Kingdom of Aragon

“The men began reaching out to touch her. I could see their beefy fingers sink into her soft flesh.” The black men are reproached for watching the stripper, which is not permitted during this time. This left the men no option and serves as a reminder to the black community that the white has control. However, she is also viewed by the white men in the same manner the black’s men were viewed in, less than a person. The dancer has another symbolism which is the American flag tattoo upon her…

Years ago African Americans and Caucasians didn’t get along due to slavery. Ralph Ellison is telling a story that involves a young African American being invisible. The narrator seems to suggest that if you can’t be seen then you can’t be heard. He had to learn that he was nobody in the eyes of others. As his grandfather is on his deathbed, he gives him a controversial perspective which stuck with him throughout the story. The young boy is an eloquent speaker, and he is asked to give a speech in…

Industrial Revolutions Transformation The Industrial Revolution was a major importance to the economic development of America in the 18th-19th century. The Industrial Revolution developed three important improvements into the United States. First transportation through the steamboat and railroads were expanded, Secondly technology advances such as electricity and the telephone was established, and last and but least improvements to the national marketing were made. I believe this major…

Much of Europe during the middle ages was divided amongst lords. In order for them to defend the land and its people the lords would first have to defend themselves. To do this they built large homes called castles. The castle made defending the lands easier. Also it made it harder for enemies to attack because of the large walls. Castles were built on tall hills or in the center of the land to see the invaders attack and to govern the land. Originally, they were built with mud and wood. Which…

The need for technological advancement can be traced back all the way to the first settlers of the Americas. The Mesoamericans altered technology already established to meet their own personal needs. The accomplishments of the Mesoamericans, such as technological advancement and altering, lead to a large, productive civilization and sparked growth in the Americas. The Maguey plant was one of the earliest sources used to support the Mesoamericans. It was used to make thread for clothing and…

“To deprive a man of his natural liberty and to deny to him the ordinary amenities of life is worse than starving the body; it is starvation of the soul, the dweller in the body.” This is a quote by Mahatma Gandhi, which shows what the British did to the Indians by taking away their natural liberty. Mahatma Gandhi was not the only one that had fought against the British in order to gain back this natural liberty. There were many nationalist groups that formed during the time Britain ruled over…

The Crusades, Military expiditions in the 12th through the 14th centuries by the catholic church in response to muslim agression (Madden). At the end of the 11th century almost 2/3 of the ancient christean world had been taken over by muslims (Madden). This made the catholic church feel threatened leading to an outburst of violence. The main goals of the crusades were to retake the Holy Land of Jerusalem and to stop muslim expansion (Madden). The crusades we will be focusing on during this paper…

POINTS TO PONDER BEFORE ELECTION DAY If you are Gay, why are you voting for Hillary? She wants to bring in hundreds of thousands of refugees that believe all Gays should be executed. If you are Black, why are you voting for Hillary? She admires Margaret Sanger and defends Planned Parenthood. They want to abort as many black babies as possible. "Exterminate the Black Race because they are like weeds." Most of those clinics are in Black neighborhoods. If you are a Christian, why are you voting…

Minecraft Username: JasonOfRome Nation You are applying for: Denmark Why do you want to lead this nation? (At least one paragraph.) Due to current conditions of Denmark being leaderless I take this as an opportunity to lead the nation to be greater than it is already. Sweden currently wants to integrate small parts of Denmark taking the use of it not having a leader to discuss it with. If I were the leader of Denmark we would establish a stronger government bond with Sweden's current king ,Erik…

The magnitude of an achievement is based off of how much opposition attempted to prevent the achievement. This opposition can come not only from reaching the achievement, but secondary obstacles as well. For instance, if a winner of a race had the flu, the magnitude of that win is amplified by the sickness going against them. Likewise, if a student had little to no resources and still scored highly on the ACT or SAT, the number they were given is amplified by the lack of help in their…