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Patrick Henry was an American patriot who strongly believed in the rights of the colonies to govern themselves. He was elected to the House of Burgesses, the lawmaking body of Virginia, in 1765 where he became a spokesman for the colony’s independence from England. Along with 119 other delegates, he was in attendance at the…

Abu’l-Fath Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar , also known as Shahanshah Akbar-e-Azam (14 October 1542  – 27 October 1605), was the third Mughal Emperor. He was of Timurid descent; the son of Emperor Humayun, and the grandson of the Mughal Emperor Zaheeruddin Muhammad Babur, the ruler who founded the Mughal dynasty in India. At the end of…

The selected book for discourse is Of Plymouth Plantation penned by William Bradford, which I discover notably impressive owing to his noteworthy contributions to the Pilgrims. Following John Carver’s demise, Bradford assumed the role of governor of Plymouth and occupied the position for over thirty years. He not only served as a influential leader within…

In Melville’s Moby Dick, Ishmael, the narrator, has a distinctive perspective on the magnificent white whale. Despite the use of subtle deceits and external impositions, the essence of substances remains unaffected. Just like a harlot whose allure hides a charnel-house, deified Nature also conceals its truth. Melville employs this theme of uncertainty throughout his remarks,…

In the post classical era, the big picture that is being projected is that nomadic kingdoms were at its highest apex alike the Mongols. The Mongols lived on the high steppe lands of eastern central Asia, they also conquered most of all Eurasia, as seen on document 8, were it shows the expansion of this vast empire, making trade…

A Book Review of  R.B.Y Scott’s Relevance of the Prophets I.                   Introduction Dr. Robert Scott’s Relevance of the Prophets written in 1944 is a work scholarly exploring the tradition and literature of the biblical prophets. It is an ardent and critical study of who and what prophets really are. He asks the question what makes…

Short Biography: Born in Mecca where his forefathers had settled during the 1857 Revolt, Abul Kalam Azad came with his parents to India in 1898. Settled in Calcutta, he began participating in the freedom struggle by associating himself with the revolution¬aries during the swadeshi uprising. Through Al Hilal and Al Balagh, weeklies which he began…

This paper examines the life of Mary Magdalene and her steadfast devotion to Jesus until the end. It also considers the importance of emulating her as an example. Born in Magdala, a city named after its watchtower, Mary was given the surname Magdalene as an identifier, according to The Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible….

In the present society everything is dependent on religion. Both The Handmaid’s Story, which was composed somewhere in the range of 1980 and 1986, and Persepolis, which was additionally composed somewhere in the range of 2000 and 2002, enables the peruser to find out about a general public dependent on religion. The two written works…

How is the term myth commonly used? For instance, what does the expression “It’s a myth” signify? Conversely, how is the term myth employed in an academic setting? After deliberating on the definition found in your course materials and textbooks, compose your own interpretation. The popular usage of the word myth, such as the phrase…