History Essays

Its major focus is on the role that Martin Luther King Jr played. King was termed one of the key civil rights leaders. During this period, several civil stories, personalities and organizations sprang up with leaders emerging with different styles and techniques of leadership. An example of such an organization is the First Baptist for Negros.

The author of the paper states that there are many accounts and interpretation why the Reconstruction became a splendid failure.  If there is however any convergence of these varying accounts, it would be because the intended Reconstruction or progress did not happen as it was intended. 

The book was written during the French Revolution of the 18th century (Godwin 2004, p.4). As a philosopher and anarchist, Godwin believed that the upper class in society and institutional voids were the main causes of corruption and unethical behaviors. Caleb Williams is described in the novel as a man who strongly believes that the best way to make a man become morally upright is by disbanding the ruling class and government.

Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, in the modern state of Gujarat in India. His family was humble and his mother was a strict religious follower. Like any other teenager, Gandhi became rebellious and broke some of the strict Indian rules. However, his mother’s past religious strictness molded him into what he eventually became (Mathur, 2010:287).

Americans being former colonial subjects sympathized with Cubans in their rebellion which began in 1985. By the year 1986, the repression by the Spanish reached its peak when the Lieut. Gen (Davis 38). Weyler arrived. The rural population was packed into garrison towns and fortified areas, where close to 95, 000 Cubans died of diseases and starvation.

This poem is based on one of the themes I admire most in the story ‘Bless Me, Ultima’ by Rudolfo Anaya. I have always had a soft corner for the aged and elderly and I like the fact that Ultima, the old lady was accepted into the protagonist, Antonio’s house, despite her involvement in magic and the likes of it.

Soon after the sad happening at the Sandy Hook Elementary School which is located in Newtown took place, CT, fringe who are conspiracy theorists have suggested after analyzing the entire scenario that the shooting turmoil that happened that day was a preplanned, scripted and dramatized act perhaps directed by the government to propagate an anti-gun campaign.

Alexander’s achievements both in the field of military combat and mental brilliance have assisted people in modern generations to reach a great height of achievement through the adoption of willpower in facing challenges in life. A lot has also been learned from Alexander in terms of military strategies in where he was greatly experienced.

The Camp David negotiations were more promising on possibilities of a two state solution in the conflict; it was seen as the beginning towards the end of the Palestine-Israel conflict with its collapse dashing the many hopes of the desperate Palestinians who continue to live in dire situations in Gaza and West Banks, while the Jews continue to expand their settlements to the Palestinian zone.

Within a few days, most of the Kuwait Armed forces had been overran by the Iraqi Republican guards in all major areas. Subsequently, Saddam Hussein declared that Kuwait was Iraqi’s 19th province. The researcher analyzes this act that strained the relationship not only between these two nations to date, but also with the United States.

Administrative machinery then went into action wanting immediate clearance of the strong Anti-Terrorism Act. The paper attempts to identify the laws specifically enacted to tame terrorist activities and existing laws that are significantly transformed on the aftermath of September 11 terrorist attacks, restricting civil liberties of the US citizens in the process.

1967 war: cause of conflict between Arab and Israel The six-day war of 1967 was fought between Israel and the Arab states comprising of Egypt, Jordan and Syria. Egypt, Jordan and Syria comprised the United Arab Republic. The war between Arab and the Israel in 1967 was the third war between Israel and the Arab states.

It is used as a description for what impacts and also informs individual’s decision about reality or truth. It is the selection of the views, encounters, objectives, individual or social knowing, and values specific to a person. Often, it is used contrary to the word objectivity, which is said to be a view of reality or truth which is free of any person's influence.

American Constitution of 1787 and pluralism. The constitution of the United States of America was adopted on the 17th day of September in the year 1787. The constitution was passed by a constitutional convention that took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Among many other great problems, that developing countries across the globe suffer is the acute shortage of sufficient food for domestic consumption. The African continent has the majority of the countries suffering from this persistent problem, which according to studies has become a threat to human survival.

A Critical Analysis of Women’s Social Realities in Ancient Greece. In classical Greece, social realities of women were highly influenced and infused with male monopolies. Social views and attitudes to women’s physicality, rights and status are often similar to those of a male dominated society, though some were surprisingly modern.

The paper shows how community, family, social class, language and religion are all affecting a person’s nature, behavior and how he sees the world, by means of instruction, rewards and punishment, and example. The reason is that each person is born into a social and cultural setting. In conclusion, we see how one handles his emotions is determined.

Great restraint was exhibited in avoiding the Cuban Missile Crisis, and valuable lessons can be learned from having a set policy and strategy in place for dealing with threats of this nature. While neither country should claim victory or defeat, it reminds us of the importance of talking through our differences and trying to make the global community a safer place in which to live.

Even in the modern era, a significant percentage of the world’s population is still ruled by non-democratic authoritative bodies (Brooker, 2009). This is because ‘non-democratic government, whether by elders, chiefs, monarchs, aristocrats, empires, military regimes or one-party states, has been the norm for most of human history (Brooker, 2009: 1).

The author states that if a claim is made for the future generations, then it will be possible to take away from the current world order, which has certainly been responsible for much of the earth’s environmental damage, the power to continue doing what it is currently doing so that there might be a break from the environmental degradation.

His fight for the American cause has made him the only foreigner who has been named after many towns, parks, squares and streets in his honour. Advancing the cause of America and forging French’s vital relationship between the age of 19 and 21 proved his steadfast support through a long, eventful life, of the core principles of democracy and liberty for all (Earl 79-87).

The system has both public and private medical facilities and services, which ensures that every citizen has access to medical care services. It is funded mostly through taxes, which are obtained from salaries since there are no health contribution funds.

One of the best examples of this is probably the current “war on terror” that began in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. At the most fundamental level, this strike in the heart of America can be seen as an attack on the manhood of the American political system – it was unable to defend the “weak” – civilians, and thus was forced to reassert its masculinity on the international stage by going on a series of invasions to demonstrate the ability to use violence in defense of the “weak” and to the weakness of other countries.

The director makes use of the basic issues faced by the main female characters and communicates with the viewers in a successful manner. Thesis statement: The film Driving Miss Daisy portrays the basic issues faced by women in a male dominated and racially prejudiced society (special references to the problems like prejudice, loneliness and racism faced by Daisy Werthan, Idella and Florine Werthan).

Singer suggests in his review of the International Conflict: Three Levels of Analysis that optimists "[see] the cause of war in men, seek to change them". It has been suggested that the escalation of the Shi’ite Insurgency in Yemen was largely caused by just the opposite, the “established a pattern of playing off Islamists against Socialists”.

Probably, what is important in the video is that the people behind it aimed to encourage every viewer whether American, Iraqi or any other people to wake up and act upon what they believe is true. The documentary has encouraged me to think more critically rather than just believing everything I hear and see.

Marschall's tactic involved the attacking of enemy convoys using surface or very near surface attacks at night. The added advantage presented by this strategy was that it makes a submarine undetectable by sonar. Attacks against merchant ship convoys would be very successful because Germany’s submarines would be less visible and therefore hard to attack.

The movie is about the violent rise of gangs in New York City at the time of massive political corruption during the Civil War.  The movie shows the time when the Irish immigrants relocate to New York City in 1846 and how those with British and Dutch ancestry who were born in the US show resentment toward the new arrivals.

Others however opine that water as a priced commodity is not consistent with the water right.  There is also an inconsistency to these concepts which are considered by other theorists.  This paper shall now discuss the thesis: To what extent might water as a priced commodity be consistent with the human right to water?

I. Introduction a. Israelites and Hebrew II. Jewish exile and deportation III. Jewish culture in exile a. Religion b. Comparison of Jewish culture in Jerusalem and in exile IV. Conclusion Israelites were under the rule of Babylon in Babylon while the Hebrew was under the rule of Syria.

There was a need for joint response by Europe and America on the growing number of external challenges. For instance, international terrorism and the threat of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to the delicate peace progression in the Middle East, and the need to uphold economic development and employment (Smith & Elgström 2006).

The charge is the allegation that Socrates does not believe in our gods and advocates for foreign gods. These are extremely serious accusations if proven true. It is at least consoling to know that the accused appreciates this situation. In the evaluation of the evidence brought before the court, nothing can summarily prove that the accused does not pray to our gods.

Having a written constitution implies maintaining rule of law since rights and powers are stipulated and spelled out with some degree of specificity. Much of the US federal constitution divides the powers of the government into branches in order to define carefully respective limitation and powers of each branch.

The diplomatic interests in Vietnam date back to after WWII, when the Americans quickly moved to block the spread of communism in the South East Asia region. Japan was strategically located not only for trade interests but its deviation from the larger Asian political and trade dynamics meant the country was not prone to the communist ideologies that were spreading fast in the Asian region.

This, he thought, was the best route towards the amelioration of the African-American’s conditions of living. He provides historical perspectives in the hope that these may form guidelines towards charting the way to achieving true equality. I believe it is possible to learn from history and draw strategies on how best to plan the future.

Weirding the war. In his book ‘Weirding the war’, Stephen Berry provides his reflections on the antebellum period from his experiences and those of the people around him. He focuses on the prevailing attitudes which dominated people’s thinking during this era.

The WTO commenced officially on January 1, 1995 after replacing the General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) that was formed in 19481. Generally, the WTO was formed to regulate trade between member countries by providing framework for formalizing and negotiating trade agreements, as well as providing framework for dispute resolution with a view of enforcing member countries compliance and adherence to WTO agreements.2 The WTO agreements are signed by member countries representatives.

I have been a worker in Canadian Pacific Railway (C.P.R) for over a decade and I feel its time your government acknowledged that we are part of Canadian community. You must have noticed the increasing agitation as we near the completion of the C.P.R. Chinese constructors are being attacked and killed often and no measures have been taken to curb this.

In Europe after the implementation of the two important characteristics which became the pillar of unity in Europe, there was full and general recognition of the states exclusive sovereignty. The states had full jurisdiction over its people, land, responsibilities tied to war and instability and its citizens and agents abroad.

People can really replace their incandescent light bulbs with energy-conserving compact fluorescent lamps. The energy conservation acts reduce the communities’ electricity needs. Electricity often uses fossil fuel to generate household and office electricity. Fossil fuel use contributes to global warming.

This essay primarily focuses on discussing major factors that preconditioned the rise of conservatism in America and on evaluation of major economic, political and social changes, that the administration of Reagan realized. The rise in conservatism is considered a response to the people’s call for certain policies and measures.

The key institutional infrastructure such as the legislature, judiciary and executive are found in virtually all of them. In democracy, political authority and legitimacy are derived from the people. They are acquired through a competitive process of selecting of leadership which is both participatory and inclusive.

Isolationist state cites the need to focus on its internal development and structuring of the local production forces towards advancement of its economy. This policy became clearer during the World War I when America sought to isolate itself from participating in war or appearing to support any side of the conflicting parties in Europe (Morreta and Kearney 133).

The current wave of democracy can be described as the third wave of democratization in the world history (Diamond, 2005). The first fight for democratization process began in the 1820 and lasted for a century up to 1926. The outcome was the realization of 29 democratic states.

For instance, the prevailing political and economic conditions in both sides of the nation building efforts may be unfavorable for creation of practical solutions for long-term peacekeeping or nation building efforts. On the other hand, the democratic nations may have stakes in the efforts and therefore may tend to remain non-committal on the peace-keeping efforts if the expected benefits are not forthcoming.

The Iranian Revolution largely started with massive protests against the one-party system, rising unemployment, and corruption cases within the government that manifested in the ten years preceding the revolution (protests against one-party protests mainly started after 1975).

The strategic position of Guam Island off the Pacific Ocean is a telecommunication hub serving America, China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan and the Philippine region. These regions are business hubs and require reliable communication and transport networks. Guam is the center base for the operation of these schemes and projects, hosting fibre-optic cables and satellite networks.

Name: Course: Instructor: Date: Why the Lahad Datu Crisis in Sabah (Malaysia) Happened According to research, about 200-armed Filipinos belonging to the royal Sulu army took over parts of Lahad Datu in Sabah and confirmed possession of the entire zone in the name of the Sulu Sultan Jamalul.

Even though the people faced many challenges during this period, it paved a clear way for the modern institutions, values, and movements that emerged after 1450. The spirit of capitalism and attitudes towards profit became more complex, and there was a large movement that led to the change in perception of the secular world.

Between 1870 and 1910, there were demographic upheavals in the US connected to the reorganization of racial order with social and political boundaries between groups shifting, new groups emerging, and others disappearing marked by a change of notion of who belonged to which category. During this period all racial groups including whites, blacks, Indians, Mexicans, and others were affected.