Essays on Contemporary History

Today, many people don’t see the point, or they are not motivated, in learning a new language. However, in the 19th century, people used different types of sign language as a form of communication. Jane Austun’s novel, Pride and Prejudice, portrays this as an importance...

The nineteenth century British financial analyst David Ricardo observed that even when a country is more proficient than another is at delivering all merchandise, it benefits by concentrating on the one for which it is inside most effective and exchanging for the others. Other financial...

Every culture has its core values that define the measure of its humanity and determine the importance placed on the rights of the people. America, our nation, was built on the ideals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness guaranteed by the Declaration of...

The late 19th century was a period of a great technological development. Improved communications result in industrial revolution. The period is marked by the activity of many inventors. A. G. Bell invents the telephone in 1876, T. A. Edison patents the electric bulb in 1879,...

We all have a person we look up to whether it may be your mom, grandpa, singer, etc. But sometimes they may not be the best leader, but they may not be the best example of a leader. One excellent example of a leader is...

The establishment of the New Town at the culmination of the eighteenth and beginning of the nineteenth century subsequently resulted in the movement of Edinburgh’s wealthy elite from the overcrowded tenements of the Old Town to the wide streets and charming town houses of the...

“Even the rich are hungry for love, for being cared for, for being wanted, for having someone to call their own,” states Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa is considered as one of the 20th century’s greatest philanthropist. She was born August 26, 1910, in Skopje, Macedonia...