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Most people today have heard about the genocide in Rwanda. 20 years later, Rwanda can show us how to forgive and live on. The Hut and Tutsis are two, not so different, ethnics that live in Rwanda together. The people were classified as two different ethnics when really there isn’t any difference, only one is…

Cleopatra Vll was born in 69 BC in Alexandria, Egypt. Despite her glamorous and stunning perception, she actually had a different physical appearance. Ancient coins depict her with a long nose that was hooked and masculine traits. However, despite lacking conventional beauty, she possessed an alluring charm that she employed for political purposes in Egypt….

Nelson Mandela was a black South African who fought for the end of apartheid, which was a system where non-white citizens were separated from whites and didn’t have equal rights. He spent most of his life in goal for his protests but continued to be a symbol of freedom to the people. Later he became…

                While Oscar Wilde claims that “all art is quite useless” at the end of his prologue to The Picture of Dorian Gray, he means exactly the opposite: even though he defines art as useless, this uselessness is rooted in something much more important to Wilde. Indeed, though he ends the prologue with this statement,…

In 2012. reelection polls show that the biggest concern expressed by the electors was the economic system and national debt. Many economic experts. political leaders. and citizens are under the feeling that America’s lifting debt and buying of national debt bonds by the foreign states will take America to its inevitable bankruptcy. Some speculators predict…

Outline Thesis: What if you, your family and friends have lived in the same location ever since it was first inhabited. This is your home, your land, where your culture has thrived. Then all of a sudden, a foreign group of people whom you have never seen before, these strangers pillage and burn your village…

Initially, Oedipus and Creon may seem like individuals with contrasting traits. However, as the story unfolds, their characters and destinies become increasingly alike. In Sophocles’s play “Oedipus the King,” Oedipus and Creon exhibit starkly contrasting personalities. Oedipus lacks tact and acts without considering the consequences, whereas Creon demonstrates wisdom and caution. In “Oedipus the King,”…

The “Star Spangled Banner” is a big part of the American culture. Just like other national anthems, it is mean to honor the United States and what it has gone through as a nation. It  is very much a part of American history and it deserves to be revered, respected, and valued not simply by…

Between 500 BCE and 1400 CE, the Middle East, Russia, and Asia in the Indian Ocean regions experienced significant economic, cultural, and political transformations due to Mongol rule. The influence of the Mongolians was deeply impactful and marked by acts of violence and aggression. Politically, during the 13th Century, they exerted control over all Chinese…

When a minority religion such as Judaism or Islam becomes ‘absorbed’ by Chinese or Indian culture the end result is usually a loss of tradition for the Jew or Islamic. In the beginning, small changes are made to adapt to the main society. Things such as traditional clothing or small religious tokens may be changed…