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84Moors in Spain: A Height of a Muslim Nation
When you think of medieval Europe, you usually think of knights, castles, and the church. Rarely, though, do you think of the Moors, the powerful, benevolent rulers of Spain for nearly 700 years. While the rest of Europe was still struggling with...
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76Much Ado About Nothing in Context
The play A Much Ado about Nothing is a comical drama that is based on the imprerfect nature of man. The core comic value of it is based on human frailty and more specifically human superficiality. The play is also a satire of the numerous foibles of...
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78What Bad Financial Policy can Bring: Weimer Germany in the 1920's
As governments go, the Weimer Republic was relatively successful. Despite the burdens of economic depression, war reparations due from the Treaty of Versailles, and social upheaval bordering on anarchy, this fledgling government survived. The Weimer...
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71Understanding the Internet in a Wider Historical Context
When Karl Marx developed his ideas of class struggle and the proletariat, he was quick to recognize the importance of written communication. In an age where the written word was increasingly a mass producible...
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59The Power of Film and a Popular View of History
Few forms of mass media have exerted as much influence on the public historic conscience as feature films. Movies capture the imagination and shape the minds of the audience. Nowhere is this sway more acute...
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65The U.S. Army in the 21st Century
The United States Army has endured as a coherent, professional fighting force for over 225 years. The Army has carried the Nation through eleven separate wars[1] and scores of police actions and engagements....
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66Greek, Romans, Mongols, Americans and the Technology of War
Throughout the course of human history the practice of warfare has been as consistent any other "civilized" practice. When we discuss warfare as a whole it can be seen that a great controversy brews between...
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War and peace, violence and tranquility, life and death, heaven and hell. The little miracles of life for which we live, the horror and madness of an uncontrollable situation. A war unlike any other, not in...
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