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The History of Explosives and Explosions

propellant and it was used with early muzzle-type firearms" (Bellis, 2008). Black powder is a mechanical explosive, and its very m...

Questions and Answers on Early Nineteenth Century English History (1800-1840)

resulted in a huge public outcry against the King. Reformers and radicals alike encouraged dialogue regarding gender oppression a...

The History of Hollywood

and while the film industry was just a gleam in the eye of motion picture gurus, the industry would later become important to Holl...

A Short History of Reggae Music

foster a very different beat. It should be said that what made this music very different is its association with religion. The ty...

History of Women in Aviation

record of 512 miles, from Chicago, Illinois to Hornell, New York (Bilstein, 2001; House, 2006). When America entered the First Wo...

World History, Religions, Psychology

readers would be going backward and forward in terms of years. however, it is the concept and theme of civilizations that is prima...

A History of American Fashion

to emerge in the latter part of the 1800s. Today, people are fashion conscious and this is something reflected in popular culture....

HISTORY OF ACCOUNTING PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES

In the late 15th century, accounting became a specific science, thanks to the words of Luca Pacioli. Pacioli, a mathematician and ...

Philip Sugden's 'The Complete History of Jack the Ripper'

Sugden presents many different angles and references we look at one chapter, where he states how "The records of the Chapman inqui...

History of Opera in China and its Social Implications

Huaguxi Opera, also known as "Flower Drum" opera was first seen in Chinas Hunan province, with the first mention of it in 1695 (Ch...

Islamic World, the West, and the Relevance of Medieval History

is based solely upon the influence of culture. Louis Rene Beres 2001 article entitled Terrorism and the Global Clash of Civilizat...

A History of Racism in the Motion Picture Industry

This paper addresses two films from each decade, beginning with the 1950s and continuing to the 1990s, and cites examples of racis...

Aspects of U.S. History - Vietnam and the Civil Rights Movement

well as the case that finally struck down the concept of "separate but equal" in terms of education, and mandating that all school...

History of Vipassana Meditation

apply to all of them. First, in the Buddhist tradition, there is no charge for any part of the program. Hosts not only do not ch...

Review of Coming Apart An Informal History of America in the 1960s by William L. O'Neill

extended outline of the 1960s and piquing our interest. ONeill clearly illustrates the decade as one of change, and one of desi...

Harpsichord and its History

In seven pages the history of the harpsichord and its musical complexities are examined. Three sources are cited in the bibliogra...

120 Years of American History

interrupted by the First, and especially the Second World War, when women in large numbers went to work for the first time. Many ...

The History of Cuba's Fight for Independence

Cubas position in the Caribbean has made it attractive to non-natives for centuries. The Spanish gave it extra attention in the 1...

U.S. History and the Definitive Component of Race

reveal that there are others involved in slavery at the time. Hoffman explores the concept of white slavery. The notion that there...

World History Effects of Three Forms of Nationalism

represents often empowers citizens into believing their nations and peoples are the best and brightest in the world. It is believ...

History of the LGBT Movement

sexual orientation. The LGBT movement first began to become a visible component of the American society in the 1970s. Homosexual...

A History of Special Education in the US

children and this is also addressed before moving on to the recent history of special education in the US. Early beginnings In ...

Modern Asia, A History

to cure the problems the colonial power fell from its colony. A separate electoral formula was introduced with the 1909 Government...

Text Analysis of 'Evil in Modern Thought An Alternative History of Philosophy' by Susan Neiman

in Modern Thought points to two cataclysmic moments in history that were responsible for altering the contemporary perceptions of ...

Christianity's Changes Throughout History

teachings of the Old Testament. Christ, of course, was Jewish. At the same time, it does become clear that he added a great deal a...

Freedom Rides and African American History

The idea for forcing such integration was still alive but did not take any real concrete action until the 1960s when John F....

History and the Philosophies of Karl Marx

used to understand present and future situations. Interestingly, the author points out that when taking the models of socialism an...

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs and History

This was the condition of slavery for women. They were often seen as breeding machines that were good for little more than produci...

Western History and the Divine Nature of God

of souls (Frost 104). It is possible that Plato was attempting to use popular belief to promote the teaching of more profound trut...

Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century History, Europe, and the Norton Simon Museum

In many ways we see, in the painting in the Norton Simon Museum, how there are timeless subjects in the world of painting. For exa...