History Group at eNotes

I need the history of a bakery at 1008 Spring Avenue in St. Louis during...

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:27:53 PST

I know Kroger was in operation in 1974. Was it ever owned by Continental Baking, Colonial or Wonder Bread?

Many books have been written on this subject, and I don't think we'll...

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:01:56 PST

Many books have been written on this subject, and I don't think we'll ever have a final answer to the question. It's easy to say in hindsight that it was a mistake to become involved in a war, but in the heat of the moment, it is easy to understand why we went to war. When we watched the statue of Saddam Hussein being pulled down by the Iraqis, we all cheered. Several years later, however, we've forgotten that passion and are calling it all a...

America as a whole is good. Only when we start picking apart the...

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:32:27 PST

America as a whole is good. Only when we start picking apart the individual actions of certain people in the national spotlight do we begin to believe otherwise. No, our government is not always right. No, our celebrities and public officials don't always conduct themselves in the best possible way. Are we largely well-intended, however? Sure. You're not going to find people in our country who truly believe that they are out to commit wrongs...

Call me a cynic, but the chances of all humanity gathering together to...

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:15:35 PST

Call me a cynic, but the chances of all humanity gathering together to form a great pact ending all fighting is slim to none. It used to be, years ago, that wars were suspended during the time of the olympics. But such days are past. We live in an age where war is not only justifiable, but necessary. The forces of evil that conspire against our freedom daily are numerous and powerful. If ever there were a time to break some eggs and make an...

Is there still racism? Yes, there is, but not to the drastic extremes...

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:05:08 PST

Is there still racism? Yes, there is, but not to the drastic extremes that some would have us believe. Groups such as the Southern Poverty Law Center and the American Civil Liberties Union would love for America at large to believe that minorities are still persecuted in the same way that they were decades ago. This is not the case.In fact, minorities today sometimes enjoy far greater privileges than the majority: Affirmative Action,...

Yes there are still racists in America, but on the other hand, there are...

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:25:12 PST

Yes there are still racists in America, but on the other hand, there are very few of them and for the most part they are of an older generation. I find it very heartening that most of the debate over Barak Obama is due to his ideas rather than his race. Another heartening example is that when I gave an assigment to an 8th grade class that involved looking at letters to Eleanor Roosevelt during the Depression, one of the questions was to...

In 2006, it was estimated there are over 800 hate groups in this...

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:00:18 PST

In 2006, it was estimated there are over 800 hate groups in this country, so yes, racism is alive and well in the U. S. today. Many people point to Hurricane Katrina as an example. Over 300,000 people living in New Orleans weren't able to be evacuated, and the majority of these people were Black Americans. African-American leaders, such as Jesse Jackson, say the response to this catastrophe is an example of the federal government's...

Unfortunately, yes, there is still a lot of racism in this country,...

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:34:05 PST

Unfortunately, yes, there is still a lot of racism in this country, which is very, very sad. It isn't limited to African-Americans, either, sadly. It is a shame that racism still exists!

Racism: Alive and Well or Not a Problem?

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:27:40 PST

Do you think that there is still racism for the African-Americans living here in America?I'm writing a term paper this summer about To Kill a Mockingbird, and I wanted to know if racism still exists.

The quote is from Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet". You...

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 09:05:00 PST

The quote is from Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet". You can find it in Act II, Scene 2, the scene that takes place in Capulet's orchard; the lines themselves are lines 22-26. In this scene, Juliet is waiting anxiously for word from Romeo, who has promised to send her information as to the time and place for their wedding. Instead, the Nurse enters with tragic news for all concerned - Juliet's cousin Tybalt is dead, by...

You're right. It is Shakespeare. This quote is from Romeo and Juliet,...

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 08:58:54 PST

You're right. It is Shakespeare. This quote is from Romeo and Juliet, Act III, Scene 2. You can find just about any quote at eNotes by entering a few of the words of the quote and doing a search. At this point, Juliet is impatiently waiting for the night to come so she and Romeo can be together on their wedding night. Her excitement is short-lived, however. She speaks these lines before the Nurse enters and tells her that Romeo has killed...

Where is this quote from? I think it's Shakespeare.

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 07:57:49 PST

"And, when he shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of Heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun."

If we could all agree...all humanity...that war is not justified, then...

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 10:49:07 PST

If we could all agree...all humanity...that war is not justified, then there would be no need for it. We could all just meet in the town square over coffee and settle our differences. Or, like Lysistrata, just cut off the physical pleasure until the soldiers agreed to come home for good. However, since all humans aren't wired the same way and opinions will always differ, we will never get away from violence as a way to settle differences...

Is War Ever Justified?

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 00:27:33 PST

It seems to me that more and more people in our society believe that war is never justified. Books like My Brother Sam is Dead even call into question whether the War for Independence was justified. I think this is a naive view. As a student of history, it is apparent to me that there have been leaders and rulers in history who were simply evil and there are causes that are simply right. Slavery in the United States was wrong, and...

I do not believe that World War I was avoidable by the turn of the 20th...

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 00:11:56 PST

I do not believe that World War I was avoidable by the turn of the 20th century. The term "powder keg" is often used to describe the situation in Europe at the time and since Europeans had colonies all around the world, the explosion of this powder keg was bound to effect the entire world. While the trigger for the conflict for World War I was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, the real causes lie in the...

This is a difficult question to answer because I was not there and did...

Sun, 6 Jul 2008 19:23:00 PST

This is a difficult question to answer because I was not there and did not live during this time. I cannot second-guess what our leaders decided to do. Much of the world was in turmoil, thus the terms "World Wars" came to be. Many countries lost so many people in World War I and II. Did good come out of them, absolutely. History is what it is, and I'm a firm believer in things happening for a reason, so obviously, these...

Of course they're avoidable...the question is why did the government...

Sun, 6 Jul 2008 11:23:49 PST

Of course they're avoidable...the question is why did the government choose to get involved? During WWII, our government knew that the Japanese were on the way to bomb Pearl Harbor, but because a war was seen to be a good way to boost the economy, the bombing and all those innocent sleeping lives were sacrificed. The government knew that the public did not want a war, but something like the bombing of Pearl Harbor or the terrorist attacks...

What are your opinions on the world wars?

Sun, 6 Jul 2008 10:06:22 PST

What are your opinions on the world wars? Were either of them avoidable? Could it happen again?

Hymn of the Horse

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:09:31 PST

why and how is the horse celebrated in this hymn?

the song of purusha

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:08:48 PST

how are the four castes described in this veda