History Essays

            Communication is perhaps the most common denominator in all cultures. However, cultures somehow find it difficult to communicate in an intercultural level. Therefore, disputes are also common for some cultures. The importance of communication in the inter- and intra-cultural level is explored by the book “The Dialogue of Civilizations” …

            The Roman Empire was one of the strongest and most influential empires in the world. However, despite its power the Roman Empire still fell. The decline and fall of the Roman Empire continues to be studied and speculated on today. The fall was perceived as “an archetype for every …

     When British settlers came to the new world, they brought with them the practice of capital punishment.  In 1608, Captain George Kendall of Jamestown accused of being a spy for Spain was the first recorded execution.  The Divine, Moral and Marital Laws enacted by Virginia Governor Sir Thomas …

Introduction Historians and analysts look to what happened before and after major events to be able to draw out important sociological movements, and that includes the trends supporting the idea of development and how it comes, goes and stays in different countries in different periods of time. Because of the …

Introduction             Unlike the other countries of Great Britain, India is no new-discovered land, since at a time when the little island was still unknown, ships sailed from India’s shores, and caravans wound through the deserts laden with silks and muslins, with gold and jewels and spices. For through long …

Most people throughout the centuries have pursued happiness one way or another. Even ancient texts support this claim. There are different means of achieving happiness though. This all depends on the way that happiness is understood and defined. The books of Gilgamesh, Odyssey and Augustine’s Confessions all have different definitions …

The Civil Rights Movement was an effort to establish the civil rights of individual Black citizens, while the Women`s Rights Movement focused on the rights that were inaccessible to Women. I will discuss both movements individually, the differences and similarities between them. I will also discuss all of the different …

The arrival of the Spanish in the early 1500s and their subsequent colonization of Mexico, brought about considerable changes in the indigenous patterns and ways of life of the local Mexican people. Spanish colonialism affected all aspects of Mexican life, from their customs and traditions, including religion, celebrations and art …

Introduction Historical Overview of Eater Island             Easter Islands, also known also as the Rapa Nui or Isla de Pascua, is located over 2000 miles from the coastlines of Chile, which is in the southern portions of Pacific ocean. The island is basically a triangularly shaped island with geographical measurement …

Codes of Hammurabi are regarded the first recorded laws in the human history. The laws 247-269 from Hammurabi Codes clearly depicts that with the settlement of Semitic tribes in the agriculturally rich valleys of Mesopotamia, the city states  came into being with its distinct socio-cultural and political life. Another manifestation …