Labor spies

Union Army. Throughout the story, feelings of insanity about patriotic duty and family obedience overflow his mind. Holding nothing back in battle, Druse has no choice but to fire towards the enemy, tragically striking his father, who is a Confederate spy. In this example, Bierce highlights the destructive impact war has on families no matter where they fight or who they fight for. He suggests that no single nation is so corrupt on its own, but it is the country’s men who make it a “theater of…

immigrants who are not willing to be loyal to their new country. This could result in trouble being caused, especially if we were to go to war. This is because there would then be people within America that are fighting America, which could result in spies…

Genocide has been an unfortunate reoccurrence throughout history, with the Holocaust leading the way for all the others. The Holocaust can be traced back to 1933, when Hitler captured the position of chancellor and for 12 years over six million Jewish civilians would perish at the hands of the Nazi Party. It is true that Genocide had occurred earlier to this atrocity in Armenia, killing approximately two million, and it cannot go unsaid that millions more would perish in genocides yet to come…

worked the land, planting, harvesting, and preparing crops for market. Those who lived in North Carolina’s few towns worked at trades or were servants to slaveholders. A few of them were “hired out” by their owners to work for others who needed their labor. All of their earnings, except maybe for a small allowance, went to the slaves’ owners. African Americans played a great role in the revolution. They fought at Fort Ticonderoga and the Battle of Bunker Hill. A slave helped row Washington…

To dehumanize is to “deprive someone of positive human qualities” or at least that is what the literal definition is. However, the significant meaning behind it is to treat someone as though they are not human, rather lower ranking or like an animal. What do most people think of when hearing about the Holocaust? The simple answer to that is, the Jewish population. Most people know that many terrible things happened to the Jewish people during the Holocaust, however, very few know how poorly…

6/ Although he was one of the greatest congressmen of the United States, Daniel Webster’s inconsistency and lack of advances in high ideals towards the end of his career led to his political downfall. Webster was a man against slavery and one of the abolitionist congressmen in the Senate. Throughout his career he showed support for the abolitionist movement and seemed to display high morals. However, during his infamous “Seventh of March” speech, Webster supported the Compromise of 1850 and…

Republicans capture Congress in 1946 and began to investigate domestic communism, those who rued a second Red scare developed a new theme.”(Rusher, V-A-A). This red scare evolved further causing many to allege others as put simply, “Many of the alleged spies and communists were neither, they said, but simply liberal-minded innocents who were falsely defamed in order to feed the propaganda mills of political opportunists who needed to find communists everywhere.”(Rusher,V-A-A). So with the…

Women were not always equal; they proved themselves worthy of being a true citizen of the United States in World War I. After countless months of helping the country and saving lives, a new respect was found for women and their abilities. Originally, the United States was neutral during World War I, but after German U-boats attacked American ships and Germany tried to ally itself with Mexico, President Wilson and the Congress declared war on Germany. Starting in 1917, the United States was a…

The early-mid 1900’s led to the rise of some of the world’s most notorious and dangerous leaders: Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union, and Mao Zedong of China. Known for their ruthlessness and radical reform, these two dictators created a long-term legacy of both progress and struggle during their reigns. Stalin’s path to power occurred in Russia within the Soviet Union, serving as the Secretary of the Communist Party and an important assistant to the controlling Lenin. Utilizing his position, he…

Women Roles During World War II World War II forever changed the normative role of women. Before the war, a woman’s worth was determined by what she can do within her household. They were seen as inferior to men and exemplified the traditional role of taking care of the children, cooking and cleaning. However, the war changed people’s thoughts and ideas which gave women tremendous opportunities. World War II created jobs for women when the men in their families left for the war. These jobs that…