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            The intertestamental period refers to the period that elapsed between the last entries in the Old Testament and the era when the New Testament was written. This period was estimated in a rough four hundred years in between which took up the eras of the Malachi ministry, the last of the prophets who wrote…

In our educational system we are taught about American history and the struggles that African Americans have gone through, even to this day. Yet there has always been a question in the back of my mind, “ When are we going to move onto the topic about Mexicans and Mexican Americans?” The only memory I…

I. Introduction During the medieval period, music was not written. The Gregorian chant reached the high point of its development about 900. The same era marked the beginnings of polyphonic music. In organum, one of the earliest types of polyphony, one voice sang a pre-existent melody called cantus firmus (fixed melody) while a second voice…

The thesis written by Frederick Jackson Turner on the American frontier, known as the “Frontier Thesis”, is an exceptionally well-written document where the author sets out to prove that the United States’ vibrant culture and exceptional way of life, basically its uniqueness, is a direct result of the American frontier. Turner believes that without the…

In the years of King Richard the Lionheart (1189-1199) there lived a brave and intelligent man called Robin Hood. He was a feared outlaw, who loved liberty and hated oppression. He took the law into his own hands and robbed the rich to give to the poor. People loved him and thought of him as…

The Iliad, written by Homer, explores the Trojan War and primarily focuses on the internal struggles faced by Achilles. During this period, there existed an implicit moral code that warriors of honor were expected to follow. Failure to engage in battle or display cowardice not only brought shame upon the individual but also tainted their…

The Realist Perspective on the Cuban Missile Crisis In October 1962, the United States and the Soviet Union nearly engaged in a nuclear standoff. Within just two weeks, it was discovered that the Soviet Union had been constructing nuclear missile bases in Cuba. The United States, having learned from the lessons of World War II,…

Rome, an ancient city in Italy, had a war god as part of its ancestry and was nourished with wolf milk. These traits suggested that its people were skilled in warfare, a skill they would demonstrate repeatedly. In its early days, Rome was conquered by the Etruscans, who were the dominant civilization in Italy before…

Over the last decade The United States of America has been fighting an ongoing battle, a battle between guards and detainees, the pentagon and its own lawyers, the war on terror and the US Constitution, and finally a battle over national security and liberty. This is the battle of the Guantanamo Bay Detainment Center. Over…

The Janissaries of the Ottoman/Turkish EmpireThe Janissaries was an elite corp. in the standing army of the Ottoman Empire from the late 14th century to 1826. Highly respected for their military prowess in the 15th and 16th centuries, the Janissaries became a powerful force to be reckoned with on the battlefield, and in government administrations….