Essays on History

Ancient Greece and Rome Ancient Greece and Rome are countries in the Mediterranean region. During the colonial period, the interactions between the two countries were through trade in the black sea. Ancient Greece and Rome can be contrasted and compared through social, political, and economic lenses. Economic Similarities and Differences Both countries have...

This essay explores two historical accounts on racial injustices and slavery against the black community to evaluate their role in promoting equality in America – Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, by Frederick Douglass, and The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin. At first, the titles of...

The 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina has gone into history as two of the most critical incidents to have ever occurred in the U.S. On 11th Sept 2001, AL Qaeda hijacked four commercial airliners and crashed into the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon (CBC, 2011). The incident became the most...

There are different perception associated with the module of job seeking in the current era. The article claims that vice presidents always find it challenging to secure presidency jobs. The trend hardly offers positive results towards vice president winning elections. Various conditions are being put to task concerning these person’s...

The snake or serpent is the most widespread and oldest mythological symbols in the world. The word serpent is derived from the Latin word Serpens referring to a snake or crawling item (Forum). Snakes are creatures that have often been linked to the oldest rituals performed by human beings.  They represent...

The term group generally refers to a collection of at least two people who not only interact with some frequency but also to a great sense of their individual identity being somewhat or rather somehow aligned with the group (William Little). The Civil rights movement can be termed as...

O’Brien, Tim. The Things They Tarried. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009. This source contains a set of connected short pieces that tell the story of soldiers in the Alpha Company. The alpha company is a group of foot soldiers in Vietnam before, during and after the war. The stories captured in the...

In the second chapter The writer indicates that Shabogessick brought a horse to the community. The natives had not seen one and were surprised. Shabogessick had a way of communicating with the land and definitely looked for a way to talk to the horse. He later called the people to the...

Should the Statue of Sir John A. Macdonald Be Removed from Victoria City Hall? Canadian history ranks John A. Macdonald as the first prime ministers serving for more than a decade and a half. Born on January 11th, 1815. Sir. Macdonald was the first prime minister of Canada and rose through...

Introduction Named after 13th constitutional amendment that led to the abolishment of the slavery ‘except as punishment for crime,’ 13th employs expert commentary and archival footage in making the case that slavery has not been eliminated in the U.S. to date. The documentary/film by Ava DuVernay evolves into the modern mass...

Human trafficking refers to where a person or a group of people controls the others by forcing them into labor, sexual harassment or organ trafficking (Kempadoo et al., 100).   The practice has been on the increase, despite the laws put against owning or forcing other people into activities that they...

Having a civilized world, one where there shall be no need for war is a dream that might never come true unless people change their perceptions of others from different cultures. The use of force against a section of people will always be a possibility as long as people who...