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so-called ‘City on a Hill,’ has opened its doors to all people of all ethnic and religious background. At times there were many who fought to prevent the immigrants, while other people, at the same time, helped those who made it to the Americas, more…

against Jews, known as anti-Semitism, had a long history in many parts of Europe. During the Middle Ages, many people had believed and spread incredible tales about the Jews. At the time of the Black Death, Jews were accused of poisoning wells…

like "Paradise Lost" and "Paradise Regained" that are two of the greatest poems he ever wrote. He is an English poet and a political writer who is thought to be the next better poet than Shakespeare. John Milton, the author of "Paradise Lost" considered…

sense; what came first; the word or conscious thought? "The word" seems to be a very important motif in creation myths along with conscious thought. These seem to go together like the chicken and the egg; :which came first. Then from the thought…

in the remarkable stability it has enjoyed in its government during the twentieth century. Whereas many nations have been embroiled in an oscillating process between military authoritarian rule and civilian semi-democracy Mexico has been marked by…

come to earn so much honor, as it is considered “the most powerful elected official in the world” (World Book). Some of America’s most distinguished men were once presidents, and we recall such great names as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin…

President of the American Red Cross, Elizabeth Dole has led an extraordinary public service career in which she has served six United States Presidents and has been named by the Gallup Poll as one of the world’s ten most admired women. Born…

and he lied to his friends. He lied to his cabinet, and he lied to congress. And he lied to American's. Then he lied about lying. How does President Clinton do it? Very well. President Clinton is a man who has cost the United States millions…

Man: From Grunts to Gregorian Chants Jean-Jacques Rousseau, in his discourse on the origin of inequality begins a new transition in philosophy regarding the natural laws and state of man. The question of our own existence and awareness as described…

May 3, 1496. His education as a child was limited. He later achieved his great knowledge through private reading, meditation and, most or all, experiences with life and men. His main political experience in his youth was watching Savanarola from…