… is a name given by historians to an intellectual movement that was predominant in the Western world during the 18th century. Strongly influenced by the rise of modern science and by the aftermath of the long religious conflict that followed the…

… decade known as the roaring 20’s. The roaring 20’s were a time of high aspirations and inflated dreams. Little did the people know that soon their dreams would pop and turn into the nightmare of the century. It is a known fact that all good things…

… a time that opened up the world to be integrated for whites and blacks. In this paper the fifties are analyzed through the clothing, styles, cars, family life, and most importantly entertainment. Talking to various members of my family I asked them…

… began in the early 19th century and radically changed the way people perceived themselves and the state of nature around them. Unlike Classicism, which stood for order and established the foundation for architecture, literature, painting and music,…

… living in Europe during the 18th century was “little to be enjoyed and much to be endured.” (1) The masses of the 18th century lived short demanding lives. The life expectancy of the average person living in Europe during the 18th century was roughly…

… has been faced with a immense problem on where the line should be drawn on matters concerning the government. This has arisen from the foundation on which the Americans fought the British for "equal and personal freedom," in the American Revolution.…

… to be tightly contested race; with Richard Vinroot the republican candidate gaining support in the weeks immediately prior to the election. Mike Easley had an early advantage, being the democratic incumbent. Easley was the better-known and better-finan…

… Artemision at Ephesus, the temple of the Greek goddess ARTEMIS (also the Roman goddess Diana), was begun in 541 B.C. at Ephesus (now a site in Turkey) and completed 220 years later. The temple was 425 feet long and 220 feet wide with 127 marble…

… problems ranged from child labor to unemployment. The workers also tried to set up groups, called unions, that they could call their own. The owners of the companies they worked for could not give the workers what they deserved because of their unions.…

… the Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty in 1972, the United States hoped to reduce the threat of nuclear war between itself and the Soviet Union. This treaty was designed to prevent anti-ballistic missile systems from being developed with the hope of keeping…