… the world ever came to nuclear war; but exactly how close did it come? The Crisis was ultimately a showdown between the United States and the Soviet Union from October 16 to October 28, 1962. During those thirteen stressful days, the world’s two…

… Franklin was doubtlessly a great one, characterized by sound judgment and a revolutionary way of thinking. He served as a delegate for his country to foreign nations for these very attributes. How does a man become so unique and independent?…

… science pursued in ancient Egypt, none achieved such popularity as medicine. The earliest physician whose name has been recorded, Imhotep, was the wazir of Zoser, founder of the Third Dynasty, in the thirtieth century. Imhotep was a learned man, astrono…

… 1954, when the decision was made that the segregation at schools had to be stopped, there were different voices and opinions all over the country. One of them belonged to Reverend Martin Luther King jr., a young theologian who became the leader…

… their service in the American Civil War, leaving their homes and loved ones for the hardships, suffering, devastation and bloodshed that so darkly stained the five long years of the war? The question has no single answer, but contemporary scholars tend…

… FRAMEWORK Nickel provides a very useful framework for analysis of whether the concept of human rights has changed since the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights . His framework attempts to explain how rights operate in society. Five…

… role of airplanes and how they were used changed greatly. At first planes were only used for sport, but people started realize that not only could airplanes be useful but they could even influence an outcome of the war greatly. Soon the…

… Out of nothing came the heavens. This was the Plain of high heaven and the heaven that gave birth to three deities, which were called Ame-no-Minaka-Nushi-no-Mikoto, Takami-Musubi-no-Mikoto and Kammi-Musubi-no-Mikoto. While this was going on, gods…

… Family and home life was changing as well as the communities around them. There was a fast growing need to produce products like clothing, quickly and efficiently. This new era brought about the mechanical industry that created factories, which…

… Center was more than symbolic. The collapse of the towers has coincided with an already slowing global economy and was probably intended to cause as much economic as physical harm. The crisis will have deep economic repercussions in a number of…