That Was Then

Whether WWI Was in Fact Inevitable Some historians believe that WWI was the inevitable result of the evolution of global political and economic conflicts. However, others state that, if separately analyzing all the reasons caused WWI, no one of them was worthy enough for the countries to take the risk of the war. I personally agree with the first argument that WWI was in fact inevitable. Human’s physical production mode and social life changed dramatically before and after 20th century. From…

As in the great tragedy, Hamlet was not reckless in his decisions, in which he gained evidence and proof first before taking action. If however Hamlets beliefs of Claudius became publicly known, he would have been cast out of society and considered deranged. Therefore, he needed time to gain evidence for the good of his people. If he had been exposed right away, a balance would not have been restored. Just as we are to trust and allow the government to work out and find proof and evidence before…

argue that his defiance to compromise was unnecessary, but Socrates’ unwillingness to compromise his beliefs was justified…

don't have much rights. You don't have rights that a normal person have. Their owners did not see them as a human so they had the same rights their animals have. In that time they side that if you were a human you had the same rights as everyone which was not true because black people and women did not have the same rights as white men had.…

Antigone was justified in her acts because there are a lot of people in today's society that did nothing worse by just breaking a law that was thought to be unjust by that certain person anyway, and we call them heroes, so in that case Antigone was a Greek hero. Antigone Accepted her punishment because she knew it was a law. Antigone was justified in her criminal acts because she did something that she knew would end up getting her in a lot of trouble, but because in her eyes the law was…

How successful was Prohibition as a piece of American Legislation? Prohibition was not a big success as a piece of American Legislation and instead, had a generally negative impact on American society from January 19, 1920 to December 5, 1933. Herbert Hoover once described it as “a great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far-reaching in purpose ” which came to it being known as the “Noble Experiment”. While many thought a ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of…

in 1492, it is estimated there were between 10 and 15 million indigenous people in the area that now constitutes the United States. By 1880, there were 300,000 When I was younger we always celebrated Columbus day in school. He was always made out to be a hero for discovering America. As I have gotten older I have learned that he was not a hero, and most believe he didn’t discover America.…

Was Mahatma Gandhi really a racist?Gandhi was killed.Nathuram Vinayak Godse on January 30, 1948.He was killed in New Delhi, India,because of his beliefs and politics.The assassination of Gandhi was unjust because he was a non violent leader and he fought for people’s rights;However some people believe that Gandhi was a hypocrite. Gandhi was a non violent activist born in India.He believed in what he spoke .He did what he spoke of and started a huge movement for his country all for…

“Was the US justified in dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in WWII.” Discuss the benefits and costs that resulted. The horrendous outcomes of World War I (1914 – 1919) truly terrified the whole world. Yet, followed by the war that supposedly ended all wars, the second war began (1939 – 1945). Lasting six years, with more than 60 million casualties, 6 times as many compared to the casualties in WWI. The deaths and the natures of war raises discussions of how cruel and inhumane…

the African American experience throughout the twentieth century. The characters do repeatedly appear at different stages of their lives with offspring of previous characters. The plays were not written in chronological order, when he wrote his mind was already busy on the next play, but there is a genealogical connection to the plays.…