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Ivan Klima's My First Loves and J.G. Ballard's Empire of the Sun and the Incarceration Experiences of Miriam and Jim

the recurring theme throughout Empire of the Sun, a theme so forceful and perceptive that the reader goes away with a distinctly d...

Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra

Rome itself is portrayed as moving from a society dominated by heroes, such as Julius Caesar and Pompey, to one which is more frag...

Reasons Behind the Creation and Collapse of the Roman Empire

influence" (Anonymous, 2002) upon the way in which people lived their lives, Roman law proposed to "govern all with equal justice"...

The Rise and Fall of Ancient Greek and Roman Civilizations

the fact that the Persian fighters outnumbered those from Greece (History of Ancient Greece, 2001). Interestingly enough, the vict...

A Review of The Life of James Madison

encyclopedias are not used. But, considering the lack of information on Hunt, we present a brief citation from the Columbia Encycl...

Indian Empress Mumtaz Mahal

issues. Mahals graciousness extended far beyond her own people, inasmuch as she felt that all of mankind should live in peace tog...

US Empire Crisis and the American Involvement in Vietnam

in combat with the North Vietnamese. What was not immediately apparent to President Johnson, however, was the fact that the North...

Industry and Empire by E.J. Hobsbawm

In six pages Hobsbawm's argument that Great Britain was beginning the decline of its empire at the height of its economic powers d...

Past and Present Political and Economic Systems of Mali

In fourteen pages this report examines the Empire of Mali from past to present in a consideration of its economic poverty and poli...

Overview of the Disney Corporation

In ten pages this paper examines how Walt Disney's dream was transformed into a billion dollar empire in a consideration of its pr...

British Industrial Revolution, Its Causes, and Impact

In five pages this research paper makes reference to Industry and Empire by E.J. Hobsbawm in an examination of the late 18th centu...

The Thesis of Henri Pirenne

In five pages Pirenne's thesis that the European economic decline of the Middle Ages began with the seventh century rise of Islam ...

Ottoman Empire Roots of the Modern Turkish State

modern republic of Turkey, this region was part of the vast, cosmopolitan, pan-Islamic state known as the Ottoman Empire. In orde...

Arab Peninsula and Empire

In eight pages this paper examines the pre Islamic Arab Peninsula and Empire. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....

Overview of the Aztec Empire

This paper consists of six pages and examines the Aztec Empire in an historical overview. Five sources are cited in the bibliogra...

Roman and Charlemagne's Empires

In six pages these two famous empires are contrasted and compared. There are 4 sources cited in the bibliography....

Historian Cornelius Tacitus

In four pages The Annals of the Roman Empire text is considered in an assessment of any biases revealed within or lack thereof by ...

Ottoman Empire and the History of Jews

In ten pages this paper discusses the Ottoman Empire in a consideration of Jewish history with their persecution also examined. S...

Islamic Civilization Breakdown

In four pages this paper discusses the collapse of the empire of Islam in a consideration of historic and sociopolitical events. ...

Different Historical Periods and Philosophical Perspectives

In thirteen pages philosophy throughout history is the focus of this paper that assesses the views of Ancient Egypt, Hebrews, Indi...

Early Civilizations and Their Influence Upon Contemporary Society

In three pages this paper discusses how the empires of ancient Greece and Rome influenced contemporary society in a consideration ...

Creation of the Roman Empire and Reasons for its Collapse

the republican political system worked out unevenly at best. The idea of having two consuls was particularly difficult, because in...

P.A. Brunt's The Roman Mob

In five pages this paper examines this text by P.A. Brunt and how the Roman Republic's transformation into an Empire was influence...

Legitimacy of the Early Ottoman Empire

In eight pages this paper examines how successful the Early Ottoman Empire was at justifying its legitimacy through control and ex...

The Military Revolution Military Innovation and the Rise of the West, 1500-1800 by Geoffrey Parker

the "civilized" world. It appears that Parker understands that those merchants, in turn, petitioned their governments to pay for t...

Self Destructive Downfall of Czarist Russia

In five pages this paper argues that in 1917 the Russian Empire disintegration was the result of its own collapse rather than an o...

European Government Development from the End of the Eleventh Century Until the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century

In five pages this paper examines the time period of 1095 to 1500 in a consideration of changes in government that includes discus...

Video versus Real Simulation and Corporate Strategy

In twelve pages this research paper evaluates whether The Age of Empires video game can educate players on the real strategies mod...

Praetorian Guard, Their Role in Ancient Rome

This research paper examines the function of the Praetorian Guard within the political atmoshere of the Roman Empire. The members ...

Eckert - Twilight of Empire

This 5 page paper analyzes Allan Eckert's book Twilight of Empire and its significance in describing an important period in Americ...