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Overview of the English Civil War

Charles came to the throne already at a disadvantage. For one thing, he was involved in a marriage with a French princess, which h...

Post Civil War African Americans

blacks as second class citizens. After the Civil War, blacks earned the long-awaited right to vote and even hold office. Some le...

In Favor of Civil Disobedience

kill. They are trained to do this in order to eliminate their own risk of death. The use of deadly force is justified because offi...

Treatment and Rehabilitation of Female Offenders

were carried out by women who had, had it with the system which had failed to protect them from an abusive spouse. Says Nadler, "F...

Warfare of Early America and Technology

suited to fast action and hand-to-hand combat. The jineta saddle has short stirrups that cause the rider to bend his knees, allow...

Literary Social Criticism

punishes her by labeling her with the letter "A" and through social ostracism. Thoreaus argument with the state in "Civil Disobe...

North and South Advantages During the Civil War

However, there were certain characteristics which applied to each side of this war, and the advantages of each were indeed impress...

Civil Society Membership and John Locke's Views Upon Consent, Equality, and Freedom

as the real measuring stick against which all the answers to all the questions could be compared to see if they measured up. Not ...

Killer Angels by Michael Shaara and the Depiction of Civil War Generals Longstreet and Lee

South possessed a code of honor that would see it through, the honor and commitment in the face of which no Yankee could stand. Ro...

Historical Overview of Black Education in the United States

color of their skin. One such person was Prudence Crandall, a Quaker woman, who opened a school for black girls. There was such a ...

Civil War Fighting and the Need of Manpower

did not engage in combat (Matlof Multimedia U.S. History). However, these statistics are deceiving because most of the northern r...

War in the Nineteenth Century

to. For example, during the Civli War , the Confederacy imposed a national draft (Miller & Faux, 1997). The union would also impl...

Slavery A Precipitating Factor in the Civil War

While it certainly wasnt the only reason, slavery...

Wrongful Death and Civil Damages

authoritatively prove that the defendant applied his brakes just three seconds before the impact of the wreck, much later than wou...

Review of Freedom Road by Howard Fast

to Howard Fasts 1944 novel Freedom Road that until the publications of this novel, it was a widely held opinion among the mainstre...

The Social and Personal Impact of Civil Procedure

a court is said to have jurisdiction in a matter, then it can legally act as a venue for a given case and deliver a legally bindin...

The Civil War and the Factors Leading Up To It

There were many circumstances that combined to eventually cause the outbreak of the bloodiest war in American history....

The Occupy Wall Street Protests - Would Thoreau Approve

Firstly, one might suppose that Thoreau would support the Occupy Wall Street protests due to his assertion that individuals should...

African American History as Reflected Through Art

This paper traces key events in African American history dating from the time they were free in Africa to the post Civil War era. ...

The Controversy of Slavery

Slavery was a component of world history practically since the beginning of mankinds reign on earth....

Civil Order Control, A Country Comparison

that describes the duty of local police to respond to any situation in which two or more citizens require supervision or control i...

Reconstruction, Progressivism, Labor Unions and Women’s Suffrage

This paper comments on these and other critical social developments that occurred after the end of the Civil War and through the e...

Reconstruction, Progressivism, Labor Unions and Women’s Suffrage

The United States has progressed tremendously since the Civil War and the Reconstruction years that followed. Much of the south h...

Desmond Seward’s Wars of the Roses

All five opposed King Richard III and, at various times, were personally accused of treason by Richard. Chapter 2 gives a brief in...

Reitz’s Heimat, The Final Episodes

surprised by change. To him it is has if the village and his family stayed frozen as they were in 1928. In his absence, his father...

California Law and Medical Practice

in the documents. The period of time that Dr. Sanders has to respond to the lawsuit is based on the method of service, and so can...

Canada's Independent Streak

he used his paper to speak his peace. There was a lot of turmoil during the middle of the nineteenth century. Because America did...

David Blight: Race and Reunion

a portrait of a gracious and elegant way of life populated by generous masters and happy "darkies" one of whom, Big Sam, even risk...

Issues in Criminal Justice and the Criminal Justice System

know him as a real person, not just a symbol of authority. He was someone they could trust and who could help them solve problems....