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The Parisian “Exposition Universelle” of 1889, held to commemorate the storming of the Bastille, mesmerized the world with its artistic and architectural elegance. America, on the other hand, exhibited a humiliatingly lifeless and motley arrangement. Intent on redemption, America, lead by architect Daniel H. Burnham, organized the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, or the World’s Columbian Exposition, to honor the quadricentennial of Columbus’s “discovery” of America. To establish whether the fair led…

Hi, I’m Elena Hoxha. I was born during the Middle Ages by my parents Eda and Ermo Hoxha. They were born Serfs, then, I thought it was pretty cool to be a Serf. It sounded cool. But, apparently, being a Serf sucks! When I was seven, Eda brought us some bread, it was coarse and black. This was apparently a special day for the Serfs. Then next time we got that kind of bread was a month after. As I grew up, my mom taught me how to do what every women Serf does. She also had me wake up at 3am every…

A king’s obligation is to those who have confidence in him and follow him and to watch over them as if they are apart of his own family and protect them through selfless actions at any cost, as the citizens are the main priority. However, in Williams Shakespeare’s play, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, the king of fairies Oberon is a man who desires power and control but also struggles with the choice of right and wrong. This is explored through his urge to control and manipulate the people around…

Life was a harsh reality for the Europeans who were peasants from the fifth to fifteenth century. In the Middle Ages, the livelihood of a person depended on their rank. The Feudal System set up the entire society for the people. Unfortunately the peasants fell under one of the last categories in this ranking system. This system was, according to dictionary.com, “the political, military, and social system in the Middle Ages, based on the holding of lands in fief or fee and on the…

COMPETITOR ANALYSIS: Porter’s Five Forces (Knudson, 2011) The competition between Coke and Pepsi makes this industry more of a Duopoly. (Lovejoy, 2015) Conversation around Coke was over 2.5 times greater than that of Pepsi. That is perhaps unsurprising, as Coca-Cola’s market capitalization is over 30% greater than PepsiCo’s, Coca-Cola spends considerably more on advertising, and Coke has 120,000 more Twitter followers than Pepsi. Furthermore, in the proprietary Social Index, Coke scored…

After the Mongols conquest in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries a vast empire emerged that bought stability to the Eurasian trade. Europe experienced great harvest during the thirteenth century but was later met by disastrous events. The great plague also known as The Black Death is said to have originated in Asia and spread throughout Europe with the facilitated long-distance trade that the Mongols brought under a single rule. This disease was carried by flea-infested rats which would…

A double-edged sword: what was thought to be a defense mechanism turns out to be an attractive feature (paper 4) Over the years, plants have adapted many features that act as defense mechanisms and help to protect the plant from harmful predators. In a 2014 study, Kevin D. Kohl et al. observed the efficiency of cactus spines as a defensive mechanism by studying white-throated woodrats, Neotoma albigula. These woodrats are herbivorous rats that are commonly found in the southwestern region of…

Do you remember the time when you had chicken pox? How did you feel? Furthermore, did you run bout the house, confused about what you had? Where these are relevant questions, I am sure you have questions about the origin of the varicella zoster virus also known as "chicken pox." After this presentation, you should be capable of, identifying the symptoms of chicken pox. In addition, you should be competent to describe the condition and prescribe the appropriate medical attention to an infected…

The five food groups are grains, protein foods, vegetables, fruits, and dairy. Grain foods are made from wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley or any cereal grain. Grains group has two subgroups and these are whole grains (e.g. whole-wheat flour, bulgur, and brown rice) and refined grains (e.g. white flour, white bread, and white rice). Protein food group are made from poultry, meat, seafood, eggs, processed soy products, nuts, seeds, beans, and peas. However, beans and peas are unique foods due…

On the eve of the American Civil War, many white Southerners held the Confederacy as the favorite to win. It was not an unrealistic view. The South contained more slave states than the North did free states. In terms of land size, this gave the Confederacy an edge. The South had a history of military experience since the War of 1812 and was occupied by several military schools. Therefore they had an abundance of trained military officers that could lead them to victory. They were also fighting a…