History Essays

The author is himself unknown except for his adopted title Subcomandante and his adopted name Marcos. Little is known about the author except that he hails from an urban background and resides in the poor Chiapas region of Mexico that is inhabited largely by the ethnic Mayans.

The book that I have chosen to report on is After Tamerlane: The Global History of Empire Since 1405 by John Darwin. This is a nonfiction book in the history genre. The book was a very difficult read because there were so many references to people and places that were new to me.

The horse had been extinct in America for 10,000 years before European colonists arrived and it was reintroduced when the Spaniards, inhabitants of Spain, brought their higher-up breed of Arab horses to North America in the 1600s, transforming the culture of the Native Americans nearly infinitely.

All military engagements are expensive. More importantly, many young people lose their lives and of those who come home alive, many are eternally altered emotionally and physically. The Vietnam War proved that neither military nor financial supremacy guarantees victory.

The north was as well considered to being a progressive reign of supremacy. On the contrary, the south was a reflection of an older feudal system that was believed to have been inherited from the colonials. The northern people were ever dreaming for a more prosperous future, while the southerners were in need of quieter as they were living in a nobler past (Rodriguez 385).

It will critically assess the relationship between Protestants and Catholics especially during and after the Irish Conquest. How various people responded to the Great Famine of 1845-1852 will also be discussed. It will address the role of women in the history of Ireland, as well as the contributions of Hollywood to promoting peace in Ireland.

Change in foreign policy is based on the way that the role of states’ in the international environment shifts and is redefined, particularly following a significant international event (Le Prestre, 1997). One example of this is the foreign policy processes that occurred in France and Germany, particularly following the Cold War.

Basically, history refers to knowledge about the past that is acquired through collection, discovery, organization, dissemination, and presentation of information concerning past events of man or a given society.

Black Americans to a considerable extent had their grievances heard. Among such blacks include; Booker T. Washington whose accommodative perspective as witnessed in his famous speech delivered in 1895 at the Cotton States Exposition in Atlanta fundamentally appealed to the understanding of the significance of the mutual relationship.

Actually, that’s where subjectivity begins. An individual can be happy and prosperous is his own niche and may not want to pursue a change in his habitat. So a certain system or the force of society alone cannot determine the accessibility but it’s the individual desire and determination that plays a key role.  

Before August 6, 1945, atomic bombs had never been used in war, and no one had an idea of the magnitude of their destructive capability. President Truman was the first person to authorize their use following Japan's hesitation in surrendering; japan had rejected the United States’ terms of surrender.

Americans are one of the most diverse communities that have had various impacts on their lives on their travels abroad, outside America. History and political science have both given various examples of how American people have discovered newer things outside their country and, thus, gone and made settlements elsewhere, assisting in setting up their industrial, as well as political and social base all around the world.

Life was normal back in the early nineteenth century. By ‘normal’ we mean that life had not altered much between the years 1000 AD and 1800AD. The streets were calm, industries and motors were rather rare and agriculture was the prime source of sustenance. The ubiquitous presence of brands and multinationals was unimaginable and America was still discovering itself as a country.

The author states that Steinberg divides the book into three sections. Section 1 covers the period between February and June of 1917, the second between July and October 1917 and the third covers November 1917 to January 1918. Each section is further divided into the authors’ reputed origin that is described socially.

Generally, it was the Harlem Renaissance that created the basis for the subsequent rebirth of African Americans as part of the broader American community. The figure of Jacob Lawrence symbolizes the main themes in the responses of Powell, Stewart & Drummond. Lawrence was one of the first to document.

Robert McNamara was the eighth secretary of defense, who served under two administrations. He served under John F. Kennedy and later under the administration of Lyndon B. Johnson. He was also a US business executive during his tenure.1 Most notable of his tenure as the secretary of defense is the role he played in the war of Vietnam.

Technological development especially in the railway transport has been clearly noted in the introduction of the electric train. Technology has definitely played a fundamental role in the electric locomotive industry in coming up with the electric train which in its actual sense is powered by electricity to run.

Wars have played an integral part in the history of the United States. Immediately after the United States’ independence war, the country witnessed a series of recessions. These are dislocations that have established the state’s tremendous economic devastations. Following the panic of 1785, a further slump ensued, and another followed.

The reasons for those occurrences may differ but they all boil down to further hatred and hardships. Many efforts are being done by various groups, sectors and organizations to prevent any violence to occur as to provide peaceful liberties to people and guard their rights. Though efforts are done, those harms do still happen in controlled settings.

During Christmas in 1979, Russian paratroopers attacked Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital (Dallin 1980). This country was already within the hold of a civil war. The country’s Prime Minister attempted to draw aside the Muslim tradition in the country. He wanted a westernized perspective of Afghanistan.

The reading on the subject of the Oppian Law (Livy, pp. 128-133) reveals an interesting spectrum of opinion on the role of women in Roman society in the period around 195 B.C.E. The historian Livy presents both sides of the debate on an issue that caused considerable consternation in the city of Rome.  

This land power, he believed, would overcome sea power advantage. Taking it from the Long Cycle Theory perspective, the modern world conflicts have ultimately been between a land power and a sea power, with the dominating power being the ruler of the seas.

Two prominent French thinkers: Jacques Rousseau and Charles Montesquieu had their influence from two main intellectual currents during the period; science and 17th century philosophy. The enlightenment did not contribute to the revolution directly. However, the French revolution embodies some enlightenment themes and ideas.

The migration of Jews to America was a problem in matters concerning leadership the Jews candidates were not elected in the Congress due to the anti-Jewish bias. Both the Jews and non-Jews wanted the power to lead. Religion was a matter of concern as the Americans were attending the church while the American Jews attended the synagogue. 

Various laws have been initiated in the US to advance service delivery and to enhance equality. The laws include health law, federal laws, segregation including and land regulation act. In particular, this paper focuses on federal law and segregation policies that were initiated to streamline land and housing sectors with an aim of ensuring the provision of decent housing units to individuals with limited discrimination.

No nation is said to be immune from such a threat. Even a stable, homogeneous society like Japan is vulnerable (Branscomb, 2004). For example, the religious sect Aum Shinrikyo made small quantities of several biological agents and successfully carried out an attack plan on the people in Tokyo subway.

Replete with epic tales of battle and seminal leaders’ personalities such as Julius Caesar, Augustus, and Brutus, ancient Rome also holds incredible intrigue for scholars and casual students of history. With the considerable academic emphasis placed on Roman civilization, an endless array of investigative criteria has emerged.

As a concept, human security covers the following areas; economic, health, food, environmental, political, community, and personal security (Moufida & Crowley, 2009). Non governmental organizations refer to independent organizations that act separately from government institutions.

The author states that while Confucianism, with its emphasis on the ritual and humanity, finally prevailed, it was far from ‘orthodox’ or ‘uniform’ school of thoughts. Its main competitors included the proto-Taoist teachings of Huang-Lao school that traced their legacy to legendary Yellow Emperor (Huang-di) and quasi-legendary Laozi.

Occupy Movement is a global protest movement which was staged against socioeconomic inequality. Occupy Movement commenced from September 17th, 2011 and came into capitulation by February 2012. Countries which experienced Occupy Movement protests include Australia, Armenia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Cyprus, France, Denmark, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Mexico, Nigeria, Mongolia, Norway, New Zealand, South Korea, the Republic of Ireland, Hong Kong, South Korea, South Africa, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States and Switzerland.

For instance, the federalists claimed that people are sovereign, meaning that people are the origin of both the national and state governments, and that both governments should be responsible to them. The anti-federalists on the other hand, argued that the nation should be made up of states to which people give total sovereignty, and which in turn develop a central government with specific powers, for instance carrying out foreign affairs and protecting the nation against foreign antagonism (Morton, 2006).

How Hersey Portrays the Event in Hiroshima. Hersey’s story on Hiroshima bombing is devastating. The story of the six characters he interviews tells of the unexpected experience brought on people carrying on their daily chores. Hersey’s tells of the story of the six characters, a German, and five Japanese citizens.

A disposition to handle every of the society interests, thus, a responsive education should impart in the elite the awareness of the tribulations of those they are supposed to be helping.

Prohibition of Torture in the case of Guantanamo Bay Name Course Date Inflicting physical and emotional pain deliberately is referred to as torture. Since early time in history “torture has been used as a means of extracting information from suspects and prisoners”.1Torture is a major violation of someone’s human rights.

The threat of terrorism has reshaped the world. It is a huge phenomenon that has affected everything from the lives of the people to the laws governing the people. Every government in the world has responded to the threat of terrorism and done its utmost to design laws and strategies that would ensure the safety of its citizens.

 Migrant Workers in North America Introduction Migrant labor is a phrase used in the United States to refer to workers who move from one place to another harvesting product that need to be collected as soon as they are ripe. Migrant labor refers to a situation where unskilled and casual workers move steadily from a single area to another providing their services on an impermanent, normally recurrent, basis.

I would include the following topics in this type of training: State, National, and International Lines of Communication (so that everyone knows how to get important information to the right people promptly); Critical Thinking (so information is understood effectively, within a wider context); Terrorist Perspectives and Methodology.

Marshall emphasizes that anarchism allows for equality as well as the functioning of the society whereby the affairs of all humans are managed by individual associations, and the powers of the state are limited. This is to suggest that no rules should be imposed on the individuals or any code of conduct. 

The Progressive Era of the United States was the reflection of ambitious restoration of the reformers. Their reforms focused on the government, democracy, opportunities to the immigrants, students and the poor and economic stability. The reforms came with consequences that opposed the Progressive state the country was aiming for during that time.

New York City Zoning Regulations Vs The Death and Life of American Great Cities She goes against the common knowledge of age, seen as an integrator of the Garden city, Radiant city and city beautiful dislocations. She proposes new ideas that she says would enforce organic vibrancy in American urban.

Kennedy, on the other hand, wore some makeup and as a result, the lights favored him as he seemed cooler as well as more collected than Nixon. In this paper, I will look at ways in which television revolutionized politics and how it ushered in a new political environment since the presidential debate between Kennedy and Nixon.

The author is a holocaust survivor, author, and scholar. Wiesel got born in Sighet, Transylvania, in the year 1928 (Marion & Wiesel, 2012). The author was 15years of age when he together with his family got deported to Auschwitz and separated.

She tells this story from first hand experiences as she encountered the ordeals. She portrays in depth, the chronological account of her life as a slave, the decision she has to make as a woman to free her and the children from this conundrum of slavery. To her, it was not an easy ride, especially to a woman.

People were not ignorant about the forces of Nature, there was a meteorological department that regularly monitored the weather conditions, and in that year Isaac Cline was in charge of that agency. The influence of religion on the minds of the people was profound and they believed that God’s WILL controlled weather and as such it should be the topic for arguments and counter- arguments.

The particular source that this analysis will review, summarize, and discuss the Confederate Constitution along the lines of why it was important within the context of the times, the key differentials that were exhibited within the Confederate Constitution as compared to the USA Constitution, and finally, as well as a brief summary of the document.

The author will briefly analyze the events that resulted that to the defeat of the Versailles treaty with particular attention to the role of President Woodrow Wilson during and after the war. The eruption of the war was not only caused by immediate chain of events but also some deep root causes.

Moving pictures or cinema since its initiation has been successful in alluring the minds of millions of viewers across the globe. A film is not always created with the vision of pure entertainment. It is a storehouse of knowledge and modern cinema is relentlessly in its quest of amalgamating art with knowledge under the same frame.

‘Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglas’ refers to an autobiography written by Frederick Douglass, a former slave. Douglass gets remembered for being a superb orator for the anti-slavery society during his time. In his autobiography, Douglass tells of his life as a slave, and in so doing provides an eloquent indictment of his views on slavery to his audience.

Renaissance and Reformation. The reformation period generally referred to as the protestant reformation, a period where there was a split in the Christians of the 16th century, completely shifting the course of Christianity in Europe. By the start of the 16th century, the Holy Roman Empire, though it formally commanded control of northern Italy, it had little power outside of Germany.

Our principle seat, however, is at the Charlbury Mansion in Bedford where we reside for most of the time. Before my marriage to the Earl, I used to live with my family at another estate though it was not of a huge scale. My father Sir Leon, being a baronet, did not have such a large property though it had been in the family since many generations.