… a very good poem in which Yeats explains his position that events in time move in two thousand year cycles. He compares the movement of time to a gyre (1) or funnel that gets wider, or narrower, as you move from one end to another. In “The Second…

… long and short term factors involving aspects of nationalism, imperialism, militarism, alliance systems, and physical conflicts occurring over a forty year period. The industrial revolution brought around a radically different Europe than there had…

… important role in our political dealings with native Americans in general and the Mexican government in particular. The concept of “Manifest Destiny” was for the United States to control the land from “Sea to Shining Sea” or the present day boundarie…

… under the 18th amendment, which stated that American citizens were forbidden to sell or transport any intoxicating liquor. Prohibitionists believed that the sale of liquor was a social crime, the drinking of liquor was a racial crime and the results…

… So many factors contribute to making a person unique. In Cleanth Brooks essay, “The English Language in the South”, Cleanth recognizes factors that bring out the individuality of different people. Brooks examines the stereotypes associated with…

… has become a fantasy in which people in the past centuries could have never imagined. We are introduced to man’s new technology inventions, which make our lives extra comforting, everyday. Yet, it’s amazing how we grant every little moment.…

… freedom from England since they arrived. They came to the New World, after all, to escape England, for whatever reasons they may have had—religious, economic, or social. So when England decided in the eighteenth century that they were going to crack…

… of April 14, 1912 caused the “unsinkable” Titanic to become both a captivating and historic event, which continues to be depicted through books, movies, and plays developed from descriptions of the survivors. The Titanic disaster, especially these…

… longer wanted to be a part of England’s glorious empire, but rather a brand spanking new ideal, and we did not want their king, but most of all, we wanted it done at once. The American Revolution had everything a revolution should. After all, a revoluti…

… the period between 1790 and 1850, the United States was rapidly changing. It was now a separate country with its own economy, laws, and government. The country was learning to live on its own, apart from England. There began to appear a rift…