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What would you do if you could rule the world? This seems like a preposterous question to most, but to one man it started to become a reality. It all started with the dreams of one King, Alexander the Great. Alexander was born in 356 BC in Macedonia, the area around present day Thessaloniki in … Read more
The two panics, or depressions, of the Gilded Age occurred in 1873 and 1893. Both of these panics were due to a major economic downfall, and they each spanned over multiple years. These panics created high unemployment rates, exceeding ten percent at times, and they made banks go bankrupt. The panic of 1873 was caused … Read more
In his oration, Pericles sheds new light on traditional Greek virtues by examining not only the accomplishments of the Athenian empire, but the particular qualities and institutions that have facilitated Athenian greatness. Pericles defies the traditional role of a funeral orator as historian of Athenian accomplishments in order to thoroughly redefine what makes Athens great. … Read more
Anne Boleyn Biography Although Anne Boleyn’s birth was so insignificant that there is no documentation on it; she pressed her way into the royal courts. There she gained reputation with the renowned. She entranced King Henry VIII and they were soon married. She was thought to be the one that would bring King Henry his … Read more
The Peloponnesian War was between Athens and Sparta, theses were two leading-city states in ancient Greece. This was lasted from 431-404 bce. The war took over a good part of the Greek world and Thucydides was the one who judged it. This war was considered to be one of the worlds greatest works of history … Read more
Early 1920s ragtime music had a heavy influence on dance. In the late 1920’s jazz started to have a heavy influence. The big music in the 1920’s was dance bands, Jazz, Blues, and Broadway. Some of the big musicians in dance bands were Paul Whiteman, Nat, Shilkret, Etc. Some big people in jazz are Louis … Read more
In The Crucible by Arthur Miller and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the value of bystanders’ lives is well beneath all personal achievements and gain, resulting in greedy and jealous motivations for inequity while the downfall of others inflict and strengthen undeserved power, leading to their own destruction. Arthur Miller uncovers Abigail Williams’ motivations throughout this … Read more
Was John Brown a terrorist? Today, America’s perception of terrorism is based on the September 11th attacks back in 2001. However, the use of force and violence to advance political means is not a new concept. It dates all the way back to the period of antebellum, where the nation’s first terrorist killed in the … Read more
Beyond the realms of imagination stands a dark stained door, gleaming with light between the hinges. Tree-Ear, a young boy in the book A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park, in some ways leads the representative life of a poor individual in 12th century Korea. Tree-Ear goes beyond the social barriers and peers into the … Read more
In literature, authors set the main characters up for different challenges that they will have to overcome throughout the story. Many of these stories have similar conflicts that can be compared and contrasted to one another. The protagonists in “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, “A Worn Path,” by Eudora Welty, “A Rose … Read more
“ The battles of Lexington and concord fought on April 19th started the American Revolutionary war. The fighting started on the Lexington Green and soon the British were hastily retreating under intense fire. Many more battles followed, and in 1783 the colonists formally won their independence. The redcoats had better weapons than the militias and … Read more
The Terracotta Army Picture, is one of the most artistic pictures that exists in art galleries. My choice for this picture derives essence from the fact that, the picture arouses many connotations that could paint a detailed description of the past. For instance, the contrast in the background illumination and the shadow cast face is … Read more
“ One of Orwell’s objectives in composing Animal Farm was to depict the Russian (or Bolshevik) Revolution of 1917 as one that brought about an administration more severe, totalitarian, and lethal than the one it ousted. A significant number of the characters and occasions of Orwell’s novel parallel those of the Russian Revolution: so, Manor … Read more
Biting Off Mao Than He Can Chew In the years during and after the first World War, the dramatic change in the global political atmosphere allowed many radical leaders to rise to power. Numerous Fascist leaders of the far-right wing and Communists of the far-left were able to take advantage of the turmoil of the … Read more
The Neolithic Revolution was the transition of human beings from a Paleolithic hunter-gatherer species to an agricultural one. It began approximately 10,000 years ago amongst various people groups around the world, not having one specific place of origin but occurring in many places over time. Historians believe the revolution began as a response to a … Read more
Reasons for seeking out the relative comfort of the United States of America are many; some do so in order to utilize its economic advantages, others yearn to flee oppressive governmental regimes, and so on. However, one overarching motivation encompasses any individuals quest to call America home: The American dream. Just as reasons to establish … Read more
Harry Houdini was a famous movie star. He stared as Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin. For most of 20 years, Houdini was in the newspaper a lot with amazing escapes from being shackled to confined in a box to put in water. He also surprised people by walking through walls and making an elephant disappear. … Read more
This book includes many primary sources and is even accompanied by an introduction analyzing and explaining the content. It focus on the political, cultural and social conditions at the time of the Black Death. This book is great for my topic as it provides many first hand accounts during the time of the plague. The … Read more
The year 1857 indicate the year in which Indian local would revolt against the British superpower that had exploited their people for over 200 years. The Indian Mutiny and was a major turning point in Indian liberation. Although it was somewhat unsuccessful, it initiated a process that would eventually be cause the East India Company … Read more
Diseases was a major part of the Columbian Exchange for numerous reasons. Diseases spread through many regions across the world. It affected the Native American population and many others. People today, have stronger immune systems because of the spread of diseases, during the Columbian Exchange. It has made a huge impact to the world over … Read more
Humans are curious creatures and finding out where they come from is one way to satisfy their curiosity. This leads to the discovery of a logical reason known as evolution. Evolution gives answers to how we advance as humans by evidence provided from fossils and DNA. In the year 1859, Mr. Charles Darwin wrote a … Read more
In their article entitled “Me,” Andrew Bennett and Nicholas Royale assert that “Literature, like art more generally, has always been concerned with aspects of what can be called the… ‘not me’ or other,” (Bennett 129-130). Jean-Jacques Rousseau in his Confessions and William Wordsworth in his The Two-Part Prelude expound upon this issue of isolation from … Read more
The Bastille, originally known as the Bastille Saint-Antoine, was first built on April 20th, 1357 in Paris France by King Charles V to protect the city walls from The English Army during the 100 years war. However, It was not until Charles V reign and under the Paris provost, Hugues Aubriot, that construction finally occurred … Read more
Questions like these that baffle the human mind, and have done so for centuries: what happens after we die? Is there truly life after death? Such riddles can never be known to those who have not crossed over “to the other side”, so to speak, and the only ones that do know the answer can … Read more
Leadership is a prominent theme in both The Ramayana and Sundiata An Epic of Old Mali. A leader holds numerous qualities, whether they are skills that were developed or traits, that distinguish him or her from others. As and even before they undergo extreme situations, it is clear that both Rama and Sundiata possess the … Read more
Death with dignity is to die with grace, in the knowledge that you are loved. (Mother Teresa) Dying with dignity has many interpretations. Some people think that dying with dignity is preventing one s self from becoming a human vegetable. Others, like Mother Teresa, believe that it is having the satisfaction of life to its … Read more
The ancient Greek myths explain a lot about what the Greek people understood about the world. It is a collection of stories which are used to teach. These myths hold valuable moral lessons which the modern reader can learn and apply it to one’s life. The myths that will be focused on, being Apollo and … Read more
In ancient Rome, the domus was the type of house occupied by the upper classes and some wealthy freedmen during the Republican and Imperial eras. It could be found in almost all the major cities throughout the Roman territories. The upper classes of Roman society constructed their residences with extravagant marble decorations, inlaid marble paneling, … Read more
By the thirteenth scene of Act III in Thomas Kyd’s The Spanish Tragedy, the character Hieronimo has finally emerged as a major character and transformed significantly. He has gone from a commendable subordinate of the King, to a grieving father, to a man on the verge of losing his wits. Yet it isn’t till Act … Read more
Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926, in London, England. She was the oldest child of Prince Albert and his wife Elizabeth. Her father was second in line to the throne and later became King George VI of Great Britain and Ireland in 1936 when his older brother Edward VIII gave up the … Read more
Colonialism is a consistent theme within the history of Africa. It laces through the formative tapestry of the majority of African states today including Nigeria. Lagos was invaded by British forces in 1851 and formally annexed in 1861. Nigeria became a British territorial dominion in 1901. When at the start adopting associate indirect rule approach, … Read more
Mansa Musa and the Kingdom Of Mali Mansa Musa is said to be one of the richest kings to have ever lived and his kingdom of Mali was a grand empire. But what made both Mansa Musa and Mali so prosperous and grand? And why if that was the case is it not held in … Read more
The Aztec Empire had flourished for almost a century before being conquered by the Spanish conquistadors led by Hernan Cortes in 1521. The capital was Tenochtitlan, an island located in Lake Texcoco. The Aztecs were able to utilize the island as a defensive measure against invaders and through engineering, a place to grow food for … Read more
It is widely accepted that first humans in the Japanese archipelago can be traced back to prehistoric times. The Jomon period, named after its “cord-marked” pottery, was followed by the Yayoi in the first millennium BC when new technologies were introduced from continental Asia. During this period, in the first century AD, the first known … Read more
Caius Cassius and Marcus Brutus are both major characters in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, and are in multiple ways are either quite similar to or quite different from one another. These ways are presented in both their words and their actions. Both of these characters shared a lot of similarities; however, in personalities they … Read more
All throughout time Religion has been a significant aspect of all cultures. Religion has been the motivation for many great things, and for many more not so great things. Religions spread and brought in new believers and others converted from one religion to another. For most religions, spreading the word of God is undertaken by … Read more
Prompt: Explain the reaction of American colonists to TWO of the following acts of Parliament: (A) Proclamation of 1763 (B) Stamp Act, 1765 (C) Coercive Acts, 1774 The Reaction of American Colonists to the Proclamation of 1763 and the Stamp Act of 1765 Throughout the 18th century, American colonists started to get weary and fed … Read more
Every text is a confluence of other texts, containing parallels and fragments that give meaning and timelessness through prevalent themes that transcend generations. An exploration of explicit and implicit connections between a pair of texts enhances an individual’s understanding of the ideas, values and attitudes pronounced. This alters the way an audience may interpret the … Read more
As the centuries past by, the Egyptian trained themselves in art so that they could be employed at the temples or priestesses. At first it started with lower class women. While performing, the women would dance while the men played the instruments to please the ruler. Only low class would perform publicly, while the high … Read more
In 1606, a London-based joint-stock company known as the Virginia Company obtained a royal charter from King James I to establish an English colony in the New World. On May 24, 1607, a hundred English settlers landed up the James River and established the colony of Jamestown; both named after King James. The Jamestown settlement … Read more
Throughout history, war has been a popular topic amongst writers looking for inspiration for new pieces. This includes anything from on-site reports to fictional works based off of real wars or battles. Looking at the timeline of when different war novels were published, it is easy to see a trend of writing styles. Stories like … Read more
While entangled in the throes of dramatic suspense, the self-reflexive concept of metatheatrics reminds an audience of its present relationship with the actors. Shakespeare often implements metatheatrics; exemplified by the ‘play within a play’ concept that occurs in both Hamlet (Shakespeare,1603) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare, 1596). In these and other examples, Shakespeare uses … Read more
Julius Caesar was a popular leader of the Rome Republic. When he was born it was a new chapter in Roman history. When he turned 31, he was going into several wars and got involved in Roman politics. After several alliances he became the dictator of Roman Empire, he made a rule that only lasted … Read more
“War is what happens when language fails.” – Margaret Atwood. This quote has great significance as the Arab – Israeli six day war. 1967 has opened our eyes and brought to light the need for peace and a redefinition of borders around us. It also calls for global peace measures that need to be taken … Read more
The First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, is seen as the game changer in First Ladies by being the most outspoken women in politics. Eleanor was a Political Figure, Humanitarian, and Activist and was involved in numerous organizations, programs and was a United Nations Spokesperson. She was also the longest working First … Read more
Give a brief description of following events that led to the ratification of the Declaration of Independence: The Stamp Act of 1765, the Townshend Acts of 1767, and the Boston Tea Party of 1773. The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first major controversy between Great Britain and its North American colonies began over the … Read more
The Iliad: Book and Film Comparison The Iliad became adapted into a film during 2004 called Troy, in which the story was both dramatically and subtly changed in its adaptation. A major difference in the film was that there were no intervening or actions of the gods whatsoever, whereas in the book, the gods were … Read more
The Thirty Years” War (1618-1648) first began with when the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II of Bohemia tried to reduce the religious activities of his subjects, provoked rebellion among Protestants. The war involved the strongest powers in europe for example, Sweden, France, Spain and Austria all of them prosecuting campaigns mainly on german land. Mostly … Read more
Thomas Greene Wiggins was born May 25, 1849, to Mungo and Charity Wiggins, slaves on a Georgia plantation. He was blind and autistic but a musical genius with a phenomenal memory. In 1850 Tom, his parents, and two brothers were sold to James Neil Bethune, a lawyer and newspaper editor in Columbus, Georgia. Thomas Greene … Read more
Sima Qian and the Han Dynasty Sima Qian was the official court historian of the Han Dynasty, and the one who recorded much of what we know today about the rise of Imperial China. The Han Dynasty, in which he lived, was officially Confucian; however, once one delves deeper into the essence of the Han … Read more