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Latin American Female Perspectives

the inferiority of females began to change in the late colonial and early republican years (Arrom 260). At this time, women began ...

A Look at Characterization in Hard Times

Charles Dickens' classic work is discussed in terms of characterization as well as setting. The work is discussed in historical co...

Dust Bowl Legacy and The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

In 5 pages this paper examines the classic novel by John Steinbeck from an historical perspective. There are no other sources lis...

Comparative Interpretations of Clan of the Cave Bear

This paper consisting of five pages contrasts and compares contemporary historical adaptations of Clan of the Cave Bear with the f...

The Arts and Perceived Inferiority of Women

In five pages this paper examines the arts in a consideration of the historical discrimination against women. Three sources are c...

Historical Analysis of Edward Gibbons' 'The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire,' Thucydides' 'History of the Peloponnesian War,' and Tacitus' 'The Annals'

In ten pages three ancient historical texts are analyzed in terms of author's approach to history, the representation of the past,...

How Tank Warfare Developed

than individual warrior cunning and strength played an ever-expanding role. The development and implementation of armored ...

Meteors and the Defense of the Earth

The rare fragment that survives and actually lands on earth-that is a meteorite" (pp. 90). Krajick (1999) adds that modern...

The History of Aircraft Carriers

This paper addresses the historical and strategic significance of naval aircraft carriers. This eleven page paper has nine source...

The Paradox of Change by William H. Chafe

In five pages this historical text regarding American women's twentieth century development is analyzed. There are no other sourc...

Pros and Cons of Prayer in School

In ten pages this research paper assesses the historical pros and cons associated with school prayer in American public schools be...

Personal and Political Themes in Henry V by William Shakespeare

he is being facetious, not serious. In fact, the manner in which he plans to "thank him" is by taking France from its king....

History of the Gay Marriage Debate

In eight pages gay marriage is examined from a historical perspective in a consideration of constitutional and legal rights and al...

History of American Currency

experiences a period in which it competes with a second currency as a medium of exchange ... During an episode of dual currencies,...

Book Review of Killer Angels by Michael Shaara

In five pages this historical novel that features the Battle of Gettysburg is subjected to a title and content analysis. There is...

The family in Great Expectations

existence of alcohol. To him, the rotting barrels that once housed unlimited supplies of beer were symbolic of how he viewed Miss...

Hitler and Nazi Germany by Stephen J. Lee

In five pages this historical text by Stephen J. Lee is analyzed. There are no other sources listed....

America and Imagining the Differences in Its Origins of John Smith Had Settled in the Northeast and the Puritans Had Landed in Jamestown

in the early 17th century, named in honor of the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth (Johnson FAQ_history). A common misperception of t...

Current Kosovo Situation

In five pages this paper discusses NATO intervention in a consideration of the current Kosovo situation with historical background...

Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men The Ideology of the Republican Party Before the Civil War by Eric Foner

free laborer was entitled to work and prosper to the best of his abilities, while the South was mired in a false sense of aristocr...

Stephen W. Sears' Landscape Turned Red

In five pages a review of this historical text that examines the Civil War Battle of Antietam is presented. There are no other so...

Cultural Anthropology Study of Japanese Americans and Their American History Influence

In nine pages cultural anthropology is applied to the culture of the Japanese Americans in hopes of understanding their U.S. histo...

Allen Weinstein and Alexander Vassiliev's The Haunted Wood Soviet Espionage in America- the Stalin Era

In ten pages a review of this Cold War historical text is presented. There are no other sources listed....

A Nervous Splendor Vienna 1888/1889 by Frederic Morton

of the work, the principal figure is Rudolf, the crown prince?progressive minded, brilliant, personable?he represented the empires...

Late Eighteenth Century Haitian Revolution

French Empire. It was during this period that African slaves were brought to work the sugarcane and coffee plantations. In 1791, t...

John W. Jeffries' Wartime America The World War II Home Front

In five pages this historical text is critically analyzed with the focus being on the author's informative perspectives. There ar...

History of Judaism in China

a city of half a million people in the Henan province. It holds virtually no reminders of any of its Jewish history (The Economis...

Prince Hal's Maturation in Henry IV, Part I by William Shakespeare

In six pages this paper examines Prince Hal's maturity in this Shakespeare historical play in an analysis of the roles played by F...

Price of Glory - Verdun 1916 by Alistair Horne

In this paper that contains five pages the ways in which the First World War and especially the strategically important Battle of ...

Reflections on the French Revolution by Edmund Burke

This report consists of five pages and considers such issues as prejudice, attitudes, class, influences of place and time within a...