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New Jobs for Women and Minorities during World War II During World War II the United States of America (USA) faced a great challenge in fighting a war on two fronts. Not only did they need to draft hundreds of thousands of men to fight the war, but they also needed to increase the number of factories greatly to meet the high demand of resource production needed to support those Soldiers. Due to a shortage of manpower and the need for weapons, ammunition and supplies, World War II provided job…

Following the Battle of the Somme, Faulks describes the ‘crippled sleepers’ rising from the ground, saying that it resembled a ‘resurrection in a cemetery’ ; a simile which represents the fact that the men are now the living dead; their old lives have been stolen from them. Faulks anthropomorphises the soil, saying that the men ‘teemed up from the reluctant earth’ alluding that even nature has turned against the men. The characters Stephen and Weir discuss the atrocities which have occurred…

what he was doing. He was not prepared to face the consequences for his spontaneous action of going off into the wilderness and living alone. Another situation from the book that adequately represents the topic is Chris leaving his car in the watershed of a lake, and then when it would not start abandoning it impulsively. He left the car there with other belongings, that he buried, and started to hitchhike from there. Chris did not take into account that by leaving the car there he was…

Hence, The revolutions in Central Europe proved that nationalism and liberalism were not natural allies and that nationalists were more often indifferent to the rights of other peoples. Today the Revolutions of 1848 are looked upon as a watershed in the history of Europe and the rest of the Western world. The end of the revolutions saw the Age of Romanticism draw to a close marking the end of liberalism in Germany. Many liberal citizens of the German states would leave their homeland…

Arthur Zimmermann was one of the few powerful men working under the German Empire during World War I. As State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Germany, he had a significant impact on the war. He was best known as the author of the infamous ‘Zimmerman Telegram’ that changed many events that were forthcoming. He proposed that Mexico create an alliance with Germany against the United States. Arthur Zimmermann impacted World War I as an entirety by creating an influential reason that would lead the…

Global Warming: The Underlying Effects Of Carbon Dioxide For many years, individuals have been drawn to the natural beauty of Hawaii. They travel thousands of miles to witness what is called paradise. These individuals bask in the warmth of the sun while relaxing on a sandy beach often unaware of a crucial problem right in front of their eyes. This highly debatable problem is known as global warming. It has been a pressing concern for quite some time. Global warming has affected many…

The Supreme Court is a vital piece of the United States’ government. From making court case decisions to checking the powers of the Judicial and Executive Branches, these justices are important in a way that not many others are. Their interpretation of the Constitution is considered the supreme law of the United States. Every action of the Supreme Court will have an everlasting impression on our country, so it is important that we, as U.S. citizens, are aware of the importance of our future…

During the summer of 2016, I fought wildland fire for the Weiser Ranger District of the Payette National Forest in Idaho. I worked on a type four heavy engine, E-421. As a firefighter, I was able to witness climate change and increasing fire activity first hand on an off forest assignment to Midas, Nevada. It was there where my module was the first to respond to the Hot Pot Fire. In a little under 36 hours, the Hot Pot Fire spread 123,000 acres. It claimed an abandoned ranch and almost consumed…

Saul Friedländer’s momentous work, Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945: The Years of Extermination, asserts itself beyond contemporary historical boundaries of Holocaust analysis and representation, culminating his work and presents Friedländer as significantly influential within historical writing. Born into a Jewish family and experiencing the German Occupation within France Friedländer stands as unique amongst Holocaust scholars, whilst this also directly influencing his ground-breaking…

Dialogue in 1930s and 1940s’ Hollywood Films According to Bhullar’s experiment of testing intensity of emotions with AV(auditory-visual), VO(visual-only) and AO(auditory-only), audience perceived greater intensity of tested emotions, which were happiness and sadness, in AV speeches than those of VO and AO alone (Bhullar 193). Clearly, scientific evidence reinforces the cause of the storm of talkies. That is, dialogue conveys and augments the moods within the film, which directly influences…