Douglas Coupland

The Battle of Luzon, fought in the Pacific Theater in early 1945, is remembered as the World War Two battle which had the highest net casualties. After Luzon, the largest island of the Philippines, was captured by the Japanese in 1942, General MacArthur believed that it was extremely important to recapture it. This took some time, but in 1944, a new campaign to recapture the Philippines was created. The campaign started with attacks on Leyte and Mindoro, which prepared for Luzon. The US, working

Reece Gilmore Dr. Kassia Waggoner Intro to Composition 21 November 2016 Oliver Stone and Gordon Gekko: Strange Bedfellows Wall Street, directed by Oliver Stone in 1987, was the first of a genre of films that has since become ubiquitous in American popular culture. The movie depicts Charlie Sheen as a new Wall Street trader who, after 40 days of phone calls and a box of (illegal) Cuban cigars, buys himself an audience with charismatic trading wizard Gordon Gekko. Gekko is a master of arbitrage, a

The U.S. Lumber Industry is one of the largest industries in the U.S., employing more than 1.4 million people and producing products valued at more than $200 billion every year according to the USDA (2004). The US Forest Industry is unique in that their methods for harvesting lumber are closely scrutinized by private organizations, sectors of the U.S. government, as well as internally by the logging companies themselves. In many areas, old techniques and methods are being discarded and researchers

“My god, what energy. You sound like General MacArthur” (Knowles 66). The historical allusion of the novel called A Separate Peace is when Finny compared Gene with General MacArthur. General MacArthur was a Five Star General and a Chief of Staff of the US Army during the World War II. Through his hard work, he managed to receive a Congressional Medal of Honor and be known as a very dedicated leader. Finny compares Gene with General MacArthur, because he looked like there was something important

For so long, Robert Remini has been a significant player the political history. In the analysis of the critical moment in the United States, Robert Remini paints a vivid picture of Henry Clay. Clay is brought out as a man who was contradictory. He fought against the slavery, but on the other hand, he equally owned slaves. He was a common man but unfortunately could not be elected as the president of the country. Clay was an outstanding man who however was identified with lack of discipline. His dedication

Douglas MacArthur was a figure with leadership qualities. As a young adolescent, MacArthur graduated top tier of his class from U.S. Military Academy at West Point. After being stationed at many battles during World War I, it did not take long for Douglas MacArthur to become a general. In the year of 1930, Douglas MacArthur was named chief of staff of the army by President Herbert Hoover. During World War II, Douglas MacArthur became well known for his act of freeing the people of the Philippines

The Research in Human Relations course guided me in the application mindset of my studies. Mindfully being able to break down information, from the statement of the issue to the analysis of data, to even an appropriate outcome that is beneficial to a particular field of study, is what this course promotes. Don Miguel Ruiz states in his novel, The Four Agreements, that we make different types of assumptions simply because we do not have the courage to ask questions (Ruiz & Mills, 1997, p. 68). This

husband’s homosexuality and her personal infatuation with her gardener, an African American man, from affecting her flawless image and place in society. This movie was heavily influenced by the midcentury melodrama All That Heaven Allows, directed by Douglas Sirk, as suggested by the somewhat similar plotlines, but their similarities are heavily apparent in the cinematography and mise-en-scène. What makes Far from Heaven unique from its predecessor, though, is how it uses modernized topics in its storyline

movie changes society by showing the movie in the point of view of a person that is classified as a realist. In the movie, the main character, Michael Douglas walks into a convenience store and intends to buy a Coke. But, the store owner says that the Coke is $1. Douglas tells the store owner he is wrong and that it should cost .50 cents. Douglas later on a rampage, asks how much other food items are worth and he then finds out that the food products are way too overpriced. In retaliation, he destroys

them was General Douglas Macarthur, who was an American general and also chief of staff of the United States army. Macarthur commanded in World War two and successfully led United Nations in the Korean War. In his speech: Sylvanus Thayer Award Acceptance Address, he presents the importance of the war, which fighting for our country to protect us Americans is noble. Throughout the speech, Macarthur viewed The Thayer award more than an award, but symbolizing honor. General Douglas Macarthur encouraging