… The English mathematician Charles Babbage (1792-1871) never got to build his invention, but his design had an uncanny resemblance to the modern computer. Ada Lovelace, Lord Byron's daughter, wrote eloquently about the device and was history's first progr…

… that it (cultural relativism) must be rejected." The implications of cultural relativism are not disturbing and should not be rejected. To observe the theory of cultural relativism, one must first begin with an open mind. Think on this……

… awakening for many people of the United States. I always thought that the United States was virtually indestructible and that no country had the artillery or technology to defeat us in a war or even damage our economy. Many people including myself…

… National Museum of Natural History. Ancient Egyptian history covers a period of over three thousand years. Most modern countries histories are only hundreds of years old. Only China can come anywhere near this in term of historical continuity. Egyptian…

… believe that the Americas were discovered by Christopher Columbus, there were many people here before his arrival. These people were native Indian tribes such as the Aztecs and the Anasazi. These native people were very civilized. When the Europeans…

… year. This country is located in Central America. It is an isthmus where life seemed to create its roots. It covers only .03 percent of the surface of the world. Costa Rica has about six percent of the world’s biodiversity. It is an ideal place…

… before, and during the Vietnam War, America has tried to push democracy, or at least democratic ideas, onto other countries. In Africa, Zaire was a country that was heavily influenced by the morals of the U.S. – a stable government and a greedy, capital…

… intense controversy. An ongoing conflict has been between the science world and the religious society. This topic happens to be the theory of creation, versus the theory of evolution. Naturally the science world is backing evolution, while the religious…

… they have reacted to the growing power of Britain in their region? The Ndebele were a warrior people who had secured their military stronghold over southern Africa by using strict discipline and ingenious warfare tactics. Upon the arrival of Europea…

… the Plains Indians than Kevin Costner's Dances With Wolves, the beautifully done and ever politically correct film that was the Academy Awards 1991 "Best Picture". The historical inaccuracies of this film were so gross as to be amusing. (My wife…