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9-11 by Noam Chomsky
The name of Noam Chomsky is familiar to almost every person interested in politics. Someone read his article, someone just heard about him as one of the main ideologists of the anti-globalists. For a narrow circle of professionals, he is the world's largest linguist and theoretician. Chomsky has never ...
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World War II, American Foreign Policy, Race, and Gender
The essential causes of World War II were nationalistic tensions, unsettled issues, and resentments follow-on from the First World War. The movement of US from an isolationist foreign policy to one of intervention was a major ideological change for a country mostly ...
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March: A Novel of the Civil War by Doctorow
Introduction
It is easy to understand why the American Civil War would appeal to a gifted fiction writer such as E. L. Doctorow. This immense conflict began in 1861 and ended in 1865, a period that saw the destruction of much of ...
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SAM HOUSTON-THE MAN OF DESTINY
Sam Houston-The Man of Destiny
Samuel Houston was a statesman, a politician and a remarkable figure in the history of the USA. Sam Houston grew up on the border of Tennessee in the 1790's and early 1800. He was a restless young man who had ...
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LINCOLN'S DARKEST YEAR IN THE WAR
Lincoln's Darkest Year In The War
The book is, as the tide states, about the decisions and actions surrounding the second year of the war: those made by President Lincoln, the generals and soldiers in the field and the Northern population at large. Marvel ...
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HISTORY
History
Abstract
A criterion for a great civilization is to ensure that peoples within the civilization are practicing the principles of government set down in God's Word; another is to make sure that the people within the society are satisfied. Mesopotamia's history became more of a patriarchal society, whereby men were considered much stronger than women. Egypt was the ...
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Socialism Failure
Introduction
It has been discussed a number of times that what milestones socialism has achieved so far and what are the failures related to it in the history. We often hear a question that “Why is there no socialism in the United States?” and it has been prompted by the ...
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The Epic of Gilgamesh
Introduction
Gilgamesh, a Sumerian hero, god, and ruler of the city-state Uruk, is the subject of a classic epic poem that Mesopotamian tradition attributes to the priest-exorcist and scribe Sin-leqi-unnini. The poem was the product of a lengthy compilation effort, which resulted in the composition of the national ...
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If Napoleon Had won the Battle of Waterloo
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The Battle of Waterloo was one of history's most memorable battles. This battle defeated Napoleon, one of the most powerful leaders in Europe at the time. The Battle of Waterloo was fought between the Duke of Wellington and Napoleon on June 18, ...
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BRUNELLESCHI'S DOME
Brunelleschi's Dome
Brunelleschi's Dome
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The book of Brunelleschi's Dome is written by the Ross King and 1434 the year a magnificent Chinese fleet sailed to Italy and ignited the renaissance by Gavin Menzies. Both books are very innovative and authors discussed the histories of innovative eras. These books are dedicated to ...