Joseph Costello

The Quebec Agreement was signed on August 19, 1943 between the United States and Great Britain and guaranteed that the two countries would share scientific information relating to the atomic bomb project, also known as interchange. From the beginning of the project they had agreed to share information in order for a bomb to be built during the war, but once it moved into the development stage James Conant suggested to President Roosevelt that their agreement was no longer viable. Conant argued that

In the article of “A Decade of Fear” by Sam Roberts he talks about how Joseph McCarthy supposedly had a list of 205 names that were communist in the States Department. The purpose of him writing this article was that the fear of communist was not only in America but also in different countries such as China and that the accused

The Manipulative Power of Words: The Okefenokee Swamp A good writer possesses the ability to change an audience’s point of view on a specific topic using only pen and parchment. Such is the case with a set of essays written on the Okefenokee Swamp. Passage 1, written in 1988, serves to educate with a textbook-like didactic tone, and simultaneously give a positive view of the vast beauty of the swamp. Passage 2 on the other hand, written in 1990, illustrates the animalistic and wild side of the

“John Duke was a distinguished composer, pianist, and teacher of piano. He is best known for his art-songs in English, which were composed between 1920 and his death in 1984. His works also include solo instrumental pieces, instrumental and vocal chamber music, choral and symphonic works, and music for the stage. He composed two operas ("Captain Lovelock," 1953; "The Sire de Maletroit," 1958), an operetta ("The Yankee Pedlar," 1962), a "musical fantasy for children" ("The Cat That Walked Himself":

Stalin's occupation of Eastern Europe was not self serving nor was it aggressive. This can be supported by noticing the positive impacts Stalin's occupation made and by using America as a comparison always noting that America had many more self serving incentives. The US and USSR both would have both preferred that the other disappear but since this would involve mutually assured destruction a system of global management called the Cold War was established. According to the orthodox view, the Cold

Kamber Moss PSCI 144 401 Professor Orenstein The Dark Wing of Russian Communism Very rarely do we hear a name for an organization that strikes as much disdain and fear as the Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti, abbreviated as the KGB. Formed in 1953, The KGB gained international notoriety during the Cold War as the United States and the USSR engaged in extensive espionage. However, the KGB was much more than that. In addition to external espionage, The KGB was responsible for internal counter-intelligence

Introduction: On January 20th, 1961 John F. Kennedy stood at the Supreme Court in Washington D.C and delivered his inaugural address to millions of people. In a time of both domestic and international unrest, Kennedy had to establish the type of administration he hoped to lead and gain the support of all of his audiences. This analysis of Kennedy’s inaugural address provides an alternate perspective on how he was able to effectively unite his audience behind him. Through evaluating John F. Kennedy’s

Giacomo Puccini was born on December 22nd, 1858 in Tuscany Italy. His family was composed of great musicians who helped pave his path to greatness. Puccini’s works helped further evolve music as he had a large hand in changing and revolutionizing traditional late 19th century romantic operas. Giacomo Puccini was the fifth child of Michele and Albina Puccini. He grew up surrounded by music and talented musicians. At the age of five, Puccini’s father passed away. Even though Puccini’s father and

Two of the most influential figures of the 20th century, Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin, have changed the world that we know today. Adolf Hitler is accountable for the start of World War II after the invasion of Poland. This war will lead to the loss of 3% of the world’s population at the time and will leave many parts of Europe annihilated. Though both of their empires will eventually fall, Hitler and stalin have many distinct similarities between them such as they were both dictators, mass murderers

Why are you doing this? In other words: In each of these films, why do the characters do what they do? What motivates them? Why do they choose a particular course of action? What does this say about them? What circumstances are they in that are particular to that time and place in history? These questions interested me as i watched Bridge of Spies, Thin Red Line,Far From Heaven and Malcolm X because I didn't understand why characters and directors would make certain decisions. In Good