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Herman Melville was born in New York in 1819 so he grew up in a time where slavery was still common and accepted, but in an area in which blacks were treated with much more respect than they were in the south. His father’s relatives could be traced back to a man who was a…

Introduction President George W. Bush signed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act into law on July 30, 2002. At that time he called it “the most far-reaching” business regulation reform since the days of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (often shortened to SOX) was born of reaction and despair. The public and business communities were reeling from…

Paul Gindiri, as he was popularly known in Northern Nigeria, was a confrontational preacher from his conversion until his death in 1996. He saw himself as an Apostle Paul to his generation. As such, he hardly used his surname, Gindiri, the name of his hometown, or his native name, Gofo, given to him by a…

Important Individuals in History Project: Empress Theodora (c. 500-548) Theodora of Byzatium, also known as Empress Theodora, was the empress of the Byzantine Empire and the wife of Emperor Justinian I. Along with her husband; she is a saint in the Orthodox Church. Theodora was born into the lower class of Byzantine society in Constantinople…

The Merovingian family, from which the Franks used to choose their kings, is commonly said to have lasted until the time of Childeric who was deposed, shaved, and thrust into the cloister by command of the Roman Pontiff Stephen. But although, to all outward appearance, it ended with him, it had long since been devoid…

In the article, it states, “Most restrictions on dress which were imposed were for purposes of class differentiation rather than for ascetic reasons” (Wilson). This statement showed that you would be TABLE to see what social class they were in just by their appearance. People of a higher class were TABLE to wear their hair…

As with many of Bennett’s plays, the themes he explores in The History Boys are wide-ranging. Some of the following themes have been briefly highlighted with the purpose of leading towards more in-depth discussion. However, Alan Bennett’s style of writing, which is more exploratory than reactionary, a style that asks questions, but provides the audience…

Hollywood director Oliver Stone spent several years and made three different versions of his historical epic Alexander in an effort to ensure that he received the desired result of the most historically accurate portrayal of the Macedonian king’s life possible.  The film proved to be a great undertaking, not leaving the famed director until his…

Tourism history, development and main destination countries in the world Over the decades, tourism has experienced continued growth and deepening ? diversification to become one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world. ?Modern tourism is closely linked to development and encompasses a growing number ? of new destinations. These dynamics have turned tourism…

            Lucy Stone is not an ordinary name in the history of America. She was a women suffragist of the nineteenth century. Stone was born in Massachusetts on August 13, 1818. Women of the modern American society owe their freedom and equal rights to women activists of the nineteenth century like Lucy Stone who stood…