Red Cross Involvement In WWII The Red Cross is a group organization, which consists mostly of volunteers that help the needy and the hurt. In the beginning of World War II, when it was just announced that we were at war with the Japanese the doors of t...

Under the Red Cross, or; The Spanish American War (as seen by a Red Cross surgeon) I selected my book because I have the original publishing of the book and I have always wanted to read it. Although I thoroughly enjoy history, I have never been very familiar with the Spanish American War...

The war in Vietnam was mostly a helicopter and air war there were many jets and helicopters that had been shot down in the enemy controlled areas in the than that a survivor of a one of these crashes were captured they would become a prisoner of war or POW's Violations of the Geneva Convention ...

The views of different countries when it comes to news coverage vary greatly for many reasons. One such story is the theatre hostages in Chechnya, Russia. Each country giving information on this story may contain different information from one another. For example, the United States articles on th...

Isolationism, policy of not interfering with any other country, was America's attitude toward the international politics, even after World War I. When the European countries declared war on each other, starting World War II, America wanted to stay out of the conflict. But, America was "sud...

"Tell them, tell them when you get home that I gave all of my tomorrows so they could have today!" Those are the words on a tombstone, far across the Pacific, of someone who gave up his life for our future in the battle of Iwo Jima. Were those words uttered so that those of us who are left...

Women's struggle for equal rights is a thread that runs through the fabric of U.S history. More than a hundred years ago, American women did not have the right to own property, keep the money they earned, vote, get an education, or get custody of their children. The road to equality has been arduou...

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt was a good role model. She was a caring person who thought of others before herself. She always strove to improve the lives of people all over the world. She was a great reformer and humanitarian. Mrs. Roosevelt was a representative for reforms for ...

"Toward Global Parliament" by Richard Falk and Andrew Strauss is a feature article, which speaks about the possible initiation of a popularly elected global body. Recently, representatives of The World Bank, The International Monetary Fund, The United Nations, and former President Clinton have ca...

So how does the world feel about the prison abuse scandal at Abu Ghraib prison? The world has a lot of emotions: ashamed, reluctant to trust, and furious of the way the Iraqi prisoners were treated. They were tortured with electrical devices; several naked photos were taken of them with masks on t...

America has been in its share of conflicts throughout history, but none have been as close to disaster as the Cuban missile crisis. The United States was on the verge of invading Cuba where the Soviet Union was ready to defend themselves with nuclear weapons. The United States was well ahead of the ...

Resolved that The United Federal government should establish a Foreign policy significantly limiting the use of weapons of mass destruction Intro- "One can say it's easy to walk away from this, to lose hope. But we cannot walk away. We must not walk away. And we will not lose hope.''- Colin ...

Georgia O'Keeffe is one of the most influential artists in history. Her works are valued highly and are quite beautiful and unique. As a prominent American artist, Georgia O'Keeffe is famous for her images of gigantic flowers, city-scapes, and distinctive desert scenes. All of these different phas...

Positive Patriotism after 9/11 Patriotism is love for his or her own country. In Barbara Kingsolver's "And the Flag Was Still There", the Sacramento Bee's "Flag merchants see little letup since Sept. 11", and the Daily Californian "More students considering milit...

Arriving at the Arnoff Center for the Performing Arts this past Saturday evening, sparked my imagination when I first saw the interior atrium. The building is beautiful and spacious and is atmospheric with its fantastic lighting accents. I just knew this ballet performance was going to be a good one...