… and the hillside of China. Cecil Beaton’s career as a royal photographer spans almost fifty years, from 1930 until 1979. In that period, he photographed nearly thirty members of the House of Windsor. A severe stroke in 1974 left Beaton paralysed…

… career criminal and pimp, who stood a mere 5'2". He mezmorized a group of largely middle class youths into thinking he was Christ incarnate. Using manipulation with drugs and force of personality, Manson molded the young people into killers. They would…

… Mexico. Most of the men were sea sick. They soon overcame it a little. I was a stormy night when the men left Mexico. On December 2 they landed in Las Coloradas. They were spot by the coast guard and it was telegraphed it to Batista. They soon hurried…

… periods: the Earlier or Western Han and the Later or Eastern Han. In between these two was the short-lived Hsin Dynasty (AD 9-23). The Chinese show their pride in Han accomplishments by calling themselves the Han people. Philosophies and institutions…

… tried to politically and economically established their countries in very different ways. Japan fought war after war for a century before they changed their ways. China on the other hand slowly established a government and used education as a tool…

… history it has developed much differently than western parts of the world. Chinese culture varies greatly compared to ours. Theses great differences between eastern culture and western culture make China a very interesting place. Some of the vast…

… became an era of massive change and Revolution in the Old World. It was an age of wars, expansion, and the enactment of new and radical ideas. Two very contrasting countries conducted extreme revolutions during the first half of this century, bringing…

… He was born Christofero Columbo, after the patron saint. His father was Donenico Columbo, a weaver and wool dealer. Columbus had two brothers, Diego and Bartolome. Historians are certain that Columbus was not a noble. They can substantiate this…

… born in 1451. He was born in Genoa, Italy. He was an italian-spanish navigator. He sailed west across the Atlantic, in search of a route to Asia. He became famous by making land fall, instead in the Caribbean Sea. Columbus in his youth years…

… essay that explains the reasons behind, and the methods of nonviolent civil disobedience, and gently expresses King's disappointment with those who are generally supportive of equal rights for African-Americans. Martin Luther King, more than any other…