Strategic bombing during World War II

Slaughterhouse-Five gives an intriguing perspective on World War II and the lasting effects that it had on the men who fought through it and went on to live out their lives in “normalcy”. The author, Kurt Vonnegut, uses irony, dark humor, and spontaneity to create an unorthodox depiction of the life of one of these said soldiers, Billy Pilgrim, the main character in the novel. In this light, he uses Pilgrim’s experiences in World War II to demonstrate the true nature of war to those who were…

town of Guanica, in the moment of the Spanish-American War. Therefore, at that moment Puerto Ricans were promised to be liberated from Spanish colonialism. A few years after his arrival, Congress would move swiftly in securing this land as it would become the most important colony. And so, Congress passed the Foraker Act, which declared the island as US territory. Therefore, this act would become very beneficial due to the active World War I and it created a stronghold because the act…

Nazis planned against the Jewish population in Europe. These actd started with the rise of one man, Adolf Hitler. World War one ended with the Treaty of Versailles which set the environment up for Hitler in the Nazis to rise. The Third Reich guided the social crime against the Jewish people and use excuses such as racial laws for the violent acts that led to the tragic loss of World War two. A person cannot be born evil or good. The thought of a child develops when they grow. Good and evil are…

As a society, humans in the Western World have evolved morally, physically, emotionally, and economically. Major events have impacted our outlook on life, and each problem solved has put us further ahead. Most shockingly of all, our thoughts on human rights and equality have evolved drastically since the late 1500s, and exceeded others morality in a sense of the modern day era. In the time period beginning in the early 1500s, we didn’t see many of our basic rights being played out into the work…

The United States long before its independence operated under a slave ran economy. The slaves were imported from Africa and brought to the southern part of the country to work as animals in crops for food and profit. The establishment of such society institutionalized the subservient economic practices as seen by the Three-Fifths Compromise. Similarly, Native Americans also suffered institutionalized racism because of the expansion of the United States. The nation aspired to build railroads , in…

States to enter World War II. After the attack on Pearl Harbor Harry S. Truman released…

visualize the ideas Mulisch is trying to get across, and convey the difficulties that the characters faced. Mulisch’s use of captivating vocabulary makes it easy for the reader to grasp every emotion, every tragedy, and every explosion caused by the war. The Assault focuses on the psychological effect of, the trauma experienced by Anton Steenwijk, throughout…

century. Black people across the world identified with each other through their similar struggles for political equality. Pan-Negroism stemmed from the idea that the unification of African-Americans and African natives would be the best way to gain access to the polity. For Africans, achieving political equality meant liberating themselves from colonial rule. African-Americans aspired to gain the civil rights and respect they rightfully deserved as American citizens. During such a pivotal moment…

fact that war brings peace: made obvious through many feats within history. Although many struggle with this fact, due to the stigma that surrounds war. As a result of this stigma, it is common for people to focus exclusively on the immoral aspects of war without considering the positives. Typically, Western society does not contemplate how altered our culture would be without war. We do not focus on the fact that our tranquil civilization has been forged through war. Imagine the world we would…

superior military strength, or, as is seen more recently, through wealth and economic strength. After World War Two, America and the Soviet Union were the two most powerful nations on Earth. While many European countries had been torn apart by the war and in need of much rebuilding, the United States had thrived economically due to the industries that emerged to support the war effort. The Soviet Union…