… France had been the most populous, riches and most powerful country in Western Europe. France set European trends in literature, fashion, the arts, and politics. The French Revolution (1789-1799) violently transformed France from a monarch state…

… of the greatest rebellions of the people against the government, but what were the issues that caused it to happen? What possessed the citizens of France to rise up against such a powerful monarchy? Long- term issues relating to the economy and social…

… The fur trade began as a by-product of the fishing industry and slowly blossomed into the French colony of New France. The French concentrated the fur trade along the Atlantic coastline and soon developed a good trading relationship with their busine…

… in 1947-48, architect Eero Saarinen's design a 630-foot stainless steel arch which was chosen as a perfect monument to be built in St. Louis MO. Construction of the Arch began in 1963 and was completed on October 28, 1965, for a total cost of less…

… greatest plays were performed. The fame of the Globe is from the fact that William Shakespeare himself worked, wrote, and acted in his own plays there. Although the Globe theatre that exists today is not the one from Shakespeare's time, it is an…

… images come to mind. Visions of the very last yet frantic final moments titanic spent afloat before sinking to its watery grave miles below the surface. No one however pictures everything that had happened before and after the great liner sank,…

… Kung Fuzi (Confucius, 550-478 BC), whose main doctrine explained that inequality of the sexes in society was natural and necessary. He thought that everyone had his place- and a woman's place was at the bottom of the hierarchy. Kung Fuzi stated 'Women…

… it will discuss the idea of the Good Life as the Egyptians, Greeks and Hebrews thought of it. It will give the basic definitions of each about the Good Life and illustrate with some examples. In the Egyptian culture the Good Life was a life of…

… aware of the Great Depression of 1929, which may well be "the most serious problem facing our free enterprise economic system", few know of the many Americans who lost their homes, life savings and jobs. This paper briefly states the causes…

… not only in the U.S., but all around the world. Despite the optimistic statements of President Hoover and his secretary of the treasury, Andrew W. Mellon. Many factories closed, unemployment steadily increased, banks failed in growing numbers,…