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Historical Overview of the Balkans

In five pages this paper examines the history and present discord in this region and argues that a U.S. presence there is necessar...

The Balkans Since 1989 with Greece Emphasis

In a paper consisting of six pages a history of the Balkans since 1989 is examined with Greece's role in economic, social, and pol...

Balkans and Authority Throughout Various Periods of History

based on old world, in many circumstances ancient world, traditions, beliefs and authority. In addition, the tangled and conflicti...

The Balkans

that have been conducive to even more terrorist activity. The twentieth century both began and ended with bloodshed in the ...

Contemporary World and Financial Management Study

In five pages this paper considers the importance of financial management study which includes such topics as the Balkan Islands' ...

Canada's Sikh Community

Canada's Sikh community is examined in an historical overview consisting of 13 pages....

Semitic Origins of the Hyksos

the Hyksos rulers (Redmount 68). Manethos text as interpreted by Josephus describes the Hyksos rulers as "sacrilegious inv...

Ethnic Conflict in Ivo Andric's The Bridge on the Drina

In five pages this text is analyzed in terms of the Balkans' ethnic conflicts and their effects in a consideration of the Cyprus s...

Balkans 1913 to 1914 Ideologies and Conflicts

In six pages this research paper considers the conflicts and ideologies of the Balkans during this time period in order to gain a ...

JFK, a Critical Overview

Few movies have sparked more controversy than JFK, Oliver Stone's 1991 descent into conspiracy theory. This paper offers a critica...

The Historical Jesus in 3 Views

the context of Jewish salvation history (Sanders 88). Nevertheless, the issue of Jesus supernatural birth, as related in the gospe...

Go West The Migration to the State of California

10 pages and 4 sources. This paper provides an overview of the events and factors that led to the migration to California. This ...

KOSOVO AND IRAQ: THE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES

using the conflict as a stepping stone to promote democracy in the Middle East and destroying any weapons of mass destruction (Enc...

Examing the Islamic Fundamentalist Revival and Reasons for its Resurgence

As is the case with most social phenomena, the prominence of such groups is made more apparent in the contrast of the times. It c...

Kosovo and Balkans Crises and International Relations Theory

Well define IR in its most basic for, then determine which IR theory might best fit both what happened in 1999, and what is happen...

First Balkan War and the Ottoman Empire

control.2 Both Bulgaria and Serbia signed a treaty on March 13, 1912 that allocated southern Macedonia to Bulgaria and Macedonia ...

Yugoslavian State Breakdown

Yugoslavia). Although the fighting stopped for the most part, there was no effort made for the various parties to actually resolv...

An Examination of Eastward to Tartary by Robert D. Kaplan

is difficult to imagine from the confines of our own democratic country. And yet, clearly these are truths the world...

Balkans and Ottoman Empire

to how this history impacted the Balkans, explores these arguments and evaluates these two opposing positions. Background Only 8...

Balkan Ghosts A Journey Through History by Robert D. Kaplan

Croatia, "Old" Serbia and Macedonia, and Belgrade, also known as "White City." Part 2 is a physical and historical journey throug...

Abuses of Human Rights, Imperialism, and Terrorism

took place due to the better opportunities for Muslims in the Ottoman bureaucracy (John, 2004). This may have been the first hist...

Balkans and Burgeoning Business

on the local environment as well as that of Europe in general. One highly positive feature of emerging business in the enti...

Balkans Conflict, Ethnicity, and Nationalism

In four pages this paper examines the Balkans in a consideration of ethnic conflict and nationalism. Five sources are cited in th...

Wartime by Paul Fussell

In five pages this paper examines the author's contentions regarding the Second World War as they are depicted in the text Wartime...

Ottoman Empire Downfall and its Impacts Upon the Middle East and the Balkans

of the Ottoman Empire wouldnt come for awhile as they left kicking and screaming all the way (Al-Muhairi, 2002). The Ottoman Em...

Gore Vidal: “Creation”

Herodotus (Vidal). Herodotus was an actual historical figure, known as both the "father of history" and the "father of lies." Here...

Social Security System and Its Impacts

to restore security by those that had lost it as a result of changing lifestyles associated with their changing occupations. As f...

Simon Bolivar, Liberation and Disappointment by David Bushnell

killed. He fled to Jamaica, then later to Haiti where he was able to gather together enough rebel fighters to mount another attack...

Different Types of Sociological Research Approaches

those aspects (religion) and rather than offering alternatives, asks the subject to place religion on a sliding scale of importanc...

Charlemagne's Historical Importance

one of the most important legacies left by Charlemagne involved literacy. Hartman (2006) states that with his influence, "there wa...