The novel 'Snow Falling on Cedars' contains many themes: love; prejudice; discrimination and, the topic of this essay, the effect of war. Throughout the novel the effects of Second World War is echoed in many of the characters through the way they feel and the way they act. Gutterson show...

Terrorism. It is a word that strikes fear into many. Terrorism has been around since the beginning of time, and has caused empires to rise, fall, and allowed people to gain power. Terrorism is a growing problem in this unstable world. A simple act of terrorism can cause tensions to break between two...

Discuss the parent and child relationship in "Snow Falling on Cedars". One of the most important themes in the book "Snow Falling on Cedars" is the parent-child relationship. Parents' believing and past experiences will influence their children, they wish their beliefs can help their child to be ...

Schindler's List! This magnificent masterpiece, directed by Steven Spielberg, tells of the plight and suffering of the Jews during World War Two, and how ONE man made a difference. Oskar Schindler is a businessman and a member of the Nazi Party. At the start of the film Schindler is stuck up a...

Devils in Disguise "Under idealism nothing exists except the mind. Whoever controls the mind controls everything. Therein lies the secret of absolute power" (Rapoport 1989) Has this method been used by most of the well known bloodiest dictators in history? The answer is most definitely...

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT Book Review This novel is written in a first person style. The book revolves around Paul Baumer, a nineteen year old student who enlisted into World War I with his classmates. There were twenty young men in Platoon #9, where he was assigned. Three of his cla...

James Dickey was an American Poet whose life has been very diverse, and in his poetry that diversity is shown. He has a lifestyle that most poets do not get to experience. He has lived in many states and countries. That gives me the reason to think that his poetry resembles this life's div...

A Farewell to Arms, by Earnest Hemingway, is a great novel about the pains of life including the great sorrow that comes with loosing those you love. Frederic Henry, the protagonist of the story, is an American Lieutenant in the Italian Army during the First World War. This fact is significant in le...

The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the book "The Fall of Berlin 1945" by Antony Beevor. Specifically, it will summarize and review the book, ending with a critical analysis of the book. Beevor's book is a detailed and disturbing look at the last days of World War II in...

The Holocaust- an historical overview Jewish life in Europe The Jews have had a very bad life, as a religion goes any way. Even in roman times thay have been persecuted for the religious beliefs. Thay had no rights what so ever, and thay were often used a religious sacrifices for the Roman...

Ernest HemingwayHis LifeErnest Hemingway was born July 21, 1899, in Oak Park, Chicago. He was the second of six children born at his grandfather's house on North Oak Park Avenue. When Hemingway was just seven weeks old, the family moved to Bear Lake which his father had purchased the summer before...

Night, by Elie Wiesel, is a very dark novel. It is about the horrific events of the holocaust during world war two, as seen through the eyes of a young Jewish boy. Living through the horrifying experiences in the German concentration camps of Auschwitz and Buchenwald, Elie sees his family, friends a...

Khaleel AhmadESL18610/20/01Expository EssayDevils in Disguise"Under idealism nothing exists except the mind. Whoever controls the mind controls everything. Therein lies the secret of absolute power" (Rapoport 1989) Has this method been used by most of the well known bloodiest dictators in history? T...

The 1930'sThe '30s was a rough decade for America. The stock market had just crashed and the country was in depression. War was breaking out in Europe, a New Deal was being made, and scandals were everywhere. The thirties brought the country many hardships, but it also brought it together due to ...

Night By Elie WieselElie Wiesel was known as a French American author, whose work directed Jewish themes, dealing with the experiences of Jews who suffered in Nazi Concentration Camps during World War 2. Wiesel writes about his own experiences from his childhood through his time spent in concentrat...

The Forgotten SoldierThe hardships that Guy Sajer and his comrades must face start from the very beginning. It begins with Guy simply trying to find shelter from the rain as they wait for a train. At the time he had no idea these were going to be some of the most pleasant conditions he would come ...

World War II came without warning or invitation for the people of the South Pacific and brought issues that few understood. The war became a period of excitement, hardship, and at the same time, of material abundance. Their islands, the place they called their homes, were abruptly exposed and used...