Essays on Millett

Argumentative Essay

Military innovation contributes to the success of states in war. However, it has been shown in the literature that the U.S. and Britain failed to significantly innovate or revolutionize their military in the interwar period. This paper argues that this failure is primarily rooted in two major factors: anti-militarism attitudes, and a military culture that disregards the usefulness of past military experiences to future wars. During the interwar period, few refuted the importance of mechanized, powered means of transportation and tanks. The debate revolved around whether this technology could be integrated into traditional processes or strategies or whether more ...

After the conclusion of the American Civil War (1861-1865), the United States forces returned to front line duties such as engaging in brutal combat with Native American tribes and controlling domestic disorders. The next significant war took place in 1898 when the federal government endorsed military aid for the Cuban revolutions being waged against the Spanish Empire. It was during what would later be known as the Spanish-American War that the weaknesses of the United States Army and Navy became evident. Apparently, rather than building a strong force after their Civil War, the US units either demobilized or only ...

As it is known, the task of the police force is to keep order in the territory entrusted to them. But what if this territory is the entire planet? Where are the law enforcement officers who have an international mandate for peacekeeping in any area? Officially, such a structure is the UN. However, individual states, namely the United States, are constantly trying to position themselves as the world police using a variety of means - from electronic surveillance to military interventions. This paper aims to discuss the role of the United States as a policeman of the world and ...

WHY MANY FEMALE ARCHITECTS CHOOSE TO REMAIN INVISIBLE WHEN OPERATING WITHIN A MALE-FEMALE ARCHITECTURAL PARTNERSHIP

In the architectural practice, the majority of the women architects have chosen to operate as invisible while operating within the male-female architectural partnership. The women are typically invisible based on leadership, academic success, and merit in practice. The paper will discuss the personal and professional reasons among the females to involve themselves in a male-female partnership. Some people argue that the women devote themselves in the partnerships for romance purpose. Furthermore, the historical timelines of the male-female partnerships will be useful in creating more understanding on the topic. Our argument will be based on those women that who have ...

Introduction

Playing video games is one of the most popular activities among many people, especially children, adolescents, and young adults. The average rate spent playing these games is one hour per day for girls and at least two hours every day for boys. Many games have evolved to become sophisticated and realistic and even allow players to network through the Internet. Video games, in particular, have resulted in real-life depictions of simulated violence and have led to parents and policy makers raising various concerns about the potential for actual violence being embedded into the minds of children and teenagers. The ...

The role of the citizen soldier and the professional military throughout American History

The whole concept on citizen soldier can be associated with the fact that American citizens have full obligation of arming themselves for the purposes of protecting families and their nation from foreign encroachments as well as domestic tyrants (Weigley, 1997). However, the idea of allowing citizen-soldier establishment enabled direct involvement of the people’s will power in the preservation of liberties and rights within the society. The concept became popular in America during the times of colonial militia before Revolutionary War. The citizen-soldier serves from different perspective contrary to professional soldier whose vocation was clearly known to be war. ...