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The views and beliefs of societies are often portrayed in the literature, art, and cinema of a certain era. The epic poems, The Iliad and Odyssey, give scholars and historians an idea how the Ancient Greek lived their everyday lives. By reading the two “novels,” the reader is able to experience the three thousand years…

Martin Luther King was the main figure in the Civil Rights Movement; he was the civil right activist leader and had an influence of the American society. King believed in non-violent protest and used it to overcome justice, king’s idea of non-violent protest came from Ghandi’s idea, and he thought Ghandi was the great man…

Governing countries and states properly has been a difficult task from th beginning of time. In every country there will be people to who are unhapp and will disagree with your rule, causing your system to fail. So, century afte century, people have tried new ways to make their politics suffice everyone’ needs. However, the…

Organized crime was not so organized up until the 1920s. When the 1920s arrived, the American lifestyle changed dramatically. People started investing money in home appliances and automobiles, womens skirts became higher and drinking became very popular. Also, organized crime came to a rise in the 1920s. And in the high ranks of organized crime…

            Constructed on the northern Gizeh plateau, the Great pyramid of Gizeh was constructed with roughly 2 million limestone blocks, each weighing from a small 2 tone to large 70 ton pieces (Great Pyramid of Giza Association). The construction of these structures is not the sole property of ancient Egyptian history (MSN Encarta). Throughout the…

            Dehumanization is said to be a psychological process wherein individuals perceive their opponents as less than human who does not deserve any moral considerations. Such conflicting nature of the process makes it difficult for both parties to recognize the feeling of sensitivity; instead, the intense feeling of hatred creates much tension that leads to…

Gaius Julius Caesar was killed from 20 stab lesions during a Senate meeting in Pompey’s Theater yesterday forenoon. He was stabbed largely on the dorsum and on his thorax. One of the most fatal lesions was one stopping point to his bosom. which contributed to his immediate decease. He fell down and breathed his last…

The legend of Quetzalcoatl-Cortes. Quetzalcoatl, which means “plumed or feathered snake” is the name given by the Aztecs to the Feathered-Serpent deity of ancient Mesoamerica. However he originated as a water god according to Adela Fernandez , as quoted on the web page Quetzalcoatl the myth, by Katherine Guardado and David Shindle, so it is…

            During the years between 1100 and 1450 many changes were happening in Europe that would create changes in the government and the form that the monarchy would take. The centralized monarchy that is well-known today as having been part of the French and English history for so many centuries would develop because of the…

Writing, peculiarly narrative authorship, is an art. When a individual sets out to make a picture, there are certain regulations of composing that need to be followed. In the art of authorship, it is the same. There are regulations of composing for composing and they must be followed by the author. Some of these regulations…