Everything Baroque
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A 5 page overview of the power contrasts developed because of the extended world view during the Baroque period. These contrasts resulted in changes in theology, politics and intellectual thought, which in turn led to different views in economic, social and technological processes. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Evbaroq.wps

Expansion During the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries
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This 4 page paper focuses on China and Europe. How their expansion in the world differed between 1400 and 1600 is the focus of this paper. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA821his.rtf

Factors in the Jewish Holocaust
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A 6 page discussion of the causative factors that resulted in the Holocaust. Some have associated modernity with this world tragedy. In reality, however, modernity has little relation if any to the Holocaust. Rather than being attributable to some broad social phenomena, the Holocaust is attributable to the demented mind of one man coupled with a long-ingrained hatred of a specific people. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPholoMd.rtf

Family Life During the Middle Ages
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A 6 page research paper focusing on the family, but specifically on the involvement of the church and castle within that family. The writer describes the way of life for both the upper and lower classes, and relevant information regarding this time period.
Filename: Middleag.wps

Ferdinand Of Aragon & Isabel Of Castile
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This 7 page analysis looks at Spain during the reign of Ferdinand and Isabel during the 15th century. Their union resulted in a unification never before seen in Spain. Bibliography list five sources.
Filename: Aragon.wps

France's Far Right Le Pens Party
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A 5 page assessment of the Le Pens party and its leader Jean-Marie Le Pen. The author asserts that the dictum "the extreme right rises and falls with its leader" is indeed valid as it applies to this party. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPfrenPl.rtf

France: War and Economics Translate to Non-U.S. Support in Operation Iraq
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A 4 page overview of France’s history since the Renaissance, the many wars and the increasing tendency to move further and further from the side of the U.S. The author contends that during the Cold War in particular France became heavily involved economically in the Middle East and that involvement would be the deciding factor in her decision to not support the U.S. in Operation Iraq. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPfrncWr.rtf

Frederic Morton/ Vienna 1888/1889
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A 5 page analysis of historian Frederic Morton's book, A Nervous Splendor: Vienna 1888/1889. The writer discusses how Morton pictures the Viennese society of that period as basically flawed with problems in both classes, the aristocracy and the bourgeoisie. The suicide of Crown Prince Rudolf is also discussed. No other sources listed.
Filename: 90vienna.rtf

French and British Relations in Canada During the 18th Century
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A 9 page paper which examines the relations between the French and the British in Canada during the latter part of the 18th century. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAfrbrca.rtf

French v. British Press
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A 6 page research paper that compares and contrasts French and British newspaper reporting. The writer argues that French newspapers are moving toward more investigative reporting, while British journalists, according to Pilger (1996b) appear to be moving away from investigative journalism. While French papers continue to assume that their readers are intelligent and cognizant of current events, British newspapers, particularly those owned by Rupert Murdoch, are accused of "dumbing down" their content to fit the lowest possible common denominator of public interest. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khfrbrpr.rtf

Galileo Galelei and the Heliocentric Model
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10 pages in length. A discussion of the life and works of Galileo and the religious controversy that surrounded his heliocentric model. Galileo was among the first to suggest that the planets revolved around the sun and not around the Earth. The specific reason and issues surrounding his condemnation are examined. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Galileo's Letter to the Dutchess
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5 page analytical review of an infamous letter from Galileo to the Dutchess in his own defense (many accused him of disrespecting principles set forth in the bible). Please send e-mail to request more information. No Bibliography.
Filename: Galileo.rtf

Geoffrey Barraclough’s Unconventional Interpretation of the Carolingian Empire in The Crucible of Europe
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In four pages this paper examines how Barraclough questions the traditional interpretation that the Carolingian Empire period from 750-850 A.D. was the most critical in shaping the future European civilization in his text with his focus upon certain events that occurred during the ninth and tenth centuries. Three sources are cited in the bibliography.
Filename: TGcruceur.rtf

Germany's Social Democratic Party
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This 11 page paper provides a sample memorandum that a chief political strategist might send to party members in order to drum up more support. Much factual and historic information is contained in the body of the memo. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: SA048SDP.wps

Gibbon/Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire, ch.15&16
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A 5 page summary of chapters 15 and 16 in Edward Gibbon's classic history text Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. The writer summarizes as many topics as possible from this information packed text. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khromemp.rtf

Gladstone and Chamberlain
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Joseph Chamberlain and William Gladstone had many opposing views which came to a head over the Home Rule vote in 1886. This 16 page paper looks at the diverse views of these two men, with Gladstone advocating dissemination of the imperial colonies into self governing entities and Chamberlain advocating imperial protectionism and emancipation. However, despite these two different political views on empire and imperialism it can also be argued that the politicians had similar goals, it was only the way these goals were achieved that differed. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
Filename: TEchamglad.rtf

Greece and Britain: The Fight for the Elgin Marbles
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5 pages in length. In 1802, Thomas Bruce, the seventh Earl of Elgin, known as Lord Elgin, secured permission to remove what the sultan called some pieces of stone with inscriptions or figures from the temple of idols at the Parthenon, in Athens, Greece. Ever since gaining independence in 1812, Greece has demanded the return of the marbles. They are national treasures. Does Greece have a right to demand their return? This paper is a close examination of the arguments on both sides that can perhaps give more insight to these and other questions. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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