|
Help With American History Papers
The War Between The US/NATO And Yugoslavia
... and injured as a result of inaccurate missile firing, the inefficiency of air strikes, and most importantly the fate of our captured military men. Although the media plays a major role in what we see and hear, it is up to us to read between the lines, and look for the true circumstances that have resulted from this conflict.
In Yugoslavia, and other countries in support of their efforts, the United States is seen as the bad guy. Very few of these people can differentiate between NATO and the United States. They view the air strikes over Kosovo as a horrific act, which has done little if anything to help the A ...
|
Masaccio: The Holy Trinity
... this is the eye level of the spectator, who looks up at the Trinity and down at the tomb. The vanishing point, five feet above the floor level, pulls both views together. By doing this, an illusion of an actual structure is created. The interior volume of this 'structure' is an tension of the space that the person looking at the work is standing in. The adjustment of the spectator to the pictured space is one of the first steps in the development of illusionistic painting. Illusionistic painting fascinated many artists of the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
The proportions in this painting are so numerically e ...
|
The Effects Of Rap On Inner Cities
... and their past ways of life, which included, drugs, sex, murder, and alcohol. The listeners of rap living in run down areas in the inner cities see themselves in the same situation as many of the rap artists’, and duplicate what they hear. So although a person may be responsible for his or her action, rap music dramatically affects the lives of America’s inner cities and slums.
In this day and age, of the biggest problems in America has become teen pregnancy. 68% of 18-year old have had sexual intercourse, while half of 17-year old have had sexual intercourse. To add to that, 6 in 10 girls between ...
|
Women's Roles In The Revolution
... Hays McCauley
a. original “Molly Pitcher”
b. fought in the Battle of Manmouth, 1778
c. recieved
D. Women Spies
1. Women act as spies
a. Culper Ring
1. organized spy ring
2. Long Island
3. consequences if captured
a. imprisoned
b. hanged
b. many organized spy rings
2. Secret messengers
a. relied on helpless stereotypes
b. young girls
1. could slip through lines easily
2. Enemy never suspected them
3. carried orders and information
c. women
1. listened to what British said
a. while serving food/drink
b. officers spoke freely
1. t ...
|
Boy Bands
... the first pop group to get out there, and while there are a
couple of Spice Girl clones, they aren't as prevalent as the boy bands that followed.
1998 had unleashed a torrent of boy bands on the US, many of whom spent time in
Europe to start a cult following. The following is a run down of the Boy Bands that have left
their impression in 1998.
Unless you've been living under a rock, the Orlando based group, Backstreet Boys
reigned supreme as the top Boy Band in 1998. With the top selling album in 1998 behind
Titanic, the Backstreet Boys have just released a new album and are planning ...
|
Janet Jackson
... immidiatly.. but
secretly to meet the man. After hearing her sing, They singned
immidiatly a record.
She started off with songs.. well already written songs.. then she
began writting her own songs..a nd people helped her produce them.
The thing is she was a really shy girl. Always hiding.. and always
araid to try new things.. all this because of the family situation.
Where females must be dominated.. so even though she was the
big boss she acted like if she were a worker.. and not in charge
of anything..
That's when Paula Abdoul stepped in. She created the most
wonderful choreagraphys for ...
|
The Civil War Campaign Of 1862
... at Yorktown and moved back to cover Richmond.
Lee ordered General Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson to start some activity in the Shenandoah valley, keeping McDowell busy. Lee went out to the Peninsula to find that McClellan's army was split in two by the flood-swollen Chickahominy River, and sent General Joseph Johnston to attack the force lying south of the river. This became known as the Battle of Seven Pines, a confused and bloody affair in which Johnston was severely wounded.
Lee was given command of the army and began shuffling troops around in front of McClellan to convince him that he was faced with an enormous for ...
|
Pearl Harbor
... struck. More than 75 U.S. warships(including battleships,
cruisers, destroyers, submarines, and auxiliaries) were based at this "Gibraltar
of the Pacific." All U.S. aircraft carriers were elsewhere. Observing radio
silence, it reached a launching point at 6 AM, December 7. At 7:50 AM, the
first wave of Japanese planes struck Pearl Harbor, bombarding airfields and
battleships moored at the concrete quays. The U.S. totally taken off guard had
to defend themselves in pajamas. They used anti-aircraft guns in an attempt to
stop the Japanese. A second wave followed. The surprise attack was over before
10 AM. ...
|
Reasons America Declared War On Germany
... way in which they violated American neutrality was through the use of the U-boats. These boats were the cause of the deaths of numerous Americans who were in no way associated with the war. Germany once again failed to respect America’s neutrality when it sank the Lusitania, a boat containing not only British but American citizens. These incidents outraged the American public. President Wilson chose to do nothing violent about them at first; however, after a similar incident took place; Germany’s naval policy instigated him to declare war on Germany.
Propaganda was necessary to declare war on Germany, since ...
|
Should The USA Have Dropped The Atomic Bomb On Japan?
... sinking supply ships on route to Japan, our planes have been dropping bombs on Japanese industries, and incendiary bombs have been dropped on Japanese cities. Despite heavy casualties and heavy damage, Japan continues to resist showing more damage has to be done in order to get a surrender. This also shows conventional weapons are not proving to be effective and something more potent is required. The tremendous shock of the blast will precipitate a swift surrender.
Enough American lives have already been lost and in the long run, the bomb will cost fewer lives. The attack on Iwo Jima alone has cost ...
|
Browse:
« prev
66
67
68
69
70
next »
|
|