When dealing with the ethical question of terrorism, it’s important to understand the ambiguity of the word itself. What is terrorism exactly? While the meaning may be subjective, the term terrorism is traditionally described as the use of force or violence to inspire social or political change in a random, arbitrary fashion. The term terrorist ...
The children’s crusade is a name given to a variety of events that occurred in 1212. What events are fact and what has been fictionalized, is still not known. There are actually two crusades involved in these stories. The first crusade starts in France with a twelve year old boy named Stephen of Cloyes. Stephen ...
Hotel Monaco, in Washington, D.C. is a grand hotel with white pillars soaring above the entrance of the white marble building. Hotel guests are transported to a world of beauty and grace in the stately landmark building that served as the original United States Post Office. Ghost Stories The Hotel Monaco in Washington, D.C., was ...
As oriental countries,the West often perceives China and Japan as two countries with similar politics, economics, and social norms. What many Westerners may not realize, however, is that starting in the 19th century, Japan ended its traditional isolationist policies while China sought to become isolationist, and that this distinction strongly influenced both Japan and China’s ...
First Patent Received by US Woman, 1809 The first American woman to receive a patent was Mary Dixon Kies, who received one on May 5, 1809 for her technique of weaving straw with thread. The process was used in the creation of straw hats. Dolly Madison sent her a congratulatory letter on her achievement. Women ...
The first thing you must know how to do when starting this project is learn to make a European 4 in 1 weave. It isn’t difficult to learn and should take very little practice to master this weave. Here is a website that has an excellent tutorial: http://www.chainmailbasket.com/euro4in1.php. Making a chainmail pouch is not only ...
The PBS special “Slavery By Another Name” shines light on a critical part of American history that has been for the most part, ignored or forgotten; the persistence of a new form of neo-slavery that lasted for over eighty years beyond the end of the Civil War. Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation (1862) is traditionally regarded as ...
Track and field was one of 25 sports contested at the VIIth Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1920. The track and field program consisted of 27 events: 100 Meters, 200 Meters, 400 Meters, 800 Meters, 1,500 Meters, 5,000 Meters, 10,000 Meters, Marathon, 110 Meters Hurdles, 400 Meters Hurdles, 4 X 100 Meters Relay, 4 ...
In the United States, accent often betrays where an individual was raised and how much educated he has received. With the possible exception of the Southern drawl, however, regionalisms are seldom thought to be a sign of social class. American society may not be completely egalitarian, but at least our speech is. There is no ...
Ancient Greek was never a homogeneous language like many modern “standardized” languages. The language of Homer’s poems was not the same as that of Leonidas of the famed 300. These different dialects were used not only by separate political entites, but also within each state, they were used for different genres of literature. The main ...
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