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Niccolo Machiavelli was born in Florence on 3 May 1469 during a time of great political activity in Italy. His first role in political affairs came at the young age of twenty-nine when the ruling regime of Savonrola fell from power in his native city. Though he had no previous administrative background, Machiavelli was appointed…

The fiberglass boats they were using were ripped on the coral reef, and some of the engines wouldnt start. Lieutenant Erneido Oliva was in charge of the invasion at Playa Larga. He started the day on the Houston, and when he saw trouble, he immediately left before the ship was sunk by Castros air force….

Imperialism causes the stronger countries to grow and become nations or even empires. There are many examples throughout European history of nations enfveloping weaker countries and increasing their own wealth and power to form strong nation-states and even empires. Through imperialism one culture is invading another culture and most of the time the European colonialists…

Dear James, How are things at home? I’m hoping everything is going O.K. I keep thinking of what it must be like back at home and how things have changed. It must be very difficult for my family to think of me being out here. I can not imagine what they are feeling and all…

When the Spanish official said ” the maxim of the conquer must settle” he could’ve been speaking about the land, and how they need to adapt and grow. When the English settlers came to the new world they also brought new laws, and social rules. Some of the conquerors who tried to settle the New…

Throughout ones life, one establishes many relationships. Some are built upon, and become strong and unshakable, some are broken and left to dissolve. While some are paved slowly and with love, blossoming to become something wonderful, others are blown apart – the pieces scattered, never to be put back together again. Though these relationships vary,…

Wilfred Owen’s Dulce et Decorum Est is a powerful antiwar poem which takes place on a battlefield during World War I. Through dramatic use of imagery, metaphors, and diction, he clearly states his theme that war is terrible and horrific. The use of compelling figurative language helps to reveal the reality of war. In the…

Gettysburg This most famous and most important Civil War Battle occurred over three hot summer days, July 1 to July 3, 1863, around the small market town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It began as a skirmish but by the time it ended, it involved 160,00 Americans. Before the battle, major cities in the North such as…

Bowfishing Not many people know about a sport called bowfishing. When people think of bowfishing, they think that you must lose a lot of arrows because the archer has no way of retrieving his or her arrow after launching it off its rest. This is a very big misconception in a very misunderstood and mysterious…

Structural-Functionalist and Social Conflict The study of social stratification is the study of class, caste, privilege, and status that is a characteristic of a particular society. It often varies according to how society is organized especially in terms of production and work. The definition of social stratification is differential ranking of human individuals who compose…