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Essays 1711 - 1740

European History and Religion from the Sixteenth Century to Today

seventeenth century. During the Enlightenment, there was a change in thinking and a transitioning from religious thought to i...

Educational System and Issues of Culture, History, Economics, and Politics

disabilities did not receive equal opportunities for education and even though the enactment of compulsory attendance laws was ini...

Karaite Sect's History

the first century BCE. Various sources tell us of two opposing sects, the Sadducees (Zadokites) and the Pharisees."3 With the Sadd...

Crow Nation and a Review of Frederick Hoxie's Parading Through History

is the fact that he does not cry foul on behalf of the beleaguered Native American. In fact, this has been overdone and now serves...

Contemporary Nursing's History

as how the profession has been viewed for at least a century. It was an honorable and respected position for a woman and one that ...

History and Pros and Cons of Capital Punishment

used often and for less severe crimes, such as stealing and forgery" (Anonymous Beheading, burning, and hanging 2D). The list ...

Inclusion and Exclusion in Donna Tartt's The Secret History

more they attempt to distance themselves from it. Richard and Bunny are not involved until Bunny discovers the truth. The group dy...

History, Movies, First Knight and Jabberwocky

In five pages this essay examines how Middle Ages history and life are portrayed in the films Jabberwocky and First Knight. Two s...

Cotton Mather, John Smith, and the Writing of History

In five pages history writing is considered in a contrasting and comparison of Captain John Smith's A Description of New England a...

A History of the U.S. Labor Movement from Presidents Richard Nixon to G.W. Bush

March 1970, for the first time in the history of the U.S. Postal Service, there was a walkout in Brooklyn which grew to include ov...

Moral History in Dubliners by James Joyce

In five pages this paper discusses how the relationships between society and its members and the moral obligations that resulted f...

Traffic Signals and Their History

first traffic signal in his home town. Within a year the bustling town of Detroit had fifteen working signal lights. In 1923, Ga...

The History and Rise of Feminism

and race, generational differences, along with the evolution of science and technology. As a result, there have been three waves ...

The History and Utilization of Acupuncture

In fifteen pages acupuncture or the ancient Chinese technique of stimulating pressure points is discussed through definitions, his...

Number 0 and its History

Mesopotamia is that cultural region which existed in Southwest Asia between the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers during ancient tim...

The History and Future of Amtrak

A history and current position of Amtrak are offered in this paper consisting of eight pages with the consideration that the compa...

Karl Marx's Dialectical Perspectives of History

In five pages this paper examines history from the dialectical perspectives of Karl Marx in a consideration of class changes and t...

Capitalism's History and Development

In seven pages this paper discusses the history of capitalism dating back to the fifteenth century in a examination of its social ...

Standardized Testing and its History

tests were originally developed because they allowed administrators to measure students results against a national profile (Maki,...

Africa's Colonial Rule and its History

In seven pages this paper examines how Africa developed colonial rule in this historical chronicle that includes the tribal classe...

History of the FBI

was initiated by Attorney General Charles Bonaparte, who issued an executive order to create this investigative force within the J...

History, Development, and Geography's Influence

are not as influenced by the historical climates from other regions. Historically, peoples from isolated regions not only do not h...

History of Turkey and Kuwait's Rates of Exchange

East. Kuwait has nearly ninety-four billion barrels of crude oil in reserve which is ten percent of the World Reserves. Petrole...

A History of the US' Federal Reserve System

since the late 19th century (Federal Reserve System of Minneapolis, 1988). During the Banking Panic of 1907 (the fourth in 34 year...

Historical High-Points in Nursing History

also see that she considered the business of nursing to be about reform. In order to achieve the principles that she espoused fo...

FRB's History

economy has grown at a rate of approximately 3% anyway, after inflation (48). So the author assumes that the Fed will do a good j...

Book II of the History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides

even falling ill himself (Halsall Ancient History Sourcebook: 11th Britannica: Thucydides). During a heated campaign in 424, Thuc...

'Living Wage' Movement History

In six pages this research paper assesses the pros and cons of this movement iin relation to the minimum wage evolution. Five sou...

Capital Punishment History

In five pages this report examines the history of the death penalty in the U.S. in a presentation of background material to be use...

PE's History

In five pages this report discusses physical education programs in an historical overview that includes eighteenth century German ...