History Essays

The author states that the leadership found within the church was central in the struggle for civil rights and owing to its very nature was central to the Black culture, structure, and function. Churches offered its members positions within the church culture that were denied them in society. 

A Scottish by descent, he has written many a revolutionary volumes on the actual essence of religion and religious thinking. (www.wikipedia.com) As a religious writer, Ninian Smart has managed to demonstrate the various levels at which religious thinking can affect the lives of individuals irrespective of the corner of the world where they dwell.

However, these new advancements collided with a set of previously held notions and were often in conflict with old ways of thinking. The old ways and ideas, often based in practical fact, were known as superstitions through the Elizabethan era. Many of these superstitions, which began with grains of truth, generated fear in people seeking explanations to natural events, but are carried on today as anecdotal reactions to everyday situations.

At around 1640 of October 12, 1997, the pilot, a middle-aged male Caucasian arrived at the Monterey Peninsula Airport to conduct a practice flight on his plane, an Adrian Davis Long-EZ model with markings N555JD. At 1702 Pacific daylight time, the pilot contacted ground control and obtained a taxi-for-takeoff clearance from the hangar.

Through this guiding motif, the architecture in Persia has maintained a certain continuity that persisted in spite of frequent retardation or temporary diversion caused by internal conflicts or foreign influence. It has also achieved a particular style that had been one of the defining features of Persian culture.

Change occurs in the second stage. According to Kubler-Ross's model change can also be emergent. This type of change happens without prior arrangements or plan. There is another type of change known as cultural change. Others encourage change less stability.

We live in a country where the most powerful person in the country at the time had a complete disregard for the laws that he was supposed to be protecting: “for the most part, this inquest has simply revealed what was already known: that the crimes of the Reagan administration derived from an imperial president".

The author states that the use of expensive material showed the skill and creativity of the Chinese craftsmen. Bronze is a durable material allowed archeologists to derive a deeper understanding of the historical and modern significance of these bronze objects. Daily domestic objects were also made of bronze.

You can't wear Socrates's rhetoric but Shygulla dons a fair replication of street smarts with her smooth talking act. Maria is the U.S. coupled with Nazi-Germany-an explosive affair. Braun who represents here a Germany that lacks memory or recollection of previous historical events.

In the case of Britain, the practice of dealing in the sale of human beings brought in huge amount of money into the country. Before delving into the specifics of the main topic under consideration, it is deemed appropriate to provide a brief overview of the practice of slave trade in general.

The author worries about the economical and political threat regarding situation involving countries fighting over land, oil and spilling blood. Nations today, for example, Israel, Pakistan, America and Iraq are engaged in war respectively. The author hopes that we can attain a rich period and thus return to the “Golden Age of Capitalism.

The irony in analyzing imperialistic settling in Africa is that Africa provided the starting point for humanity over 2 million years ago. The great age of colonization from Europe started with the explorations of the Portuguese, shortly followed by the Spaniards, the Dutch, and then the rest of Europe.

The historical circumstances proved to be not so favorable for these immigrants as the Catholics began their new life under the fear of being prosecuted by the Protestants from Scotland. The debate whether the Irish immigrants and their descendants are to call themselves Scottish in a rightfully way or not still remains a debate subject not only for historians but also for the descendants of the people involved in this history.

The author states that the Protestant Reformation began in 1517 century and ended with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. This time period was characterized largely by the activities of Martin Luther. In 1517 in what is now Germany, Martin Luther nailed a document to the door of a church that contained criticisms of the church itself and of the Pope.

The author of the paper states that in the face of Republican opposition and Wilson's unwillingness to compromise with a Republican-controlled Congress, the US never joined the League and the institution proved incapable of resisting German, Japanese, and Italian territorial aggression.

The author states that initial momentum in this regard gave way to competing interests over time, as the Cold War also became a central issue. There were conflicting attitudes about the price Germany, as a society, should have to pay for their part in the war. The Allies were facing feeding and providing for millions of refugees left homeless by the war.

Stephen B. Oates’ story of Nat Turner and the slave revolt of 1831 that he headed explains a great deal about slavery and how it led to the civil war. Nat Turner was born on the Turner estate and later sold to another slave owner. Nat Turner was an intelligent man, and his spirit rebelled against slavery.

But before we zero in on these two wars it would be relevant to look into the different perspectives of war itself. (Border, 192) Each of the wars included major and minor battles. They had varying and distinct reasons behind them. Allies and foes were distinctly different in each case.

Primarily, the industry was "home based" and its remarkable feature was eggs production. Between 1900-1929 years, domestic production had been doubled, while chicken and egg consumption per capita has tripled. It caused appearance of diversified farms, and poultry industry turned into meat production (Moreng, Avens, 1985).

The author concludes the article by pointing out that collapse of the Soviet Union at the beginning of 1990s is related to the intellectual and moral uprising from the side of the mass. Within this context, the policies implemented by Mikhail Gorbachev (Glasnost and Perestroika) accelerated the collapse of the Soviet Union.

As the report declares the Berlin Airlift of 1948 to 1949 is deemed to be one of the major feats in navigation history. To reach a consensus with regard to the rebuilding of Europe at the end of World War II, the Allied Forces comprised of the Soviet Union, United States, Great Britain and France forged the Potsdam Agreement.  

With years passing by, the fashion industry gave rise to a number of laws on clothing and apparel in order to preserve class or gender distinctions. The clothing of the time by the decade had concluded that the gender distinctions in fashion expression were quite overstated.

" Envisioning that the WWI is the "war to end all wars," he drew up what is now widely known as the Fourteen Points in order to ensure permanent peace through international cooperation.This is comprised of his aims of freedom of seas, free trade, and the establishment of a global institution which will promote the collectively security

Occasionally, unique personalities would grace history and from their stories insights into the temper and mood of the times before could be had. Queen Elizabeth I of England was one such person. The subject of marriage was one thing closely attached to her as a topic, firstly because it was politically expedient for the Queen to get married, but she had avoided it and claimed it was the personal choice. 

George Washington is often called "The Father of his Country" for his crucial role in leading the United States of America. By inheritance, Washington was a planter based in Mount Vernon. His formal education was not extensive; whatever he learned was from his own experience of reading and surveying trade. Even at the time, he was working as a surveyor.

However, the events of September 11, 2001, provided an opportunity for Bush to promote himself as something much larger than the American president who issued millions of Americans a $250 tax rebate check; post 9/11, Bush took center stage as a rhetoric spewing neo conservative armed with an agenda for realigning, if not the world order, certainly the Middle East order, beginning with the invasion of Afghanistan, and, then, Iraq.

First, we must define our terms. By “law” we mean the rule of law, a basic principle of Western Civilization. The concept refers to a system of well-established and clear principles and precepts which each nation follows.

There is a considerable debate as to whether this discipline should encompass other areas of inquiry, as to how far should this study concern itself. Nevertheless, as definitions are disputed, archaeology is agreed as interconnected and associated with anthropology and history.

Although Collier could not win congressional backing for his most radical proposals, the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 dramatically changed policy by allowing tribal self-government and consolidating individual land allotments back into tribal hands. Collier set out his vision for what became known as the "Indian New Deal" in this 1934 article from the Literary Digest.

James Madison became a student of colonial history and political theory in his search for a solution to the political and economic dilemmas. Madison felt the Articles of Confederation were too weak to serve the needs of the united colonies. He reasoned that the state autonomy clause precluded the perpetuation of a strong central government.

EU is inconsistent with conventional sovereignty rules. Its member states have created supranational institutions (the European Court of Justice, the European Commission, and the Council of Ministers) that can make decisions opposed by some member states.

By 1942, Nazi Germany has virtually ruled over entire Europe. This was done through annexation of territories, German military authority, and collaboration with the Nazis, such as France’s example. Hitler superimposed a New Order in this vast empire by expropriating and exploiting every conquered country. 

The native people from the region of Caucasus, which was considered to be a non-ethnic Russian territory were registered as the inoroditsy which literally translated to "persons from the other region". According to Resnick and Richard (20) this group of people was non-Slavic hence the connotation as persons from a foreign region.

If it is a primary source it is open to interpretation, but if it is a secondary source an interpretation has already been made. The source of the material will often be an indication of its reliability. If a writing about FDR appears on a website called "IHateTheNewDeal.com", it may not be biased

Thus the term 'free market' is significant in capitalism as it refers to an economic system that is free of external intervention and is guided by a rule of law that is focused on establishing and protecting private property, including, private ownership of the means of production (Levi-Faur et al, 2005).

It has been described as histrionic period of Athenian history. The Archaic age stretches from eighth century BC to the time of Persian wars has been known for being reluctant for reconstruction attempts due to the destruction happened in dark ages. People like Anthony Snodgrass called archaic age as 'age of experiment' as it is a revolutionary age that stood witness for the emergence of city states and reintroduction of writing.

But this work is about the role of deaf people in Medieval Europe: Jaime Lopez was a Spanish deaf painter; Princess Jean (also known as Joanna) was a daughter of King James I of Scotland and Queen Jane Beaufort; Teresa de Cartagena, a deaf nun, a philosopher and a writer; Joachim du Bellay, a Frenchman deafened in early childhood, became a famous author and poet; Barend Dircksz (or Dirckszoon) was a Flemish or Dutch painter, nicknamed "Doove" (Deaf) Barend; Hendrick Barentzoon Avercamp was born deaf in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, he became a painter noted for his oil landscapes.

Stakeholders will differ on the definition of what constitutes humanitarian intervention and what goes beyond the purpose and be more appropriately labelled as meddling in another country's internal affairs. There are further complications as to what constitutes a legitimate state or nation, and which governing force represents the true will of the people of a locality or region.

America is known as “The Melting Pot” because its citizens consist of many who migrated from different countries and nationalities. These various peoples “melted” together to form a new group of people know as Americans.

On the one hand, the Federalists headed by Hamilton were concerned with enhancing the material resources required for attaining prosperity and advancing the influence of government internally and diplomatically.  These were done by proposing economic policies that would enable the nation to be self-sufficient (Wright). 

The colonization of Africa,with its long history,has been most influential in transforming the various elements of the socio-cultural, political and economic spheres of the continent.Africa's contact with Europe convincingly illustrates how the interaction between people of different geographical and cultural backgrounds can positively and negatively influence the shaping of their development throughout history.

This paper looks at immigration to Wales in the years 1840 to 1900, causing a population boom in the region. The phenomenon is analysed by identifying the countries of origin of the different peoples who settled in Wales, determining whether they lived together in separate communities or blended into the wider community, investigating the presence of tensions or violence in these communities due to migration, and specifying the causes of tension amongst the various immigrant communities.

An analysis of the staple industries in the Victorian Britain, be it the cotton industry, iron and steel sector, electrical manufacturing or a dissection of the capital markets and financial trends of the times, lead one to some specific traits of the British entrepreneurs, which aggravated if not initiated the economic decline of Britain in the late 19th century.

In at least three Districts in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and five in North West Frontier Province (NWFP), public and private housing and shelter infrastructure, social service, delivery, governance structures, commerce, and communications have been either damaged or destroyed.

A paucity of historical data is regarded to be the primary reason behind this delay. While the British, American and Australian scholars could always find enough study materials to trace the progression of working-class movements in their respective nations, the Canadian historians struggled to pin down the labor history in a chronological manner.  

The German soldiers turned to fascism as they were unable to the proper supplies for their survival after their return from war. Germany could not get any help to recover from their financial loss, after the First World War the whole world went into great depression this too was not of any help to the German economy.

Inland, the only possible location for development of any sort of state was in the impoverished and remote region dominated by Mecca and the Quraysh clan, where ancient pilgrimage centers protected markets in perfume, leather, and other trade goods.

He was an honest person and fought for religious and ethnic co-existence in Pennsylvania and England. In this book “Founder of the Pennsylvania” the author has given a wise commentary on important issues like character, justice, education. While reading this book I observed that each biography contained a chronology of the subject’s significance.

An intensifying feeling of distrust of politicians and government officials eroded the minds of many who had undergone the frightening and destructive ordeal that came with the war. Many citizens were furious that peace initiators had not exhibited their required moral standings satisfactorily, and people started to re-think why the war took place. 

Most of the European Kingdoms used to involve in battles with their neighboring kingdoms to showcase their power and expand it beyond their boundaries.