Essays on History

            Oral histories are the stories that living people tell about their past and the past of other individuals.  Preservation of history has proved a vital phase within the first phase of genealogical research as well as in the data preservation (Fabre, O'meally, " Sitkoff, 1995). Both public history and...

Indian Reservations in the US Indian Reservations in the US are among the most impoverished societies in the United States. Poverty, unemployment, alcohol and drugs have ravaged some of the reservations particularly Pine Ridge, home to the Oglala Sioux tribe. In the RT documentary, the Pine Ridge natives live in poverty....

Written at the heart of ancient Mesopotamia The epic poem of Gilgamesh formed one of the earliest work of literature in the world. Its origin dates back to the 3rd and 2nd millennium BCE when a cuneiform script was written to narrate the story of Sumerian legends. Gilgamesh who is the...

The Justification for the Use of Atomic Bombs on Japan The question that most war historians ask is whether America had grounds to retaliate the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, considering the fact that they would be killing hundreds of innocent citizens in Japan. More importantly, the manner in...

In the years' prior the 1950s, consumers had few rights regarding their relationship with the products they consume and the producers of such products. They lacked the grounds that they could use to defend themselves or protest against faulty products and misleading advertisements. Many businesses were notorious for their unscrupulousness...

Spain and France: A Historical Overview Spain and France are countries neighboring each other, and both are member states of the European Union. The two countries have a long border around the region identified as the Pyrenees. Spain and France were among the most powerful kingdoms in the early modern era...

In this article focuses on the socials stratification and political system between the two cities. Social stratification describes the social position of an individual in a given society. Individuals are categorized depending on the size of their income or wealth, how much power and influence an individual posse and their...

Cultural Beliefs and Perceptions of Cultures Cultural believes vary from country to country making people have different perceptions of cultures. The paper, explains the culture changes that Smith encounters during his 4-year stay in England which openly narrates. The paper will explain the culture of England and as a result, compare...

A government ruling system is a set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized to exert its powers over its people. Louis XIV was born in 1638.He became a king at the age of four and was forced to flee from the French kingdom at...

Dr. Dorothy Height Dr. Dorothy Height was born in 1912 and died in April 2010. She was an American administrator and educator. She dedicated her life to social work, especially civil rights and women rights activist. She gave special attention to the issues affecting the African American women like unemployment, illiteracy...

The response to Hope and Fury by Martin Luther examines how he and the leaders of civil rights movement used the power of print media. They especially used television to enlighten America to the shame of racial inequality ('Hope And Fury? Documentary Chronicles Coverage Of Civil Rights Movement...

I am an America citizen of Hispanic Mexican descent. Both of my parents, Rosa Ruiz and Carlos Meza are originally from Mexico City.  They came into the United States legally in 1987 and settled. They had three children, my older brother Carlos, my younger sister Monse, and me. However, the...