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    to be discovered. The purpose of this research paper will be to show many of the advancements made that contributed to modern day aviation since its beginning in the seventeenth century. Even though airplanes are more than a common sight in today’s world, the technology and…

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    When the Vietnam War came, about 11,000 women were stationed in Vietnam. Unlike World War 1 and World War 2 that consisted only nurses, military women held more roles, such as physicians, air traffic controllers, officers, and new corps such as the Army Medical Specialist Corps. Due to the American presence in South Vietnam in the 1960s, it led to a greater demand for women in the Army Nurse Corps. Women in the armed forces faced many debates when it involved them being in combat zones despite…

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    If World War One could be described in one word it could be evolutionary. With the troubling worries of the past reoccurring, the people of Europe never wanted to experience anything like it again. The war to end all wars is what people thought, or at least wanted to think. According to Oxford dictionary the definition of war is, a state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country. Through the violent, gory and society changing war, people developed a…

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    Without him WWII would have never happened and history would be changed. The life of a young kid that wanted to be an artist, that turned into a German leader; his name is Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler was born April 20,1889 in Braunau, Austria (Hitler 1). He was his mother's’ fourth child (Altman 11). “ In 1896, When Adolf Hitler was only seven years old, his forteen-year-old half-brother Alois Jr. ran away from home to escape their abusive father”(Altman 14). He wanted to be an artist , but had…

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    Lexey Seligman Mr. Sperisen Spring Research Paper May 13, 2015 Title For the rest of the world, World War 1 ended November 11, 1918. But for Germany, it continued on within the after effects of the War, mostly during the years of 1933 until such time as 1939. The First World War had an atrocious impact in regards to Germany. When the war had ended, Germany, along with other major countries, signed the Treaty of Versailles. After the signing of the treaty, Germany had a major downfall. This…

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    A mass of devastating events took place throughout World War II. One of the biggest was the Holocaust. The Holocaust was a mass genocide of European Jews, gypsies and homosexuals. The Holocaust took place over the course of twelve years. Although the exact number is not known and estimated eleven million people died as a result of the Holocaust, six million of those people being Jewish. The Holocaust started in 1933 when Hitler came to power in Germany. It ended in 1945 when the Nazis were…

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    main causes of World War II in Europe were the Treaty of Versailles, The Great Depression and The Policy of Appeasement. All had a significant amount in starting the war. Yes they are all extremely different but in somehow they all connect. In my opinion I believe the Treaty of Versailles was the most important in causing the war. The Treaty of Versailles was the reason of ended World War 1 between Germany and the Allied Powers. In the view and the fact of Germany losing the war, the…

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    have an anti-war theme. They all have different settings of where the war takes place. Hardy’s poem takes place during the Boer War where many of the women and children died in camps. Owen’s poem takes place during World War I on the battle field and Jarrell’s poem takes place in a B-17 bomber during World War II. All of these authors have similar poems because they were all traumatized by a war and they are all portraying the effects of war as cruel and this contributes to the anti-war theme…

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    military training camps. World War Two was a time that saw unprecedented levels of damage and destruction. This put many countries in a state of economic and political desperation. During this period the Canadian government chose to introduce conscription in order to help the allied countries win the war. Canada’s use of conscription in World War Two was unjustified as it violated citizens’ rights, caused more domestic tension, and was not needed in order to win the war. Conscription was a…

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    In scientific world, sound has been used for many purposes. One of them is to find the depth of the sea using sound waves. Similarly, in the world of literature, sound or music is used to convey the deeper meaning of the writing. It takes the reader to a different level of understanding, which brings out the reality behind the words. Sound plays an important role in one’s life, and so it does in literature. Without sound or music, the literature cannot be properly expressed because it is lacking…

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