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    WAR By: Michael Najmulski Historically‚ war has been the leading solution for solving conflicts globally. Though combat tactics have become increasingly more sophisticated over many centuries. The ability to affect and change the world through war stayed the same. All the while‚ the mentality of the public has become increasingly dissociative‚ and people have less interest on a large scare. From World War I until now‚ war has constantly evolved‚ and support has constantly fluctuated.

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    Welles’ adaptation of the War of the Worlds. As the sun was setting and the moon began to take its place‚ listeners all around the country sat on the edge of their seats as Orson Welles orchestrated the greatest hoax radio had ever seen. In fact‚ this horrifying broadcast twisted believers to its will in such a way that it is still thought to be one of the most significant events in radio history. In 1938‚ Orson Welles capitalized on the fragile state of naive pre-World War II and mid-depression Americans

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    Impact of Second World War on America The Second World War has a significant impact on the global political‚ economic and academic affairs. It is from this war that the United States rose to become the World’s super power. In his text titled From the Outside In: World War II and the American State¸ Bartholomew H. Sparrow discusses how the war impacted the growth of the federal government‚ the main focus being on labor management relations‚ public finance‚ social security and naval procurement. Currently

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    and during World War II. An attempt to avoid war at all costs caused the dismemberment of the country’s territories and erosion of national identity and culture. Adolf Hitler was after Sudetenland‚ the areas in Czechoslovakia that were predominantly populated by German speakers. These included the territories of Bohemia‚ Moravia‚ and Silesia. In this area‚ nationality politics wove the fabric of civil society. Hitler and the Germans were after the territory they lost during World War I‚ and Silesia

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    Battle of Iwo Jima World War II was an inevitable war brought on by the unprovoked attack from Germany on Poland and anger fueled over World War I. Of all the battles in World War II‚ only one has not been justified. The battle of Iwo Jima‚ a Japanese island‚ occurred because of a rivalry between the Navy and the Army over who could get there first; this led to one of the bloodiest battles in Naval history and the eventual US victory of World War II. Battle of Leyte was intended to be the last

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    "living space" (Lebensraum) in eastern Europe. The realization of German dominance in Europe‚ its leaders calculated‚ would require war. 1939 After securing the neutrality of the Soviet Union (through the August 1939 German-Soviet Pact of nonaggression)‚ Germany started World War II by invading Poland on September 1‚ 1939. Britain and France responded by declaring war on Germany on September 3. Within a month‚ Poland was defeated by a combination of German and Soviet forces and was partitioned between

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    World War 2 brought many new ideas and changes to American life. Even though World War 2 brought "no physical destruction to the United States mainland"‚ it did affect American society in numerous ways. (Roark). World War 2’s effects on American society include a change in the workplace with an increase in industry and an robust economy‚ a look at America’s own prejudices‚ and shortages in everyday life. With the war overseas‚ American companies stopped producing the goods of American life and created

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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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    The Second World War was the most widespread and deadliest war in history‚ involving more than 30 countries and resulting in more than 50 million military and civilian deaths. However‚ sometimes people often think that there are multiple causes for the second world war. I believe Dictators are to be blamed for the cause of second world war because of aggressive acts‚ ideas of creation‚ and multiple occurrences of invasion. Initially‚ dictators are to blame for world war 2 is the things they "created"

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    War of the Worlds A New Jersey crane operator and hopeless father‚ Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise)‚ has his weekend with his kids interrupted by alien invaders who have come to destroy Earth and its inhabitants. We follow the Ferrier family as they struggle to survive the extermination attempt as they herd along the east coast. Along the way their relationships are tested as they learn more and more about each other‚ and mankind. Accompanying Cruise on the screen is a very impressive Dakota

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