The History of Middle-earth

Payton Dedeaux Mrs. Trahan English II 3 November 2016 Christianity vs. Islam Throughout history there have been two main religions that have impacted the earth worldwide. Christianity and Islam have many similarities and differences including their origins, the way in which they grew and were adopted, and their core beliefs and values. Without these religions it is safe to say that the face of the earth and the interactions of the people within it would be drastically different than the one…

slums of society. However, progress is defined by comfortability, and by looking at the whole picture of the Industrial Revolution, it was a leap forward in the ascent of man. The Industrial Revolution can be seen as one of the greatest events in history. Macaulay explained that the wealth of nations “has been almost constantly becoming richer and richer.” The steel and iron that has been crafted due to the technology from the Industrial Revolution has allowed the formation of amazing…

Canine California There it was- Cantine California. A food truck innocuously parked in the middle of the Marché Raspail. It’s presence felt a bit like encountering a sleek house cat in a jungle safari. If not for the French language floating through the air I would have thought I had somehow stumbled back to Ann Arbor. The menu listed outside including a range of burgers made with organic free range beef and sustainable local ingredients. Starving and curious, I took my place in the decent…

being oppressed or suffering, despite any circumstances, or terrible things can happen. If no one steps in to help, the oppressor will believe they are right in their actions. This same type of horrible silence happened even in America. During the middle 1800's, the Native Americans were viewed as "a savage and inferior race" by the white man, who would "invade, plunder and murder" any Indians who were troublesome (Irene ustrek) . This is exactly like what happened to the Jews. Hitler believed…

accounts from multiple Middle Eastern cultures of a flood. Stories of floods can also be found in South American and Pacific Island cultures (Morris). An article on nationalgeographic.com states that “Almost every culture on earth includes an ancient flood story,” (“National Geographic”). Some of these stories can be found in Irish legends and in literature from the ancient Greeks and Romans (“National Geographic”). There are multiple cultures around the world and throughout history that have…

few however, will be able to tell you where these forms of radiation come from. The answer: Pulsars. Pulsars, or neutron stars, are physics sandboxes that provide extreme conditions for humans to experiment with which are not readily available on Earth. Due to this usefulness, the discovery and research of these phenomena should be of the utmost importance. These neutron stars, barely 12 miles across, are troves of undiscovered scientific mysteries. To begin our journey into the mysteries of…

many views and theories, this in turn would therefor alter the views of human nature. Many past Philoshipers would touch on the subject of human nature including Marcus Aurelius who wondered in humans were inherently good, bad or somewhere in the middle. The new Philoshipers would come to challenge and complicate Aurelius and previous great thinkers and ideas and change everything we though we knew about human nature. Marcus Aurelius is known as the father of Stoicism, a philosophical school…

Italian Renaissance (ital. Rinascimento-"rebirth" or "born again") – a period in the history of European culture, which replaced the culture of the Middle Ages and the previous culture of modern times. Renaissance art emerged based on humanism-- currents of public thought, which originated in the XIV century. In Italy, and then during the second half of the XV and XVI centuries spread to other European countries. Humanism is proclaimed the highest value of man and his benefit. The followers of…

The trans-Saharan slave trade is one of the darkest periods of African and Middle Eastern history, the lasting effects of which exist today both physically and culturally. Perhaps one of the most overlooked tragedies in all of world history, the enduring features resulting from the trans-Saharan slave trade can be seen primarily through the Middle Eastern culture. Assimilation to societal norms contrasts the prolonged effects of racism and how it has entwined itself within Arab culture. There…

lived in the southwestern United States. The Navajo, generally speaking, reside mainly in the four corners area where the states of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico meet. The Navajo have a rich cultural history and cosmology which has been passed down through generations. This history informs the connection between the people and the natural, spiritual world. Most Native people have an origin story which explains how the world came to be and why it works the way it does. The Navajo’s…