Frontier Thesis

relationships or military motives, however Stuart Banner chooses to drive this narrative with attention to the means of which Indians and white Americans exchange land. In his rendering of this story, How the Indians Lost Their Land: Law and Power on the Frontier, Banner contends that most all of the land transactions between Indians and white Americans lie on a spectrum which include law and power on both ends as extrema. Banner remarks,…

that Poland attacked Germany, so the Germans living in Poland were to be oppressed with bloody terror and to be driven from their homes. To Hitler, the series of border violations proved that the Poles were no longer willing to respect the German frontier. On September 1st, 1939, Germany invaded Poland, later being joined by the Soviet Union on September 17th. German army forces invaded from the north, south and west of Poland, where the Polish army forces retreated to defend the eastern border.…

Scientific Revolution For centuries, great minds have examined the debate of the impact of the Reformation, Scientific Revolution and Explorers between the 16th and 18th centuries. Many events occurred such as, The Heliocentric Theory. In 1543 Copernicus came up with the theory that the sun was at the center of the universe. Later, in 1616, Galileo’s findings frightened both catholic and protestant leaders because they went against the church’s teachings and authority. All of these…

In the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s it was a time where America finally stopped isolating itself and got involved in world affairs. There was a big competition between American and European countries seeing who had more influence on the world. The United States went to war with Spain in order to help Cuba gain their independence. After Cuba was free from Spain, America was given the Philippines as a gift even though we promised the Filipinos independence our only choice was to annex it. This…

of the South China Sea. Kaplan’s thesis essentially states that if the countries do not step up their game in the area of the South China Sea, the Chinese will take over causing an unstoppable force . His book feels like a call to action to the countries of Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Brunei, Taiwan, and The Philippines. Each country can do their part in establishing a better grasp of this aquatic frontier of the South China Sea. Two areas of frontier and targets for expansion that…

The article Squanto’s Role in Pilgrim Diplomacy discusses the importance of the Native American named Squanto, in his duty as mediator between the Pilgrims of New England and the Indian tribes in the surrounding area. In the article the author, Leonard A. Adolf, argues that without the assistance of Squanto in the encounters between Native Americans and English men, the success of the Plymouth colony would not have been as great. Adolf, professor of history at Oregon State University, further…

Female Inferiority in Technology In today’s world, where information and knowledge are within our reach through various mobile devices and technologies, there exists a peculiar (but clear) kind of oppression regarding the digital frontier: women. The countless tech start-up companies located in Silicon Valley consist of primarily men. People on the Internet joke about the lack of women in the science- technology, engineering, and math (STEM) career fields. Why is this a thing? Why is it that…

has looked at the available evidence in the way it is presented here. The title, however, should more exactly refer to “the edge of the Roman world” for this is where the North Sea sits, in many places well beyond the imperial frontier. And that is important to Pye’s thesis for he claims that it was those people who lived beyond the imperial reach who created the circumstances and the tools for what we consider modernistic. It starts with the Frisians, with a change of climate and the fall of…

The Blood of a Thousand Christs What Does the Conflict Between The kid and The judge Represent in Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian? Ishaan Trismegistus  Good and evil is the most common form of dichotomy employed in art throughout history. Blood Meridian, however, uses more unique elements to pose a central conflict: amorality or purity and civilisation or progress. The text accomplishes this through the use of the kid and the judge, respectively. The kid is ambiguous in…

Colonel Mackenzie made possible, he became a victim of his own creation – leading him to eventual insanity. Quanah was expected to fade away as many Native Chiefs do, but he never ceased being an exceptionally optimistic leader. He was a popular frontier figure and became a wealthy ranch owner, politician, and businessman. Gwynne’s elaboration of both historical figures, reveals the stark contrast in the psychological effects of evolution – specifically, survival and…