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Roman Catapults

that Archimedes and his engines were actually capable of throwing stones that were 3 times as heavy as that (Cuomo). And, their ap...

Bioengineered Foods: Pros and Cons

Genetically altered food stuffs offer an avenue of meeting our food needs on the limited areas which we have available. G...

Ancient Legal Codes

woman, then she was free to take back her dowry and return to her fathers house (Brians, 1998). While this sounds quite humanistic...

Capitalism and its Destruction

are therefore not revolutionary, but conservative." It does seem to be the case that for example the Republican party in the Unit...

Historical, Cultural, Political, and Business Issues in Good as Gold by Joseph Heller

more than a few nonwhite faces, he would immediately head for another resort" (Buhle, 2003, p. 71; Heller, 1979). Buhle ar...

Upton Sinclair's The Jungle and the American Dream

They knew they could find workers who would work for almost nothing, and if they failed there would be perhaps 50 more waiting in ...

Roman Religion, Augury, and Divination

important ways (Geocities, 2003). Unlike divination, Augury meant to secure the approval of the gods, but this did not necessaril...

Overview of Protestantism

Bible (The Protestant Reformation, 2003). Essentially, the Luther debated Christianity and how it was practiced and unde...

The Roman Empire: A Product of Absentmindedness?

under the rule of Trajan this expansion reached from Persia to England from the Sahara to the Rhine (The Roman World, 2007). "At t...

Scipio Africanus on the Nature of War

to be disappointed. He also humanizes Scipio for his readers, since this is a man who accomplished great things and is still not w...

Mississippi Burning/A Reaction to the Film

group of KKK members (DuPont, et al). The film ends with snapshots of the men indicted for the murders of the three Civil Rights w...

Racial Disparity in Criminal Sentencing

bias in the system which seeks out blacks and instills upon them harsher sentences is a highly controversial topic. Inter...

Is Corporate Social Responsibility in the Interests of Business and Society?

help the company increased sales, reduce costs, or improved profits then there is a potential argument that corporate social respo...

THE ROMAN EMPIRE AND WESTERN EUROPE

Empire was Romes attempt to revive the Western Roman Empire, which was dissolving and being replaced by independent kingdoms in th...

Ethics and the Media: Lessons from the Dan Rather Scandal

as President against John Kerry. Rathers broadcast suggested that Bush had received preferential treatment by being allowed to se...

The Franks

of the empire; Christianity. In light of this it appears as though the Franks worked towards a relationship with the papal power...

Pompey the Great

the Great in appearance. He was remembered as a popular young man and as someone who seized a cause and pursued it relentlessly. ...

Greek and Roman Culture: Understanding Sex Through Art

in those days...Admiration of the manly form at times verged on the cultlike; the more heroic bits of male sculpture, small penis ...

The Golden Ass and Roman Society

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at the Golden Ass. The novel is examined for its treatment of Roman society. Paper uses...

World War II the US and Japan

This paper explores the reasons the US entered World War II as well as the reasons behind the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. T...

The White Man's Burden - An Examination

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at Kipling's "White Man's Burden". The poem is placed in an historical context. Paper ...

The Letter of Don Juan de Onate

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at the letters of Don Juan de Onate. The historical accuracy of these letters is explo...

Considerations in Historical Research

This paper examines three sources on the bubonic plague and how it affected Florence Italy in 1838. Distinctions are made between...

Historical Accuracy of Elizabeth: The Golden Age

This film review pertains to "Elizabeth: The Golden Age," which premiered in 2007 and portrays events from the reign of Elizabeth ...

An Overview of ASEAN Economies

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at ASEAN economies. Both future directions and a historical overview are presented. Pap...

Third Person in Trinity

The Holy Trinity is one of Christianity’s most esoteric mysteries. It is confounding, at best. There is one God but three distinct...

Spanglish

Whether mainstream America is aware of it or not, Spanglish is a growing...

Parable of the Mustard Seed Exegesis

is only found there and not in any of the other Gospels. It is known that Mark was written in about 70 A.D. and it is believed tha...

Exploring Jocelin of Brakelond's Chronicle

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at the Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond. The Chronicle's importance as a primary hist...

Ancient Greece and Homosexuality

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at homosexuality in the culture of ancient Greece. Nuanced insights into the topic are ...