the South’s new generations grew, they were taught “stories of gallantry and courage, and admiration of the dashing generals…whose heroism was undiminished by defeat” (25, Gaillard). However, the…