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Introduction. The book Shake Hands with the Devil” centers on the 1994 Rwandan genocide, which shocked the world. The author, Romeo Dallaire, is the former head of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force that was deployed in Rwanda during the chaos. He tells us the story of the great evil where he and his men had to…

Were the crusades worthwhile for the people of Europe? Religious wars, known prominently by the name of the crusades, were a sequence of battles between Christian and Muslim forces for control of the Holy Lands, in particular, Jerusalem. The battles occurred between the years of 1096 and 1291. Christian forces believed it was the place…

William Shakespeare’s tragic drama Macbeth is set in 11th-century Scotland, during the feudal system. This system was “based on the retention of land” and placed “an increasing emphasis on local protection, local authorities, and local self-sufficiency” (World History, Section 9-4, pp. 214**). Nevertheless, Shakespeare lived during the late 16th and early 17th century, a time…

He turned to violent acts when the government banned the NC, instead of giving up the fight against apartheid. Before he was imprisoned he said a speech in court. During his speech he mentioned that he was willing to die for his cause (ending apartheid), this gained him respect and supporters whilst he was in…

According to an anonymous source, it is important to be cautious about transforming into the thing you are fighting against. This quote implies that one should avoid behaving in a manner contradictory to one’s beliefs. Indeed, contradiction and hysteria often arise and result in a shift in perspective. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible and Jon Krakauer’s…

The period after the War of 1812 during James Monroe’s presidency is commonly known as the “era of good feelings” due to a sense of nationalism and pride within the nation. Additionally, the absence of political opposition from the dissolved Federalist Party further enhanced national unity. Nevertheless, this title may not fully reflect the reality…

Personal dictators remain a key feature of contemporary regimes termed ‘authoritarian’ or ‘totalitarian’, particularly in their early consolidating phases. But there is still disagreement over the seemingly ideological, polemical and indiscriminate use of the term totalitarian dictatorship as an analytic concept and tool to guide foreign policy formulation. 1 Jeane Kirkpatrick elevated the taxonomy to…

Introduction             Shakespeare proved himself to be one of the world’s most famous playwrights. As an English author he focused on writings about the history of kingdoms in England and wrote about its rulers and kings. King Henry IV Part I is just a part of his work called as “tetralogy” or four part series…

As the religious wars consumed Europe, the ‘invasion’ of Philip II aroused rebellious feelings on both political and religious grounds–as the majority of the Netherlands were Protestant and Phillip and his Spaniards were emphatically Catholic. In 1 566, a “league” was formed to counter the Spanish influence and their petition to Spain to forgo the…

Abstract             When Sophocles wrote Antigone, his heroine defied all of the notions of a woman’s role in 5th century BC Greece. Women were given a very restricted role in that society, both in public and private life. They remained under the control of their fathers and husbands, performing household chores, having their marriages arranged…