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The Prince in the Context of Modern European History

This 4 page paper examines Machiavelli's work and its applicability to Europe and the world. Examples are provided. Bibliography l...

A Short History of Franco-Flemish and Venetian Schools of Art and Music

of Flemish techniques with established French style became the Franco-French school, with the earliest known innovators being the ...

Race and Racism in History

which would ultimately leave many African Americans enslaved economically and socially in a very different way as they were provid...

History Website Evaluation

very easy for the adult who simply wants a brief understanding of the period. This site also offers many different museums which...

What Herodotus' The Histories Teaches Us About Government

chosen, and the people give over their will, that is good too (Herodotus 185). It suggests that others can have democracy, but the...

Topographical Approaches to Architectural History

"quiet zone of large mansions and parks."iv While a large tract of land was needed for the building of the cathedral, this locatio...

Early 20th Century History

important trade partners for the United States (The Social Studies Help Center, 2007). "From 1914 to 1916 trade with the Allies gr...

History of California: The Railroad

and political power people can possess, and many other grand images. But, at the same time he moves toward illustrating to the rea...

The History of Quadratic Equations

Quadratic Formula," 2007). It should be said that many believed that the Babylonians were more advanced than the Egyptians ("Highl...

The Significance of the Empire in History

something associated more with power and prestige than it is with the conquering of lands or people. He writes: "The original mean...

The Recording Ban and Other Issues in Music History

advances in technology, new concerns arise. Again, the concept of downloading music has been discussed. But the issues that face t...

History Of Educational Psychology - Emergence Of Cognitive Psychology

Both Plato and Aristotle discussed learning and education, the need for different types of education, the effects of the arts on l...

Perspective on History

out, "different perspectives of what happened create different histories" (Wilson 1). The example of the voyages of Christopher C...

Various History Questions

its attention. While prior centuries had proven slowly successful these times proved otherwise: "17th century England was troubled...

History and Positions of Wal-Mart and Target

Gibson - a barber from over at Berryville - started his stores with a simple philosophy: "Buy it low, stack it high, sell it cheap...

Starbucks' History and Evolution

the end of 1987. * 1991 - Starbucks undertook a number of socially responsible projects including a CARE coffee sampler and becomi...

Jack the Ripper and His Impact on History

mostly prostitutes - were savagely murdered and mutilated by an unknown assailant, but after November 1888, the slayings stopped a...

The History of the Financial Markets

slowly and the next major developments moving towards the modern financial markets was the increased use of the corporate status,...

The History of the New York Fire Department

Part I). They were put into place to further regulate any homes which would be newly erected in and around the city (Young Chapter...

The Nature of War: The Iliad, Herodotus’ Histories, and Thucydides Peloponnesian War

ultimately started the war, Priam, his father and the king of Troy, and Hector, the other son of Priam. While there are other impo...

Music History, Classical Era to the 20th Century

as an example of perfection ("Romantic"). The sociopolitical upheavals of the late eighteenth century created "new social order an...

The History of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century

there was nothing else to help to that end. Another important thing that occurred is that in Paris, the doctors would begin to qua...

Three Events in the History of Higher Education

the fees and students came from "all walks of life," but primarily from the "poorer families of knights, or from among townspeople...

A Brief History of Wireless Networking

send information over a network when the information could be encrypted (Anonymous, 2008). This assess seen used in World War II w...

Containment in US History

United States, or it was believed to be a threat, and there was a great deal of effort aimed at keeping the United States society ...

Post-WWII Canada/2 books

baby-boomers from their beginning, at wars end, to the end of the sixties" (Owram xii). His then states that his discussion also i...

What Can History Teach Us About Terrorism?

Terrorism has wielded an impact in world affairs since the beginning of history. While there are important distinctions...

17th Century World History

Ghana, Dahomey on the Ivory Coast, and Shama on the Ghana coast, were locked into a complex cultural and economic exchange which g...

Ancient Egypt, Its History and People

did happen, as Hatshepsuts rule illustrates (Hillard and Wurtzel 25). A particularly interesting aspect of her rule is the way in ...

History of Minimum Wage, Supreme Court to Rule on ACA

in the current minimum wage of $7.25, which became effective on July 24, 2009 (WHD, 2011). This history is also characterized by t...