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Revolutionary War, 2002.
Critique of the book "Ordinary Courage: The Revolutionary War Experiences of Joseph Plumb Martin", (edited by the historian James Kirby Martin).
1,954 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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Shows how this narrative of the American Revolutionary War was unique in the way that it presented the experiences of a simple soldier and his daily experiences. Kirby did not chose to edit the work of a prominent founding father to present a new perspective upon the war. Instead, he chose to look at the conflict through the eyes of an ordinary soldier. It shows how this work was commended for its simplicity, honesty and description of reality.
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"The military narrative of the American Revolutionary War is often depicted in clear, bright shades of red, white and blue, with the ?Star Spangled Banner? blaring loudly in the background. However, the lived reality of the American Revolutionary War was often quite brutal and harsh, particularly for the ordinary soldiers in the Colonial Army. The account of the Patriot soldier Joseph Plumb Martin, as related in the book Ordinary Courage: The Revolutionary War Experiences of Joseph Plumb Martin, (edited by the historian James Kirby Martin), makes this fact abundantly clear."
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Why the British Lost the Revolutionary War, 2003.
Examines the reasons why Britain lost the American War of Independence (Revolutionary War) against weaker American troops.
2,741 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 82.95
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This paper analyzes the reasons why the British, from Parliament to the Expeditionary Forces, were defeated by a less trained and weaker American army. The main causes brought forth are the lack of communications between the British at home and in America, the growth of British debt, the ineffectiveness of Royal Navy and the placement of the war at a secondary priority to other affairs. These basic causes, combined with primary sources and historical quotes, create the paper. In essence, this paper analyzes the British strategy and states that they lost the war by their own misgivings, rather than by American out management.
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"For over 200 years, from the late 16th century to the end of the 18th century, Great Britain was arguably the most powerful nation on earth. Encompassing within its control more than one half of the earth at its prime, it sought to spread its culture, language, and military across the globe. Speculation had reached as far as India, Africa, and Australia. One vital asset was the American colonies, where British policies of mercantilism and imperialism intimately revealed their true aspirations of a daughter nation. Apart from close ties to English money and government, the Americans were personally linked with their counterparts across the sea in language, culture, and their quest for freedom. Late in the 17th century, the Glorious Revolution paved the way for change in England. Then, nearly a hundred years later, the Americans took their own leap towards freedom by declaring themselves ?Free and Independent States? from the tyrannical king of England, George III. After the American Declaration of Independence, the stage was set for a new type of war: a battle between an oppressed, under-represented people and a giant empire, which was stretched beyond its means. ?The Revolution was effected before the war commenced,? remarked John Adams. It was a transformation ?in the minds and hearts of the people? (Wood 3). The America colonies would enter a war in which they were fighting not only for the United States, but also for their own rights to ?life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? (Dec. of Ind.). Never truly realizing the extent of American rebelliousness, the English at no time completely directed their full effort or armaments towards the war. Shortly after the Seven Years? War with France, the British were deeply in debt, the largest in history to that date, and unwilling to devote themselves to another war. French and Spanish retaliatory attacks for prior defeats were a constant threat, and the British had no intention of spreading themselves thin. Despite seemingly having enormous advantages, the British were unable to quickly quell the uprising, mainly due to poor commanders and cautious strategies. Their involvement in the Revolutionary War was a halfhearted effort, due to an unwillingness to commit themselves financially when they were so much in debt. The Americans were able to successfully defeat the Britons because of a lack of adequate communications between the commanders actually in battle, and those back in Great Britain, where the war was considered a secondary priority by the government."
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The Revolutionary War, 2002.
Discusses the different levels of society caught up in the American Revolution.
2,401 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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The American Revolution involved all levels of the society in the colonies at the time in some capacity, whether as rebels or as Tories supporting the British. By looking at the story of Joseph Plumb Martin ("Ordinary Courage", edited by historian James Kirby Martin), the paper shows that the soldier in the Revolutionary War was much like the soldier in any modern war, feeling the same longing for an end to the conflict, the same homesickness, the same fear and the same determination not to let the enemy win. The paper also looks at the history of the Revolutionary period in Ray Raphael's "A People's History of the American Revolution". By examining both these sources, the paper shows the many different levels of American society caught up in the war, some of the forces that unleashed it and many of the consequences for the people of the time and for later generations.
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"Raphael notes that efforts were made to engender a sense of patriotic fervor in women precisely to keep them working while the men left home to fight. The most direct role women were given in the war was as nurses, and as Raphael writes, "When men fell wounded or ill, they expected women to nurse them back to health" (Raphael 110). Raphael finds that there is considerable evidence that women heeded the patriotic call and worked to keep the farms in operation and other businesses going while the men were away. Part of this effort involved the political awakening of these women, for they had long been excluded from public life and now had to step forward and engage in political action and debate."
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Revolutionary Art, 2004.
A review of the paintings ?The Third of May 1808? by Francisco Goya, Eugene Delacroix?s ?Liberty Leading the People 1830?, and Ernest Meissonier?s ?Memory of the Civil War (the Barricades) 1849? .
1,403 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper discusses how revolution and social turmoil have always been accompanied by artistic creation. It examines Francisco Goya?s ?The Third of May 1808,? Eugene Delacroix?s ?Liberty Leading the People 1830,? and Ernest Meissonier?s ?Memory of the Civil War (the Barricades) 1849? and shows how they are three great pieces, which portray the glory and atrocity, the tragedy and humanity, of three revolutions.
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"Francisco Goya?s "The Third of May, 1808? tells the story of an execution in the aftermath of the Spanish insurrections that protested Napoleon?s invasion of Spain. In this famous painting, a line of soldiers take aim at a single prisoner. To his left a pile of bleeding corpses demonstrate his inevitable fate. To his right a line of frightened, sobbing prisoners illustrate the immediate backstory for this moment. He is caught in the spotlight between anticipation and culmination, at the very second before death. Yet unlike the living he is not portrayed as frightened or even defeated, but as a gloriously triumphant figure. The scene is painted in dark earth tones, and all the figures have shadowed faces and dark clothes. The only light in the entire picture radiates from the prisoner?s central figure (strictly speaking, he is illuminated by a spotlight, but the still shines brighter than the light itself)."
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Revolutionary Art, 2004.
An examination of the artistic styles of Meissonier, Delacroix and Goya.
732 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 26.95
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This paper presents a critical analysis of the artists, Meissonier, Delacroix and Goya. The paper explains that they were not only realists, but also patriots and people's artists, as the theme of people took a central place in most of their works. The paper examines three art pieces: Francisco Goya's "The Third of May 1808," Eugene Delacroix's "Liberty Leading the People 1830" and Ernest Meissonier's "Memory of the Civil War (the Barricades) 1849", which show people in the turning point of country's history. Through these pieces of art, the paper explores the horror, tragedy, humanism and optimism of three revolutions.
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"Nineteenth century in Europe was a century of changes in political, economical and social structure of society. The course of events was often too sudden for society, oppressed by absolutism of reigned monarchy, to react adequately so it had no other way but only to revolt. France, Spain and other European countries had suffered a long warfare of Napoleon's invasions, they were tired of unbearable social injustice and poverty and so the unrest of society often turned into a legal right of the nation to determine its destiny by revolution. In Spain it was a revolt against the regime of Napoleon who invaded the country and wanted to establish imperial order on its territory. France on the other hand had experienced a set of bloody revolutions and restorations of monarchy starting from 1789."
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Revolutionary War Art, 2002.
A comapartive analysis of the paintings "Washington Crossing the Delaware" by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze and "Spirit of '76" by Archibald McNeal Willard.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper compares and contrasts Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze's painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware" and the painting "Spirit of '76" by Archibald McNeal Willard.
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Art In Post-Revolutionary America, 2000.
An examination of two works of painting, architecture and sculpture from the late 18th & 19th centuries which present American ideals.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, $ 39.95
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The success of the American Revolution meant that the former colonists had to take on the difficult job of building a new kind of nation, with a new style of government, based on ideas about freedoms and rights that had never been tried before
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"The success of the American Revolution meant that the former colonists had to take on the difficult job of building a new kind of nation, with a new style of government, based on ideas about freedoms and rights that had never been tried before. The young country wanted to draw on what was best from its European heritage, but also to distinguish itself from Britain's culture which had been the principal cultural model. In the first century, therefore, the United States formally and informally used painting, architecture, and sculpture to carry important messages about the nature of American society and to develop styles that were distinctively American. Examples of two works from each of these branches of the arts will demonstrate the variety of ways in which the country's art presented American ideals, promoted American self-confidence, and developed ..."
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Art In the U.S. In the 18th and 19th Centuries, 1999.
Examines post-Revolutionary War and post-Civil War art as expressions of values of freedom and growth. Discusses styles, examples, major works and artists and European influences.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 5 sources, $ 55.95
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"In the decades following the Revolutionary War Americans felt called upon to reaffirm the concepts on which their fight for freedom had been based. Thus the broadest trend in art and architecture was toward the severe neoclassical style that spoke of virtue and a fresh approach to the problem of organizing society.
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"In the decades following the Revolutionary War Americans felt called upon to reaffirm the concepts on which their fight for freedom had been based. Thus the broadest trend in art and architecture was toward the severe neoclassical style that spoke of virtue and a fresh approach to the problem of organizing society. In the years after the Civil War the nation was also undergoing an adjustment, but this time the change was not related to political organization but to the radical changes inherent in the industrialization and rapidly expanding wealth of the young country. The response was an overwhelming growth in the arts accompanied by a split in sensibilities between those looking for an art that put a seal of cultural approval on industrial growth--usually turning to European models--and those who adhered to a more local vision."
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Art and Pop Art, 2002.
A comparative analysis of art with pop art using the works of Andy Warhol and Leonardo Da Vinci.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 44.95
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This discusses art and pop art, and distinguishes between the two by noting the characteristics of each form. As examples of each, two works of Andy Warhol are compared and contrasted to Da Vinci's "Last Supper" and Rembrandt's "Syndic of the Clothmaker's Guild.
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The "Art" of Art Forgery, 2002.
Shows that forgery is more than just a copying process, involving complex techniques found in art.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 106.95
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This paper examines the skill involved in producing 'true' forgeries within the world of art. It is stressed that the forger is to be seen as an artist, in that he or she must sometimes enter the mind of the original artist, master his or her techniques,and otherwise execute works that can withstand the expert eye. Forgery is a normal aspect of the art world.
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The Civil War and the Revolution, 2002.
A comparison of the Civil War and the Revolutionary War.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper analyzes the Revolutionary War and the Civil War and compares and contrasts their similarities and differences. The author also discusses how the Civil War brought about a more radical change in government than the Revolutionary War did.
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?The War for America?, 2002.
Analyzes the book ?The War for America: 1775-1783? by Piers Mackesy on the American Revolutionary War.
996 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 35.95
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The book ?The War for America: 1775-1783? by Piers Mackesy takes a different twist of the American Revolution, describing the war from the perspective of the British government. The paper shows that the author clearly demonstrates the issues the British government was trying to deal with during the revolution and the time preceding it in the context of a world empire. It shows that the author theorizes that though the British were seen as a tyrant and huge world power, they actually faced formidable obstacles raising and maintaining an army ?across 3,000 miles of ocean?. Though the British army was perceived as the greatest naval force at the time, the American colonists still had the upper hand, having the home advantage.
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"The author does not in any way propose that the American colonies did not deserve the achievement and success they realized. Mackesy does emphasize however, that in an era where sailing ships had no modern technology and government powers were limited, the British were faced with unforeseen and unique challenges the American colonists did not have to face. The British also, in part, according to Mackesy, underestimated the potential of the colonists, perceiving their military tactics to be very elementary compared with those of the British army."
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Revisionist Vs. Revolutionary Marxism, 2008.
An analysis of the tensions between revisionist and revolutionary Marxism.
1,211 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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The paper identifies the most significant tension between revolutionary and revisionist Marxism that was a fundamental disagreement over how to rid the world of capitalism and replace it with communism. The paper explains that revolutionary Marxists believed that communism could only be achieved through violent upheaval or revolution, while revisionist Marxists believed that communism could be achieved through gradual and peaceful means.
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"As is the case with every ideology, the central and significant tensions within Marxism can be identified in terms of their different prescriptions for political life. Revolutionary Marxists believed in the prescription for revolution formulated by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in The Communist Manifesto, which called for the overthrow of capitalist governments in Europe by the working class.
"Marx expected The Communist Manifesto to trigger revolution across Europe and believed he would be able to contribute directly to the triumph of communism through the fiery rhetoric of the Manifesto. He proclaimed that, "the immediate aim of the Communists is the same as that of all other proletarian parties: formation of the proletariat into a class, overthrow of the bourgeois supremacy, and conquest of political power by the proletariat." (Marx and Engels)"
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Church and State in Post Revolutionary America, 2002.
A look at the relationship between civil government and religious practices in post Revolutionary America.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 106.95
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This paper is on "how post revolutionary America came to embrace separation of church and state". It also includes the facts that in colonial America lines between civil government and religious practices were blurred. Some colonies even required church membership to vote.
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Revolutionary Years in American History, 2002.
Explains the concept of "Revolutionary Years" (1500-1900) in American history.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper will cover, in its first half, the years 1500-1900 and why they were considered "revolutionary" in the history of the United States. The second half of this paper will discuss America's economics in the period between 1776- 1800.
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