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Medgar Evers fearlessly championed his beliefs, envisioning a future where racial harmony prevailed between blacks and whites. Tragically, he sacrificed his life for his convictions, ultimately becoming a symbolic figure for his followers. The individual suspected of murdering him underwent three trials before finally being found guilty, nearly three decades after the tragic incident. Evers…

An Analysis on Historical Accounts on Slavery in the United States Introduction       Historical accounts have concurred and authenticated that slavery of Africans was widely practiced in the colonial United States.  People bought from slave trades were brought to the Americas to work in sugar, rice and cotton plantations.  Various anti-slavery movements and the civil…

1. Explore the different approaches to imperial rule in Japan, china, and Russia between 1500 and 1800. What sorts of political structures emerged to administer and incorporate the different peoples of these region? what were the infrastructural needs of these empires? Japan was isolated islands which helped them to keep away from diverse people. Do…

There is a dispute on the origins of Taoism. One theory is the earliest known Taoist text may be the work of a minister of the ruler of the Shang-Yin dynasty in the eighteenth century B.C. The other theory is that it was began by the mentor of the father of the Chou dynasty in…

“From 1790 to the 1870s, state and national governments intervened in the American economy mainly to aid private economic interests and promote economic growth. Between 1890 and 1929, however, government intervention was designed primarily to curb and regulate private economic activity in the public interest.”Assess the validity of this statement, discussing for each of these…

History of Nike and E-commerce Nike is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. Nike, originally known as “Blue Ribbon Sports” was founded by University of Oregon track and field coach Bill Bowerman and student athlete Philip Knight in January of 1964. Blue Ribbon Sports was operated out of…

Pepsi Cola business was established by Caleb Bradham, a pharmacist from New Bern, North Carolina, at the start of the century. He developed the formula for Pepsi Cola. Today, Pepsi Cola Company manufactures and promotes almost 200 refreshing drinks to retail, restaurant, and food service clients in over 190 countries and territories worldwide, generating revenue…

The modern concept of ventilation implies not only the replacement of vitiated air by a supply of fresh outdoor air, but also control of the quality of incoming air with regard to its temperature, humidity and purity with a view to provide a thermal environment that is comfortable and free from risk of infection. The…

“Let us contemplate out forefathers, and posterity, and resolve to maintain the rights bequeathed to us from the former, for the sake of the latter. The necessity of the times, more than ever, calls for our utmost circumspection, deliberation, fortitude, and perseverance. Let us remember that ‘if we suffer tamely a lawless attack upon our…

The building that I am going to write about in this essay is the Reichstag building. This building is situated in Berlin, Germany. The Reichstag was built in 1894 by the architect Paul Wallot. The Reichstag housed the German parliament up until it was severely damaged by the fire in 1933; in 1945 it was…