History Essays

The marble sarcophagus, with dimensions of 40 ½ x 91 ½ x 50 ½ inches, was created by Romans in 140-170 AD to serve as the final resting place of a Roman military commander. The exterior walls of the sarcophagus are decorated with a battle scene between soldiers and Amazons, the legendary warrior women of the ancient world.

Civilization, on the other hand, is the advancement in thoughts, culture, and material development among many other aspects. Civilization began long ago when individuals began understanding the advantages associated with civilization. However, looking at both these two aspects (geography and civilization), there seem to be a close relationship.

The Philippines is a Southeast Asian nation that has been subjugated by the Spanish, the Japanese, and the Americans throughout its history. It is for this reason that the country is a significant subject for an assessment of the overall impact of Colonialism. Colonialism in the Philippines is something that remarkably emphasized its resistance.

In 1651, he published his books called the Leviathan, or meaning ‘sea monster’ where he provided his perspective on the social contract theory of the State. Hobbes believed in absolutism for sovereignty and preached equality for all men. He talked about the artificial character that political order possessed in the yesteryears and how the concept may be applied to the state in every generation that passes.

The proposal to set up a fully independent American confederation, with separate laws and no allegiance to the British crown should be opposed on three main grounds: it is legally wrong, it is morally wrong, and it is bound to be a complete failure, with disastrous consequences on both sides of the Atlantic ocean.

As will be demonstrated, these are key elements impacting the definition of womanhood. The Historical View Historically, women have been thought of as “the gentle sex.” Also, historically, women have been put down and made to feel like they were not worth much—when, in modern times, women make up for more than half the work force.

Queen Hatshepsut (1505-1485 B.C.)  was the 5th ruler of the 18th Egyptian dynasty.  She is famous for being the “first warrior Queen” in Africa’s history. Queen Hatshepsut was the first woman who attained the title of “Pharaoh” and ruled as a woman in the early years of her reign but later changed her attire to that of a man.

How did it particularly affect (white) women and increase inequality. United States industrialization started around the nineteenth century. Farms were slowly getting into manufacturing; farming industries also gave way to being mechanized, such as the cotton industry.

Every society is made up of groups of individuals that have certain hopes and aspirations; every state is made of people that want to find a way to find solutions for their growing needs and desires to achieve things and make a living for themselves as well as to support their families.

The founders of this organization were college students and former confederate soldiers from Tennessee, who thought it awesome to form a group through which they would be able to engage in fun for example, through horse playing during the night. These people included; John Lester, James Crowe, John Kennedy, Calvin Jones, Richard Reed and Frank (Chalmers 26).

This essay provides general information on colonization of Africa from the 1870s to 1900. During this time, Africa was generally subjected to aggressive European intervention via military invasion which political pressure eventually led to “conquest and colonization” so that all but Ethiopia and Liberia were conquered and colonized by the 20th century (Iweriebor, n.d.).

New Deal. Franklin D. Roosevelt, a visionary politician, understood the need for radical measures to create an effective anti-crisis mechanism as well as the need to carry out social reforms that could halt the development of the protest movement in America.

This apology statement is generally known as Apology to the Stolen Generations. The ceremony in which the apology was read out was observed to be a ‘profoundly moving ceremony’ (Haebich, 2011, p. 1033). The Apology to the Stolen Generations has its importance beyond a mere apology statement.

From this research it is clear that the present imperialist and dominating neocolonial structure and practice in Nigeria can be attributed to the country’s history of colonialism and its continued dependence on assistance from foreign Aid and Assistance. Therefore, Nigeria should focus intensively on knowledge production, to help free its present economic-socio-political condition from neocolonial dependence.

She further explains that in Hawaii, Koreans were less oppressed in terms of segregation because of a few numbers of Caucasians that inhabited Hawaii. The immigrants continued to search for a better and improved living standard in California. Korean American women supported their husbands in farming and hospitality sector.

The Journal of Helene Berr is a book that describes the life of a young Jew lady and how the events of that time transformed her. The paper involves writing about a Jewish Young lady by the name of Helene Berr, as it is from the book Journal of Helene Berr.

The United Arab Emirates was formed as early as 4000BC, though a high culture of settlement developed around 2500BC. The UAE has a political system which is under a constitution drafted in 1971.

Drama and heroism is littered throughout the history of the United States. This book captures all of these highlights and brings the story to life in a way that few other books have done. America was founded as a colony of the United States. The early states such as Virginia and Massachusetts often attracted refugees and religious outcasts.

Aside from the dark side of Hill, Malone shows the readers of Malone’s positive side in the way he emphasizes how Hill aggressively and thoroughly planned the expansion of his business: he started with Canada from 1881-1883, then all over the northern tier states and territories of the western US from 1886-1893.

It is characterized by economic freedom, exchange that is voluntary and freedom of profit motive. Free enterprise can otherwise be defined as individualistic democracy, which means that it protects the rights of citizens by making laws that govern everyone and help maintain the social orders.

Dr. Martin Luther King thought that the government had to do something in order to end the segregation that persisted within the society while ensuring that there was equality in opportunity (Rauchut, 2008, 162). For this reason, Dr. King came to Washington and made his famous speech titled “I Have a Dream” that was intended to give hope to the oppressed while pushing the government to instigate reforms.

Napoleon Bonaparte is considered and known as one of the greatest political leaders not only in France or Europe but also in the history of the world. His legacy continues to live due to many of his accomplishments and formations. Known as one of the greatest and the most celebrated epitome of leadership Napoleon Bonaparte was a great man

However, in the sixteenth century reformation wars, economic growth and technology changed the world with some superpowers like Spain fading. Industrial revolution led to slavery as African slaves provided labor in the industries and plantations. These wars were fought as countries strived to acquire colonies for plantation farming and mining.

Colonization Pakistan did not initially exist as an independent country. The country was colonized by Britain. In the early days, before 1850s, Pakistan was governed by different empires. In the early 18th century, steady decline of the Munghal Empire gave room for Sikh rulers to control most parts of the country.

Most of the modern societies practice the death penalty as a mode of punishment in the legal system. Recent statistics indicate that fifty eight countries in the present day practice it, while ninety seven others have abolished it from their systems (Pesto 7).

These reforms were produced in order to counter the Great Depression experienced by US during the period of 1929 to 1939. Body The purpose of the First New Deal was to consolidate and save the institutions that were already functional in US; this deal came into being because the president believed in the Keynesian theory which stated that government spending should increase while a country is experiencing hardships.

After becoming a cofounder of Central Asia Institute (CAI), Mortenson becomes part of an organization, which oversees the establishment of close to 200 schools. These schools provide education to more than 64,000 children with majority of these students being girls.

The features of the classical style in architecture resemble peculiarities of a Greek Doric temple. The greatness of this monumental building impresses immediately. It is very interesting to see how it is possible to unite features of the modernity and the past in the architectural masterpieces.

People of Sumeria and Egypt Old Kingdom had invented their writing, architecture, construction and labor practices, in order to acquire a stable and affluent life. The Khafre pyramid in Giza, Egypt, was built between 2575-2540 BC in the old kingdom, and served as a funeral complex for those with high social and political representation (Stokstad and Cothren 56).

Democracy was thrust onto many third world countries where it failed to produce any results such as in Vietnam. The champions of democracy failed to realize that most of these nations had a deeply divided social system that relied on castes to determine the position and status of individuals in society.

Name: Course: Tutor: Date: Critical Analysis of “Diamond Shipwreck” and “Tang Shipwreck” as the Milestones in the World Trade Relationship Introduction The two shipwrecks mentioned in Roff Smith’s article, “Diamond Shipwreck”, and Simon Worrall’s article, “Tang Shipwreck”, provide a fragmentary view of the Indian Ocean Trade Relationship among the countries of the European continent, Middle East and the far-east Asia, during a period from the 8th century to the 17th century.

Reportedly, the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act is concerned with the eradication of corruption that was formerly perpetrated by political parties during the electioneering process. Political parties in America today play different roles, from member recruitment to advocacy of political issues. 

The US-Israel relationship dates back to the cold war period when Americans saw the need of creating a Jewish state following the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust. Israel was founded in 1948 and ever since the country has enjoyed a closer commitment of all the US presidents, as well as most of the Congress Members in enhancing Israel’s security, economic cooperation, diplomatic cooperation and close US-Israel defense.

The architectural design represents a wider world than the imperial Rome where it is situated. The Pantheon has left its mark more than any other architectural establishment around the world. Its message is compounded of obscurity and facts, stasis and uncertainty of the earth and that above it, the pulses through the architecture the western man’s descendants, both structure and concept.

These elections even differentiate between voting patterns and several related issues. Although elections are held throughout the world, still there is ample amount of difference in how these elections are held and conducted. Certain nations depend on party system and others depend on individuals during elections.

This area is considered to be one of the largest pieces of land that has been allocated to a Native American population in the United States of America. The Navajo people though most have been simulated into the English speaking American culture, a vast number of the native population are still able to speak the Athabaskan which is the native language of the Navajo people.

Published online in the year 2006, the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is an interesting book that revolves around the life and times of Benjamin Franklin. With the chapters organized in a way that would easily attract the reader’s attention, the author does not hesitate to bring out his informal style of conveying themes in his piece.

This is a theory that punctuated most of his writing in the book, the Prince. In this book, Machiavelli said that in politics, the political would do anything to acquire power no matter the cost of what they are doing. Political manipulation and reckless ruthlessness has been the reference of the word Machiavelli in the contemporary context.

The book The Making of the Slavs: History and Archaeology of the Lower Danube Region is a well-drafted detail of the origins of Slavs; written by a prolific writer Florin Curta. Curta is an American historian and an archaeologist born in Romania. He is a specialist in the field of Balkan history and is considered an authority in the field.

In this battle, George Washington ordered an attack on the British, who were leaving the Monmouth Courthouse. However, the attack was unsuccessful due to General Lee’s lack of leadership and the British forced his troops, the Patriots, to retreat. Consequently, General Lee was relieved of his duty, and the Continentals attacked the British.

Babylonian Exile, commonly referred to as Babylonian Captivity, is known for causing the forceful detention of the Jews in Babylonians after conquest of the Judah kingdom in 598/7, as well as in 587/6 BC (Michael 24). As history indicates, the exile ended in 538 bc, and it is the period in which the Persian conqueror of the Babylonians (Cyrus Great) allowed the Jews to return back to Palestine.

It was an irony of her fate that those very people, who should have supported her in the critical time of her life, planned her murder. Honor killings unlike murders may be the act of a single person but carry the sanctity of the whole community. Wider community supports such killings because a stain on the family name is seen as a stain on the community.

Democracy is a long fight, which is, somehow, greeted with lots of rejection. Most philosophers die trying to revolutionize the world. To what extent is this statement true and does it fit the biography of Locke, Voltaire, and Rousseau? John Locke championed individual freedom and he is regarded the father for democracy of liberalism.

Since social order is unavoidable, the mass society is created through herding people into organizations; the 20th century has led to varied transformation in the political, economic and social structures, as well as in communication system1 (Findley and John 2011, 18).

The Space Shuttle Challenger, Mission 51-L, took off at the Kennedy Space Center, on that fateful day, Tuesday, the 28th January, 1986, from pad 396 at approximately at 11:38 Eastern Standard time (EST) Investigations carried out showed that even though the flight had been delayed and postponed four times for several hours, yet it was green- signaled by NASA to take off.

Voltaire and the Spread of Knowledge during the Enlightenment. The best word to describe the period of the Enlightenment is rationality. During this period in history the mind of the human being was felt to be capable of engaging the world and coming up with answers through the concept of science.

With the advent of technology, the people who propel terrorism have been aided in their plans and activities the same way countries have been aided in tightening their security to deal with international terrorism. The United States of America is one country that has been targeted by terrorists for many years, the September 11 attacks being notable of this fact.

The research will then proceed to identify the framework within which these new ideas evolved and critique the laissez-faire system which later became the foundation of Capitalism. The second part of the research examines shift from Classical Economics to other newer theories in the late 1800s.

The author states that Dam building period, from 1928-1963, during this period, the major goal was to create a huge storage reservoir in order to collect water for several years of flow. Water was used for electricity generation, meant for cities and the farms. Construction of canal delivery systems was the central Arizona and Utah project.

The Extent of Women's Rights Vindication by the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century. Mary Wollstonecraft is regarded as one of the pioneers of the feminist thought, which she clearly brought out in her 1792 book, A vindication of the Rights of Woman. Her book helped to raise issues that women experienced in society and bring them up for discussion in the open.