Sarajevo

were taking over Europe. The two main alliances were the Central Powers (Germany, the Ottoman Empire) and the Allied Powers (France, United Kingdom and Russia). The turning point was when Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was murdered by a Serbian as a form of rebellion. He was captured in Serbia and the Serbian police wouldn't give the assassin to Germany. Germany gave Serbia an ultimatim, if the Serbians…

Like you, I decided to write about "The Paid Piper" by Grant Stoddard. Even though you compared it with "The Pippiest Place on Earth" by Sam Anderson and I compared it with "Bombing Sarajevo" by Dimiter Kenarov, I think you made a better choice than me because they "The Paid Piper" and "The Pippiest Place on Earth" have more things in common, which I did not see when I read both of the essays. I really like how you start your essay by saying " In this section it is hard to understand…

The following is the thesis statement I came up with for my next critical evaluation essay: In the speech “The Perils of Indifference,” Elie Wiesel attempts to show gratitude to the American people, President Clinton, and Mrs. Hillary Clinton for the helping him in the past and the current help that they bring to the people in need. Wiesel also tries to apprise his audience about the violent consequences of indifference, while at the same time expressing his worries about dangers of not…

Overview Eva Stammen Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir of the Austria-Hungarian throne, and his wife--Sofia, were assassinated June 28th, 1914. They were murdered in Sarajevo by the Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. Some are to say that this could be the start of tension between Austria-Hungary, but to the Serbians, this was a sign of Heroism. In the eyes of the Serbians, Princip was just doing their country a favor. He was nationalist-- a person who advocates independence for their…

An example of imagery Sebastian Junger uses is, “Sarajevo had once been a gorgeous Hapsburg-era city filled with cafés, art galleries, and theaters, but now it was sweltering in the July heat and permeated by the smell of burning garbage. Destroyed cars littered intersections where street battles had taken place, and almost every building was spattered with shrapnel”(Junger, 38). This imagery is used to show the devastation that happens during war. He gives us an image of a beautiful city and…

The rise of nationalism and antagonism in Serbian people felt that they had the right to a single country and feared that the other ethnic groups would exterminate them. When the fall of Yugoslavia happened, the Serbian politicians knew they needed to stir up fear and victimization to hide their real aim build a more significant Serbia. This aggressive Serbian nationalism broke the final thread that was holding Yugoslavia's nations in an arrangement. According to Vesna Pesci's report on Serbian…

In World War 1 the countries spent millions of dollars on the war for food, clothes, weapons, and safety. A reason that caused world war 1 was the assassination of the Archduke and his wife. Archduke and his wife were killed on June 28, 1914 in Sarajevo. They were shot by Gavrilo Princip. Document 2 shows the countries that accused each other of the assassination and the countries that were involved…

1. In “For Esme with Love and Squalor”, the first half of the story is just the meeting of our narrator and Esme. It sets up the second half of the story, which is really the core of story, chock full of literary themes, such as isolation, death, ignorance, friendship and recovery. The second half of our story our narrator who is a soldier in WW II, just like most soldier in wars, is greatly effected in a negative way by the horrors that he witnesses. The threat of death creeping over his…

As tensions surged, European nations formed military alliances to protect against attacks from enemy nations. They agreed to aid each other, or at least remain neutral. Although alliances were beneficial, there were also some disadvantages. An alliance could lead a nation to take risks, it could cause disputes between many nations, and it could force a country to go to war with a nation with which it was neutral. Germany formed an alliance with Austria-Hungary in 1871 and Italy in 1882. This…

Causes of WWI The force of nationalism was the most influential factor that led to World War I, as it transformed Europe into a group of feuding, war-hungry nations and led to the catastrophic assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. By the beginning of the twentieth century, many European nations were blinded by their pride and acted upon their own self-interest. States considered themselves as sovereign, and pursued foolish policies in order to protect and maintain national dignity. Within…