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Croon had a big ego, he believed that whatever he said went and that all should obey his saws, despite if they broke moral, religious, and all other beliefs. He proves this when he says, “Policies, I say, is to have no burial. NO man is to touch him or say the least of prayers,…

The Swadeshi movement, part of the Indian independence movement and the developing Indian nationalism, was an economic strategy aimed at removing the British Empire from power and improving economic conditions in India by following the principles of swadeshi (self-sufficiency; Hindi: ??????? svadesi), which had some success. Strategies of the Swadeshi movement involved boycotting British products…

In the early beginnings of British North America, three colonial regions were developed. The New England colonies, the Middle colonies, and the Southern colonies. Although the British founded them all, the three colonial regions developed their own forms of economy, social practices, government systems, and philosophies. The only thing that kept the three colonial regions…

The Gebusi, written by Knauft, was written with the intention of sharing the author’s discoveries during his stay with and study of the Gebusi people in Papua New Guinea. Starting in the early 1980’s, he traveled to Papua New Guinea and lived with the Gebusi people. At that time, they were still in their traditional…

The War of 1812 Introduction             Among the numerous wars fought by America, the War of 1812 is one such war which has been viewed by different historians through varied perspectives. In the book The War of 1812: A Short History, Donald Hickey throws light on the various causes and outcome of the War of…

Uluru National Park Essay, Research Paper Uluru National Park, is national park in the Northern Territory. The park lies approx. 478km off from Alice Springs. The country was established as Ayers Rock/Mount Olga National Park in 1958 and renamed Uluru National Park in 1977. In 1985 the land was officially returned to, the part s…

As we know, not only one cause helped Hitler to raise power, but a combination of many. Some of them long-term; The Treaty of Versailles, Munich Putsch (1923), Hitler’s character and others short-term causes; The Enabling Law (1933), The decision by Papen and Hindenburg to appoint him as Chancellor in 1933, but others are a…

In Antigone, both Antigone and Kreon could be considered the tragic heroes of the play. A tragic hero, defined by A Dictionary of Literary, Dramatic, and Cinematic Terms, is someone who suffers due to a tragic flaw, or hamartia. This Greek word is variously translated as “tragic flaw” or “error” or “weakness.” Kreon’s hamartia, like…

The crime of genocide is ancient but the Armenian Genocide of 1915 represents one of the most abhorrent and criminal acts of mass violence in modern times.  Although the concept of genocide is relatively new and recently acknowledged as being a crime against humanity in international affairs, the Armenia Genocide remains seeped in controversy and…

In the history of the world, different civilizations have flourished over time. These civilizations were the root of various cultures, traditions, and beliefs. However, most of them are already gone due to changing times. This paper highlights three different civilizations: Medieval Japan, Medieval Mali, and Classical Maya. The resources used in this paper are The…