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 The seventeenth century was a particularly interesting time for the Irish harping tradition. It bore witness to a number of important events and historical figures, such as the numerous harping festivals (culminating with the Belfast Harp Festival of 1792), Edward Bunting’s important work, and the array of tunes composed by the great Turlough O’Carolan. … Read more

 TECHNICAL EVOLUTION OF AERO PLANES The fantasy of flying is as old as mankind itself, but the idea of a plane only existed for two centuries. Prior to that time, men and women tried to navigate the air by imitating birds. They assembled wings to beat their arms or machines with fluttering wings called … Read more

 The role of the curator proves to be a large influence to what viewers see in galleries, museums, and art shows. There are responsibilities that weigh down on the curator may include preserving the art and connecting contemporary work to art history with calculated arrangement of the work. Curators are able to decide how … Read more

 The Plains Indians refers to groups of Native Americans who lived in the Great Plains area between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains. The Sioux, the Blackfoot, the Comanche, the Crow, the Arapaho, and the Kiowa were among the most well known of the Plains Indian groups. The Sioux were the largest out … Read more

 The Kansas-Nebraska Act, passed by congress on May 30, 1854, was drafted by Democratic Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois and supported by Democratic President Franklin Pierce. The Act repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820, which abolished slavery north of latitude 36° 30’. This gave the territories of Kansas and Nebraska the power to decide … Read more

 Alcohol use is seen as common place cross culturally having been deemed as a safe and enjoyable beverage. It has been worshipped, bought, and banned throughout its existence of over 10 million years. In recent history there has been much debate on whether this fermented beverage is beneficial or detrimental to the overall well … Read more

 Chapter 6 of Absalom Absalom! by William Faulkner provides readers a look into the life of Charles Etienne Saint-Valery Bon, one of the novel’s minor yet fundamental characters for the fulfillment of Faulkner’s major themes. While his father and grandfather appear as more prominent figures in the various narrations of this multigenerational plotline, Charles … Read more

 Rosa Louise McCauley was an activist in the Civil rights movement, who the United States congress called the First Lady of civil rights and the mother of the freedom movement. By refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery city bus on December 1st  1955 the black seamstress helped … Read more

 Queen Cleopatra VII Have you ever thought how life would be if you were Queen of the Nile at age nineteen? How do you think it would be like to rule Egypt when you are only a young teenager? In 69 B.C., a young princess was born, in Alexandria, Egypt’s capital, to a wealthy … Read more

 Dear Dina Georgis, First and foremost, I want to thank you for detailing queerness in Arab culture in your piece at such great depth, especially through your analysis on queer Arab subjectivities represented in Bareed . Born and raised in Malaysia, your piece made me find parallels between queer Arab subjectivities and that of … Read more

 In the early years of the Civil War, a dilemma concerning the emancipation of African-Americans in order to save the war effort arose. Just like the War of 1812 and the American Revolution, it was temporarily allowed because of the need for soldiers. The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States … Read more

 Growing up in a time in which social media consumes most of our lives, it is agreeable that it is bound to have an influence in the way we understand certain matters. For many, the media is the only source they have available in order to receive information and if the information is not … Read more

 For countless years, girls and boys all over the world have had issues with their bodies. Eating disorders and body shaming are real diseases, they are not attention seekers; and they are different for every person. No one will fit a cookie cutter mold when dealing with and eating disorder. The use of eating … Read more

 Margaret Thatcher, individualism and ignorance Coming from somewhat 'humble beginnings', Margaret Thatcher seemed to manifest the individual's struggle: she reached her goal of becoming Prime Minister, through her own means, in an extremely male-dominated political world. Margaret Thatcher in fact dominated the patriarchy of politics for 11 years, as a woman. In this way, … Read more