Essays on Contemporary History

Over the last twelve thousand years planet earth has seen more innovation than anyone would have ever imagined. We can now call people whenever we please just about wherever we please, with a cellphone that is smaller than our hand and not all that much…

In the late 18th and early 19th century, the upper elites of different countries had idealistic beliefs of how the country should be run. Capitalism was a way create mass production with the opening of new jobs. It bred new and innovative ways to make…

My name is Said Bensoussan, I am old now, but I was young once. It was interesting time. I was only a child, but I still remember these odd times. In European held colonies in Africa, there were many different styles of rule. For example…

Gender equality is a matter of human rights, democracy, and justice. Women being equal to men leads to social development, economic growth, and creates a positive change in the society. Women and Men should receive equal treatment in their jobs, and should not be discriminated…

Article 5 of the human rights declaration states “No human should be subject to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”. Yet today over 40.3 million people in the world are subjected to the abuse and torment of slavery on the daily….

In 1919 the living conditions and environment were much different from today’s society. There were three different ranges, you were either lower class, medium class and upper class, which were all run differently. The lower class range which often most usually would get a low…

In their quest to restrict how much the aviation industry had free access and control over, the Civil Aeronautics Board along with others introduced many policies for airlines. Many were not happy about the outcomes of the legislation as there freedoms of picking routes were…

The living conditions within Australia have differed greatly since the early 1900s compared to now. At the turn of the twentieth century, Australia was starting to evolve into a proper community with the six colonies federating to become the Commonwealth of Australia. There were a…

In Florida and many other southern areas, religion was something that helped slaves endure what they had to go through and made their life more bearable. The two main religious practices that helped them were the Euro-Christian and African Religious practices. After being taken from…

The women’s suffrage movement, specifically in the United States, was a nationwide cause that aimed at obtaining women’s right to vote. The campaign began in July, 1848 with the Seneca Falls Convention held in Seneca Falls, New York. This assembly was the first of its…