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History is filled with lost cultures. Victims of their own oral historical traditions, and without literature of their own these cultures suffer the mercy of neighbors and in many cases enemies. Obscured by half-truths and hateful rhetoric written by enemies, much of their heritage is lost in time. Historians and archeologists working with incomplete manuscripts, biased histories, and ancient graves are challenged to discover the true nature of these lost cultures. The subject of this effort is…

he insisted that income and expenses had to be recorded. He also succeeded to apply these systems in all of Europe. And after his death the use of the “ livre carolinienne” was minimized and then disappeared for the use of the high quality English coin until about the year…

The Industrial Revolution in England preceded that of other European countries and the United States of America. Beginning in the 1780s, it spanned a century and changed the economy and the general lifestyle across Britain. In the United States of America, as opposed to Britain, the Revolution took a mere seventy- five years to be completed, beginning in 1860 and finishing by 1900. While both countries had elements such as large labor force and an abundance of natural resources such as coal,…

Juliette Moore, MCS 546, Systematic Theology, The Cross of Christ Summary There are many fascinating and valuable points that Stott makes in his book, The Cross of Christ, and each and every one of them pierced the inner workings of my heart and my soul like a bullet. Primarily, because I never looked at the realities of the theme of this book as Stott has stated them. However, main points throughout the book is propitiation, salvation, redemption, justification, dereliction, revelation,…

In Wayne Steger’s book, A Citizen’s Guide to Presidential Nominations: The Competition for Leadership, he identifies the important factors of the presidential nomination process, which can then be used to understand the 2016 cycle. His argument states that the crucial period of a campaign is during the invisible primary, which is the year or so preceding the delegate selection process. If party stakeholders are cohesive, (as in the Democratic Party,) the race will be predictable; if they are not…

Slavery is one of the world’s oldest businesses in existence. With the establishment of agriculture came civilization. With civilization came the establishment of social classes. And with all hierarchies there has to be something at the bottom. The most vulnerable of society were a prime resource for a life of servitude and enslavement by the upper and middle classes. The popular view of slavery is a brutal and inhumane system used by only the most cruel and barbaric of societies. But in truth…

The Santa Fe trail exhibits a rich and interesting history joined together by the people who traveled and the stories and cultures they carried with them. The exploration of the Santa Fe Trail unlocks the secrets of many questions. Who was the original founder of the trail? Who traveled it and why? When did the Santa Fe Trail experience the most frequent and constant usage? All questions can be uncovered just as the trail was discovered for many individuals. William Becknell is accredited…

what they hoped would be their another assault. Arminius was conferring with Falken the Elder and Segimer as the young warrior couple approached. Joth dismounted and then help Rinka down from her horse. Littering the area at edge of the forest were the large thatch wood barricades. Out of sight from the enemy, tribesmen rested again trees and lingered around piles of weapons and captured Roman armor. A grim silence prevailed as though everyone involved had reached the point of total exhaustion,…

If you listen to music genres such as pop or hip-hop you can often find this lyric to sound familiar, “My anaconda don’t want none unless you got buns hun”. This famous song lyric from one of the most well-known female rappers in America, Nicki Minaj, has stirred up the media’s attention to focus on a women’s body image, specifically, the butt. Whether the posterior has been achieved through implants, working out, or genetics, this new found fame has been the on and off topic of many beauty…

and a firedrake. Next to the creatures, were Mirav, Torina, and the Gray Assassin, equipped with enchanted arrows and swords, plus a unicorn horn. The unicorn horn turns out to be Bracken’s second horn so he takes it from Mirav and it turns into a silver sword. Bracken slays many minotaurs, but the Gray Assassin shoots Civia with a phoenix-feathered arrow. Janan blocks the arrow just in time, killing herself instead of Civia. Torina climbs to the top of a van and shoots Civia in her back while…