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… handled the Falklands War and the Gulf War. "You can win the battle but lose the war if you don't handle the story right." General Colin Powell in a speech to the National Defence University, 1990. Both the Gulf War and the Falklands War were…

… nation, enjoying a large share of world trade, a dominant position in the international money market, and possessing a far flung empire supported by the world’s most powerful navy. Japan was a complete contrast, sharing with Britain only the fact…

… structured into three separate parts for comprehensibility. Firstly, I shall explain the factors leading up to the 1917 revolution and the revolution itself, and secondly, I shall do the same with the Revolution of 1989. Finally, to round everything…

… in World War I, a newly formed communist government was developing in Russia. Much like 18th century Americans, they had just managed to overthrow what was viewed as a tyrannical government and hoped to form a new nation free of the injustices of the…

… and How America was Discovered, it revealed that they each describe whiskey as one of their newfound "treasures." In each story, the whiskey was transported over to a new land by means of a boat and a white man. The manner in which each group handle…

… of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee Grant and Lee: the titans of the American Civil War. It's difficult to compare their merits, because prejudice enters into the equation, rendering judgments that are tainted with passion. The cult…

… were two men who were on opposing sides, the men were Adolph Hitler and Joseph Stalin. These men were each triumphant in their rise to power in their countries and they were very comparable in the ways that they succeeded. Their success was mostly attrib…

… when honor was considered the most important things one could possess in their lives. Honor was the cornerstone for everything that was good about medieval society and people would do anything to protect what honor they had. The three poems The Frankli…

… were both created during the same period, however their paintings show the influences of the Italian and northern styles, respectively, to bring forth new and different tools and methods of art. Masaccio's Holy Trinity does not have an emphasis…

… where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” -Martin Luther King Jr. We have come a long way since the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Our cities are filled with numerous minority…