Leadership and the valley forge encampment of 1777-1778 ( Maps included )

History & geography   |   Medieval history   |   Presentation   |   07/09/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «The 19th day of December in 1777 marked significantly on the history of United States of America for this was the day when George Washington together with 11,000 soldiers encamped in Valley Forge, a "2,000 - acre Pennsylvania community [] twenty...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Deprivation and suffering at the Winter Camp.. The greatness and leadership of George Washington.. Conclusion.....»

Book review of America's right turn: From Nixon to Clinton and a book review of America's right turn: How conservatives used the new and alternative media to gain power.

History & geography   |   Medieval history   |   Presentation   |   07/17/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «The book is a logical presentation of the historical development of the Republican's success in campaigning for wedge issues. Wedge issues have been instrumental in the campaign of Republican's since wedge issues like gay marriage, illegal...»

Synopsis abstract : «America's right turn: from Nixon to Clinton.. The slow demise of the New Deal Coalition.. Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the shift in politics.. The Southern strategy.. Reagan and his alliances with Christian groups.. Christian Coalition.. How...»

Salem Village through the eyes of 20th century historians: A historical and geographical review

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Presentation   |   07/17/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «In 1953, Arthur Miller composed a highly-charged work for the theater that struck its audiences as frighteningly relevant to the times. That play was called The Crucible, and its fictional examination of the Salem Witch trials has become a classic...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Why Salem Village? . Puritanism and witchcraft. . Puritanism in Boyer and Nissenbaum's view.. Hoffer's view on the relationship between the Devil and the outside forces threatening the Puritans.. Gender and Witchcraft. ....»

The conquests of Alexander the great

History & geography   |   Ancient history   |   Presentation   |   07/20/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Alexander's father, Phillip II, ruled Macedon from 359 to 336 BC. Alexander's accomplishments may not have been achieved if it weren't for his father's military and political efforts. Philip's military work included fortifying the Macedonian army...»

Synopsis abstract : «Alexander and the Macedonian army.. History of Alexander.. Alexander's conquests. . Alexander as a leader. . Alexander and Oxyartes.. Alexander's campaign in India.. After the death Alexander. ....»

The Parthenon

History & geography   |   Medieval history   |   Presentation   |   07/20/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «After the Athenians defeated the Persians in defense of their glorius city. Pericles had proposed a resurrection and rebuilding of the Athenian temples that were destroyed by the Persian invaders. The best materials, artists, and laborers were...»

Synopsis abstract : «Rebuilding of the Athenian temples.. Architecture.. The northern side.. The southern side.. The western side.. The eastern side.. The statue of Athena.. The inner frieze.....»

Rigoberta Menchu Tum: A peacemaker from the start

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Presentation   |   07/20/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Rigoberta Menchu᷃ Tum, a great nonviolent leader, born in 1959 in Guatemala, struggled through many hardships with her family. Her mother and father, community leaders working towards their goal of giving power to the peasant workers, fought...»

Synopsis abstract : «Civil War in Guatemala. Tum's early life.. Tum and TheCommittee of Peasant Unity.. Tum's flight to Mexico.. I, Rigoberta Mench.. Running for President of Guatemala.. Conclusion.....»

Haiti: The first black republic

History & geography   |   Medieval history   |   Presentation   |   07/25/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «In its early years as a wealthy French colony, Haiti was the envy of European imperial powers; however, in the last two centuries it has undergone a major transformation from a blooming Caribbean colony to an economically, socially, environmentally,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Intorduction.. Historica background: Exploitation, instability and dictatorship.. Transition to democracy.. Modern challenges to democracy.. Conclusion.....»

The political role of prisoners of war in postwar Germany

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Presentation   |   07/28/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «In the period immediately following its defeat in the Second World War Germany was faced with many problems: rebuilding itself after the destruction of the war, re-establishing a political infrastructure, and coming to grips with its Nazi past....»

Synopsis abstract : «German prisoners taken by the Soviet's.. POW's in Soviet camps.. POWs as crucial pieces in the SED's propagandist.. End of repatriation of soldiers.. Political role played by German POWs.....»

Domesticity and the siege of Leningrad

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Presentation   |   07/28/2008   |   .doc   |   20 pages
Document abstract : «One of the most tragic and at the same time heroic episodes of the Second World War, or as it is referred to in the Soviet/Russian context The Great Patriotic War, is the Siege of Leningrad. The siege itself, although not a key strategic event on...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The importance of holidays, both religious and secular.. The importance of day to day domesticity.. Conclusion.....»

Overview of Thailand

History & geography   |   Geography   |   Presentation   |   07/30/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Thailand is arguably one of the most beautiful countries in the world. It is a nation rich in history and culture, populated with a warm, hospitable people who endeavor to make any tourist or visitor feel at home. Before we discuss the people, let's...»

Synopsis abstract : «Natural regions of the country.. The history of Thailand.. Customs and cultural differences.. Social structure in Thailand.. Celebrations of festivals and holidays.. One beautiful holiday celebrated by the Thai - Loi Krathong. . Thai food.....»

Women and the Great War

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Presentation   |   07/30/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «World War I, lasting from 1914 to 1918, was a culmination of entangling alliances, new technology and empirical greed. The Great War, as it is sometimes called, brought the whole of Europe into years of stalemate, death and destruction. United...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. A history of the Women's Movement: 1848-1914.. War in Europe, suffragettes in the US.. Suffragettes and the war.. American women and the home front.. Aftermath of war.. Conclusion.....»

Anarchism in the Spanish civil war

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Presentation   |   08/07/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «In a decade of cataclysmic worldwide depression and spreading fascism, the Spanish Civil War's Anarchist forces signaled a message of renewed hope of emancipation to the scattered working-class forces throughout the globe. The question still...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Anarchist ideology. . The key element of Anarchist philosophy.. Participation and direct action.. The Spanish Anarchists.. Popularity of Anarchism in Spain.. Combating the challenges such as the powerful Nationalist forces.. The...»

Common portrayals and stereotypes of the Indian princess in popular culture

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Presentation   |   08/12/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Stereotypes of Native Americans have continued through to the 21st century with films like Dances with Wolves (1990), The Last of the Mohicans (1992), and Pocahontas (1995). In films like these and other popular culture, Native Americans appear...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The story of Pocahontas.. Myths about native women generated from the desires of the colonists.. Violence against Indian women. . Indian women in economic, social, and political realms.. The hand of British women in stereotyping...»

The economic, social and political impact of the Great Depression on Southeast Asia

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Presentation   |   08/28/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «Southeast Asia did not escape the effects of the Great Depression that burst upon the Western industrialised world at the beginning of the 1930s. The 1929 crisis formed a watershed in the history of Southeast Asia, leaving neither the economic,...»

Synopsis abstract : «The Depression's most direct impact.. The value of exports.. The Depression's effect on Southeast Asia in the monetary sphere. . Positive effect of the depression on Japan.. This emergence of Japan as a serious contender.. The economic impact and...»

The President's commission on the assassination of President Kennedy and its report

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Presentation   |   08/29/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «"THE ASSASSINATION of John Fitzgerald Kennedy on November 22, 1963, was a cruel and shocking act of violence directed against a man, a family, a nation, and against all mankind." This is the first statement made on page 1 of the Report of the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The Commission's chairman.. The commission's report.. The establishment of Lee Harvey Oswald as the sole assassin.. Evidence of conspiracy or disloyalty by domestic government official.. Other items considered in formulating the...»

The fourth horseman: Disease as a unique and multi-faceted agent of Apocalypse

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Presentation   |   09/04/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «Although there exist many manifestations of apocalypse in our society, an extensive study of the subject of apocalypse will demonstrate the presence of an inherent trait that runs constant within nearly all forms of apocalypse; despite the fact that...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Bacteria and disease - omnipresent agents.. How malaria has undermined human history.. Black Death.. Nuclear apocalypse.. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson.. Man's control over the prospect of infectious disease as an agent of...»

The utility of Confucianism & civil service examinations: from Han to Qing

History & geography   |   Medieval history   |   Presentation   |   09/04/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «It was during the Han Dynasty under Confucian scholar Dong Zhong Shu's persuasion that Emperor Wu (r. 140-68 BC) canonized the five Confucian classics as teachings of the state, created an imperial academy and instituted the civil service...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The civil service examinations in the Tang Dynasty.. The 12th century introduction of examinee anonymity during grading.. The time-consuming and expensive examination lifestyle.. A threat to the talent renewal.. Who the Confucian...»

Wrinkles in time: Anachronisms in the Book of Mormon

History & geography   |   Ancient history   |   Presentation   |   09/05/2008   |   .doc   |   17 pages
Document abstract : «Anyone familiar with the claims put forth in The Book of Mormon (from here on referred to as BoM) knows that they are indeed astounding. Within its pages, one takes a glimpse into an advanced ancient culture(s) that had once populated the New World...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Plants.. Animals.. Technological innovations.. Conclusions.....»

Wrinkles in time: Anachronisms in the Book of Mormon

History & geography   |   Ancient history   |   Presentation   |   09/09/2008   |   .doc   |   17 pages
Document abstract : «Anyone familiar with the claims put forth in The Book of Mormon (from here on referred to as BoM) knows that they are indeed astounding. Within its pages, one takes a glimpse into an advanced ancient culture(s) that had once populated the New World...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Plants.. Animals.. Technological innovations.. Conclusions.....»

Eisler's "Cultural evolution" and evolutionary theory

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Presentation   |   09/10/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «Riane Eisler's "The Chalice and the Blade", published in 1988, presents a new theory of human cultural evolution, as well as a new vision of reconstructed history. Eisler draws from archaeological discoveries made in the latter half of the 20th...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Dena Dincauze's defination of archaeology and its branch of environmental archaeology.. Understanding Eisler's theory of cultural evolution within the context of environmental archaeology.. Eisler's moves to describe a shift in...»

Salvadoran political history from 1932 until 1979

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Presentation   |   09/25/2008   |   .doc   |   19 pages
Document abstract : «The outbreak of the Salvadoran civil war at the end of the 1970's and its continuation throughout the following decade, had an immensely detrimental impact on the society as a whole. While the crimes perpetrated by all relevant actors have been well...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Salvadoran's during the early months of 1932.. The oligarchy's hand over of direct political power to the armed forces.. The first problem faced by the Hernandez Martinez government.. The minister of government, General Salvador...»

Labor and the Russian Revolution

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Presentation   |   09/25/2008   |   .pdf   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «The February and October Revolutions of 1917 were based, in large part, on Marxist visions of class struggle and working class power. Despite not being an industrial power, the Russian working class was significant. Benjamin Nathans sums up the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Russian labor force between 1900 and 1917.. The Bund.. The February Revolution.. The October Revolution.. The Russian Civil War.. Conclusion.....»

The ideological clash of Athens and Sparta

History & geography   |   Ancient history   |   Presentation   |   09/30/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «At the forefront of Western Civilization stood Ancient Greece and her two most prized City-States, Athens and Sparta. Although the two developed relatively alongside each other, many cultural and ideological differences arose as time spanned...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Athens - eighth century B.C.. Areopagus - indirect reason for the rise of democracy in Athens.. Aristotle's insight on a key difference between democracy and oligarchy.. Ninety years after Solon's beginning in Athenian politics.. The...»

Andrew Jackson: Trial reflection

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Presentation   |   09/30/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767 in Lancaster County, straddling the state line of both North and South Carolina. Although both states claimed Jackson as their own, he himself always stated that South Carolina was his home. His parents were...»

Synopsis abstract : «Biography.. Background.. Jackson's first run for president in the 1824.. Jackson's nomination for presidency in 1828.. Trial recount.. Selection of the jury and reading of the charges.. The prosecutions reference to the National Bank as Jackson's...»

The German threat to the democracy, the economy and morality of the United States

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Presentation   |   09/30/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «When the origin of the United States' entrance into World War II is reviewed Pearl Harbor is the event that justified American intervention. Once bombs were dropped in Hawaii the U.S. had no choice but to declare war on Japan. The United States'...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Japan prior to Pearl Harbor.. German threat towards the American way of life.. Germany's aggressive designs.. The claims of fascist and Nazi oppression and their affect on Americans.. The collapse of democracy in Europe.. The speech...»

Historical geography of the Salton Sea

History & geography   |   Geography   |   Presentation   |   10/03/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Running a length of 35 miles, spanning a width of 15 miles and covering an area of 381 square miles, Salton Sea makes for the largest inland saline lake in the state of California. With a surface elevation of 227 feet below sea level, it is located...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The birth of Salton Sea.. Lake Cahuilla: The predecessor of Salton.. Golden days of Salton Sea.. Downfall of the Salton Sea.. Resuscitating a dying sea.....»

The South African crime wave

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Presentation   |   10/06/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «In 1997 South Africa had the highest murder rate in the world.1 For the period 1998 - 2000, it slipped to number two, losing the top spot to Colombia, but retained the number one position (per capita) in murders with firearms, rapes, and assaults.2...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction - The murder capital of the world.. Putting the crime wave in context.. Roots of the crime wave.. Exacerbation during the transition.. Sustaining factors under the new government.. Conclusion.....»

The battle of Shiloh

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Presentation   |   10/31/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Before day break of June 6, 1862, Federal troops discovered that Confederate soldiers were nearby. This occurred in Pittsburgh Landing, Tennessee. The Battle of Shiloh was just beginning and it would become one of the most significant and perhaps...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Union Army - unprepared for battle.. Federal scouts come upon Confederate soldiers on June 6. . General Sherman - in charge of one of the divisions fights hard against the Confederates. . The morning following the June 6th...»

The evolution of the Hermaphrodite in Greek culture

History & geography   |   Ancient history   |   Presentation   |   11/06/2008   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : «The nature of the hermaphrodite was a source of conflicting emotions in the Classical World. On one hand, the androgynous being represented a kind of natural deformity and was treated with fear; on the other hand, the hermaphrodite was the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The nature of the hermaphrodite.. The Hermaphrodite in Greek Mythology.. The role of the hermaphrodite in Greek mythology.. Antagonism to the fusion of two separate sexual beings.. The precedent for the appearance of androgynous...»

Trials and Triumphs: A look at the leadership of the nation of Islam 1930-2005

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Presentation   |   11/11/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «The Nation of Islam is defined as "a religious and political organization founded in the United States in 1930 with a declared aim of resurrecting the spiritual, mental, social and economic condition of the Black man and woman of America and the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The Nation of Islam.. Begining of the Nation of Islam.. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad.. Malcolm Little's desire to join the Nation of Islam.. The replacing of Elijah Muhammad with Wallace.. Concern on what Wallace did as the new...»

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