National Battlefields and Military Parks of the United States

Vanessa Astorga Mrs. V History 101 19 April 2017 Civil War The American Civil War, that took place from 1861 to 1865, marked one of the most important changes in American history, it was fought between the Union and the Confederate States of America. A total of even southern states that left the Union to form their own country in order to protect the institution of slavery. The Civil War transformed the country’s economy, politics, women, African Americans, along with major breakthroughs in technology.

and adaptation, and high mortality. Usually a war is a pre-planned activity to begin with by one group or one nation and the group initiates the war by means of violence against the other. The primary feature of this behaviour pattern is a certain state of organized conflict that is engaged in between two or more separate social entities. Such a conflict is always an attempt at altering either the psychological hierarchy or the material hierarchy of domination or equality between two or more groups

“[educating and enlisting humanity to protect and restore the natural environment; and to use all lawful means] (Sierra Club; Policies).” The Sierra Club has protected over 249 million acres in its lifetime, sponsoring almost 20,000 trips to various parks and natural preserves for educational purposes. Moreover, it has lawfully retired over 250 coal-fired power plants. In fact, such court activities have become Sierra Club’s primary weapon against the desecration of the natural world. Introductory membership

The Korean War can be thought of as the last major conflict of the 20th century with unified, international fronts. The Communist forces of Russia, China and North Korea were poised to fight the South Korean’s and their American-led allies in the United Nations. On the surface, each side’s reason for their position within the conflict seemed clear. The North Korean forces were poised to spread the word of Communism to the masses, while the South Korean forces were attempting to prevent international

England for three months and visited various hospitals to understand their living conditions, so she could return to New York and construct an improved plan for Montreal Hospital. Once Maxwell returned to American the following year though Kenny (n.d) states Maxwell was hired as superintendent in Massachusetts General Hospital’s Training School for Nurses in Montreal, Boston from 1881-1889. While in Boston, Maxwell immensely improves the hospital, such as “a nurses ' residence was built, a library for

Introduction Photography opened the world’s view. “Until 1839 the world was blind. Vision was limited to the immediate spectator or the art of the artist, but the rest of the world and history could not see” (Horan 3). People imagine things and do not believe it until they see it. Unless someone has really seen it they believe what they want. Mathew Brady showed people what war was really like. Before Mathew Brady’s pictures people thought that war was an adventure and fighting was honorable

motivation concerning the term dark tourism with a focus on Alcatraz Table of Content 1. Introduction 3 2. Abstract 4 3. The definition & development of dark tourism 5 4. The different types of Dark Tourism 6 4.1. Holocaust Tourism 6 4.2. Battlefield tourism 6 4.3. Cemetery Tourism 7 4.4. Slavery-Heritage Tourism 7 4.5. Prison tourism 7 5. Motivation factors vary from person to person. 7 5.1. Belonging to a particular community and education 7 5.2. Concept of Schadenfreude 8 5.3. Condolence

freedom from want and from fear. These freedoms had African Americans thinking about their rights as citizens and how they did not enjoy the same freedoms as white people. This opened a dialogue among black people about the lack of democracy in the United States. This led to black leaders threatening a labor protest which would be held in the

elected four times. Roosevelt led the United States through its worst depression and its worst war. He tried his best to stay optimistic with our country and the decisions he made. In Roosevelt's first inaugural address, he asked for faith in America's future. He told the country, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself" (Burns 1970, p. 238). That is the lesson that he taught our country to live by. Franklin was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York. He was the only child of

ending their lives. What made suicide the “10th leading cause of death in the United States in 2009 (Springer, 1613)?” The causes can ultimately arise biologically in the brain, dealing with the hippocampus, as well as psychologically, dealing with mental illnesses, and sociologically, dealing with society, drug abuse, financial issues, etc. Many suicide attempters and thinkers are seen as very common amongst those in the military. This is because of the battle trauma and psychological impact that the