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…economy that was continually spending money on new items and luxuries. Because of the industrial revolution, a change occurred that allowed a lot of people to make more money than they had before. This extra income could now be spent on various luxuries…

…nature eventually takes over resulting in the world's history repeating itself. "Whatever goes upon two legs in an enemy. Whatever goes on four legs or has wings is a friend. And remember also in fighting against Man, we must not come to resemble him. Even…

…From the very beginning the capitol of Australia was designed on a phylisophical as well as a literal basis to represent the history,culture and aspirations of Australia. Being one of the three only capitol cities in the world that was planned beforehand…

…History, or accepted facts about the past, used to be considered a natural science of "how it really was" , thus a historical fact was equal to the fact of a natural science. However, scientific facts are independent of the scientist and modern…

…rationalized. The size and productivity of agricultural fields were measured, evaluated and recorded. The tax rate was fixed at 20%. There were taxes on industry, mining, ports, water, commerce and sales. Darius built, maintained and guarded a system of royal roads…

…November 13, 2002 Crime and Justice in American History In April of 1994, Tanya Watson who was convicted of minor drug charges gave birth while shackled to a prison bed and surrounded by policemen. They refused to let her hold her baby after birth…

…Society of a Different Time Many works of Literature represent people and their society of that era. Beowulf, A History of the English Church and People and Seafarer does this by representing Anglo-Saxon people and their society. One quality…

…of them great in political results, all of them epoch-making . . . It adds an honourable page to history; the people know it and are proud of it. They keep green the memory of the men who fell at the Eureka Stockade. Mark Twain, 1897 History…

…Neighbors by Jan T. Gross Jan T. Gross's Neighbors recalls the 1941 mass murder of Jews in Jedwabne, Poland. For the past sixty years, Pols have failed to address this incident with any real honesty, and until they do so, their national history…

…was hoarse and sweat dripped from his brow. Hitler was an evil genius. With the help of fanatic disciples and gullible masses, he profoundly changed Germany and the political face of Europe; unleashing the most terrible war in history and unprecedented genocide…