Essays on Reign

The Tanzimat reforms comprised of several reforms that were promulgated in the Ottoman Empire between in the 19th century between 1839 and 1876. The intention of these reforms was to preserve a weakening Empire. The reforms took place under the reign of Sultans Abdulaziz and Abdulmecid. These reforms in the Ottoman Empire had a high influence from European ideals and were aimed at transforming the functioning of the Empire in order to conform to ideals of a modern state (Davison, 2015). Edicts were thus passed to achieve this goal including the 1839 Hatt-ı Şerif of Gülhane – The Noble ...

Glassmaking Technologies in the Late 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, 1351-1323 BCE

Description of Project The XVIII Dynasty of ancient Egypt is likely the most familiar period of Egyptian history for people today. This is due to the major news event of 1923, when Howard Carter opened the sealed tomb of Tutankhamun, a teenage pharaoh who ruled from 1332 to 1323 BCE (Schultz 2010). King Tut, as he was nicknamed by the press, was laid to rest in the Valley of the Kings in a tomb full of precious objects, with rich drawings on its walls that illustrated the young king’s life. Many of those objects were made of, or ...

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Several experts have been concern about the effectiveness of recycling in mitigating the effects of pollution and global warming. Some even argued that the recycling process is economically and environmentally ineffective due to the large costs and large amounts of energy required for the process. However, the practice of recycling should be continued and improved since it has numerous potential benefits against its alternatives. First, recycling is not a waste of money since the alternatives to this strategy such as incineration and landfilling has larger costs due to environmental damages. Second, issues and problems associated with recycling could be ...

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The Islamic influence in Spain was a strong one lasting for a long period of time. Islam offered more than just a territorial succession to the public, but it was the religion that offered intellect and social structure as well as a great privilege to society. Islamic principles did conquer the thought, language and architecture of Spain, particularly in the cities of Granada and Al-Andalus. Islamic influence was deeply ingrained in the Spanish society. Hence it led to the development of Islamic thought that promulgated deep in the society, and much of the former Christian world ...

The Lament for Prince Peer of the Sun, of The Lament for Prince Kusakabe, is among the earliest poetic works of Kakinomoto no Hitomaro that have survived until modern days. The poem, which is an elegy in form, was originally intended to commemorate the late Japanese crown prince Kusakabe, a successor of the emperor Tenmu. The beginning lines of the poem point to the place of Kusakabe’s temporary burial palace and express the poem’s relation to the mourning period following Kusakabe’s premature death. The first meaningful section of the poem is a clear allusion to Japanese ...

The Founding of Communism

Communism started during the 1840s, the period when different ideologies arose in Germany. It was founded by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, who respectively excelled in their fields; politics and sociology (History World). The combination of these two individuals became so influential that their ideologies stood out among the several philosophies and ideas during that period. With Marx’s theories, and Engels’ experience in the materialistic world, they gave life to a new economic and political idealism, which received a hostile welcoming from the feudalist society (Ollman). This is because, the feudalist society was dominated by the bourgeoisie, whose ...

Commodus and the Fall of Rome

The son of the last of the Five Good Emperors of Rome, Commodus became known for his reign that led Roman Empire to its decline. He was co-emperor of his father Marcus Aurelius and became the only ruler in the days of calmness; Commodus had no competitors and enemies he needed to punish. His character traits and policies resulted in dissipation of resources, the rise of corruption, and the lack of success in state affairs. The goal of this paper is to discuss how Commodus contributed to the end of the Roman prosperity and the following period of disruption. ...

During the first 2 centuries C.E., there was a period of peace and prosperity, called Pax Romana , which remained in history as one of the happiest and prosperous periods in the entire human history. However, the achievements of the 3 emperors of the Flavian dynasty, Vespasian, and his sons, Titus and Domitian, laid the foundations for Pax Romana because it represented a period of able administration and important political, social, military and educational changes which brought prosperity in the empire. The succession of the first of these emperors, Nerva, put an end to the Flavian dynasty and in particular, ...

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Introduction China is home to the most ancient and enduring human civilization. This civilization flourished for thousands of years and have survived through many succession of rulers and dynasties. The study of China’s civilization is important in order to understand China’s contemporary society. Chinese civilization can be categorized into three broad historical periods: ancient China, Imperial China and modern China. These periods, however, only serves as an imaginary partition in order to identify a certain time in the history of China. But in reality, Chinese civilization is continuous and was never interrupted even through there ...

Shah Abbas or Abbas I of Persia originated from the Safavid dynasty that ruled in the years 1587-1629 (Little 514). Being an outstanding reformer and leader, Abbas held administrative, political, military and economic reforms, radically changed statehood system. He established a regular army and waged a successful war against the Turks and Uzbeks, having regained back previously lost territories. In fact, he restored the power of inherited weakened Safavid state and turned it into a centralized absolute monarchy. This was possible largely due to his domestic policy, in particular his approach towards cultures inhabiting Persia. Domestic policy of Shah ...

Surely, I thought it would be far easier to take-up the title and influence as King of Scotland; after all it would not be so very difficult to take the throne after a king whose mind was compromised, a tyrant at best who was guided by ambition and the fear of the prophecy that he was determined to never let come to pass. They looked at me with fear at first, but now I see hope, even in the eyes of the most impoverished; those who have lost the most. Already I have made plans to undo the damage ...

Communication Skills of Effective Managers

Communication Skills of Effective Managers Who is an effective manager? An effective manager is a person who can organize, lead and control people, so they perform their task well and in a timely manner. Effective managers are those who do not create a new vision and mission for the unit, but help the lower managerial level to succeed in their task fulfillment (Baldoni, 2003). Who is an effective leader? It is the manager with the ability to clearly state a vision and mission of the business unit (as well as country) and psychologically inspire people to do actions for ...

The book "The Last Days of Hitler" by Hugh Trevor-Roper was first published in 1947. The historical book was written within a year following the mysterious disappearance of Hitler in 1945. After four months without any news of his whereabouts, Trevor-Roper was hired to investigate the matter. Having spent many years investigating the Nazi Regime, he had come to be known as the expert of the Nazi Regime . The book describes leadership during the Nazi Regime and continues to demonstrate the downfall of this regime, which ended in mass suicide for Hitler and most of his confidants. Trevor-Roper manages ...

The world is now in the digital age and every person on this planet leaves a digital footprint. The criminal world is also keeping up with the times by utilizing various technologies to run its enterprises. However, most often, law enforcement professionals fail to differentiate the reality of changing times. The Supreme Court usually serves as the medium to intervene on behalf of the US Constitutional Amendments and it used the 2014 case of Riley v. California to educate law enforcement on certain important matters. A cellphone is not just a calling device anymore. The phones can store photos, ...

In the history there were various different leaders, which had a very good leadership qualities and leadership styles. The Athenian statesman Pericles is known by its democratic leadership style. He made sure to restrict the office and public distribution in order to make all accountable under the law. Under the democratic rule the freedom of investment as well as trade was accomplished. The leader in the 5th century BC made sure the traditional Greek culture was valued within the economic flourishing with other nations (Buckley, 1996). He was a factual leader with popular policies since he supported education, and ...

Pope Innocent III was born in 1160 and was named Lotario de Conti di Segni. His reign as the Pope started on 8th of January 1198 to July 1216 during which he established a legacy as one of the most influential popes of all time. Pope Innocent III was born in Gavignano with his father being a member of a famous lineage which had produced nine Popes. Pope Innocent III mother was also from a noble family. The Pope achieved his early education in Rome and later enrolled for theology in Paris. He was a brilliant student and through ...

Fascism and National Socialism

Political theorists, historians and and scholars have long tried interpreting and defining fascism but the definitions have either been too narrow or too wide as each interpretation of fascism is distinct and based on the ideological and political leanings and thoughts of the scholar or the theorist. According to Roger Griffin, fascism is "a genus of political ideology whose mythic core in its various permutations is a palingenetic form of populist ultra nationalism". He goes on to say that the fascist ideology has three core components- the myth of rebirth, decadence and populist ultranationalism. Paxton in his book, The ...

Mid Term Exam

Discuss the impact of the theories of Immanuel Kant, Charles Darwin and Jean-Paul Sartre on modernity.

Jean-Paul Sartre was flourished in Existentialism. He believed that a man acts in his free will in the society and time in which he lives. This philosophy inspired others to acknowledge their own free thinking and live the life they believed in. It broke the cookie cutter of what people were otherwise programmed to be and motivated others to break free in essence of their true self. It’s the true quest to fine a purpose in life. Because Jean Paul Sartre wrote and published many of his writings on Existentialism, his readers began to think ...

Movies have become better sources of information today. Many learning institutions teach history with movies being the aid materials. Movies provide a clear understanding of a particular concept being derived. They provide real historical events of a given society. Movies capture attention. They are a symbolic representation of the real events in the society. A movie review provides brief-detailed information about a film. The review then illustrates the relevance of that particular movie. This work focuses on a movie about the U.S history. The movie is titled “Lincoln.” The historical events illustrated in this movie are also outlined. There ...

Introduction

The Annals is a collection of sixteen books that survive, written by Cornelius Tacitus who was an historian of the Roman Empire as well as a Roman senator. In what remains of his final writings, Tacitus describes the Roman Empire beginning with Tiberius’ reign in 14 AD 14 up to and including Nero’s reign in 68 AD. The estimated date of the Annals is around 166 AD. The personages and events described in the Annals include Caligula, Claudius, Tiberius Nero, and Messalina. While Tacitus was writing from the perspective of an elitist and a scholar, it is evident ...

The Queen's 90th birthday

Currently at the age of 90, Queen Elizabeth II is the longest reigning monarch of the British Kingdom. Not only is she the longest ruling Queen but also among the most powerful and most influential world leaders alive today. To her 90th birthday to date, the Queen has had major accomplishment for the British people and to the world as a whole. Some of the most important dates of the queen's reign are highlighted below, from the time she was coming to age in wartime to her current position as the Queen of England. During World War II, Queen ...

Old Testament Bible Dictionary Project:

Micah, Book of Micah 1:1 attributes the authorship to Micah of Moresheth. This was during the time of the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. His visions were particularly directed at Samaria, and Jerusalem. This makes the writings current with the dates of their reigns. Thus, it would be the dates as Jotham (c. 742-735 BC), Ahaz (c. 735-715 BC), and Hezekiah (c. 742-735 BC) Micah is often referred to as the prophet of the poor, as he preached judgment against the people of Jerusalem – the city folk (Mariottini n.p.). Micah falls under the literary genre of prophetic writing. ...

Introduction

The Mughal, or also known as the Mogul, is an empire that reigned in India and Pakistan, between the 16th and 17th Centuries. It was discovered in the year 1526 by prince Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur, who was a Chagatai Turkic prince at that time. The Moghul Empire started in the city of Kabul in Afghanistan, which also became the first base of the empire. The rise of the empire was a result of the perpetuating political strife that its founders and leaders had, having an abundance of wealth during their reign. It was an empire found and built upon ...

INTRODUCTION

History has always been filled with hundreds of great men who have led the greatest and most influential of nations throughout the ancient world. Men, like Julius Caesar, King Tut and Alexander the Great have been celebrated and both, famously and infamously, remembered as historically relevant. However, despite how the history books often present it, there have also been a number of very powerful female rulers that are often overlooked by history but are more than worthy of attention and research. Two such leaders are the Tang Empress Wu Setian and the Egyptian Pharaoh Hatshepsut. These women ruled in ...

Introduction

Anthropology in Turkey is a rich context of gradual changes in people’s culture, social platform and political administration. Political and cultural heritage are among the key elements that have undergone the immense transformation. Efforts towards unification of the Turkish nation depicts change. These efforts led to the dissemination of Ataturk cult to unify the Nation. In the political realm, the first and second constituting declarations pivot the turning point. The 1990s saw the transformation of the PKK strategy with the aim of becoming a democratizing force in Turkey. This paper discusses the state of anthropology in Turkey, emerging ...

The Ming dynasty in the 1600s made considerable and deliberate efforts in a bid to ensure that its regions remain under one ruler. A Buddhist monk who was also a peasant found the dynasty, rose to the rank of an army general and led a rebellion against the Mongols. The monk assumed the name of Hong Wu and made the decision to have Nanjing as the capital of China, but a latter emperor of the dynasty moved the capital back to Beijing. One of the major roles that Hong Wu assumed as the emperor include reorganizing every aspect of ...

The Dynastic Cycle in China

As Usher writes, “A dynastic cycle is a periodic alternation of society between despotism and anarchy.” The political theory of a dynastic cycle implies to the idea that each dynasty undergoes four major steps of development: foundation, consolidation, deceleration, and extinction. After its creation, the dynasty reaches its peak giving the country all possible benefits and making it prosperous, and then declines and falls being replaced by the new dynasty. Throughout its history, China was under the reign of lots of dynasties and, hence, experienced lots of repetitive dynastic cycles. All of them had similar structures but different causes ...

The Dominican immigration narrative is one driven by diverse factors and for a foreign born, the history is an enticing one on how we arrived in the United States. Universal history dictates that the immigration happened in four distinguishable groups: the "Trujillo era" (1930 – 1960), the "post–Trujillo era" (1961 – 1981), the "flotilla" group (1982 – 1986), and the "post–flotilla" group (1983 – present) (Torres-Saillant and Hernández, 12). Many of the Dominicans have a history that supersedes the current reasons for immigration, and every family has a history. This history goes back to the days when working the farms ...

Rafael Trujillo was the Dominican dictator during the period which lasted beginning in the 1930 and ended in 1961 when he was assassinated. He was a president twice during this time, but he was the leading person in politics all the time even when other people were presidential figures. This era lasted for 31 years and there was much blood spilt throughout this period. A cult was related to the personality of Trujillo and he was guilty for killing about 50 thousand people. There were dictatorships in other countries of the region, but none were as brutal as Trujillo’ ...

Today, Syria faces a serious crisis. The country that once boast diversity is now engaged in a civil war bloodier than any war in history. Millions have been displaced and nearly a quarter million have died. The civil war initially rose as an Arab Spring. Arabs across the Middle East were seeking a democratic society. However, with the rule of the al-Assad family in Syria, violence is dominant and the country rests in a blood bath.

History of Syria

Originally, Syria consisted of a large amount of land that is now many countries today, including Syria itself, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel. The ...

Introduction

The works that the Chinese created since the Qing Dynasty marked the essence of its iconography. It gave the Chinese artists a specific place and space in world art, as they rendered subjects, materials and objects in a particular detail, and composition. The Qing Dynasty also gave rise to the portrayal of the Taoye tu that was commissioned by the Emperor Qianlong. The artwork particularly emphasized the manufacturing of the porcelain objects, but it emphasized the illustrations that were portrayed as “sequential viewed sets,” thus, it created a set of ordered visual illustrations. In light of this, it would ...

The heroic narratives of the legend of King Arthur have somehow persevered through centuries and are still alive in contemporary times. Presently, societies are aware of the fable because of multiple depictions that range from movies to novels, all of which spin the tale in one way or another. Still, the depiction of King Arthur in such works revolves around a character that is not only victorious and strong as a leader but also passionate about his kingdom, ready to defend it from potential harm. Still, is it possible that King Arthur of Camelot and the documented adventures in ...

Introduction

Just like his grandfather who was the ninth president of the U.S, Benjamin Harrison followed the in the footsteps on how his grandfather governed the country during his tenure from 1889 to 1893 as the 23rd president of the America. His election gave a confirmation that the White House demands a great personal skill and political expertise (Moore & Hale 13). Not meeting these attributes would stimulate a short-lived reign. During Benjamin’s administration, there wasendorsement of the protective tariffs that resulted in the increase of the consumable goods and considerably triggered the country’s economic despairs. Benjamin’s bold ...

FBI VS Jewish Defense League

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been in operation as a major criminal investigation bureau in the US. This national crime-fighting agency of security goal is to protect America and the larger international community from criminal dangers that affect the world today (US Department of Justice, 2011). It was started in 1908 when Theodore Roosevelt was the president of the US by Robert Bonaparte (Weiner, 2013). Robert Bonaparte was the then attorney general of the US. It started as a task force of special agents, whose work was to track the major crimes that were happening in various ...

Louis XIV was the King of France from 1643 to 1715. He was known for his centralization of government and increasing the authoritarianism of the monarchy, as well as many other decisions that changed the course of France. His reign was significantly long, and his authoritarian monarchy structure managed to last until the onset of the French Revolution over a century later. During his reign, like any monarch, he faced issues, from diplomatic relations to military actions and major decisions that affected the entire country of France. Three of the major problems that he had to face were the ...

Introduction

This research aims at understanding the development of the Samurai culture as a worldview that it became through its a thousand years of existence. The culture of the samurai is interesting as it developed from the simple armed support to the landowners, into the feudal leadership of the country of Japan. The code of ethics and unity that brought the Samurai together is of a very unique status in the society as it developed in a people that would otherwise be expected to remain servants. In most civilizations, the guards and other security servants often retain their servant status ...

Liberty is defined as a state where people have a right to speech and expression, whereas the Equality is defined as a position of being just, particularly in status, rights, or chances. In the history of the world, many wars and revolutions have taken place to achieve rights which each person deserves. Out of these, the rights to Equality and liberty have always been the principal focus. This was the case in the American Revolution as well. After gaining independence, these rights were highlighted in various documents like the Declaration of Independence, the Law and the Bill of Rights. ...

Introduction

During 1509 and 1513, the Ottoman Empire went through a civil war that was fought between two brothers, Ahmed, and Selim I, sons of Bayezid II, as they wanted to get the ruling authority after their father. Both had a lust for power, and they led this civil war with the support of their followers and pushed the Ottoman Empire into social and political unrest. The civil war caused loss of thousands of lives. It could, therefore, be argued that the civil war did not the purpose of fighting for the rights of people. In fact, it was initiated ...

The Articles of Confederation became the first official constitution of the USA. The document functioned from the 1781 to 1789 when the existing Constitution was ratified. The last document created stronger centralized government and marked the start of the separation of Democrats and Republicans. Moderate Republicanism became the main political system of the USA in the 19th century. Members of this movement agreed with Lincoln’s ideas about the restoration of the Union with seceded states, but on Congress plans. Moderate republicans could be called a “light version” of ordinary or radical Republicans. I think the Moderate Republicanism (or ...

Introduction

The United States is depicted as the most democratic nation in the world. The aspect of democracy arises from the choices that people are presented with. The ability to determine one’s leaders, goods, services, regions and rights are some of the choice elements that the American population is presented with. Another aspect that can be associated with the United States is its diversity in regards to the ethnic groups and races; immigration has resulted in the creation of one of the most interracial communities in the world. Nearly all races are present in America as a result of ...

History of national healthcare reform

The quest for the universal healthcare in the United States has dominated political debates for the last 100 years (Shi & Singh, 2014). The proponents of a universal healthcare system have made frantic efforts to reform the system. However, each time they have attempted, they have often been met by challenges, which lead to defeat. Unlike other developed countries which have comprehensive health insurance for their citizens, the United States still struggles attain a universal healthcare system. In the initial days, the government made little efforts to subsidize access to healthcare. The federal government left the responsibility of healthcare to ...

Plan

1) Introduction

General overview of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with regard to its political history and the concept of its geopolitics.

Max Webber’s concepts on the state and how they apply in Nigeria How John Stuart Mill’s Concepts on nationality are reflected in Nigeria 2) Geopolitical characteristics of Nigeria

The main geopolitical zones and their historical origin

The basis for the division of these geopolitical zones based on John Stuart Mill’s concepts on nationality How Max Webber’s concepts on the state apply in Nigeria How the country’s political, economic, and educational resources are shared effectively within these zones How different the geopolitical zones are compared to the zones that defined these regions in the past. 3) The source of economic power ...

Chinese medicine and Chinese philosophy act as a whole. And the name of this whole - Taoism, the way of the Tao. What I admire in the Taoists to the core of my soul, is the fact that they can find simple and affordable solutions for everyday problems, without losing sight of the whole complexity of life. Next wonderful parable illustrates this approach.

A rich merchant came to the sage and asked him to make a beautiful calligraphic inscription.

- Write to me the secret of happiness - said the merchant, - and I'll put the scroll on the wall of my home. - Come back in a week, - said the sage.

When the merchant returned, sage showed him the scroll. The inscription read:

"Father will ...

Both Alexander the Great and Ferdinand Magellan are prominent historian figures, who made a significant contribution to the world’s record. Though they lived in the different centuries, were born in families with a diverse background and each is known for completely opposite endeavor, they do have something in common. The aim of this paper is to compare and contrast these two personalities.

Early Years of Life

Alexander the Great is the son of King Philip II. His mother is Queen Olympia. From the early age, he was taught to fight and at the age of 18 he had already took part in ...

Catalunya Imperial plans. Make a list of the conquered lands by Jaume I and the trade cities with Catalano-aragonese Crown and its political consequences. Explain briefly the commercial role of the city and mention the goods exported and imported by Barcelona. Jaome el Conqueridor or James I the Conqueror was one of the most powerful Spanish kings and his policy eventually led to the expansion and leadership of Catalonia. Such lands as Valencia in the southwest and Balearic Islands in the south were added to the kingdom in the course of his regency. He also aimed at taking the ...

Introduction

Walter Besant in his essay “The Queen’s Reign” (1897) , spoke about the changing role of women in the Victorian era which proved to be a reformatory span in terms of uplifting the social status of women and raising the sense of awareness among the people. However, the prime issue of feminism was dominant throughout the era which demanded an equal status for women along with a consideration of feminine virtues for them. The essay speaks about the various issues in which the primary issues involved the context of segregating the role of women to only housekeeping and managing ...

Visual analysis

Work IdentificationTwo Princesses Reign: reign of Akhenaten Medium: Limestone, paint Geography: From Egypt (Two Princesses 2016).Introduction Pharaoh Akhenaten (1349-1332 BCE) ruled under the name Amenhotep IV and his entire reign is referred to as “the Amarna Period” as stated by Williamson (1). Amarna Tablets are significantly preserved documents that display the diplomatic relations between New Kingdom Egypt and the ancient Near East. The work selected for analysis in the essay, the relief of Two Princesses belongs to the Amarna Period. Thesis The aim of the essay is to depict the relief of “Two Princesses, New Kingdom. Amarna Period “, ...

Abstract

This paper describes in detail the explanation about mass murders, the definition of mass murders and the reasons why mass murders are committed. The paper also discusses why people are prone to mass murders and what major causes that trigger mass killing. It describes in detail the relationship between ethnic, religious, social and political reasons that relate with mass murders and why people are forced into killing others. There are also references in the paper taken from mass murders of the past, exemplifying the major mass murderers penned down in history, and it also mentions the recent trends in ...

At the beginning of the Paradise Lost we are introduced to Satan, who has found himself on the surface of a boiling hot lava after falling from Heaven. He has fallen from Heaven because he no longer wanted to be subservient to God. As an alternative he wishes for there to be more equality between God and the Angels. Throughout Paradise Lost Satan, continues to be obsessed with equality. This is something that is inferred throughout much of Paradise Lost. This paper will examine Satan’s need for equality. Satan’s desire for equality is seen from the very ...

Introduction

The Ottoman Empire was one of the world’s largest empires with history dates back to the Islamic medieval period from the 10th to 11th centuries. The main religion of the Ottoman Empire was Islam and most of their architecture and art was based on the religion as well. The beautiful buildings that exist today were the relics of the old Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire was originally founded in 1299 by the tribe who distinguished themselves as Oghus Turks under the rule of King Osman I. Ottoman empire stretched from the mainland Turkey and controlled various countries in ...

Introduction

The Getty Villa is a significant cultural and heritage center in the United States. Based in Malibu, it accommodates thousands of ancient pieces of artwork that marked important European era. Paintings are essential elements in this museum. Through this paper, I focus on two paintings I encountered during my visit to the museum. A critical analysis of the two artworks will be used to reinforce the arguments presented in the paper. Additionally, the similarities and contrasts of the two pieces of art will go a long way in shedding some light on the magnificence of Getty Villa’s inventory. ...

Throughout the biblical history from Genesis to Revelation, the Bible talks about persecution/suffering and caring for the needy. The Old Testament does not emphasize it the way Jesus puts it in the New Testament. The Christian point of view of these two concepts is reflected by utilizing the examples set by Jesus, when He came to earth to save the souls of men. Jesus gave some teachings on why suffering and persecution was part of the Christian path and why it was the responsibility of Christians to care for the needy in the fulfillment of the God’s purpose ...

For many historians and academics, globalization was a big bang phenomenon of 1492. The onset of globalization is thus often related to the voyage of Christopher Columbus, which resulted in his discovery of the Americas. Later on, Vas Co Da Gama’s voyage around Africa and his eventual entry into spice trading further laid the foundation of globalization and interconnectedness. The focus of this essay is to develop a clear analysis of the actual onset of the globalization process. It seeks to show that globalization was present even before the famously-acclaimed voyage of 1492. Globalization in itself denotes the ...

 To date, in the fourteen Latin American countries, those in power are leftist politics (the issue what kind of leftism and the degree of radicalism it is about) will be discussed later. Regardless of all the uniqueness of the moment and the apparent dissimilarity of modern Latin American lefts with their predecessors, there is a clear tendency, which is characteristic for the Latin American model of development as a whole – a tradition of powerful leftist movements, the struggle for social transformation. Facing deep structural crisis, the continent came into a long strip of the struggle against the dictatorship, local ...

Everybody, in one way or the other, has got this internal urge to be powerful; to be able to exercise some levels of authority. Let us take an example of a student going to school. Any focused student will always want to achieve excellence in all their fields of endeavor. Their quest for excellence is not just intrinsic; all they want is to be better than others. John Emerich, in 1887 observed the rule of absolute monarchy. The monarchical king or queen had almost absolute power over the subject. They would wake up in the morning and just decide ...

The imperial rule in China was a proclamation from the leaders, who wanted to establish good trade relationship with the foreign nations like the Great Britain and India. During the reign of emperor leadership of Qing officials, there was relevantly true that the dynasty was in unstable position. In retrospect, the Qing dynasty was the last imperial reign of China that existed for almost three centuries (Da-dui 2). The links that China established with India and Britain was quite lucrative with these nations, thereby making them more attached to it. This is what led to the feeling of maintaining ...

Everyone likes to be a hero, but being a hero is not a simple process. It is a journey of life from simple to complex; from simplicity to hardship and from ignorance to knowledge. For gaining real knowledge and enlightenment, the hero has to undergo many situations in which his physical abilities, his morals, values and principles are tried by the destiny. The hero’s hardship and ultimate success are portrayed in Western and Eastern Epics. Ramayana is one of the heroic epics in Sanskrit composed by ancient sage Valmiki. It is a story of high idealism and the ...

Modernity in Virginia Woolf’s Writings

One of the most important of Virginia Woolf’s writings, which is theorized on the concept of modernity is Mrs. Dalloway. Written in 1953, this particular work of Woolf if part of the contemporary literature. The overall theme, setting, and narration in this particular work were all constructed upon principles of modernism. The primary aim of Woolf was to diverge from the conventional thought processes that existed in the society prior to the First World War as the aftermath of the war brought in a dramatic degree of change in the way the world is perceived by people. The ...

Napoleon Bonaparte was a man with a great ambition. He killed so many people, a number that never seen before and not to be seen again for a long time. This can be said he did so for his own satisfaction. He rose to power after turbulent years of French revolution and he had the intention to bring in change. A change of a moderate authoritarian regime/government. Napoleon valued secular thought, conquest, an individual’s potential, equality, reason and freedom. All of these were granted to a citizen of his country who was subordinate to him and his ideas. ...