Essays on History

Henri Barbusse stated, “Two armies that fight each other is like one large army that commits suicide.”, in 1916, Ernest Hemingway said, “Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.”. Imagine having more than 2.1 million soldiers leaving…

During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Britain, Spanish, and French sought and obtained colonies in the “New World.” Britain experienced several failed attempts at settlement in the New World before planting its first colony in Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. About two decades later, a Puritan…

In Arthur Miller’s book, The Crucible, it is a tragic story of innocent individuals who are subjected to the deceitful, prideful judges of their trial. During the 1950s in America, McCarthyism arose as the practice of making accusations without the proper regard for evidence. It…

Defined by Iain Mackenzie, ideologies are ‘different sets of ideas and principles about the possible or desirable organization of particular societies’. Written as an allegory to satirize the political climate of McCarthyism in 1950’s America, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible upholds ideologies that conform to the…

The term colony comes from the Latin word colonus, meaning farmer. This root reminds us that the practice of colonialism usually involved the transfer of population to a new territory, where the arrivals lived as permanent settlers while maintaining political allegiance to their country of…

In Learning to Read, Malcolm X conveys his point and opinion on education by using logos, pathos, and ethos. These three rhetorical techniques that Malcolm X employs allow him to present his argument and persuade his readers to make his case. The thing that Malcolm…

In the text ‘Learning to Read’ by Malcolm X, and in the text ‘Mother Tongue’ by Amy Tan, both authors similarly present the topic of education. Malcolm X expresses the difficulties he experienced in obtaining a self-taught higher education and being impacted by others. On…

Malcolm X’s passage, “Learning to Read” and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s speech, “The Danger of a Single Story” are attempts to explain how incomplete information can affect the portrayal of a specific group of people. Both authors seek to help their audience find the truth behind…

Revolution, the reformation of an existing constitution, has taken place throughout humankind’s history and varies enormously in terms of strategies, durations, and beliefs. One of the revolutions that created major modifications in human history was the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution was the progression to…

The Industrial Revolution began in England. Before, England was doing well on its own, with its continuously stable government and population. It had several large iron deposits and coal near the surface, and multiple navigable rivers no more than twenty miles away. Also after the…