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A European Assessment of the virtues and vices of the Mongols 1. What might the qualities of the Mongols that Piano Carpini emphasizes tell us about his own society and its values or shortcomings? The qualities of the Mongols such as the arrogance, the lies, and cruelty towards those that are not of their own…

Too Many ChoicesBarry Schwartz presents an interesting talk on the number of choices that are available to our current society, and that while in some aspects having several choices is a good thing, it is overall counter-productive and diminishing to individual welfare. I agree with Mr. Schwartz.  I believe that with so many choices in…

I’m going to quote Winston Churchill “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. ” Good qualities in which one would find in friends; wouldn’t you say? Now I would like you to take a look around you. What do you see?…

In order to examine economic growth or analyze the wealth of a country, it is necessary to have a way to measure the size of an economy such as Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Economists usually measure the size of an economy by the amount of stuff it produces. This makes sense in a lot of…

Ever since it was first introduced in 1959, the Barbie doll has gained immense popularity among children, especially girls, thanks to its prominent position in the toy industry. Throughout the years, Barbie has consistently sparked controversy and generated discussions, a trend that is expected to continue. The idea behind Barbie revolves around young girls imitating…

In the book The Foundation Isaac Asimov get many points across to the reader and tries to impact their thinking. In The Foundation Asimov gives the reader narrowed insight into the path history forges, how politics shape a populace, and how human behavior is very predictable. In The Foundation Isaac Asimov shows the reader that…

The text ‘a table alphabeticall’ is the front cover of a dictionary from the year 1604, with the purpose to inform a female reader on what the book is about. The immediate thought when looking at the text is that it is very lexically dense for what we consider the front cover of a book…

Explain the appeal of a day at the Circus Maximus in ancient Rome The Circus Maximus was the biggest and most important stadium in Rome. It was 570 metres long and 140 metres wide. It was originally made of wood, laid out in the 6th century BC, but the emperors Titus and Trajan had the…

Starting from May 15, 1967, the Six Day War commenced on June 5, 1967, after three weeks of increased tension. The cause of this tension was the accumulation of significant forces by Egypt in the Sinai peninsula. Egypt increased its military presence in the Sinai region through several significant actions. Initially, at the request of…

Awarded the most admirable company six times in the past few decades by Fortune, General Electric (GE) is obviously a very successful company. However, they were caught up in a trap of handing their CEOs a ridiculous amount of money like many other large corporations. According to one article from “Competition Forum” called Executive Compensation:…