… into the countryside laying its burden of death and pestilence. Europe had prospered readily for about 300 years prior to the beginning of the 1300’s but a series of natural disasters occurred. Poor harvests and famine were common and as the prosperous…

… development of the screw powered warship began in 1839 when a Swedish-American inventor, John Ericsson revolutionized maritime engineering1 with the invention of the screw propeller. However, Ericsson¡¦s invention didn¡¦t develop until…

… most notorious episodes in our country’s history. The issue behind it, Watergate, is still discussed today and considered to be the worst scandal every suffered by the office of the President of the United States. One of the central figures of this…

… Attitudes Towards Religion By: Lisa Enlightenment Attitudes Towards Religion Scientific and philosophical innovations during the 18th century brought about a new breed of thinkers. Their driving forces of rational and reason shifted the religious…

… the relationship between the European and indigenous populations and local ecologies between 1620 and 1800. As he states at the outset of the book: “My thesis is simple: the shift from Indian to European dominance in New England entailed important…

… memoirs, in May 1962 he conceived the idea of placing intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Cuba as a means of countering an emerging lead of the United States in developing and deploying strategic missiles. He also presented the scheme…

… large so quickly that crises in society, government and morals began to develop beyond control. The final result ended in the fall of the Republic and the beginning of the Empire. There are many reasons as the final fall, and I will elaborate on a…

… Civil Rights Movement brought about many different views on how one’s rights should be achieved in America. There is a whole spectrum that ranges from violence to non-violent action in which the views are place. There were two very strong Black…

… American dream is a puzzle, both for those who study it and for those who pursue it. We should never forget that this dream is connected to the credit as much as a fragile flower to the sun. What would you say is the American dream? “Today’s American…

… and Mergers His Childhood Alexander was born in 356 B.C. His father was, Philip, the King of Macedonia and his mother was Olympias, daughter of King Neoptolemus I of Epirus (Albania). Philip was very proud of his son Alexander, but…