America entered the First World War on January 31‚ 1917‚ when the German military leaders had brand new submarine weapons in the Atlantic. This became a problem for the United States because they had planned to send vessels for France‚ Italy or Britain‚ but this would have destroyed the plan by sinking them. Woodrow Wilson was not angry but sad about this‚ because he knew this meant war‚ and he did not like wars‚ in fact he disliked them. The Germans called out the United States in a newspaper by
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December 11‚ 2012 Mrs. Mellon Essay World War I There are many important events in history. Through 1914-1918 there were great conflicts that made World War I. There have been many different causes of WWI‚ and tremendous effects‚ as a result of the first modern war. There were many different causes of this war. The first cause was militarism. Militarism is when a country wants to have a better military better than the others. Germany was one of those countries. They tried building up
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Second World War World War II was one of the greatest struggles humanity has ever seen. This Second World War caused many lives to be lost‚ damaged personal properties and was expensive‚ for a great deal of money was required to maintain a country’s military strength. The numbers for those that have passed‚ been wounded or gone missing during the war could never be calculated precisely; though it has been estimated that more than 55 million lives perished. Many historians have traced the causes of
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Syntax H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds is a novel written in the first person perspective with quite a variety of sentence structures but is predominantly composed of compound‚ complex‚ and compound-complex sentences. One of the few straight to the point‚ simple sentences in the text is‚ “I felt foolish and angry (44).” This sentence quickly and concisely conveys the emotional state of the narrator at this point in the story. Also contributing to the text are the long sentences that draw the
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is more deadly a thought or a gun?A gun is more deadly because guns don’t trigger a response to words. Guns shouldn’t be banned because guns aren’t creating crimes they’re just the tool used to commit the crime‚so guns don’t need to be banned.Guns shouldn’t be banned because guns provide protection‚safety‚and confidence. Guns don’t need to banned.Guns don’t need to be banned because then someone couldn’t provide protection against a criminal who smuggled guns.Say if a criminal who smuggled guns
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Science fiction books or sci fi books not always write about aliens but when they do it almost always has to do with an alien invasion. In “Zero Hour” Ray Bradbury and “War Of The Worlds” H.G Wells both describe alien invasions on earth and how it affected the characters. Both stories were written in the early 1900’s but both portray the same idea. In both texts‚ alien invasions have characters that want to change life on earth and create events that ruin life in different ways. Both Bradbury and
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the atomic bomb in World War II changed the world forever. World War II was the first time in history that a nuclear weapon had been used during war. Two atomic bombs were released by the United States on Japan. The use of the bomb caused the world to realize how powerful weapons can be. Much controversy came from the United States use of the atomic bomb and people still debate today whether or not the US was justified in their decision to use the bomb. Because Hiroshima was a significant military
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Introduction The start of World War II prompted countries to make large technological advances. With the war raging all around the world‚ and more and more countries entering the fray‚ it was especially important for governments to continue to develop new technologies to get a step up on their opponents. Many new weapons‚ vehicles‚ and ways of communication were developed and used against the Axis of Power. In today’s modern wars‚ many of these technologies have been improved and are still used
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school or college football that would take away from other leagues like NFL‚ Canadian football league or Arena football league. In “Why College Football Should Be Banned” by Buzz Bissinger‚ Bissinger states a lot about the cost of college football; colleges spend too much on their football programs. I disagree with that article; I lead more to the “10 Reasons Why High School Sports Benefits Students” by Grace Chean. Therefore I disagree that we should ban high school football and college football
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Great War The time was 1914. Europe was a thermometer with skyrocketing temperatures of tension. As countries began declaring war on each other in Europe‚ troops began to mobilize for what they thought would be a traditionally fought war: the British cavalry leading the Entente to a decisive victory. How were the European powers to know that this massive war would be fought entirely in the ground with surprise attacks and innovative technology that changed the meaning of “war” forever? World War
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