Introduction In this paper I will look at evidence to determine if the United States is imperialist or not. I will focus on the case of the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands: what led up to the annexation, the motives behind the United States annexing Hawaii, and if those motives were imperialist. I will … Read more
The War was a film that effectively portrayed the familial and economic struggles associated with the post traumatic stress disorder that many veterans procure. In defense of the movie, I resonated with the emotional situations the characters were put through, and felt that it was easy to understand what the directors intentions were for … Read more
David Onuta History 146 Professor Cavalli 3 November 2018 Topic #1 essay #1 The way that North and Central America were colonized were in different ways. England and Spain both came to the new world to colonies it but they both did it differently compared to each other. England came to what is now … Read more
The frame story of The Arabian Nights is one of its most intriguing aspects; it has set the stage for numerous frame stories in literature, television, and film. what makes The Arabian Nights so important is that it not only collected them in one place, but also used the frame to imply a coherent … Read more
There is no denying that black music has influenced the popular music scene in western culture, more than any other culture. Since the 1950’s we have seen a rise of various black musical genres that have come to dominate the pop charts and influence musicians globally. But how and where and where would be … Read more
There is an Indian bollywood movie called New York which narrates a story about the lives of three college students in New York City. The three college students are named Maya, Omar and Sam. Maya and Sam are friends with Omar and met him in New York only. Omar dreamed of coming to New … Read more
Student name: Mila van der Ende Sudent number: 509351 Course number: CH1103 The creation of the Great Divergence The term “the great divergence” was first introduced to the scholarly world by Kenneth Pomeranz around the year 2000. He used the term for the big gap between rich and poor countries … Read more
The Yangtze River is the third longest river in the world, and the longest river in Asia, about 3964 miles. The Ancient Chinese used the river for freshwater, food, fertile soil, and transportation. I used the meter stick to represent the river because of how long it is and the Chinese people even call … Read more
Historians, history teachers, and scholars have always had knowledge of the historical foundation of the United States of America. The great historians, such as Herodotus, Thucydides, Livy, Edward Gibbon, David Hume, Karl Marx, Alexis de Tocqueville, and many others had stories of their own. However, some historians existed within the agitational organizations but failed … Read more
Bennet Geis Plague DBQ November 4, 2018 Starting one of the most destructive periods in European history, the Bubonic Plague arrived in Sicily in 1347, carried by ships from the Black Sea. Over the next few years, the first wave of what was named the “Black Death” spread across Europe, and would ultimately reduce … Read more
Justin Rottinghaus HSPM383 Stewart Burger November 2nd 2018 Field Trip Report The facility I chose to visit was a distillery I visited the Foundry Distilling Co. on October, 5th of this year at 3:00pm. The distillery is located at 111 South, 11th Street West Des Moines, IA 50265. The building in which the distillery … Read more
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder of the brain and is considered the most common cause of dementia. It accounts for up to 70% of all dementia cases diagnosed according to current clinical diagnostic criteria. Dementia is an umbrella term describing a collection of symptoms that are caused by brain disorders. AD … Read more
4. After the Gold Rush in 1849, San Francisco became a place of lawlessness; full of crime and what Barbara Berglund, author of Making San Francisco American, called vicious amusement. Women during this time were scarce and were treated as second class citizens. However, since they were so rare, women were highly sought after. … Read more
Technology and Government When thinking of defining moments of the 21st century, one cannot help but think of the fast emergence of technology. Since the invention of the computer then the internet, the technology industry has been booming. Because of this intense shift toward a digital world the people as well as the government … Read more
Voting in our nation’s elections is an important part of our civic engagement as American citizens. “Nearly 56% of the U.S. voting-age population casts ballots in the 2016 presidential election” (DeSilver). With a sum only a smidge over fifty percent of American citizens capable of voting, we are failing our government system as a … Read more
