Essays on History

What is Etiquette? Etiquette in French literally translates to “Tag or Label”. In today’s world, it symbolizes and outlines a set of guidelines for a social and moral code of conduct. It is essentially a set of rules which define a civil expectation of displaying…

Imperialism is a very controversial subject among Paul Johnson, Howard Zinn and liberals. Johnson, always the conservative, does not really have much to say regarding America and its imperialist turn after the Progressive Era. He says that America really is not an imperialist power. It…

Introduction The Harlem Renaissance is the name given to the African-American literary, artistic, and intellectual movement that took place in the New York City district of Harlem, which became its centre, spanning the years after World War One to the mid-1930s. It was a notable…

Understanding one’s own potential People who do not let go of the past will be hopelessly searching for reasons or excuses (which may not even exist) of what happened in history. However, others who look forward to the future will have an optimistic or joyful…

The Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment (1500-1800) challenged the mindset of educated Europeans in the areas of mathematics, science, anatomy, and philosophy. Those who followed the ideas and discoveries of these breakthroughs were referred to as “moderns” (Hansen 457). They traded the dogmas of the church…

“If there is no struggle, there is no progress” – Frederick Douglas. Writing is not an easy process and learning to be a sufficient writer has always been a challenge for me. I can remember many moments in my life where I went through hard…

Despite the Nazi’s developing a cruel reputation regarding how they treated Jews during the holocaust, it is mostly unknown that they were extremely passionate about animal rights. Although it is ironic that they treated humans in a way that is comparable to how animals are…

There is no shortage of accolades that cocktail innovator, veteran bartender and envelope pushing coryphée Dale DeGroff has been decorated with over fifty years of being active in the realm of serving alcoholic quality concoctions with a twist, which is why it is not further…

There is a saying that “all good things come to an end”, these ideas could not be more accurate when describing the economic situation in the 1920’s. A once booming economy, ended with a drastic and life altering market crash. There are several theories or…

Canadian identity did change between 1900 and 1980. Britain was a push for Canada to develop its own identity. Britain gradually loosened political and cultural ties with Canada during twenties century. In early 1900s Canada was only accepting white Europeans. The idea was that people…