Fortunate son

FORTUNATE SON

Some folks are born made to wave the flag,



Ooh, they're red, white and blue.

And when the band plays "Hail to the chief",

Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord,



It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senator's son, son.

It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, no,



Yeah!

Some folks are born silver spoon in hand,

Lord, don't they help themselves, oh.

But when the taxman comes to the door,


Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yes,



It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no millionaire's son, no.

It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, no.



Some folks inherit star spangled eyes,

Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord,

And when you ask them, "How much should we give?"

Ooh, they only answer More! more! more! yoh,



It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no military son, son.

It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, one.



It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no no no,

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate son, no no no,

Persuasion paper options

Taser use by law enforcement?
Robot use in war?
Lowering taxes?

Works Cited

Works Cited

"Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, 1914." EyeWitness to History - History through the Eyes of Those Who Lived It. Web. 28 Oct. 2010. http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/duke.htm.

This souce is not that credible because it does not show me an author about the article or any information on the aricle. I do not plan on keeping this source and will continue to look for a better one.

"The Great War . Maps & Battles . Europe in 1914 | PBS." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. Web. 28 Oct. 2010. http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/maps/.

This source is credible because it s done by a very reputable source or Television network. I will keep this source for this essay.

"The Great War . Timeline . Pre-1914 | PBS." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. Web. 28 Oct. 2010. http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/timeline/.
This is a credible source and is done by a reputible television program.I plan on keeping this for future use.

I have discovered through inventigation that I need more sources that give a wider range and more sources  to the cause and effect essay. Two sources is not enough for a college essay and I will continue looking for more and making sure they are credible.

Process Essay

Chris Mayne

Professor Kerr

EN101-5

October 24, 2010

Process of how World War I started

            The world has had two wars that can be called world wars because of how they affected almost every corner of the world. The First World War was known as the “Great War” for it was the first of its kind.

            Most people know that the war was started by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. But little is it known who killed the Archduke. The assassination was designed by the Black Hand organization, a Serbian militant group.  On June 28, 1914 as the Archduke was making his way to the city hall of Sarajevo, Serbia for a reception a conspirator threw a bomb at the car and had missed but injured several service men (eye witness). After the reception the Archduke was persuaded to leave the city the quickest and fastest way possible, but this took him back on the same path that the previous attempts occurred (eye witness).  The car was able to move fast enough to avoid any more attempts on the Archdukes life except for when it came to a point in the road where its became a V (eye witness). And at this part of the road is where Gavrilo Princip, the leader of the movement, took his stand. He fired 2 shots from his pistol, the first hitting Sophia the Archdukes bride and the second hitting the Archduke (eye witness).

            This assassination led to a series of events that most likely could not be foreseen by any one at that time of day. On July 28, 1914 Austria declares war on Serbia and this is the first spark to start the fire of WWI (The Great War).  With this action Russia becomes involved in this conflict because Serbia is its traditional ally and will continue to fight by their side against Austria. And now that Russia has declared war on Austria, Germany has become involved due to the Triple Alliance Treaty (The Great War).  BBC America a renowned source of useful news and information in Europe states that the triple alliance is “a document that promised they [Germany, Austria, and Italy] would give each other military support in case of a war”.  The reason for this alliance was so that the countries can be protected from any future attacks. Russia came to the defense of Serbia because it was its ally and Russia was trying to edge in on the Austrian land of the Balkans.

            The next step that led to the break out of WWI was that after Germany had become a part of the war so did France and England. This is because France, England and Russia signed the Triple Entente which like the Triple Alliance Treaty was used for protection against attacks. With the involvement of these countries almost all of Europe was affected. Italy eventually took the side of Britain, France, and Russia in 1915.  So in an instant the entire European continent is at war.  This war was also lead into existence by previous wars that left unfinished business from previous wars. Germany is still sore over its loss from its defeat in the Franco- Prussian War because the Treaty was embarrassing for the Germans (“The Great War Timeline”).

            This war was started because of two shots fired by a single militant. But that was not the key factor of this war. George Washington, the general of the American Revolution and the first president of the United States of America put it best when he said “beware of entangling alliances” in his farewell speech. He knew that if you become too involved in other countries business and foreign affairs it can only lead to bad outcomes. WWI is a prime example of how entangling alliances can lead to problems.  Only two shots fired and a whole continent is at war, causing thousands of deaths and setting forth acts that will lead to the Second World War.

Works Cited

"Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, 1914." EyeWitness to History - History through the Eyes of Those Who Lived It. Web. 28 Oct. 2010. <http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/duke.htm>.

"The Great War . Maps & Battles . Europe in 1914 | PBS." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. Web. 28 Oct. 2010. <http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/maps/>.

"The Great War . Timeline . Pre-1914 | PBS." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. Web. 28 Oct. 2010. <http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/timeline/>.

Process WWI Outline

ph 1: so it all started with prince ferninad, why was he killed? who did it?
ph2: what happened after he was killed?, steps to escalate
ph3: germany involved

What caused WWI

Did aliens cause WWI ? i think not
What were the steps that caused WWI?
Who was Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand?
Why did the serbs hate him?

Comparative essay

Purpose: to compare and contrast the World War I, World War II and American Civil War

Audience: someone who does not know the differances between the two wars

Contrast and Contrast: Technology and Tactics

Tech: Boats, planes and guns

Tactics: Recon, Infantry, Artillery

Purpose: inform the reader

Final Draft

Chris Mayne

September 8, 2010

EN101-5

Dr. Ken Kerr

WAR

In the headlines recently was President Obama’s decision to pull our troops out of Iraq and end the war on terrorism in that area. This starts to put the thought of war back into our minds and raises some questions. War is an event that every civilization goes through. It is a natural process that occurs between a multitude of species but the most relevant of these are the wars between humans, for well, that is our species. The questions we start to ask are, is the fighting we do today more brutal then how we fought before?  How have the tactics changed?  And can we ever solve conflicts without wars?

            Wars were originally started as battles between different tribes and mainly consisted of raids.       Most societies through history, 90 to 95%, according to Lawrence H. Keeley of the University of Illinois, have had a form of war and battles in their history. So most societies go through what we call war. But also according to Keeley, the battles long ago were much more brutal and violent then what we experience during our modern day wars. Keeley also states the tribal wars were 20 times more deadly than our modern day warfare.  For instance, the battle lost by the Mohave-Yuma tribe in 1857 had a loss of 49.6% but a great battle fought by the Aztec in 1478 had a loss of 87.1% and the raid of the Blackfoot tribe on the Assiniboine had a 100% casualty rate. As you can tell by these fights the battles got progressively more brutal as time went on.  Even though technology increased during this time, the battles got less violent and less deadly to those who fought.

            The tactics of war have changed just as greatly as the technology has.  In early civilization war was started with spears and knives thus it was very violent and fighting took place in close quarters.  The invention of black powder by the Chinese changed the face of warfare completely. Black powder for warfare allowed you to fight over greater distances. But with the advancement of technology over the next thousands of years, developments in technology allowed you to shoot projectiles and kill from increasing distances. The tactics of wars have also changed. We no longer base our fighting off of raids and hand to hand combat we now focus more on distance tactics and non-face to face combat. We are worried about trying to prevent a World War III. The United States has agencies in order to protect us from outside threats like the CIA, NSA and the Department of Defense. Their job is to protect America from the outbreak of WW III.   Albert Einstein has even been quoted saying "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."( NAPF - Albert Einstein: Man of Imagination).This is saying that after the invention of the nuclear weapon he and most of the world was concerned about a nuclear war and that if it occurred we would end up in the Stone Age again. This fear helped spur the movement towards a more peaceful way to solve conflicts.

            Can we ever solve conflicts without wars?  Do we have to fight?  This is a question being posed to the current population. Can we solve problems without war or the loss of lives? During World War II, an organization was designed to stop the use of war and to be a place where countries could talk about their issues and controversies. This organization is called the United Nations (UN) and was first put in place by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (History of the UN).  Even with organizations like this, our world still continues to fight. But the frequency does appear to have decreased. But according to the International Development and Conflict Managements “Peace and Conflict” studies, show the overall decline of conflicts have stalled.  So it appears that the United Nations has worked but only to a certain degree.

            War is a part of human history that will be studied and remembered forever. It is very important to our future as well. As a famous quote says “if you do not learn from history you are doomed to repeat it”.  So our schools will always teach history and war because we do not want to repeat the misfortunes and deaths that we have experienced throughout history.  War is a part of human history. The tactics may have changed and the technology has changed but we will always have the threat of another war.

Works Cited

"CIDCM | Peace and Conflict 2010." CIDCM | Home. Web. 13 Sept. 2010. <http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/pc/>.

"History of the UN." Welcome to the United Nations: It's Your World. United Nations. Web. 13 Sept. 2010. <http://www.un.org/aboutun/history.htm>.

Keeley, Lawrence H. "Review: War Before Civilization." Entropy. 6 Sept. 2006. Web. 12 Sept. 2010. <http://brneurosci.org/reviews/war.html>.

"NAPF - Albert Einstein: Man of Imagination." Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. Web. 14 Sept. 2010. <http://www.wagingpeace.org/menu/action/urgent-actions/einstein/>.

            

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This needs to be cleaned up but its my start

    War is an event that every civilization goes through. It is a natural process that occurs between multitudes of species but the most relevant of these are the wars between humans, for well that is our species. Wars began a long time ago and progressively got bigger, the way they have been fought is changed and can we ever solve conflicts without wars.

war

What is war?
What are the resons we fight?
Is there a better more peaceful way to resolve problems?
What are the most deadly wars in history?

But when the taxman comes to the door, Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale

How many Americans cheat on their taxes? 

Can you really trick the IRS?

Are we being taxed too much right now?

Some folks are born made to wave the flag

What makes a patriot?

Do you need to be born in the country you in to be a patriot for it?

Do you back a country because of where your born or because of their beliefs?