… would say that the key elements and dynamics in American culture are very simple. Americans value life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, as stated in our Declaration of Independence, as well as a strong sense of pride in our way of life. The…

… They were freed as slaves and promised 40 acres and a mule. Instead they were freedmen with no place to go and nothing to call their own. While 40 acres and a mule could never repay the slaves for all they endured, it would have given them a chance…

… and stability in the world, there must be a balance of power between countries. The Nuclear Arms Race was started because there wasn't a balance of power after World War II. The U.S. was the only country at that time which possessed nuclear weapons.…

… notable events of the second half of the 20th century, C. Wright Mills’ The Power Elite still seems to holds up on several points as read in the year 2002. Charles Mills died in 1962 at the age of 46 as a distinguished professor of sociology. He…

… Greece was an interesting time and place with huge markets in which people could sell items of every kind. Strict laws with even stricter penalties if broken, a place where women were did not have as many rights as they do today, and along with…

… themselves to depart from Atlanta. Under the command of William Tecumseh Sherman, these soldiers would engage in the most brutal, ruthless, devastating and effective military campaign of the Civil War, and possibly of history. Their…

… defined as “any characteristic in objects which appeals to the esthetic sense in its purest form”(“Beauty”). Trends have grown from several ideals over the centuries. This lends to the idea that mankind is never satisfied with reality. People are constan…

… wanted lands belonging to the Native Americans (Indians), the United States Government did everything in its power to help the white men acquire Indian land. The US Government did everything from turning a blind eye to passing legislature requiring…

… inventions or discoveries in history has been gunpowder. And there are many things that can be argued about gunpowder itself. Such as where was it originated, when was it originated, and how did it spread across the world. These are three questions…

… country dominates a weaker, either by economic, political, and/or religious means. Global expansion in Europe initially began in the fifteenth century, but the process greatly accelerated in the mid-to late nineteenth century. European civilization…