Essays on Historical Figures

Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks: their influence on the social liberties development in the Unified States Having without a doubt a most unmistakable influence in the social liberties development in the Unified States, Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks have much in like manner in their…

Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin ruled the USSR1 from 1929 to his death on 5 March 1953 (history.com, 2018). When Joseph Stalin came into power during 1929, he believed that the USSR was under threat from the West and at this time, the Soviet Union was primarily…

Loseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili was a revolutionary figure in world history and his life paints a conflicted portrait on how one can simultaneously be a good leader, loved, detested, successful, and failed. Renowned historian Robert Conquest is quoted as stating that loseb, “perhaps more than…

Adolf Hitler is considered to be one of the most prominent although infamous leaders in history. His leadership style allowed him to influence an entire country into committing the most horrendous acts of genocide in human history. However, Hitler was still able to influence the…

In 1820, Benjamin Ross and Harriet Greene both slaves in Buck Town Maryland gave birth to Araminta Greene also born a slave. Araminta lived some 90 years of hardship and peerless journeys to free her people from slavery. Cruelty and unbearable living conditions were a…

Harriet Tubman Essay In the nineteenth century, there were hundreds of abolitionists who helped slaves escape their hostile owners, but there was one woman who went above and beyond to save slaves. This woman’s name is Araminta Harriet Ross, most commonly known as Harriet Tubman….

“I would fight for my liberty so long as my strength lasted, and if the time came for me to go, the Lord would let them take me.” Harriet Tubman was born Araminta Ross around 1820 to Harriet Green and Ben Ross and raised on…

The Electoral College is essentially a group of people tasked with voting on the next President. When the people go to vote on November 4th, they are not actually choosing the next President because presidential elections are not a direct democracy where the people directly…

Hamilton and the Art of Medium Every narrative has an ideal medium, a method of storytelling that suits it best; not exactly a controversial premise but one that never quite gets the press it deserves. Some stories ought to be written down, some are meant…

Eliza Hamilton: History, Broadway, and Beyond Hamilton: An American Musical is the Broadway smash-hit based on the story of American founding father, Alexander Hamilton. The brainchild of composer, lyricist, and star Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton chronicles the life, death, and legacy of the titular statesman, along…