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The topic I will be discussing is the outline of my report on Cleopatra. Cleopatra is known for her various roles and characteristics. As the queen of Egypt, she held the titles of both a ruler and a mother. Cleopatra became queen at a young age, starting from 69 BCE when she was only 18…

One must understand commonality before they can comprehend why it is at the heart of righteous judgment. It is perceived as the sense of ruling that is right or just based on logic. Power conversely can be misused due to one’s own personal bias and prejudices. This is displayed in order to orientate the time…

Through conquest and assimilation, it came to dominate Southern Europe, Western Europe, Asia Minor, North Africa, parts of Northern Europe, and parts of Eastern Europe. Rome was preponderant throughout the Mediterranean region and was one Of the most powerful entities Of the ancient world. It is often grouped into “Classical Antiquity” together with ancient Greece,…

Anne Hutchinson Introduction Anne Hutchinson, born in 1591, was the daughter of Francis Marbury, an Anglican minister. Although no Puritan himself, Marbury was outspoken in his criticism of the established church, mainly the appointment of undeserving ministers by an unconcerned hierarchy. He was imprisoned for his criticisms however later released to take a living at…

Nikita Khrushchev The phenomenon of Nikita (Sergeevich) Khrushchev, an eccentric and energetic leader of the Soviet Union, shook the world up in the 1950s. He was appointed as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and became a formal head of the country in 1953, right after the hard times and…

The Trojan War, a Greek mythological conflict, began when Paris, the Prince of Troy, kidnapped Helen from Greece. This event is widely regarded as the most important occurrence in Greek mythology. The disagreement emerged from a competition among three goddesses – Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite – who were competing for the honor of being the…

The Bubonic Plague was spread from China to Italy in 1347 when a fleet of merchant ships returned home from a trip to the Black Sea. As they docked in Sicily many of the crewmembers had already died. The disease spread rapidly through the city and surrounding countryside. By the following August the plague had…

            The year 1096 A.D. is remembered in history as the beginning of the Crusades: the attempt of Christendom to regain the Holy Land from the hands of the “infidel” Moslems. That year also marked the height of the struggle between Islam and Christianity; the Cross versus the Crescent. Rulers and followers from both factions…

Due to the invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney, the South was able to enhance its cotton production and send raw cotton to the North for fabric manufacturing. Francis C. Lowell further improved fabric production efficiency by combining spinning and weaving tools in a single factory. Alias Howe’s creation of the sewing machine…

Modern French dramatist, Jean Anouilh, is a great tragic playwright of the twentieth century. His best known work is Antigone, a modern version of Sophocles’ tragedy. Anouilh’s Antigone also provides a commentary on the Nazi occupation of France. In rewriting the myth in modern times, Anouilh revives the issue of free will under the power…