W. G. Sebald

Appeal to basic needs: Half way through the 10th paragraph Henry Grady shows signs of appeal to basic needs by describing the life of a confederate soldier coming home to all of his property destroyed, his means of living non existent, and assets demolished. Grady appeals to basic needs by explaining how southerners are not receiving the amenities required to live. Grady explains how through hard work these economical, political and social problems can be fixed. He clarifies the New South is not…

learned that winning votes in the right place is more important than just winning votes. Voting in the right place became a big point of contention in the 2000 election as the state of Florida proved pivotal and just happened to be governed by George W Bush 's brother. Votes were recounted back and forth and then ultimately the Supreme Court ended the recounts and made the final decision that led to Bush winning the State of Florida which provided him enough electoral votes to win the election.…

Defense of Our Nation’s Capital Throughout our nation’s history, and even before, America’s militia has answered the call to guard and defend America’s citizens and way of life. Following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, President George W. Bush authorized the activation of the Reserves of each military branch as well as the Army and Air National Guard. Initially, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld designated more than 35,000 reserve component men and women the task of protecting…

Before the terrorists attacks on September 11, 2001, the United States was at war with Iraq and had a presence in Saudi Arabia which lead to conflict to terrorist groups and terrorists attacks within the US, but no action was taken that would change American politics, society, or foreign policy. After the attacks, everything changed. The US became much strict in its search for and elimination of terrorism, both within the country and around the world. The events also brought the country together…

After the devastating events that occurred on September 11, 2001, the numbers 9 and 11 are no longer just two ordinary numbers. These numbers are a constant reminder to the American people that such a catastrophe is possible and no one can predict what the future holds. These numbers now serve as more than just an emergency telephone number. These numbers mean something personal to all Americans who witnessed this historic event not long ago. The 2,977 deaths on that day in the World Trade…

How To Be “The Donald” Have you ever wondered what it would be like to hold the highest office in our land? The prestige, the honor, and the respect that comes with the job is what 43 men have had the chance to experience. And, this year, it was explicit that our nation would have the first women president to take the oath of the presidency. But, there is one orange, beautifully haired man, who refuses to let this transpire and is leading the charge to the democratic frontrunner, Hillary Clinton…

The War of 1812 is describe as one of the most needless of war that nobody like at the time besides the political governing bodies who support it. The cause of the war which was the impressment of US sailors was actually ended by British parliament right before they declared war. Gordon Wood in his book The Empire of Liberty describes and elaborates on this, “It turns out that many Americans did not want to go to war either; the leaders of the governing Republican Party were devoted to the idea…

Humanity Barred “I’m not sure which is worse: intense feeling or the absence of it.” - Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin. The Human Rights Act is a document that was drafted in a time of global crisis. Article 5 is defined as a ban on torture or cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment. While this document was created to combat torturous acts, unfortunately they have been repeated through history, ranging on a small scale to a global crisis. Society will continue to repeat acts…

case presentation it focuses on research on stem cells to find possible ways to cure many disease. A group of scientists created a line of stem cells out of human embryos that could be used for genetic engineering research in November 1998. When George W. Bush became president he received immense pressure to ban the funding and research for stem cell research, and it led him to ban the proposed funding for the research. To support his actions Bush argued that the stem cells found by the…

The Iraq War was a devastating war. It began on March 19th, 2003 and didn’t end until nearly 9 years after its start. This war took a huge toll on all the states that were involved, causing many fatalities on both sides and brought about many changes, both good and bad. But the question is, was it a necessary war? Was there good enough reasons to wage war with Iraq and were the consequences worth it? To answer that one must first understand what happened throughout the war. It was March 19th,…