Essays about War Page 37

The Battle Royal in Ralph Ellison’s story is a symbol of the various challenges black Americans face in their quest for equality with white Americans. The battle serves as a manifestation of the real-life challenges a young black man during that period had to endure in order to attain equality and acceptance in society. The…

The west experienced tremendous growth after the civil war, nowhere is that more apparent than in California, but the entire west experienced a change. An essay on the consequences of that growth on the western landscape, looking at farming, livelihoods, the impact of the railroad, and the growth of reservations for and subjugation of the…

The end of World War II resulted in the Soviet occupation of Eastern and Central Europe and the occupation influenced and aided the spread of communism in these countries. With this development the world was divided into bipolar world of competing ideologies leading to Cold War. In essence it was a competition between two different…

John Adams speaks out on slavery and religion. John Quincy Adams was a strong opponent of slavery and used the various positions he held to promote abolition of slavery. As president he proposed programs that would lead to an end to slavery, but was unable to get it through Congress. Later in life, as a…

In 1945, the United States developed a formidable weapon known as “the atomic bomb” and utilized it on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. The aftermath was catastrophic, resulting in significant loss of life and ultimately forcing Japan to surrender without any conditions. Historians hold differing perspectives regarding President Truman’s decision to employ the atomic bomb…

Why He is a Hero Some have asked why hakes a hero and why does the US Military only award a Soldier the Medal of Honor after he or she has made the greatest sacrifice. Sergeant first class Smith knowingly put himself into danger to save his Soldiers. A good leader like him would not…

Creative Writing: Instant I’ll always remember Instant. That was the nickname the men had tacked ontothe muscled giant that wielded the M60 in my unit. “Instant” was short for”Instant Death.” And I’ll always remember the first time I saw Instant inaction. I was a new Lieutenant assigned to Vietnam. Back then, the Army didn’t try…

Japan committed what some would consider suicide, when their aircraft bombed Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor was the most important day of World War II. This was the first strike towards the US. making them enter the war. Even though the US. had been involved a little before this. The attack prompted full entrance of the…

The story of six individuals who experienced the true effects of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, August 6, 1945. Miss Toshiko Sasaki, a clerk in the East Asia Tin Works factory, just sat down in the plant office and was turning to converse with the girl at the next desk when the bomb exploded….

Although the Civil War put an end to slavery, African Americans still experienced racism and inequality. Ralph Ellison depicts this struggle in his short story “Battle Royal,” which follows the life of a young African American after the war. The protagonist, who later becomes an “invisible man,” initially faces oppression as he tries to navigate…