Essays on History

In most cases, a simple life is believed to be great. However, Ivan’s life is ordinary and simple, but still terrible. His desires, behavior, and values are designed by the expectations and opinions of his social superiors. Such notion makes him conformist who relies on the outside world to reason....

The Renaissance and its Influence The Renaissance was a cultural movement which significantly influenced European intellectual life. The movement started in Italy and spread to other parts of Europe during the 16th century. The influence of Renaissance was felt in religion, science, politics, art, philosophy, and other aspects of intellectuality. Moreover,...

Human Thought in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries Human thought is an element that has gone through various modifications. Evidently, this change in human thought is evident with what transpired during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. You will notice that this period played a significant role towards...

Cesare Borgia s Rise and Fall from Power Those who acquire power from fortunes have fewer problems in rising but the bigger issue is to stay on top. Cesare Borgia is a good example of a prince who got powers from the favors of his father while he was a pope....

The move by the Chinese government to introduce the “social credit” system to track and monitor its citizens has been met with resistance and support from both within and outside China (Bell, 31). The Chinese social credit system is compatible with the concept of ren in that it cares for...

Foreign policies are an integral part of states. The underlying purpose of foreign policies is the fact that they serve as a guide of what is happening in the international community about international relations. Foreign policies that are documented are often referred to as foreign policy doctrines. Foreign policy doctrine...

Colonization occurs in different forms; settler, external and internal. Settler colonialism, for example, operates through the acquisition of indigenous land through genocide which disrupts the natural relationship of land. According to tuck and yang, settler moves to innocence refers to the positioning’s or strategies that aim at reliving the settler...

The Crusades refer to several religions wars between the Muslims and the Christians with the main agenda of controlling the holy sites. There were eight major crusades which happened between the 11th and the 13th century characterized by violent and bloody combats (Wise, 1978). The events created obstacles that can...

Constantine the Great was the 306 – 337 AD Roman Emperor and of Greek origin. In 324 AD, he was strong in civil wars which made him a sole ruler of both west and east after his father’s death in 306AD (Burckhardt, J. 2011). Constantine was important in Christian development...

The pyramids of Egypt are considered among the Seven Wonders of the World and it s irrefutable that they pose a challenge to contemporary human beings in an attempt to decipher their secrets. These commemorative tombs are the remnants of the period s governed through Egypt s the Old Kingdom....

The group Change for the Future is run by individuals who feel that Australia Day marks positive development of only a section of the society. The group believes that the day can only be seen as positive by racists who annexed the country and imposed themselves on the rest of...

Thomas Jefferson s Views on Slavery Thomas Jefferson was one leader who fought to end slavery in the early years. In one of his letters, he suggests that that the talents of the Black people are not a guarantee for their rights. He even argues that Sir Isaac Newton was an...