… If it wasn’t for the trials and tribulations of are ancestors would we have our freedom? These questions could be answered with a simple yes or no, but the eyes of most people it means hope, hope for a life of equal opportunities as any other race.…

… from the collapse of Gran Columbia in 1830. A fourty year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Columbian government escalated during the 1990s, under girded in part by funds from the drug trade. Although the violence is deadly and large swaths…

… popular in time of war and crisis. One reason for this is because it can help people to be in high spirits for a short period of time, even though there is death and illness all around them. During World War Two, the song “Lili Marlene” became…

… over religious conflicts between the Muslim Turks and the Christian Europeans. The Crusades were mainly fought over land. Yet, those who fought found personal reasons, such as wealth, fame, and honor. In 1071 the Muslim Turks conquered Palestine,…

… popular in time of war and crisis. One reason for this is because it can help people to be in high spirits for a short period of time, even though there is death and illness all around them. During World War Two, the song “Lili Marlene” became…

… were many people who contributed to America’s growth. Most of these people were either considered robber barons or captains of industry. The captains of industry generally contributed to the country in honest, hard-working ways. The robber barons, howeve…

… Jewish people and Rwandan Tutsi minority suffered heart-breaking losses in their population and culture during the twentieth century. But these genocides came as a result of events that occurred earlier in history. As I compare these…

… knowledge? What is the meaning of life? These questions are not very common in today’s society. Nonetheless, many, everywhere in the world had attempted to find genuine answers to such questions. Everyone has different beliefs, and their answers…

… for the war that was going during Gene's time at Devon. John Knowles used the description of many natural elements to describe World War II and its effects on the youth at Devon. Prominently, the two rivers described in the book, the Naguamsett,…

… of the most debatable subject of controversy in the United States. There are two sides to this issue. Pro-life supporters consider as true that every child conceived should be born. Pro-choice supporters believe that every child should be wanted,…