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Major Changes in World History, 1900-1990

and the Crisis Decades (early 1970s-1991) (Palat, 1997). The so-called "Age of Catastrophe" comprises some of the greatest upheav...

Pharr/Losing Face, Status Politics in Japan

cultural heritage of Confucianism (Pharr xiii). In Confucianism, supreme emphasis is placed on maintaining harmony, which is seen ...

Industrialism: Impact Upon The United States Population

who effectively directed the masses. According to Perry M. Rogers, author of Aspects of Western Civilization: Problems and Source...

1815 to 1860 U.S. Reform Movements

insert citation from Chapter 12). While Walden is even today held up as the epitome of how any individual can maintain and retain ...

Sharon Kay Penman When Christ and His Saints Slept

which involves the story of King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine (Penman, 2002; Penman, 1995). Maude was considered as t...

Historical Overview of Black Education in the United States

color of their skin. One such person was Prudence Crandall, a Quaker woman, who opened a school for black girls. There was such a ...

Reconstruction Period and Social Welfare

total disregard toward the Southern people and their hardships as a result of the war"(Jennings, 2002). In such an atmosphere, it ...

Art from Classical,, Romanesque, Gothic, and Early Renaissance Periods

As Adams indicates, the archaic smile is now gone and stylization has decreased. Another marked change involved the materials used...

Holocaust and Adolf Hitler

to pay tribute to those men, women and children who endured unspeakable cruelty at the hands of the Nazi regime. Visitors to the ...

Classicism and Greek Culture

a decidedly different climate in relation to justice. The end of the Classical period brought with it Alexanders death, as well a...

Comparing News Stories in History

job. Though the headlines from these dates varied significantly in terms of their focus, one element was shared by all of the s...

The Role of the Venetian Army during the Italian Renaissance

but no one can take away Italys prowess during the time period and the strength of the Venetian Navy is also something significant...

British Employers from 1870 to 1914 and Their Changing Power

was a criminal offence (Laybourn, 1997). Therefore at this stage, whatever the degree of solidarity between employers, they are in...

Colonial History of America Until 1877 and Women

Women, which have always constituted half of the colonial population, did not receive any type of "civil, political, or legal" rig...

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

the worst storm to batter England in recorded history in late November through early December, 1703 (De Wire 34). One DeFoe schola...

Australia and Great Britain and Critical Events

be a most applicable means by which to render attack on the enemy; however, what ensued was not so much of a protecting agent as o...

Elizabeth Bennett, Characterization in Pride and Prejudice

This essay pertains to the way in which Elizabeth Bennett is characterized in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. The writer partic...

Historical Aspects of Russia, Austria, and France Between 1815 and 1919

out of Hitlers stated aim to restore greatness to Germany after the humiliation inflicted by the Treaty of Versailles, and the wea...

The Underlying Reasons for the Russian Revolution

communism implemented in Russia was not really what Marx had written about at all. In part, this is due to the scant amount of inf...

Comparing and Contrasting the Two Nations of India and Brazil

The writer discusses the development of Brazil and India, gives the early history of both countries and mentions the similarities ...

Review of The Arts of China by Michael Sullivan

In four pages this book that chronicles the development and history of Chinese art from the ancient period to the 20th century is ...

An Exploration of Aztec Art

In a paper consisting of six pages various aspects of Aztec art are explored in terms of history, culture, and influence, with per...

Late Imperial China and Gender Ideals Contested by Women

In five pages this paper discusses how during the late Imperial China period women were able to contest gender barriers that had b...

Pre Twentieth Century History of Geology

In seven pages this paper examines the history of geology before the 1900s in an overview of various concepts and theories that ex...

Casablanca Film's Propaganda and History

In five pages this 1943 film by director Michael Curtiz is examined in terms of both its Second World War period history and how i...

Cold War's 'End' Political Essay

In two pages this paper argues that despite its reputed end the Cold War endures in the hearts and minds of those who survived tha...

Art, Philosophy, and History of the Renaissance

also equated with humanism, a movement that put man at the center of the universe, as opposed to God (Honderich 375). While the hu...

A Book Review of Milton Meltzer's 'Brother Can You Spare a Dime'

In 5 pages, this paper focuses on a popular middle school textbook's exploration of the Great Depression's economic crisis and the...

1820 and 1821 Filibusters in Texas

This paper examines the Texas filibusters during this time period in terms of history with recent events also included in eight pa...

A History of Advertising from 1870 to 1930

In this paper that consists of eight pages the history of advertising within this sixty year period is explored. There are 21 bib...