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Looking Back at the Culture of the 20th Century from the 22nd Century

This 8 page paper gives a cultural history of the 20th century from the perspective of someone living in the 22nd century. The wri...

Asia and Western Expansionism

The ways in which modernization in Asia was influenced by Western expansion are examined in five pages with references made to She...

Historical Analysis of Edward Gibbons' 'The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire,' Thucydides' 'History of the Peloponnesian War,' and Tacitus' 'The Annals'

In ten pages three ancient historical texts are analyzed in terms of author's approach to history, the representation of the past,...

American Holocaust by David Stannard

In six pages Stannard's contention that the Europeans were responsible for world history's greatest acts of genocide in the exterm...

U.S. Society and Race Relations

In five pages this paper examines 2 racism models and considers how race relations are featured in James W. Loewen's Lies My Teach...

Why Did the Roman Empire Fall?

life-span of cities and the formulation and decline of the empires and civilizations. The Romans themselves took many elements of...

Vengeance Themes in the 'History' of Herodotus

In six pages this paper examines Herodotus' History text in a consideration of its vengeance themes. There is only the primary so...

Examining the U.S. Constitution

Few documents since the Magna Carta have had such a profound influence on social and political history as the Constitution of the ...

History of the Lake Metroparks in Northeastern Ohio

thus the Northeastern shore of Ohio (Hansen, 2007). In terms of its history, which is not as ancient as some may believe, Hansen (...

The Flea in History

interestingly enough to mean "wingless siphon" (Kettle, 1995). The flea is a highly specialized creature and subsists by sucking ...

Women in Toltec and Aztec History

is also an element to the culture that believes in the forces that are both feminine and masculine, studying both in order to bett...

French and American Involvement in Vietnam

of Vietnam was born ("Earliest known history of Vietnam," 2007). In 1946, it was all agreed that Vietnam would be independent ("E...

What Does Empiricism Teach About The Relationship Between Appearance And Reality?

awareness of the moment at hand and draws attention to the fleeting nature of existence that unifies all things. "The ideas of Se...

Walton: "Mississippi: An American Journey"

the American one" (Bernstein, 1996). Walton says that there is "something almost unspeakably primal and vicious about Mississippi...

Kwakiutl Indians' Man Eating Bird 'Hokhokw' Mask

wings of the bird and during the ceremony, the dancers snap the beak closed with a loud clap (Kwakiutl Ceremonial Dance Mask, 2002...

Bhopal, India's Union Carbide Plant and Ethics

removed a pressure gauge that was attached to the tank, stuck a hose in the hole and filled the tank with water (Dykes and Graham,...

Jean de Coras verses Gertrude B. Himmlefarb in The Return Of Martin Guerre and The New History and the Old: Critical Essays and Reappraisals

In this six paper paper the writer explores the book by Jean de Coras and updated by Nathalie Z. Davis. This exploration occurs a...

Ancient History to the 21st Century

time period, from around 3100-2686 BC the Egyptians had their "Early Egyptian dynastic period, with a succession of kings that str...

Homegrown Terrorism: Violence in the Pro-Life Movement

methods used by Islamic fundamentalists. That is, each faction uses bombs. Sometimes, assassination is used as well. There have be...

Early America and Opportunity

middle-class incomes once the frugality and struggles of their youth were over" (108). In essence, once the wilderness struggles w...

History Of The African Methodist Episcopal Church

that was with Allen disagreed with his theological position and attached themselves with the Quaker movement (About.com, 2006). Th...

Impressionism/Music & Art

not explicitly intended to depict any concrete object or situation, but rather seeks to create a "mood or atmosphere," which elici...

History Topics

Standard Oil of California negotiated a contract with the King of Saudi Arabia that granted the company the exclusive concession t...

French Canadians at the End of the 19th Century

"the aspirations of the people themselves. The controlling idea of the French Canadian is to retain...

An Overview Perspective of Quebec

leading traders of the north even before European contact (Canada and the World Backgrounder, 1995). Utilizing their strategic lo...

Truth and History

workers who smoked at their jobs, and no fire extinguishers (Triangle fire, 2006). At approximately 4.45 p.m. on March 25, 1911, ...

Gay History

In five pages this paper considers the history of homosexuality in ancient Greece, Japan of the seventeenth century, England of th...

Politics, Health, Crime, and Code of Hammurabi

In six pages this research paper examines the Code of Hammurabi which is widely regarded as history's oldest legal code. Seven so...

Wealthy Families in New York City History

The part played by New York's wealthiest families in the city's history is outlined and discussed. The writer describes how the Ro...

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by Shirer

In fifteen pages Shirer's text is critiqued in terms of the way in which the author uses his own personal experiences along with v...