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17th Century Social History of China and The Death of Woman Wang by Jonathan Spence

In five pages this paper examines how Chinese society of the seventeenth century is presented in The Death of Woman Wang by Jonath...

History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

The transatlantic slave trade is examined in an historical overview of events and places in this paper consisting of five pages. ...

A History of Performance Art

it still has a "middle," or whether we can contemplate that it will have an" end." According to Jack Bowman (1993), "1. A perform...

Livy's The Early History of Rome

Livy's early Roman historical text considers the Roman Empire's sociopolitical structure and the necessary cohesion provided by or...

Recent Czech Republic History

The Czech Republic is the focus of an historical overview that considers its recent Western alliance and Eastern bloc separation i...

West Africa History

In eleven pages Islam and slavery are among the issues discussed in this West Africa historical consideration that focuses upon th...

A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking

"black hole" theory of John A. Wheeler, the pull of gravity actually causes space to curve, and as a result, matter collapses whic...

US and Japanese Baseball History

In fifteen pages this report discusses how baseball evolved in the cultures of America and Japan and how it promoted a kind of uni...

18th and 19th Century Great Britain's Social History Development

In 10 pages this paper discusses the many changes to the English social landscape between 1700 and 1900. Four sources are cited i...

U.S. History, Labor, and Equality Questions

who threatened the racial caste system for that matter (747). When threats failed to yield results, planters could call upon the p...

American History X and Deviance

In five pages the deviance of skinheads as they are cinematically depicted is examined. Five sources are cited in the bibliograph...

Judith Walkowitz's City of Dreadful Delight and Gender History

in other arenas. On the other hand, a womans ponderous role germane to pregnancy, menstruation (considered a time of illness, debi...

The US History of Equality from a Legal Standpoint

In thirteen pages this paper discusses historic Supremen Court decisions such as Regents of University of California v. Bakke, Br...

Cinematic History of Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather

In six pages this paper examines The Godfather in terms of how it represented gender, race, and class. Three sources are cited in...

A History of American Organized Crime

by Torrio. Through Torrios negotiations agreements were reached with the other gangs participating in Chicagos lucrative bootleggi...

History of the Sherman Antitrust Act

crushed their competitors. Ultimately the public became angry and Congress passed a bill aimed at breaking up the trusts and resto...

Treatment Delivery Systems and Addiction Treatment History

deemed insane but they did try to keep inebriates out of their institutions (2002). Dr. Thomas Kirkbride explained in 1840 why h...

Police Corruption Selective History

that while the officer at least in America is seen as an individual who should be well respected, he or she is also under scrutiny...

History of the Euro

process took a much shorter time than had been anticipated (Rickard, 2002). This, despite the fact that during the early 1...

Predator Film and Fantasy Rewriting of History

group of weapons specialists embark on their latest hunting mission. The film is a consistent metaphor of the predator (hunter) a...

History and the Philosophy of Karl Marx

It is further rather specific in that it notes particular parts of history which ultimately culminates in a state of communism (19...

'Fifty Grand,' 'The Natural History of the Dead,' and 'Hills Like White Elephants' by Ernest Hemingway

several symbolic connotations in this name, primarily the contrast to the happy little dance called the Jig and the fact that she ...

History of Humanism

many years, but started to become less open during the dark ages. It was at this time that the Christian church took control. The ...

Tokugawa Period of Japanese History

presented a lot of problems and a lot of burdens for many people. "Since the daimyo was a person of considerable status, he was ex...

Defining Judicial Review Throughout History

civil and criminal courts, all lawsuits were treated as civil suits (Long). The victim prosecuted the case rather than any legal r...

U.S. History, Quilting, and Quilts

turkey red) on the basis of permanence (Mainardi, 1982). They were creating fine works of art that would be marveled over and app...

A History of the Israeli Palestinian Conflict by Mark Tessler

been most wronged, he or she will not find it in this book. However, the reader will find an enormous amount of information, much...

Vietnam A History by Stanley Karnow

was a region that had known internal war for quite some time and the interference of another nation did not change their culture ...

History of Telecommuting and 'Teleworking'

establishment of the home office has given rise to various forms of regional development and interworking, allowing small and medi...

Television Sitcoms and Their History

simpler times in American history, times where families were always intact and times when the biggest problem was deciding whether...