The Age of Reason - In the seventeenth and eighteenth century Europe a new kind of thought began to arise. This enlightenment began to undermine the outlook on the world that many had held since the late medieval times. It questioned the authority of God, the role of nature and….

Nationalism and the American Dream - The most dangerous time in any life is the beginning stages, the infancy, and so it is with governments. In the case of the American Democracy, that infancy took place in the late seventeen hundreds and early eighteenth century. Fierce localism marked this…

The Colonial Evolution - For the English settler coming to the New World an entire brand new way of life awaited them. Many brought plenty of preconceived ideas of how life should be lived, as they crossed the Atlantic. Most of course had only heard tales of…

Dark Force Rising - On November 11, 1918 the First World War come to a close and thus ended the bloodiest conflict the world had ever seen. Millions of young men across Europe had died in the four-year struggle. England itself had lost nearly…

Gone With the Wind - Change it is often said is the most difficult thing for a person to do. Changing an entire society and the way in which their culture operates can be considered nearly impossible. Such is the case that presented itself to…

Winning of the Initiative - The raise of Parliamentary Democracy in 17th century England has forever changed the power of governments. In the shifting of power from the monarchy to the Parliament, England set a new precedent. The way in which that balance of power shifted hands finds itself rooted in the differences between…

The Coming Reign - The Reformation changed the face of Europe. From the day that Martin Luther tacked his ninety-five theses to the cathedral door at Wittenburg, Europe started on a path that was paved decades earlier. Luther was just one in a long line of reformers that saw the corruption of the Catholic Church. Luther’s theology grabbed the attention of Europe and the people there either…

Love Labor's Lost - Are not each and everyone of us created from the existence of love? How does one go about defining love, and in doing so does one attempt to define one's own existence at the same time? Can you truly define the force that has swayed leaders of nation, propelled works of art, and stood silent in the eyes of two lovers?

Love Regrettable - "When I wanted sunshine, I got rain." She was the best surprise of my life. I never believed in castles and dreams... Until Her. I finally believed in "Happily ever after". I never saw a perfect sunset until…

The Enemies of the Future - The future is happening right at this very moment. The choices made at this moment will determine future actions, exactly as those choices made in the past are determining the present moments. One of those choices that confront society…

Nuclear Arms in the New World - In 1991 communism in the Soviet Union collapsed and in one quick moment nearly fifty years of Cold War tension came to a halt. The collapse of the USSR had been a process many years in the making, but with it came a New World order free a dual struggle between two superpowers. This dual between the United States and the Soviet Union had…

Anti-Communism - There has always existed a collective American mind. This mind, through out the course of American history, has always attempted to define the simple question of what is an American. At the turn of the 20^th century the long-held beliefs…

Balance of Freedoms - Though out the international community the balance of free trade continues as an issue of hot debate. The idea of exactly how free trade might benefit some, yet hurt other countries will not go away. The free traders of the world say a world interconnected through trade will bring us…

The Woman's Suffrage Claim - The fight for a woman’s right to vote has long been a struggle for the American Women. The struggle has mainly been a result of the idea that woman should be limited to the family claim, which included the maintaining of the house and the raising of the children. In the beginning of the twentieth century American woman began to claim that they…

Titanic Destinies - Few disasters in the history of time have been as deep impacting as the sinking of the Titanic. An estimated 1,513 people died on a cold, still night in April 1912. (Collier’s 335) The ship’s fate became a testimony to man’s overconfidence, pride, and later it’s drive. As the great loss of life on the Titanic, should have never occurred it paved the way…

Tragedy of Race: Sacco and Vinzenti - The Roaring Twenties, a time of unprecedented gaiety and prosperity was not as glittery as it might have seemed (Piwonski 1). Underneath all the glamour and money was a profound xenophobia that had sprung from America’s increased patriotism after the first World War. Fear of foreigners and foreign ideas threw the nation into…