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Overview of the The Silk Industry : Brief History, Modern Day Markets, Trade and Production

time, there was a shortage of raw silk because of the growing competition of silk cloth production within the major centers in Eng...

History of the Louisiana Purchase

or concerns which arose from the potential purchase of this territory. Initially, Louisiana was owned and controlled by the...

A Superpave Project Short History

that it does not have to be tweaked to fit specific situations. In fact, the idea of Superpave is that it be flexible. Many varia...

The Southwest's Architectural History

replaced by adobe and stone surface dwellings throughout the region by the end of the first millennium A.D." (Pueblo, 2003). More ...

Brief Nursing History

Peplau addressed the inherent relationship between nursing and counseling, contending that nurses uphold the important responsibil...

History and Evolution of Documentary Film

number has increased to 1,000; by 1901, to 1,299 titles" (Adventures in Cybersound, 2007). This was the beginning of the documenta...

Eight Factors Of Irony And Complexity: Influence Upon Cycles In Mexican History

establishing Mexicans as "people of corn." There are a number of issues associated with corn and its historical influence over th...

Conquest: Three Examples from History

around the belief that landowners would defend their property and country more conscientiously than those who had no vested intere...

The History of Mathematics

1988). Another method is called the Ionic system where letters of the alphabet were used as digits (Jones & Bedient, 1988). With t...

History Of The Miranda Law

anyone who is considered to be a criminal suspect must be informed of their constitutional rights prior to any legal inquiry. One...

“A History of Mathematics: From Mesopotamia to Modernity”

use of mathematics generalizations could be made from certain observations which could be applied to other observations, that patt...

Renaissance Art

during this period that Europe began to recover from the repercussions of the Black Death, as well as rampant political disorder a...

History of China, the Introduction of Buddhism and its Impact

people embracing it. Ironically, as the two cultures and the two traditions worked to reach a level of harmony in belief, Buddhis...

The History and Uses of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine

This 8 page paper gives the history behind traditional Chinese herbal medicine, and its use in today's society. The writer argues ...

A History Of The Abacus

This paper addresses the historical significance and development of the abacus, an early counting machine and precursor to the cal...

History of Higher Education & Liberty University

undergraduate degrees, this designation is primarily for marketing purposes and does not fit the definition of a true university. ...

New York's Inner City Architectural History

In ten pages this paper refers to Luc Sante's Low Life in a historical consideration of New York City's urban architecture in term...

Chinese Civilization, Continuity, and History

In four pages historians such as Jacques Gernet are consulted in this consideration of Chinese civilization in a discussion of its...

Romanian Family History

and Carol I (1839-1914) was installed as its first monarch" (Wertsman). It is a very old country with a rich and varied history. ...

Archaeology, Traditional Cultures and Oral History

and a cultural object" (Romer, 2006, p. 735). In her book, Sofaer "discusses the way skeletal material in the mortuary context act...

Medical History: Smallpox

ascertain, with the most scrupulous precision, that no one whose case is here adduced had gone through the smallpox previous to th...

Freedom Bound A History of the Civil Rights Movement by Robert Weisbrot

represented a turning point; reversing the 1896 "separate but equal" ruling, the Court held that compulsory segregation in public ...

Affirmative Action's Origins and History

In ten pages this paper discusses Affirmative Action in an overview of its origins and its historical evolution. Six sources are ...

History and Contemporary Problems of the Educational System in China

In five pages this essay discusses the educational system in China in a consideration of history and the current problems it is co...

Japanese History in The Pillow Book by Sie Shonagon

In fourteen pages this research paper examines this revealing look at the medieval history of Japan written by an Imperial Court's...

Economy and History of Japan

In nine pages Japan's history is discussed and its economy both past and present is the primary focus. There are 4 sources cited ...

Senso and the History of Japan

This paper consists of four pages and discusses whether or not the continuity of history for Japan was broken in 1945. Three sour...

History and Practice of Zen Meditation

beginning of all things--the Buddha. And for those in a hurry --there developed the satori-- or sudden enlightenment. It was often...

History of the Philippines from Various Perspectives

referred to as the "ilustrados," which means the "enlightened ones" (Bunge PG). The ilustrados began to demand that native Filipin...

Colonial Resistance and Filipino History

This research paper details the Filipino natives resistance to Spanish occupation. This five page paper has one source listed in ...