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Populating in a state that is obsessed with war and force, it is obvious why Americans look for heroes. All histrions from John Wayne to Arnold Schwarzenegger have captured the love of this state for their portraiture of heroics and courage in films. However, before there were Wayne and Schwarzenegger, there was Patton, a existent…

The Ottoman Empire was an empire which was created by Turkish tribes in the region of Anatolia. Considered to be one of the most powerful states in the world during the 15th and 16th centuries, it spanned more than 600 years and only ended in 1922 due to the replacement by the Turkish Republic and…

By the start of the 20th century, a great change known as the Progressive Era occurred in the United States. In view of that, people who supported progressivism, known as progressives, worked to eliminate the numerous problems affecting the country. The progressives sought to suppress child labor practices, regulate alcohol distribution, extended women and minority…

“As for Roger O’Farrel … He took me off a sinking ship when I was a baby and raised me like his own daughter. And if I took to the life of a rover, it is not his fault, who would have established me like a fine lady ashore had I wished. ” – Robert…

Oedipus Rex is one of the tragedies of Sophocles. Oedipus is a king and has the strength and the power of a king. For that reason Oedipus suffers from a tragic flaw which is his excessive pride. This pride makes him fall from status. Also, Oedipus is responsible for his downfall. We can see his…

IntroductionThe 72 years long rein of Louis the Great (Louis XIV), King of France is unanimously regarded as golden age of France that established it the cultural, military and political summit of Europe. Regarded among many historians as the best Emperor ever seen by Europe and the finest emblem of royalty, Louis XIV occupied the…

Abstract Hughes has been an icon in African-American tradition through his works of both poetry and literature. His works have brought about more ease in the analysis and interpretation of African-American tradition literature. The rationale of Hughes is based on history and the gradual transformations undergone by this society to current state. The history of…

The Great pyramids of Egypt are as appealing and alluring, as they are wonderful. There have been various debates, suggestions and speculations historians and researchers of Egypt about who built the pyramid and why it was built (its purpose). Over the years, quite a number of theories in relation to the construction of the Great…

The Villains of All Nations is book written by Marcus Rediker that follows the origins of the pirate boom before and after the War of Spanish Succession. The book covers infamous pirates like Bartholomew Roberts, William Fly, and Edward Teach also known as Blackbeard. It discusses the grim environment of working the seas for the…

Before reading the biography I knew very little about his life. I knew he was an African freedom fighter and that he was the president of South Africa. I knew he led anti-apartheid strikes. I also had the vague idea that he was involved in the communist party and he had gone to jail, but…