“A revolution can be neither made nor stopped. The only thing that can be done is for one of several of its children to give it a direction by dint of victories.” (Napoleon Bonaparte). The American Revolution was a major event in history that sparked…
Essays on Medieval Europe
The French Revolution, occurring just on the heels of the American Revolution, is one of the seminal moments of modern civilization. You will often hear it referenced by pundits and columnists with either derision or admiration, depending on where the speaker sits on the political…
Revolutions, in a political sense, are commonly defined as “…sudden and seismic shift[s] from one form of government to another” (National Geographic). They tend to display four common characteristics; dissident elites, mass frustration, shared motivation, and state crises. The effects of these characteristics tend to…
Genghis Khan was a brilliant leader, particularly a brilliant warrior. Around half the Mongolians claim to be the direct descendants of Genghis Khan. He claimed that ‘conquering one’s enemies; taking possessions; loving their women and daughters’ should be necessary for happiness. Many people seem to…
Robert Walton is consumed by his ambition to reach the North Pole because he believes “glorious expedition” is the most valuable achievement according to his own rationale. However, Walton’s logic and unsympathetic behavior kill the crew members by refusing their request for return back to…
After years of war and upheaval in Europe, between the 14th and 15th centuries, the population loss a great deal of faith in the church. The Avignon Papacy, Hundred Year’s War, and the Black Death eventually resulted in a new light on Humanism because despite…
Recently I have been curious about stem cells, and gain more knowledge of how they work. Asking what are they? Where do they come from? And what do I know about them? Knowing these amazing stem cells live inside our bodies. Sighted it as an…
Napoleon Bonaparte is widely considered one of the greatest conquerors to ever live. Born the son of a noble off the coasts of Italy, it just took him a few decades to rise to prominence during the French Revolution, which began in July 1789. Throughout…
I think that the French people did a great job in how they led the revolution, considering the fact that they had no other source to take ideas from and this can be seen in their actions too. The decision of attacking Austria was clearly…
There were many influential artists during the Early Renaissance. These artists expressed their unique abilities through painting, sculpting, music, and even architecture. One prominent figure during this remarkable era is Sandro Botticelli. Botticelli, best known for his mythological work, was an eminent painter during this…
Was the French Revolution successful? There are many observations and different points of view from other people. For what I believe is that the French Revolution was not a success. I have many reasons why this was not a success. One of many reasons why…
Imagine your best friend taking away all the power of your decision of where you get to eat tonight for dinner, this is like the driving force behind European Imperialism in Africa! The background behind the driving force behind European Imperialism in Africa is between…
It is a movement that was based on the knowledge acquired from the Greeks and the Romans, This movement led to the rebirth of the previous works of ancient philosophers. This happened after the Renaissance era in late 18th century. During the medieval period, many…
America is an accumulation of nations containing a diversified group of people belonging to different races, ethnics, religions, customs, practices, and languages. It is the country entitled as the supreme power of human rights; whereby, every person is equal to the law. However, it is…
Have you ever wondered how we came to be as a country? How did we get where we are today? Two major revolutions impacted our history in good and bad ways making us learn from our mistakes and successes; The American Revolution, also known as,…
