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B.A. History; MSc in Political Economy. Constantly researching and learning.
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Answered a Question in History of Plymouth Plantation
According to Bradford's worldview as expressed in "Of Plymouth Plantation," God rewards his Saints and punishes the wicked and profane. His writing reflects a grounding in Biblical literature where... -
Answered a Question in History
The initial causes of European exploration and conquest/colonization of the Americas were the need to fund military defense budgets, the need to circumvent the economic blockade to Eastern trade,... -
Answered a Question in Mahabharata
The Mahabharata says many things about the relationship between violence and morality, some of them contradictory or seemingly contradictory, because it speaks with many different voices (in... -
Answered a Question in History
The American revolutionaries initially fought to maintain their accustomed rights of self-government under the British Crown rather than independence from the mother country. The continuance of a... -
Answered a Question in The Beach of Falesá
One example that highlights the theme of home and abroad in "The Beach of Falesá" is the marriage of the protagonist John Wiltshire to the Island native Uma. Such unions were not uncommon in the... -
Answered a Question in History
The death of Muhammed's son-in-law, Ali, split the Muslim world. The Ummayad dynasty restored stability by force, while the followers of the previous rulers, the relatives of Muhammed, considered... -
Answered a Question in History
This question makes two assumptions: firstly, that the United States is superior to other nations, and secondly, that this superiority was caused by changes in foreign policy after the... -
Answered a Question in History
Whereas early European exploration and colonization was born out of dire necessity (to avoid conquest and enslavement by the invading Ottoman imperialists), European colonization in the second half... -
Answered a Question in History
Europeans saw their colonies mainly as sources of raw materials and revenue and competed with one another for their establishment. Charter companies represented the close ties between merchants and... -
Answered a Question in History
The goal of Sunni Islamic revitalization movements like Uthman dan Fodio's and Muhammed ibn Abd al-Wahhab's is to reform Islam from religious innovations and abuses. Dan Fodio criticized Africa's... -
Answered a Question in History
Russia's industrialization was uneven and slower than rivals but succeeded in European areas. By 1890 iron and steel production had doubled from three decades prior, coal production had mushroomed,... -
Answered a Question in History
The rule of the Semitic Hyksos was like that of the Semitic Akkadians and Amorites in that the Hyksos were regarded as foreign kings by the non-Semitic native Egyptians who frequently rose up... -
Answered a Question in Love and Hate in Jamestown
Love and Hate in Jamestown is one of the best introductory treatments of early English colonization in America. It dispenses with any anachronistic blather about democracy and makes clear that... -
Answered a Question in History
The Founding Fathers agreed in the US Constitution to permit a ban on the importation of slaves to the United States as soon as January 1, 1808. In 1807, Congress debated and passed a bill banning... -
Answered a Question in History
Spanish Franciscans coming from the Viceroyalty of New Spain built a series of Missions along El Camino Real or the Royal Road in Alta California from 1769 through 1833 with the objective of... -
Answered a Question in History
The more mainstream Eric Foner tries to strike a balance between the 'Columbus the hero' view and the popular 'Columbus the monster' school as advocated by Howard Zinn. He does this by focusing on... -
Answered a Question in History
Although the eastern theater generally receives more attention as it was closer to the coastal urban centers of commerce and government, as well as the scene of many large and bloody battles, the... -
Answered a Question in History
Yes, climate and geography affected the development of slavery in the European colonies of North America, although not by design. The original impetus for European exploration and colonization had... -
Answered a Question in Never Let Me Go
The weekly medical exams are a major clue that this is not a normal school. No normal school requires weekly medical examinations out of concern for its students. That would not only be cost... -
Answered a Question in El Cid
In The Lay of the Cid, the author is concerned with the meaning of honor, integrity, and loyalty. In the poem, however, none of the religious groups are upheld as automatically honorable because of... -
Answered a Question in Hamlet
In act 3, scenes 2 and 3, Prince Hamlet puts on a play for the court in which actors perform a scene where a queen assures her husband, the king, that she would never remarry, even if he were to... -
Answered a Question in El Cid
The best way to describe the relationship between the lords and vassals in the epic poem El Cid is that both are bound by reciprocal duty and obligations. The vassal owes his lord deference or... -
Answered a Question in The Tale of Despereaux
The disloyalty of Furlough refers to his telling on his brother, the literature-loving mouse Despereaux. Despereaux, after having read a story about a Princess and a knight, has followed sweet... -
Answered a Question in Bone
Leila's parents, by not learning the language of their adopted country, are excluded from life outside their Chinese immigrant community. Mah sticks to Salmon Alley in Chinatown and maintains her... -
Answered a Question in Edward Abbey
Abbey's position is that the dams should be removed to let the rivers return to their natural state. A successful paper arguing against this position would have to demonstrate that the benefits of... -
Answered a Question in Literature
Promotional literature, in this case, means literature intended to promote a commercial venture. The first permanent English settlement in America was sponsored by a private joint-stock company:... -
Answered a Question in Breath, Eyes, Memory
Breath, Eyes, and Memory is the story of the protagonist Sophie Caco, a girl living with her aunt Atie in Haiti. Sophie's mother Martine has migrated to New York in search of a better life. When... -
Answered a Question in The Renaissance
The spread of yersinia pestis from China to Europe via the Mongols along the silk route into Europe killed an estimated thirty to sixty percent of fourteenth-century Europeans, marking the low... -
Answered a Question in Utilitarianism
Mill defines justice as something distinct from general morality by arguing that justice consists of duties in which a corresponding right resides in some person or persons. Moral obligations, in... -
Answered a Question in The Search for God at Harvard
Ari Goldman's statement "I never had to search" reflects typical patterns in American religious affiliation in that he, like most Americans, inherited his religious affiliation from his parents.... -
Answered a Question in The World Is Flat
Friedman does not present a balanced and accurate assessment of the current and future situation. The benefits of globalization and free trade accelerate the concentration of wealth in the hands of... -
Answered a Question in The Mahabharata
Karna is born to the young princess Pritha and the sun-god Surya whom she has summoned. The sun-god graciously restores her virginity after their union. The princess, embarrassed because she is not... -
Answered a Question in The Road
The Road, though undeniably bleak, ends on a note of hope. The boy has learned to "carry the fire." In other words, his father was successful in teaching him not only how to survive but especially... -
Answered a Question in Nuruddin Farah
Before the final chapter of From a Crooked Rib, Elba is a rural girl living in the capital of Somalia, dealing with the themes of control and freedom in a patriarchal society. She is wondering how... -
Answered a Question in History
One of Padgen's significant themes in Peoples and Empires is the distinction between the land-based empires of the Greeks and Romans and the global maritime empires of Spain, the Netherlands, and... -
Answered a Question in The Ramayana
We see karma at work in the Ramayana in the incident of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, and the golden deer. Sita should not have desired the golden deer that Rama was following. On hearing deceptive voices... -
Answered a Question in History
Great concentrations of wealth in a city like Rome made it the target of envy and aggression from regional rivals, neighboring cities, and other great powers. Rome was initially a small village... -
Answered a Question in Literature
Both ballads are written in a vernacular country speech that would have been intelligible to most English-speakers of the British Isles. This indicates they were originally intended for a broad... -
Answered a Question in Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
Although there are many deaths mentioned among Nat's sailing friends and family relations, including his mother, grandmother, brothers, wife, and even his first partner in a sailing venture, the... -
Answered a Question in The Name of the Rose
The Conclave met to debate an assertion made by Franciscans assembled in 1322 at Perugia. They had claimed that Christ and his Apostles had never owned any property in order to set an example of... -
Answered a Question in Antigone
At first, Haemon flatters the absolutist king Creon by declaring his complete loyalty to him and by extension the state. This was a smart move as it puts the king at ease and hopefully in a better... -
Answered a Question in The Odyssey
Odysseus has been away for twenty years after angering the sea god Poseidon and undergoing a series of harrowing trials and adventures that test his wits and resourcefulness on his journey back to... -
Answered a Question in A Beautiful Mind
At the beginning of the film, Nash's character is difficult yet still sympathetic. He has a prickly personality. He is well aware of his gift, and at the same time, he is frustrated by the... -
Answered a Question in Capitalism and Freedom
Friedman argues that economic freedom and political freedom are correlated. Consequently, he does not believe economics and politics should be studied in isolation from each other. Friedman... -
Answered a Question in The Kite Runner
The setting of the novel is Afghanistan and the United States. The setting is important because it reveals how ethnicity, religion, and class in the traditional stratified system of Afghan society... -
Answered a Question in Doctor Faustus
Faustus claims he will use his powers to rule. He will travel through the air and unite Africa to Spain by a bridge to make the people of Africa tributaries and increase his power. He assumes he... -
Answered a Question in The Jungle Book
Kipling's "law of the jungle" has an entirely different meaning than the colloquial phrase often interpreted as "anything goes." It is the code of law governing the behavior of the individual wolf... -
Answered a Question in Sir Thomas Wyatt
Sir Thomas is sailing out the Tagus River that runs through Lisbon, Portugal. Portugal was then under Spanish dominion, and Sir Thomas has just fulfilled a diplomatic mission for King Henry VIII as... -
Answered a Question in Hundred Years War
Because of the demands of the Hundred Years's War, government administrations in England and France became more centralized in a prelude to the rise of the modern nation-state. Because of the... -
Answered a Question in European History
The name "France" derives from the invasion and conquest of Roman Gaul by Germanic tribes known as the Franks. By 486 A.D., these tribes united under a monarchy that replaced the Roman...
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