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Chiang Kai-shek, also known as Chiang Chung-cheng, was the son of a middle-class wine merchant who lived in the village of Chikow in Chekiang Province. When he was fourteen years old, following the Chinese custom of that time, he was arranged to be marry by his mother (the bride’s name is not mentioned). His bride…

In 1775 the american colonies are divided between those loyal to England and those that desire independence. Many colonists will speak up for separation during this time, but two of these really stand out: “The Crisis, Number One” and “The Speech in the Virginia Convention” While Thomas Paine inspires the crowd with his aphorisms and…

I Am Malala is about a young girl who lives in the Swat valley in Pakistan. Malala’s novel is written in first person and Malala is the narrator. Malala goes to school even though most girls in her village are not supposed to or think that it’s not right for a girl to get a…

There are a lot of memorable names throughout history that, no matter how many times you hear about them, you immediately think of what an impact that person had on history. Martin Luther King, Jr. is one of these names. A man who stood up tall for his people and fought for their freedom. With…

Stalemate Essay, Research Paper By the terminal of 1914 the war had reached deadlock. This was due to the failure of both the Germans Schlieffen Plan and the Gallic Plan Seventeen. Both these programs were said by each side to stop the war ‘ by Christmas ’ and neither side had perceived the thought of…

The history of this Nation is being carved with the chisels of our incessant struggle towards freedom and equality. Evidently, that struggle has continually propelled us scores of years away from slavery and flagrant bigotry. Yes, we can not deny to ourselves that our odyssey to the realms of crystal-clear equality has not yet ended….

Both John Dickinson and Thomas Paine address what they believe to be the concept of “common sense.” However, the two political thinkers interpret the concept of “common sense” completely differently. First, it is important to understand the differing of both political thinker’s conceptions. Later, an analysis of both the advantages and disadvantages will be discussed….

Mankind has always fought for Liberty and Freedom, a topic debated for decades. The meaning of freedom and its boundaries have been explored by two great English philosophers, John Locke and John Stuart Mill. These men aimed to uncover the mysteries of Liberty and Freedom and highlight their importance. This essay will examine John Locke’s…

Emerson ends his essay “Self-reliance” with the following: “Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of your own principles.” Following this, some years later, Thoreau writes “Civil Disobedience” after he is imprisoned for adhering to his own moral compass, which is at odds with the state laws….

Throughout this semester, I learned about a lot of people, places, and things that I had not known about beforehand. In the midst of all these phenomenal or terrible people, I could only choose one thing. One person intrigued me more than anything else and that is the one and only, Argula von Grumbach. In…