Compass rose

He wrote "The new technology, knowledge, and commercial wealth created the Renaissance in which Europe rediscovered some of its prior culture, but more importantly, absorbed the technology for printing, firearms, the compass, and the abacus from the East… the Mongols succeeded not merely from martial superiority; rather “they have succeeded by means of science” and “devote their leisure time to the principles of philosophy... Seemingly every aspect of European life changed…

In forty-nine days, you can lose a couple of pounds, go on a road trip, or design and build a new car model. That is exactly what Karl Probst and the Bantam Car Company did in 1941. Karl Probst, a Detroit native who was a freelance engineer set out to work with the Bantam Car Company in Pennsylvania. Jeep is a deeply rooted in American Culture since World War II. Just after lunching the first Jeep for the military, it has become a global and profitable phenomenon. Originally created for the US…

G. B. Rose, the author, speaks of artists as geniuses credited through their association with humanism, which was on the rise as individuals progressively valued the belief that humans could determine their own fate. Artists avoided the Christian implication…

from the arrangement. When preachers like Joel Osteen come to the determination that God wants them to be wealthy, then it places him on a pedestal and creates a divide between him and his congregants. Some view Osteen as a crook, devoid of a moral compass, while others blindly follow his teachings and donate when they…

front of her, and allowed the audience to use them on her however they chose. For six hours, she remained completely vulnerable to the desires of the crowd. At first the audience members were very gentle, some just observing Abramovic, or giving her roses. “Then,” says Marina, “They became more and more wild. They cut my neck and drank my blood, they carried me around, put me on the table.” Additionally, her clothes were ripped off of her, thorns were pushed into her body, and one audience…

War and Battels There were a lot of battels in the medieval times. Medieval battles and wars was just a part of the everyday life in the middle ages. Battels were mainly in Medieval England but also through out the whole of Europe. Battles involving Medieval Europe were also happening throughout the world. As the Medieval Europe times progressed the tactics and weapons used in medieval war and battle change in a very big way, and were usually won by the armies that had the most advanced medieval…

Defining Statesmanship When assigned the task of defining statesmanship, one may attempt to use Occam's razor. All things being equal, the simplest solution is usually the best one. According to the Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science, the definition of statesmen simply states "see politician". This leads to two conclusions: First, Occam's razor is not always correct. Secondly, Blackwell's accuracy is questionable, at best. Statesmanship is said to be a “tricky, elusive matter-hard to…

In 2003, The Kite Runner, was published and has since become an international bestseller, published in 70 countries. In 2006 he was named a goodwill envoy to UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency. His second novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns was published in May of 2007. Currently, A Thousand Splendid Suns is published in 60 countries. Khaled Hosseini has a strong relationship with his home country, Afghanistan. Hosseini has been working to provide humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan through…

In the late 1100's, Temujin, a Mongol chieftain who later got to be known as Genghis Khan, rose to power as khan. He started to bring together and sort out the scattered Mongol and other roaming tribes into a prevalent battling power. Genghis Khan was wise, heartless, aspiring, and a strict slave driver. After he turned into the undisputed expert…

Have you ever wondered what life was like before mobile phones? Today’s generation has carried cell phones around for most of their lives. Let’s frighten the younger generation by telling them what the world was like before mobile phones (Clark). When you arrived at your friend’s house you honked your car horn or went inside to get them instead of making a phone call. Rather than sending Snapchats or following somebody on Twitter, you actually talked to them. People seem to be born with mobile…