Essays Tagged: "dictators"

Revenge, is it morally justified? Refers to The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

Pearl Harbor the U.S government gave an order to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki as revenge. Kings and dictators also take revenge by invading other countries, and even the ordinary people, like us, take ...

(4 pages) 84 3 4.5 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Golding's Reality fact or Fiction. Speaks of "Lord of the flies"

as witnessed the true evil in man. As an adult he lived through and was in World WarII. He saw many dictators come and go and he witnessed entire nations crumble, andweapons that could destroy entire ... ons that could destroy entire cities. Golding grew up in the time of the Holocaustand saw many evil dictators rise and fall. This is why Golding's vision of reality is that allman is savage at heart. ...

(7 pages) 173 0 3.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > "Lord of the Flies" by Sir William Gerald Golding

"Hitler" by George H. Stein

ite about World War II andHitler's life. Adolf Hitler became one of the 20th century's mostpowerful dictators, who converted Germany into a fully militarizedsociety and launched World War II. The book ... dolf Hitler was a German political and government leaderand one of the 20th century's most powerful dictators. He shapedGermany to be a fully militarized society. Hitler made allies withRussia and Ita ...

(3 pages) 53 0 4.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Life of Charlemagne

tle to victory on the battle field himself and was on of the most respected generals and eventually dictators of the time.One of the reasons that Charlemagne is so remembered is because he was a king, ...

(5 pages) 155 4 3.9 Mar/1997

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Democratic World Government - An Outline Structure

ernment has not received a good press for many years.It tends to make most of us think of Stalinist dictators and fascistdomination of the globe. I wish to argue, though, that there is a viableform of ... Secondly, the risk - of which we are, and must always be, very aware -of permitting a future global dictatorship of a particularly intransigentkind (imagine how difficult it would be to dislodge a Hit ...

(16 pages) 129 0 4.8 Jan/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Democratic World Government - An Outline Structure

ernment has not received a good press for many years.It tends to make most of us think of Stalinist dictators and fascistdomination of the globe. I wish to argue, though, that there is a viableform of ... Secondly, the risk - of which we are, and must always be, very aware -of permitting a future global dictatorship of a particularly intransigentkind (imagine how difficult it would be to dislodge a Hit ...

(16 pages) 128 0 3.9 Jan/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

America's True Dream

America's True DreamThroughout the centuries, history gives us multiple examples of dictators, emperors', Pharaohs', and Kings' finding power through dominance of individual freedom. T ...

(3 pages) 57 0 4.5 Nov/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Burning Books. The history of book burning, as well as a couple incidends when it occured, also tells when and where the practice may have started.

r, and thus diminishing his design of perfect rule. As in words of Winston Churchill "You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of the ...

(4 pages) 72 0 3.7 Jan/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers

Why did Britain not go to war in March 1938?

orceful leaders in several countries took advantage of these problems to seize power. The desire of dictators in Germany, Italy, and Japan to conquer additional territory brought them into conflict wi ... r, force.The political unrest and poor economic conditions that developed after World War I enabled dictatorships to arise in several countries. Especially in those countries that lacked a tradition o ...

(8 pages) 34 0 2.7 Feb/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

an extensive biography on Adolf Hitler's life as a child, how he worked his way up and his involvement in World War 2

ly the most famous German political and military leader and one of the 20th century's most powerful dictators, Hitler converted Germany into a fully militarized society and launched World War II in 19 ...

(13 pages) 133 2 4.8 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

The Culture of Haiti: Location; Language; Religions (Protestantism,Catholicism,Voodoo); Carnival; and Music.

1804, making Haiti the world's first black-led republic, but most of the time it has been ruled by dictators who have not been interested in the welfare of the people. Haiti's official name in French ...

(10 pages) 217 0 4.7 Apr/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

The causes of WW2.

Forceful leaders in several countries took advantage ofthese problems to seize power. The desire of dictators in Germany, Italy, and Japan toconquer additional territory brought them into conflict wit ... orce.In the Soviet Union, the Communists, led by Lenin, had seized power in 1917.Lenin had set up a dictatorship that firmly controlled the country by the time he died in1924. After Lenin's death, Jos ...

(5 pages) 157 0 4.8 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Essay on Adolf Hitler and his rise to dicatorship. Question: Discuss Afdolf hitler and his rise to dictatorship

When the topic of dictators is brought up who comes to mind? Most anyone will say Adolf Hitler. Why was he so cruel? W ...

(8 pages) 209 1 4.6 Sep/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > German History

Persuasive essay against gun control. Explores past attempts and dangers of a disarmed people.

otect us. Gun control is not a new tool. In the past century it was used repeatedly by great rulers/dictators. However, these rulers used it as a tool to manipulate and de-power a nations people. Befo ...

(3 pages) 225 2 3.8 Nov/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

"Animal Farm" and is about the relationship between him and Yassir Arafat, the Tyrant of palestine.

The Similar Qualities of Napoleonand Yassir ArafatOur world is full of dictators and tyrants who all have very similar qualities which may or may not be pleasing to the ey ... respect and rising organizations were the two most important sources of gaining power of these two dictators.Napoleon and Yassir Arafat created numerous laws and policies which provided the basis for ... ged to the best interest of Napoleon. In an effort to make their lives easier and more interesting, dictators change and create laws/policies, as well as lead organizations to increase the number of w ...

(4 pages) 34 0 3.7 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Ecuador essay

became an independent republic. During most of the 19th century, it was dominated by many different dictators. One of these was Garcia Moreno, who dominated national politics from 1860-1875 and attemp ...

(4 pages) 53 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Geography

World War II

eace Conference of 1919 greatly disappointed victorious Italy. This resulted in the rise of Fascist dictatorship in Italy under Mussolini and the Nazi dictatorship in Germany after 1932, under Hitler. ... ip in Italy under Mussolini and the Nazi dictatorship in Germany after 1932, under Hitler. Both the dictators embarked upon a career of open aggression.After World War I, victorious Japan followed the ...

(2 pages) 46 1 3.5 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

John Gardner's Grendel: Existentialist Monster

n, he or she must follow through with it" (Wyatt). Loosely, it is the acceptance of the self as the dictators of one's own life events. In Existentialism, the individual no longer relinquishes their d ...

(4 pages) 55 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

America-Democratic Nation By: Tan Ly

tic nation. The word democratic sets our government apart from the majority of the world's nations. Dictators control many countries, which is unlike our wonderful democratic system, so we should cons ...

(5 pages) 28 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Compare the roles of the army, the church and the syndicates (or unions) in Spain and Portugal during their respective dictatorships

First World War, both Spain and Portugal had a violent and long revolution followed by a right-wing dictatorship.Many are the similarities between the two dictators and their policy.A strong instituti ... ileged position. General Franco based all his power on the locality of his army; as in any military dictatorship, the army had the power to kill or free someone.In a theorical class ( ), the army was ...

(3 pages) 27 0 0.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers