… was the most famous moment of the Spanish-American War, a conflict that has come down in history as "a splendid little war." It was the event that thrust Colonel Theodore Roosevelt - who had resigned his position as secretary of the Navy to form…

… causes and effects of World War I? The answer to this seemingly simple question is not easy. There was more to the onset of the war then the event of an Austrian prince being murdered in Serbia, as is what most people consider to be the cause of World…

… in villages. They hunted and farmed, growing such crops as maize (corn), beans, and squash. Trading was also an important activity. The Indians learned much from one another as they exchanged goods and shared ideas and experiences. Throughout the…

… flourished with great power all through out portions of Egypt and Southwest Asia. Due to their astonishing land marks (many of them still erect), to there great ability to understand sciences and math, and to their religion that is still practiced…

… in the year of 1721 and went until 1917. Before Russia’s Imperial Age began, 2 main events took place. The first was the Golden Horde. The Mongols rode all across Asia to find themselves on a great, flat plain, the location of Russia at the time.…

… culture. The social function of the caste system in Indian culture was too ensure that the wealthy and powerful maintained their high social status and standard of living by making sure that the wealth was unevenly distributed. The members of the upper…

… Julie Newmar Existentialists believe in free will, making choices, and living with those consequences. This is not some kind of weird "hippy" philosophy; it makes sense. Existentialistic thought is predominately a 20th century revelation. As…

… actions. For at the same moment Menelaus states to the Trojans that they have lost the deal, the deal sealed by a binding oath, they are told by Atrides son that they must surrender Helen and pay the Danaans retributions and indemnities for their victory…

… In The Rye Essay Unlike the idyllic image of life in the 1950s depicted in paintings, literature and music of the time period, the 50s were a much graver decade. Commonly, those who did not live through the time, think of the 50s in terms of…

… very best speech of an hour’s length I ever heard.” So said Congressman Abraham Lincoln about Alexander Hamilton Stephens.1 Stephens was born near Crawfordsville, Georgia on February 11, 1812. His mother died shortly after his birth and…