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Originally posted by onetime2
The US war against the Barbary Pirates at the turn of the 19th century (1801 or so) and how happenings in the Middle East are still drawing US forces and attention.
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This will teach you much about my beloved Marine Corps, that's for sure. It is a source of much pride among Marines, and the origin of the Mamaluke Sword carried by Marine Officers to this day.
Might make in interesting topic in itself (The Mamaluke Sword, that is).
May I suggest as an alternative, a little research into the Ten American Recipients of the Nobel Prize for literature? I did a few research papers on them throughout High School and really came away with a lot from them.
-bear