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A Governmental Policy on Energy Overview

it. Today, there is a fashionable and optimistic belief that humans can "reap natures bounty" (Linden, 1993,p.56) in a controlled ...

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...

Henry IV, Part I by William Shakespeare and the Relationship Between Prince Hal and King Henry

with the help of Worcester, Northumberland and Hotspur, (the Percy family) deposed and murdered King Richard. Bolingbroke is now K...

Social Workers and Critically Evaluating the Practice and Theory of Inter-Personal Joint Working

(Leason, 2002). The idea of joint working may have different manifestations, one of these may be the development of single ...

'New Europe' of the EU and the Maastricht Treaty

it relates to the European Treaty, one must look somewhat further back into history than the point of implementation of either of ...

Survival of Native Americans v. Europeans in the Colonial Americas

and those who consider the Native American as having an innate land ethic which allowed them to not only harvest enough from the l...

Emancipation Quest for the Women of Taiwan

as a factor in the equation that supported the ideal that women are inferior. Based on a conviction of inferiority, male authorit...

Stanley Kubrick's 1960 Film Spartacus

most of the country. Thought the Roman legions are shown to be quite disorganized and are at the end of their empires zenith, they...

Pakistan and India's Political Relations

easily resolved (India and Pakistan: Tense Neighbors, 2002). In 1947, India gained its independence from Britain, and as a...

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...

Peasant Fires by Richard Wunderli

this conflict between the peasants and the landed gentry, as well as the church. Historically, what is significant about this b...

Second World War Navajo Code Talkers Honoring Falls Short in John Woo's 2002 Film Windtalkers

The film opens with panoramic shot of Monument Valley, which is the home of the Navajo tribe (Doherty 36). The lulling serenity of...

The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution by Bernard Bailyn

writers could persuade the majority of the population to support the Revolution. While critics believe that many historians treat ...

Astronomical Discovery and Spectroscopy

theories on planetary motion, alone, have enabled man to build space ships and travel to the stars; stars, ironically enough, that...

A look at Grigory Rasputin

This is a comprehensive look at a historical Russian figure. Was he really wicked? These and other ideas are discussed. This seven...

Argentina v. Chile

In three paper the historical disputes between Argentina and Chile regarding territory are examined in terms of their implications...

True History of Latin America and the Obstacle of Eurocentricism

In four pages the Americas of the preColombian era are examined in terms of the bias of historical representation as a result of a...

Overview of Europe's Contemporary History

In four pages this paper examines historical events of the past two centuries and the impacts of the welfare state, economic dislo...

Ireland and 'Home Rule'

This paper that is 7 pages in length charts the historical evolution of Home Rule and considers whether it was expected by the Bri...

Volkswagen Beetle of Germany

Beetles prominence in Mexico became more intense (Eisner, 1993; p. 81). About 500 Beetles per day roll off the assembly lines of t...

Bosnia and Ethnic Cleansing

In eight pages sociological and historical perspectives are applied in this examination of the Serbs' ethnic cleansing and its rep...

Debate Over 'the Macedonian Question'

In twelve pages the Macedonian Question is the focus of this research paper's inquiry that includes an historical perspective on w...

Geoffrey Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales

This essay delves into the man behind The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer. The author utilizes both an in depth reading of the...

Morality and Characterization in Oliver Twist

Different aspects of this Dickens tale are discussed in depth. Morality as well as characterization are issues given attention. An...

No Social Perfection in Utopia by Sir Thomas More

The utopians of the 16th century were fairly relaxed on the matter of beliefs, though their moral codes seem to come from the Bibl...

A Comparison of the Autobiographies of Benjamin Franklin, Mary Rowlandson, & Olaudah Equinao

This paper compares and contrasts the lives of three influential early Americans. The themes of freedom, faith, and inspiration in...

U.S. Women's Rights History

In six pages this paper examines the evolution of women's rights in a historical consideration that includes Anthony, Stanton, the...

An Analysis of Our Second Amendment Right to Bear Arms

In this six page paper the author explores one of the most controversial topics of today, the right granted by the Second Amendmen...

Native Americans Viewed Differently in Mean Spirit by Linda Hogan and The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper

In seven pages this paper examines the role the historical time periods of the authors played in these very different glimpses of ...

Is The Unredeemed Captive by John Demos Nonfiction or Historical Fiction?

In five pages this paper argues that despite some fictitious elements this work by John Demos represents a text of historical fict...