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… remains a mysterious figure with regards to personal history. There are just two primary sources for information on the Bard: his works, and various legal and church documents which have survived fr Elizabethan times. Naturally, there are many gaps…

… the Elizabethan Era. Actually, he is just as well-known now. People who haven't heard of Shakespeare, probably heard of one of his famous plays such as Romeo and Juliet or Hamlet. While Shakespeare is well-known for his plays and poems, not much…

… was baptized on April 24, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. He was the third of eight children born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. John was a well-known merchant and Mary was the daughter of a Roman Catholic member of the gentry. Shakespea…

… economic conditions and a severe depression tore the young nation. Paper money was in circulation, but little of it was honored at face value. Merchants and other "sound money" men wanted currencies with gold backing. In Massachusetts…

… would the world be? Edward George Bulwer-Lytton wrote, “The pen is mightier than the sword.” But he assumed that his penmanship could be widely distributed and studied (Adams 7). Printing creates a means for information to be recorded and passed…

… William Tecumseh Sherman cut a 300-mile long, 60-mile wide corridor of destruction across the Confederate State of Georgia. He burned every thing in his path. He torched plantations, bridges, crops, factories, and mills. The goal of this war of attrit…

… Worship, and Purity Shinto (the way of the gods), traditionally dating back to 660 B. C., is a loosely organized religion of the Japanese people embracing a wide variety of beliefs and practices. In its most basic sense Shinto is a religiou…

… the different stages of shipwreck building and how they tried to improve in cost and in labor. Archeologists describe the different cargos, and possible explanations on how it was sunk. The archeologist also built scale models of the ship and also tries…

… dominated by a continuing expansion of military knowledge, but perhaps the weapon which had the most impact was the atomic bomb. It ended a world war, and inspired many to search of the secret of atomic weaponry. The A-bomb has inspired much controversy.…

… is in search of the meaning of life; which is reaching Nirvana. Everywhere he goes he doesn’t find what he is looking for so he moves on to the next place. He eventually reaches nirvana. Siddhartha goes through many things. In 3 chapters: Kamala,…