The Good War Essays and Term Papers
F. Scott Fitzgerald: The American Dream
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, the spokesman for the Jazz Age, ruled America’s decade of prosperity and excess, which began soon after World War 1 and ended around the time of the stock market crash of 1929. The novels and stories for which he is best known examine an ...
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Fair Labor Act Of 1938Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938:
Maximum Struggle for a Minimum Wage
When he felt the time was ripe,
Secretary of Labor Perkins,
'What happened to that
nice unconstitutional bill
you had tucked away?'
On Saturday, June 25, 1938, to avoid pocket vetoes 9 days after Congress had adjourned, ...
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CleopatraVll was born in 69 BC, in Alexandria, Egypt. Despite what people say today, that she was glamorous and beautiful, she was far from it. She is shown on ancient coins with a long hooked nose and masculine features. Although she was not beautiful she was clearly a very seductive woman, and she used ...
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Yuan Shih-k�ai�s Transformation Of The Chinese MilitaryYaun Shih-k�ia (1859-1916) was one of China�s most successful rulers, but his rise to power came the way many modern dictators claim control. Yuan would use his military family lineage and knowledge to create the first modern and dominant army in China. This army would later be the reason he ...
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Man's Journey Into Self In The Heart Of Darkness And Apocalypse NowInherent inside every human soul is a savage evil side that remains restricted by society. Often this evil side breaks out during times of isolation from our culture, and what ever one culture confronts another. Whenever different cultures meet, there is often more about our true selves, often ...
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Malcolm XAccording to many, Black America is facing its worse crisis since the days of slavery., with black-on-black violence, endemic drug abuse and the virtual disappearance of the two-parent family the most visible symbols of a community devastated by unemployment and Government cuts to education and ...
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Agatha Christie: Queen of the Mystery Genre Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Miller of Torquay, Devon, England. Researchers debate on the year in which she was born, but it was September 15 in either 1890 or 1891. Her father was an American who lived with his British wife in Torquay. At ...
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The Mafia, America�s most organized crime group, has dominated the
crime scene for centuries. It�s largest profits come from drugs and
gambling. Other forms of illegal profit come from loan-sharking, labor
racketeering, hijacking, pornography, and prostitution.
is a secret criminal organization that ...
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Grapes Of Wrath 3Grapes of Wraith by John Steinbeck portrayed the awakening of a man's conscience dealing with his troubling trials throughout the novel. The character that goes through this monumental change is Tom Joad, son of two tenant farmers from Oklahoma. Tom's conscience was changed from a loner who cared ...
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Holocaust 6Throughout history the Jewish people have been scapegoats; whenever something was not going right they were the ones to blame. From Biblical times through to the Shakespearean Era, all the way to the Middle East Crisis and the creation of Israel, the Jews have been persecuted and blamed for the ...
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Managing GlobalizationNotes based on in the age of Interdependence,
published 1995 by Pfeiffer & Company, San Diego, CA.
Introductory Quotation:
"In Managing Globalization in the Age of Interdependence, best-selling
author George C. Lodge, Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of Business
Administration at the ...
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UFOs"Little Green Men", "Martians", "Outer Limits" ! That is what people
think about when aliens and come to mind. Aliens have been around, as
far as we can see, since 1561. The question is now asked, How come because
they [] have been sighted, encountered, and taken hostage; Why have we
been kept in ...
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The Indians And Losing Their HomesAs defined in Oxfords dictionary, home is a house or other dwelling where a person or a family lives; residence. But I believe that a home takes on a somewhat different meaning to that definition. A home is where one feels security, where one is comfortable from whatever it is that surrounds ...
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Progression Of Islamic ArtThere exist three basic components of traditional Islamic art: calligraphy, geometric patterns, and floral and vegetal motifs. These three stylistic tools are beautifully rendered and masterfully integrated into complex works of art, but there is no question that artistic expression is severely ...
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George Washingtonwas born on February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland
inherited much more than a good mind and a strong
body. He belonged to an old colonial family that believed in hard work,
public service and in worshiping God.
Washington's father, Augustine Washington was born in 1694 and died
in 1743. He had four ...
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BotswanaDuring the past twenty years has come from being one of the poorest countries to being considered one of the richest non-oil producing countries. This growth happens when a majority of the continent was struggling with African socialism. Within South Africa was encircled by countries at war. ...
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Comparison Of 1984 And The CryA comparison of life in London, Air Strip One (or Great Britain) in the George Orwell novel �1984� and Waknuk, Canada in the John Wyndham novel �The Crysalids.�
Waknuk is a society living after a nuclear attack. The people of Air Strip One (or Britain) in 1984 live in a dictatorship controlled by ...
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A Very American RevolutionThe American Revolution, the conflict by which the American colonists won their independence from Great Britain and created the United States of America, was an upheaval of profound significance in world history. It occurred in the second half of the 18th century, in an "Age of Democratic ...
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JFK - AssasinationJ.F.K. Assassination If Lee Harvey Oswald killed J.F.K. and it wasn�t a conspiracy, then why is the government still withholding reports done on the assassination from the public�s eyes, in the FBI�s possession? President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 on November 22. He was elected president in ...
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