History Essays

There is a children’s rhyme about the discovery of America that begins “In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” The fact is, however, that Christopher Columbus may not have actually discovered the North American continent.  His place of honor has already been challenged by the Vikings; now, it seems, the …

The Battle of Atlanta was a decisive victory for the Union forces. It also had crucial political implications. Around that time, George McClellan was running against President Abraham Lincoln.  McClellan’s Democrats were calling for a truce in the Civil War. But the victory of Atlanta boosted Northern morale and turned …

Gilbert Tennent was a minister whose voice reached a revivalist audience. He fervently believed the majority of ministries were hypocrites and reliable guides. He urged the people to abandon their ministries for itinerants. The virtues that are discussed in Benjamin Franklin’s pursuit of moral perfection, have meaning today however, do …

The beginning of this second edition of “The age of McCarthyism: A brief history with documents by Ellen Schrecker, states the thesis that rules it. Ellen Schrecker argues even though Joseph McCarthy’s name is notoriously linked to this era, in truth, he played only a small part in the phenomenon …

Introduction and Synopsis: They say, some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them. Margaret Thatcher belongs to the second category. Political revolution is the word associated with her governance of Britain. It was during her reign, that the influence of Communism was at peak, …

John Proctor was a farmer in seventeenth century Massachusetts. He was married to Elizabeth Proctor. John Proctor was a leader not a follower. He was a man that everyone in the town looked up to. Proctor was a both strong physically and mentally strong. John Proctor was an extremely proud …

            While most people would say that Richard Avedon is the “greatest photographer of the 20th century (Perich, 2007, p. 13),” Edward Steichen is one of those who laid the foundations for greatness, on which Avedon and others built upon. The parallelism of the World …

During the Renaissance time period, each man and woman needed to strive to meet the “ideal” image that was expected by society. If this image was not met, the person would be judged by society. Both males and females had different goals that they needed to meet in education, as …

Telephone names from the Greek word “tele”, meaning from afar, and “phone”, meaning voice or voiced sound. Generally, a telephone is any device which conveys sound over a distance. Telephone history begins at the start of human history. Man has always wanted to communicate from afar. People have used smoke …

Introduction Revolution and the causes behind it have been an important area of discussion with political theorists since the area of study was first invented.  Over the course of its study theories from other areas of social science have helped to understand the individual and group actions and reactions that …