… Nations come into being in many ways. Military rebellion, civil strife, acts of heroism, acts of treachery, a thousand greater and lesser clashes between defenders of the old order and supporters of the new--all these occurrences and more have…

… Confusion often arises in discussion about democracy. This stems from the different premises people have in mind when they use the term. In my opinion, most people fail to specify their underlying premises, and we often incorporate into our sense…

… a flood of emigrants from England who were searching for religious freedom, an escape from political oppression, and economic opportunity. Their emigration from England was not forced upon them by the government, but offered by private groups…

… leader, who survived two purges to become the ruler of China after the death of Mao Zedong in 1976. Deng served the Communist party in various capacities,and participating in the Long March from 1934 to 1935. After the establishment of the…

… Disease Depression is a disease that afflicts the human psyche in such a way that the afflicted tends to act and react abnormally toward others and themselves. Therefore it comes to no surprise to discover that adolescent depression is strongly…

… Delenor Roosevelt truly tried to help the people and wanted to make a change. He is looked upon as the hero for America by taking America out of the Depression. Who knows if FDR even knew that his programs would end up being so successful. The…

… question knowledge. To explore such metaphysical issues as the existence of God and the separation of mind and body, it was important for him to distinguish what we can know as truth. He believed that reason as opposed to experience was the source…

… of the 1920s discouraged the progressive movement. It was a period that had an extraordinary reaction against idealism and reform. The goal was to restore a place of special privilege benefiting big business, industry, and finance. Traditions…

… thing. In this book we can see the enormous effects that fate can have on a person or a group. All throughout Sundiata an Epic of Old Mali the pangs of fate ring true. When writing a book like this or even by reading it one will always know…

… years 1840 to 1890 were a period of great growth for the United States. It was during this time period that the United states came to the conclusion that it had a manifest destiny, that is, it was commanded by god to someday occupy the entire North Ameri…