History Essays and Term Papers

University of Washington Press (1943; last reprinting 1984). 328 pages. NOT IN PRINT. Format: paperback; Ethnicity: Filipino American America is in the Heart is Carlos Bulosan’s heartwrenching account of a Filipino American’s experiences as a migra…

1743 and grew up on the family plantation at Shadwell in Albermarle County, Virginia. His father, Peter Jefferson owned thirty slaves and a tobacco and wheat farm. Thomas was the third of ten children. He learned to speak French, Greek and Latin.…

books have been written about Macedonia. Collected together in an imaginary world library, they would occupy a space which would be awe-striking in its vastness and one could easily lose one's way strolling among the shelves, through the dark corridors…

A child is the most precious gift God gives, “children are a heritage of the Lord”. (Psalm 127:3) Yet our generation has become obsessed with the destruction of this priceless gift, a child. We find gangs warring against other gangs because of…

Chilean President Ricardo Lagos opened the doors of La Moneda, the fortress-like presidential palace, to the public. "I almost cried," says the 50-year-old convenience-store owner, recalling his initial anxiety at ushering his granddaughter…

People sov¡Per¡Peign¡Pty n. pl. sov¡Per¡Peign¡Pties 1. Supremacy of authority or rule as exercised by a sovereign or sovereign state. 2. Royal rank, authority, or power. 3. Complete independence and self-government. 4. A territory…

DaimlerChrysler AG designs, manufactures, assembles and sells cars and trucks under the names, Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler, Plymouth, Jeep and Dodge, manufactures commercial vehicles, provides related financial services and has aerospace operations. 3.…

County Movement: Action in Charleston Harbor (April 1861) Date: April 12-14, 1861 Principal Commanders: Maj. Robert Anderson [US]; Brig. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard [CS] Description: On April 10, 1861, Brig. Gen. Beauregard,…

holiday or Mexican Independence Day, even though it should be. Cinco De Mayo is in commemoration of the defeat of the French army by the Mexicans. This battle took place in Puebla on May 5, 1862. This holiday is more of a regional holiday celebrated…

economic and social plan initiated by Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung), with the intent of radically increasing agricultural and industrial production in the People's Republic of China, and of bringing China to the brink of a utopian…