… thousand American lives. Only the Civil War and the two world wars were deadlier for Americans. During the decade of direct U.S. military participation in Vietnam beginning in 1964, the U.S Treasury spent over $140 billion on the war, enough money…

… political, and economic factors that allowed Great Britain to be the first nation to industrialize. Many factors regarding society, culture, politics, and economics combined to allow for the industrialization of Great Britain, prior to…

… by Ben Jones Jurgis begins his life in the United States of America in Packingtown, Illinois. He begins working at a meat packing plant. This factory process meat from pigs and cattle. The animals are kept in a pen outside the factory.…

… As the "Top Dog" here at the Retriever Barn I am not only an authority on hunting but also I thoroughly understand the problems you humans have. You know, all my children and I want to do is get a retrieve in now and then. We get real tired of showing…

… As Shaped Society As American Culture has evolved, inventions have paralleled its alterations. From the automobile’s humble beginnings as a “horseless carriage” in the late 1800’s, Henry Ford made the coach for the everyday man (Tshimanga). Because…

… was not a true revolution as it is revealed to be, but more of a gradual change in American life. Instead of a radical change, it was a result of evolutionary changes that evolved to their way of life. This statement is evident, with political, econom…

… When he was young, Beowulf was a great warrior, characterized mainly of strength and courage, including his swimming match against Breca. He also perfectly embodies values dictated by the Germanic heroic code, including loyalty, courtesy, and pride.…

… theory." - Donald Horowitz The conflict in Northern Ireland is a battle between two religiously and culturally differentiated groups, Protestant Unionists and Catholic Republicans, over the fate of Ireland. Unionists are the Protestant descendant…

… war erupts, the rules we lived by before the battle no longer apply. The purposeful ending of lives and the devastation of property become widely accepted, either reluctantly or wholeheartedly. We must defeat the enemy, we say. We must kill. We…

… but early on he opposed the rule of a small conservative group. His family belonged to the old nobility the patrician order and several of his ancestors had won distinction in the service of the state. Caesar was the most prominent man of all history;…