The History of Middle-earth

History is the recording of past events in time. The record keeping of our past is the reason we have what we have today; everything from government and military ideas all the way down to tradition and religion. If it was not for people keeping a record of everything that happened, whether it be good or bad, it is what helped shape the human race and evolve us into what we have become today. Although every group of people has their own structure and belief systems, the reason behind why they are…

influential people to impact history. From Caesar to Alexander the Great, many ruled empires across the world with great power. Unlike most empires, none were in comparison to the empire of the great Mongolian Emperor, Genghis Khan. The name Genghis Khan, still to this day, strikes fear into the minds of people. Known for being one of the most terrifying and savage forces to mankind, there is a lot to be understood about the emperor Khan, in which created the largest empire in history. Genghis…

times targeting specific ethnic groups and stripping them of dignity and their humanity, politicizing citizens and using their difference and ways to incite disorder among its very citizens is an all too familiar and American tactic. Throughout its history, America has released it liberties and happiness in little doses, giving citizens just a few at time. Contemporary America is a vastly different country than it was 250 years ago. When Thomas Jefferson coined the beautiful phrases “that all…

was not personally aware of the contemplations and understandings of the individuals who really were available for these earth shattering occasions. To put it plainly, dependence on his letter and his expression around a "mass of partition in the middle of chapel and state" has no premise in sacred history. I don't mean to stigmatize the part of Thomas Jefferson in American history. He saw firsthand, as Diplomat to France, the conceivable revulsions the entrapment of chapel and state can make in…

The human race has proven it’s self to be one of the lowest living species on earth consistently displaying cruelty, hatred and harm towards fellow members of the human race. Examples proving this point are many and widely available throughout the course of time. Ranging from the early times of man in Cain killing his brother Abel in fit of jealously to use of extreme torture during the Middle Ages and in current times the holocaust during World War II. Mark Twain argued in his essay “The Damned…

Many symbols have been raised in history. Many of them are unknown to be symbols, like pyramids or spires, because they are made into buildings. Other symbols are known because of multiple reasons. Stars and crosses are symbols that are common because of religion. Then there are designs that go on blankets and in window designs. Each symbol has a historical aspect. "The Ouroboros is an ancient symbol that can be found across continents in various ancient cultures." It is usually a dragon, a…

This quote takes a look at the body and how it’s been perceived/normalized throughout history. Due to the previous assumptions made, there is lot of social and cultural pressure for an individual to partake in certain mannerisms. Therefore, overtime these mannerisms and behaviours are reproduced, dramatized, and thought of as the social/cultural norm. “The body is a historical situation…” As we look through history we see that the body has been culturally constructed. Meaning, the traditional…

The renaissance seems to have begun in part to the realization that people were no longer living in the middle ages. It saw classical antiquity as the era when man reached the peak of their creative powers, an era brought to an end by the invasions that destroyed the Roman…

century. The author points out that the two main reasons why Confucianism losing its influence – the lack of democratic and industrial spirit, which are the two core axes of “modernity”. For instance, Confucianism divides the social classes – the noble, middle classes and low classes; it also discriminates between legitimate and illegitimate children; between man and woman; and also among occupation…

backgrounds, religions, cultural or ethnic groups, and even socioeconomic classes. It can bring people together as well as clarify differences between them. Cookbooks and recipes reflect a society and are a snapshot of where the nation stands in its history.₁ Examining eating – perhaps the most instinctive and basic human act – can point out social and political processes, watersheds and beliefs, and that food itself, including the alleged ‘quiet’ and ‘sidelined’ practices relating to the food…