History Essays

Therefore, although born with inherent goodness, the individual is not automatically good and must cultivate the embedded goodness. Self-cultivation is a learning process without which, the individual may fall prey to the evil external world. This paper discusses the East Asian conception of human nature and describes how the conception contributes to the maintenance of law and order in society at large.

The Judiciary which is composed of the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Court of Appeals and United States District Courts. These three branches of government are independent of each other but they work together in harmony to deliver to the people of the United States.

Moreover, power can be broken down into different forms, i.e. destructive power – a structure involving threats, and this is depicted by how the defensive forces of any country act, Productive power – a structure that entails making and creating, e.g. exchange and trade, and the integrative power that involves creating of new relationships.

Whereas pull forces derive from trade policies of countries and new FDI (foreign direct investment), push forces are generated from rapid technological advancement and its subsequent adoption by firms. As a result, the world has witnessed rapid growth in globalization as well as regionalization in recent years.

All through the American Revolution, the American colonies dealt with numerous challenges, the majority of which they were unable to handle.  However, the most notable of these challenges was carrying out international diplomacy and searching for the international support it required so as to fight against Great Britain, which was a very powerful state.

U.S. Involvement in Vietnam War Herring focuses on the American side of the war, but still gives a comprehensive outlook of Vietnam. He portrays the main reason of America’s involvement in Vietnam to be anticommunist tendencies. America’s cold war policy was the main cause of progressive and escalated involvement in Vietnam.

The aim of this paper is to examine the counter terrorism methods that have been and are being used in Saudi Arabia, with particular emphasis on the so-called ‘soft’ model of counter terrorism that has been incorporated.

Before political independence, the Americans depended on the Europeans for survival through provision of labour and other essential services. America was thus under the control of British until 1776 when it declared its independence.

Given the complexity and the intensity of crimes during this period, each movie presents a different perspective and standpoint on the subject. But one movie that transcends the limits of visualizing The Shoah (Holocaust in Hebrew) not only in bare nakedness of barbarism and horror but also in depicting compassion in an exemplifying form is Steven Spielberg’s Schindler List.

It had one of the best GDPs in the entire Latin American region and was relatively prosperous when compared to the other relatively impoverished counterparts but, the greatest travesty was the fact that the land was improperly distributed among the populace.

But in the most current context, the American is the Caucasian who traces his roots to England, the mother country. He is also the migrant who comes from various corners of the globe, not bearing Caucasian features, but living the much-lauded American life.

From inventions to celebrity to war, you name it this half century held them all. Elvis gyrated, the Beatles came and went, and There were three wars, and cures for diseases were found, along with new diseases. Transplants of human organs went from, “They can do what?” to being one of the most successful medical stories of our time.

The trend of marriage at a very early age without finishing education came under surveillance and also became an essential component of their customs and norms. The women came under coercion that husband and home are the only imperative and vital facets of life and the governing subjects did not consent to women having their dreams, desires, and objectives.

People from north and south coast started to settle into every habitant area they could find. Due to different tribes, they developed diversity of culture and languages. They lived in groups and selected a chief or a group of elders to govern the tribe. The highest status was of the principal chief who would be selected from the major clans.

“Generations of Captivity” traces the hidden history of American slaves from the beginning of the seventeenth century to its much awaited funeral after 300 years. In “Creating an American Culture,” Eve Kornfeld has done meticulous research on American culture including a vast amount of original documents from the slave era.

Just a decade preceding the World War II, world witnessed one of the harshest economic depressions of the time when in 1929, economy of US started to crumble. Though the overall timings of the recession for different countries differed however, it has now been accepted that Great Depression started during 1929.

The purpose of this paper is to examine how the freedom of religion in America has evolved through out history before the year 1877. The Chairman of the senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments, Birch Bayh says religious freedoms involve the freedom of people to spread a particular kind of religion.

A Comparison of Athens and Sparta The Greeks of ancient times were warrior tribes who had a common language but fought incessantly with each other struggling for the possession of the most rich and fertile lands. By the beginning of 5th century B.C. there were about four and a half million men in Greece.

For instance, Christianity and other organization revolving around the faith, though used by several elite men to secure authority, became a conduit for a number of Latin American females through which they could defy the cruel elements of imposing patriarchal culture.

Challenges faced by the international community in the effective implementation of the global government are many and a good illustration is how the issue of environment and poverty has been taken by the world. The response to these challenges is diverse and one of the common means used in negotiations and the formation of global movements and discourses.

It is evident that Chamberlain the British Prime minister at the time signed the agreement in order to secure a stable European Peace and avoid the war to keep in line with his appeasement policy. A number of factors influenced his signing of the agreement. These factors included the fact that he wanted peace to prevail between Germany and Czechoslovakia.

The writer starts off with highlighting the tremendous cost of the war in terms of human lives and suffering. The ending years were marked by increasing anti-war sentiments in the American public due to war weariness. This frustration caused by the never-ending war was culminated in a peace agreement in 1973 which meant the Americans were to withdraw their forces from the South Vietnamese territory.

The result of the findings is that identity is formed through historical events, immigration status, and proximity to the Mexican border, language, culture, generation status, gender, and popular culture. The politics of identity along the Mexican border, as evaluated by the book, influence the Mexicana/o and Chicana/o identity construction, and they include the past, present, and future discrimination encountered in the United States.

History is the best example for understanding the present structure of the world. One of the main aspects in the world today that separate human beings are caste and creed; this element forms a very personal opinion in the minds of people and they believe only what they have been brought up being taught or what they learn from what they see.

This research will begin with the statement that there is a fine point of distinction to be made in Henry David Thoreau’s influential treatise on the individual’s moral duty and relationship with the state.  The doctrine that Thoreau espoused, which Mohandas Gandhi said “contained the essence of his political philosophy,” is today famously known as “Civil Disobedience”

Racism was deeply rooted and it gave rise to discrimination and segregation. Everywhere and in all aspects of life, the White man was considered superior to the Black man and therefore enjoyed superior facilities and services. Mid and late 1950s saw the Black man starting to fight and advocate for equality giving rise to civil rights organizations.

He was a student of Plato, a renowned Greek philosopher and later taught Alexander the great. Aristotle was a philosopher and wrote on issues touching on governance, poetry, music, linguistics and theatre. Thomas Aquinas was a Roman Catholic priest and as an influential philosopher, he focused most of his writings on natural theology and in this respect wrote extensively on governance in view of theological values (Reagan, 36).

He founded the Standard Oil Company in the United States which reigned over the oil business and later became the first great trade trust in the United States. He overturned and restructured the oil industry. He established the Standard Oil Company in 1870 and ran it till he retired in 1897. This Standard Oil Company had started as a partnership.

In the economic environment, the aspect of morality highlights the ethical and the unfavorable economic practices taking place among the members of a population. The concept of morality finds more application in a capitalistic economic environment because of the freedoms that accompany this economic system.

Western Civilization. Hunting and gathering was the way of life of the ancestral human beings. The people that practiced this livelihood hunted down wild animals for food and other basic commodities. They also collected nuts and seeds, which they seeds for food.

For China, the most challenging issue is the continuing incoherent ideology range emerging from the basic contradictions between the identity of the party state, and globalization, and the chase for developing economic liberalization. However, strong elite commitment permits the regime to put an effort to strengthen its legitimacy through building formal institutions.

America is one of the countries in the world where money and politics are intertwined. This has been evident in many cases as the candidates use a larger amount of money in campaigns. Despite the laws put in place, very minimal change has been realized as the laws are not followed to the letter leading to some loopholes.

Louisiana was a territory in the central United States that remained under the control of European powers even after the United States gained its independence from the British. The territory was initially under Spanish control before it came under French control. The purchase of Louisiana was vital to the United States' economic integration since it separated the western states from the eastern states.

Political and diplomatic concerns arising due to advancements of China’s PLA Navy are also outlined in this paper. The South China Sea is an important stage in the increasing naval rivalry between Chinese and American navies. It has been argued that strategists in China view the South China Sea as a throughway to the wider Pacific.

The major events during his tenure were the revivals of 1734 and the First Great Awakening during 1740s. He preached in favour of the revivals and criticized its excesses. His sermons were published as Religious Affection in 1746. Edwards emphasized on religious experiences of a candidate as requisition for church membership.

In 2006, the subsistence level of an American family with four members was $20,614, and, at that time, about “one in eight” of the American population lived below the projected subsistence level (Billitteri, 2007, p. 723). Billitteri (2007) added that this is because of the “Great Recession,” which takes its toll on single parent families, children, and middle level families.

The controversial events are made possible by the development of the atomic bomb via the Manhattan Project, where many scientists collaborated in its development (Gosling 14). Also, the impending need to end the war as quickly as possible added to the reasons to the creation and the use of the atomic bomb (Wainstock 164).

This eventually sparked storm of protest. This conflict eventually started from the full advocate of southerners to southern-based Pacific route instead of the Midwestern part. Then Nebraska was closer to region of slavery as it was situated north of the Missouri Compromise line in the Louisiana Purchase.

5 training centers were opened within a year before the WAAC was replaced by WAC (Bellafaire& Judith, 1993). The WACC had been part of a very long yet tough journey in history because it also created a landmark for entry of women in such affairs. At the time of World War 2, women penetrated into this area and made their place very effectively even though they had to face severe criticism in the eyes of many critics and most people who did not encourage their participation in affairs like war.

Otto van Bismarck was at first undecided about whether to pursue a more diplomatic foreign policy or an aggressive, expansionist strategy. He eventually chose diplomacy for Germany. He understood the weaknesses of Germany and came to the realization that conflicts within the European region were not possible anymore because all the superpowers would be engaged in a more large-scale conflict.

These governments received support from the Soviet Union. At the onset of the Cold War, the official policy of the United States on communism had been containment. After the inactions of the Reagan Doctrine, the United States changed its policy of stopping the spread of communism to eliminating the existing governments practicing communism.

Chile is found in South America and is bordered by the ‘Andes Mountains’ to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The northern part of Chile is rich in mineral deposits, primarily copper. In terms of population, it has a huge population given its size, and it dominates in terms of agriculture. 

The Putney Debate gave the new meaning of what is being “Englishmen”. The defeat of the Revolution meant the win of racial ideas. The development of the English doctrine of white supremacy occulted in the context of counterrevolution, the restoration of the monarchy, and the advance of the slave trade.

One of many triggering causes for that was slavery and poor lifestyle. The war centered in the areas of Mississippi and the Appalachian Mountains. President Lincoln had to face many challenges and embarrassments in the Western theatre of the civil war. The primary disaster for the United States’ federal army came when Lincoln planned to launch his campaign.

The battle existed in 1775-1783 during the American Revolutionary war. During the time of this battle, the British and the American forces engaged with each other on the battlefield located close to Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. The battle began on September 11, 1777, on a foggy morning. This weather enabled the British forces to gain solid coverage, but later the weather turned into a blazing sun and heat. 

China has shown immense growth of economy over the past few decades. The gross domestic product (GDP) of China doubled during the initial four years of the leadership of Hu Jintao. The new foreign policy of China has been founded on the very increase in economic strength of the country.

After World War I, the colonial powers attached increasing importance to their overseas possessions as markets for their manufactured goods and as spheres of political influence. On the other hand, a rising spirit of nationalism gripped colonial people and united them in a new-found solidarity against foreign rule and the quest for self-determination.

Fierce resistance was provided by those living there at that time and continual sub currents of strife has lasted up until the present day. The iron grip of the Soviet Union on the Chechen region helps to squelch many independence movements that would otherwise exhibited themselves.

It allowed public voting both for the members of the House of Representatives and the Senate (Rossum, 2). This voting structure was initially disapproved by the Founding Fathers since the House of Representatives was already representing the common people, and electing the Senate members by state legislative ensured the balance between the voters.

The Second World War. Western Civilization. As a German general in the Second World War, I experienced many things, most of which were devastating and hard to comprehend. The war broke out in 1939 and at that time I had just been appointed to be a general in the army.