Symbolism can be defined as the practice or art of using an object or a word to represent an abstract idea. An action, person, place, word, or object can have symbolic meanings. Symbols have played a vital role from time immemorial. The ancients used symbols as a way to express…
The British soldiers in Boston were polite and helpful. On March 5, 1770, British troops opened fire on colonists in the streets of Boston. Crispus Attucks, a British tax collector, was killed in the Boston Massacrethe Boston MassacreThe soldiers were Corporal William Wemms and Privates Hugh Montgomery, John Carroll, William…
The Crusades were a series of religious warsreligious warsA religious war or a war of religion, sometimes also known as a holy war (Latin: bellum sacrum), is a war which is primarily caused or justified by differences in religion.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Religious_warReligious war – Wikipedia between Christians and Muslims…
I hope my teacher will take into account the fact that I was ill just before the exams when she marks my paper. A good architect takes into account the building’s surroundings. The UK’s tax system takes no account of children. I think you have to take into account that…
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople. Why did the byzantine empire become more greek than roman? Byzantines are already…
For historians who work primarily from texts, those centuries are indeed, and are most likely to remain, ’lost centuries. ’” In other words, the Dark Ages weren’t dark because they were bad, but because our knowledge of them is limited. Why the Dark Ages were actually dark? The ’Dark Ages’…
In modern works, the Templars generally are portrayed as villains, misguided zealots, representatives of an evil secret society, or as the keepers of a long-lost treasure. Several modern organizations also claim heritage from the medieval Templars, as a way of enhancing their own image or mystique. What bad things did…
The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster was a fatal accident in the United States space program that occurred on January 28, 1986, when the Space Shuttle Challenger (OV-099) broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the death of all seven crew members aboard; it was the first fatal accident…
Were the delegates to the Second Continental Congress ready to revolt against King George III? Some wanted war and other didn`t, but they compromised with the Olive Branch Petition to attempt peace. Defend George III`s response to the Declaration of Rights and the Olive Branch Petition. The Second Continental Congress…
The three friends had not met up for several years, making this was a special moment for Beatles fans. Years later, Paul McCartney spoke about the meeting, telling Uncut: “I sat with him for a few hours when he was in treatment just outside New York. “He was about 10…