History Essays

Name: Instructor: Course: Date: Role of Women in Italian Risorgimento Introduction In the 19 century, Italy underwent a historical transition, through a revolution that was inspired by nationalism. The available literature has documented the selfless efforts of key male leaders that led to the reunification of the Italian states.

Hobbes Perception of Sovereignty and its Modern Day Relevance A nation is sovereign in situations where its magistrate owes loyalty to no greater power. As a result, the magistrate is supreme inside the legal order of the nation. In every social society where a system of law is present, there is also most likely to be found underneath the assortment of political forms, a latent democracy as much as in an absolute monarchy.

I have a strong sense of justice in the society and this has ensured that I have what in my society is considered to be a unique outlook on life. When I first came to the United States, I found an extremely different society from my own, as well as some stereotypes about my own people that I found interesting.

Nevertheless, this achievement was not only considered a victory for the gay rights, but also for the coalitions in the entire political continuum (Jones, 1). On the other hand, the trance for these changes is based on the idea derived from Milk’s life of being a senior citizen, who was a member of the union (Ebert, 1).

Indeed the amended Constitution provided the legal safeguard to the Black, barring the practice of slavery at the state level as well as, to the extent the state could interfere into the public affairs.

This was a time when the arts flourished, and great monuments were built, showing off the wealth of the upper elite. Evidence of the lives of the elite people is found in the images, statues and luxury items that have been found by archaeologists, but at the same time it must be recognized that most of the hard work was done by slaves and captives, many of whom must have led miserable lives.

Name: Instructor: Course: Date: Congressional Leadership Introduction According to the section 3 of the constitution of the United States of America, the United States Senate is collective of two Senators that are from every State for a period of six years and that each of this senator is to have one vote.

According to Bryane (5), globalization refers to the international expansion of the world economy through foreign influences such as economic, social, political, and related information, across borders. However, the stability of the international economy requires the dominance of one nation over others.

A virtue implies a mean to righteousness (Aquinas 1993, 51). Critical distinction exists between being virtuous and acting virtuously. Therefore, an individual must not merely act virtuously in order to be termed as virtuous, but ought to know that he motives of his actions should be achieved through acting virtuously through firmness and certainty.

The book describes Andrew Jackson as a polarizing figure who dominated American politics in the 1820s and 1830s, his political ambition combined with widening political participation, shaping the modern Democratic Party not forgetting his admiration and respect for women having been inspired by the critics of his wife Rachael.

Municipalities entail a variety of rural municipalities likewise to metropolitan and regional governments that cater to huge urban areas. Responsibilities and powers that the Municipal Government in Canada exercises are normally set out in a general municipal statute also called the Municipal Act, Cities, and Towns Act, Local Government Act, and the Municipal Act (Bens and Charles K, 1986).

The film comprehensively portrays the sacrifices made by some of the legendary figures during the American revolutionary war in South Carolina. In the beginning, Benjamin Martin, a former military officer, chose to live peacefully on his farm. However, the brutal murder of his son by a cruel British officer forced him to take up arms against the British Army.

He was involved in social service while serving as a Mormon missionary in France (White). His business skills were initially developed as a Financial Consultant with Boston Consulting Group. He later established Brain Capital, acquiring unstable companies and restoring them to financial stability (White).

In October 2007, a public opinion poll indicated that 53 percent of Canadians would favor severing the nation’s ties to the British monarchy (Angus Reid Global Monitor, 2007). Yet despite a growing belief, reflected in the 2007 poll and in others, that the monarchy undermines the nation’s sovereignty and its fundamental belief in egalitarian government, the issue always seems to find its way to the political “back burner” in favor of more pressing matters, such as the economy and the H1N1 flu.

The Korean War initially started as a civil war, but eventually broke out into a full-scale regional war due to poor communication. The Korean War started out as a civil war due to the nationalistic tendencies of Kim and Ryee who wanted to reunify Korea under their administration without success. Constant cross-border skirmishes between the two countries' armed forces escalated their differences.

The author's grandfather was made a military cadet at Bajae, and for a long time, he continued to practice his dreaded career until later in his life when he decided to quit the military and get some employment as a mechanical engineer. In 1972, he saw the need for starting his own business. The business he chose was trading in building materials.

Kennedy during his tenure of presidency when the Russian government began to build bases for missiles in Cuba. The challenge for Kennedy in October 1962 was to remove the Russian missiles from Cuba before they became operational while striving to maintain peaceful decorum1.

Economic growth in the Middle East is largely due to the occurrence of oil and gas exploration as well as the ever rising prices of the oil products in the global market. Due to the increasing prices of oil, a number of countries in the region have benefited from increased national revenues.

As much as the mother of civilization later got civilized, the same Greeks taught the Romans and the rest of the world after a long dark age. The paper attempts to establish some of the reasons why it was not Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Etruscans or the Persians but only the Greece who gained such rationality during the ancient age1.

In “Out of Gas,” David Goldstein jolts people back to reality. Believing in the infinity of gas reserves is a fantasy, he stresses. In the article, Goldstein explores the options of a world that is rapidly running out of gas. First, he illustrates that because of inventions and advances in technology, human expectations changed.

Procopius also created a work which was mainly a criticism of Justinian and Theodora, his wife. This paper will analyze the source and determine the author’s reliability (Halsall 1). Justinian Appearance and Character The author looks at the appearance and character of Justinian.

Trade on natural resources, slaves and spices were introduced. As a result, Europe exploited America’s resources and grew tremendously. However, goods and diseases were exchanged between the two continents. This led to the spread of religion. Religion became intertwined with governance and was misused by tyrants provoking a wave or resentment.

The island was named San Salvador, by Columbus but is presently referred to as the Bahamas. In the Bahamas, the residents were friendly, calm, and kind. At the time the island was discovered, the local residents were: the Bahamas, Galibi who was on the windward parts of the island, and the kalian on the leeward part of the island (Herring 121).

In recent terms, these killings are considered genocide. Genocide is a matter of concern of international peace-keeping bodies, but to some extent, efforts failed. What triggered these events, and what has been done so far?  An insight into the tribe’s differences is presented for a better understanding of the warring factions.

Opinion polls seem to give the incumbent an upper hand. However, the race is far from over since the percentage difference between the two candidates is not indicative of a clear winner. In effect, the candidates’ campaigns have dealt on personalities, ideologies, and at other times issue based.

I would start by indicating why my religion is superior by referring to the doctrine of dualism. I would argue contrary to the catholic beliefs by convincing them that the universe is a product of the works of two gods; the good god plus the Evil god. To support this, I would explain the current situation of the universe.

Initially, in the background of the Columbus voyage were the commercial interests to find new routes to the rich countries of the South. However, several mistakes were made in the calculations, and the sailors reached America instead of Japan. In this respect, Columbus’ discovery of a New World was a disappointment, because he had gone in search of western access to Japan and India.

The Cold War or the tension between the Western and the Eastern blocs defined the world order after the WWII. During the WWII, the Western and the Eastern nations were ready to co-operate with each other. But the defeat of Germany and its allies in the WWII did not lead the world to long-lasting peace and co-operation.

Compounding this issue is the obvious fact that the British forces are performing something of a police action many thousands of miles away from the capital of their own empire.1 For this reason, the level of overall control that they are able to project to the colonies is minimal.

Therefore, looking at the statement, American Revolution, an individual is bound to make a conclusion that the process was radical and forceful. However, there has been dissenting opinion by the historians, regarding whether the revolution was actually radical, or if it was somewhat conservative.

From politicians to historians, there are conflicting opinions on what influence the cultural revolution of 1960s. Historians attribute the protests towards Cold war while politicians assert that emergency of technology such as film music, contraceptive pill, rubber condoms, and Acts of parliament that were passed in 1960s (Marwick 1998).

The armed conflict was divided into two phases, the first starting on 20th March, 2003 marked by the US invasion of Ba'athist Iraq (Hinnebusch, 2006). The second phase was marked with prolonged confrontation leading to emergence of rebel group fighting against coalition forces headed by the United States and the new Iraqi government after the dethroning of former Iraq president Saddam Hussein.

Normative ideas are based on the ideals about the preferred future developments and predictions of future development just like the theoretical ideas. Normative ideas generate a concern about the future although this concerns occurs out of ideals about preferred or undesired development as compared to theoretical ideas that generate from theoretical causal assumptions.

Neoclassicism represents the 18th century revitalization of classical beliefs and differs from other revivals as neoclassical artists approach the ancient subject with fresher, more scientific approach (Lewis and Susan 356). Grande Odalisque attracted widespread criticism owing to its elongated proportions and absence of anatomical realism.

However, the chosen book to be reviewed in this paper is titled as Transatlantic Slavery: Against Human Dignity which has been edited by Anthony Tibbles. Tibbles has immensely deep association with the history of transatlantic slave trade in the perspectives of education and information.

The original servants in the Virginia Colony were indentured African servants and indentured White servants who came to the colony intentionally for earning money. However, the African servants that came to the colony were war captives or from enemy tribes (Takaki).

Turn the pages of the history of religions during any given period, in any country. This paper tells that some of the pages are daubed in more blood and some in blood in a lesser quantum and violence has been the part of religious activities and leadership of each religion has been trying to dominate the other.

Stamp Act of 1765. The single event most contributory to the American Revolution. The American Revolution was a watershed shed in world history because the country of Great Britain lost a valued colonial possession in North America and more important, indicated the beginning of the slow decline of the British Empire.

Prohibition of production of cigarettes makes the people to live in a healthier environment. Research has shown that, passive smokers are affected more than the active smokers are (Alters & Schiff, 2009). Too much consumption of cigarettes greatly affects the health of the smokers thus; cigarette smoking should be prohibited because the smokers do not even care about their future health.

Europe’s world view was established 400 years ago and with slight changes, it has developed to be the global modern world view. This view was spread by France, England and Spain in North America through activities of colonization. Their view affected the culture of Natives of this region largely American Indians by enforcing their policies and system of governance.

The early modern Islamic empires that ruled the world between the Mediterranean and the Bay of Bengal were the Ottoman Empire, the Safavid Empire, and the Mughal Empire. They ruled from Asia, Persia, and India. For example, the Ottoman Empire ruled in the Asia Minor region while the Safavid Empire ruled in Persia.

Such movements were prominent during this time as people were searching for political and cultural freedom. The most prominent agents of change were the Nation of Islam (NOI) together with the Black Panther Party (BPP) (Ogbar 8). During this time, white supremacy was at its peak.

This article provides the historical and political factors behind the creation of the United Nation, examines the United Nation Charter and the expression of the UN’s objectives in the United Nation Charter. The study analyzes the UN’s effectiveness in realizing its Charter objectives; namely, maintaining the international order.

This in many instances lead to a point of no commonality and this may cause violence, wars and enmity between people. This has been in record to have been the state right from the origin of mankind. However, with the diversity that man exhibits and the resultant conflicts, man still requires ways and means of reuniting and solving the differences that in one way or the other would not allow peaceful coexistence between people, territories and nations at large.

Economic growth of a country can even occur with the increase in the key inputs of production mainly labor and capital, which helps in boosting up the productivity that result in the increase in the total production of the country.

Ida and Gustav were two children born to Hitler’s mother, Klara and Alois before Hitler, but none of the two had managed to survive the infancy. Hitler was six years of age when he started to go to school. The family spent time in several villages in Linz towards the east of Braunau. Klara and Alois gave birth to Edmund.

What are the political and cultural developments of the ancient and medieval eras? The Ancient period is believed to have ended with the fall of the Roman Empire in A.D. 476, followed by the Medieval Age that lasted for about a thousand years. It is believed that it was at this time that the Germanic Tribes, referred to as Barbarians took over the area that had previously been under the control of the Romans.

The government realized that the US territory is being overwhelmed by immigrants, especially from Eastern European countries so they started the move towards the imposition of control on who gets to enter into the land of milk and honey. Their battle cry was, “America must remain American,” (Lombardo) which was echoed by no less than President Calvin Coolidge when he signed into law the Immigration Act of 1924.

The world today is different to any time in history. The movement of people – migrants, asylum seekers, refugees, victims of trafficking – (Boyle, 2004) from one country to another is one area in which the laws and security of individual states face major challenges.

A recent journal published in October 2010 tackles current issues such as prostitution and l ailments like HIV&AIDS. The journal explains that the current world is full of vices such as prostitution. Many people indulge in risky behaviors that may cost them a great deal. HIV&AIDS has led to the loss of many lives who are mostly economists.