The Queen Mary is an Art Deco luxury ocean liner with a rich history. After 1001 transatlantic cruises, including leisure vacations and wartime duty, The Queen Mary has been permanently docked in Long Beach, California. The ocean liner is now a floating hotel. The ship is a hotbed of paranormal activity, with up to 150 ...
It sounds like something out of a Hollywood movie: an elite group of Native American trackers — leaving the confines of their reservations in the United States and joining the hunt for terrorists crossing Afghanistan’s borders. Sound fantastic? Hey — nothing else seems to be working. But first a brief history lesson: American Indian Scouts ...
Public Enemy had a great effect on the public opinion. It brought home violently the evils associated with prohibition and suggested the necessity of a nation-wide house cleaning. The end of Tom Powers is the end of every hoodlum. The Public Enemy” is not a man, nor is it a character – it is a ...
The book of Deuteronomy begins with Moses reaffirming God’s promise to give the Israelites a bountiful home land and he sets up judges over the children of Israel. Moses recounts the Israelites rebellion, wilderness journey and God’s defeat of their enemies. He commands the Israelites to obey God’s statutes and warns them against idolatry. Moses ...
It appears that everyone enjoys poking fun at the Jews from time to time. Comments are easy to spurt off and range from light hearted rabbi jokes to belittling nick names. White supremacy groups like the Ku Klux Klan and Neo-Nazis paint our culture with crosses, swastikas and other racist propaganda. Some Jewish people even ...
As a young person and new believer in Christ, I was often confused about events in the Bible. I just couldn’t seem to get things straight in my mind. When I discovered that the Bible is not written in chronological order that certainly made it easier to understand. However, for several years I struggled with ...
Harriet Jacobs’ Incidents in the life of a slave girl and Frederick Douglass’ Narrative in the Life of Frederick Douglass are two narratives by two former slaves, each producing their works around the same time on the topic of their trials and tribulations in slavery. Though both speak about the same issue, their stories are ...
The Colosseum is world-renowned for its architecture and its ties to ancient Roman history. Today, it is only a shell of its former self-crumbled and empty, not splendid and echoing with the roars of bloodthirsty crowds. But there is still history to be gleaned from the ruins. The Colosseum’s construction began in or around 70 ...
In history books, the Renaissance is discussed primarily to note a period where art flourished, the study of classics prospered, and the invention of the printing press was a major technological advance. However, the Renaissance made a greater impact on the world than just in art, education, and technological advances; the renaissance was a rebirth ...
During the War of 1812 the entrance to the Baltimore Harbor was guarded by Fort McHenry. In the summer of 1813 Major George Armistead, commanding officer of Fort McHenry, asked for a “flag so large that the British will have no difficulty in seeing it from a distance.” A group of officers were sent to ...
