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Significant Events in American History between the late 1950s and 2002

in the world, the nation that had not been directly or severely attacked by a foreign enemy since its founding was attacked (The H...

History, Human Nature, and Psychology

the other; and, the law of contrast which is opposite the law of similarity where one thing or event may trigger or associate itse...

An Overview and History of the Penitentiary at Alcatraz

venues, inclusive of Alcatraz in San Franciso Bay, California (86). The design of such facilities radically altered the advent of...

History and Impact of the 1967 President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice

of recommendations made by professionals in the field; and that the federal government can and play a role in directing strategies...

London's Finance and Trade History

9th century. At that time, the Saxons under Alfred the Great defended the city from Dutch invaders. The Saxons, the last of the Sa...

London's Development History

at the time, was very accessible while the area was also ideally suited for brick-making which facilitated quick growth and build...

History and Purpose of the US Human Genome Project:

of DNA Here: DNA consists of four chemical which are referred to as bases, and abbreviated to A, T,...

History of Nebulae

of gas and dust floating in space (Nebulae - Cosmic Clouds, 2002). Nebulae are considered a building block of the universe and co...

History and Current Situation of Domestic Violence

What is Domestic Violence? Domestic violence, or battering as it is sometimes called, is "a pattern of behavior used to establish ...

Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century British History and Authors

as one author states, "The medieval church was defeated and the educated classes embraced scientific rationalism. Art, architectu...

History of Winemaking

broken, the yeast organisms that live on the grape skins are able to access the sugar inside the fruit. When they access this suga...

Wine Significance in the Histories of Herodotus

wine, make up their drunken minds and know that their decision was sound when they still see things the same way when sober" (Hero...

Canadian History and Women

difficult, if not impossible, to try to illustrate what life was like for native women in early Canada. The women of different tri...

Political Institutions Shaped by the History of Western Europe

why European states are different, but the nations histories also in some way, explain why things are the way they are today. Betw...

Displays Featured in Washington D.C.'s Museum of Natural History

that it was the Vikings who actually first discovered America it became of special interest and as such ahs always intrigued this ...

US and New Jersey's Capital Punishment History

the Supreme Court decision of Furman v. Georgia (Freitas PG). This decision stated that the death penalty constituted cruel and u...

Ghandi's Changing of History and India's Anti Colonial Resistance

In six pages the influence of Ghandi on peaceful demonstrations in India and how they resulted in an independence state are examin...

Education and its History

in power to remain in power, while those who quite possibly had the talent and ability were relegated to a calling more suited to ...

Questions on Art History

narratives can take on many themes for many different reasons. Perhaps there is a very exciting artwork around which one wants to...

German History and the Contributions of Helmut Kohl

was Chancellor between 1949 and 1963 and has been viewed as strong-willed, and as someone who created a Germany that was in line ...

Global History and the Significance of Political Ideology

about. Economic factors on the other hand seem far more serious. While that is the case, and economics have a decided impact--the...

Literature Review on US History and Unionism

even if it has any kind of future at all - can be discussed and determined. The good news for the labor...

The History of COBOL in American Business

COBOL is a high-level programming language developed decades ago. Once the standard for dealing with masses of complex data, it is...

Concept and History of Political Development

In six pages political development is examined conceptually and in terms of its contemporary historical development and includes s...

Social History and Sexuality

mentioned and courses taken were important enough in the society to warrant public attention to them. The account of this single ...

A US Prison Reform History

"prisons" from where people never emerged; the most famous being the Bastille of Paris, France, scene of the French Revolution. Th...

Multimedia and Communications' History

the greatest change has been in respect to communication. Communications as it exists today has revolutionized business practices ...

China and Women's Art History

what is present. It can be said that this theme of absence, of something not completely right, which is featured in most of their ...

History of U.S. Aviation and Terrorism

a little less safe. While talk of terrorism when a passenger jet went down in Lockerbie, Scotland was in the air, no one expected ...

History and Citizen Kane

flashbacks in the movie) (Street 48). Through these interviews, the audience learns that Kane inherited a fortune at a young age, ...