Essays On War

UNLIKE many war heroes who had no intention of ever becoming famous, George Patton decided during childhood that his goal in life was to be a hero. This noble aim was first inspired by listening to his father read aloud for hours about the exploits of the heroes of ancient Greece. Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey […]

Rulers are examples of how we might commonly use a number line. Different rulers mark off different distances such as yards, feet, inches, centimeters, millimeters, and so on. Obviously rulers cannot be used to measure all distances because some distances may be too small to be measured practically with the naked eye. Hypothetically speaking, let’s […]

The Norse, who sailed west from Greenland, were the first Europeans to reach North America. In approximately 985, Erik the Red founded a settlement in North America and his son Leif is believed to have explored the northeast coast of present-day Canada around 1001. There is a possibility that Leif even spent a winter there. […]

Nature remains indifferent to human concerns, despite the unease it creates. However, principles of fairness, justice, and equality are highly valued in Western Civilization. Although history does not show the success of these principles, it does show that the forces of nature and fortunate circumstances greatly influence human lives. Therefore, helplessness accurately describes the human […]

After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, there was a consensus on the advantages of arming airline pilots. It was widely believed that if the pilots on the plane involved in the tragic incident had been armed, it could have potentially prevented this catastrophic event.

Set in the 1950s, the story unfolds in Fort Repose, a small town by the Timucuan River in Central Florida. It focuses on the tense relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union as they approach nuclear weapon acquisition. The text below should beand unified while keeping the and their contents: The people of […]

It was charless Lukman who said, success is that old abc, ability, break and courage. Man can be destroyed but not defeated, these words were fully influenced by two great novels, The old man and the sea by Ernest Heminguwy which was published in 1952 and Moby dick by Herman Melville in 1852. These two […]

Born on June 19, 1861 in Calamba, Laguna, Jose Rizal is celebrated as the national hero of the Philippines and a source of pride for the Malayan race. He was one of eleven siblings (2 boys and 9 girls) in his family, being the seventh child. Rizal’s parents came from educated backgrounds and were respected […]

Napoleon Chagnon spent 19 months living among them, gathering information about their genealogies and the value they placed on aggression in their societies (such as public wife beatings to assert their manliness). He arrived with visions of being “adopted into their way of life” so he could be listed among “successful anthropologists.” However, he was […]

When a person is in a stressful situation on instinct they have two options, fight or flight. In war the same is true. War is not always bayonets and bullets, it’s the decisions you make during times of hardship. A soldier has to make the decision whether to keep fighting for what they believe in […]

“In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. ” An excerpt from Franklin D Roosevelt’s 1941 State of the Union Address. in Roosevelt’s speech he describes the four essential freedoms: freedom of speech and expression, freedom of every person to worship […]

It seems that greed never allows you to think you have enough, and in the case of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien it demonstrates how corruptive it can truly be. From the surface one may not think of a half sized person as the usual hero. However, by looking into the personalities of the characters […]

Here is a famous Sanskrit saying to which I’d like to add my perspective. Sanskrit Verse: “Satyam eva Jayate” Meaning: Truth alone Triumphs The phrase ‘Truth’ in this context refers to righteousness, integrity, and morality. No matter what, Dharma will finally be achieved. Even when the dark forces seem to take over the world, a […]

The book, The Latehomecomer, is a fascinating story about a Hmong family and their struggle to get out of Laos and come to America as refugees. The Hmong people are a very proud people and they do not want to forget their culture. One can clearly see that the Hmong people hold close their identity […]

Both Marco Polo and Zheng He were excellent world navigators in their time. However, Zheng He’s voyages and travels were much better and more important because they had much more of a profound impact on the world. His expeditions caused much more prominent change in China, directly and indirectly, than Marco Polo’s did in Western […]

From the beginning of human history people have been moved from place to another searching for new place for life. Now days, border between countries have been controlled. However, There are a lot of debate in media and journals about, should border between countries opened or not? It is an important question because it concerns […]

In order to be successful in any career one must be able to listen and take to heart the importance of what they are learning and doing throughout their lives; this has significance in both the military and civilian life. In order to do that you must follow whatever your superiors say, like when you […]

The beginning of the 20th century brought radical changes to the social and political structure of autocratic Russia. It was a period of regression, reform, revolution and eradication. Eradication of a blood line that had remained in rule for over 300 years; the Romanov Dynasty. World War 1 was a crucial and defining factor which […]

War is considered as a particular branch of a specific philosophy, with Carl von Clausewitz being considered as the “only philosopher of war,” stated in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. It also says that it refers to, “a phenomenon which occurs only between political communities” or “certain political pressure groups, like terrorist organizations, might also […]

Bacon is certainly a moralist and he appears in that role in his essays. His essays abound in moral percepts. He lays down valuable guidelines for human conduct. He urges human beings to follow the right path in every field of life political, social, domestic, etc. The essay, Of Truth, is frankly didactic. The object […]

Historians argue that women in New France were believed to have a privileged position and significant societal influence (Light, B, 1980, p. 222). However, upon further investigation, it becomes clear that women in this society faced similar disadvantages and subordination as women in other regions during the same era. The society’s unique position is characterized […]

This short story takes place in Montreal in a Jewish family. It begins during WW2 and continues 5-10 years. It appears to be a small and mainly poor working class community. Benny’s family seems to be wanting more from life, especially his father, who always compares his son to the other sons in the community. […]