Carolingian Empire

The end of the French and Indian war in 1763 was a victory for England. Having defeated one of their most powerful European rivals, the French, the British felt confident they had control over majority of the American continent. However, the victory was very costly resulting in Britain’s decision to place some of the burden on their mainland colonies. The British government did this though a number of taxation and legislation. These actions as adverse effects because they were rejected by the…

to command the Northern armies under Cesar Marcus Aurelius. He gave of nearly 3 years of his life away from his beloved family to serve his country. Then, after winning the battle and Germania, Cesar Marcus Aurelius asked Maximus to take over his empire when he passed, Maximus was torn between love for his country and love for his family is quiet life farming. Tragically, he never would have…

Demaratus shows the pride and patriotism that was built from the poleis and embedded into the Greek infantry. Regardless of their numbers, the infantry performed their duty and fought as they felt that was their contribution and duty as a citizen of the empire and a member of the polis. This patriotism was felt in spite of any potential negative outcomes that may result. Demaratus also stated, “I would rather not fight even with one. But, if need appeared, or if there were any great cause…

The rise and the fall of the Han (206 BCE - 220 CE) and the Sui (581 CE - 618) dynasties in post-classical China was followed by the life of the Tang (618 CE - 918), a dynasty which was the first to rebuild the Chinese empire after the fall of the Sui, which was then followed up by the short-lived Song (960 CE - 1279) dynasty. The fall of the Han dynasty brought about a time of turmoil. The broken pieces left by the Han were then picked up by the Sui who was also short-lived, similar to that of…

In Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author communicates to the reader the wrongs of slavery by showing the strength of female morale in abolitionists, the wrongs of tolerating slavery but still being Christian, and the fact that slaves have more humanity than whites do. Stowe used female abolitionists and their morale to convey the message that slavery is wrong. The two core women in this novel, Mrs. Shelby, and Ophelia St. Clare, and one supporting character, Mrs. Bird,…

The lobby of the lions This group is the eldest in the fortress and the biosphere, since the Spaniards stationary in obverse of him powerless to determine the confidences of his cascade, which was the aquatic out at convinced periods. There are twelve lion agate out of aquatic frequently, this cascade was disturbed since of the Spanish examination for this amazing consistency The Cascade, the Dark Cascade of the Marmara Basin, is the greatest roomy vestibule. It was constructed throughout the…

The Crusades were a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims that took place during 1095 CE- 1291 CE. The main purpose of the Crusades was that both religious groups wanted to take possession of the Holy Land (Jerusalem). There were 9 major Crusades in total, which are called the Principle Crusades. There were also shorter and less significant Crusades in between each Principle Crusade that are called Minor Crusades. These wars had various effects on the world, especially in…

Thomas Paine in the book American Crisis claims that america needs to continue the difficult fight against britain for independence. Paine supports his claim by utilizing personification, rhetorical questions, appeals to ethos through the bible and the audience's fears. The audiences purpose is to convince the american people to continue the fight in order to gain independence from great britain. The author writes in a serious tone for the american citizens hesitant to if the war is worth the…

In 1975, Allan Gibbard proposed the following example in order to develop his case against Kripke’s theory of rigid designators: Imagine you have in front of you two lumps of clay. One is shaped like the bottom half of a statue; the other shaped like the top half. You take these two lumps and connect them, thus making the statue whole and in effect creating a new object. You name this statue Goliath. However, when you connected these two lumps you also create a new lump (the two lumps put…

In the fall of 1805, a highly anticipated clash would bring a conclusion to the long struggle between the great powers of France and Britain off the Spanish shores of Cape Trafalgar. (Adkins, xix). This influential battle was fought to determine European naval supremacy and would promptly halt Napoleon’s forces, preventing the impending French invasion of England (Adkins, 337). Trafalgar was won through the sheer force of overwhelming manpower, superior technology and firepower ability, and…