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Cleaning Up Boston Harbor

was passed in 1972, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) was created, tasked with the clean up of the Boston Harbor"...

Three New York Times' Articles on Social Security

There is no guarantee that American retirees will enter their twilight years with much financial support from the United States So...

The Overworked American The Unexpected Decline in Leisure by Juliet Schor

able to analyze Schors findings through a careful definition of the problem, understanding the extent of it, considering how it ca...

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

the worst storm to batter England in recorded history in late November through early December, 1703 (De Wire 34). One DeFoe schola...

Defining UK Architecture Cultural and Utility Reflection

light. Our eyes were created to see the forms in light; light and shadow reveal the forms. Cubes, cones, balls, cylinders and pyra...

American Popular Foods History

substances regarded as nutriments, its status as a foodstuff is somewhat ambiguous (2002). Water has actually been considered bo...

Historical Aspects of Russia, Austria, and France Between 1815 and 1919

out of Hitlers stated aim to restore greatness to Germany after the humiliation inflicted by the Treaty of Versailles, and the wea...

Mahler and the Burning Bronx

hes a scrappy second baseman just traded to the Yankees from the Oakland Oaks. He asks the managers incessant questions and yells ...

History of the General System Theory

or groups which led to a universal law of harmony (BCSSS, 2010). Likewise, Ernst Heinrich Haeckel took the views of Goethe and bu...

A Look at The Eisenhower Doctrine

would try to reverse the trend during 1957 when he addressed the Congress on January 5th ("Doctrines - The Eisenhower doctrine," 2...

American Nationalism

Germany, historically, Turkish families who have lived in Germany for generations are not regarded as German (Ignatieff, 1995). ...

What Made Sparta a Military Power?

BC). Lycurgus was responsible for encouraging Spartan civic duty to the commonwealth; developing a social structure designed to s...

The Great Depression and the 2009 Economic Recession

overnight. As Smiley observes, in the years preceding the Great Depression, "the United States had achieved a higher degree of co...

Hesiod's Fable and Other Similar Works

Four political works in ancient history are examined. Athenian democracy is part of the inquiry but many issues pertinent to polit...

A Biography of Alan Dershowitz

many interests and relationships that have created the vocal and thoughtful individual who goes by the name of Alan Morton Dershow...

Television and Its Historical Impact

2009). One very different thing to emerge was MTV. People by that time were used to situation comedy and drama, but music was gear...

Jonathan Swift/Gulliver's Voyage to Lilliput

is ale to jump "the highest," succeeding to high office (Swift). As this suggests, Swift was lampooning the machinations require...

Questions and Answers on Early Nineteenth Century English History (1800-1840)

resulted in a huge public outcry against the King. Reformers and radicals alike encouraged dialogue regarding gender oppression a...

The Reason for the Fall of the Roman Empire

(Elton, 1996). Then, when the Barbarians would invade, the internal problems in the Empire would see battle losses (Elton, 1996). ...

British Imperialism in the Middle East in the Early 20th Century

were "formidable obstacles" that "blocked the road to peaceful progress and promoted wars and rumors of wars."3 Also playing a la...

Islamic Banking

literature concerning the way in which Islamic law could be satisfied with the creation of an Islamic banking system was exhilarat...

The Persuasiveness of Socrates in Plato's Apology

so that his assets could be pro-created and he could be put to death. Will Socrates did refuse the request, he simply went home ra...

A History Of Psychology

This paper examines the history of psychology from ancient times to the present. The author focuses on psychology's evolution fro...

Discussion of a New York Times' Article on Nature versus Nurture

In five pages this 1997 newspaper article is critiqued in terms of assumptions and each side of the argument's pros and cons. The...

Pre Twentieth Century History of Geology

In seven pages this paper examines the history of geology before the 1900s in an overview of various concepts and theories that ex...

Answering the Question 'Did Jesus Christ Say That He is God?

In seven pages history is examined in order to answer this question that contends Jesus never at any time asserted he was the Mess...

Luther's Role and the Start of the Protestant Reformation

The Protestant Reformation is an important time in history, particularly as it concerns religion. Events that would lead up to the...

The Struggle for World Peace: More Attainable Now Than Ever Before

This 5 page paper argues that with the end of the Cold War, world peace is now potentially more attainable than at any time in his...

Overview of the Big 10 Conference

In thirty four pages this research paper considers the history and purpose of the Big Ten Conference, its bylaws, regulations, con...

A Historical Overview of the Cold War

A four page overview of this interesting time in world history. The writer oulines the societal factors in play and historical un...