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Artillery
Military Field Artillery Advancements
Why the Tank was chosen as the topic for this paper
Essay Question: "Identify a change or development in warfare...which had a profound impact on the conduct of war between 1776 and 1918. Demonstrat Continue Reading...
Slavery in America
The Beginning of Slavery
The first year that African slaves were brought to Colonial America was reported to be 1619 (Vox, 2012). The ship that docked at Point Comfort, in Jamestown Virginia, was owned by the Dutch. The Dutch cre Continue Reading...
Declaration of Independence
The Theory of Government presented in the Declaration
The author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was greatly influenced by the political thoughts of the 17th century English philosopher John Locke an Continue Reading...
Economy of Colonial America
Brief chronology of the initial economic developments of the colonies
Jamestown, Virginia colony was first to show signs of economic growth
Massachusetts Bay colonists buy corn from Indians
Literature generalizations a Continue Reading...
Antebellum America
The Continental Setting
In 1815, the United States still had most of the characteristics of an underdeveloped of Third World society, although most of the world was in the same condition at that time. Its population was about 8.5 Continue Reading...
California Proposition 8:
Fighting for Same-Sex Marriages and Rights
Introduction to Same-Sex Marriages in California
Same-sex marriage has been a sensitive subject in America for more than the last couple of years. In California, gay marriage has Continue Reading...
unified cultural need to establish their dominance in another land is the most important reasons for the foothold established by the English and the Spanish in the New World. It is true that a plethora of different races, ethnic groups, nationalitie Continue Reading...
Battle of Lex and Conc
Define the Subject/Evaluate the Sources
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were fought on two fronts in Middlesex County, Massachusetts on April 19, 1775. Principle adversaries included the British armed forces and the colo Continue Reading...
Slaves were not in such a position, and often lived their entire lives in bondage to cruel masters and terrible conditions. Furthermore, in contrast to immigrants who left their home countries by choice, African slaves were kidnapped from their home Continue Reading...
Roots of the Feeling of Moral Superiority in the U.S.
The United States has been criticized in recent years for assuming an air of moral superiority and for trying to impose their opinions on the rest of the world. Even when the tragedy of Septembe Continue Reading...
Franklin Autobiography
Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography is not only a story of his own relentless attempts at self-improvement, but also designed to be an early advice manual for others who intend to follow in his footsteps. He certainly was one of Continue Reading...
Thomas Paine and Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine both came from similar backgrounds and shared much commonality during their early years, however, each embarked on life paths from different perspectives. It seems Paine was more Continue Reading...
difficulty, wealthy white American settlers created and dominated a stable plantation society in which slaves, Indians, and poorer whites accepted the justice of their subordination.
There is sound evidence that slavery had spread through America l Continue Reading...
Once the reader gets past the language and time issues that have passed since Hume's lifetime, the ideas he presents become clear and make a great deal of sense.
Hume uses several main arguments and conclusions in his writing. The first two are the Continue Reading...
Thailand during the 1930s and 1960s and compares its current day exchange policies. It has 9 sources in MLA format.
The Thai economy, one of the fastest growing in the world through 1995, where trade is elevating and education is stabilizing. Despi Continue Reading...
Slavery in the New World
Characters who are always in need of discrediting the United State and to oppose its role as pre-eminent and most powerful force for goodness, human dignity and freedom focus on bloody past of America as a slave holding nati Continue Reading...
labor movement in the United States started due to the need for protecting the common interest of workers. For those in the industrial sector, the labor unions normally fought for various things including reasonable working hours, better wages and s Continue Reading...
Cultural and Social Influence of Neoclassical Artist (Antonio Canova)
Antonio Canova
Culture and social influence of the Neoclassical artists
Antonio Canova's life was mainly of sculptor because his father, Pietro Canova, was a stonecutter of Poss Continue Reading...
Between 1970 and 1997 contemporary federalism was developed characterized by a shift in intergovernmental system of grants. It also saw an increase in lack of funding of federal mandates and concern were raised on the federal regulations as well as Continue Reading...
American Revolution was one of the most significant historical turning points in which thirteen colonies in the New World got together to battle the British Empire and form the United States of America.
The first battles were at Concord and Lexingto Continue Reading...
Civil Rights Movement
Civil rights since 1954 with special reference to California's role
A growing Cause, 1776-1865
The Declaration of Independence asserted that "all men have been created equal," as well as in 1788, the U.S. Constitution presupp Continue Reading...
Even before one gets to Rowe's argument, however, one may disregard Hick's argument because it depends on imagining an infinite number of possibilities to explain away evil, rather than accounting for it. Instead of actually explaining how a benevo Continue Reading...
start of western civilization, societies have sought a balance between order and liberty. It has always been the responsibility of government to maintain order for the safety and well-being of its citizens, but questions have remained as to the exte Continue Reading...
The production of iron was also a basic component of modern development. Its significance cannot be understated because it "constitutes the chief element of all heavy industry and land or sea transport and is the material out of which most productiv Continue Reading...
The OFT may then refer the companies to the Competition Commission (formerly known as Monopolies and Mergers Commission).
The Competition Commission also plays a major role to investigate the situations which are called 'Oligopoly Situations' which Continue Reading...
American History, And Political Theory
The role of morals and religious values in a nation's economic activity.
In our nation, the current politically correct cry is to separate moral issues from the public arena. The affairs of church and state sh Continue Reading...
Evolutionary Understanding of Physical Attraction and Mate Selection
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Financial stability
Physical attractiveness
Frequency Statistics
Overall Analysis of Preferences Effect
Factors Influencing Mate Choices
Financial stability
Physic Continue Reading...
Multicultural Matrix and Analysis
SOC/315 Version
Criminal Justice
Multicultural Matrix and Analysis Worksheet
Instructions:
Select and identify six groups in the left-hand column. Complete the matrix.
Write a summary.
Format references consis Continue Reading...
King and Douglas
Frederick Douglass and Martin Luther King were truly great men and great public speakers, and King was also a hero and martyr to the cause of nonviolent resistance who quite possibly was assassinated by Southern racists with the com Continue Reading...
" The more the freedmen resumed the habits and postures of slaves, the better the planters were able to accept the new system.
Thus reconstruction even with all the good intentions of some people was still a major failure. It had failed to bring the Continue Reading...
Both large states with a great population, they did not want to lose influence or power to a federal government. In particular, there was great debate in New York as existing political leaders feared a lose of power. The Federalists were those who s Continue Reading...
" (Hesse, 2002) This clearly shows that ideas are fruits of collective labor. This is a process in which society has contributed in one way or another thus any one firm or person cannot expect to be granted exclusive rights to ideas. Ideas are thus m Continue Reading...
Air forces are now requisite for any relevant military. Pilots must be trained effectively; many commercial pilots are still militarily trained because of the superiority of military training services, staffing, and equipment. Many advances in civil Continue Reading...
Gun Trafficking and Straw Purchasing
Traffic Jam: Straw Runners' Complicity
Rational choice theory is the theory of criminal behavior that posits that when people commit illicit acts, they generally tend to do so while considering their own self-in Continue Reading...
In 1834, the British Empire abolished slavery (the Civil War Home Page, 2009). Great Britain had remained one of the United States' largest trading partners and was, at that time, still the most influential nation in the world. Moreover, Great Brita Continue Reading...
Treaty of Jay 1794
Using the American foreign policy, the Jay's Treaty of 1794 as the context of discussion, this essay argues that the country's history of foreign relations and policy has been predominantly expansionist and imperialist.
As was me Continue Reading...
Group Structure & Unit Cohesiveness in the United States Army
This paper offers critical evaluation of the United States Army, giving clear, descriptive outlines of what is like to be a member of an elite unit with a perspective of the group str Continue Reading...
Native Americans
Describe what is known of the tribe's pre-Columbian history, including settlement dates and any known cultural details.
Before Columbus came to the "New World," the pre-Columbian era, the Cherokee occupied an area that today is wes Continue Reading...
Korean War is often called the quiet or forgotten war. Sandwiched in between the popular war, World War II, and an unpopular war, The Vietnam War, The Korean conflict was not the measure of hardware and military might which occurred in WWII.
The Ko Continue Reading...
Native Americans: Separate and Unequal
Native American Isolation
Native Americans have continued to represent a marginalized ethnic minority in the United States, despite repeated efforts at assimilation. No one argues publicly anymore that Native Continue Reading...