Alexandra Hoerl

The Age of Exploration (in most history textbooks, this term is used to refer to a period from the fifteenth century until the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century) was enabled by a number...

While it is important to remember that many American colonists remained loyal to Great Britain during this time, Britain's post-French and Indian War policy angered many colonists and provided the...

In Act 2, Scene 1, Brutus meets with his various co-conspirators. Cassius suggests asking Cicero to join (line 152). Casca, Cinna, and Metellus all jump to agree with Cassius, and Metellus argues...

Edmund Burke believed the French Revolution was doomed to failure because the French would not know how to properly use the liberty they had suddenly achieved for themselves. Unlike other thinkers...

Historians of American jurisprudence are in almost complete agreement when it comes to Dred Scott v. Sandford. It is, in the words of Prof. Junius P. Robinson, "universally condemned as the U.S....

In Act 2, Scene 4 of Julius Caesar, Portia dispatches Lucius, an errand-boy, to the Senate. At first, Lucius is confused because Portia doesn't give him a specific errand; she simply asks him to go...

At the beginning of Section I of the Manifesto of the Communist Party, Marx briefly lists a number of historical class conflicts, including "freeman vs. slave" and "guild-master vs. journeyman."...

The "he" is George III, King of Great Britain at the time. Jefferson references him in the sentences that immediately precede the list of grievances. Historians interpret George III's life and...

A few of the key differences between European art in the medieval period and European art in the Renaissance include the following: A move toward naturalism in the Renaissance. The painters of the...

The first president of the United States was George Washington. Washington was an extremely popular figure because of his character, reputation, and service in the American Revolutionary...

If we think of the "judiciary branch" as referring to all the local, state, and federal courts in the United States, then its job is manifold. It is responsible for, among other things, deciding if...

Justinian's Code, or the Corpus Juris Civilis, is part of the foundation of modern Western jurisprudence. It serves as the foundation for both the Napoleonic Code and the Germanistic...

Cassius is a very clever character. He knows that if he and his associates conspire against the popular and beloved Caesar, the Roman people will respond with rage and violence. However, Cassius...

The Enlightenment's focus on individual rights and empirical science strongly influenced currents of political and economic development in both Europe and the American colonies. Enlightenment...

This episode in Chapter 2 is crucial for Bilbo's character development because it shows that Bilbo actually has a taste for adventure. More importantly, it allows Bilbo to show that, even though he...

"Crossing the Bar" focuses on the necessity of confronting life's ups and downs with stoicism and manly honor. This manly honor was perhaps the central component of gentlemanly virtue in the...

One central theme that The Great Gatsby and My Ántonia explore is the theme of American identity. Various characters in both novels make the conscious decision to try and reshape themselves so they...