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… Baden. Count von Zeppelin joined the Army at 16 and earned his commission by the time he was 20. Five years later, as a military observer for the King of Württemburg, he traveled with the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was in that…

… Japan, there were many warring fiefs, or states, with different lords. Their objective was unifying Japan. and, it couldn't have been done without the help of samurais and ninjas. Samurais had masters and went by a code of conduct known as Bushido.…

… it started a way of putting things into classes and that way of life has continued until today. The reason that classifying things was and still is incorrect is because the guidelines for the classifications might not be pleasing to all those affected…

… a medieval contractual relationship among the upper classes, by which a lord granted land to his men in return for military service. Feudalism was further distinguished by the confinements of political and economic power from the base of the castles,…

… In these two centuries there was a steady decline in society. Many factors led to this decline. The fighting between Charlemagnes heirs was the start of this descent into feudalism. The halt in trade due to the Muslim-Arab wars contributed immensely…

… 1760- 1800, was not only a war of weapons but also one of words. Along with swords and guns, the war was fought with pamphlets, speeches, and documents in order to inspire and justify the long awaited battle. Intellectuals such as Patrick Henry, Thomas…

… Tillich and Rinpoche In the books The Shaking of the Foundations and The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Paul Tillich and Sogyal Rinpoche lay out parallel visions of the human condition and the path to overcome it. The books have very similar…

… in history that reaches our century. The problems in Ireland started a long time ago, but they are also nowadays present. We know more about the fight between Catholics and Protestants in the last 70 years then since the separation of the Church…

… and lost dreams. The past administration failed to see the consequences of not taking federal action. This administration plans to bring back economic stability and hope for present and future generations. Our former commander-in-chief, Herbert…

… and Second Reconstructions held out the great promise of rectifying racial injustices in America. The First Reconstruction, emerging out of the chaos of the Civil War had as its goals equality for Blacks in voting, politics, and use of public…