History Essay Examples

The relationship between blacks and The United States has a long history, and the American influence on the black Diaspora is a well documented and highly controversial topic.  The racial conflicts in the United States are the result of Western colonization, which is also the cause of the global black Diaspora. Diaspora, which is commonly…

Paintball is a fast and furious sport. It is played on both a social and serious level by over 16 million people around the world (Cooke, 11). It is one of the fastest-growing sports on the planet. Paintball’s history, games, guns, and safety are all part of the fun. In 1970, James Hale, an engineer,…

Introduction to Radio Radio is wireless transmission of signals, by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space. It does not require a medium of transport, Information is carried by systematically changing (modulating) some property of the radiated…

Texts going back in history suggest that men have always sought a way to work harder or at least to suffer less at what they were doing. It has even been argued that Adam and Eve were the first to take a substance (the forbidden fruit) to gain “god like power”. When the fittest of…

The northern regions tended to have more religious beliefs. The southern regions tended believe in a church and state separation. According to “The Articles of Agreement, Springfield, Massachusetts in 1636″ (Doc D), whoever entered Massachusetts had to comply with the certain articles and orders that shaped a community around God and the share of the…

Renaissance was marked by “a turn from medieval life and values dominated by the Church toward the philosophical principles of humanism (SparkNotes, 2006).” The philosophy of humanism emphasized the potential for individual achievement. During this period in the mid-fourteenth century, the cultural shift moved the middle class to take interest in achievement and life in…

The French Revolution             The “Parisian Riots on 14th July 1789” is a historical account of the events that took place one day before and during that fateful day when protesters took over the Bastille (Principal Dates and Timeline of the French Revolution, 2008). The events in the article were narrated from memory by Pierre-Victor…

Without Hitler, German fascism could possibly die in early stages. At the very least, we probably don’t see the militarization of Germany occur quite so fast. So, Germany still has some averages left in the government. Italy is still fascist, but Mussolini never would have had the resources to lead Europe into a World War….

“Greasy Lake” and its Many Historical References In T. Coraghessan Boyle’s short story “Greasy Lake,” there are many subtle historical references. These references pertain to different events that were happening during the time period that the story takes place, and help to describe different parts of the plot. Casual readers may not even notice these…

The decaying Spanish and French empires had relinquished most of their Imperialist goals to control more overseas territories and were left with the remains of what they could hold onto. The British Empire however was still going strong and as the saying went: “The sun never sets on the British Empire”. But even then, in…