In Revolutions in the Atlantic World: A Comparative History, Wim Klooster examined and compared four Atlantic World Revolutions: The American Revolution, The French Revolution, The Haitian Revolution, and the Spanish Revolutions. Klooster provided an introduction to global events leading up to the eighteenth and early nineteenth century Atlantic World revolutions. He then devoted a chapter to each revolution, and in the fifth and final chapter conducted a comparative discussion. Klooster approached the studies with specific ideas in mind; 1) International context was mandatory, 2)…
Lead by Dr. Ernie Walker, with the help of Dr. Glenn Stuart and Devon Lawson, students applied the knowledge of the land from previous years’ excavations to their own to better interpret the past events, both geological and…
Sanibel Island, Florida, has over 47 tropical storms hammering across their coast each year. It all starts with the dark clouds rising rapidly over the horizon of the ocean and ends with shattered windows and fallen trees. We all knew we could not escape a tropical storm coming our way, so instead we buckled down to wait it out. The sights, the feelings, and the sounds of the storm are just beginning.…
“Columbus and Lindbergh: A Journey Across The Atlantic” As it is told in many history books, Columbus discovered America in 1492. Wrong. Columbus discovered what is now modern day Caribbeans, which he named Hispaniola. During his voyage, Columbus overcame many challenges. He is given credit for his discovery on October 10th by annually celebrating Columbus Day.…
The Atlantic World has a significant history to understand. Throughout the course of the time period of 1400 to 1900 the Atlantic Ocean was used in ways that undeniably formed its history. It was no more to be just seen as a huge waterway, however rather as a path that joined different gatherings of individuals. From Europe and Africa to America, the Ocean was secured with many countries whom were attempting to survive the Ice Age. The need to investigate and explore what else was out there for them prompt a progression of occasions that nobody could have envisioned were to come.…
Bones of a bison have been found that have been extinct for about 8,000 years. Old Clovis spear points have also been found which were about 11,500 years old. The most widely accepted time frame was between is between 12,000 and 14,000 years ago. Archaeologists have also found flint knife blades dating back almost 16,000 years ago, and they even found stone tools dated at about 22,000 years ago. There are so many theories about this topic that the age can range from about 12,000 to 40,000 years.…
Table 2. Lofkënd, Corinth, Epidamnus, and Apollonia divided into adult age groups. Adults Lofkënd Corinth Corinth prehistoric Epidamnus Apollonia Apollonia prehistoric Young (18-34) 43 15 5 6 27 19 Middle-age (35-49) 30 26 7 19 60 19 Older (50+) 10 14 1 3 5 10 Total 83 55 13 28 92 48 Table 3. Individuals separated into male, females, and unknown at Lofkënd, Corinth, Epidamnus, and Apollonia.…
The Classificatory-Historical period took place from 1914-1960 and marked a time concerned with chronology and dating. Universities and other research institutions emphasized time as the primary tool of classifying North American cultures. During this time period it was thought that cultures could be well understood based on the chronological ordering of events. An important technique developed during this time was stratigraphic excavation, which was the differentiation and examination of different layers of earth. Stratigraphic excavation operates on the principle of deeper layers being older than more shallow layers and is helpful with dating layers of earth and the artifacts within them.…
A) “The big stick in the Caribbean sea” 1. What is the image conveying? How does the image convey such ideas/information? The image is conveying an illustration of Theodore Roosevelt with his expansion and enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine.…
(photo of Brighton beach, waves crashing against rocks) The wild weather in Adelaide continues, A tourist has been reported missing following the heavy rainfall and stormy weather that begun Monday night. The man was last seen being hit by a wave at Brighton beach, and is believed to be a European back-packer. Efforts to locate him are underway, however the rough seas are preventing boats from searching the area until the storm clears. On land, the streets of Adelaide are littered with tree branches as the wild weather continues, the heavy rain and wind shows no signs of stoping soon.…
People have wondered what the Bermuda Triangle, or the “Devil's Triangle” , really is for years and years. People have twisted, tweaked and bent the legends of the mysterious Bermuda Triangle in so many ways, that people don’t know what to believe anymore. Maybe it’s a whirlpool that suck you in, or, better yet, it’s some kind of gravitational pull that pulls the ships and planes down to the bottom of the ocean. Everything that scientists have come up with are reasonable, all except for one thing: there is no trace of any of the passengers or the ship’s or plane’s that have crashed in the Bermuda Triangle.…
Jessica Zhang, The West After 1492, Short Paper A Close Reading of Andrew Marvell’s “Bermudas” 17th century England was a time and place defined by a lack of consistency in its political structure. Monarchies were abolished as Parliament gained power, reflecting the inability of a single ruler to maintain power for an extended period during this era. The foundations of modernity in English politics resulted from the turmoil of this time, and politician and writer Andrew Marvell was certainly a witness and active participant in this period of true transition. On the surface, Andrew Marvell’s poem “Bermudas” seems like an innocent poetic celebration of the English colonists’ arrival in the Bermudas and establishment of a new settlement there.…
The 17th century marked an Age of Discovery, for both new sea routes and new ways of expressing erotic lust. Poets began to embrace the language of the New World: trade, expansion, possession and sexual desire. Desire became a driving force for exploration of new lands and the human body, resulting in one force overpowering another. Poets including Andrew Marvell used New World language to mask their sexual desires. Marvell’s ‘Bermudas’ takes the idea of faith to a sensual level, using metaphors to uncover a promised Eden and erotic lust.…
22 Mar 2012. <http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0835205.html>. "Stone Age." 100th. 25.…
The Haunted Tropics: Caribbean Ghost Stories, edited by Martin Munro, is a collection of short stories written by contemporary writers of the Caribbean, as well as others from Canada and the Unites States. The book of fifteen tales explores the main supernatural theme with the evocation of ghosts, dead, undead or dying, that haunt the experiences of the characters in each story. In his introduction Munro wrote "every island of the Caribbean is the site of a deep haunting" (vii). The anthology proves this point as throughout the book there is always the presence of a supernatural element. On the same hand, the collection brought together tales of diverse origins, i.e. from the different Caribbean islands, incorporating together characters who…