… from its inception had a lust for real estate. From the original chants of "manifest destiny" to the calls for the annexation of Indian territories our nation has been driven to acquire land. In this country's youth land was needed for economic…

… from soldiers describing combat in general present an image of a hellish nightmare where all decency and humanity could be lost. For men who fought under these conditions, coming home was a very difficult transition. Above all, these men wanted…

… atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The Enola Gay, piloted by Colonel Tibbetts, was chosen to make the mission. The mission was recorded as successful by Capt. William S. Parson at 9:20 A.M. This was an extremely controversial…

… United Nations is an international organization of self-governed states founded after the second world war. It was created to maintain international peace and security. It's goals were to develop friendly relations among nations and promote…

… some as being a role model government. After all it we are provided with certain rights and privileges that other nations are totally unaware of, but looking at our government a little closer we are able to see that some things just don’t make sense.…

… the United Nations there are six core areas of conflict resolution. These areas work at times jointly together but also have been know to clash. The six core areas are diplomacy, none binding General Assembly resolutions, Security…

… to define the rights of its citizens." (Norman Dorsen) In this essay I will give a short history of the government in United States of America (U.S.). Then I will describe each of the three branches of government in the U.S. and the relationship…

… non-fiction adventure about the journey of Lewis and Clark. This book rekindled my interest in the Lewis and Clark Exhibition and I would recommend it to all. Ambrose brings the adventure alive with detailed information on the group's day to day struggle…

… railroad? Well the simple fact is that everybody has heard of the Underground Railroad, but not everyone knows just what it was. Firstly, it wasn’t underground, and it wasn’t even a railroad. The term "Underground Railroad" actually comes from a runaway…

… America under extremely poor conditions, and then sold to the highest bidder, this was part of the average slave's life. This was the sort of life slaves lead in their new foreign homeland. Put to work and forced to live with these new conditions of…