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During the Medieval Era or Middle Ages, the concept of arts was not separated from religion. The products of art back then were inspired by the spiritual symbols of the religions. It was during this period as well that the great churches were made. Many of these churches in Europe had biblical tales in them….

Commonly misunderstood, post apocalyptic authors are actually trying to convey warning messages to ensure the sovereignty of human ideals and to retain them in face of utter turmoil. Post apocalyptic authors create an imaginative dull society in a realistic scenario where individuals with moral values and ideals still exist and rise up against the oppressive…

Saladin was a prominent figure in the medieval history. He was the most famous of the Muslim military heroes in the world. “His achievements were not limited to the military sphere alone, but achieved across the political, diplomatic and administrative arenas. ”(Bosworth Clifford 2). The explanation of his youth and background, how he became such…

INTERNET The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve several billion users worldwide. It is a network of networks that consists of millions of private, public, academic, business, and government networks, of local to global scope, that are linked by a broad array of…

At the beginning of the century, the political and mercantile press, which catered to groups of elite readers, dominated journalism in cities. However, many of the new urban papers that were found in the 1830s and 40s establishment unprecedented circulation numbers. In the ‘Imperial San Francisco: Urban Power, Earthly Ruin all,’ by Gray B Brechin,…

The War of 1812 is a war often overlooked and somewhat forgotten by most Americans. It is none the less an important part of American history and was sometimes referred to at the time as the second war for independence. The war was from June 1812 to February of 1815 and was fought with Great…

The Era of Reconstruction refers to the turbulent period starting 12 years after the Civil War in the 1860s, shifting American culture, economy, and politics. But, with white supremacy and terrorist organizations ruling the south, former slaves were prevented from integrating fully into American society. The political cartoon, “The Union as It Was,” was published…

The civilization in the Indian Subcontinent had been highly developed since ancient time. When trades became flourished between the East and the West, the Indian traders sailed to this region to establish Indian trading posts in order to collect goods and products during the off monsoon season. These traders brought with them their civilization, cultures,…

“Oedipus the King” is a tragic play which discusses the tragic discovery of Oedipus that he has killed his father and married his mother. The story of Oedipus was well known to the athenians. Oedipus is the embodiement of the perfect Athenian. He is self-confident, intelligent, and strong willed. Ironically these are the very traits…

This is bit of a lightweight post. It does address a point that arose – not too seriously, and not for the first time ever – on the Robert E. Howard Readers Facebook group, though. And REH seems to have considered it himself in a couple of his stories, at any rate to the point…