Country Essays

Rout: (N) –an overwhelming defeat. “disorderly retreat,” 1590s, from Middle French route “disorderly flight of troops,” literally “a breaking off, rupture,” from Vulgar Latin rupta “a dispersed group,” literally “a broken group,” from Latin rupta, fem.pp. of rumpere “to break? innumerable (adj.) –very numerous; incapable of being counted; countless. mid-14c., …

Analyze attitudes toward and evaluate the motivations behind the European acquisition of African colonies in the period 1880 to 1914. Prior to the European takeover of colonies in Africa, Europe had been going through the Industrial Revolution. While European nations had been focusing on building up themselves to become stronger, …

A Chinese-Filipino born in December 25, 1924 – came from a poor family in Xiamen, china. His Father migrated in philippines when he was still a toddler. As his father was a trader his father took a risk on establishing a business in the philippines. They used to live in …

Introduction             Formerly a Youth Movement, the Hippie subgroup commenced in the early 1960s, instigating form the United States and disseminating across the world. Derived from the hipster, the word hippie was primarily used to describe beatniks, members of the Beat Generation, who had shifted into San Francisco. These people, …

The Manila tour was a very challenging and interesting experience for me, since I am not that familiar with those places that we have gone by. Although really very tiring, I had fun throughout the trip and enjoyed it so much. Our group did the tour last August 8, a …

Hunter S. Thompson once said, “For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.” In the ballads ‘The Wreck of the Hesperus” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and “The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes, they share similar as well as different purposes. Although Noyes’ poem demonstrates …

1.) “Throughout its history, the US has been a land of refuge and opportunity for immigrants.” Assess the validity of this statement in view of the experience of the Irish in the 19th century urban northeast.Between the years of 1830 and 1860, immigration from many Europeans countries very much shows …

            There have been many civilizations in Africa’s long history.  As proof of these ancient civilizations, archeologists have found many remains throughout Africa.  One of these is the Great Zimbabwe from the Bantu-speaking tribe.  The Bantu translation for Zimbabwe is “house of stone” due to the Great Zimbabwe ruins (Marquet …

The president of the United States is by far the best known politician both within the United States and around the world.  Presidents enjoy one important advantage because of a constitutional practice rather than the Constitution as such. The president is uniquely positioned to claim to be the person who …

The Roman Empire was one of the most powerful and influential empires in the world. The history of the Roman Empire is vast as was its area of dominion. However, the scope of its influence on the world is seen in the fact that even to this day, many countries …