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this year in American history I decided to do my project on the experiences of Vietnam War veterans. There is a lot of controversy as to whether or not the Vietnam War veterans are given enough recognition for what they went through. I have heard…

States should never have been involved in. North Vietnam was battling for ownership of South Vietnam, so that they would be a unified communist nation. To prevent the domino effect and the further spread of communism, the U.S. held on to the Truman…

of people in many different countries. All wars start because there is a difference in people’s opinions, and the Vietnam War was no different. It started because France and a Vietnam leader, Ho Chi Minh, had a difference in opinion about the…

has long been associated with unbridled piracy, when freebooters swarmed out of the northlands in their longships to burn and pillage their way across civilized Europe. Modern scholarship provides evidence this is a gross simplification, and that…

warriors. These were people from Scandinavia, especially Danmark and Norway. Scandinavia at the time had a growing population and with inland areas inhospitable, the vikngs looked overseas for new territories and wealth. "In the year 793, the pagans…

groups of all time were the Vikings. The Vikings were the most feared of all the barbaric invaders. The people who originated from Scandinavia, which in today’s world are the countries of Norway, Denmark, and Sweden were called Norsemen. The Norsemen…

“one belonging to the pirate crews from among the Northmen, who plundered the coasts of Europe in the eight, ninth, and tenth centuries.” Some historical accounts have presented an image of the Vikings as brutal, savage, unfeeling warriors who pillaged…

graceless and boorish pirates. Their tale is notorious. They were well known, and feared, by those they conquered. They seemed intent on wreaking havoc on all civilizations, and blithe of the well being of their own. These accusations have originated,…

have influenced the way people live. New theories and generalizations about human nature are created repeatedly as scientists delve deeper into what makes humans act the way they do. Some of these theories are eventually proved wrong or flawed…

The "Gra" , popularly referred to as the Vilna Gaon was born in Vilna,Lithuania in 1720. His full name was Rabbi Eliyahu of Vilna. The word "Gaon" means genius and that is proper for The Vilna Gaon. The Vilna Gaon…