Essays on Civil War

When the civil rights movement is mentioned in a discussion, nearly everybody in the audience thinks about Martin Luther King Jr. and his commitment to the movement. Many young Americans equate the Reverend from Montgomery with the efforts and commitment made in the pursuit of freedom and justice for American…

The Restoration period followed the Civil War and aimed at reuniting Union and Confederate states, which had divided the nation in two. Deep disputes over Restoration policies helped to further polarize both factions. The Southern states, mainly affiliated with the Confederacy, had been severely defeated and damaged by the North-aligned…

Herman Melville wrote the story Benito Cereno. It is a fictitious account of the Spanish slave ship revolt led by Don Benito Cereno (Melville). The novel was originally published in three parts but was later expanded to incorporate a short story. The narrator makes an oblique statement on contemporary views…

Fitzgerald (1925) explores the American dream concept in his novel The Great Gatsby. This strategy was devised shortly after the Civil War ended, as everyone hoped to prosper. The term “American dream,” as used by the author, conjured up images of a society that could provide limitless opportunities to everyone,…

Americans’ lives had an inequality depending on where they lived. In many ways, life in the suburbs differed significantly from living in cities or on farms. During the Civil War, many Americans relocated from the suburbs and farms to the emerging cities, searching for greener pastures. People from Poland, Germany,…

The Industrial Revolution that befell in the 19th century considerably changed America’s way of lifestyles and had a profound impact on the subsequent world economy. Industrialization is the method by using which a society transforms from an agricultural-based financial system to a manufacturing-based entity. It spurred the country’s financial growth,…

The paper compares and contrasts two factors of the story “An occurrence at Owl Creek” by Ambrose Bierce and “Guests of the Nation” by Frank O’Connor. The story with the aid of Ambrose presents a man by the mane Farquhar who is about to be hanged for his readiness to…

Ambrose Bierce, the protagonist of An Incident at Owl Creek Bridge, is one of the enduring writers whose works stand over contemporary literature. The novel, which was first published in 1890, is about the American Civil War period and the horrifying experiences between soldiers and American civilians (Evans 8). The…

The repeated civil war which has prevented Somalia from advancing has also described Somalia. The collapse of the government in 1991 resulted in violent power disagreements between existing political forces. Over the years, especially, a large number of people were displaced and warlords redirected assistance. Even in the capital, Mogadishu,…

In developed countries, international assistance plays an important role in peace and conflict. The delivery of humanitarian aid depends heavily on the current political conditions which determine whether or not people in need of assistance can access aid. In Somalia, international assistance disturbances since the Cold War have resulted in…