… of Robert Jordan, who is a college teacher, and American supporter of the Republican cause in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Within a short span of sixty-eight hours, Jordan gets involvement with a band of guerrillas, and a young woman named Maria,…

… to manipulate situations and the failure of others to prevent him from taking power, especially Leon Trotsky. Trotsky did not take advantage of several opportunities which would have helped him to crush Stalin politically. When he failed to take…

… Germany’s aspirations of conquering eastern Europe. As a port city on the Volga, Stalingrad’s location proved to be important during World War II. Its heavy industry gave Germany a strong motive for invading the city. Stalingrad also was well known…

… and in 1953 Egypt and Britain granted the Sudan self-government. Independence was proclaimed on Jan. 1, 1956. Since independence, the Sudan has been ruled by a series of unstable parliamentary governments and military regimes. Under Maj. Gen. Gaafar…

… effect their society’s art, sculpture and architecture. It also reflects the culture’s environment. This can be seen in Gilgamesh, Anpu & Bata, Hatshepsut goes to punt, a dialogue/Dispute with the soul. In Gilgamesh the main protagonist had…

… father taught Susan and her older sister about women’s rights, because that is what he and Susan’s mother believed in (Ronwell, 1). When Susan grew older she started school and learned many things, except long division, which she really wanted…

… the 16th and early 18th centuries, is one and a half hours by express train from New Delhi. Tourists from all over the world visit Agra not to see the ruins of the red sandstone fortress built by the Mughal emperors but to make a pilgrimage to Taj Mahal,…

… published his Quattro Libri dell’Architettura, one of the most influential treatises on architecture ever printed. It contains a number of woodcuts of ancient Roman buildings, as well as two illustrations of a small church by Bramante, known…

… Greene is a historical account of the 1958 bombing of Atlanta's Reform Jewish Temple. Greene constructs her narrative in a thrilling and persuasive manner that vividly describes her view and message about anti-Semitism and racial inequality in Atlanta…

… of youth culture. If this is true then the 1960's was a decade of discovery. It was a decade marred by social unrest, civil rights injustice, and violence abroad. These were some of the factors that lead to a revolution that attempted to bifurcate…