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Throughout the times of war there have been many weapons that have come and gone, but the weapons used in the French and Indian war are still in use today. Todays rifles are modified muskets, our machetes are swords, and the semi-automatic pistols are revised products of the ones used in the 18th century. This…

The struggle between France and England for North American sea power and colonial rule ended by the French and Indian War. The war began in 1754 in the upper Ohio Valley. Two years later, the conflict spread to Europe where it was known as the Seven Years War. One of the greatest battles of the…

Boston King was born a slave sometime around 1760 on a plantation run by a man named Richard Waring in Charleston, South Carolina. He lived there with his father who had been taken from Africa when he was very young, and his mother who was a skilled nurse and seamstress. King was a house servant…

The poet of the poem “The Planners”, Boey Kim Cheng, uses many techniques, including but not limited to an extended metaphor and personification, to effectively communicate his views on the planners. In the beginning of the poem, the poet states what the planners do. “They plan. They build. All spaces are gridded,” shows that the…

Rome: Once the largest ruling power, now shattered. What happened so many centuries ago, to make such a eminent power crumble to the ground? Powers come and go but their legacies live on. These legacies are our pedagogues; we learn from them and perfect ourselves and our nations. In researching Rome s past, I believe…

The fall of the western Roman Empire was caused by a different number of events which resulted them to fall. The population of Rome was in a time period of economic decline and the unemployment rate was low. Their location in the western side of Italy was mostly safe from invaders as they had natural…

Change is a major part of world history, and some of these many changes include the collapse of government. Whether it is a quick and sudden crumble or a slow and long process, a collapse in government can lead to significant changes in a country. One example of a collapse of government was when the…

In the very first paragraph of the life of Alexander the great, (Plutarch, Dryden J & Clough A. H. 2004). Plutarch insists that “It must be borne in mind that my design is not to write histories, but lives” And as he takes us through Alexander’s epic life from 356 to 323 B.C., it is…

I chose this topic because I have always fascinated with Russian history. I think that the mystery of the missing Princess Anastasia and the whole Romanov family is something that I’ve wanted to learn more about. Looking into the Bolshevik Revolution will help to give insight into not only what cause the Russian citizens to…

Alexander The Great, King Of Macedonia, is one of history’s foremost military leaders. Alexander established an empire that extended from Greece to India. He was the first to be called “the great”. He conquered the Persian empire and annexed it to Macedonia. Alexander was the son of Phillip the second and Olympas. He was born…