David Livingstone's Advocacy for Colonization and Christianization In David Livingstone’s 1857 work titled "Cambridge Speech of 1857," he ardently promotes the colonization and Christianization of Angola, a region where the people lack maritime communication. Livingstone states, "My desire is to open a path to this...
The phrase “go with the flow” has become extremely common and even over used in our current society. The pop culture of America and the world is the main reason for everyone wanting to look, act, and be the same. The celebrities and other popular...
Current day Paris is one of the grandest cities in the world, in 2012 it was the most visited country in the world, toured by 83 million. Paris, the capital of France, is the main attraction. France was not always the destination it is today,...
In the short story, The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber, the main character Francis undergoes a drastic shift in personality between the beginning and end of the story, transforming from a coward to a courageous individual. Various perspectives on personality exist to explain this...
Planning a romantic gateway for the person, you love is a challenging task. If you want to give surprise to the person whom you love; you need to consider a lot of things such the person’s preference, likings and many other things. A few months...
Throughout history, the monarchies that ruled over France and England have had very influential and significant roles in shaping not only their own countries, but all over the Europe. The Sun King, King Louis XIV of France, had arguably the most dominant reign over France...
Introduction One of Louis XIV’s main policies was to maintain his royal authority throughout his reign in order to effectively enforce his absolutism. During his reign, there were many successes including the fact that he managed to control the nobility to such an extent until...
Louis XIV of France vs. the Stuart Kings of England: Why did the Stuart kings fail, and Louis XIV succeed? William Jefferson Clinton was one of the greatest presidents to govern the United States as opposed to the Bush’s. Clinton proved to the world our...
It is strong debated, even today, who to blame for the Mexican War. Was it something bound by fate to occur due to rising tensions between the U.S. and Mexico? Was it a ploy by James K. Polk to gain territory in a pursuit of...
This investigation will answer to what extent the Mongols used their military tactics to their advantage when trying to conquer other nations. Documents such as journal entries and second hand experiences have been analyzed for information, credibility, and value and put together to form an...
Introduction The history of sports bases its work in the historiography traditions and functions within the physical education where the research publications describe the history of institutional history, achievement and organization of the sports people. This work comprehensively addresses the origin of sports and physical...
Religion has, throughout the ages, been the defining point of countries across the world. Even despite the millennia that have gone by since world religions were first founded, they hold an important role in society. To understand why they are important today, it is important...
Because of differences in history, culture, and circumstance, the ancient Muslim world and the Byzantine Empire developed with very different scientific goals and achievements. The Muslims worked with a great spread of mathematical and scientific work, while the Byzantine Empire focused on architecture. These different...
The Muslim Empires The importance of Islam to Europe between 1500 and 1800s is the contributions that made to European society such as architecture, military, medicine, and, technology. Even though Europe had an ethnocentric attitude and thought other civilizations were “inferior” they utilized their knowledge...
The 17th and 18th centuries have traditionally been regarded as the eras of decline in the Ottoman Empire. During this period the Ottomans underwent major changes with traditional historians pushing the rhetoric of decline, while modern historians regarding it as a “transformation” or “reform era”....
Introduction The Ottoman Empire began as a small tribe with ambitions to become something greater and to expand over other lands. Initially, they were nomads, but they desired more than a fleeting legacy; they wanted roots. This ambition set the stage for their transformation into...
Religious Justifications Religious justifications for power were used by the leaders of the Ottoman Empire, Tokugawa Japan and, Mughal Empire, these justifications were accepted because religion was a driving force in these societies and anyone who opposed or disagreed with these religious beliefs risked being...
The Crusades were a series of religious wars by the Latin church in the medieval period. The most known Crusades were the groups in the Eastern Mediterranean aimed at recovering the Holy Land from Muslim rule. At the time of the early Crusades the word...
People around the world love to have fun. Over the years games have been invented to entertain people. Many of the inventions and ideas made for entertainment have been put into the category of games. Games have been even been took part in long ago...