The Shot Heard ‘Round the World (War I) On summer day‚ June 28th‚ 1914‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was riding in a car‚ driving through Sarajevo‚ trying to show himself to the Serbian people. A terrorist group had created plans to assassinate Ferdinand and at first they failed. However‚ Ferdinand coincidentally ended up right next to the sandwich shop that Gavrilo Princip‚ one of the designated assassins‚ was eating at. Princip was quick to grasp the opportunity and he
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On August 28 of 1963‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr. delivered a speech titled “I Have a Dream” at the Lincoln Memorial‚ Washington D.C. The speech’s purpose was to address racism and to motivate the civil rights activists to fight for the Negroes’ freedom. Martin Luther King‚ Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech was rhetorically effective due to: the eloquent delivery of his speech through repetitive phrases‚ his reputation and reference to Lincoln‚ and referring to historically significant documents to back up
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world’s history as political figures have led invasions of other countries countless numbers of times. Whether invaded or being invaded‚ a country requires strong and capable leaders to see them through this difficult time. In 1588‚ Queen Elizabeth I of England gave a motivational speech to her troops using the rhetorical devices of diction‚ imagery‚ and sentence structure to motivate her subjects positively and to instill the fear of the pending invasion in their hearts. <br> <br>The queen uses
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Before the end of World War I‚ the United States at first was very un-isolationistic. Before the war‚ America was a very expansionist nation. It had taken up military occupation in Cuba in 1906‚ taken the Philippines‚ taken hold of the country of Panama‚ and begun relations with Japan and China. But when World War I suddenly occurred‚ it was an unprecedented war. Never before had America seen such a large war that involved so many countries. The devastation that resulted from the war dispirited many
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Charles I was the reason for the downfall The reason why war broke out between Charles I Parliament‚ in 1642 and was due to many reasons which will be discussed. However Charles‚ belief in the divine right of kings was one of the factors that caused misunderstandings with the Parliament. Religion Many disagree that Charles was to blame‚ however his actions did add to this. Religion had been a problem for Charles’ father‚ James I. Perhaps‚ this would hinder Charles in his reign as this would
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America and World War I Prior to his re-election to the presidency in 1916‚ Woodrow Wilson promised to keep America out of World War I. However‚ following the election‚ his determination was turned down by Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare‚ sinking seven American merchant ships on 21st of March. 12 days later‚ Woodrow Wilson stated‚ “It is a war against all nations. American ships have been sunk‚ American lives taken‚ in ways that it has stirred us very deeply to learn of‚ but the ships and
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Cause & Course of World War I Essay Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated on June 28‚ 1914 by Gavrilo Princip. This was seemingly the cause of World War I‚ but it was really just the spark that started the war in Europe. The four main causes of World War I were militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. They affected war in positive and negative ways. Militarism is building up military as a display of power and keeping an army ready for war. Most European countries did this
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Elizabeth herself (Andrews‚ 377). In fact‚ Henry IV Part 1 “virtually demands that we associate the maternal‚ doubly gendered Henry with Elizabeth” (Andrews 381). Shakespeare presents Henry as physically feminine‚ as evident in the lines‚ “But be sure / I will from henceforth rather be myself‚ / Mighty‚ and be feared‚ than my condition / Which hath been smooth as oil‚ soft as young down / And therefore lost my title of respect” (1.3.4-8). In the sixteenth century‚ men were seen as hot and dry while women
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AN AMERICAN SOLDIER IN WORLD WAR I Your Name Name of the Course and University Date An American Soldier in World War I George Brown’s collection titled ‘An American Soldier in World War I‚’ states his experiences during the First World War. While Browne was in Europe during in the war‚ he wrote various letters to Martha‚ his fiancée‚ explaining the life of soldier in the war. Browne organizes the book into a compendium of letters that reveal several elements of American soldiers‚ including
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World War I occurred in the years 1914-1918. During World War I‚ Trenches played a major role defensively and offensively. The following countries were involved in Trench Warfare; Britain‚ France‚ and Germany. Even though these three countries were involved‚ this does not mean there were no controversies about advanced Trench Warfare. Trench Warfare had to take place somewhere; three countries that were taken place were Europe‚ USSR‚ and Germany. Other countries tried stealing tactics for trenches
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