Essays on History

Overview For nearly six decades, the U.S. has enforced an official ban (el bloqueo) on trade and other economic transactions against Cuba. Since its introduction, the embargo has been the center of many political and socio-economic debates. In 2014, President Obama’s administration made a significant shift towards normalizing the relations between...

This paper analyses the article "The Case for Reparations" by Nehisi Coates. It argues that injustices such as segregation do not just affect the direct victims but even the generations that come after that. The inequality between the whites and blacks in America is because of years of segregation and...

`           Franklin Roosevelt and his liberal democratic party were thought of as the saviors of the economy in the United States. Nevertheless, liberals in the late 1960s and early 1970 created economic turmoil, political instability and social excesses that resulted in a resurgence in conservative thinking. Americans became inclined to...

The intentional narrow definition of torture and Geneva protections by Executive Order 13440 permits the use of interrogation techniques that the United States Government would not use on its soldiers. The structure of it was purposefully reasoned to deny and prevent any right of action from accused individuals. Additionally, the...

What do you think accounts for the appeal of Hinduism to people in the west? What do you find appealing about it?             I think Hinduism appeals to a proportionate amount of westerners who are turned off by Abrahamic religions and their tendency to demand blind faith. Instead, for them, Hinduism...

Gutenberg's Role in the Reformation Gutenberg is one of the most celebrated personalities in the entire world. He invented the chef d’ouvre, which was a printing press (McGugan, Anni and Blaine 29). The invention allowed the spread of literature articles to different places for the first time in the history of...

The artistic convention does not show up for the first time. It is a piece which is incredibly common in churches. It is familiar with various churches. Social and religious significance The artistic image is expressing fundamental realism within the faith of Christians. It shows the Divine Majesty for the ruler as...

Designers of commercial adverts strive to develop a message that connects with the target audience. The message is designed in a way that it will provoke emotional appeal among the target audience. As such, the audience will feel certain kind of connection with the advert prompting them to heed the...

The Challenges Faced by Psychologists, Counselors, and Social Workers The expansion in the scale of human trafficking presents challenges to government and law enforcement agencies in curbing this practice. However, psychologists, counselors, and social workers face the challenges of rehabilitating the survivors of this heinous activity. The challenges faced by the...

London in 1666 London was a crowded city with dusty and narrow streets in the year 1666. The town was composed of wooden buildings that were closely packed and could easily catch fire. The great London fire started when dry four bags caught fire from a baker’s oven and spread through...

Introduction Human trafficking has become a great concern for governments as well as law enforcers as they try to eradicate the practice. However, there exist a bigger challenge to the psychologists and social workers who are involved with rehabilitating the affected. One of the biggest issues is the situation of the...

The humanities in modern life have endured a series of the event from the cultural development in the past. The group of functions significantly impacted on the present life (Dewald, 2001). Humanities exercise from the periods of Renaissance, Medieval, Classical and the Modern historical periods affect the societal living style...