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The Diligent was written by Robert Harms and discusses the fifteen-month voyage of the Diligent to Martinique, including the world of the Atlantic slave trade. In his book, Harms uses the recently “discovered” journal of First Lieutenant Robert Durand. The author of the book makes references to Durand’s journal as well as the overall Atlantic slave trade. The Diligent can be viewed as an accurate representation of what the Atlantic slave trade was like during the eighteenth century right down to…

Imagine fighting for a great cause, not only for your country but for your own race! African Americans fought for both the Confederates and the Union. Some of these African Americans were former slaves, others were African Americans who wanted to abolish (or get rid of) slavery. Over 180,000 African Americans served in the Civil War. Many however, were not recognized after the war ended. At the time when the Civil War occurred there were over 4 million slaves in the south. The Union fought to…

The word freedom has all but one meaning and does not change over the course of history instead a different group of people demand to acquire it and their view of freedom varies from others in history. Rather those who in the similar discourse wish to obtain a level of respect from those around them, them being the people of the United States, be it male or female, European of Britain American usually white, they were the ones who set the bar for who is superior for the time being.Though not…

Much more than a revolt, the American Revolution was the first modern revolution. It was the first time in history that people fought for independence. During this time period the original thirteen colonies rejected the British monarchy and were seeking independence from the British. Also during this time period the colonist adopted the declaration of independence, and defeated the British after eight years of war. These major events helped shape The United States into what it is today. Without…

Leonardo da Vinci Da Vinci was born April 15, 1452, in the hills of Tuscany outside the village of Anchiano. Da Vinci received a small amount of formal education beyond basic reading, writhing. and mathematics instructions when he was young. He learned metalworking, leather arts, carpentry, drawing, painting and sculpting outside his school or even from himself! Parents: Mom; Caterina (Da Vinchi I assume) Dad; Ser Piero Da Vinchi Step Mom; ????????…

Northern Baroque: Baroque Art was the principal European style of art in the 17th century. Although encapsulating the whole of Europe, Baroque art greatly varied from region to region. Having been divided into two separate spheres, the Northern countries who turned Protestant, and the Southern countries who remained Catholic, developed two distinctive artistic styles. In Italy and Spain, the Counter-Reformation was in full swing, promoting complex and dramatic paintings and sculptures such as…

Sarah Grimke was a poor soul who was struggling to find her place in society. She wants to be a jurist but her father does not want this as it is against the ideas of society and how women should act. One main reason he does this was because he did not want to hurt his image within society. “He was a judge on South Carolina’s highest court and at top of the planter class, the group Charleston claimed as its elite,” (Kidd 9). Mr. Grimke was a top jurist in the city of Charleston and did not want…

The United States in the years prior to 1841 saw little advance in field artillery tactics. However, European commanders had seen much success in the implementation of Artillery and new tactics, sparking an American interest in what had made their artillery tactics so successful. The Mexican American War would be the proving ground for the new American strategy of implementing field artillery on the battlefield, and how it has shaped the modern infantry commander’s use of it. In the years…

It’s difficult to watching our great nation’s current events unfold. All the protesting, rioting, looting, and destruction have become a trend. People are handicapping their own communities because they feel that that’s what’s necessary in order to be heard. Or their just taking advantage of a very unfortunate situation. When you watch the news it’s hard to look past all the hatred. However, over the next few minutes I would like you to try. The cause for all this protesting, we’ll call is for…

By the summer of 1789, France was moving quickly toward revolution. There were severe food shortages in France, and increasing anger towards the monarchy. Additionally, the beginning of the French revolution was a terrible time for Marie Antoinette and her family. Just before the events of the French revolution began, Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI lost their son, Louis Joseph, to tuberculosis at age seven. The prince’s death added immeasurable grief to the lives of Marie Antoinette and Louis…