Essays on History

Walt Whitman's "Song of Me": A Celebration of Beauty and Harmony in Society Walt Whitman's poem "Song of Me" is a celebrated poem in American history because of the insightful meaning it conveys. Whitman employs a variety of poetic devices to convey his message in such a manner that the rest...

The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the Pope s official residence in Vatican City. The Sistine Chapel The Sistine Chapel, once known as the Cappella Magna, is named after Pope Sixtus IV, who supervised its reconstruction between 1477 and 1480. (Salvini 144). Since then, the Chapel has been...

Provided below in blue is the Greek sculpture.Archaic period: - (Polykleitos)Classical period: - (The dying man)Hellenistic period: - (Sleeping satyr (Barberini Faun) from RomeDuring the archaic era, the description of the human anatomy in sculptures began. The major feature of this structures were their upright positions and tightly curled hair....

Artists deviated from old styles at the end of the nineteenth century to create new era of art. The origins of modernism and contemporary art can be traced back to the industrial revolution. The industrial revolution's advances in technology, production, and transportation had a significant effect on the economic, social,...

W.E.B.Du Bois, Booker T. Washington, and Marcus Garvey W.E.B.Du Bois, Booker T. Washington and Marcus Garvey came up with different dreams in the twentieth century to rescue African Americans from the jaws of the whites. The rights of people who were freed from slavery were not secured by Civil War Restoration....

Despite the fact that the two epics were written at various times, the central plot themes and constructs remain. A review between the two productions reveals that while the superficial aspects of the epic have shifted, components such as motifs, themes, and symbols have not. The fighting is a part of...

Dante, the poet, and author of the Inferno, was a Renaissance-era artist who was interested in the historical time between 1300 and 1600. He was fascinated and dedicated to the church, which is why he conducts the Inferno, a description of hell and its sufferings. Dante is trapped in a...

Beloved by Toni Morrison Beloved by Toni Morrison is a fictional novel that discusses the oppressive essence of slavery. In the fact that most of the characters seem to have lost their sense of self-worth, Sethe stands out. Sethe's Battle with the Past When staying with Denver, she is...

Mein Kampf is Hitler's novel, in which he outlines his political agenda in detail. Mein Kampf was considered the Bible of National Socialism in Nazi Germany and achieved popularity well before its publication, and many Germans assumed that the Nazi leader was capable of bringing all of the ideas laid...

In visions, individuals in the ancient Middle East pursued divine intervention or spiritual guide. The best term used to characterize visitation by deities, the deceased, spirits or gods is growth. There is a multicultural tradition of incubation activities and the approaches differ greatly. Magic divination and witchcraft were used by...

Some people claim that globalization and cultural hegemony are not the same things. The belief is founded on Marxist theories of globalization. Karl Marx believed that globalization was the philosophy of victorious capitalism. According to Marx, globalization and neoliberalism are inextricably linked, as opposed to cultural hegemony, since the two...

Cultural Hegemony and Cultural Imperialism Cultural hegemony is a widespread ideology that has swept through a variety of countries around the world (Mirrlees 16). Countries with influential and affluent cultures are seen as a model for copying and imposing their cultures on less economically rich cultures around the globe. In most...