The history of American policing can be traced back to early English society. During the earlier years, England had no regular police force. People living in villages had to scatter throughout the countryside and were responsible for giving aid to neighbors and protect the settlement from thieves and marauders. The pledge system these villagers used were called tithing’s. Tithing’s were people grouped together into ten families and were responsible for policing their own minor problems such as disturbances, fires, and other threats. When their was trouble, the leader of the tithing’s, the “tithingmen” is expected to make a hue and cry to assemble his helpers and warn the village. Ten tithings were grouped together into hundreds, which are supervised…
There are many religions that exist throughout the world, each one having its own unique teachings, but also sharing ideas with other religions. Throughout history, religions have flourished and declined. Any person who has studied history knows that religion has undeniably changed the course of human history and will continue to do so. One of these significant religions is Islam. Islam is a monotheistic religion that was founded 1400 years ago, and has been growing rapidly since then. The…
People have been etching tattoos into their skin since the beginning of time and as we look around us there is a high percentage of people all around the world that have tattoos. There are many things that go into tattooing and not many people know about it. The history behind tattoos is very interesting and it goes back to thousands of years. Also considering that there are many different types of ways to tattoo an individual, to remove unwanted tattoos, and to style the tattoo in a different…
Intro Islam is a religion that practices peace. One of the more populated religious tradition of the world. In fact, there are over 7.1 billion Muslims in the world. Brief history and info about Islam Islam is one of the older religions in the world, founded around the 7th century C.E by the teachings of Prophet Muhammad. Many Muslims believed he was the “Seal of all Prophets” or the last prophet to be sent down to earth by God. Prophet Muhammad was born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia in 570 C.E. It…
History of baseball This popular sport was given the name “America’s past time” through the years even though there has been debate for centuries of which land invented this game. The game of baseball has been seen back through history all the way back to 1600s. Abner Doubleday has been said to be the inventor of America’s pastime, but has never been credited with it. He never knew he created this game either because he was killed in the civil war before recongnition. Back then they called…
History of Computers Computers became an essential part of life in the modern days. It is basically a machine that perform complex task with least human effort involved. Computer we know today started out simple and evolved with the advancement in technology and efficient manufacturing processes for the component inside. The first electronic computer created in 1947 and was call Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, or ENAIC. It was created for military purposes and financially back by…
colors that are small enough so that a color could not be dominant allowing the entire color spectrum to be visible. The grains act as a color filter to give color to each photograph. There was a downside to this kind of photography technique and technology, however. To see the picture, photos needed to be exposed to bright lighting. Succeeding Autochrome, was Kodak 's Kodachrome in 1935. Yes I know, very creative name. This was a much preferred upgrade in not only still photography but in…
Tobacco Nic Roldan Mr. Wilson 10/13/16 Tobacco is tall plants that was originally grown in Virginia, but is now also grown in big quantities in Turkey, India, and Russia. The leaves of the plant are dried, grinded and rolled into cigars and cigarettes. This plant can also be shredded and smoked through a pipe. Tobacco is native to the Americans, but has been recorded in the Maya culture more than 2000 years ago. This practice of smoking tobacco moved from Central America to the…
can begin to understand more about their identity though their subsistence strategies. Archaeological Evidence of Diet – Getting to the Meat of the Matter One of the most common avenues for the study of enslaved Africans’ diet is through the use of zooarchaeological analysis. By analysing faunal remains, information on the types and cuts of animals eaten and the methods they used to process and cook meat can be extrapolated. However, before discussing the results of this type of analysis, it is…
History of Soccer Soccer is one of the most popular sports around the globe in the world of sports. Also, known as football in the rest of the world, The fist apparitions of soccer dated back about 2000 years ago, in Ancient China during the Han Dynasty. The People would dribble balls made out of leather and filled with hair feathers in a military exercise called Tsu Chu. They would kick the ball into small nettings that were fixed with bamboo canes and at the same time they had to protect…