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Tokugawa's Fall

the shogunate around 1568. By 1573, the shogunate was nearly abolished. Nobunaga was assassinated in 1582 at which time, his prot?...

A History Of The Abacus

This paper addresses the historical significance and development of the abacus, an early counting machine and precursor to the cal...

Michigan's Mackinac Bridge

In six pages this paper discusses Michigan's Mackinac Bridge in an historical overview that includes its record for safety and as ...

New York's Inner City Architectural History

In ten pages this paper refers to Luc Sante's Low Life in a historical consideration of New York City's urban architecture in term...

Guqin Music and the Chinese Zither Instrument

a large number of other ethnic groups with distinct cultures. The westward expansion of the Chinese empire during the Tang dynast...

Affirmative Action's Origins and History

In ten pages this paper discusses Affirmative Action in an overview of its origins and its historical evolution. Six sources are ...

Elizabeth Lasch Quinn's Black Neighbors

In a paper consisting of six pages an examination of this historical text in which the author prompts readers to take a different ...

Life of Flavius Josephus

In five pages the life, works, and historical significance of Flavius Josephus are discussed. Five sources are cited in the bibli...

Meiji, Tokugawa, and Amae Periods of Japan

In four pages this research essay considers these three periods as they relate to U.S. policy relationship and historical revision...

Japanese Organized Crime Syndicates, the Yakuza

hatamoto-yakko cannot truly be seen as the forebears of that yakuza. Instead, the yakuza see the machi-yokko ("Servants of the tow...

British Competition Bill and the EU

In seven pages this paper discusses the British Competition Bill and the impacts of the European Union in this historical overview...

Changing Role of Official Development Assistance

In sixteen pages this paper considers Official Development Assistance in a historical context that discusses its global economic a...

How Growth is Promoted by Increasing Minimum Wage

This argumentative paper consisting of eight pages discusses how raising the minimum wage makes sound economic sense by refuting c...

Credit Cards and Their History

The earliest development of bank-issued credit cards, the forerunners of what are now Visa and MasterCard, was instituted by the F...

Overview of the Dow Jones Industrial Average

In eight pages this paper presents an historical overview of the Dow Jones Industrial Average in terms of its origin, economic imp...

'Third World' Sierra Leone, Africa

In eight pages this research paper examines the historical, economic, and ethnic background of Sierra Leone and what it reveals ab...

Florida Panther and its History

In fourteen pages this paper examines the Florida panther in an historical overview that includes habitat preservation alternative...

History of the Chickasaw Indians

In fifteen pages this paper examines the Chickasaw Indians in an historical overview that includes religion, culture, and U.S. gov...

Impeachment of President Bill Clinton

In twelve pages this paper examines the process of U.S. presidential impeachment in a historical context, a consideration of Secti...

Roberts v. Louisiana and Mandatory Capital Punishment

In nine pages this paper examines mandatory capital punishment in a historical chronicle that includes Roberts v. Louisiana, the l...

The Controversy Surrounding the Move Towards Making English the Official Language of the United States

This ten page paper analyzes the English Only move that is gaining strength in the U.S. This paper presents a converse view of th...

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...

The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault

of restrained antagonism -- somewhat similar to the "Cold War" of the 1950s and 60s -- simmered just under the surface, threatenin...

Analysis of Old Mortality by Sir Walter Scott

In five pages this early 19th century historical fiction novel is analyzed in terms of the freedom struggles of the Covenanters ...

New World, European Empires and Sea Power's Importance

Location is not everything. By listing a multitude of items, Mahan makes clear that the idea of capturing other countries by using...

US Navy Retention Problems

In ten pages this paper examines the US Navy's enlisted and officer retention problems in an historical and contemporary overview ...

Paul Revere's Ride by David Hackett Fischer

In five pages this historical text is summarized and analyzed with the roles of British General Thomas Gage and Paul Revere discus...

Public, Policy, and Affirmative Action

This paper contains ten pages and considers the failure of the Affirmative Action program to effectively serve the public and incl...

Traffic Law and its Western Civilization History

In four pages this paper presents an historical overview of traffic law that traces its chariot origins to its present incarnation...