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By 1754, the colonies in America were not sovereign, as they did not have an independent economic system, political system, or a sufficient security system. Individual colonies each exhibited many aspects of sovereignty, but were not completely self-sufficient, and as a whole the colonies did not have a common goal in mind, meaning they were not united. Colonies such as Massachusetts were close to being sovereign while colonies such as Virginia were more tied to England. However, no single…

Palestine, whether it was how they divided Palestine or the gruesome brutality they used to rule, resulted in the emergence of Palestinian nationalism, which was worsened by the incoming aliyot. The League of Nations recognized Zionism as the only national entity in Palestine, which created further tension and acted as a nemesis to Palestinians who fought…

The fiend fire could not be stopped. The doors that would free the six-hundred workers were locked shut, imprisoning the young girls in a man-made flaming hell. The manager attempted to use the fire hose to extinguish it, but the hose was rotted and its valve was rusted shut. Running from the incinerator, many stuffed themselves into the two freight elevators, operated by Gaspar Mortillaro and Joseph Zito who both returned to the inferno over and over, saving a hundred and fifty people. Still,…

The Great War and the Expiration of Religion The Great War, characterized by its international scope, its incredibly underestimated duration and magnitude, and its completely unpredicted and enormous consequences, sits upon the human saga unlike any event previously recorded throughout all of history. Before 1914, Europe had not faced a notable war for one hundred years, much less one of comparable magnitude. As war-barren as Europe’s landscape was prior to the First World War, it was equally…

The investigator sent from the UN High Commission of Human rights agreed that a human rights violation was present in the conduct seen during the Rwandan civil war, indicating a genocide; however, it was not until three weeks into June that France stepped up, expressing intent to send a peace keeping mission team to aid the UNAMIR. Tutsi people endured massacres, brutal torture, and rape through that time. One Tutsi woman recalls her sister’s Hutu husband hiding her and raping her, meanwhile…

The 1970’s was a time where democracy in states increased almost exponentially. A wave of democracy was swept across countries and states, either repairing or destroying an already broken government system. “In 1974, nearly three-quarters of all countries were dictatorships; today, more than half are democracies” (Diamond). This growth in democracy is incomparable to any other time period, and is the largest humanity has ever seen. There has been much change to government systems since the 70’s.…

Native American Sacagawea Sacagawea was a Lemhi-Shoshone woman who interpreted for and guided Lewis and Clark. At 13 Sacagawea was taken as a wife by trapper, Toussaint Charbonneau. When Lewis and Clark asked the trappers if any of them would be willing to guild them, Charbonneau told them about his Native American wife. Sacagawea was pregnant at the time, but managed to aid the men greatly and help them out of intense situations. Her son, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau was born during the…

rioting”. This could only have been the result of prominent feminist revolutionaries, for such acts were considered unnatural before the beginning of the French Revolution and the Enlightenment Era. These women revolutionaries were seen not only in France, which was home to many feminists, but also in other countries of Europe. Women in Belgium, for example, marched in demonstrations and “threw rocks at Austrian armies” while those in Spain “[demanded] recognition as patriotic citizens”. The…

Religion was a large part of North Americans’ lives during colonial times. Many different groups moved to North America to escape religious persecution in their home countries. However, “freedom of religion” did not always exist in the present-day United States. While many groups came to North America to escape religious persecution, they only wanted the freedom to practice their own religion and did not necessarily want everyone to be able to practice their own religion. Until the Bill of…

Julius Caesar was one of the greatest and most famous Roman rulers in Rome history. Some Emperors of Rome would take on the name Caesar when crowned. Caesar was ruthless on his quest for power. He firmly believed,whatever suffering he had inflicted was worth it for the state and to the people. For once in total control,he would transform society for its own good as he saw fit. On July 12, 100 B.C, Gaius Julius Caesar was born in Rome, Italy in the time of the Roman Republic to one of the…