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Total war is a military conflict in which nations mobilize all available resources in order to destroy another nation's ability to engage in war. (New World Encyclopedia) Total war has been practiced for centuries, but outright total warfare was first demonstrated in the nineteenth century and flourished with conflicts in the twentieth century. (New World Encyclopedia) When one side of a conflict participates in total war, they dedicate not only their military to victory, but the civilian…

Over the course of this class we’ve covered a vast amount of information on the history of photography, film and art, from 1839 to the present, all interesting. But what fascinated me the most, was when we covered Alfred Hitchcock, discussing his movie “Psycho” and “North by Northwest”. Although as a graduate student I was given the opportunity to do my final paper on any topic, but I just had to do mine on the “Master of Suspense”, Sir Alfred Hitchcock. Since I was a kid, we use to watch Alfred…

From 1880 to 1914, there was an increasing trend of European nations dominating African colonies. Belgium, France, Britain, Germany, Italy, and Portugal were all overtaking and claiming lands in Africa during the late 1800’s and throughout the early 1900’s. The European acquisition of African colonies was influenced by strong feelings of nationalism and Social Darwinism. Althoughter, political and economic incentives and racial attitudes are what drove the European accessions of African colonies…

In the book, Anthem it describes the idea of a collectivist society in which there is no individual within society where the main character, Equality 7-2521, tests the limits of the government to help the world. During this time, the government controls all aspects of life from the jobs people can have, how much education, where they may search, and who they may speak to. Whereas in the speech it shows the perspective of a man setting up the government and their corrupt ways to get men to join…

Ronald Reagan’s speech “Tear Down this Wall” has moved the citizens of Berlin to hope that, with the aid of the United States of America, freedom will soon come. Reagan created his influential speech by utilizing rhetorical devices. The appeal to a person’s emotions is called pathos, it is used to persuade. As vocalized by President Reagan “There in Berlin, like the city itself, symbols of love, symbols of worship, cannot be suppressed,” and further on in the passage, “For it cannot withstand…

There are many reasons whether or not America made a right choice exercising imperialistic desires and sought overseas territories. Some people may disagree that America had the right to do what they did and others may think otherwise. However, America made a wise decision in imperializing the countries that they felt were perfect for them to benefit. Although, there were harsh and unfair ways that they imperialized, there were also some fair ways that they imperialized as well. Imperializing is…

Dr.Seuss’s Butter Battle Book Many kids can recall reading Dr.Seuss's stories and rhymes. They are simple yet always have a story or message about them that anyone can understand. Whether it's about green eggs and ham or colorful fish. Dr.Seuss books Green Eggs and Ham, 1 Fish 2 Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, and The Butter Battle Book are all great children's stories that even adults can enjoy. These books are so enjoyable and memorable due to his great use of metaphor, characterization, and…

How Napoleon is a Satire of Josef Stalin What would it be like to have a ruler who is harsh and controlling? In Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, many satires are presented throughout the story to make fun of the leaders, governments, or events during the Russian Revolution. Orwell writes about a utopian farm ruled by Comrade Napoleon, who is the leader of all the animals and abuses his power just like Josef Stalin did in the early twentieth century. In addition, Josef Stalin was a very…

Luke singletary: The Shefflin War The Schlieffen plan and the two front war had major impact on the World War I. The Schlieffen plan was supposed to be a surprise attack on France planned by the German General Count alfred Von Shefflien. The plan Created in 1905 was Germany’s plan so they would not have to fight in two places with going to war against France and Russia. The plan was modified by Helmuth von Moltke to help make the attack successful to not create a two front war. Germany knew…

The novel Animal Farm written by George Orwell is uses subtle, creative and humorous ways to represent a real life event, the Russian Revolution. The genre of this book is fiction, politics and satire. Animal Farm starts off with the story of an old pig's dream about a non-existent utopia where all the animals on Manor Farm are free. After the old pig dies he still has his two disciple pigs, Napoleon and Snowball, to carry out the tasks in order for his dream to become a reality. Napoleon and…