1984 Not So Far Off
The year 2002 has finally arrived. This is a time to take a retrospective look at what has happened in the previous year. The same thing happened in 1984. Back then; the people decided if what George Orwell had predicted in his novel had come true. Taking a quick glance, the appearance of the socie....

1984's Relevance to current society
The year 2002 has finally arrived. This is a time to take a retrospective look at what has happened in the previous year. The same thing happened in 1984. Back then; the people decided if what George Orwell had predicted in his novel had come true. Taking a quick glance, the appearance of the societ....

A walk down the memory lane
The darkness endsand the day begins. The waxy golden orb begins his journey. The sky pales to a creamy yellow and slowly transforms to a golden shade of dawn. Somewhere further away, a light breeze blows. The crumpled, slumbering leaves are picked up by the blowing wind, and are carried away. Th....

Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879 to Hermann and Pauline Einstein and within six weeks of his birth they moved. In1881, his sister was born and he became a big brother to her. A short time later the Einstein family went to Munich where Albert first attended elementary sc....

America's Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb
Perhaps the most controversial and heavily scrutinized issue of the twentieth century was President Harry Trumans decision to unleash atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the summer of 1945. While the sequence of events preceding that fateful summer morning of August 6,1945 are fully understood....

Analyse the methods by which Stalin maintain his position as the ruler of a single-party state
Word count: 1752 The period between the rise of Stalin and the German invasion in Russia, is one of the most contradictory of Soviet Union history. Stalin had a lot of supporter, and a lot of enemies also. It is very difficult, if not impossible, to rule, alone, a huge State as Russia, for 25 ye....

Astronomy - Cosmic Impacts
There are billions of comets and asteroids that fill our solar system and throughout the history of our planet the Earth has been impacted by numerous of them. Although this is not a threat that we tend to worry about on an every day basis, the effects of a large cosmic projectile hitting the Earth....

Atlantis: Fact or Conjecture?
Very little is known about Atlantis. There have been stories that the Atlanteans had vehicles capable of war and flight and were able to do medical miracles. But the only reliable source we have of this lost continent is from Timaeus and Critias, written by Plato over two thousand years ago. In P....

atomic bomb
World War 2 Atomic Bomb On August 6 and 9, 1945, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed by the first atomic bombs used in war....

Atomic Bomb
United States showed neither remorse nor compassion, and wants to achieve its objective of becoming a superpower. The United States had no right for dropping the atomic bomb or any good reasons to justify its cause. No words can explain what happen on August 6, 1945 and August 9, 1945. A bom....

Atomic Bomb
Atomic Bomb DBQ The United States decision to drop the atomic bomb can be proven to serve as both diplomatic and military reasons. *The bombs served in the way of diplomatic reasons such as: to intimidate Russia, to dominate Western Europe, and how spoils were handed out. *The bombs served in ....

Atomic Bomb Disaster
During WWII there were two atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Both of these places were in Japan. The Hiroshima bomb was made from highly-enriched uranium-235. This was prepared by diffusion enrichment techniques using the very small differences in mass of the two main isotopes: U-235 (....

Atomic Bomb: A Triumph or a Tragedy?
The Manhattan Project, the mission for the United States, UK, and Canada to create the first atomic bomb during World War II can be considered a major triumph in the history of warfare. The development and eventual dropping of the first nuclear weapon will continually be considered ....

Atomic Bombs Justified
Does the end justify the means? Is dropping an atomic bomb and in the process taking thousands of lives to end a war justified? The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is justified by the amount of lives it saved, the bombs took less lives then what it would have taken to take Japa....

Biotech Century
Biotech Century Do you ever wonder where all your hard earned tax money goes to each year? Of course there are obvious answers such as social security, education, national defense funds and much more, but there is one area that seems to not get as much attention as the others. Every year, fo....

Catcher in the Rye Readers Notes
The Catcher in the Rye Readers Notes Chapter 1 -The narrator of this story seems to be some sort of hillbilly or something; not very well brought up. He talks in a rude or poorly-educated manner. -The narrator says his parents are nice people, but wouldnt want him blabbing about them. T....

Causes of War
History Essay The main causes of war are militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism. Militarism is a strong military spirit or a belief that you have the best miliary force and can defeat an opponent. Alliance is the merging of efforts or interest by two or more groups. Imperiali....

cold war
The Cold War is the term used to describe the tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, where it seemed like there could be a nuclear war at any time. An actual full-scale shooting war never broke out, so they called it a cold war. It was fought on economic, philosophic, cul....

Communist Party of the United States of America
Abstract In my project I discuss the history, ideals, funding tactics, and espionage theories that have surrounded the Communist Party of the United States of America. The history of the Communist Party from its creation in 1919 through the current time is briefly outlined. The various funding....

Comparison of Horror films
Compare A Variety Of Horror Films And Analyse The Ways In Which They Appeal To Specific Target Audiences. In this essay I am going to compare a variety of horror films and analyse the ways in which they appeal to a specific target audience. The films I will be studying are The Lost Boys, H....

Cuban Missile Crisis was inevitable due to the buildup in post WW2 tensions. Is this correct?
Following the conclusion of World War Two, ties between the USSR and the Western Powers had steadily deteriorated. With their different ideals, and their yearning to contain the others system of governing, conflict between the two nations became inevitable. Initially, there were strong disagreemen....

DECEMBER 2004 TSUNAMI IN THE INDIAN OCEAN
Introduction/Abstract: Up until a few years ago the phenomena known as the tsunami was not on the minds of most of the worlds population. But December 26, 2004 changed all of that. An earthquake that reached a magnitude of 9.3 struck off the Northwest coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra (Iw....

Effects of the Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Ever since the dawn of time man has found new ways of killing each other. Themost destructive way of killing people known to man would have to be the atomic bomb. The reason why the atomic bomb is so destructive is that when it is detonated, it hasmore than one effect. The effects of the atomic bo....

Effects on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
There were a lot of people that contributed to the atomic bomb. A couple of people that were involved said it was impossible to make an atomic bomb. They were: Enrico Fermi, Albert Einstein, and Lord Rutherford. Enrico Fermi was an expert on attacking atoms with atomic particles. Albert Einstein was....

Era of Comics
"Era of Comics" Superman, Batman, Spiderman, The Hulk, comic book superheroes have thrilled and inspired generations of readers. While critics have dismissed them a....

Essay on 1984, the Grapes of Wrath, and The Cat's Cradle
The three novels, 1984, Cats Cradle, and Grapes of Wrath, are all written by very intelligent authors with similar views on issues, yet different ways of treating the issues. All three novels involve industrial and scientific development, and the effects that they have on the characters. All thr....

hitler rise to power
Hitler Essay Adolf Hitler was born on April 20th, 1989 in Braunau, Austria. His rise to power became extremely respected and well known. Coming from a lower class root, Adolf Hitler had a unique ability to appeal to the struggling working class. Hitler was not the type expected to obtain grea....

Holocaust
Eleven million precious lives were lost during the Holocaust of World War II. Six million of these were Polish citizens. Half of these Polish citizens were non-Jews. On August 22, 1939, a few days before the official start of World War II, Hitler authorized his commanders, with these infamous words,....

Holocaust
Eleven million precious lives were lost during the Holocaust of World War II. Six million of these were Polish citizens. Half of these Polish citizens were non-Jews. On August 22, 1939, a few days before the official start of World War II, Hitler authorized his commanders, with these infamous words,....

Holocaust
Eleven million precious lives were lost during the Holocaust of World War II. Six million of these were Polish citizens. Half of these Polish citizens were non-Jews. On August 22, 1939, a few days before the official start of World War II, Hitler authorized his commanders, with these infamous words,....

How the Past Affects the Future: "Encounter at Dawn and The Sound of Thunder"
Have you ever stopped to observe the atmosphere around you? Better yet, have you ever wondered what the present day would be like without the past? What differences would make up our world if certain historical events, good and bad, simply never took place. The fact of the matter is that if every in....

In God (McCarthy) We Trust
In God (McCarthy) We Trust We've all seen and heard the news from all over the country that shows our religious leaders and certain politicians are hell-bent on getting religion into our public schools. There are the "Hang Ten" efforts to get the Ten Commandments on our public school....

Intellectuals and the Secular Revolution
The modern world began circa 1918 "when a 26 year old German Jew named Albert Einstein wrote a paper discussing theories of relativity in the universe."(1) Basically, his theory was that time itself was relative and not a constant, as was previously thought. It wasn't that there was an....

Main stages in the relations between the USA and the USSR between 1917 and 1945
After the First World War in which the USA and Russia had fought on opposing sides the Russian revolution of 1917 encouraged Americas negative attitude towards the nation to become more a feeling of recognition. However this was short lived as the Bolshevik uprising began and an anticapitalist wor....

Marxist Policy: Lenin vs. Stalin
The 20th century was marked by an era in which all parts of the world felt the pervasive impact of Communism, a movement that was initiated by the German philosopher Karl Marx. Marxs ideas and theories became known as Marxism, which proposes a classless society to promote equality and the dictato....

Michael Morpurgo Kensukes Kingdom
Kensukes Kingdom Personal Study Michael Morpurgo, Kensukes Kingdom describes the different states the relationship between Michael and Kensuke goes through to develop the thematic development of a parent and child relationship. The theme of a parent and child relationship has been appli....

MODERN TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING THE WAY WE THINK, ACT, FEEL AND LIVE.
Moors law states that microchips will double the capacity every 18 months. At this trajectory, artificial intelligence and machines could acquire intelligence a billion times more than the human brain. The apocalyptic world of machines taking over the world presented in many science fiction film....

Nazis and the nightmare people lived through
To My Dear Friend, June 1933 Nazis and the nightmare people are living. Invasion of a homeland can be one of the most devastating things anyone can go through. Not only were an entire people shattered, but an ....

Niccolo Machiavelli
Niccolo Machiavelli was born on May 3rd, 1469 in Florence, Italy. He was one of the earliest political philosophers in the Renaissance. He wrote the book, The Prince in 1513 which stated, The prince should be as strong as a lion and as shrewd as a fox, and he may have to trick his enemies and his ....

Nuclear Chain Reaction
The scientist Albert Einstein did not participate in the invention of the atomic bomb and nuclear energy. But he was the key to unlocking the development of nuclear energy and atomic bomb. In 1905, as part of his Special Theory of Relativity, he made a point that a large amount of energy could be re....

nuclear power
Nuclear Power: A Burden or a Blessing? When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, the world was thrust into the atomic age. Nuclear power had become a reality. It promised to provide clean, efficient energy for centuries to come. Despite all of the promises, nuclear power ....

nuclear power threat to world
Nuclear bombing creates humongous disasters where it is dropped. The destruction is uncountable; land, buildings and even cities get destroyed completely. If we look in the past history when nuclear bomb was used we can tell the destruction it made. It is estimated that as many as 140,000 had died ....

Pakistan and Afghanistan
PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN The nature of relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan is a very delicate one. Leaving aside the recent realities (past 20 years) of the close brotherly relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan during the Jehad against the Soviets/Comm....

Peace, Science & War
Science, Peace and war? As a peace loving race, the death and destruction of the second world war led the international community to the establishment of the United Nations. The aim of the U. N. was and is to prevent war and upload the dignity of man. Some of the acts, policies & measures of the ....

Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was the day America entered World War II. From the time this secret attack was planned until day of the battle this event happened, it would have a strong impact on history. It would be remembered for years to come. Pearl Harbor was one of the major naval bases of the Un....

Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor had the same motivation behind it as every other attack or war declaration had behind it in both of the World Wars. It was basically greed. Japan wanted to fulfill its longtime dream of having a vast colonial empire that stretched from Manchuria and China south to Thaila....

Plutonium, Our Country's Only Feasible Solution
Abstract:Should we begin to manufacture one of the most destructive and infamoussubstances on the face on the Earth once again? The engineers say yes, butthe public says no. The United States stopped making this element with theban on manufacturing nuclear weapons. But with the continuing problem wi....

Plutonium, Our Country's Only Feasible Solution
Should we begin to manufacture one of the most destructive and infamous substances on the face on the Earth once again? The engineers say yes, but the public says no. The United States stopped making this element with the ban on manufacturing nuclear weapons. But with the continuing problem with our....

Pornography on the Internet
The Internet is a method of communication and a source of information that is becoming popular among those who are interested in the information superhighway. The problem with this world we know as Cyberspace, the ‘Net, or the Web is that some of this information, including pornographical mate....

QUAKES
Earthquake What is an Earthquake? An earthquake is a shaking of the ground caused by the sudden shifting of large sections of the earth's crust. Earthquakes are one of the most powerful events on earth, and they can be terrifying. A severe earthquake may release energy 10,000 times as....

Salvador Dali: The Life and Legacy of an Insane Genius
Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure that of being Salvador Dali (Miesler, 2005). These were the typical sentiments of arguably the Twentieth Centurys most eccentric and successful artist. Dali, the mere mention of his name conjures images of a ....

science never solves a problem without creating 10 more
The more we learn about something or someone the more we realise how much we still have to learn about it, from that comes the quote "Science never solves a problem without creating one" This is a famous quote by George Bernard that is explored throughout the world by both teachers and stu....

Should we have dropped the Atomic Bomb?
President Harry Truman had only been president for twelve days when he had to make the decision on whether or not dropping the bomb on the Japanese. Secretary of War, Henry L. Stimson, was the person who wrote the note and gave it to President Truman on April 24, 1945. They met the next day and Stim....

Significance of World War Two for the Decolonisation of Indochina
The impact of World War Two was overall, significant in the process of decolonisation in Indochina. The implications of the war can be assessed through the understanding of the immediate and subsequent effects it had on the nation. Not only did World War Two provide a stimulus to nationalism for the....

The Aftermath of WWI
After six years and millions of lives lost, the Nazi scourge was crushed and the war in Europe was finally over on May 8, 1945 (V-E day). Although Germany had finally surrendered unconditionally, the war in the Pacific was still raging. In 1939, the Nazis were rumored to be developing an atom....

The Atom Bomb
During WWII there were two atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Both of these places were in Japan. The Hiroshima bomb was made from highly-enriched uranium-235. This was prepared by diffusion enrichment techniques using the very small differences in mass of the two main isotopes: U-235 (....

The Atomic Bomb
"Then a tremendous flash of light cut across the sky . Mr. Tanimoto has a distinct recollection that it traveled from east to west, from the city toward the hills. It seemed like a sheet of sun. John Hersey, from Hiroshima, pp8 On August 6, 1945, the world changed forever. On that day the United Sta....

The beginning of world war II
At the end of World War 1 the allies gathered together and signed The Treaty of Versailles after they formed the League of Nations. In 1931, Japan set off a bomb and was planning to invade Manchuria. The league of nations wanted Japan to stop so they withdrew themselves from the league. Hitler becam....

The Berlin Blockade was the turning point in the outbreak of the Cold War in the period 1945-1949.
The Cold War is a prolonged state of tension and hostility held between the two major powers, namely the Soviets and the Americans after post-world war-two period. The term turning point implies that the Berlin blockade caused a turn of events and instigated the outbreak of the Cold War. Therefo....

the bombing of japan
The war of 1945 was one that shall never be forgotten, as it sparked the beginning of nuclear warfare, and created massive destruction. The damage it caused is still known throughout the world today, especially in Japan. In this war the use of the atomic bomb caught the world by surprise as many c....

The Cold War
The Cold War was the economic struggle between the two superpowers, the Soviet Union, also called the USSR, and the United States of America, which were supported by their allies. It lasted over four decades, from 1947, near the end of World War 2, until the collapse of the USSR in 1991. The war was....

The Cold War
The Cold War was a period of confrontation between the two superpowers, the USA and the Soviet Union. The conflict lasted from the end of World War Two (1945), to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The main reason for the Cold War was based upon the differences in political beliefs The US....

The Effect of the Atomic Bomb on the World
On August 6, 1945 the Enola Gay carried the very first atomic bomb. It was to be dropped on the city of Hiroshima, where 140,000 people perished. The hope of immediate surrender did not happen. So on August 9, 1945 three days later the second atomic bomb was dropped in another attempte for Japanese ....

The Eruption of Mount Saint Helens
Since the beginning of civilization, people have marveled at the awesome force of volcanoes. The word volcano was derived from the name of a small island in the Mediterranean Sea, just off the coast of Sicily; Vulcano. In ancient times, people believed that the volcano on the island of Vulcano was ....

The Holocaust
Stalin wants an opening of a second front in Eastern Europe. Roosevelt promised Stalin this front but it was not supplied until June 1944. Stalin always believed that this was intentional and that he read Trumans letter saying that the Nazis and the Soviets keep fighting one another a....

The Legacy of the Cold War
The Legacy of the Cold War When World War II in Europe finally came to an end on May 7, 1945; a new war was just beginning. The Cold War: denoting the open yet restricted rivalry that developed between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, a war fought on ....

The Manhattan Project
On the morning of August 6, 1945, a B-29 bomber named Enola Gay flew over the industrial city of Hiroshima, Japan and dropped the first atomic bomb ever. The city went up in flames caused by the immense power equal to about 20,000 tons of TNT. The project was a success. They were an unprecedented....

The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was the code name of the U.S.’s attempt to construct an atomic bomb duringWorld War II. It was named after the Manhattan Engineer District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,because a lot of it’s earlier research was done in New York City. An atomic bomb is a wea....

The most significant president of the the united states
The most interesting presidents of the USA in the twentieth century Its not easy to be a president of the United States because the whole world look at you. The president has to be honest, loyal defender of his country. He also should be a good speaker. The president of the USA must have go....

The Rosenburgs
Were the Rosenbergs really guilty? Thomas C. Reeves once said Numerous people felt that the Rosenbergs did not get a fair trial or that their sentence was too harsh (Thomas Reeves). Many people believed that the Rosenbergs were innocent and the convictions against them were not enough to prove t....

The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis
The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis The USS Indianapolis (CA-35) a battle cruiser was commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on November 15, 1932. Throughout most of her early peacetime service she served as Flagship of Scouting Force, US Fleet. At one point she was even chosen by President R....

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GEOGRAPHY The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland covers an area of about 244 thousand square kilometres. It lies between 50oNorth and 60o North latitude, and the prime meridian of 0o passes through the old observatory at Greenwich. Besides the largest islands Great Britain ....

The United States and the beginning of the cold war
The United States and the Beginning of the Cold War, 1945-6 Long Term Causes of the War a) There were three cracks evident between the US-Soviet relationship. America and Russia argued about the opening of a second front against Germany. Stalins plans where that America and Britain invade we....

The use of symbolism in Lord of the flies
William Golding uses much symbolism in his novel, The Lord of the Flies, to help readers gain a greater understanding of his message. He uses symbolism in three important areas: objects that have symbolic value as references to ideas, characters that symbolize important historical and religious peop....

torture
Torture is an action in life that is always regrettable concerning the harm done to the person, however to preserve a strong national security we should always have this as an option. When the motivation for torture is to save innocent lives, by just receiving important information from one person....

torture can save lives
Torture can save lives Their can be many reasons to say that torture should not be allowed and be banned by U.S. in use of getting viable information. The main reason it should be allowed is that it can save lives. Suppose a terrorist group kidnapped a newborn baby from a hos....

Upton Sinclair
Upton Sinclair was born in Baltimore on 20th September, 1878. His alcoholic father moved the family to New York City in 1888. Although his own family were extremely poor, he spent periods of time living with his wealthy grandparents. He later argued that witnessing these extremes turned him into a s....

Us War
War in the Pacific- Island Hopping Most of WWII was fought in Europe, however, towards the end of the war, the Pacific became an important place for battles to occur and resolve conflicts. The U.S. fought many battles in order to eventually obtain their goal of getting to the mainland of Japan. ....

War and Humanity: Where do we go from here?
There is an average of twenty ongoing wars in the world at any given time. Some are internal civil wars, others are between nations. But the purpose of this thesis is not to report warfare, but the act of it. This includes the evolution of conventional and nuclear warfare, the potential effect of a ....

Werner Heisenberg and the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
Werner Heisenberg, born in the dawn of the twentieth century became oneof its greatest physicists; he is also among its most controversial.While still in his early twenties, he was among the handful of bright,young men who created quantum mechanics, the basic physics of the atom,and he became a lead....

What if Germans won WWII?
By : Sameer Ahmed AnnozailiSAM_YTIBB@YAHOO.COMFaculty of Arts, IBB University, Yemen.What if we turn back time and have Germans win World War II (WWII)?Really, what would have happened?What history says is that the allies won the World War II and defeated Germany and Japan in 1945. But let us try to....

What is the essential cause of the Korean War?
Index A Plan of Investigation B Summary of Evidence C Evaluation of Sources D Analysis E Conclusion F List of Sources A Plan of Investigation What is the essential cause of the Korean War? The goal of this investigation is to explore various causes of the Kore....

What were the political factors which created McCarthyism
Joseph Raymond McCarthy, Republican Senator for Wisconsin from 1947 1957, was extremely successful at exploiting Americans fears of Communist infiltration into government in the 1950s. Investigations into subversive activity within government and elsewhere, generally with little regard to evi....

Why we had to drop the atomic bomb
WHY WE HAD TO DROP THE ATOMIC BOMB THE BIGGEST DECISION On August 6 and 9, 1945, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan were destroyed by the first atomic bombs used in warfare. The atomic bombs that were dropped killed as many as 300,000 people and changed the internat....

World War II (WWII) and the atom bomb
World War 2 is considered the most destructive and deadly war ever fought. Yet even after Hitler's suicide and Germany's surrender, the war was not over. The Japanese army still wouldn't admit defeat. The Japanese were a strong people willing to fight till it was no longer possible. It may even be s....

WWII
World War II brought about change all around the world including the United States in issues concerning industry, the economy, and humanity. Once the Allied Forces broke through Normandy, the Germans were forced to fight a three front war (in Italy, the east, and the west). It was only a matter....

WWII and the A-Bomb
Sixty one years after the A-bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end World War II, the controversy over whether dropping the bombs was the right thing to do is still present today. But before one can claim a side, they must know all of the facts. Over 3½ years of direct U.S. involvement ....

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