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The Innocent Killer Ender Wiggin, a genocidal killer we somehow feel sympathy for, but is our sympathy justified? In an essay by John Kessel, titled “Creating the Innocent Killer”, Kessel discussed this matter and concludes that we should not feel sympathy for him as he is a murderer. He killed two people as well as the entire population of a foreign species, yet still labeled innocent. I agree with Kessel’s conclusion, because although he didn’t know he was committing genocide at the time he…

"The Most Dangerous Game," by Richard Connel demonstrates "the world is made up of two classes- the hunters and the hunted." The story ,"The Most Dangerous Game," focuses on Sanger Rainsford, a skilled hunter, who ends up on an island after falling off a ship. On the island he meets Ivan and General Zaroff. The lesson the story shows significance of two types of classes, hunters and the hunted. Even though it conveys a sense of more than two classes, but the truth is that there are only two…

Thirty-third United States President Harry S. Truman entered office on January 20, 1945, when the climate of expectation was high. Since they were engulfed in the chaos of the Second World War and depressed by the passing of their President, the people required a powerful leader. The nation looked to the new president for reassurance, a feeling that everything would be alright. They needed a strong leader to provide a sense of progress and action when directing the country; it had to be…

Why did Kennedy win the Election? Why did Nixon lose the election? The year 1960 has been full of uncertainties. Domestically, behind the economic prosperity there came the explosively populous new generation who must be financially equipped; Civil rights movement was heating up under the leadership of Martin Luther King. In the international arena, the predominant image of the country was shaken by recent unpleasant diplomacy –especially the failed summit with Krushchev. However, in 1960, one…

President’s Men was an excellent film to watch and recommend to friends because it is interesting to watch how reporters struggle to uncover the truth behind the break-in. Also, the film informs us of the Watergate scandal and the resignation of President Richard Nixon and gets another perspective of the historical event America endured in the late 1970s.Gary Arnold…

Joaquim Alberto Chissano was the president of Mozambique from 1985 to 2005, he was born on 22th October 1939. He was the 2nd individual to hold the office of president after Mozambique had gained independence from Portugal on 25th June 1975. (Hanlon, 2009) His tenure as president has when viewed as largely successful based on he approaches to handling the various crises he was confronted with. Most notably his handling of the civil war and aftermath within Mozambique, which he managed to bring…

Research Question: In Richard Nixon’s speech “Address to the Nation on the War in Vietnam”, which myths, fantasy themes, and values of the American people does Nixon use and how does he utilize those to persuade the people to support his plan for peace in the war in Vietnam? Thesis: Richard Nixon uses the deep-rooted moral and emotional appeals of Americans that encompass their true role as a country and their ideologies as a people in his speech “Address to the Nation on the War in Vietnam”. He…

While interviewing 2 murderers being charged with 4 deaths Capote has seemingly fallen in some sort of love with one of them. In the non-fiction novel, In Cold Blood by Truman Capote the reader sees a clear distinction between Capote's feeling for Perry Smith and for Dick Hickock. Mr. Capote constantly remarks about Perry and all the reasons why he is a bad person, while when discussing Dick, he goes over everything that is wrong with Dick and all the horrible events Dick creates but does not…

In July 1971, Kissinger, did not miss an opportunity to engage in discussions with China. He was sent in secrecy for negotiations that would lead Nixon to lead the first official visit of an American president in PR China on 21 February 1972. The negotiations, hidden behind an aggressive public rhetoric toward the communist threat, were conducted while already, without realizing it to Nixon, Kissinger had already established contacts end of 1969. Kissinger, shows his admiration for China's…

Moderate Antiwar Activist I am writing this letter to throw my weight behind the antiwar activism going on at the university and around the country. It is entrenched in our constitution that it is our basic right to protest and there could be no better time to exercise that right than in the current situation considering the irresponsible move by our government to send troops to Vietnam. Imagine what the world would be like if we all remained silent about these issues of national interest. Ours…