Essay: Zheng Chenggong
Sample Essay - Zheng Chenggong
Between the periods of 1644 and 1645, Zheng Chenggong, a supporter of the Ming rule and who wagged a formidable resistance against the Manchus in the South, relocates to Taiwan after his defeat, commanding his army to control the region for the next twenty years. The Kangxi emperor then undertook the defeat of this last base as an insult to him, dispatching Qing’s admiral Shi Lang to Taiwan (Spence, p. 50). (more…)Essay: Warriors of Kalasha kingdom
Sample Essay - Kalasha kingdom
All the warriors in Kalasha kingdom were summoned to determine the fittest to go to Gicheche and bring that tail. Upon much prodding from the king, all the great warriors of the land refused to bring out a volunteer to do the job. The king settled on the warrior who had played the biggest role in winning the last war. The warrior's name was Kimunduu, but his mother, Nnaji, was against the idea since she could not understand why her son could be chosen for such a dangerous mission. (more…)Essay: Warren Air Force Base
Sample Essay - Warren Air Force Base
Warren Air Force Base is a historical fact where Native American Families pulled their travois before even the military families pulled their travel trailers there. Native Americans began camping in the Base areas many years ago, approximately 11,500 years ago, during the Paleo-Indian period. The goal of the 1992 fieldwork, then, was to determine the extent of the buried portion of the site to the south, expand samples of diagnostics, tools, and subsistence remains, and examine geomorphologically similar locales to the west to determine whether 48LA277 is a unique site or whether similar areas along the Crow Creek drainage were used in similar manners. (more…)Essay: Why Pericles joined politics
Sample Essay - Pericles
Pericles remained incorruptible in his wisdom and dignity, never seeking favors from any source or wanting to favor anyone. This is why he joined politics but never bought the votes, unlike Cimon, who believed in using money to help people. The reason for Pericles’ joining politics was because he considered Cimon a danger to democracy (Plutarch 49). (more…)Essay: The National Military Family Association
Sample Essay - Military Family
Statement of Joyce Wessel Raezer Director, Government Relations THE NATIONAL MILITARY FAMILY ASSOCIATION: by NMFA Inc. march 2003. (Available at http://www.nmfa.org/site/DocServer?docID=329)