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Tocqueville/His Views of Blacks

of servitude that slaves adopted as indicative of their true feelings, rather than as a behavior adopted for self-protection. He s...

Reviewing Closing of the American Mind Closing of the American Mind / Book Review

In The Closing of the American Mind, Allan Bloom decries the lapse of teaching of traditional American values in American universi...

Reparations for Slavery

track of who, precisely, in the American population is descended from slaves, and identification of race for government statistics...

Legacy of Conquest/The American West

the conquest era continue to shape current realities. Limericks text shows that the history of the American West is rooted primari...

The Middle Passage/Deslauriers

depiction of explicit violence, rapes, flogging, etc. are "implied rather than shown," he seems to feel that this is an artistic a...

California History/Santa Barbara

("Santa Barbara County History"). The founding of Santa Barbara and its original characteristics The next stage of Santa Barbara...

Disputes and Western Civilization History

the author indicates were very gracious to those they conquered and allowed them the right to still possess their traditions and t...

'Nightmare of History'

In three pages this paper examines the observation by J. Baldwin that James Joyce 'is right about history being a nightmare--But i...

McWhorter/Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue

Another feature that is unique to English is the way in which English uses the that "-ing thing" (McWhorter 2). In English, the pr...

Male Historians and the Challenges of Women's History

social relations formed by them impinged on the lives of Renaissance women in different ways according to their different position...

Childhood and Child Welfare in the Progressive Era by James Marten

This book review is on James Marten's Childhood and Child Welfare in the Progressive Era: A brief history with documents. The over...

Basketball History

This research paper presents a short history of basketball that describes how the sport began and then traces the high spots in it...

Film Festivals and their History

This research paper pertains to the history and development of film festivals and focuses on the specific histories of the festiva...

The Importance of Women's History

women to the sidelines of history, as insignificant to the progress of humanity. By implication, this view says that women did not...

A Political History of Cuba

in 1515. Cubas position in the Caribbean has made it attractive to non-natives for centuries. The Spanish gave it extra at...

The Journalist in Combat

The history of reporting in war is the history of telling America's story. This paper explores that history and how the war story ...

Banned Books In California: K-12

attempt to limit access to so-called sensitive issues and concepts, radical right wing supporters have pushed their weight around ...

Life's Service and Disservice According to Friedrich Nietzsche

lessons. There is an old saying that claims that those who do not learn from history are bound to repeat it. And although most ag...

History of Latin Literature

long possessed in the oral tradition. It was during the 19th century that it seems literature actually emerged in written form and...

History of Cosmetic Surgery

such as a procedure to repair a cleft lip described in early tenth-century literature, the firm scientific foundations found in Gr...

American Theater and the History of 'Drag' Performance

American theater is examined in an historical overview of drag performances and their impact in a report consisting of fifteen pag...

Computers and Their Early History

In five pages the computer's early history is discussed. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

Crime and Punishment in American History by Lawrence Meir Friedman

In five pages this comprehensive American history text is examined in terms of the author's detailed consideration of the U.S. cri...

American History and the Price of Freedom

In four pages this paper discusses the high price tag attached to freedom for slaves, women, and soldiers throughout American hist...

A Consideration of the American Museum of Natural History

Hanks takes the helm of a virtual spacecraft that left Earth, flew past Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, and hurtled through the Milky Wa...

More Than One History in the American Revolution

Histories in recent years have sought to go beyond the classical interpretations that have been presented in the past. This essay ...

Studying History and the Importance of Nation States According to Von Ranke

This paper discusses von Ranke's views on studying world history and the global importance of nation states in a paper consisting ...

American History X and Deviance

In five pages the deviance of skinheads as they are cinematically depicted is examined. Five sources are cited in the bibliograph...

American History Website Evaluation

In seven pages this paper evaluates 3 U.S. history websites on the Federalist Papers, war, and the Executive Branch for student re...

Native American Students' Acquisition of Language and Reading Level and the Effects of Culture and History

In five pages this paper discusses how various cultural and historical factors impact the acquisition of language and reading unde...